Retired Chief Ex. Ops Manager.
Rebel Rouser, only sister of 7 brothers, Gun toting Grandma and Backwoods Sycop, excuse me while I go handsplit some firewood.
1/10 Saw this meme via “@patchosombrero,” but AI may break the old logic behind it entirely. In a world where human labor itself loses value, wealth won’t just flow to the disciplined. It’ll flow to whoever owns the machines replacing civilization’s workforce.
Or, hear me out, he’s lying his ass off. He’s still drinking. He’s not sober, at all. And what about Jenny’s story in that piece, she’s not a gop operative. You don’t think hers is worse? Dude. Listen, I am dyed in the wool blue but this guy is not a good dude. There’s much more & I really wish you’d understand he’s full of shit and a narcissistic abusive liar. You think 25 years of that shit turns around in 2 years? And should be a senator? I’m in recovery too. For 22 years.
This isn't about Platner. People can find ways to defend him that do not require this intense level of minimization of domestic violence. Twisting a woman's arm. Bruising a woman. Locking a woman in a room. That's domestic violence. It's not toxicity. It's violence.
@nightwing01 Different girls. The girls she's speaking of have their OWN stories, she does not claim they know hers.
The girls in your quote above, could't corroborate the violence. The article DOESN'T say the NYT found no corroboration anywhere in all the texts, messages, & diary entries.
@hopps_t@AesPolitics1 How does "Medicare for all" work? Right now, if you're on Medicare you're paying a standard $202.90 premium. How much is that for a family of 4? Why do people think that's a solution??
@nightwing01 Again, you're being disingenuous. The New York times statement infers they used the diary, and text messages etc. to corroborate. Their statement is that the girls could not corroborate. Grammatically, "who" refers to the two friends.
@nightwing01 That's not what the paragraph says. The sentence attributes the lack of corroboration to the two friends, not to the NYT's entire review. The friends confirmed a volatile relationship but couldn't verify the alleged physical altercations or comments. Those aren't the same claim.
@NRSmaine@CupOfJoanna1@kenklippenstein He's got no leadership record at all. He entered & left the National Guard with the same rank, no advancement. He didn't complete college. What in his history says, "I'm profoundly capable of representing the people of Maine in the highest legislative body of the land"? a joke!
It's amazing how many people have zero clue about Iran spending billions a year to destroy Israel, and then they say Israel is an aggressor when they defend themselves.
@katSam93@magi_jay They should admit that their calls to "end the patriarchy" and their support for #MeToo were little more than ego-stroking, tribalistic propaganda and manipulative bullshit only to be used when it suited them, and not for the betterment of the lives of those "other" women.
@MrsOWalker@_everythingism@nytimes@nytopinion Wrong direction w/ this. Platner same as with Clinton before he was 1st elected president. A gazillion red flags. Maybe even worse when you factor in the violent imagery. If we'd paid attention to Paula Jones etc. Monica Lewinsky (among other things) would have never happened.
@ImBreckWorsham No, you didn't get it right. We're not merging our military w/ theirs Section 224 creates a DoD Executive Agent to coordinate U.S.-Israel/Gulf defense tech cooperation. It says synchronize, align, & avoid duplication. It allows us to reduce our presence in the Middle East.