Flotsam and Jetsam - Platner's Next Boot Falls a Credible Rape Tale

The Nazi-tattooed, oyster shuckin' nepo baby with the rough beard, and rougher voice, Graham Platner, who was recently voted the Democrat nominee for Maine's senate seat currently held by Susan Collins, after credible allegations of sexual abuse from a woman allied to conservatives, has now been accused of a home invasion and rape by a woman aligned with the Democrats, five years ago. Way to pick 'em! This is allegedly one of the allegations that the NYT knew about, but chose not to run when they ran the first allegation. Ace, Herr Docktor Bugfokker Cancels Campaign Events as Unknown Parties Begin Polling the Strength of Other Candidates to Replace Graham Platner "There are rumors of a fresh Graham Platner scandal about to drop, even as the drop-dead deadline for replacing a candidate in Maine fast approaches. (I believe the deadline is July 13.)" Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Latest Graham Platner Allegation Just Dropped at Politico.

That night in late 2021, she said she had exchanged text messages with him and told him not to come over, saying she wasn’t in the mood for company. Later that evening, she said she realized when she heard a sound on the stairs that he had let himself into her house, which was unlocked.

Platner came up the stairs, Racicot said, to where she was on a couch. He got on top of her and kept grabbing her, she said, while she repeatedly told him to stop and that she wasn’t interested. Racicot said she smelled alcohol on his breath and believed he was “almost blackout drunk” because Platner ignored her protests and continued to grab her after knocking over an antique sewing kit, spilling small needles everywhere.

“I had been telling him these words, like: ‘No, don’t,’” she recalled. “And, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there’s no consent here,” she said.

Racicot said she tried to separate herself from Platner by telling him she couldn’t be in that room anymore, after which he followed her to her bedroom and had sex with her against her will. She said he also ejaculated inside of her despite her telling him not to, as she was not using birth control at the time.

She went to clean herself up, she said, and when she returned, Platner had fallen asleep. She contemplated waking him up to kick him out, but worried he could hurt someone driving in the state he was in.

The following morning, she said, Platner tried to put his arm around her and she pushed him away. She said she asked him whether he remembered what had happened the previous night; according to Racicot, Platner said he didn’t remember. Racicot said she told him to leave and never contact her again.

Sundance at CTH, Woman Who Previously Dated Maine Democrat Candidate Graham Platner Says He Raped Her. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Breaking and entering followed by a credible rape allegation is how I read this." Quote Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "Politico: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.” Ace, Graham Platner: Any Suggestion That I Strong-Arm Raped Someone After Bursting Into Her Home Uninvited Is Categorically False, But I'm Now Working Out a "Path Forward" from This Totally False Accusation, "No one who speaks German could be an evil man. Unfortunately, this comes a week too soon." VodkaPundit at PJM asks Is Platner Out? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Nazi-Tatted Kik Creep Canceling Campaign Events: UPDATE: Date Rape? UPDATE: Platner Responds. At NRO, Graham Platner Reflecting on ‘Path Forward’ After Latest Bombshell Sexual Assault Allegation. Ben Whedon at JTN asserts Platner planning to drop out of Maine Senate race: Report. "Platner has faced a period of poor media coverage over his previous Reddit posts and Totenkopf tattoo." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Apparently pseudo-oyster farmer and Maine Democrat Senatorial candidate Graham Platner is dropping out of the race against incumbent Susan Collins. A breaking news story says he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend. The real story here is that the Democrats were so desperate to capture the vote of actual men with normal testosterone levels that they nominated a guy with an SS Nazi tattoo, a history of misogyny and bizarre online sexual comments, and a record of sexual assault. After their foray with the masculinity of Fancy Tim Walz, that was the best they could do. The Democrat Party is toxic to actual men." Matt Margolis at PJM, Here’s What Graham Platner Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Accuser, " "She told Politico she wrestled with coming forward because of it. "One of the reasons I didn't come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person," she said. "I just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.""

At Hat Hair John Sexton sees The Left is Starting to Back Away from Graham Platner. Althouse "A wave of prominent Democrats, from Platner’s most progressive allies to top Democratic leadership, are bailing on his Senate campaign..." "... after POLITICO reported that a woman who dated him said he forced her to have sex with him...." Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego, "The allegations against Graham Platner are troubling and deeply serious. I am rescinding my endorsement." Quote Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark "Why didn’t you rescind it a month ago when they were made by a conservative woman?" Larry Correia @monsterhunter45, "Don't let them distance themselves now. These shit heads knew Platner was scum the whole time and made excuses for him. Who could have possibly imagined that a dude with a nazi tattoo on his chest would have a history of poor life choices? Not the DNC. ..." Quote Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "It’s happening The Left decided Platner isn’t useful to them anymore So they had Politico drop a new rape claim then had media outlets amplify , and now they will all suddenly condemn him and withdraw their endorsements almost simultaneously. It’s all coordinated. So obvious." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Platner is to the Dems what dog rape is to NYT and Nick Kristoff. An obvious fraud they not only fell for but gave a full-throated defense. Which will always be fun to trot out." Quote Jon Favreau @jonfavs, "Platner needs to drop out ASAP - these are awful, credible allegations. Said on the pod after the (also credible) June NYT story that his biggest problem going forward would be credibility. It's now abundantly clear that he just hasn't been honest about his past and can't be x.com/grahamformaine…" Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Hope somebody’s got an archive, because the gaslights are about to start flickering." Quote Steven Godofsky @sgodofsk, "Don't look now but matt yglesias deleted all his tweets defending platner's nazi tattoo." Legal Phil @Legal_Fil, "Not only will they pretend that they never supported Platner, they’ll demand credit for his being forced to drop out. And they’ll hold up Platner’s dropping out as an example of what makes their side morally better than the side that didn’t nominate a woman-abusing Nazi." Quote Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "I've seen this movie before. The Nazi drops out after everyone has admitted he's a Nazi and the people who supported the Nazi pretend they never supported him." Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Exactly. That’s coming next. They’ll say that his dropping out shows that his movement is morally superior. Much as they now say “despite what you wingnuts said, Obama didn’t pass any gun control,” as if that was by choice, not because he was stopped." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "The NYTs is a dumpster. Awful." Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "The politico story confirms that the NYT writers had the details of the sexual assault but chose to omit them and instead focus their article overwhelmingly on the claims from LF so that they can just be spun as a partisan attack. Would be interested to see the communication." Noam Blum @neontaster, "The next time you see Graham Platner will be his announcement of dropping out. The next time after that will be his interview on Tucker about how AIPAC and the Epstein Class did this to him."

At Althouse, "New York City bodega owners came to City Hall last week for a 'roundtable discussion' at the invitation of Julie Su, deputy mayor for economic justice..." ""... only to get barraged with 'intrusive' questions about their businesses, a source close to the situation said.... 'What items are sold the most at your stores?'... 'Where is your profit margin the greatest?' sources said. The bodega reps declined to answer.... From "Mamdani officials scramble to ease concerns about public supermarkets — but local business leaders aren’t buying it" (NY Post)." As VodkaPundit puts it, New York Bodega Owners to City: Drop Dead! A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Mamdani's Failed Stunt Is Becoming a Nightmare for Him. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Marxism is much more than an economic program. Marxism is, first and foremost, a social reengineering program that uses a denial of objective truth as a path to power and control. Marxists deny that law and morality have any basis in verifiable, immutable, objective truth. Instead, they view law and morality as fungible concepts manipulated by whomever is in charge as a means to power. ...." As TownHall's Amy Curtis notes 'Real Socialism' Was Tried in Venezuela, and It Failed. Quotulatiousness observes Progressives are only against “some people” getting wealthy. Rob Henderson @robkhenderson, "It’s criminal the CEO makes 400X what the average worker makes but it’s perfectly fine that Taylor Swift makes 100000X more than the people who clean the arena after her concerts. A just society is one that rewards the exceptional qualities of the musician but not the executive." Scott McKay at Am Spec, Yes, They’re Communists, and Yes, They’re Lying About It. For Now. "The label promises reform. The ideology points toward something far more radical."

As you may have heard, the US Soccer team lost 4-1 to the Belgian team after the big red card controversy involving none other than Donald Trump. They were just clearly outplayed by the Belch, despite still having their best player. Now we can go back to ignoring soccer for another four years. (Well, I don't get to, because Gabby is enrolled in parks and rec girls soccer.) Capt. Ed calls it Too Fun to Check: Belgians Blue Over Red-Card Trump. Sundance thinks it's BRILLIANTLY EUROPEAN – Belgium Files World Cup Appeal to Block U.S. Team from Fielding its Best Players. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "OK, apparently heads of state stepping in to protect their national teams from rotten FIFA officiating is a thing." The Sun (UK), MEXICAN SAVE Keir Starmer stepped in to stop Fifa bringing forward England kick-off as he feared Mexico were trying to gain advantage. Becca Lower at RedState hears Marco Rubio Puts on a Masterclass When Asked About FIFA Reversing Red Card for USMNT's Balogun.

Adrianne Curry @AdrianneCurry, "Lets pretend Patriot Front is real. Is their crime....waving flags and walking around pretending to be cool? Lol." Hat Hair's Dave Strom noticed The Web Was Flooded With Patriot Front Photos on July 4th, and It Was Ridiculous and  OK, This Is Too Funny. The Left's New 'Hero' Has a Rap Sheet, for indecent exposure. Ace, Hot New #RaceHoax Drops, The Left Is So Excited You Guys. "She's a homeless woman with a conviction for indecent exposure. (Just the sort of person you could bribe with five dollars to sit on a particular subway car and look saintfully at the camera.) Also, previous video of her shows her holding open her anus -- there's no delicate way to say it, sorry -- while screaming."

Ace reports Formerly-Famous Leftwing Non-Celebrities Spend Entire Fourth of July Weekend Obsessing Over (Get This) Trump, "Sorry to drop that huge surprise on you without a warning. Star of Seabiscuit Sarah Jessica Parker joined some other obsessives reading parts of an anti-Trump book and congratulating themselves for their Demonic Virtue." TownHall's Joe Chalfant sees These Patriots Refused to Surrender Their Independence Day Celebrations to a Summer Storm. 

Also from Ace, Mitch McConnell Has Died? But, Joe Chalfant wonders How Did This Mistake Already Happen Again? Brad Johnson @bradj_TX, "Published-too-early pre-writes are having a renaissance right now." Quote Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "The Hill publishes premature article titled “DO NOT USE: A lookback at Mitch McConnell’s time in the Senate” amid rumors over McConnell’s health." He's clearly not well, but he may or may not be dead.  A never-Trumper, and a consummate politician, and therefore an asshole, I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for him for blocking Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination.

Sundance notices Toyota Positions – Shifts Truck Plant from Mexico to Texas and Canada Awards $20 to $30 Billion Submarine Contract to German Company TKMS.

John Sexton at Hat Hair claims Russia's Largest Oil Refinery in Flames. Putin's war is going so well.

NYPo ed board says Iran has made it perfectly clear that the same old sick regime is still in charge. It's past time to peel a few more layers off the Mullocracy and IRGC. Dave Strom and Hey, About That 'Death to America' Thing... It doesn't encourage us to be nice. William A. Jacobson @wajacobson, "Max Blumenthal is in Tehran celebrating with the regime. Andrew Breitbart had him pegged in 2010 - "you have been programmed by some ungodly creature to be this character of hatred""

Mia Cathell at WaEx sees the irony in Woman who wrote book on healthcare fraud sentenced in $136 million Medicare scheme.

Hans Mahncke at Da Fed thinks the  SCOTUS Birthplace Citizenship Decision Is John Roberts’ Roe v. Wade. Law and Liberty calls it Birthright Blunders. Dave Strom asks What Does It Mean to Say Somebody Has a 'Right' to Something

Ace disturbed that Female Cops Beaten Up While Trying to Break Up "Teen Takeover" in North Charleston. "I don't think woke police forces are working." Send social workers... But Bob Hoge at RedState is gratified Newport Beach Drops the Hammer on July 4 Rioters: This Isn't LA.

Vivid. @VividProwess, "A Muslim Palestinian ripping down American flags across New York City as the crowd cheers. The “Free Palestine” terrorist movement hates America." Driscoll at Insty sees EDDIE GLAUDE STRIKE AGAIN: Trump and Vance Are ‘The Devil Who Has Us by the Throat.’ "Princeton professor Eddie Glaude is at it again. Last week on MS NOW, he smeared America as a “white republic” built on “greed and selfishness and grift and hatred.” On Sunday’s edition of The Weekend, Glaude described JD Vance and Donald Trump as “the devil who has us by the throat” and “white nationalists, for sure.” “The Devil?” Isn’t he the guy to whom Saul Alinsky dedicated Rules for Radicals? Aren’t all the white nationalists “for sure” being funded by the lefties at the SPLC?"