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Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge

JL;DR SUMMARY Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, is embroiled in controversy over a tattoo on his chest resembling a Nazi Totenkopf. 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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Democratic PartyMainePolitical CampaignNazi SymbolsFar Left PoliticsGraham PlatnerTotenkopfTattoo ControversyReddit Controversy

Places mentioned

Maine, United States
"Graham Platner, a far-left Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine"
Washington DC, United States
"a person who socialized with Platner when he was living in Washington, D.C."
Split, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
"Platner said he had gotten the tattoo in Split, Croatia, in 2007"
Afghanistan
"security clearance to work as a contractor for the State Department in Afghanistan."
Bangor, Maine, United States
"Richard Ward, who is running for a Bangor City Council seat."

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