Alex Duffant

Attorney | @uoregon and @MiamiLawSchool alum | Angeleno in the Bay Area

[Jeb Fain @JebFain]

Sorry, but I’m still astounded that PodBro responded to a Jewish Democratic Congressman rightly calling Platner’s Nazi tattoo, “disqualifying” — with “have you called or met with him to discuss it?”

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

Literally unironically no joke zero doubt in my mind: Trump’s fault

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

Maine Democratic Party says that Platner needs to withdraw.

[Alex Duffant @alexduffant]

Platner is very obviously a horrible person and the people who engineered his rise should be drummed out of the Democratic Party

[POLITICO @politico]

A woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her.

“I just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person," she said of the Maine Dem, who has faced a string of scandals over past offensive online comments and accusations of mistreating women.

Platner responded: "These allegations are troubling, serious, and false. Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue."
https://t.co/oKOjrFYlx2

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

Phil Weiser says he's concerned Melat Kiros won't refer to the firebombing of Jewish people in Boulder as anti-semitism and will tell her that.

"Black lives matter. Period." Weiser said. "Jewish lives matter... you don't put a comma an and or a but. Period. That's the message."

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today marks the 250th anniversary of one of humanity's brightest, strongest, and most influential dreams – the American Dream of an independent, free, and prosperous nation that defends people's freedom, faith, and the pursuit of happiness.

That dream has endured many trials. It did not merely survive – it has, for two and a half centuries now, served as an example for other nations and helped the entire humanity stand firm and become freer. This was especially important in the 20th century, when America helped save the world from the rule of tyrants and built the alliances and partnerships that, for the first time, gave a large part of humanity lasting peace and the opportunity to develop in freedom.

Now, in the 21st century, America's influence and importance are certainly no less. And we see that particularly clearly in Ukraine, which is fighting for its independence, freedom, and our people's right to happiness with much the same hope, the same purpose, and the same determination with which Americans won and defended their own independence.

We deeply value the support of the United States, especially now, during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. American weapons – from the Javelins that President Trump decided to give to Ukraine to the Patriots that most reliably protect the lives of our people – everything the United States has provided to help us defend our country demonstrates the strength of the American spirit, American resolve, and American technology.

And we know the value of all these words better than anyone. When we ask America for Patriots, we believe that the values of respect for life and for people that prevailed 250 years ago will prevail again today. The world needs the kind of leadership that guarantees protection for freedom and for life.

I wish America a happy Fourth of July, the President of the United States and all Americans every success, and all of us around the world who value America – fruitful cooperation. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." That is what unites all of us – all who respect America and thank America today.

May the dreams of free people always triumph over the evil and hatred of those who seek to destroy freedom. America, thank you! I am confident that if we're in it together, we'll definitely achieve peace! Congratulations on your Independence Day!

[Alex Duffant @alexduffant]

America’s oldest ally 🇫🇷🇺🇸

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Mother Ukraine, the most iconic statue in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, bathed in the colors of the American Flag, red, white and blue, in celebration of the Fourth of July and 250th Anniversary of the United States.

[clara the urbanist @SlopHq]

hamilton wrote 51 op-eds in under a year on a shared burner account to win one policy argument, then died in a beef that escalated from remarks printed in a newspaper. the most influential poster in american history simply could not log off, and the constitution is the result

[Aella @Aella_Girl]

the more i learn about history, the more I appreciate America. America is actually an extremely cool and special anomaly in the timeline of civilizations. It's so successful that it's allowed the people inside it to lose touch with how bad things can truly be

[Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi]

Abundance doesn't mean "centrism"

Abundance vs. degrowth is perpendicular to left vs right!

Zohran & Nithya: Abundance Left
NJR & Kate Willett: Degrowth Left

Auchincloss: Abundance mod
Karen Bass: Degrowth mod

MT legislature: Abundance Right
NY Assembly: Degrowth Right

[ESPN @espn]

"VAR made their recommendation to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols."

@andydaviesref believes VAR made the incorrect decision on Folarin Balogun's red card.
https://t.co/dXTyO1KwLY

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

It’s actually impressive how the referring today has made the greatest empire in the history of the planet into lovable underdogs against Bosnia & Herzegovina.

[Alex Duffant @alexduffant]

I love this team @USMNT 🇺🇸

[Galen Druke @galendruke]

Reality check: in every Senate battleground this cycle except for Maine the majority of the electorate thinks the Democratic Party is too extreme.

In none of the battlegrounds does a majority think the Republican Party is too extreme.

[Kareem Rifai 🌐 @KareemRifai]

Francesca Hong, the DSA candidate for governor of Wisconsin, is appearing on the stream of a guy who called Jews a "demonic ethnicity."

[Alex Duffant @alexduffant]

Hope the @PodSaveAmerica guys are happy with themselves

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Fox News (Beacon/Shaw) poll | 6/23-6/27

US Senate Maine 2026

🟥Susan Collins 50% (incumbent)
🟦Graham Platner 47%