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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: VIIIandXX   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Google financing big Data Centers
Date: 10/29/26 4:31 PM
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Maybe Elon did the salute in support of the democratic U.S senate candidate? Maybe he’ll say something in support of abusing women also? After all Pocahontas said he was her kind of 🧍‍♂️ man! You dems 😂😂😂 are a funny bunch!

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Mr. Sullivan

Yes. Graham Platner, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine (challenging Sen. Susan Collins), had a chest tattoo of a skull and crossbones that closely resembled the Nazi Totenkopf (“death’s head”) symbol used by SS units. 
He got the tattoo in 2007 while serving in the Marine Corps, during a night of drinking on leave (accounts place it in Croatia; some references mention Kosovo). He and fellow Marines picked a “terrifying looking” skull-and-crossbones design off a parlor wall, describing it as standard military-style imagery. It remained visible for years
(including in a 2015 video of him dancing shirtless at his brother’s wedding) and was still present when he later enlisted in the Army. 


Yes, multiple women who previously dated Graham Platner have publicly alleged abusive, violent, or non-consensual behavior toward them. He has denied the allegations. 
Key allegations
• Jenny Racicot (casual on-and-off relationship ~2019–2021) said that in late 2021, a heavily intoxicated Platner entered her home uninvited after she had asked him not to come over. She alleged he forced sex on her despite her repeated verbal objections and resistance (including knocking over a sewing cabinet that left a needle in her leg). She described the incident as rape in interviews with Politico and CNN (“By definition yes, absolutely”). She did not report it to police at the time and cut off contact afterward. Supporting details cited in reporting included contemporaneous messages to a therapist and an acquaintance. 
• Lyndsey Fifield (dated ~2013–2015) alleged repeated physical roughness, including grabbing her hard enough to leave marks/bruises, and one incident in which he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door shut during an argument. She also alleged he repeatedly removed a condom during sex without telling her (stealthing). She said he never hit or punched her. 
• Broader reporting (including a New York Times piece) described accounts from multiple former partners of volatile/“toxic” relationships involving heavy drinking, demeaning behavior, and (in at least one case) physical intimidation. Some other women spoke more positively about him. 
Platner has categorically denied non-consensual behavior and physical intimidation/abuse, calling the claims false (and in some cases politically motivated). No criminal charges or convictions related to these allegations have been reported. The Racicot allegation in particular triggered widespread calls from Democrats for him to exit the race; he suspended and then formally withdrew his Senate campaign in July 2026. 
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