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Maine State Press

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Joined August 2025

Maine State Press
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Oct 21, 2025
New details are emerging about the recent Politico article on Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner. The report highlighted a deleted Reddit account allegedly tied to Platner — but notably did not explain how that account was located or verified. Multiple political
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Maine State Press
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Oct 21, 2025
A recently surfaced video shows Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner with a chest tattoo of the SS Totenkopf, the skull-and-crossbones emblem used by Nazi “Death’s Head” units. Platner has stated he got the tattoo while drunk as a young Marine on shore leave in
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Maine State Press
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Oct 21, 2025
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Maine State Press
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Oct 23, 2025
BREAKING: Graham Platner’s former campaign political director, Genevieve McDonald, says she was offered a $15,000 payment conditioned on signing a non-disclosure agreement as part of the recent shake-up in his Maine Senate campaign. McDonald refused to sign and later stated that
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Maine State Press
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Aug 16, 2025
BOMBSHELL: Former Maine Gov. John Baldacci named in a federal class action lawsuit alleging he misled Avangrid shareholders in Iberdrola’s $4.7B buyout. Case is ongoing in SDNY—plaintiffs say Baldacci hid his deep Iberdrola ties. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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Maine State Press
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Aug 21, 2025
Shenna Bellows has rejected the Trump DOJ’s demand for Maine’s unredacted voter rolls and registration forms. Bellows claims the request “exceeds federal authority” and violates voter privacy laws. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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Maine State Press
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Oct 23, 2025
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Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversies
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Maine State Press
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Oct 21, 2025
Genevieve McDonald, Graham Platner's former political director, weighs in on the Nazi tattoo controversy: "Graham has an anti-Semitic tattoo on his chest. He's not an idiot, he's a military history buff. Maybe he didn't know it when he got it, but he got it years ago and he
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Maine State Press
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Oct 23, 2025
A Maine Wire reporter claims he has verified that Graham Platner provided training and recruited for the Socialist Rifle Association of Maine. The SRA describes itself as a "socialist alternative to the NRA," but its activities—including coordinated firearms and tactical
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Maine State Press
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Oct 22, 2025
UPDATE: Graham Platner has covered his nazi-linked tattoo. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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Maine State Press
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Oct 22, 2025
Palantir founder Peter Thiel donated $10,000 this year to Republican state parties in 14 states, including Maine, according to Business Insider. Thiel had previously taken a hiatus from political donations after the 2022 election. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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Maine State Press
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Oct 23, 2025
Recent reports have verified details about Graham Platner’s military service. According to The New Yorker, Platner served with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq in 2005 and was stationed at Abu Ghraib prison during his deployment. The article states that he was on patrol at the
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Maine State Press
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Oct 30, 2025
Kennebunk Select Board member Leslie Trentalange is facing public backlash after comments made last week during RSU 21’s public comment session, where she described parents advocating for Title IX protections as having “pedophilic tendencies” and implied they should be placed on
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Sep 6, 2025
BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street collectively own an estimated 22% of New England's energy companies. This includes parent companies like Eversource, National Grid, Iberdrola (CMP), Dominion, NextEra, NRG, and Unitil. Follow: @MaineStatePress
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