June 05, 2026

Friday Breakdown: New York Times bombshell on Graham Platner and abuse

13 minutes

Yesterday the New York Times released a long-awaited bombshell story about Graham Platner and his past relationships, including accounts on the record from former girlfriends who describe his total disrespect for women and interactions that scared them, made them uncomfortable, and were even abusive.

We break down 4 key parts of the article:

The inside baseball breakdown of how this story came about and what the process likely looked like these last few days as Platner was asked for comment and attempted to discredit his own former girlfriends

The incident of assault described, which is provided in great detail and is objectively distubring - but part of a larger pattern of disqualifying behavior

One incident described in the story in which a former girlfriend recieved a disturbing, uninvited visit from a drunk Platner - in which she does not elaborate further but was enough for her to cut off further ties

Other key revelations in the story, including clear evidence that Platner has long-known the meaning of his Nazi tattoo despite stating numerous times he had it for 18 years without knowing the meaning; and a range of horrifying comments Platner has made about rape and sexual assault

Platner's supporters are frantically working to discredit these women who came forward, and downplay their accounts - but it's clearly getting more and more difficult.

Lastly, important to note that last night Senator Susan Collins passed a historic milestone: her 10,000th vote in the Senate without a single absence - a historic streak highlighting her reliability and consistency. It was a jarring split screen from Platner on MS Now defending himself against the latest report of his bad behavior and shocking history.

And yet Democrats insist that they must replace Collins with Platner in order to save Democracy.

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By Matt Whitlock

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