Flotsam and Jetsam - Pratt Summer Turning into Platner Fall?

Graham Platner, the Democrat's choice (so far) to replace Susan Collins as Maine's Senator, remains under scrutiny. Stacy McCain at his substack Born Lucky, Platner in the Führerbunker, "Are Democrats trying to 'do a Biden' on their scandal-plagued candidate?" TownHall's Joe Chalfant, The Graham Platner Sexting Scandal Just Got a Lot More Explosive. Jeff Blehar at NRO wonders What Other Skeletons Are Lurking in Graham Platner’s Closet? News Wax reveals Platner Campaign Knew of Explicit Texts Before Senate Bid Gained Momentum. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Graham Platner's Senate Campaign Is Finished. JJ Sefton at Aces weighs in with The Morning Report. "BANGOR, he hardly knew her!" Nick Arama at RedState thinks you should Watch: Platner Weighs in on 'Sexting' Story - It's an Absolute Trainwreck. VodkaPundit at Insty, derisively calls him a CLASS ACT, HIDING BEHIND YOUR WIFE: Maine Senate Dem Graham Platner puts wife Amy on video to defend against claims he was posting on creepy hookup app. "Related: Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversies. ... and And here’s the background on what happened with McDonald: Mamdani spin doctor accused of threatening Graham Platner’s ex-staffer before she blew whistle on sexting scandal." Althouse hosts "Hey everyone, it’s Amy. Um, I wanted to make a statement today and—oh, sorry, I’m getting eaten by bugs." "Um, I wanted to make a statement today in response to a couple of news articles that are out there about my marriage to Graham." With a poll. "That felt raw and honest and kind of beautiful or It was evil to force her out there like that, stammering through repeated takes, pestered by insects, subordinated to her man, who... what kind of man is he who won't stand up for himself but sends out his wife, a wife who's obviously fragile and in need of a warm embrace and masculine protection?"At Twitchy, Pray for Krystal Ball: Her Husband, Kyle Kulinski, Says ALL Republicans = Pedophiles, Rapists & Murderers. Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow @bsky.social) @KyleKulinski, "Sorry, we’re not doing this when every Republican is a pedophile a rapist and a child murderer. It could be 300 women. Don’t care. Quote NewsWire @NewsWire_US, "Maine Democratic Senate Frontrunner Graham Platner Engulfed in Sex-Text Scandal After Wife Alerts Campaign to Explicit Messages With Up to 6 Women."

Driscoll at Insty is celebrating PRATT SUMMER with Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Ro Khanna is asked about the LA Mayor’s race between Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt — and what it shows about how Californians are feeling towards Democrat incumbents. Khanna: There is hurt and anger about the fires. I blame Trump." jay plemons @jayplemons, "Victor Davis Hanson: In collapsing California, Karen Bass is backed by two groups — ultra-wealthy elites safe in their bubbles and subsidized poor who are living better than back home. The financial trap closes on the working class. The carpenters, electricians, and delivery drivers keeping the cities functional pay the highest gas and income taxes in the continental United States. They fund the programs but receive none of the benefits. They earn too much to qualify for state subsidies but lack the millions required to buy their way into secure zip codes. Time for Spencer Pratt." And a new Pratt ad:

Only you can save LA. Vote Spencer Pratt pic.twitter.com/ZSI46tLcyy

— Gene Parmesan (@dsonoiki) May 31, 2026

And at Insty VodkaPundit reports BILL WHITTLE JOINED THE SPENCER PRATT VIDEO VOLUNTEER BRIGADE, good, but not great. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn on To Live and Die on Camera in Karen Bass's LA. Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt Wow. Somebody just died on Karen's livestream. LAPD is setting up a white tent to cover the body. This isn't a reality show, it's a horror film. Please pray for this city."

"Vote Bass....4 More Years, 4 More Years" pic.twitter.com/KKR1JXU2f6

— Hořící Drak (@JAYMADDIS) May 31, 2026

Clyp Keeper @DGrayTexas45, "LA Mayor candidate Nithya Raman has publicly said: “I don’t think a kid is gonna be safer because a tent is 500 feet away from a school”. 3 days ago a FAKE encampment was set up outside her home, a visibly shaken Raman said: “I have two little kids. They didn’t see it, luckily this morning” Do these people ever listen to themselves?!?" Leslie Eastman at LI, LAPD Clears Homeless Encampment Overrun by Rats Near Residential Neighborhood. "Meanwhile, LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt promised to unplug the drug-addicts from the NGOs that were supporting the conditions creating the rat-infested encampments." LA now has a typhus problem, thanks to homeless encampments and rats. At the OCR (cited at Hat Hair) Becerra Now Leads, Tightening Race for No. 2 Spot in California Governor Race.

PoIiMath @politicalmath, "Just this last week, the entire left-of-center world told you that you had to vote for a Texas Democrat because the Republican was an adulterer Now they will tell you that you have to vote for the adulterer with a Nazi tattoo because the most moderate Republican in the Senate isn't moderate enough." Quote Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher, "Ms. McDonald said Ms. Gertner told her that her husband had been exchanging sexual messages with as many as a dozen women. A current Platner campaign official said Mr. Platner had been communicating with up to six women." Tim O'Brien at PJM, Busted! Leftist Media Wants You to Think Talarico Is Polling Ahead of Paxton in Texas. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed has Advice for Ken Paxton "Paxton must start by challenging Talarico's deeply flawed biblical exegesis. This is perhaps counter to the advice of the typical campaign consultant, which is to steer clear of attacking an opponent's religious views. But we're no longer in the realm of typical political campaigns. Talarico's butchered Christianity is his campaign. If Paxton avoids addressing Talarico's biblical views, he'll lose, and badly." Joe Chalfant sees a Democrat Candidate's Staffer Causes Physical Altercation With GOP Constituent Who Dared to Ask Questions, in Colorado. "A staffer on the campaign to elect climate radical Manny Rutinel was captured on film physically intervening when a Republican constituent filmed themselves asking the candidate if he believed that meat consumption was morally wrong."

At Da Caller, Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger Accused Of Sacking Top University Official To Appease Leftist Base. There's no appeasing her base. There's only whetting their appetite. Larry Elder at Hat Hair enjoys schadenfreude as Debbie Wasserman Schultz Learns the Cost of Racial Identity Politics.

Stu Cvrk at Am Great explains Why the SAVE Act Matters, "An election integrity advocate's case." CBD at Ace's says Yes, Our Elections Are Dirty, But How Exactly Does It Happen? "Obviously the most secure election system is same-day voting in person, with paper ballots and mandatory ID checks against a master list that is reviewed every year, and purged of all names not of United States citizens. Judicial Watch Scrutinizes 873,000 Inactive Voter Registrations in California."

Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – CNN Dana Bash Advances Partisan Narrative That 250th American Anniversary Should Not be a Joyful Event. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Anyone who claims the lack of joy about the 250th is a function of a rough economy was not alive in 1976. The country rocked in its 200th celebration and the economy was a FREAKING MESS. ..." The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "The fact that we are having a hard time throwing America a 250th birthday party because leftists are threatening to kill everyone involved is the most zeitgeist shit I’ve ever seen in my life." Bookshelf Q. Battler @bookshelfbattle, "In any other era, Hollywood would have made hay this summer. Networks could have broadcast concerts and events, fireworks. Maybe a few blockbuster history movies. It’s all about the narrative. Trump is president so life must suck. If concert held, people might think Trump not bad." Byron York @ByronYork, "Sadly true. So what now? 1) Stick with the Great American State Fair concept. Make it a sprawling display of the local economies and cultures of each of the 50 states. 2) De-celebritize the events. Don't try to book stars. Republicans have always lost at that game, and doubly so with Trump. At the moment, show business appears to be largely made up of a) entertainers and businessmen who hate Trump, and b) entertainers and businessmen who are scared of being accused of not hating Trump. Why waste time with them? 3) Make music a big part of the events by showcasing U.S. military bands. There are a lot of military bands and orchestras, and they are very, very good. 4) Make the 4th of July a traditional 4th of July, with the exception of a turbocharged America 250 fireworks show. 5) No starring role for Trump. He'll be the President of the United States watching over the events with pride. 6) If anyone calls it hokey, fine. Old-fashioned hokey patriotism is good." Quote Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "I’m actually pretty pissed at how badly they’ve bungled America 250. First they tried to invite Milli Vanilli and a bunch of other absurdly washed up geriatric one hit wonders. Then when that didn’t work they decided to convert the event into a Trump rally where Trump will talk x.com/whitehouse/sta…" John Lucas at Bravo Blue, Is the Country Smothering Under a Blanket of Darkness? Or Is There Room for Hope and Optimism? "If you want to know the answer to that, do not consult our media. Take a fresh look around you and talk to normal Americans."

From Breitbart, Cubans Risk State Oppression to Wish Marco Rubio Happy Birthday. Matt Forney @mattforney, "Wow just wow another Latin American country where the left has mysteriously collapsed after USAID was annihilated." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: Trump-like right wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella WINS Colombia's election round 1, getting MORE VOTES than the leftist despite trailing the polls..." Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "Based on their current trajectories… The Milei/Bukele model will bring sweeping prosperity to South America, while Europe declines into the third world."

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – Volodymyr Zelenskyy Appears on Face the Nation, as Palantir Technology Discovered Within Ukraine Targeting Systems and Sunday Talks – President Trump Discusses Current Status of Iran Negotiations. RedState's Ward Clark hears a New Report: Iran President Pezeshkian Steps Down Citing Total IRGC Control, so at least we know who we're actually dealing with. Ken Timmerman at Am Great thinks We Are Only in Act III of the Iran War. "To deal or not to deal. That is the question the Iranians are asking themselves today." I think it's about time to give the IRGC a little encouragement, using the military. 

At Althouse, Not obese. ""The 6-foot-3 president weighs 238 pounds, having gained 14 pounds since his physical last year — meaning he is technically 'overweight' and is about 1.6 pounds shy of being classified as 'obese,' according to body mass index calculations. Trump was encouraged to increase his physical activity and pursue continued weight loss, according to the report." From "Trump’s doctor says he is in ‘excellent health’ after latest checkup/While the president’s medical report says he remains fit to serve, independent physicians have raised questions about the recurrent bruises on his hands and swelling in his legs" (WaPo)."

Shipwreckedcrew envisions A Plan To Kill the Anti-Weaponization Fund? Is There An Expectation That The Liberal Judiciary Will Do The Dirty Work?, "I suspect the Democrats, and some anti-Trump GOP, have a plan that could work because time is short -- defeating their effort will likely require the Trump Administration to defy the courts." MD Kittle at Da Fed show how Two Lives Upended By Vindictive Prosecutors Underscore The Need For Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Sister Toldja at RedState thinks you should Watch: Media Split Screen Just Crushes It on NJ Situation As Mikie Sherrill Spins Like a Top. More "fiery but peaceful" protests. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Civilian action short-circuits the communist tactics. Their objective is to provoke an escalating GOVERNMENT response. When civilians show up to counter them, it screws up their whole strategy. That’s why the Proud Boys were treated like Al Qaeda by Democrat regimes." Quote Julio Rosas @Julio_Rosas11 "ICE supporters chant “ICE ICE WE LOVE ICE!” as anti-ICE protesters shout back at them outside Delaney Hall. New Jersey State Police are on scene." Gad Saad @GadSaad, "The only thing that stops violent men from raping you and your society are other men who are equally willing to be violent in stopping the rapists. The West has decided that the highest virtue is to quietly comply with the destruction of your civilization because to do otherwise is bigoted toward the rapists. It really is that simple." Jeff Anderson at CJ celebrates Trump’s Border Triumph. "A recently revised estimate from the Congressional Budget Office finds 1.5 million fewer illegal immigrants in the country than would have been the case had Biden’s policies continued."

From Campus Reform, Violent threats prompted cancellation of a University of Washington event featuring Chloe Cole, a prominent detransitioner. "'This shows how little free speech is actually tolerated on the UW campus…' a conservative student told Campus Reform."