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Labor lawyer, NYC-DSA, Sci-fi Socialist, Comrades with Kids, left YIMBY, history nerd, watching all the good tv

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Plus even what Tucker is saying here is more explicitly homophobic than the headline implies
It is! Let’s stop lying. Okay, I’m not being mean, this is a very recognizable phenomenon that has reoccured throughout history and it is tied up in your personal life, and I’m not talking about his sexuality, but the way that you live reflects your values and it affects your opinions on everything. So if you have children and grandchildren, you have by definition a vested interest in stability and peace, you’re instinctively opposed to violence, you lie away as the head of household thinking, “If there’s a home invasion, what do I do?” Like, that’s how your brain works. If you don’t have that and if you’re about Grindr or whatever is going on here, then you’ve got a completely different set of values. Like, it’s just a fact. Like, I’m sorry, that’s true.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Peter Griffin skin tone meme with "high propensity to repay loans" for light skin tones and "low propensity to repay loans" for dark skin tones
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Bizarre. In this follow-up he says the problem is that Zohran is clearly trying to appeal to Zionists by condemning the graffiti rather than by floating the theory that it was a false flag spray painting - which is plausible I guess but would be crazy for Zohran to just assert
David Miller: I’m being condemned for apparently being ‘pro-Swastika’: another disingenuous smear. I’m not saying Mamdani is a Zionist because of his post on the graffiti, I’m saying he made that post and used the language he did because he’s a Zionist. Aside from the rather convenient timing of this alleged attack, and the history of Zionist-perpetrated false flags, Mamdani’s framing echoes the failed Corbyn strategy of giving credence to ‘antisemitism’ propaganda. ‘Antisemitism’ is a not a ‘scourge’ in New York City, which has the largest population of Jews outside of the Zionist entity and has numerous, material ties to the entity itself. Mamdani is plainly throwing his hands in the air about fake ‘antisemitism’ in order to curry favour with the Zionist movement. This is also why he poses with Soros and has declared that he won’t remove the gruesome NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Allegations of ‘antisemitism’ are used to discipline the left and Muslims. It’s time to wake up and smell the schnitzel. In case you’ve been living under a rock, here is a thread of recent faked ‘antisemitic’ attacks. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Good day for New York and for America
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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We have a mind meld going here
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Even the largest of blocklists is subscribed to by only a tiny proportion of bluesky users, and most of them are basically just a single person's shitlist. It's silly to be over-sensitive about being added to them. Here's a couple I was recently added to:
November 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Reddit post about and reply from the tattoo artist who did Graham Platner's coverup. Puts the conspiracy theories about it being a fake tattoo or an additional Nazi symbol to bed, kind of wild anyone was saying that shit
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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She is the least popular Democratic governor in the country.

And no, the actual content of the work these candidates will be doing in office if elected is obviously more important. The worst case with Platner is he turns out to be the kind of Senator Mills is promising to be
Governor Janet Mills, a Maine Democrat, is the second least popular governor in the country with a +2 approval rating. Some Democrats view Mills as a potential Democratic candidate against GOP Senator Susan Collins, who could face a competitive reelection race in a state that backed Vice President Kamala Harris by about 7 percentage points last year. Although Mills easily won reelection in 2022, her approval rating could be a red flag for Democrats. "Janet Mills of Maine is term-limited as governor and viewed as one of the Democratic Party's best options to challenge moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins in next year's midterm elections. But she's also the most unpopular Democratic governor in the country, and one of the only to lose popularity since the last quarter of 2024," the Morning Consult polling memo reads. Source: https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-governor-approval-rating-2111902
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This is an insane spin on what this guy is actually saying - both the interviewer and the headline are trying so hard to make it seem like he's blaming the Dems for the shutdown when he is not at all
In a post on X following the AFGE’s announcement, Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wrote, “Even a union that backed Kamala Harris admits it: Democrats caused this shutdown. Pass the clean CR. Reopen the government!” I’m interested in your response to this statement, because in one sense, this is a misrepresentation of your statement— Absolutely. I’m not here trying to point fingers at any party. Because I represent Democrats, and I represent Republicans. I represent independents. I’m here trying to make sure that federal employees are not used as political parties. It is a misrepresentation of your statement, but it is also putting pressure on Democrats to reopen the government, which is your goal. So I wanted to get your reaction to Banks’ statement. Well, certainly, I want the government reopened. I’ve made that point clear from the very beginning. When they were talking about shutting it down, I told everyone that I could talk to that I disagree. And I don’t care who’s in control of the presidency, of the House, of the Senate. I’ve always opposed a government shutdown. I will always oppose a government shutdown because federal employees should never be used as pawns in this political game. Your statement in favor of the clean CR to reopen the government was widely interpreted as a break with Democrats. Was that your intent? No, no, no, no. My intent was simply to raise awareness to the fact that federal employees are suffering, and you all do whatever is necessary to get the government opened.
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A candidate's stance on trans issues is such a good litmus test in these dark days when so many are eager to sell out that issue in a futile attempt to win the bigot vote
Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer who launched his Democratic primary campaign in August in hopes of ultimately challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for her seat in 2026, answered that he firmly believes “that every single American has the right to live the life they want to live in their own body as they see fit,” and emphasized what he views as his “responsibility” as a straight, white, cisgender male, to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ people. “I get to put myself out there in ways that other people don’t,” said Platner. “I’m doing this because I know that I can say things, I know that I can have conversations, I know that I can knock on doors in places that a lot of other people can’t have access to, that a lot of other people won’t feel safe in.” “Yes, I will absolutely stand next to you, and if we ever have to go knock doors together, I’m happy to stand by your side,” he added. Source: https://www.commondreams.org/news/graham-platner-senate
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates describe the foreign workers who have moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work. As a result of the proximity of the UAE to South Asia and a better economy and job opportunities, most of the migrant foreign workers are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines and Pakistan.
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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True, though in that scenario you only had the establishment lane sewn up, with a clear opportunity for one of the low polling candidates to take the left lane. Maine now is like if Lander had been leading Cuomo back then rather than no progressive having broken through yet
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Pretty similar I guess? Not like 1 to 1 but broadly the same shape. We only have blurry pictures from a video before Platner got rid of it (see below)
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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This is the post they're referencing there - as you can see he's discussing the Punisher skull. Why keep doubling down on this? You are allowed to just oppose him based on the facts at hand, no need to make stuff up
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Did you not read that article? He's discussing a different symbol in those posts. Again this is what I'm talking about - argue against the guy if you want but don't spread malicious lies, he may be our nominee!
Discussed and dismissed Nazi-style tattoos and symbols The 2020 Reddit discussion that Platner joined centered on a viral photo of a man at a Las Vegas Black Lives Matter protest who appeared to be a police officer and had an “SS”-style tattoo visible on his arm. “Vegas cop with $10k+ of gear and an SS tattoo. This is where our tax dollars go,” was the title of the thread on the subreddit r/liberalgunowner. Authorities later discovered the man was not law enforcement and he was charged with impersonating a police officer. Platner argued in the thread that such tattoos were common in the military and not a display of hate or Nazism, pushing back on claims from other users. Platner referred to Marine Scout Snipers who used the acronyms HOG — short for Hunter of Gunmen — and STA, meaning Surveillance and Target Acquisition.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The trouble is the SoCal one you're citing is the least reliable of the three, and shows much higher numbers for Mills than the others even pre-push poll
SoCal strategies is this Republican youtube kid doing gofundmes to buy cheap survey data from an AI driven consumer insights startup. https://x.com/wideofthepost/status/1982622488678031800?t=AJmBl6UxfY7AZobFuusqMg&s=19
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Seems like important context to those trying to make this a campaign collapse story:
> Kevin Brown, a longtime friend of Platner's who started as campaign manager last week, is leaving his role, the sources said. >"Graham is a dear friend," Brown said. "I started this campaign Tuesday but found out Friday we have a baby on the way. Graham deserves someone who is 100% in on his race and we want to lean into this new experience as a family, so it was best we step back sooner than later so Graham can get the manager he deserves."
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Bronson Platner, Graham’s father, was not an ‘oysterman’, he was a lawyer, including for a local town, who was reprimanded for professional misconduct, and a former assistant DA. Platner’s father was a major donor to Democrats, including Barack Obama, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders, donating thousands to the Vermont socialist who would later endorse his son, and Bronson eventually made a failed run for city council in the town of Ellsworth. One of Bronson’s positions was in favor of painting a crosswalk in LGBTQ rainbow colors. Bronson Platner had donated over $50,000 to Democrats over the years. This is not the kind of money that a working class family or even a regular lawyer spends on politics as a hobby. Finally the media narrative about Graham Platner is that he’s an outsider candidate with no interest in professional politics. Platner is actually the son of a political candidate and his wife Amy Gertner was on the Select Board of the town of Hope. And Graham is a local official. Platner is not an outsider. He’s a ‘progressive’ leftist activist from a family of them. His Senate campaign tweeted a high school yearbook picture of him holding up a sign reading “Free Palestine” above the headline “Most likely to start a revolution”. Unlikely behavior for a working class family, but quite in keeping with the scion of a wealthy and progressive family. During his campaign, Graham Platner claims that he left the military because he became disillusioned with the war. “I left the Army in 2012 pretty cynical. I’d become pretty disgusted with American foreign policy. Pretty disgusted with the wars.” he claimed in an interview. But there was nothing to be “disillusioned” by because Graham never supported the war. As a teenager, Graham Platner had taken part in anti-war rallies during the Iraq War. He didn’t join the military because he believed in the cause, but as he admitted, “I wanted to be a soldier since I was two years old…at 19, I was also a young man drawn to an adventure – and serving overseas was the ultimate adventure.”
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Long Shot was ahead of it's time
Seth Rogen's character in Long Shot got half of a swastika tattooed on his arm while infiltrating a nazi group and then fixed it by making it into the legs of a stick figure (shown above). Reminds me of the whole Nazi skull / Totenkopf tattoo scandal with Graham Platner in the Maine Senate primary. Don't you love using alt text to explain the joke? La la la la la much longer character limit okay goodnight
October 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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And now I know
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Yes that's an accurate description of Sinema, the issue is above you applied that description to Gabbard instead
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Looks like right before shading into during at the tail end
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October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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He announced he was getting it removed this morning
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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October 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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So you're saying Peter Thiel is right to call Luffy the messiah?
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM