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EX500rider

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In 2018, Platner returned to Kabul, Afghanistan, for about six months as a State Department security contractor with Constellis, the private military company formerly known as Blackwater, where he provided diplomatic security to the US ambassador to Afghanistan

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Meet Graham Platner. Here is one white guy who can help save the Democratic Party from itself, imho. [View all] ariadne0614 Yesterday OP

Question JustAnotherGen Yesterday #1

I guess you didn't watch the interview. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #3

use your gut berksdem Yesterday #6

Watch the interview, or not. ariadne0614 Yesterday #8

I already watched it thanks. berksdem Yesterday #10

I do hold him accountable, and his responses to tough questions impressed me. ariadne0614 Yesterday #17

I HAVE watched the entire interview JustAnotherGen 29 min ago #144

His Reddit posts were discussed, but please explain how to look them up with one's guts. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #21

don't get mad berksdem Yesterday #24

Autumn is on my side, and you're mistaking enthusiasm for swooning. ariadne0614 Yesterday #32

JFC berksdem Yesterday #48

Calm down. ariadne0614 Yesterday #60

I've never in my life heard any self-described "radical feminist" say that an average white guy had "potent magic" but WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #52

I am a wonderment, it is true. n/t ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #108

This Magic Moment 🎶 sheshe2 5 hrs ago #127

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #65

I appreciate your terror. ariadne0614 19 hrs ago #97

I don't trust anyone's judgement who advocates for public hangings or private hangings Buckeyeblue 7 hrs ago #123

Nope fuck this guy. His judgment is shit. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #2

You do you. ariadne0614 Yesterday #7

I listened to him and I am fine with his explaations. I like him. Young and has gotten his Autumn Yesterday #11

Thank you Autumn. ariadne0614 Yesterday #14

As for the tattoo nonsense I have known many young people who have tattoos that Autumn Yesterday #16

He's got some potent magic. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #22

Getting a Nazi death head tattoo is bad, leaving it on for over decade is worse IMO EX500rider Yesterday #55

And he explained the tattoo he and his fellow soldiers got. nt Autumn Yesterday #58

Again getting a Nazi SS tattoo while drunk on leave is one thing, leaving it there for over a decade is another IMO YMMV EX500rider Yesterday #62

Yah, if all the other soldiers are doing it, it must be okay! betsuni Yesterday #67

You may not know this but men who serve together have a tight bond. nt Autumn Yesterday #72

No ne in my family in the military ever got a Nazi tat obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #80

When he found out it was a nazi tattoo he had it covered. So AFAIC that's the end of that. Autumn 23 hrs ago #85

This is an awfully slippery slope nt mr715 23 hrs ago #81

So, you know people who got Nazi tats and still have them over a decade later? obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #79

You are doing exactly what the RW does obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #78

I'm lost on this one. ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #110

Bernie has been wrong before. I don't trust anyone with a Nazi tattoo and posts online that reinforce that. mucholderthandirt 7 hrs ago #124

I'm sorry if I left the impression that I expect anyone, including myself, to ignore his past. ariadne0614 3 hrs ago #136

He discredited himself quite well Blue_Adept 3 hrs ago #133

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 23 hrs ago #75

I like Democrats who don't have Nazi problems in their past, personally. tritsofme Yesterday #4

If I thought for one minute he was a Nazi, I wouldn't have posted the interview. ariadne0614 Yesterday #12

Plenty of posts about him here MichMan Yesterday #25

Thanks. ariadne0614 Yesterday #29

It wasn't just a "past" problem.... TommyT139 Yesterday #43

The "establishment" lol awesomerwb1 Yesterday #5

Actually, if I lived in Maine, I'd work my heart out for him. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #26

Good for you. I'm sure questionable people like this crazy dude need the money awesomerwb1 Yesterday #30

It's seriously difficult to imagine watching this interview and concluding he's crazy. ariadne0614 Yesterday #31

It's not. Do you like his Nazi tattoo as well? awesomerwb1 Yesterday #33

Is that a serious question? ariadne0614 Yesterday #36

lol Of course he's gonna "own up" awesomerwb1 Yesterday #38

Because Trump has made owning up all the fashion on the Nazi side of the equation. ariadne0614 Yesterday #63

He did plenty of stupid stuff when he was over 30, too. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #64

He isn't just turning 21! mr715 23 hrs ago #82

It's cute how you think you're the first one to "introduce" awesomerwb1 Yesterday #66

His opponent, Janet Mills: Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #120

I'm sure they would make me cringe. ariadne0614 Yesterday #70

"This doesn't sound like something your average Nazi would do." lol what WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #51

as if he and his mommy aren't the establishment thebigidea 22 hrs ago #89

Remember when Fetterman was the be all to save all..... Historic NY Yesterday #9

My gut told me from the beginning that there was something off about Fetterman. ariadne0614 Yesterday #13

So you didn't agree with the judgement of Sanders regarding Fetterman but say we should trust his judgement here? W_HAMILTON Yesterday #44

I never once saw him that way. I saw him clearly for what he is. Autumn Yesterday #23

I'm more impressed... 2naSalit Yesterday #15

I'm sure Governor Mills is a fine person. ariadne0614 Yesterday #19

Are you... 2naSalit Yesterday #20

No, I'm just an American who would love to see Democrats take back the Senate. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #27

Age-baiting is so last generation Torchlight 3 hrs ago #135

Mills is the AIPAC candidate and so whoever the republican nominee will be aipac supported questionseverything Yesterday #34

Maine Senate Race Moves To Toss Up With Mills' Entrance LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #84

He's drawing crowds of elderly people leftstreet Yesterday #18

Interesting. I didn't use my gut to find information on endorsements. ariadne0614 Yesterday #28

"...on both sides..." TommyT139 Yesterday #46

Yes! ariadne0614 Yesterday #49

I was referring TommyT139 22 hrs ago #92

I think its more like, he is the key to ensuring Susan Collins gets another term FascismIsDeath Yesterday #35

Perhaps not. ariadne0614 Yesterday #59

Some people say he rzemanfl Yesterday #37

I don't understand "one white guy who can save the Democratic Party from itself." betsuni Yesterday #39

In 2007 a Marine Gunnery Sgt. estimated that 92% of about 8,000 Marines rzemanfl Yesterday #40

You get that it was a very specific skull and crossbones that was a hallmark of the SS, right? Not the Jolly Roger? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #45

I have not seen a picture. Have you? rzemanfl Yesterday #54

I'm familiar with the totenkopf, and the video and screenshots that went around a lot last October make it clear that's WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #57

This tattoo? Quite plainly the SS-Totenkopf tattoo EX500rider Yesterday #61

Agreed. n/t rzemanfl Yesterday #68

I agree the tattoo is a Nazi Death Head (totenkopf). rzemanfl Yesterday #73

Seriously? Cirsium 22 hrs ago #88

Thank you. rzemanfl 22 hrs ago #91

Hey, thanks for listening in good faith. WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #100

Maybe the tattooist rzemanfl 18 hrs ago #109

They said the same about John Fetterman. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #41

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #42

I doubt his crowds are "Genocide Joe" people leftstreet Yesterday #47

Another start at the top political con. delisen Yesterday #50

If I recall the same views were expressed how Fetterman was the "great liberal hope" over the "establishment" lostincalifornia Yesterday #53

I don't live in Maine mountain grammy Yesterday #56

I do live in Maine chelsea0011 22 hrs ago #93

Thank you for your response. I have a couple of questions. mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #95

All that matters to me right now is winning elections BannonsLiver Yesterday #69

Judging from only this one interview, I think he would agree with you. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #71

This is why we have primaries. nt mr715 23 hrs ago #74

He is problematic. mr715 23 hrs ago #76

lol no, I want someone without Nazi tats, who doesn't hit women and who didn't work as a mercenary obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #77

MaddowBlog-Maine's Graham Platner faces difficult questions about his record -- and a tattoo LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #83

This post, on its own, would give pause to any reasonable voter. ariadne0614 17 hrs ago #113

I watched the entire video, I like him. Americanme 23 hrs ago #86

I don't believe in saviors, I believe in passing legislation that helps my family thebigidea 22 hrs ago #87

I don't believe in saviors either. ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #105

Curious MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #90

If Democrats win back the Senate, the pressure will come from fed up We the People. n/t ariadne0614 22 hrs ago #94

Do you truly believe that tsf would actually sign it or... sheshe2 18 hrs ago #104

Yup, we need both the House and Senate. n/t ariadne0614 17 hrs ago #114

That's not enough if the president won't sign it. sheshe2 16 hrs ago #118

Call me delusional, but if our side regains the Senate and House, then anything is possible if ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #103

Sorry. This is the kind of unicorn thinking that turned me off of the Sanders movement. Blasphemer 15 hrs ago #121

History mr715 2 hrs ago #140

Could be the right messenger at the right time + the cumulative decades of effort. ariadne0614 12 min ago #145

Could be, but you don't need to be a Senator to lead. mr715 5 min ago #146

The DSCC and Janet Mills have formed a joint fundraising committee together. LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #96

Sincere question. ariadne0614 19 hrs ago #99

I am Jewish and have an issue with someone with a NAZI tattoo LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #107

I have deep respect your preference. ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #112

I don't understand the "one white guy" headline. Was that in an article or something? marmar 19 hrs ago #98

Fair question. ariadne0614 19 hrs ago #101

Look up stories from last year about his choice of tattoos. Iggo 4 hrs ago #129

I'll be voting for Janet Mill's in the primary. If your candidate wins, I will vote for him. OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #102

Makes perfect sense to me. n/t ariadne0614 18 hrs ago #106

Ranked Choice voting,,,,democracy in action. OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago #111

I'm all in favor of ranked choice voting. ariadne0614 17 hrs ago #115

Gov. MAGA Paul got elected in Maine when 60+% voted for two other candidates..... OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #116

Oh boy! Let the rebranding begin! Iggo 17 hrs ago #117

Still? Really? Has Trump taught us nothing. Gimme a break. nt Blasphemer 15 hrs ago #119

Running against the Democratic Party: Establishment beholden to corporate interests ignore working class, both sides. betsuni 14 hrs ago #122

Dude had a nazi tattoo on his chest for years. Got called out last year and covered it up. Iggo 4 hrs ago #128

Only got called out because there was a video of him running around shirtless during a wedding reception that surfaced MichMan 3 hrs ago #130

Looking at his background, I would venture he's a Repub plant Just_Vote_Dem 5 hrs ago #125

I'm guessing there's more than one... whathehell 5 hrs ago #126

You're absolutely right. ariadne0614 3 hrs ago #131

I take issue with a repeated point you are making. mr715 2 hrs ago #139

Is this a trial balloon or is this the actual roll-out? Iggo 1 hr ago #141

It would surprise me if you thought he was intellectually deficient if you listened to the interview. ariadne0614 37 min ago #142

Belief that working class are white men (who Democrats are accused of ignoring in favor of "identity politics"): betsuni 30 min ago #143

nazi tattoo + Blackwater employment nope waddirum 3 hrs ago #132

I appreciate your input. ariadne0614 3 hrs ago #134

it's on his wiki page EX500rider 2 hrs ago #137

Thank you very much. ariadne0614 2 hrs ago #138