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PLAT(ner)ITUDES
Is oyster farmer Graham Platner the future of the Democratic Party? Can he defeat the long-serving but duplicitous Grand Dame Republican Sen. Susan Collins? Chat GPT currently describes the race between them as “a toss-up that may lean slightly toward Platner, largely because current polling shows him ahead, but not by enough to overcome Collins' incumbency advantage and long record of winning statewide elections.” <> There is other mixed news for the Dems. On the do
Hank Goldstein
5 days ago2 min read


Black and White
“If you’re white, all right.” “If you’re Black, stand back.” If indeed “the arc of the moral universe is long, but bends toward justice” — as MLK said — it is because the minority population now, mostly people of color, will become the majority population by 2050. Whites will be the minority. Importing South African white farmers won’t stop that. The demographic tide, fast and deep, is flowing to shore. Nevertheless, Trump is laser-focused on protecting, favoring and encoura
Hank Goldstein
May 273 min read


He Poked The Bear
Former FBI director James Comey poked the bear when he found and photographed sea shells on the beach that read “86-47”. Trump, who has already faced assassination at least three times that we know of and probably more than we don’t, played it as a death threat. That he is perhaps a bit sensitive on the subject is understandable. But, did he specifically direct Todd Blanche, Acting A.G., to go after Comey for a second vindictive indictment? After all, Blanche is sucking up to
Hank Goldstein
May 82 min read
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