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That Platner was deployed at Abu Ghraib was widely reported
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Yes, but his campaign staff are under NDAs now, which is why it seems important to have clear evidence he was told - as in the 2009 tattoo review.

TBH had not anticipated his earlier "The Marines lost my paperwork" excuse. Think it is likely a lie. Surely Collins staff will figure out if it is.

Are you talking about the CNN KFile report that Platner was in the Reddit conversation with someone talking about a Totenkopf, or is there another CNN Platner story?

Is that the infamous tunnel? Not a good place for visitor visibility but tbh a good place to commemorate bravery. Maybe 2 plaques, one here and one somewhere more visible?

Well that was the question - but Miller's interests have always seemed more focused on domestic policy, and @emptywheel.bsky.social doesn't flag him as being involved here.

Jill Stein is a propagandist; she may be quite intelligent at getting her desired AI slop to her audience.

Do you think Lindsay is running errands for Bibi, or for Putin, or for someone else? It seems unlikely this is his personal idea.

So who do you think was driving this, if Rubio was sidelined?

The doc has a reference section on military policies but is perhaps a bit light on contract terms as they are so very, VERY easily searchable.

If Platner feels this thread is damaging he is free to respond, as a candidate for public office, by releasing his service record and his tattoo reviews.

You are free to read the document. Platner enlisted in 2004, why would you think his contract ended in 2008? Feel free to post a long thread yourself, but be mindful that people are posting screenshots of Platner Reddit posts talking about how his sleeve tattoos should be grandfathered.

that is the source document with references

link in Skeet 2

Platner was a Marine on IRR when he tried to return to active duty, in the 5th year of his military service obligation. He left the Marines only after being denied.

Platner did not try to re-enlist. He signed an 8-year military contract in 2004. In 2009 he was a Marine on Individual Ready Reserve, trying to go back on active duty.

Platner himself uses the term "re-enlist", but he did not leave the Marine Corps til after he was denied a return to active duty.

Your first post argues that Platner was re-enlisting and would not be grandfathered. Now you concede that's wrong. Will you take down that first post?

Obviously we need to understand from primary sources. The document states that. Platner has 2 different stories now. That can be fact-checked.

Platner not trying to re-enlist, he was in the 5th year of his military contract, on IRR.

Someone has dug up a Reddit post in which Platner says he left the Marines because they lost his tattoo paperwork. You can challenge on those grounds, but realize that he himself admits hie was grandfathered.

OK will update with that information.

I wondered about that but think he is likely just using sloppy language because he's on a popular podcast.

Yes, I watered it down to admit that possibility. The domain info was updated on August 8 so it's possible that involved a change of ownership.

But Platner didn't leave the Marines in 2008, so didn't need to re-enlist. He signed an 8-year military contract in 2004, went from active duty to "Independent Ready Reserve" in 2008, then asked to go back to active duty.

Articles about Platner use the term "re-enlist" but they are being sloppy.

That's an earlier incarnation - that archive is from 2020

A domain flipper would clear up one controversy but 1) it's an odd domain to purchase, and 2) there are other domains he could use, and 3) the official timeline is still only weeks; why waste some of it negotiating for a domain?

If Platner's team bought it it'd be easy to say so and clear this up.

This is going to be my last comment.

If someone with a problematic past is trying to run in a major political race, he *and his supporters* should learn how to deal with voter concerns in some way other than lashing out and telling people they're stupid.

I don't think this article is the complete story but it is a very important addition to what we know. It does not explain the 2023 campaign website domain registration.

I missed this article and will add it to the list

I amended the timeline to reflect that the trip must have been in August before the announcement.

Oh! I missed that timing

May I gently say that the internet is full of things you may not like to read and if you don't like this one the best thing to do is block and move on.

No one is questioning Platner's disability. They are questioning his ability to be a full-time US Senator if he is sufficiently disabled by PTSD to be receiving maximum disability benefits. [repost for typo fix]

The entire premise of Platner's campaign, voiced by himself and by his promoters, is that he is the voice of the "working class", and speaks more authentically to working people than do other candidates. For that reason alone, it matters whether he is indeed "working class".