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Attilatheblond

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52. It's getting scary seeing the many ways many men are trying to silence people in this country

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:21 PM

Jun 1

Trump, cabinet members, pols of questionable integrity, and possibly billionaire sponsors of same, want to gag federal workers, who are US citizens with rights, just to spare them being outed for malfeasance.

Free speech, my Aunt Fanny's fanny!

Libel should be dealt with thru the legal system. Squelching speech? Ah, no.

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Top Graham Platner adviser threatened former aide over sexting stories [View all] WhiskeyGrinder May 31 OP

And it gets worse. RandySF May 31 #1

It always does. LisaL May 31 #3

How is this worse? Fiendish Thingy May 31 #16

The WSJ already knew about it Quiet Em May 31 #18

Better now than in September Fiendish Thingy May 31 #20

OR Boo1 May 31 #25

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that Cosmocat May 31 #31

Ummm no Boo1 May 31 #37

They were going to accuse her of lying for telling the truth? LisaL May 31 #2

In other words... jmbar2 May 31 #4

But it's ok. RandySF May 31 #5

He is also in Maine. LisaL May 31 #6

LOL! MineralMan May 31 #7

...Bill Clinton's campaign where far worse accusations came out? SSJVegeta May 31 #8

To be fair... jmbar2 May 31 #10

Like Platners wife? SSJVegeta May 31 #11

The primary isn't over. RandySF May 31 #13

3 if you include Mills. None are running a serious campaign. SSJVegeta May 31 #14

Presumptions aren't facts Boo1 May 31 #26

Theres 9 days left and nobody else has name recognition or established messaging. One has officially dropped out. SSJVegeta May 31 #28

The other candidate Boo1 May 31 #38

While polling at 3% or less SSJVegeta Jun 1 #45

You're dsicounting Boo1 Jun 1 #46

Mills dropped out even though she is on the ballot SSJVegeta Jun 1 #48

Platner's wife thought she was confiding in a friend questionseverything Jun 1 #57

It's getting scary seeing the many ways many men are trying to silence people in this country Attilatheblond Jun 1 #52

Disgruntled ex employee makes sense. Mole hill into a mountain. Blue Full Moon May 31 #9

The employee was Platner's former political director RandySF May 31 #12

She's a nice lady. Represented the town where I grew up. GPV May 31 #19

"It's the jews!" Boo1 May 31 #27

Sending sex messages to at least SIX women? Irish_Dem May 31 #15

After being newly married. LisaL May 31 #21

Imperfections! /s pinkstarburst May 31 #30

Wow , six women?? That's one for every day almost. Nixie May 31 #35

More shoes will drop. 100% guaranteed. Irish_Dem May 31 #41

Why are you assuming he can't multi-task? LisaL May 31 #42

True! He must be great with time management. Nixie May 31 #44

Looks like Platner's been eating a lot of oysters... sop Jun 1 #51

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote May 31 #17

It's a real head scratcher. Just when I think I'm caught up on Nixie May 31 #36

What would be ironic is if Republicans/Independents voted for him because of these things. betsuni May 31 #22

I loved your oysters and sausage comment but the thread was Nixie May 31 #24

Wait, wait. To unpack this-- Platner's own wife told someone about Nixie May 31 #23

That " someone " was his campaign manager questionseverything Jun 1 #58

Platner is done. Democratic Party is being damaged. delisen May 31 #29

Huh? mr715 May 31 #32

Truth and Politics. delisen May 31 #33

We'll see. mr715 May 31 #34

Astroturfed is a great word for what we're likely seeing. Nixie May 31 #40

Im getting Linda Tripp vibes from this Genevieve McDonald. Sexting - yeah that's a shame he did Nanjeanne May 31 #39

Why weren't those politicians indescretions nothingburgers? intheflow Jun 1 #49

That's how I feel. Nanjeanne Jun 1 #50

Thought experiment... jmbar2 Jun 1 #53

Please show any proof that the sexting was nonconsensual. intheflow Jun 1 #54

The fact that they were talking about it, and sharing that it was happening... jmbar2 Jun 1 #56

What the fuck makes you think I'm not a woman and haven't experienced unwanted sexting? intheflow Jun 1 #61

Are you writing fan fiction? Nanjeanne Jun 1 #55

Most of the story is from the citations on Wikipedia, particularly local Maine coverage of his campaign jmbar2 Jun 1 #59

Well comparing this to MAGA devotion is bs Nanjeanne Jun 1 #60

Maine voters decide duckworth969 May 31 #43

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