Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89.

Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a stroke over the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement.

Inhofe, who was elected to a fifth Senate term in 2020, stepped down in early 2023.

  • Phenomephrene
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    435 months ago

    He’s the guy that challenged Union Rep Sean O’Brien to a fistfight during a senate hearing. Doesn’t get much more Markwayne than that.

        • @TheDoozer
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          75 months ago

          Marcus in the front, Wayne in the back.

          • @[email protected]
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            45 months ago

            Also pretty sure Mullin is just the verb form of mullet.

            ”Hey bruh, how’s the radical new hair growin’ in?"

            “Aw you know, dude, it’s mullin’.”

    • @[email protected]
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      125 months ago

      I’m pretty sure O’Brian called him “Clownshoes”.

      It’s a Boston thing, and Markwayne 100% deserves to be called that.

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      105 months ago

      I’m still sad that Markwayne didn’t get his fascist fucking teeth knocked out on the senate floor

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      25 months ago

      He’s also the guy in the famous photo of a pussy cowering in the capital building on January 6th. Whenever I hear about more of that guy’s fucking mess, I think of that photo and am soothed a bit.