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dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days ago

Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, appointed to serve rest of Republican’s Senate term

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dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days ago
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South Carolina governor asks Darline Graham to replace Republican who died on Saturday, after Trump backed the decision
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    IN COMMUNIST NORTH KOREA

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    “In America, we don’t have political dynasties like those silly Europeans.” smuglord

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    Haha I love democracy, I love being ruled by people who got their position by being related to a different ruler who died, it’s so freedom bald eagle yeehaw

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    James Clyburn, the longtime congressman who is the sole Democrat left in the South Carolina delegation, congratulated her on the job, adding that “it is my hope that we will continue to diligently work together as we have in the past.”

    This is the guy that torpedoes anyone left of Reagan.

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    She’s an optician

    Okay, sure, whatever

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        Hey, he was an optometrist

        An optician just makes glasses, doesn’t examine the eyes

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          They’re essentially shop owners that can protect their business behind professional licensing(in some states, at least). It’s a racket that artificially restricts the number of licensees to protect their lucrative market of selling shitty plastic frames for 4x the cost of the lenses.

          The proof that it’s a bullshit license is that the optician doesn’t actually need to do the work. They can pay people minimum wage to do the job, and then pop in for 10 seconds to “verify the fit”.

          Perfect profession for the US Senate.

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    Your hereditary dictatorships

    Our democratic senate

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    I love democracy

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    So glad the US has freedom and meritocracy, could you imagine if the country was ruled by a bunch of corrupt nepo-babies?

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    Wasn’t he recently re-elected - is she getting an unelected 5 years in the senate?

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      She’s getting like 6 months. His term was up in January.

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      No, he only won the nomination. The election is in November.

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