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…
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‘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…
Iowa Senate Hopeful Zach Wahls Promoted Anti-Police Bail Fund That Helped Free Career Criminal Who Tried Burning Down Courthouse
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Zach Wahls promoted an anti-police bail fund that helped free dozens of Black Lives Matter rioters arrested in the wake of George Floyd’s death for attacking officers, vandalizing businesses, and smashing the windows of a courthouse in downtown Des Moines. One of the freed…
In Curious Reversal, McMorrow Ally Honors Fallen US Soldiers Without Mentioning Grandfather’s Role in Nazi Army That Killed 150K Americans
A prominent Democratic fundraiser omitted key Nazi-related details from an Instagram post thanking U.S. service members for preserving her freedom to ride electric bikes at a waterfront resort. “Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all the brave men and women who’ve served and sacrificed for our freedom,” wrote…
Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts’s top teachers’ union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a “fascist oligarchy,” objected to national borders as a “construct of colonizers,” and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as “genocidal.” The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)—an…
Israel-Hating ‘TrackAIPAC’ Attack Account Used To Be Elizabeth Warren-Boosting ‘California for Warren,’ Raising Money for Her Presidential Bid
The X account known as “TrackAIPAC,” the self-described “America First” group that accuses pro-Israel U.S. politicians of being “foreign agents,” got its start as “California for Warren,” an account dedicated to promoting left-wing Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D.) failed presidential campaign, a Washington Free Beacon review found. At…