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92. The lede story in most major newspapers today

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:33 PM

16 hrs ago

Is the end of the cease fire in Iran. In the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, the Platner story is below the fold and usually right next to the story on E. Jean Carroll finally getting her $5.8 million from Trump for his liability for sexual assault and defamation of her character.

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Platner, Platner Platner, Platner [View all] malaise Yesterday OP

The Media people have an... Mike Nelson Yesterday #1

Whelp GusBob Yesterday #2

Same here bif Yesterday #5

i see my weariness with this story barbtries 18 hrs ago #87

Way over 60 posts now GusBob 18 hrs ago #89

Seriously? WinningAgain Yesterday #3

These two Manatee Yesterday #4

The point is the media focus - TBF Yesterday #7

sorry eShirl Yesterday #6

I have no problem with that malaise Yesterday #22

We know who the mainstream media works for - TBF Yesterday #8

And they are determined to take down the democratic candidates who have BComplex Yesterday #34

The Pope better have some good bodyguards. Wednesdays Yesterday #49

Amen to that! BComplex 19 hrs ago #77

Yeah, we've got to be really careful w/candidates TBF Yesterday #54

I can't with that tabloid crap MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #65

If the Catholic Church does this, it will be very good for this earth and all its people. n/t PatrickforB 20 hrs ago #74

Maybe just maybe we should've looked at the SS tattoo and the blog post blaming women who get drunk... nycbos Yesterday #9

I see MakeThemCry Yesterday #21

Exactly which part is good to know? lapucelle Yesterday #29

Yes to the GIF MakeThemCry Yesterday #39

Help me out here. lapucelle Yesterday #42

In context, leftists MakeThemCry 19 hrs ago #78

That's not what the last sentence refers to in context or otherwise. lapucelle 19 hrs ago #80

I get your point, but MakeThemCry 18 hrs ago #81

All valid points malaise Yesterday #23

And there's not much chatter about her on the M$M today, is there? Wednesdays Yesterday #50

Of course not malaise 22 hrs ago #71

Actually, there was news about her case today. lapucelle 20 hrs ago #76

True nycbos Yesterday #57

I am sorry... did you just say the words 'plan' and 'left' in the same sentence? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #99

I don't think he is anti Semitic PCB66 Yesterday #31

So far there have been no proven "red flags" that have held water. BComplex Yesterday #38

Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks? sheshe2 Yesterday #43

I was more focused on the MSNBC reporting on that post. BComplex Yesterday #46

No problem. sheshe2 Yesterday #47

I don't listen to Cenk so can't speak on that bias but for what it's worth the Bangor Daily News had an article blue_jay 14 hrs ago #93

Thanks for the link, blue_jay! BComplex 14 hrs ago #94

YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word blue_jay 13 hrs ago #95

You keep posting that like it means something MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #68

Hear, hear. Betty Boom 10 hrs ago #97

LOL, not long ago tattoos like that used to be called "youthful indiscretions" by the GOP. hadEnuf Yesterday #53

is that our bar now? Skittles 18 hrs ago #88

We set our own bars. hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #90

that I agree with Skittles 16 hrs ago #91

"The left has long had a problem with antisemitism." BComplex Yesterday #36

Did you read the part where I've been working on Democratic campaign since I was 13. nycbos Yesterday #62

Explain October 8th sarisataka 23 hrs ago #63

Some folks will gaslight you about the anti-Semitism and others will be taking names, lapucelle Yesterday #45

The gaslighting is why I prefer right wing antisemitism to left-wing antisemitism. nycbos Yesterday #59

He used the drunk card multiple times as an excuse for his crap MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #67

I'm tired of hearing about Platner. I'm over the guy. CaptainTruth Yesterday #10

The Platner revelations are a gift from the gods Pinback Yesterday #11

We're on the same page malaise Yesterday #15

If the Repukes can't find something, they will make it up Gum Logger Yesterday #12

We're all sick of Platner. SamuelAdams Yesterday #13

No. I'm not sick of Platner. I'm sick of lynch mobs. BComplex Yesterday #41

My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either TBF Yesterday #55

The timing of this is truly suspect - at best. notinkansas Yesterday #61

I've been seriously questioning Platner all along. johnp3907 20 hrs ago #75

Platner is a problem that needs to be solved. LeftInTX Yesterday #14

You know I agree with you malaise Yesterday #17

People are waiting for Platner to resign. Hopefully he will. LeftInTX Yesterday #19

Cornyn asked Paxton to resign numerous times. It didn't work.. LOL LeftInTX Yesterday #51

People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to Raftergirl Yesterday #16

Some of us let ourselves get carried away by our excitement at the possibility of unseating Collins. 😕 ShazzieB Yesterday #24

When I heard that he had a Nazi tattoo, I thought LeftInTX Yesterday #40

Some still don't MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #69

I've read multiple articles and saw 3 tv stories in the last 24 hours about the turd refusing to pay E Jean krawhitham Yesterday #18

Links? Wednesdays Yesterday #52

Deflecting well from the EPSTEIN FILES. republianmushroom Yesterday #20

I was offended by the Washington Post putting a headline about Platner's failure to use a condom at the top of the Martin68 Yesterday #25

Precisely malaise Yesterday #27

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Yesterday #28

Platner is in the news WinningAgain Yesterday #26

And his accuser went out with him AFTER the alleged rape, and just like the previous BComplex Yesterday #30

Yes, Al-Sayed is next. It will start with the NYT. And then... AloeVera Yesterday #48

wtf obamanut2012 Yesterday #60

Gross and sickening MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #70

The Platner story is hot. It's today's news. maxsolomon Yesterday #32

No Paxton, no Epstein, no Piss..... BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #33

The media has been out of control since at least the OJ trial. OC375 Yesterday #35

No shit, right? Joinfortmill Yesterday #37

Why wouldn't it be covered? themaguffin Yesterday #44

We have the best media money can buy Retrograde Yesterday #56

You expect them to call out the PROVEN sexual abuse of the CURRENT president? senseandsensibility Yesterday #58

I saw it MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #64

Alleged sexual assault vs. adjudicated rapist AdamGG 23 hrs ago #66

we never want repukes to set the bar for who we accept as candidates Skittles 18 hrs ago #85

malaise slightlv 21 hrs ago #72

Great post malaise 19 hrs ago #79

Deadline White House Nicole Wallace discussing now MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #73

doesn't affect the Senate Skittles 18 hrs ago #82

He withdrew from the race malaise 18 hrs ago #83

hopefully he remains in the dustbin of political history Skittles 18 hrs ago #84

no shit. barbtries 18 hrs ago #86

The lede story in most major newspapers today Locutusofborg 16 hrs ago #92

What's with all the MS now bashing on here lately? Betty Boom 10 hrs ago #96

Maybe "Platner" seems more urgent, because of the time limits ... JustABozoOnThisBus 7 hrs ago #98