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67. The following..

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 02:41 PM

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Non-Consensual Intimacy (July 2026): Another former girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, alleged that Platner engaged in "stealthing"—sneakingly removing condoms during intimacy after being explicitly instructed not to.

Emotional and Physical Abuse (June 2026): Fifield also described volatile and toxic relationship dynamics, claiming Platner once grabbed her hard enough to leave marks and blocked her inside a bedroom during an argument.

Explicit Text Messages (May 2026): Prior to the physical assault allegations, reports revealed that Platner had sent sexually explicit text messages to several women in the early days of his marriage.

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I was feeling bad for Platner but I'm over it. [View all] TomSlick Wednesday OP

I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party Tim S Wednesday #1

I'm confused. Sanders told him to withdraw because rapists aren't fit for public office EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #4

Wow! AFAIK, people in this country USED TO BE innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Tim S Wednesday #10

Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Wednesday #14

The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #17

"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Wednesday #28

...in a court of law. Iggo 21 hrs ago #70

What was the moral stand? sarisataka Wednesday #7

Platner had no moral stand except he was a fraud who lied his way throughout, and then blamed lostincalifornia Wednesday #27

Hint: SANDERS DID TAKE A MORAL STAND. The one who didn't take a moral stand was Platner. lostincalifornia Wednesday #33

Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Wednesday #2

That seems to be the issue this person has with Sanders Boo1 Wednesday #30

TY, Perhaps Sanders knows something Cha Thursday #41

TY and so are a lot of Dems! Cha Thursday #40

I feel bad for us. dem4decades Wednesday #3

"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Wednesday #5

Of course he did. TomSlick Wednesday #6

Thanks. sheshe2 Wednesday #9

At the end of his rambling statement, he finally said he was withdrawing. TomSlick Wednesday #11

Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Wednesday #13

Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Wednesday #18

OT, but happy 83,000 post milestone, SheltieLover! Wednesdays Thursday #57

Ty. I hadn't noticed. Lol SheltieLover Thursday #58

Someone else has recently been using the term communist a lot sarisataka Wednesday #8

LOL! sheshe2 Wednesday #16

I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha Thursday #42

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

I know u are busy with the little one. sheshe2 Wednesday #23

Thank You! I will remember Cha Wednesday #25

He is incredible! sheshe2 Wednesday #26

lol... I tried to .. I was ready but Cha Thursday #36

Oh no! sheshe2 Thursday #38

Lol! Yes Toshi is an excellent Cha Thursday #44

Wow! sheshe2 Thursday #45

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Wednesday #19

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #20

What with totenkopfs and apparatchiks, is he from the first half of the 20th century? betsuni Thursday #37

Looks like it and he is welcome to return there. sheshe2 Thursday #39

Now Republicans can go back to asking themselves why they keep supporting Epstein's best buddy Trump RoeVWade Wednesday #12

I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Wednesday #15

Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle Thursday #55

... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #24

+++ lostincalifornia Wednesday #29

Mahalo, pants☮️💙 Cha Thursday #35

Mahalo, Cha. 👍🤓 littlemissmartypants Thursday #47

I imagine, they're good at Cha Thursday #59

This was a horrible speech LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31

Just compare him to Swalwell's exit. Platner just demonstrated his true personality with lostincalifornia Wednesday #32

His drop out speech... sheshe2 Thursday #43

Me too. Voted 1st for Janet Mills, second for GP OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #34

The man is absolutely insufferable. lapucelle Thursday #46

talk about a sore loser eShirl Thursday #48

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bye eShirl Thursday #50

Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #51

I feel bad that he is a mess. I feel bad for his wife. I feel bad GPV Thursday #52

Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #53

I feel bad for the dem voters in Maine. Platner? flvegan Thursday #54

I strongly supported the message, not the messenger; apparently, too many Democrats hated both. sop Thursday #56

No we didn't "hate both"... This is on Graham Planter... Cha Thursday #60

There's been a rush to judgement without any real evidence. sop Thursday #61

No, no rush... just ask Sanders, Warren , Cha Yesterday #62

Months to think about this? Really? sop Yesterday #63

Yeah, I know But they've had qualms Cha Yesterday #64

"And add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women..." sop Yesterday #65

The following.. Cha Yesterday #67

All these incidents occurred in May, June, and July of this year? sop 23 hrs ago #68

I don't feel bad for him. Aristus Yesterday #66

Don't get Nazi tattoos. If you got a Nazi tattoo in your misspent youth, have it removed or inked over. TomSlick 21 hrs ago #69

Always believe people when they show you who they are nini 20 hrs ago #71