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Rest in piss, Strom.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

main gym at usc still named after him, looked pretty diverse last time i went, bet he would hate it

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He loved black women. He just didn't like being responsible.

No, he didn't, and his black mistresses were chosen for being full of self hate themselves.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

It was the longest single-person Senate speech until 2025, when the record was broken by Cory Booker with Booker speaking for twenty-five hours and four minutes.

Wiki editors on the ball already.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boy I hope none of his very close friends become influential figures in US politics

record for a filibuster to stop a law to help black people

Record was broken by a black man

Lol 😆