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[Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYasmin]

Emma Vigeland & Co. making it about "betrayal." No: you mocked our systemic critiques. Don't hide behind the fog of personal reactions.

"The Left is enamored with macho men, and it still doesn’t think it’s good enough to win on leftist principles."

https://t.co/Ghw4Iw6ALv

[Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy]

"A lot of people who f*ckin yell at me about Graham Platner being a baby-killer or whatever the f*ck. I don't care anymore. I don't give a shit. I'm team Platner, okay? Here's why." -Hasan Piker

Why did so many left media figures fail to take concerns about Platner's participation in the war machine seriously? And why do they continue to ignore the campaign of @cmkshama, a congressional candidate with a record of anti-imperialism?

https://t.co/KexAWwCzIK

[Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYasmin]

Yes, so, to be clear: @intifada did all that research, and others then picked it up, often without credit.

[The Kavernacle @TheKavernacle]

Graham Platner rally

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@LyneeGore @EmmaVigeland All news orgs have an agenda, factual or not. My problem? Depends on what's the agenda. Take ur post. What purpose did it serve? Running defense for misogyny against an SA victim by implying Grim had no agenda
Ur turn: Why did Dropsite remove that "factually accurate" report?

[Joe-peth ♫⃠ (Off-season 🏴‍☠️) @JoeMonFanta]

It's always "protect the children" unless it's a child that isn't white... 😔💔

[🅲🅷🆄🅲🅺 @benigma2017]

One of the main defenses that @EmmaVigeland, @ryangrim etc have for the despicable words and behavior of Graham Platner is that he was so drunk at the time that he can't be held accountable.

But isn't often being that drunk, in and of itself, a sign he's a poor candidate?

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@LyneeGore @EmmaVigeland 🤣🤣 O, I see. They've achieved true objectivity. Tell the philosophers! Ryan Grim has done it! They can retire. Pray tell, since you seem to have all the answers: why did Dropsite pull Grim's story and apologize if it was "excellent investigative journalism," as you say?

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@ClippingWings It's so obvious that Vigeland is using her capital as a feminist (what's left of it) to whitewash her friend's misogyny. She sounds like a late-night TV host setting up a guest's story. 'I thought this was more obvious than apparently it is.' Terrible acting. What a disgrace

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@EmmaVigeland @luxeprogressive Small point granted = breaking into someone's home if they say their butt hurts
Emma doesn't give a shit if he was a secret rapist, it matters how he votes on medicare for all

[Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYasmin]

I should stop and get off to concentrate on writing these short pieces and the capstone essay on Platner. But I do want to be clear: @DropSiteNews's "apology" is pretty meaningless since Ryan Grim is still spreading his lies. And his friends are helping.
https://t.co/xd10wD1o5n

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@LyneeGore @EmmaVigeland You forgot that Dropsite has an agenda as well. Seems like an important fact if that's what you give a shit about

[Spooky Scary Socialist @SpookySocialist]

It’s rich hearing Ryan Grim talk about “journalistic malpractice” when he’s spent the last YEAR lying that Platner “never worked for Blackwater” despite his Blackwater hat, magnet, and working for its rebrand Constellis.

But when it comes to rape, we need to know every detail.

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

When yt people say, "you're not understanding the context," (like Emma Vigeland defenders ytsplaining her dumb take on Vox,) prepare for a condescending summary of shit you already understood that changes nothing you said or thought originally lol

[Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYasmin]

Platner has revealed the extent of deep male misogyny on the "left." Just as disturbing: the many women who defend their (white) menfolk. This is why it's pointless to simply want more women in power. Misogyny is not just about gender: it reflects larger structural issues.

[Sean @SeanDaBlack]

Not only are they still up but white leftists ‘’meme’ about them constantly. Like it’s a point of pride and not something shameful that you should regret engaging with

[Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYasmin]

A really important discussion between @briebriejoy and @cmkshama. Several important points about how politics has become a game of insiders/influencers rather than about people who believe in real change -- an especially relevant critique in the wake of Platner.

[Current Affairs @curaffairs]

For nearly two decades, I have been arrested, ignored, and dismissed for protesting nuclear weapons—but as the Doomsday Clock inches toward midnight, giving up is not an option.

https://t.co/FaZiYV8DP0

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@RubinsBlockList How do you not get that? Her hypothetical depends on Bernie Sanders, who is jewish, hiding his Nazi beliefs and showing no warning signs. UNLIKE Platner, who had MANY warning signs that yt leftists COLLECTIVELY ignored

[Matthew @reapersrangels]

@RubinsBlockList This is insane. Her hypothetical doesn't even make sense. If Bernie sanders was a secret Nazi? Bernie sanders doesn't have a Nazi tattoo and didn't kill brown girls! Platner had a Nazi tattoo and talked about enjoying violence he committed against the the brown people he killed