NYT Knew About the Platner Allegations and Decided to Downplay Them

Lyndsey Fifield Goes STRAIGHT-FIRE on NYT: Couldn't Corroborate Platner Abuse Claims? BS! They Wouldn't

Lyndsey Fifield Goes STRAIGHT-FIRE on NYT: Couldn't Corroborate Platner Abuse Claims? BS! They Wouldn't

An MS Now Host Did Not Just Say *That* About the Rape Allegation Against Platner

An MS Now Host Did Not Just Say *That* About the Rape Allegation Against Platner

Rogue Republican Explodes at Fox News Reporter in Wild Confrontation

Fox NewsKentucky Rep. Thomas Massie crashed out on a Fox News Digital reporter who tried to interview him on a Washington street this weekend.Massie, 55, didn’t even look up from his phone or stop speed-walking when reporter Nicholas Ballasy first began peppering him with questions. He was asking about allegations made by Cynthia West, a former Massie staffer, that she was pressured to sign an NDA related to a wrongful termination complaint. “It’s all false,” Massie said in response, before repeating the same phrase when asked about another West claim that he had “an intimate relationship” with Rep. Lauren Boebert.Read more at The Daily Beast.

New York Times Facing ‘Gaslighting’ And Cover-Up Claims From Platner Accuser

A former girlfriend of embattled Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has accused The New York Times of “betrayal” and “gaslighting” in how reporters framed and handled her allegations of abuse. Lyndsey Fifield spoke out to Fox News Digital following a bombshell report by Politico on Monday detailing separate sexual assault allegations against Platner, which [] New York Times Facing ‘Gaslighting’ And Cover-Up Claims From Platner Accuser

Graham Platner Accuser Says NYT Reporting Led to Initial Abuse Claims Not Being Taken Seriously: ‘By Design’

Lyndsey Fifield, one of the women who accused Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of abusive behavior, criticized The New York Times’ reporting on her initial allegations, arguing that the paper’s coverage contributed to her claims not being taken seriously. Following a Monday Politico report about Platner’s alleged abuse, pressure has mounted on him to []

Thomas Massie melts down over Lauren Boebert affair allegations in heated on-camera interview

Rep. Thomas Massie’s confrontation with a Fox News Digital reporter took a bizarre turn after the Kentucky Republican flipped the script during an on-the-street exchange over allegations made by a woman claiming to be his former girlfriend. The heated encounter unfolded in Washington, D.C., when reporter Nicholas A. Ballasy approached Massie and questioned him about...

Big News Just Dropped: Platner Now Facing Sexual Assault Allegation

Big News Just Dropped: Platner Now Facing Sexual Assault Allegation

Come Nerd Out About Politics With TPM and The Handbasket

When news breaks — about, say, Graham Platner’s Senate campaign imploding over sexual assault allegations or Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization —...

The Senate Isn’t His Oyster, After All. Graham Platner’s Socialist Vessel Turned Out to Be Leaky

The media tells us that the rape allegations that brought down Graham Platner’s Senate campaign just came to light. Actually, they media had those allegations for months, but sat on them to boost Platner’s campaign.

Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race in Maine

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is categorically false.

Disturbing Allegations Emerge Against Another Democrat Candidate

On Monday, the same day rape allegations shook the campaign of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, the San Francisco Chronicle published an investigation into a separate allegation involving San Francisco cafe owner and Board of Supervisors candidate Manny Yekutiel. The allegation dates back to 2020. According to the Chronicle, LGBT activist Brad Chapin accused []

ON THE RECORD ACCUSATIONS...

ON THE RECORD ACCUSATIONS... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her...'Very drunk and wouldn't take no for an answer'...Maine Dem Denies; 'Taking Time to Reflect on Best Path Forward'...Postpones multiple events amid bombshell...

‘Done Talking To You’: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Lashes Out When Asked About State Fraud Scandal

'Bye-bye'

Rep. Ro Khanna believes Graham Platner accusers — but stands by him anyway

California Rep. Ro Khanna once again admitted that he believes the women who have accused Maine Democrat Graham Platner of being physically rough with or mistreating them — but is standing by him nonetheless. Khanna (D-Calif.), who was an early backer of Platner, contended that the oyster farmer had redemption and underscored his goal of []...Click to read more

Platner to ‘reflect’ on campaign’s ‘best path forward’ after being hit with sexual assault allegations

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday responded to a bombshell report in which a woman accused him of sexual assault, calling the allegations false but saying he will be taking time to “reflect” on his campaign’s “best path forward.” The video comes after a woman who previously dated Platner came forward with allegations []

New York Times under scrutiny over Graham Platner coverage as accusers speak out against paper

New York Times is facing scrutiny over coverage of Senate hopeful Graham Platner, as an accuser insists the paper didn’t bother to corroborate her story.

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape

The woman who accused Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner (D) of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago when they dated alleged Monday that she considered it to be rape. In an interview with CNN’s “The Lead,” Jenny Racicot, 41, described the alleged encounter with Platner, which was first reported by Politico. She said he...

Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an escort

It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps.

Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan – It’s Bad for the World

Jackie Barlow and Stewart Mitchell “We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were celebrating breaking ground on the controversial new AI data center []

'Heavily intoxicated': Woman says Senate nominee raped her in 2021

A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. 0:00 Jenny Racicot describes meeting Platner in 2021 2:23 Does she have political motivations for making these claims? 4:35 Jenny describes what she saw in his eyes as the alleged assault occurred 7:24 Platner seemed aware that what he was doing was wrong at times 9:11 What happened after the alleged assault Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #election #grahamplatner #News

Ousted Kentucky Republican lashes out with gay porn jab after Fox News reporter’s question

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lashed out at a Fox News reporter with homophobic accusations after being asked about allegations from a former girlfriend.

'Psycho' Jesse Watters has 'meltdown' on air as he claims he was confronted in bagel shop

Fox News host Jesse Watters faced backlash and was called 'psycho' by some critics after he claimed a woman confronted him in a bagel shop and accused him of spreading false news

Only A Sith (And Whoopi Goldberg) Deals In Absolutes

A journalist or newsperson knows better than to make absolute, broad, sweeping statements about something they didn’t know about or that was easily disprovable; they would hedge on the existence of an edge case that could embarrass them. But that wasn’t the case with Whoopi Goldberg of “The View,” the moderator for what ABC has ...

Woman Who Dated Graham Platner Accuses Him of Sexual Assault

Politico dropped the story hours after we learned the candidate had canceled numerous events around Maine. The post Woman Who Dated Graham Platner Accuses Him of Sexual Assault first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Prosecutors Drop Harvey Weinstein Rape Charge After Two Juries Deadlocked

New York prosecutors on Thursday dropped a charge of third-degree rape against Harvey Weinstein, after two juries were unable to reach a verdict on the allegation. In a statement, the D.A.’s office said that the accuser, Jessica Mann, did not wish to testify at a fourth trial of the disgraced mogul. “To be clear, we []