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1/ Here's what we too rarely talk about when a man seeking high office is credibly accused of sexual misconduct. Platner, Swalwell, Kavanaugh, Thomas—these men almost always have the option to keep the allegations private.
They almost never take it.268 106Jul 9, 2026 -
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6/ We owe survivors a debt for their bravery, but we should be furious that they are forced to be so brave in the first place.
In the end, Platner is withdrawing anyway. He dragged his accusers through all of this for nothing, and everyone will be worse off.227 33Jul 9, 2026 -
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5/ The public only ever sees Act Two—the story breaks, sometimes the survivor testifies on national TV.
We never see Act One, where he decides his ego matters more than the people he hurt or the country he claims he wants to serve.190 29Jul 9, 2026 -
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3/ Seeking high office anyway, knowing what's out there, is reckless.
Being confronted with the reporting and doing anything but quietly withdrawing from consideration is the height of selfish egotism—a deliberate choice to retraumatize survivors and betray your own supporters.179 30Jul 9, 2026 -
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4/ Remember, at first Jenny Racicot and Lyndsey Fifield only went on record with the NYT about PART of what Platner did to them. They clearly hoped never to have to say more.
Going public is no survivor’s first choice. They don’t want the attention or stigma. They do it out of a sense of duty.164 24Jul 9, 2026 -
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2/ Breaking a story about rape or abuse is a long and involved process. Any well-reported piece at a major outlet asks the accused for comment before it runs. Sometimes, as with Platner, the survivor confronts him privately too.
He always knows what’s coming before the public does.139 16Jul 9, 2026 -
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"How did our country get so broken? In short, it broke when the billionaires broke it."
I wrote this in October of 2024. It's about to get even worse after the Roberts Court's ruling in NRSC v. FEC.
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