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Her. He could physically imprison her in a room. And he did. You are ridiculous.

It. Doesn’t. Matter. Those are questions for a jury trial and I have no doubt he’d plea that one out. Your ignorance of the laws is astounding.

You don‘t know the law. Platner would have been arrested for false imprisonment. Period. You cannot hold people in a room against their will. This is about Platner. Each and every time he touched a woman without permission if reported he would have been arrested. She’s not running for Senate. He is.

behold, everyone, a man who thinks a nazi who committed criminal domestic abuse is the VICTIM misogyny has absolutely destroyed men’s brains, decency and common sense across the political spectrum. women have no allies

"You don’t owe anyone a perfect response. But if you want words to lean on, here’s a place to start..." #mecfs #longcovid

Why are so many Black women dying at the hands of their partners?

Well, it’s Pride month, so let’s celebrate the 195th anniversary of the birth of Amelia Edwards, ghost story writer, poet, novelist, pioneering traveller, Egyptologist, campaigner for the preservation of ancient stuff, and someone who “formed emotional attachments almost uniquely with women” 🧵

She influenced the likes of Martin Luther King Jr and Hillary Clinton. She is best known for her work in the Civil Rights Movement, and especially her advocacy of children. She founded the Children's Defense Fund and helped establish the Head Start Prigram. Marian Wright Edelman turns 87 today

the extent to which ""leftist"" thought leaders are adopting far-right language about hr ladies tells you a lot about what noosphere they're stewing in

For those interested in joining us this weekend. Gun Violence Awareness Rally in Brunswick (10:30 AM) and Hallowell’s Pride Parade (1:00 PM) today. Tomorrow it’s Old Town for a final meet and greet (2:00 PM) before Tuesday’s primary election. To RSVP www.costelloforsenate.com/.../meet-and....

Celebrating Pride and promoting gun safety awareness in Hallowell and Brunswick today…

The really telling part about Jilani & Stoller using "HR Lady" to describe the situation with Platner is: that didn't involve work / HR at all. By "HR Lady," they mean, "any woman who objects to something I think I should be able to do." Every woman who says "no" is the "HR Lady."

Have you had a bad day? Did your ex's point out you're a liar and committed assault against them? @grahamformaine.bsky.social has the perfect solution: BLAME THE JOOOOOOOOS!!!! it works great! You can blame them,.and your followers already hate them so they'll eat it up!

It think this is the third time I have shared this graphic during this race and strangely every time I share it feels more important than the last. #mepolitics

Hey oyster boy, blaming the Jews for a racist shit weasel, isn't helping you saying you didn't know about your sweet Nazi tat, pookie. You and Fetterman can do the Spiderman meme at each other.

I've watched about half of this interview with @davidcostello.bsky.social, and I find it mind boggling that he hasn't gotten more traction. He seems to be a decent guy with tons of experience, solid, well thought-out & progressive policy stances, etc. Mainers should check him out. #MEpolitics

love that self-proclaimed progressives are currently arguing what’s an acceptable number of women their nazi candidate has abused. what a great time to be a woman in this country with these strong allies on the left the primary’s on tuesday. rank costello, laflamme and mills. never support nazis.

Being a strong Man of the People by immediately crying unfair and wilting under any scrutiny for my vast litany of poor life decisions which expand perpetually in all observable directions like the vast darkness of space

The Dane County Board has unanimously passed a resolution pressing UW Health to resume gender-affirming care for minors, which the hospital system halted in January captimes.com/news/he... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

My Ohio peeps ok? Multiple people shot near Toledo, Ohio, festival, police say | AP News share.google/F83p6osEScn8... @michellebyoung.bsky.social @caterinamia.bsky.social

THE MAINE DEM PRIMARY IS JUNE 9TH there are still 2 good candidates on the D ballot - Mills & Costello - and a write-in space where people can write in LaFlamme! David Costello @davidcostello.bsky.social Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social

Keep seeing people say that the woman accusing platner of domestic violence isn't credible because she's involved in republic politics. Here's what she wrote about him in 2016, about a decade before platner had any political salience:

Ummm...this may sound impressive but I raised $266,000 for Dems in ONE HOUR from 9pm - 10pm on July 21, 2024.

When I say that Dems should withdraw support for Platner, I think this is both the moral *and* the pragmatic choice. This is an imploding campaign that is not going to beat Susan Collins in November. Replacement candidate is a longshot, but it's a chance, and we have to do it *right now*

Oh, Debbie’s done with y'all's bullshit.

Also there's a whole bunch of WWII anniversaries, too. And you are deciding that a weird ginger racist with a Nazi tat and a history of domestic violence is worth mortgaging your soul over when your grandfather shot people like that out of hand for good reason.

Sprinter Tommie Smith was born June 6, 1944

@kenmartin.bsky.social Facts: "The party risks betraying its own values if it won’t denounce the embattled Maine Senate candidate." And everyone who rushed to endorse in a primary should issue an unambiguous apology and retraction. I won't hold my breath. www.ms.now/opinion/grah...

We cannot built a Democratic party out of this. This is sick. bsky.app/profile/joes...

i don’t know much about middle east policy, but i do know that mossad plays a long game and will fuck. you. up. they’ll eat the current clown car of fascists running the pentagon for lunch read “hunting eichmann.” it’s an incredible book

Speaking of which: RANK ALL THREE OF THEM IN WHICHEVER ORDER YOU PREFER (make sure to write Andrea LaFlamme in the Write-in field). DO NOT RANK PLATNER. #MEpolitics

University of Maine adjunct professor Andrea LaFlamme (@andrealaflamme.bsky.social) discusses campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine after Mills drops out against Graham Platner mainecampus.com/category/new...

But I've been told time and time again that there is literally no difference between the Democratic and Republican Parties!

This is going unnoticed. There are legitimate paths although it will be small majority but it would be effective against Trump for both chambers. We have other races to invest in. Plus, I still say you can rank the other 3 candidates in Maine

The Trump family will NEVER be held accountable by Americans. It's simply not going to ever happen so get that notion out of your head. However, that doesn't mean other nations won't handle them and Jared & Ivanka are finding that out right now in Albania:

Today, on the anniversary of D-Day, I honor the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion. Erased from too many tellings of D-Day, without this segregated, all-Black unit's courage, D-Day would have sustained more casualties or even failed. 1/ www.nationalww2museum.org/events-progr...

Imagine you’re a Black person or a woman & you took months of your life studying thousands of pages of material for the promotion exam. taking your exam, scoring well, high on the list that lasts for 12 months to only be removed from the list b/c you’re not a white man. apnews.com/article/navy...

You guys, the White House accidentally ordered 10x the amount of Porta-Potties that they needed. The lawn is just acres of Porta-Potties. It’s all fenced off and you can’t see, but I took this photo through a hole in the fence netting.

“As revelations have emerged around Platner, at least two feminist political groups — National Organization for Women PAC and Vote for Equality — encouraged Maine voters to vote for Mills, who will still appear on the ballot.” www.nvdaily.com/associated_p...

About #GrahamPlatner. We’ve seen this script before. The qualified woman gets passed over. The “damaged” male star gets defended. Everyone tells women to stay quiet for the greater good. We won’t stay quiet. Not now. Not ever. 🎧 Shitlist by L7.

So now absolutely nothing matters but beating the GOP. You couldn’t ride with this logic in 2024 but now that it’s a straight White man with a Nazi tattoo and troubling allegations it’s eyes on the prize. Fuck y’all racist piece of shit hypocrites for real.

10/10. NO NOTES!

I mean. Our entire set of current conundrums right now from top to bottom is largely a result of a violent rejection of the idea that white men should be judged by the content of their characters.

"...and repeatedly asserted: “If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,” adding that this would not be in “a sexual way, not in a gay way”. Fifield told the paper: “He was like, I would rape them to show them that I’m dominant.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

6 June 1936 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Steindlerová, was born. She was deported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 16 October 1944 with her mother Gertruda. They were both probably murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- ▶ Gas chambers of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

apparently i vastly over-estimated everyone’s morality when i said “we all know nazis are bad”