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This Giant Bernie Sanders Effigy Will Eat Your Student Loans This Weekend

Artist Matt Starr with Giant Bernie, Photo Courtesy of Weekend With Bernie. In preparation for Weekend with Bernie , an art show to benefit the presidential campaign of Vermont senator Bernie…

By Emilie Ruscoe

Feb. 9, 2016 · 2 min read

Arts & Culture

This Giant Bernie Sanders Effigy Will Eat Your Student Loans This Weekend

Artist Matt Starr with Giant Bernie, Photo Courtesy of Weekend With Bernie. In preparation for Weekend with Bernie , an art show to benefit the presidential campaign of Vermont senator Bernie…

Emilie Ruscoe February 9, 2016Feb 9, 2016 · 2 min read

Artist Matt Starr with Giant Bernie, Photo Courtesy of Weekend With Bernie.

In preparation for Weekend with Bernie , an art show to benefit the presidential campaign of Vermont senator Bernie…

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This Giant Bernie Sanders Effigy Will Eat Your Student Loans This Weekend

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