Ano, or Año Turtiainen, the former Perussuomalaiset MP who mocked George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman, boasts that he is “the best known Finnish powerlifter in the world.” CORRECTION: He is also known for being the most racist Finnish powerlifter in the world. After Elitefts and the Canadian Powerlifting Union terminated…
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Two Islamophobes in a pod: Juha Mäenpää and Ano Turtiainen of Finland
MP Ano [1] Turtiainen’s tweet mocking the death of George Floyd sits together with Juha Mäenpää on Facebook. You may ask why? Mäenpää is a member of the Perussuomalaiset party* and Turtiainen was expelled. One called Muslims “an invasive species” in parliament and the other mocked in a tweet George Floyd’s death. Turtianen, like Mäenpää,…
Finnish MP who mocked George Floyd: You are not suspected of ethnic agitation, you are suspected of ethnic agitation
The news continues to roll in for MP Ano Turtiainen, who was suspended from the Perusuomalaiset (PS)* parliamentary group for a tweet that mocked George Floyd’s death. After the police carried out their investigation last week and decided not to charge Turtiainen for ethnic agitation or defamation, the police changed course Monday after Prosecutor General…
Ano Turtiainen and Finland’s #BlackLivesMatter movement
THE STORY WAS UPDATED While what we see in the United States with nationwide protests is remarkable, what happened last week with former Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party MP Ano Turtainen was equally significant. Before mocking the death of George Floyd in a racist tweet, Turtiainen should have understood that there is a lot of sensitivity and…
Ano Turtiainen’s career as “a dark comedian” and politician go down in flames
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED Perussuomnalaiset (PS)* MP Ano Turtiainen [1], who was expelled from the parliamentary group Thursday, but could rejoin the group after the end of the year if he had changed his racist ways. To this offer, Turtiainen gave a redundant no. “I am not going to request joining [the parliamentary group] again,…
The awkward timing of PS’ and Turtiainen’s racist tweet against George Floyd
Poor timing by Ano Turtiainen? Today, people in Helsinki demonstrated in solidarity with George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter, according to Yle News. At the same time, Perussuomalaiset (PS)* MP Ano Turtianen mocks at the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Today’s demonstration to show support for George Floyd was a great show of…
Finnish PS MP Ano Turtiainen jokes about George Floyd in a racist manner
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED “The inhabitants of Juva are quiet about [MP] Ano Turtianen. [1] It is a sign that there is a lot of shame.” A Juva resident If there is a racist comment and swipe by a politician against a migrant or minority, you can bet that it is from the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party. PS…
Donald Trump’s law-and-order crusade and cemetery silent and gagged streets
I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system. Noam Chomsky US President Donald Trump has threatened to employ the army to end nationwide riots that have engulfed his administration and the nation, The Guardian reports. “Today, I have strongly recommended to every governor…