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Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at Age 90 | KQED (www.kqed.org)

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A champion of gun control and a trailblazer for women in federal politics, Dianne Feinstein served as senator representing California since 1992. Her death comes after a series of health crises that called Feinstein's ability to carry out her duties into question, with some members of the Democratic Party having called for her to step down.

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[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She could have been relaxing sipping mai tais at the beach for the past 10 years

[–] drewdarko@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

25 years ago but ya

[–] duxbellorum@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, she has been wanting to control guns all the way back to the bans in California specifically targeted at the Black Panthers and the black community.

[–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

George Moscone and Harvey Milk were shot by Black Panthers? That explains why the White Panthers tried to get her recalled. It was probably out of solidarity with their Black sister organization.

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not getting any joy from an old lady dying, but that she in her age and condition still held political power is dumbfounding. I mean, props to her for out-olding the pasty, old white men in the US government, but gawddamn.