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40. Everyone needs to remain vigilant about

Fri May 1, 2026, 04:44 PM

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the army of paid trolls and bad actors who seek to divide Democrats (all Americans really).

THe’s an imperfect person as we are all. If we won’t settle for less than perfection, we’re already fucked.

This is for everyone: Support Democrats up and down the ticket. Tune out the noise. And if you haven’t done so already, read the first half of the Mueller Report. It details how online groups were infiltrated and manipulated. There’s a reason why the republicans wanted to sink the report, and it didn’t have to do with “collusion.”

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"You're being lied to about Graham Platner" [View all] mainer May 1 OP

Platner knows the truth about the robber barons and Wall Street. This is why the POB will oppose PatrickforB May 1 #1

What does POB mean? ShazzieB May 1 #15

I think they meant the PTB, ie (the) Powers That Be Celerity May 1 #16

Okay, that makes sense! ShazzieB May 1 #36

Jon Stewart with Graham Platner - 1 1/2 hr person to person interview. magicarpet May 1 #55

That interview really impressed me. ShazzieB May 2 #72

Why Platner NOW.....? magicarpet May 2 #87

Let's make them the TPTSNB "The powers that should never be." GreenWave May 1 #41

LOL, I'm sorry! That is me being full of you-know-what. I meant powers that be. As in PatrickforB May 1 #23

Thanks! ShazzieB May 1 #38

All these random and often obscure acronyms PatSeg May 3 #147

Also the nazi tattoo thing is misleading SSJVegeta May 1 #2

Do they also know that millions of Americans have had tattoos removed TheProle May 1 #5

He's had it covered with a new tattoo. Fiendish Thingy May 1 #7

Thanks for the correction, FT TheProle May 1 #8

Only when it became an election liability wackadoo wabbit May 1 #63

And Maine voters seem perfectly happy to elect him as the Democratic nominee. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 1 #64

70 million Americans voted for Trump, not sure how happily. displacedvermoter May 2 #78

People who served in the Marines knew in 2007 that a totenkopf was an unacceptable tattoo. Platner himself would have WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #12

Also unauthorized in the NG RetiredParatrooper May 1 #14

Interesting, I was under the impression he had shopped around NG units until he found someone to write a very generous WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #28

Do you know what this is? RetiredParatrooper May 1 #51

It does track. ShazzieB May 1 #35

If he had the SS runes, it would be a different matter RetiredParatrooper May 1 #49

Not really. No. Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one. SSJVegeta May 1 #17

"Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one." Are there interviews with people he's served with? WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #30

There are plenty enough probably on this site (not necessarily from his unit) but SSJVegeta May 1 #34

Oh I didn't mean culture-wise. I'm very familiar with that. I just meant is there was anyone who could vouch for him as WhiskeyGrinder May 1 #39

Yeah in that case you are right. Nobody has publicly come out and endorsed him who served in his unit (AFAIK). SSJVegeta May 1 #46

Shoot, Eko May 1 #62

Probably a nazi unfit for office and will never learn SSJVegeta May 2 #69

Many years ago in my late 30's I went Tree Lady May 1 #37

They have a very "work hard play hard" culture -especially the 3/8ths (3rd battallion 8th Marines)) SSJVegeta May 1 #42

Your making me think of lecture Tree Lady May 1 #45

Regiment RetiredParatrooper May 2 #131

And if the reports that he referred to it as "my totenkopf" is true? EdmondDantes_ May 1 #48

Yes. SSJVegeta May 1 #50

Ah yes the ever funny "I'm a nazi" joke EdmondDantes_ May 2 #73

Yes. Totally. I guess it is better to let the GOP control the senate SSJVegeta May 2 #83

Sorry, some principles go above party id EdmondDantes_ May 2 #89

That's Politico for you. AloeVera May 1 #61

AloeVera you are always quite sharp mr715 May 2 #93

Very kind of you. Thank you. I think I'm just naturally suspicious lol! AloeVera May 2 #130

No. nt Cha May 3 #136

My first duty station was at Montford Point, Camp Lejeune. Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2 #70

Anybody's better than "Concerned" Collins Ritabert May 1 #3

To put it frankly, yes. SSJVegeta May 1 #9

She needs to be voted out. Pathetic. Ritabert May 1 #10

And despite the many complaints, Fetterman's a lot better than having Mehmet Oz in the Senate. sop May 1 #21

Not much, but yes, he is. n/t PatrickforB May 1 #24

From 'Progressive Punch': sop May 1 #32

I have a feeling he's worried because his wife was an undocumented migrant from Brazil Ritabert May 1 #44

His brain is pudding. mr715 May 2 #115

It sure seems like it. Ritabert May 2 #121

Angus King is not a Democrat he is an Independent. sheshe2 May 2 #99

This is a question I've had for a while. mr715 May 2 #114

Here is a chart you might find helpful. sheshe2 May 2 #116

But what of votes for leadership? mr715 May 2 #117

You are welcome. sheshe2 May 2 #118

Dan Osborne mr715 May 2 #119

I really didn't know anything about the man sheshe2 May 2 #122

Yet he is preferable to the alternative. mr715 May 2 #123

I will take your word for it as I don't know anything about him. sheshe2 May 2 #126

Thanks, she... I may need this in the future. Cha May 3 #137

Lapucelle posted the link to me. sheshe2 May 3 #144

And Platner is better than Fetterman still SSJVegeta May 1 #52

It's funny how they pick and choose who to apply their strict litmus tests to. W_HAMILTON May 1 #4

Like The People, he's flawed, imperfect, passionate. Liberal elites "vilify" The People, "crass and offensive." betsuni May 1 #11

like misogyny Skittles May 1 #59

Yes, that sticks out as much as the white male billionaire Nixie May 3 #135

Hilarious. Yeah, that went right Cha May 3 #138

Thanks for bringing facts and reason to the discussion. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 1 #6

It's funny how the ones always screaming Purity Test Emile May 1 #56

Emile... they don't care about purity tests. mr715 May 2 #97

Platner's not perfect, but there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. He is however, a strong candidate to oppose Fil1957 May 1 #13

Shockingly, MorbidButterflyTat May 1 #18

Nothing about his comment about Blacks being bad tippers, either. He was 29 years old at the time... QueerDuck May 1 #22

This is an insightful and important comment to consider. SSJVegeta May 1 #54

Comments from social media forwarded to me excuse those revolting comments niyad May 1 #26

or how he laughs at those who call him a liberal. mercuryblues May 1 #43

of course not Skittles May 1 #58

Branko thinks he can gaslight people on Graham Platner Quiet Em May 1 #60

Agree - but that said, it is time accept that he is the Dem nominee RandomNumbers May 2 #71

I understand or accept that Platner is likely to be the Democratic nominee, he isn't yet, but he is likely Quiet Em May 2 #75

You don't have to accept or ignore ... but I would ask RandomNumbers May 2 #76

I absolutely understand the importance of flipping this Maine Senate seat blue Quiet Em May 2 #79

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat May 2 #81

Platner is the strong favorite, with one poll showing him leading with 46% support compared to 4% for Costello Emile May 2 #82

Wait-a-sec... mr715 May 2 #94

Is this your understanding of what I wrote? Quiet Em May 2 #100

No, we should not. mr715 May 2 #101

How many times do I have to say that I agree he is the likely nominee? Quiet Em May 2 #104

You are not the person I am taking issue with. mr715 May 2 #105

there is another possibility here. nt msongs May 1 #19

Jacobin. QueerDuck May 1 #20

Oh, No wonder... I didn't notice it Cha May 3 #139

Just got an email from Bernie Sanders. "How did Graham win?" usonian May 1 #25

There's always someone crafting their edges bucolic_frolic May 1 #27

Jacobin helped get Trump elected in 2016. johnp3907 May 1 #29

I don't want swong19104 May 1 #31

Things are very seldom black/white good/bad. People need to be taken as a whole. Martin Eden May 1 #33

Everyone needs to remain vigilant about Politicub May 1 #40

The "VoteBlue no matter who" crowd certainly seems upset by him nt Rob H. May 1 #47

Hmmm. I wonder if the Totenkopf tattoo has anything to do with it. Or the misogynistic comments, or the ... QueerDuck May 1 #53

The Five Stages of Graham Sympthsical May 2 #65

I mean my acceptance started at the passive aggressive and quickly morphed into full fledged support SSJVegeta May 2 #66

It's kind of interesting to think about Sympthsical May 2 #67

Well said! SSJVegeta May 2 #68

The Real Five Stages of Platner MorbidButterflyTat May 2 #80

If I got a tattoo and didn't know what it meant or what it depicted SidneyR May 2 #84

Stage 6: Inauguration. mr715 May 2 #92

Do you care more about that than health care for the poor and dying? Sympthsical May 2 #95

But but but purity tests. mr715 May 2 #96

It's faux purity Sympthsical May 2 #106

See that is the thing... mr715 May 2 #112

Can I get an amen up in here Sympthsical May 2 #129

Thank you. mr715 May 2 #132

Even his comments on Jen Psaki's show miss the point. Nixie May 3 #134

Brava. Nixie.. Mic Drop! Cha May 3 #142

Precisely! Thank you... Cha May 3 #140

And condescendingly told we're being lied to when we see a person's own words and actions for ourselves. betsuni May 3 #141

"My purity test is no purity tests!!" mr715 May 2 #86

I'll agree his views "don't fit in a box" Skittles May 1 #57

There is an unfortunate strain of misogyny Skittles jfz9580m May 2 #124

don't even get me started on BS Skittles May 2 #125

What about ass kicking lessons??? jfz9580m May 2 #127

Has he ever explained why he voted for Susan Collins? Nixie May 2 #74

Give it up. mr715 May 2 #90

It was posted somewhere here. He thought she was a 'moderate'. RandomNumbers May 2 #102

Welcome to Maine ThreeNoSeep May 2 #103

Ayah. eShirl May 2 #111

Then why does he seem to run more against Democrats than Nixie May 3 #133

maybe watch more than one clip of him eShirl May 3 #143

So the words are not consistent from him? Nixie May 3 #145

I'm beginning to think some people would prefer conservative Susan over Platner. We have Emile May 2 #77

Having Fetterman (D) in the Senate is actually better than having Dr. Oz thought crime May 2 #85

Yes. mr715 May 2 #88

Simultaneity Quanto Magnus May 2 #91

Got an email from Senator Wyden yesterday asking me to consider contributing to Platner. Good enough for me. Wyden's KPN May 2 #98

So somehow I've been out of the loop with this entire topic ecstatic May 2 #107

Thanks for this. nt LAS14 May 2 #109

You don't gotta like it, but Platner is the Dem nominee duckworth969 May 2 #108

If he were to lose... mr715 May 2 #113

Wait a young Marine doing something really stupid when they were drunk? gay texan May 2 #110

He has a quote indicating he takes climate change seriously jfz9580m May 2 #120

I love Cory Booker JustAnotherGen May 2 #128

I've been skeptical of Platner Happy Hoosier May 3 #146

As a Mainer, I personally know people here who've vetted him mainer May 3 #148