David Finger
@davidfinger.bsky.social
Business Law professor at NMJC, attorney, author, and boxing enthusiast
Saw this mural in Togo of four former African leaders:
First you have Jerry Rawlings (Ghana) then you had Thomas Sankara, (Burkina Faso). Then it gets weird with Muammar Gaddafi, and then it goes off the rails with the genocidal former dictator of Equatorial Guinea: Francisco Macías Nguema.
First you have Jerry Rawlings (Ghana) then you had Thomas Sankara, (Burkina Faso). Then it gets weird with Muammar Gaddafi, and then it goes off the rails with the genocidal former dictator of Equatorial Guinea: Francisco Macías Nguema.
October 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Saw this mural in Togo of four former African leaders:
First you have Jerry Rawlings (Ghana) then you had Thomas Sankara, (Burkina Faso). Then it gets weird with Muammar Gaddafi, and then it goes off the rails with the genocidal former dictator of Equatorial Guinea: Francisco Macías Nguema.
First you have Jerry Rawlings (Ghana) then you had Thomas Sankara, (Burkina Faso). Then it gets weird with Muammar Gaddafi, and then it goes off the rails with the genocidal former dictator of Equatorial Guinea: Francisco Macías Nguema.
All of Canada to Edmonton and Connor McDavid right now
June 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
All of Canada to Edmonton and Connor McDavid right now
Crazy to imagine that the 10th US President, who died shortly after the Civil War started, had a living grandson who just died this week.
www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of 10th U.S. president and longtime Richmonder, dies at 96
The Richmond resident, preservationist and chemical engineer, for whom William & Mary’s history department is named, also had the distinction of being the grandson of a man who became U.S. president i...
www.richmonder.org
May 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Crazy to imagine that the 10th US President, who died shortly after the Civil War started, had a living grandson who just died this week.
www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...
If you are in Albuquerque you should definitely try Clay Pot Ethiopian Cuisine. The injera and lentils are amazing! #albuquerque #ethiopianfood #albuquerquedining #newmexico
April 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you are in Albuquerque you should definitely try Clay Pot Ethiopian Cuisine. The injera and lentils are amazing! #albuquerque #ethiopianfood #albuquerquedining #newmexico
This may be the best cover of any song ever. Absolutely amazing rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep”
Erin Morton | Creep | Radiohead Cover | CCM Musical Theatre
YouTube video by In.love.with.angels
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April 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This may be the best cover of any song ever. Absolutely amazing rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep”
Went to Las Vegas last weekend and before flying back I decided to stop off at the grave of former heavyweight champion Charles “Sonny” Liston.
April 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Went to Las Vegas last weekend and before flying back I decided to stop off at the grave of former heavyweight champion Charles “Sonny” Liston.
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Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.
March 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.
Prayers for the Blade
Three-weight boxing champion, 64, rushed to hospital after suffering stroke
A FORMER three-weight boxing champion was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. But his promoter provided a positive health update on his condition. Iran Barkley, 64, won 43 of his 63 profes…
www.thesun.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Prayers for the Blade
Former heavyweight Nikolai Valuev barred from entering Azerbaijan. #boxing #fightnews #russia #azerbaijan #valuev
Boxing News: Ex-champ Valuev banned from entering Azerbaijan » March 6, 2025
By David Finger Former WBA Heavyweight champion and current Russian MP Nikolai Valuev was dealt an unusual rebuke when he was barred from entering the
fightnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Former heavyweight Nikolai Valuev barred from entering Azerbaijan. #boxing #fightnews #russia #azerbaijan #valuev
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A Thousand Blows review – the irresistible new boxing drama from the Peaky Blinders creator
A Thousand Blows review – the irresistible new boxing drama from the Peaky Blinders creator
Steven Knight’s latest series is a hugely fun journey into the murky world of Victorian bare-knuckle fighting. It’s a ripping yarn full of audacious dialogue
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A Thousand Blows review – the irresistible new boxing drama from the Peaky Blinders creator
Well deserved!
Johnny Cash, the giant of American music, is now memorialized with a statue standing at almost 11 feet at the U.S. Capitol, donated by his home state of Arkansas and unveiled Tuesday.
Johnny Cash immortalized at U.S. Capitol with bronze statue
The statue of the “Man in Black” was donated by his home state of Arkansas, making Cash the first musician represented in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
wapo.st
September 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Well deserved!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,398,026!
September 21, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,398,026!
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Nagorno-Karabakh's abandoned capital transforms under #Azerbaijani rule.
It was once the seat of a de facto government. Now it's a ghost town that plays host to projections of its conquerors' power.
eurasianet.org/nagor...
It was once the seat of a de facto government. Now it's a ghost town that plays host to projections of its conquerors' power.
eurasianet.org/nagor...
January 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Nagorno-Karabakh's abandoned capital transforms under #Azerbaijani rule.
It was once the seat of a de facto government. Now it's a ghost town that plays host to projections of its conquerors' power.
eurasianet.org/nagor...
It was once the seat of a de facto government. Now it's a ghost town that plays host to projections of its conquerors' power.
eurasianet.org/nagor...
Tashkent Metro is nothing short of amazing.
January 17, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Tashkent Metro is nothing short of amazing.
Guatemalan democracy dodged a bullet after failed coup attempt. #guatemala
New president of Guatemala formally inaugurated after failed weekend coup d’état
Guatemala's new president, Bernardo Arévalo, was inaugurated and sworn into office Monday after an initial ceremony on Sunday was interrupted by what international observers called an 'orchestrated c...
www.jurist.org
January 17, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Guatemalan democracy dodged a bullet after failed coup attempt. #guatemala
