Oh, I’m sorry if I keep commenting on the breaking news story that a senate candidate that has been plastered all over Lemmy recently has a nazi tattoo. Clearly that’s a me issue.
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Agree completely. Apparently he has now gotten it covered up with a new tattoo he is showing off, and get this- it’s appears to be a nordic tattoo of Fenrir. You know, the thing that neo-nazis use to hide their blatant ties to this shit. I just can’t believe how on the nose this guy is being with the dogwhistle and how many people are just going along with it.
Just a guess, and OP may correct me if I’m wrong, but it would probably be the nazi tattoo he has had on his chest for the past 20 years.
One interview, which I referenced and which he did not denounce the tattoo. So if you have any further examples, please point them out.
It seems like it’s just sunk cost fallacy for a lot of his supporters. Which is kind of weird tbh, as you really can’t have sunk that much into him at this point in his political career. That and a mix of dunning-kruger with the whole ‘well i didn’t know that the symbol the nazis used on their uniform was nazi, so why should he?’ Personally, I was already out on the guy before this nazi tattoo bullshit, so it’s pretty easy to look past his words to see his actions.
Where has he denounced it? In his rebuttal on Pod Save America he merely stated that he didn’t know what it was; which is obvious bullshit or he’s too much of an idiot to hold office. What I want is a candidate that doesn’t have a nazi tattoo on their chest, which somehow is not a dealbreaker for you. Be better.
Haha, right on, almost put that if it was sarcasm then you totally got me on it. After being called a puritan for taking issue with him having a nazi tattoo, I can’t tell who is being serious or not on this anymore.
I think my favorite lighthearted response (from bluesky) was- Never trust a man with frosted tips. Seems like a pretty good code to live by.
You do realize the election is a year away and the primaries haven’t happened yet, right? It is in no way a binary choice between those two candidates.
Also, Graham Platner right now.
He has a nazi tattoo!! Wtf are you talking about? That is disqualifying, end of story.
It amazes me how many people on this site are still going to bat for Platner after this has come out. I think this post does a good job of pointing out why the defense I keep seeing on here about him not knowing what it meant falls flat. Dude is a military history buff and someone doesn’t know what that incredibly famous image means? I don’t buy it for a second. Maybe twenty years ago when he got it, but zero chance that hasn’t been brought to his attention by now. Especially with the report that he used to go around and tell people that that’s exactly what it was.
The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party said on Thursday that he would not support Zohran Mamdani, his party’s nominee for mayor of New York City, citing fundamental disagreements over Israel and democratic socialism.
The position puts the chairman, Jay Jacobs, directly at odds with both Democratic primary voters and Gov. Kathy Hochul, his de facto boss, who endorsed Mr. Mamdani on Sunday despite her own differences with the nominee.
Mr. Jacobs, a moderate from Long Island, was so opposed to the governor’s endorsement that he told associates in recent days that he would sooner resign as chairman than back Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker and democratic socialist, according to people who spoke with the chairman.
This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow, 9/15/25; 'The Week That Was'
Saw two shooting stars pop up while watching the comet last night, one of them showed up in the exposure I was taking at the time.
Canon R8 w 13s exposure, iso 8000, f7.1; cropped.
Was surprised to be able to see it this far south, in canyon of the ancients so super remote.
Taken on a Canon R8 24mm wide lens, iso 1600, 15 second exposure, f5.0; no post processing.
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