I remain haunted by this death, he seemed like such a kind and gentle soul who deserved so much better.

This asshole needs to be yeeted into the sun.

This is absolutely correct. The relationships between Senators are hugely important and generally speaking, the decent and collegial Senators get more done as a result. It's not really a place for the personally defective. With Platner, I have a hard time seeing what he would bring to the Senate.

I think the fact that he's a bad person is part of his appeal. Supporting him is a transgressive act in the same way that supporting Trump was transgressive.

I know, instinctively, that Mike Johnson is a pedo...

I'm the guy who wrote that the GOP has a Nazi problem, so you might excuse me for being a bit concerned about the guy who worked for Blackwater while sporting a Totenkopf tattoo.

1973: Same

It's the behavior of a bully, imposing his presence in a place that hates him. All the inconvenience is a feature of this to him, the whole point of the exercise.

This is horrific and shameful.

A generation about which it can be said left the world a worse place than when they entered it. From the environment to democracy itself, boomers failed every challenge before them, leaving the world full of racism, antisemitism and other forms of hate. Terrible stewardship of what they inherited.

Well, to be fair, it doesn't require a tough question to get him to crap his pants.

Forget about Hegseth. This is the real D-Day celebration right here.

82 years ago, 14,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach, many of whom would never come home.   On the anniversary of D-Day, we pause to honour those who served and sacrificed.

And it starts with the parasite in chief, who used our nomination process twice to further his agenda to the detriment of the party.

The awkward thing is it's not a genocide, so calling it a genocide constitutes antisemitic blood libel. If you say "I don't like the war", "I think its apartheid", "there might be crimes against humanity", etc, all good. If you call it a genocide that's literally Goebels shit.

They're coming for Griswold, which established a right to privacy and therefore the right to make personal decisions about birth control. First time I've seen a 2026 candidate mention it and a clear sign that Rep. Stevens understands what's at stake. She's the right choice for Senate in Michigan.

"Trump is a weak ass pussy" is a very underrated line of attack that has the virtue of being absolutely true. He's the original snowflake.

Bruises may heal but the stench from embracing a turd lingers forever.

#StandUpToJewishHate How hatred of Jews has always morphed into terrorism, violence and death for Jewish people. This is a story about, a potent mix of militant integral nationalism, populist scapegoating, and the chaotic power vacuum created by the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

It’s the anniversary of #DDay. Take time today to remember & honor the young men (not only men, but mostly) who poured onto those beaches, directly into brutal fire, to defeat the Nazis. We wouldn’t have the freedoms we have if not for them. Fight for democracy in their name.

These people are weird af.

Scott is a great candidate and I think he has a real shot at this Senate seat.

I don't often have anything good to say about Ronald Reagan, but on this anniversary of D-Day, his speech on the 40th anniversary is so good as we remember the "boys of pointe du Hoc" voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/ronald-reaga...

It's about having standards for our candidates. He's an abuser and misogynist with a Nazi tattoo and *zero* relevant experience. I expect us to be better than Republicans. This guy just doesn't measure up. It's not about issues, it's about his ability to do the job. He's a bad candidate.

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...

Republicans once sacrificed a Senate seat on the strategic calculation that they were better off without a disreputable colleague—a choice that Democrats now face, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.

I think Jones is a solid pick in this category. Organize the hell out of the Black vote there and then try like hell to pick off enough of the white vote to get over the top. My own entry in this category is Scott Colum in MS. I think there's upside potential with Black voters due 2 VRA redistrict'g

IMO the support for Platner is driven by desperation. When you act out of desperation most times you make bad decisions. Your judgement is clouded & you overlook glaring issues. There are better candidates in winnable races that need your support. You can do better than Platner. We must do better.

Bad candidates like Platner also complicate the process of remediation of Trumpism.

He is awful, and all we can do is continue to reiterate the view that he's not representative of the party as a whole or its values. I hope that the latest revelations put a dent in his primary vote, but it seems likely that he's still going to be the nominee, which sucks.

This is well stated. 🎯🎯🎯

There's nothing progressive about them. You don't get meaningful change in this country without remediating the unfair exclusion of historically disadvantaged groups to power. Centering white men is the opposite of that.

Nobody who cares about women and women's issues should be defending him. He's an abuser and misogynist.

The AIDS pandemic was the first harbinger of this. I was diagnosed nearly 35 years ago and most of my friends from my 20s and 30s are no longer with us and I dodged a bullet myself 4 years ago with an aggressive lymphoma. Having access to great care made the difference. This is all very plausible.

It's shameful.

Well, even Hitler toned things down for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Trump, not so much.

Platner lies as effortlessly as Trump.

This chud would have been defending Hitler all through April 1945...

Mine's next Friday. But really, any day would be good for It to happen.

Don't overlook Mississippi, either. Or Maine without Platner.

Live shot of Platner HQ right now:

Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

Here we go!

There is no conceivable objection that an ethical President could raise over this. It's quite reasonable.

Nobody threw Palestine under the bus, you retromingent dolt. You cretins did by sitting back and letting Trump win. Nobody is better off for this, except Elon Musk and other billionaires. Perhaps at some point you will come to grips with this, but I'm not particularly hopeful.

But none of you actually give a damn about genocide, because it was quite obvious to anyone with functioning neurons that Trump would be worse on Gaza and was capable of initiating new genocides, which he in fact did. Your insistence on purity cost us all.

Bad take. Patriotism takes many forms, one of which is calling the nation to live up to its professed ideals. "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." James Baldwin

Tell me again about how Hakeem Jeffries is a bad minority leader...

Yeah, I think it's pretty clear now that the nullification of the 14th and 15th Amendments is where this is all headed. Which is why a cogent plan for court reform is so damn necessary heading into 2028.

I really don't go for "enemy of the people" rhetoric, but this Court is something far worse: a clear enemy of constitutional democracy.