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Lee Fink

@leekfink.bsky.social
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Lawyer, activist, policy wonk, advocate, Dodger fan.

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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 20h
Has Nithya Raman ever heard of Rodney King?
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Can we at least now, finally, all admit that Kevin Cash was right to pull Blake Snell in Game 6?
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bringing in Sale in a 4-run game is a gift to the @dodgersbot.bsky.social. I know it’s his throw day, but working hard on one day of rest, but does he come back on 2 days rest for Game 2 of the NLDS? Either he misses it, and then can only start once or is tired for a hot game 2.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If Trump and the Republicans were going to give you $5,000, they would have done it already; they have been in complete control of the government for the last two years.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Is there anything more humiliating than being a GOP US Senator? Rep. Max Miller held a gun to the head of Sen. Bernie Moreno's daughter and broke her collarbone, and Moreno has to toady to Trump and support Miller's campaign. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... Mike Dukakis wouldn't stand for that.
politico.com
White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days
Ohio Republicans now have no choice but to rally behind a candidate many GOP insiders warn could cost the party a traditionally safe seat this November.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This *could* have been his legacy. x.com/cspan/status...
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CSPAN (@cspan) on X
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC: "Mr. Vice President, just hang in there...you're going to do the right thing...it is over...Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become the President and th...
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Do you think Trump maybe just doesn't realize that the bill becomes law without his signature? Like, he thinks there is an endless pocket veto??? laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com
Here’s what the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ federal housing bill means for California
The federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in California and the nation's housing shortage.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
When did they take the dots off the ball? And was it because of Carlin?
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
After the tarp went up to try and stop the “Berlin Wall” moment, Cliff Owen of the AP got the iconic 📸 shot. 🇺🇸
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 08/06/2026
A small minority of loud assholes convinced themselves that they are the silent majority, and they scream "voter fraud" every time the ACTUAL silent majority casts their votes.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here's an example: The Yahoo News headline says: "Republican Steve Hilton narrowly leads Democrat Xavier Becerra in Calif. governor's race." The headline really is (cont.):
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you don't know California elections intimately, don't try to comment on them today. You will be wrong.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The USA Today has an AI summary of articles it posts on its website. Why????
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I was at both games, 6 years and 3,000 miles apart. (Through luck and coincidence, I was also at the Kershaw No-Hitter a few weeks later.)
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Looks like Kilmar Abrego Garcia is going to be applying for some of that weaponization fund money.
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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🗳️The Voter Protection Hotline is open! Have questions about voting or need to report an issue? Call 1-877-321-VOTE (8683).
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
To be clear, Jeffries graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU Law School where he was on Law Review and clerked for a federal district judge. IOW, he's one of the smartest people in America. Trump couldn't get in to grad school even after his daddy bought him into Penn (after buying him into Fordham).
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The ubiquitous presence of handheld devices has served to excuse any person or entity from making or keeping any advances plans, leaving the arrogant presumption that it’s fine just to send a text a few minutes beforehand.
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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Proud to have been Eastman's last opposing counsel, as we had an ongoing case before he was suspended. His clients Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene sued my clients, the Riverside Democratic Party and Women's March (and others). We won and, because the case was frivolous, they paid our fees.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
JD just joined MAGA recently,too. And he'd also like to be the Pope of that.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"Federal and state tax returns are due to be postmarked by midnight, Wednesday, April 15." If tax returns are timely if postmarked by Tax Day, regardless of when the IRS receives them, then shouldn't ballots be counted if postmarked by Election Day? www.ocregister.com/2026/04/14/t... #Vote
ocregister.com
Tax returns are due Wednesday. Here’s what to do if you’re scrambling
An extension to Oct. 15 is one option for tardy filers, but tax payments are still due April 15.
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Jay’s Art Corner @jaysartcorner.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I mean we also have to consider that the people who are left around him are so stupid that they actually think he’s brilliant.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It is unquestionably good for America that Pam Bondi is no longer the United States Attorney General, and the confirmation process for her successor will give the Senate an opportunity to extract key concessions (or, if not, a chance for Democrats to show the Republicans failure to do so).
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Skenes getting rocked in Opening Day dramatically increases the chances of Shohei winning the Cy Young Award. #EarlyTakes
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Gas prices at the corner of Tustin Ave. and 4th Street in Santa Ana were at $3.99 on the morning of Saturday, February 28. This morning gas is $4.79. 80 cents (or 20%) increase in 10 days. #IranWar #TrumpEconomy
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I’m worried this is the actual goal. Weiss is the least qualified person for the job she has of any person in America, and her performance is predictably bad. Which suggests that they must have predicted this. If you can destroy the news, then there are no common facts. And then nothing is real.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
i love this because normies have no idea who bari weiss is or that ownership changed hands they just know cbs evening news sucks now
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I only regret that I have but one @washingtonpost.com subscription to cancel for my country. (And I did that more than a year ago.)
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases.  The extent of ICE’s noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated. This list is confined to orders issued since January 1, 2026."
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Back when Frank McCourt, Jim Tracy, and Paul DePodesta were screwing up the Dodgers, we'd say "for Tracy, fire the guy who hired Tracy, fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Tracy." In that spirt, I say "fire Noem, fire the guy who hired Noem, fire the toadies who enable the guy who hired Noem."
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If you believe that the Second Amendment gives you the right to carry a gun, then simply exercising that right can never be the justification for any government agent to take any action against you.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
It's important to understand that the organizing principle of NATO was that the US would come to the aid of NATO allies. The value for the US is that it is critical to have allies between us and a hostile foreign power to ensure that we never are directly attacked.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
There were only 226 homicides in LA last year. The homicide rate of 5.9 victims per 100,000 residents marked the lowest since 1959 when it was 5.5. “However, there were 47 officer-involved shootings in the city in 2025 compared to 29 the prior year, an increase of 62%.”
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/01/2026
By the way they put out the cell phone video that the shooter was holding WHILE he shot her, because they know it’s incriminating and they think they can control the narrative by releasing it and saying “it proves our side.”
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
A very important thread about why charges against the ICE agent must be planned and meticulously executed. It will take time. It's also going to be very difficult. No one should expect a guilty verdict. But it is important to do this, so that every effort is made to bring justice to this matter.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
True; but don't forget that 25 years ago Thomas and 4 compatriots issued a ruling so contrary to equal protection that it's never been applied since; then made up state law in contravention of that state's court, to install their preferred candidate. The Court's been corrupted for a while.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I’m worried about Zelensky.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Brilliant work by the GOP here: "mail sent in rural areas will be postmarked and delivered at least one day later than before. And for mail voters, submitting their ballots the day or two before Election Day could mean it arrives too late to be counted . . . ." Trump won the rural vote 62-36.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Die Another Day
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rob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
"Bicycle is the slow death of the planet."⁣
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A banker made the economists think this when [they] said:⁣
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“A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: [they don't] buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. [They] don't pay insurance policies. Don't buy fuel, don't pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. [They don't] use paid parking. Doesn't cause any major accidents. No need for multi-lane highways.⁣
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[They are] not getting obese.⁣
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Healthy people are not necessary or useful to the economy. They are not buying the medicine. They don't go to hospitals or doctors.⁣
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They add nothing to the country's GDP.⁣
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"On the contrary, each new McDonald’s store creates at least 30 jobs—actually 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietitians and nutritionists—obviously as well as the people who work in the store itself."⁣
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Choose wisely: a bike or a McDonald's? It's something to think about.⁣
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~ Emeric Sillo⁣
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PS: walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy a bicycle!⁣
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
WTF did they think was coming? This is like the MOCs who appeared on Colbert's "Better Know a District" and were surprised about it. Except that Vanity Fair has been around for 40 years and you should know what you're going to get.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
It's a minor thing in light of everything, but as people note Rob Reiner's movies, it should not be lost that his company Castle Rock produced Seinfeld. Before it was the biggest sitcom ever, it was struggling in the ratings and in danger of cancellation, and Reiner helped champion to keep it on.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's got to really suck to be a Mets fan right now.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
If you subtract immigration out of agriculture, our agricultural production plummets. If you subtract immigration out of labor, our manufacturing and service sector plummets. If you subtract immigration out of medicine, our health care results and service plummets. etc., etc.
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
With the Dodgers signing Diaz, there are 2 possibilities: (1) the Dodgers are done with FAs for the year; or (2) the Dodgers are going to sign Tucker or Bellinger, a top tier starter (maybe Imai), maybe Bichette, and another reliever, to get everything before the CBA expires ( i.e. #SpendItNow).
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Didn't this guy just tell us NOT to wear gym clothes to the airport?
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Lee Fink @leekfink.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The only dumber thing ever said was the part not written down, where he claims to have a "genius level intelligence." He's obviously a moron.
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Matt McGovern @mattmcgovern.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The 2027 base Chevy Bolt is $29,000 including destination. In 2017 the base model was $37,000 with shorter range and 1/3 the charging speed. What gas-powered car is more affordable and better than the model from 10 year ago? insideevs.com/news/780974/...
insideevs.com
The 2027 Chevy Bolt Configurator Goes Live. It's A Tremendous EV Deal
The revamped affordable EV starts shipping early next year, and the most expensive option is $3,255.
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