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Sean
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I like analytic philosophy and public policy. New Englander. 🇺🇦🇵🇸
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Sometimes this website is really something.
Look, I actually agree with that last part. I'd even vote for him over Mills, since keeping the filibuster is utterly disqualifying at this point. But it's already a huge field with a long way to go.
Going Norse mythology for the cover up isn't exactly going to put the accusations to rest (and he calls it a 'Celtic knot with a dog on it' which...)
I'm not denying that he has distanced himself from it. What I'm saying is, it's not hard to read it as disingenuous when he's straight-up lying about the tattoo.
This looks more damning than it actually is, owing to how the image is cropped.

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The tattoo is a reference to Appalachian Mountain Club’s White Mountain Trail Crew — informally known as the Trail (Fixing|Fucking) Crew — which was established in 1919, and on which Platner worked in 2002

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fwiw it's part of a larger tattoo, which reads "Est. 1919". i don't recognize it, but someone else might.
I didn't say that clearly. What I mean is, he should actually own his past while distancing himself from it, rather than this 'golly you're telling me this is a to-ten-kopf? That's a German thing? Who knew' schtick.
Yeah, and we've literally got five months until the candidate filing deadline!
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Also, the race is super early and there are already alternatives that seem fine (e.g. Wood). Definitely better than Mills or (god forbid) Collins.
I'd be more sympathetic if he actually said that! But that's the thing; his defenders are doing the 'repentant Nazi' thing that he just isn't.
According to him, six years ago.
The claim he's making is that he had no idea what the tattoo meant *until last week*. That's just...clearly untrue.
Hell yeah. Let's fucking go.
BREAKING: Virginia Democrats to announce a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map, making Virginia the second state to announce a redistricting process that could net seats for Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms.
In Surprise Move, Virginia Dems to Announce Redistricting to Counter GOP Gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
Ah, okay. Looks like the angle in the photo cut off the rest of it.
This is why I love my country.
"Or what? You'll shoot me? I'll fucking die for this shit"
This is 95% of ethical discussions that invoke intuition pumps.

Me: 'Suppose X, Y and Z. Seems like that'd be morally wrong.'

Other person: 'Okay, but what if I just changed the stipulated facts so it comes out the other way? What about that? You consider that?'
I think people look at it with gamer brain and try to “beat” the story somehow when that’s not how this sort of thing actually works.
Twink parameter set to max
That's not fair. There are literally dozens of us.
Having to wait until 2028 for someone to primary Hassan be like
Any chance for a zip hoodie?
Read this very funny piece from Anna.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
What's the over/under on how long it is until someone leaks one of JD's groyper teen group chats.