@mattyglesias @CharlesFLehman Matt nailing it. Just total tantrum behavior everywhere.
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@CharlesFLehman Gotcha. That makes sense, intense focus on the tattoos is basically in line with the ongoing meltdown of the American Jewish establishment’s ability to engage in politics constructively as the overall situation gets worse and worse.
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What is the upshot of the Platner tattoo discourse?
Let's say I find his story fishy. I'm supposed to worry that this seemingly left-wing guy supported by all the left-wing people is secretly a Nazi just pretending to be a progressive populist?
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@lackboys3 Many Americans have said and done things they now regret. In fact it’s sort of the human condition. It makes platner more relatable.
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Who among us hasn’t gone through a “really rough period”, then gotten Nazi tattoos, denigrated blacks, Jews & women, joked about rape & blamed victims, lied about his service record, gleefully gone on antisemitic podcasts?
This happens all the time, doesn’t it?
Grabien@GrabienMedia
VIDEO - Sen. Van Hollen Defends Maine Dem Platner’s Nazi Tattoo: ‘He Went Through a Really Rough Period’ @ChrisVanHollen grabien.com/story?id=586488
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@mscottchambers @HistoryBoomer No, the post said “living comfortably”. I’m arguing that living comfortably is in part defined by being able to afford children.
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@BCityEnjoyer @HistoryBoomer The post was about being single and needing 150k. Kids are a different story. Although- I live in a bugger city that NYC (Osaka Japan) and I am married with a teenager and we make far less than 150k USD (as does almost everyone I know) and we are fine.
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Some of this disconnect may be liquor. If you’re a person who needs to hit an upscale bar with friends and buy three drinks, yeah, that’ll raise your bills pretty fast.
I’m a frugal guy. Besides books and travel, I don’t spend much. I’m a rare drinker.
Carl@HistoryBoomer
What planet do these people live on? You don’t need 150k in NYC! I’m a single dude and I make appreciably less than 150k and I live pretty comfortably. I go out to eat. I take trips abroad. And I save money for my retirement. What fricking studies are you looking at???
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Graham Platner does not merely have a "Nazi tattoo."
It's the worst possible Nazi tattoo.
It's the Death's Head "Totenkopf," which was the official symbol of the SS units who ran the death camps.
It is not possible to have a more wildly evil and antisemitic tattoo than this.
So of course Democrats want him to be a U.S. Senator.
Graham Platner for Senate@grahamformaine
My statement on Governor Mills' decision:
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@kinsellawarren @MaineDems It's simply untrue. He had a scary skull tattoo that is used both in our own military and historically by the nazis. It is not a symbol totally and completely associated with the nazis. armytimes.com/news/your-army…
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This Platner guy had a fucking Nazi SS tattoo. And he's the candidate?
I've worked for @MaineDems in the past. I'm hoping they lose now.
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If I wanted to support and participate in a party that centered white male grievance, I'd be a Republican.
Black and Jewish friends, we really need to discuss where we go from here.
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@thomasmorr76510 @aseitzwald Neither of us is a prophet, but all the on-the-ground reporting indicates that people in Maine like him and don't care much for outsiders telling them how to vote. We shall see!
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@BCityEnjoyer @aseitzwald Lol he isn't winning Maine especially when the normies start paying attention
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Has Genevieve McDonald, the ex-Platner political director (and lobsterman, bc this is Maine) who resigned publicly over his tattoo and accused him of lying about it, come back around?
"I am focused on Jordan Wood winning the primary and defeating Paul LePage," she tells me.
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@theSaaSdemon @MurrayHillGuy1 But its ok to do sometimes, with a friend you haven't seen in a long time... right? lol
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@MurrayHillGuy1 Eh, I’d say being 32 and blacking out every weekend is a shitty way to live
That’s j me though lol
Grown men drinking to a state of visible intoxication is kind of weak IMO
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I have a few friends who are 32, single, blackout every weekend and hook up with different chicks weekly
Also have some who moved to the suburbs at 24 and have 2 kids at 32
Neither is “right or wrong”
Just different life paths
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@thedulab With the exception of the bike rides, all the food you names is really awful and will probably make you sick if you eat a lot of it. 1.50 pizza slices are not something you should eat past the age of 23 I think.
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$16/month unlimited biking to get anywhere in the city. $6 roasted meat over rice, $5 10 dumplings, $7 haircut in Chinatown. $1.50 pizza slices everywhere. $12 lamb over rice at Kebab Express and Halal Munchies etc enough for 2 meals. $3 coffee and pastries at Matto. Countless deals combined with BOGO offers on Uber Eats that come out to $5-10 per meal if you pick up
Don't subject yourself to neurotic tomfoolery if you don't have to but if you ever have the urge to cosplay first world squalor then rest easy knowing you have the overnight ability to save hundreds of dollars per month at any given moment without needing to introduce additional friction to or materially perturb the flow of daily life
ted@tednotlasso
hot take: manhattan is relatively affordable outside of its main bottleneck - rent - if you're willing to forego the luxury layer its functional layer is very low-cost: public transport (big one), coffee, pizza, delis, free parks + museums + events most people want luxury tho
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So was the death of charlie kirk poised to make a huge cultural impact, and then the MAGA people squandered all of their goodwill and momentum by instantaneously grifting on it and having Erika Kirk do all the pro-wrestling fireworks entrances and stuff? Or am I wrong
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@LewisJonathanE The shirtless pics of Platner are from when he took off his shirt to sing at his brothers wedding TO A JEWISH WOMAN. Imagine being such an antisemite you get naked and sing when your family member marries a jew lol.
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I have a Hebrew tattoo
I guess that makes me less welcome in much of today's Democratic Party than having a Nazi one
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@mattyglesias It simply doesn't make sense. He's a combat vet who, like many combat vets, has a scary tattoo. He's not a nazi. The shirtless pics are from when he took off his shirt to sing at his brothers wedding to (gasp) a jewish woman!
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what the fuck are you talking about and how can we keep as many of you weirdos out of this city as possible
maddie@0xmadisonn
nyc isn’t evil. its just the only city honest enough to admit everyone wants money, love, status, God, a better table, and to be chosen by someone with taste. other cities call that toxic because theyre uglier and dress worse
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@1929stockcrash And not having in-unit laundry! And having at least one terrible encounter with a cockroach!
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@1929stockcrash greatest city on earth bay-bee! As long as you like living with 3 other people as a 36 year old!
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So apparently The Daily Wire laid off half its staff today. It comes as Ben Shapiro and other MAGA influencers have seen huge losses in engagement and audience retention.
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You’re only a little over 6 months behind on the news
Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️@RepDonBacon
If Platner really regrets having a Nazi tattoo, he could have it removed. Why doesn’t he?
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@22_tx22 @redsteeze Imagine being such an anti-semite that when your brother marries a jewish woman, you take off your shirt and sing in front of everyone!
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@22_tx22 @redsteeze I'm literally jewish. As is Graham Platner's sister-in-law. From whose wedding those shirtless pictures are from haha.
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The tattoo on his chest is not just a swastika it's not just a Nazi symbol. It's VERY specific.
The tattoo of "Totenkoof"that he has on his chest is of the Nazi watch guards who stood over concentration camps watchtowers and purposely shot Jews at will from within those walls.
This is what pod save America is now this is what the political and electoral left is now.
Jon Favreau@jonfavs
Graham Platner isn’t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he’s a good, decent man who’s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better. I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces. Clearly, that’s what so many people in Maine have done - from all different walks of life and political persuasions.
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@magi_jay Lmao is telling you that you are wrong bullying you?
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Platner's supporters seem awfully focussed on bullying Democrats on the internet today. Meanwhile the NRSC is amplifying ads on his reddit comments, which, I suppose it needs to be said, sound like they were written by a bully. Maybe try an approach that doesn't reward the NRSC?
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@Shadowcoder203 @aseitzwald yeah I don't read it that way. I think chief spokesperson for first openly socialist major city mayor (I think?) in US history was a better gig. He got 4 years of (more or less) guaranteed runway. Incredible opportunity.
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@BCityEnjoyer @aseitzwald But that’s the point, he didn’t “need to jump ship”!
It’s his life and he’s free to work for whoever he wants, but I just think could’ve showed more conviction because things clearly worked out fine for Platner
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