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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".

There are multiple candidates in the Maine Senate race. Why pick the one with the Nazi tattoo?

If you're concerned about AIPAC - which honestly seems very ill-informed here- you might look a little harder into Platner's stepbrother. Try reading the document that was posted.

Isn't the argument Dem leadership is pushing Mills and Platner is the "fresh" alternative from upstart, younger Dem consultants?

This is a missing piece that I & some retired Marines were trying to figure out when this story broke.

Every tattoo is in their file. New tattoos are updated. This tattoo is strictly prohibited & he absolutely would've known WHY immediately.

He has no plausible deniability, it's all lies.

Once again, I am begging people to remember there are more than two candidates running to be the Democratic Senate nominee from Maine, and at least two are Army veterans who did NOT get Nazi tattoos.

mainemorningstar.com/race-details...

Um you guys may be talking about the same people, or different people, but either way maybe take a deep breath
* the governor of Maine, who is running for Senator, is Janet Mills
* the senior senator for Maine, who is up for re-election, is Susan Collins

'See you in court': Trump and Maine's governor spar over trans athlete order The Maine Principals' Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.

Janet Mills made a stand for trans students in her state that was stronger and braver than any other governor. She risked tanking her entire state budget by defying Trump. And she won.

Is she a "corporate Dem"? Don't know what that means, but she did something very brave for a marginalized group.

strongly feel, though cannot prove, that Justice Dems started out as an op.

I do think, or cautiously hope, that Justice Dems backfired as an op in that it delivered AOC who is, yes, a lightning rod for criticism, but also a very canny politician who is doing a lot of good.

Multiple commentators have pointed out that "Iraq War" would have been a better choice than "Gulf War". "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "Second Gulf War" had too many characters. To me "Iraq War" sounded like 1991, but that would have been the best choice here.

This account has repeatedly said: the goal is a Dem majority Senate that can bring accountability for Jan 6, including to the Senators that were directly involved in creating it (Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley). Don't vote in Maine and tbh figure multiple Maine candidates could win - but not Platner.

Exactly, they have no game plan for if Platner is the candidate, no thought on the strategy besides getting him past Mills.

There are good people in the DSA, and also attempts to influence. That is tbh common throughout politics. You just have to assume that in any group there's a mix. Even in wildly astroturfed and foreign-steered groups like Medea Benjamin's Code Pink, most people are genuine and unaware.

I don't see any way Platner can be telling the truth. He should expect scrutiny as a US Senate candidate. That comes with the job. If he can't handle that, he's not ready for the Senate. He can and should show his paperwork to the public.

Not sure what the comment about rich people is aimed at.

He went IRR for a year, he wasn't trying to re-enlist, just come back to active duty.

If Platner is telling the truth he's welcome to show his paperwork. Which he'll surely do now since this is going viral, if he is innocent. Right? He has every means of defending against a false allegation.

Hoping journalists will do that. Begged journalists to do it and no one would. Got the advice, if the thread goes viral, then journalists will finally respond. So that's the goal here.

My friend you are expending a lot of energy on an issue that seems very emotional for you.

OK buddy, it's a free country and you can believe what you want to believe.

There's 18 pages of documentation there. People who care about the race will read it. People who want to shitpost online won't.

Just agreed that based on comments received, Iraq War would be the better term. At the time of drafting, the choice wasn't clear.

Not sure what your issue is. You can conclude that the thread was not drafted by a Middle East specialist. And you would be right! But anything past that is.. a stretch.

You are literally saying, this thread about someone's lies (for carefully documented reasons) must be a lie because I decided a single word choice is deeply sus. Do you not see how ridiculous that sounds?

You guys are really stretching here for no reason - literally drafted that Tweet going back and forth between Gulf War and Iraq War. Why waste all your energy being weirdly suspicious and accusing people of lying?