Richie Finkelstein
@rmf1021.bsky.social
Witty, opinionated, and loud.
open.substack.com/pub/greattra... Long, provocative, and inconclusive foray into racial politics. We Jews currently think we’re white, with all the associated privilege. But we’ll see, maybe we’ll be brown tomorrow.
The Latino Paradox
The inconvenient truth is that Latinos are voting against ICE tactics and working for ICE at the same time. So what gives?
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February 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
open.substack.com/pub/greattra... Long, provocative, and inconclusive foray into racial politics. We Jews currently think we’re white, with all the associated privilege. But we’ll see, maybe we’ll be brown tomorrow.
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
How many liberal “independent media”, with their newfound abundance of commercial support, are shilling “wellness”crap and other anti-science junk? Isn’t it against their basic mission? Or has becoming mainstream media always been their goal?
October 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How many liberal “independent media”, with their newfound abundance of commercial support, are shilling “wellness”crap and other anti-science junk? Isn’t it against their basic mission? Or has becoming mainstream media always been their goal?
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Bari Weiss is at CBS for 2 reasons only:
1) Work at the pleasure of thin skinned, racist billionaires who demand the world worship their alleged brilliance.
2) Crush any attempt to humanize Palestinians and write honest stories about Israel's genocide and occupation.
1) Work at the pleasure of thin skinned, racist billionaires who demand the world worship their alleged brilliance.
2) Crush any attempt to humanize Palestinians and write honest stories about Israel's genocide and occupation.
October 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bari Weiss is at CBS for 2 reasons only:
1) Work at the pleasure of thin skinned, racist billionaires who demand the world worship their alleged brilliance.
2) Crush any attempt to humanize Palestinians and write honest stories about Israel's genocide and occupation.
1) Work at the pleasure of thin skinned, racist billionaires who demand the world worship their alleged brilliance.
2) Crush any attempt to humanize Palestinians and write honest stories about Israel's genocide and occupation.
She says (currently right wing) politics are now driven by hate. I saw elsewhere it’s more by revenge, revenge being the stron inherent trigger of hate. We accept long sentences, not rehabilitation, for criminals, even bombs for fishing boats for— pick your excuse!
it’s your damn reptilian brain.
it’s your damn reptilian brain.
Sex No Longer Sells: Hate Does
Hate became the new currency.
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
She says (currently right wing) politics are now driven by hate. I saw elsewhere it’s more by revenge, revenge being the stron inherent trigger of hate. We accept long sentences, not rehabilitation, for criminals, even bombs for fishing boats for— pick your excuse!
it’s your damn reptilian brain.
it’s your damn reptilian brain.
Memphis is a Black-majority city. A white mayor was replaced by a black one last year.
September 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Memphis is a Black-majority city. A white mayor was replaced by a black one last year.
What she said.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What she said.
Newsom could have condemned political violence without praising Charlie Kirk and “engaging” with his ilk. This normalization of the most vicious right wing political speech has got to stop. Disgusting.
Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Newsom could have condemned political violence without praising Charlie Kirk and “engaging” with his ilk. This normalization of the most vicious right wing political speech has got to stop. Disgusting.
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
Yeah, that’ll fix it 😟
Good morning!
This is your occasional depressing reminder that - in addition to all of the other horrible things - Musk, Trump, and some asshole who goes by "Big Balls" have certainly stolen our personal information - SSNs, addresses, birthdays, tax filings, health records, and all the rest.
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This is your occasional depressing reminder that - in addition to all of the other horrible things - Musk, Trump, and some asshole who goes by "Big Balls" have certainly stolen our personal information - SSNs, addresses, birthdays, tax filings, health records, and all the rest.
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A whistleblower has revealed that DOGE staffers uploaded millions of Americans' Social Security information to an unauthorized server.
The Trump administration's recklessness with our data should be a wake-up call that it's time to update our decades-old laws so that our privacy is truly protected.
The Trump administration's recklessness with our data should be a wake-up call that it's time to update our decades-old laws so that our privacy is truly protected.
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yeah, that’ll fix it 😟
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My neighbor in Orlando mentioned this EXACT concern to me last night!
September 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My neighbor in Orlando mentioned this EXACT concern to me last night!
Heartbreaking report from Gaza—https://secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/e7a4-2yzq25--1ayblx-l6zx6ny2
August 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Heartbreaking report from Gaza—https://secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/e7a4-2yzq25--1ayblx-l6zx6ny2
In time, we will be saying, “I was not a Zionist,” but who will believe us. Who would?
ushttps://open.substack.com/pub/thelefthook/p/why-its-necessary-to-use-the-word?r=5m6809
ushttps://open.substack.com/pub/thelefthook/p/why-its-necessary-to-use-the-word?r=5m6809
Why It's Necessary to Use the Word Genocide to Define Israel's Actions in Gaza
Professor Omer Bartov concludes the word genocide describes Israel's conduct in Gaza and as such requires the U.S. and Europe to intervene and stop Israel's destructive path.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In time, we will be saying, “I was not a Zionist,” but who will believe us. Who would?
ushttps://open.substack.com/pub/thelefthook/p/why-its-necessary-to-use-the-word?r=5m6809
ushttps://open.substack.com/pub/thelefthook/p/why-its-necessary-to-use-the-word?r=5m6809
GLOBE AND MAIL—
On Sunday, 600 former senior officers of the Israeli military, as well as the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence services, wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for him to force Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges at home, to end the war.
On Sunday, 600 former senior officers of the Israeli military, as well as the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence services, wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for him to force Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges at home, to end the war.
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
GLOBE AND MAIL—
On Sunday, 600 former senior officers of the Israeli military, as well as the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence services, wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for him to force Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges at home, to end the war.
On Sunday, 600 former senior officers of the Israeli military, as well as the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence services, wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for him to force Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges at home, to end the war.