Roundup
(1) New icky revelations about Graham Platner to go with the old icky revelations about Graham Platner:
Shortly after Graham Platner launched his bid for a Maine Senate seat last year, his wife Amy Gertner told aides that she had seen sexually explicit texts on his phone, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The disclosure, which occurred in late August, came when aides were conducting opposition research. Gertner said she had told the campaign aide about the texts to several women, to make sure they didn’t pose a risk to her husband’s campaign, the WSJ reported.
This occurred in 2025, and the couple had been married in 2024. The texts themselves remain uncharacterized except in the very general sense of being “sexually explicit,” but I wonder if they were the sort of thing that got Anthony Weiner in trouble. Then again, the times they have a-changed. But Platner seems like one of the more repulsive candidates around, and that’s saying something.
(2) Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan won’t be running for president in 2028. I doubt she would have been a strong candidate, and she probably read the writing on the wall about that.
(3) Speaking of Michigan and candidates, the frontrunner for the Democrats, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, has this to say: he “struggles” with the question of whether Israel has the right to exist as “a Jewish state.” More here:
Abdul El Sayed, a progressive Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, told an audience that he “struggles” to answer questions about whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state.
My first reaction to people who question whether Israel has “a right to exist” is usually, “Go pound sand.” Israel is a nuclear power with one of the most advanced militaries, economies, and technological infrastructures in the world. And yet, for some reason, and it’s not difficult to guess what that reason is, people are constantly pondering whether a Jewish state should exist. They exist because they fought to exist.
But El Sayed’s reasoning exposes a confused and warped worldview.“The question becomes,” he goes on, “how do you sustain democracy if you don’t have a Jewish majority? And then to say it’s Jewish by power, are there particular offices that have to be held by Jewish people? If so, what kind of Jewish people?”
First of all, El Sayed has it backward. Israel sustains a democracy because it’s a Jewish state.
I’ll tell you how you don’t “sustain a democracy”: by giving the Palestinians a state or any “right of return” to Israel proper. That would destroy any semblance of “liberal values,” tout de suite.
Ah, so Al-Sayed is a sort of concern troll, worried about the future of Israel as a democracy – the only one in the Middle East, by the way. A Jewish state that has plenty of Muslims and Christians with full rights – unlike all the Muslim states in the area who do not allow Jews in their territory.
(4) This charming event happened recently, in which an ICE protestor threatened an ICE agent and his family, in no uncertain terms:
ICE Newark rioter: “I HAVE YOUR FACE, MOTHERF***ER”
“Your WHOLE F***ING FAMILY is DEAD!”
“Your KIDS. Your WIFE. ALL DEAD!”
This is the type of TERRORISM Democrats WANT ICE agents to face by de-masking them.
It turns out that free speech has limits, and the protester/threatener was located and arrested by the feds:
The arrest came just hours after Blanche promised the protester, who was captured on video, would be found and arrested.
“That’s a federal crime,” Blanche said on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show” on Thursday. “Not only threatening the ICE officer — but think about how disgusting this individual is by threatening his wife and his children with death.
The guy doing the threatening was not wearing a mask, which helped authorities to identify him.
(5) Meanwhile, from New Jersey’s governor:
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill just caved and is siding with the anti-ICE mob at Delaney Hall. She’s now actively blocking the expansion of ICE operations and setting up a “safe zone” for protesters.
(6) Here’s a courageous woman:
Anila Ali, a Pakistan native turned fearless DC-based civil rights advocate, defiantly told The Post “nothing is deterring me” from marching in the annual event that celebrates the Jewish state – even after a Democratic socialist city councilwoman condemned Ali to hell for showing her support for Jews this week at a rally in front of Gracie Mansion.
The 58-year-old powerhouse founder of the American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council said she plans to march with a few dozen Muslim supporters, including an imam and children, despite a barrage of intimidation tactics from “nefarious forces” for daring to show solidarity with Israel.
Democrat/ Marxist states are filing one after another practically declaring separation from the Federal government just to protect Illegals.
If their going to throw out Federal officers what’s next? Throwing out the Federal Constitution?
Hope Anila has no troubles, brave woman
I have never understood what people mean when they say Israel (or any other state) has or has not a “right to exist”. I don’t think it’s a concept that really applies. I get that it might work as a cumbersome way of saying a person has a right to life, but beyond that, I’m baffled.
3) Taqiyya
4) By definition, there is no place for the barbaric in a civil-ized society. Revocation of citizenship and mandatory deportation is the appropriate consequence. Permanent removal from the ‘gene pool’ for any subsequent attempt to illegally reenter.
5) ‘NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill is now actively blocking the expansion of ICE operations and setting up a “safe zone” for protesters.’
Charge her with INSURRECTION!
6) Very courageous but exhibiting a bit of cognitive dysfunction. Islam’s ‘theology’ is quite clear that Israel does NOT have a right to exist. Nothing within Islam permits or supports her position. Equivalent to declaring you’re a Nazi, while stating that the Jews are fine people deserving of support.
Skip,
Napoleon rightly advised his generals to, “never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake!” So too with States approaching insurrection. In fact, Trump should do all he can to covertly egg them on. Let them embrace the ‘suck’ when they FAFO…
Re: Abdul El Sayed
Yes, he is a dangerous, self-satisfied bigot.
Bad news. He is a handsome fellow, was a Rhodes scholar, captain of his Oxford lacrosse team, got his MD from Columbia and has had an impressive career in medicine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
He may be hard to beat.
A few posts about candidates of interest.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/its-important-to-get-the-facts-straight-graham-platner-questioned-the-armenian-genocide-in-now-deleted-post-called-mass-slaughter-an-incident/
“‘I don’t think he’s going to do very well with Armenian voters in Maine,’ an Armenian human rights activist in the state said”
Platner condemns the “Israeli genocide in Gaza” but temporizes about the Turks.
“The problem with your statement is that Turkey fully admits the Incident happened, the issue is whether it was in fact genocide or if it was mass killing/displacement,” Platner opined.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/michigans-el-sayed-asked-whether-the-democratic-party-has-an-antisemitism-problem-pivots-to-apartheid-and-genocide/
He has mastered the Democrat parlor trick of condemning violence and espousing love for everyone while supporting attacks on Israel and hating Jews.
https://freebeacon.com/satire/sorry-haters-james-talarico-not-gay-analysis-finds/
Neo didn’t mention the Texas election in this post, but I’m sure everyone has been just dying to know for sure!
(It’s by Andrew Stiles – IYKYK)
Eeyore, I’m pretty sure that given all the “rights” rackets making the rounds these days—hyuge moral issue, ya’ understand—declaring with all the earnestness one can muster (or fake) that “Israel has no RIGHT to exist” is a lot easier on the ears (and moral sensibilities) than “We gotta’ destroy the MF Zio Entity” or “Israel’s existence is dripping in blood and Original Sin” or “There are simply too, too many Jewish states on this planet…”
(It’s an optics thang…Jus’ sayin’.)
#2.
I believe she recently changed her mind on that. (Quoting James Bond, even!)
#3.
Another “My Struggle” dude, eh?
Heh, brings to mind the pained response of the ever-uber-cultured, high-brow, classical music loving/playing Professor Edward Said when he was asked the pointed question regarding the massive massacre of Jews that WOULD inevitably take place if/when a Palestinian state REPLACES the Jewish one…
(Ah yes, grappling with all these oh-so-troubling “moral” issues…with such chin-stroking gravitas…)
#1.
So Platner’s an America-hating, Anti-Semitic, totally irresponsible, lying—AND MYSOGINISTIC—low-life?
Seems like the absolutely PERFECT Democratic Party candidate!
Wow! Kiddie-porn, too?
https://instapundit.com/800333/
Must say, Platner’s a real Renaissance man!
(As they say, “Perversity is our strength…” Hey! Shall we do Talarico?)
Not sure that’s in fact the case.
Apparently, the Qur’an includes something along the lines that while Arabia was allocated to da’ Moslems, the land “from the river to the sea” was allocated to da’ Jews. Moreover, there are even scholars of Islam who today—more than somewhat courageously—echo this declaration (or should one say, “inconvenient truth”?).
Go figure.
Check out the post from Instapundit, and especially follow its link to Shipwreckedcrew’s tweet (which comes from a Twitchy post about an article in The Atlantic):
https://x.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/2060724232636842477
See also this RedState post about another Platner oopsie.
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/05/30/the-oyster-man-continues-to-deliver-the-latest-hit-on-the-dems-golden-boy-develops-with-graham-platner-n2202878
To me, it looks like the “gearing up oppo-research on Platner to begin setting up defenses” either didn’t go far enough, or discounted what was found, and the DNC has panicked over what is now being revealed by the pouncing Republicans.
Explaining away the Nazi tattoo was supposed to clear up all his problems (did the Democrats really think it was NOT a problem — or was it a surprise to the Machine?), but having to do the same thing with ever-worsening disclosures has finally reached a tipping point.
I do have a question: why didn’t the Party want Mills to be the candidate? If there was ever a reason given, I missed it somehow.
And how in the world did they settle on Platner to replace her? If they really did think that another manufactured he-man would swing Independent or TDS-Republican voters, why him?
Commenters at Instapundit have some additional insights, but this one intrigues me the most, since the Democrats are now trying to pull Platner out without enraging their base (“the Republicans made us do it”).
Are they looking at what Collins’ campaign might know that would have tanked Platner in the General Election?
New from the Platner campaign, but (in light of the above speculations) I think Twitchy has the mic-drop take.
(embedded Tweets not indented)
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/05/30/platner-campaign-posts-video-of-dem-candidates-wife-making-a-clean-up-in-aisle-uh-oh-statement-n2428755
A Red State commenter answered one of my questions – is this what really happened?
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/05/30/the-oyster-man-continues-to-deliver-the-latest-hit-on-the-dems-golden-boy-develops-with-graham-platner-n2202878#comment-6882914145
ELEVEN IN A ROW!! Gas prices DOWN 11 straight days – at a 30-day low!!!
https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2026/05/eleven-in-row-gas-prices-down-11.html