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North Dakota mayor resigns after texting lunch-break masturbation video to city attorney (nypost.com)

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[–] yopyop@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago

Immediately reminded me of this skit from Key and Peele : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbGAaEnecfU

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did I read this headline right? Wtf?

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[–] podperson@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Without reading the article, I think I have a better than 50/50 chance at guessing the mayor’s political party.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago

technically a 'non partisan' office, but my guess is the same as youRs.

[–] sircac@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Texting a video, oh my, that must have been exhausting per se but with the touchscreen smartphone keyboard it seems even more epic, to write so many 0s and 1s.... kudos also for the receiver that translated the binary into a reproducible format...

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I could see accidently leaving your camera on but this guy had to make a deliberate step to save it and send it.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He MUST have been a Democrat! REPUBLICANS would PROMOTE someone who Shows THOSE types of Family Loving Values!

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Anthony Weiner woke up in a cold sweat. He had no idea why.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

"Oops, ignore that plz. Lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago

I'll need to see the video before I'm willing to make any judgements. Inshallah

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I knew it was a guy just from the title alone, it's always a guy who does these things

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