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cm0002@lemdro.id to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 days ago

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police

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‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police

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‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police | CNN Politics
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Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.

https://archive.is/20251016104343/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/politics/kfile-graham-platner-maine-senate-candidate-deleted-reddit-posts

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    Of course this time policing hand wringing shit would be from CNN.

    I’m so disgusted by the fact that in American politics the term “moderate” basically means racist half fascist who avoids the hard r. Fuck CNN.

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    Shouldn’t have deleted them

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    I bet this isn’t going to hurt him significantly.

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      It would send an awesome message if it helped.

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