Kyrsten Sinema: Senator, and … Facebook Marketplace re-seller?

This is one of the most engaging articles I’ve read lately—about a completely perplexing topic: Kyrsten Sinema’s Facebook Marketplace presence. Christina Cauterucci, writing for Slate, provides a deep dive into the Facebook Marketplace activity of a user named “Kyrsten Sinema.” Cauterucci starts with listing some of what’s on offer: The user is currently hawking—among other things—a $215 cycling ensemble, a $25 trucker hat, and a $150 stainless steel watch with a silicone strap. Within the past six weeks, she has offloaded a $150 fitness tracker ring, an $80 cycling jersey, and a $500 bicycle travel case. Over the past two years, and across at least five Facebook groups for athletes, she has listed several dozen personal items, including a $100 pair of sunglasses (“Just too big for my tiny head!!”), two $50 puffer jackets, three $75 pairs of high-heeled boots, a $75 cycling bib, a $60 Lululemon raincoat, several mesh tanks at $55 a pop ($20 off the current retail price), and multiple bikinis, priced between $60 and $70, that ranged from “never worn” to “in great condition.” The rest of the piece takes the reader on a wild ride, as Cauterucci compares and contrasts what Sinema was doing as Senator on any given day with what she was offering up on Facebook Marketplace on those same days. Cauterucci
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