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Bemittened Bernie: The meme that resonated around the world
Washintgon PostThe presidential inauguration commanded the world’s attention after the most chaotic transition of power in the United States in living memory. So did a pair of homemade mittens on a bespectacled man huddled in a chair.
The image of former Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, bundled up, bemittened, slightly slouching and socially distanced with his legs and arms crossed and eyes downcast spiraled into a breakout viral phenomenon after President Biden took office outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
From the United States to Argentina to Iran, the image proliferated through the far corners of the Internet in an ever-expanding array of jokes.
Washington-based photographer Brendan Smialowski snapped the now-iconic shot. It stood in stark contrast with the other visuals of the day: a parade of U.S. politicians and celebrities dressed up in designer monochrome outfits, reaffirming the virtues of U.S. democracy after a tumultuous four years.
The image of former Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, bundled up, bemittened, slightly slouching and socially distanced with his legs and arms crossed and eyes downcast spiraled into a breakout viral phenomenon after President Biden took office outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
From the United States to Argentina to Iran, the image proliferated through the far corners of the Internet in an ever-expanding array of jokes.
Washington-based photographer Brendan Smialowski snapped the now-iconic shot. It stood in stark contrast with the other visuals of the day: a parade of U.S. politicians and celebrities dressed up in designer monochrome outfits, reaffirming the virtues of U.S. democracy after a tumultuous four years.
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across the planet - hilarious 