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Graham Platner, populist progressive running for Senate in Maine, reveals Nazi tattoo on his chest

JL;DR SUMMARY Graham Platner, a progressive Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, is facing controversy after admitting to having a Nazi tattoo, a Totenkopf, which he claims was acquired without knowledge of its significance while drunk. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Progressive PoliticsBernie SandersAipacJewish Community ReactionGraham PlatnerNazi TattooMaine Senate RacePod Save AmericaTotenkopf

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Maine, United States
"An oyster farmer and progressive military veteran running an insurgent campaign for Maines Democratic Senate nomination admitted this week to having had a Nazi tattoo for nearly two decades."
Portland, Maine, United States
"This tattoo appears to be a deaths head symbol used by the SS, the organization most responsible for the genocidal murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other victims during WWII, Zach Schwartz, director of the Portland-based groups Jewish Community Relations Council, said in a statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency."
Split, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
"On Pod Save America, Platner said he had gotten the tattoo in Croatia in 2007, while on shore leave from a tour of duty in Iraq, without knowing what it stood for. We went ashore in Split, Croatia, myself and a few of the other machine gun squad leaders."
Washington DC, United States
"Jewish Insider additionally reported that Platner had met with other men with Nazi links, including one neo-Nazi who is running for a seat on Bangor City Council."
New York City, New York, United States
"Morris Katz, the Jewish campaign strategist behind Zohran Mamdanis digital ads for New York City mayor, made a campaign launch video for Platner."
Massachusetts, United States
"(An increasing number of Democratic candidates including Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, a centrist running for his states Senate primary, have also pledged not to accept money from AIPAC.)"

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