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I think I'm leaning more and more to the "platner is a bit" side of the bit-or-op debate. if it was a local office, but the senate is supposed to be the elite of legislature. usually not the place for politically untested candidates, but the nazism and antisemitism and homophobia, haha, I get it.

Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversies The Maine Senate candidate is bringing on a new campaign manager, among other changes.

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platner himself admitted to "homophobic slurs, anti-LGBTQ+ jokes, and sexually explicit stories denigrating gay men" made across a number of posts from like ~5 years ago, calling them "indefensible." weird, right?

if I understand correctly, the guy who supports "small wars" goes in for the "Somali fraud scheme" youtuber, bc his campaign strategy is just trying to build a "big tent."

As someone who has long been quite critical of Israel, it’s getting really tiring hearing people say obscenely antisemitic shit and responding to outrage with “criticism of Israel is ok.” Like how about prove you’re capable of even a single complex thought before saying anything about anything?

I tried to tell y’all 4 months ago that I truly felt Platner was a Nazi

The newly renovated libraries are fantastic. This is the N Portland library, which is worth checking out just for the art.

And the Portland Plan (2012) with their 20-Minute Neighborhoods Index!

however, we can come back!

okay, the blazers are getting crushed on a lot of things, but I'm going to complain about these refs, because I don't care anymore

A graph displaying poll results revealing that a majority of Democrats, Independents, Republicans, Non-MAGA Republicans and non-conservative Independents/Republicans link climate change with rising home insurance costs.

Why are Democrats afraid to talk about climate, when so many people already connect the dots between fossil fuel polluting emissions and their family’s financial costs?

Home insurance is a HUGE cost for so many families, and getting worse fast!!

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more and more curious about what you meant by "end times fascism"

love that one!

‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

Meanwhile, in other news:

"Now, though, the land is drying up. Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert. Sinkholes are appearing in farmland in the region at an increasing pace." (1/2)

“The Nazi tattoo guy who retweets white supremacists and goes on antisemitic podcasts and says both parties are the same will be a reliable democratic vote, don’t worry” I mean LISTEN TO YOURSELVES

Do not let pro-Putin voices exploit current events to launder their own agenda.

You can be against American intervention without dismissing years of documented war crimes committed by the Russian state. (1)

I was prepared for this to be, like, Hasan, who sucks shit but is a massive platform and thus is similar to going to Rogan or whatever, but this is just an obscure guntuber who believes in ZOG shit, basically.

Platner sat for lengthy interview with antisemitic conspiracy theorist, said he was ‘longtime fan’ of his show Weeks before Graham Platner promoted an antisemitic conspiracy theorist in a now-deleted social media post on Thursday, the controversial Maine Senate candidate appeared on a popular YouTube show whos...

At a certain point you just cannot keep extending someone the benefit of the doubt. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Gen. David Petraeus and Brett McGurk break down the situation in Iran

i am going to have a stroke

A brief reprieve from the US-Israel-Iran war news to share some photos from Lviv, because the western Ukrainian city was absolutely glorious today, on this first day of spring. Signs point to the long, horrible winter and freezing cold being over. The Russian attacks, however, are likely to continue

sucked to be an Astros fan growing up and run into the Braves's pitching lineup of three stone cold pitchers. maddux smoltz glavine absolutely unbreakable, and I actually am still not sure who was the best of the three.

everybody knows this about me: once the lilacs come out, I am pretty much in an incapacitated stupor of somnambulant hypnosis. It only lasts a month or two, but I metamorphosize into a creature reachable only by waves of energy yet to be discovered.

Lawson is so eloquent, worth 2 mins of your time.

not exactly challenging the "American culture is explainable purely through reverse-polarization and the Streisand effect" theory

gonna put one of these on to go to the store for some wine and broth real quick. brb

The furry Slovenian monsters who chase winter away Every year, the weird, Womble-like ‘kurents’ gather in a medieval town in northeast Slovenia for one of the world’s most flamboyant carnivals

wow!

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So happy to see Zara Larsson join @coachbalto.bsky.social & the Portland Bike Bus!! 🚲

no doubt!