That ain’t even a joke

What was the joke?

WHAT IS THE PROOF???

I’m sorry to yell but SERIOUSLY? What is the MASSIVE OBVIOUS thing I’m missing that has you convinced this isn’t a political hit job to take out a candidate who was unpopular with the establishment on both sides? Is there seriously nothing suspect to you?

You were content to call Platner a rapist before, now it’s just “credible rape accusation.” These are wildly different claims.

No, this is an intentional misreading of my argument.

I’m not saying that being a rapist should ban a person from running for public office (I’m not not saying this, in general, though because I believe in rehabilitation, whether or not most people are willing to be rehabilitated is a whole different argument, etc. - that’s besides the point though.)

That’s because there is no proof, at all behind these allegations. Given how much attention has been given to this case, I find it hard to believe that the accuser could ever come up with that proof or she would’ve by now.

As it stands, the entire founding of the accusations are the testimony of one person who admitted to using “memory recovery” (hypnosis) to recall events and whose therapist, the only person contemporariously involved, has denied to go on record despite the victim urging her to.

The thing to be debated isn’t whether or not a rapist can run for Senate (because that’s not what’s happening here), it’s whether or not a person accused of rape can run for Senate, which I had hoped was an obvious “Yes” from anyone wise enough to believe in Democracy and and due cause.

Any “move forward,” is a move backward, back to candidates that were already offered that Mainers did not want.

It’s worth knowing also that the Death’s Head was no more of an original Nazi design than the swastika. The skull and crossbones design has been used for millenia, but even the modern design began in the mid-19th century. The British used it in WW1. The reason for this is that skulls are pretty cool and the exact type of thing a drunk Marine on his first tour would get tattooed on himself.

Also worth knowing that the symbol was pretty well neutralized in the US by 2007. It was the equivalent of wearing a Hugo Boss suit, nowhere close to being a swastika. It was a Call of Duty emblem. The ADL didnt even consider it a hate symbol until 2020.

It’s to prevent exporters from taking advantage of low exchange rates. You see this on Switch consoles and games too.

rapist [citation needed]

The accusations are flimsy at best. I just saw your username and realize I’ve already accused you of raping me. Boom, there is now the exact same amount of evidence supporting my claim as the woman who accused Platner (none).

Also:

It was enough to ignore when Snopes was confirming that Biden showered and inappropriately touched his daughter.

Again:

I cannot believe I let you people lecture me about “the enemy of the perfect.”

Yes yes, the gatekeepers of THE PARTY didn’t do enough to uphold the blood purity of THE PARTY for you. This is surely going to beat the elitist allegations against all other candidates in Maine and the rest of the party. Graham Platner was vetted in the primary, which he won against the odds of all establishment forces.

Yeah my bad, got my numbers confused, I’ll change it.

Why are you pushing misinformation that allegations about a person’s personal life are in any way directly relevant to their ability to legislate from across the country? It’s a job interview for a Senator, not boyfriend. On that matter, have you seen the screenshots of the accuser talking to a friend about Platner in 2023 about setting him up with another friend? Even when asked straight up if he forced himself on her, she deflected and said the biggest red flag is that she thinks he has a high body count.

I am glad that we caught him when we did, though. If she would’ve (republished) those accusations even one week later, the DNC would’ve missed their window of opportunity to hand pick his replacement. Any earlier, and it would’ve still been a coin toss in the primary. What a stroke of luck. On a Monday, no less. Very brave of her to work up the courage after 5 years to go forward with her tale.

Or maybe Platner was already a personally flawed candidate but people looked past that because of his policies? That it took a Sanders-2016-level bipartisan hit squad to convince people that his personal life from 5 years ago was somehow relevant to being a Senator? He was properly vetted, that’s the entire point of a primary. Literally nobody was buying the Fox News “dog ate my evidence” allegations. Or that Platner was still polling ahead of all other candidates until the day he pulled out, and only did so after Chuck Schumer made the unprecedented call to pull all funding support?

As I said, I hope it was worth it to give the win to the woman who put Kavanaugh in the SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade . There are no other potential candidates, Collins is going to sweep. Kindly buckle in for another 2 years of MAGA congress.

Because what’s the point of a primary? There were other candidates and Platner beat them all at the polls despite the DNC’s best efforts.

rapist [citation needed]

I cannot believe I let you guys lecture me about “the enemy of the perfect” two years ago when the options were Trump and Diet Trump.

Lesson learned. Troy Jackson has already taken off all mentions of Gaza from his campaign platforms. Hope it was worth it yall!

Do not worry, the DNC found the anti-AIPAC party member in their midst and got rid of him without prejudice, stopping just short of a televised actual beheading. Their base is clean once again.

Oh okay sorry I didnt know 😭😭 bruh how come they don tell us this 💩 when we sign up for the internet??

Meta catching strays 😭😭 leave my man Zuckerberg alone! remember when he was going to box Elon Musk?

The special election would be to fill the current seat term, which ends in January. The regular election would be to simply choose the next term.

It’s even more complicated than that. You’re right that the legislature passed that law but the original one (that the governor named a replacement) is still in the state constitution. They’re two literally irreconcilable laws and either scenario would have to be litigated

The special election isnt what worries them, it’s the opposite. Unless McConnell “stays alive” until the first week of August, the Kentucky Governor (D) can appoint a replacement. If he dies “after” that date, a special election can be triggered, which the Republicans are a lot more confident they can rig.

Or maybe a bunch of Australians get mad and demand Steam take your game off.