CBS News fired a senior employee on Tuesday for violating the sacred journalistic principles of “trust and mutual respect.” Scott Pelley, 68, got the axe after a preening confrontation with 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton in which Pelley disparaged his supervisor with “remarkable incivility and contempt.” Pelley,…
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‘What a Cool Pic’: Totenkopf-Tattooed Graham Platner Admired ‘German Helmets’ in WW2 Photo of Nazi-Allied Troops, Deleted Post Shows
Maine’s embattled Democratic Senate candidate, Graham Platner, praised a “cool pic” of Nazi-aligned troops aiming a rifle during World War II, zeroing in on their “German helmets” and weapon, in a now-deleted social media post, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. It’s not the first time Platner has…
James Talarico’s Girlfriend Ranted About ‘Genocide of Black People’ by Police During BLM Riots, Petitioned to Free Convicted Cop-Killer
Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s girlfriend suggested that police officers were committing “genocide” against black Americans and petitioned to free a member of the Black Liberation Army militant group who was convicted of killing cops, a Washington Free Beacon review of her since-deleted online posts found. Brianna…
An Elite St. Paul Private School Displayed an Antisemitic Poster to Middle Schoolers—Latest in a Series of Controversies to Roil School With ‘Best Academic Curriculum in Minnesota’
One of the most elite private schools in Minnesota is under fire after its head of school gave a tepid public response—and failed to hold his faculty to account—after a virulently antisemitic cartoon was approved by a teacher and displayed as part of an 8th grader’s social studies…
Look at All These Democrats Defending Graham Platner, the Nazi-Inked Porta Potty Masturbator Caught Sexting on Hookup App Dubbed ‘Paradise’ for Child Predators
Graham Platner is once again struggling to defend himself amid reports of youthful indiscretions that occurred in his late 30s. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, waged a dangerous assault on the free press—a bulwark of our cherished democracy—after the Wall Street Journal and…
‘No Regrets’: Graham Platner Admitted to Buying Cocaine, Boasted About Doing Drugs During Military Leave While ‘on the Government Dime’
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner discussed buying cocaine in now-deleted Reddit posts and admitted to drug use and “partying it up” while backpacking during paid military leave. Platner, in posts from 2020, recalled his travels through Europe just before leaving the Marine Corps in 2008. “I was…
Graham Platner Says He ‘Serves’ as His Maine Town’s Harbormaster. He Held the Largely ‘Clerical’ Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his “working class” bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he “serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster” and claiming during a February podcast interview that he’s “been the harbormaster…
‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration
There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran Mamdani, who became the first New York City mayor to skip the annual Israel Day Parade in more than 60 years. Top Israeli leaders and Jewish American figures mingled among heavy security during the festivities and generally agreed it…
Sorry, Haters: James Talarico Not Gay, Analysis Finds
Republicans are seizing and pouncing on James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, because—let’s be honest—they’re threatened by his modern brand of masculinity. He’s not a typical “bro.” He doesn’t flaunt his “jacked” physique. He respects women “our neighbors with uteruses.” He monitors his meat…
‘It’s Important To Get the Facts Straight’: Graham Platner Questioned the Armenian Genocide in Now-Deleted Post, Called Mass Slaughter an ‘Incident’
Left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner—who’s repeatedly accused Israel of genocide—publicly questioned the Armenian genocide in a now-deleted internet post, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. In a June 2016 posting to Reddit, Platner responded to a thread about Germany formally recognizing the Armenian genocide, suggesting the widely…