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A union says workers are "in the crosshairs" of automation as AI is being tested across ports. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 days ago - Graham Platner and the Working-Class Fetish
As of (checks watch) 6:00 pm on Tuesday, Graham Platner, who has been credibly accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, who is a Democrat (not to be mistaken with the Republican girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, who accused him of manhandling her and locking her in a room and saying he’d rape any intruder in his home, but “not in a gay” way), is still the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from the great state of Maine. [6:22 p.m. update: Fifield has now added that he had a habit of surreptitiously removing condoms during sex.] After sticking with the political novice and oyster farmer following accusations of physical assault, a documented sexting account, and a much-discussed Nazi tattoo, Platner supporters are fleeing him, including Representative Ro Khanna, the Pod Save America hosts, and Senator Bernie Sanders. The 41-year-old Marine combat veteran has yet to bow out, although that seems inevitable. Reportedly, Platner intends to hold the Democratic Party, Maine voters, and the fate of the U.S. Senate in his hands until he’s assured that he will be replaced on the Democratic ticket by someone who shares his values. What Graham Platner’s values are, of course, might be open to debate. Look, this magazine has, in the writings of our Political Editor Bill Scher and Contributing Writer David Masciotra, raised all the right questions about Citizen Platner from the get-go. I’ve been posting about it for months. That’ll all be history soon when Platner bows out—as he must, with the Democratic Party arrayed against him. The question now: What should Democrats take from this nauseating episode? One lesson: Do not fetishize working-class voters. Court them, of course. Obviously, this bloc has befuddled Democrats in recent years. But the idea that nominating a working-class Democrat would sway working-class voters was always reductionist and absurd. Democratic Brahmins like Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy did just fine with working-class voters. Sherrod Brown grew up in an affluent home and went to Yale. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from Ohio three times in part because of his connection with working-class voters, and today he faces good odds of returning to the Senate from a Buckeye State that’s gotten tougher for Democrats. Working-class voters have supported Republican billionaires like the president and candidates such as Senator Jim Justice, the U.S. senator and former governor from West Virginia who ran… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 days ago - Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue
The Senate race in Maine looks significantly different than it did 48 hours ago. Yesterday, Politico reported a credible allegation of sexual assault against the Democratic nominee, Graham Platner. In a video posted after the story broke, Platner denied the accusation but said that his campaign would explore the best way forward, opening the door to what seems like an inevitable withdrawal from the race.Now the voices that had most vehemently defended Platner during previous scandals or vouched for the necessity of his folksy progressivism have withdrawn their endorsements, one after another, and called for him to drop out. Among those voices are Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Representative Ro Khanna, and Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau. No doubt, none of these Democratic politicians, party power brokers, or podcasters were aware of the alleged rape when they made and maintained their endorsements. Nearly everyone who previously supported Platner seems to have since reversed course. Credible allegations of sexual assault do, indeed, go too far.But the question remains: Why was this horrific allegation the threshold when Platner had so obviously transgressed so many times before? Perhaps Platner’s Nazi tattoo should have been a sufficient indicator that he lacked the character to be a senator. Perhaps maintaining that SS logo for two decades, covering it up only when it became politically inconvenient, demonstrated that he lacked the judgment for national office. Perhaps a multiyear history of not just having abhorrent views about women and minorities, but feeling the need to post them for the world to see, could have told us that he is not the person to be Maine’s voice in Washington. Maybe a well-documented history of contemptible behavior in his personal life should have been enough, when taken with everything else, for Democrats to conclude that Platner was exactly the person he appeared to be.[Jonathan Chait: With Graham Platner, Democrats got drunk on the beer test]When Platner emerged last year as the Democrats’ shiny new object—DSA sensibilities with a gruff voice and working-class clothes—many who favored his brand of leftist populism rallied to help him defeat Democratic centrism. He managed to do so when his primary opponent, Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign before votes were cast. Platner’s backers hoped that he could do the same against Susan Collins this fall. But when a clear pattern of Platner’s bad behavior and bad judgment emerged, these Democrats held firm, using… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 days ago - Riding America’s Straightest Roads
There’s a certain kind of riding that doesn’t involve tight corners, apexes, or braking points. It’s the kind where the horizon is the only curve in sight, and the road feels like it’s been drawn with a ruler across the landscape. For motorcyclists, straight roads can be hypnotic – part meditation, part endurance test, and part opportunity to see just how far you can relax into the machine. These stretches across the United States aren’t just flat and straight – they’re iconic in their own right, often crossing remote deserts, high plains, and agricultural grids that stretch to the edge of perception. Here are some of the most memorable straight-line rides in the country. U.S. Route 50—Nevada’s “Loneliest Road in America” U.S. Route 50 across Nevada is often described as a rite of passage. Between the small towns of Ely and Fallon, long stretches open into near-perfect straightaways across basin-and-range country. The road cuts through empty valleys framed by distant mountain silhouettes, with gas stops sometimes more than 100 miles apart. What makes it interesting for riders isn’t just the straightness – it’s the isolation. Wind is constant, visibility is almost infinite, and traffic is minimal enough that your own engine becomes the dominant sound in the world. Interstate 80 Across Wyoming Interstate 80 through southern Wyoming delivers some of the longest uninterrupted sightlines in the interstate system. The highway runs across high desert plateaus where elevation sits above 6,000 feet, and weather can change fast enough to alter traction in minutes. Riders often underestimate this stretch because it’s “just interstate,” but it behaves differently here – crosswinds are strong, fuel stops are spaced out, and the horizon never seems to get closer no matter how fast you travel. It’s less about speed and more about managing exposure. U.S. Route 160 in Northern Arizona Between Tuba City and the New Mexico border, U.S. Route 160 crosses some of the most remote and expansive landscapes in northern Arizona, including stretches through the Navajo Nation and Hopi lands. The road is long, flat, and visually simple—but the surrounding terrain is anything but. Open desert, volcanic formations, sandstone mesas, and distant buttes create a sense of scale that makes even a straight road feel cinematic. Riders often describe this section as “quiet in motion” – no visual clutter, just road, sky, and distance. U.S. Route 20 Across Nebraska Nebraska’s U.S. 20 is… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 days ago - Crime and Culture star in Podchaser June ranking
Podcast database and intelligence platform Podchaser has released the June edition of its podcast ranker. (It’s HERE.) Unlike other lists which deliver a snapshot leaderboard of podcast consumption, Podchaser highlights the most quickly rising new podcasts. The idea is to… Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.7 days ago
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As of (checks watch) 6:00 pm on Tuesday, Graham Platner, who has been credibly accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, who is a Democrat (not to be mistaken with the Republican girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, who accused him of manhandling her and locking her in a room and saying he’d rape any intruder in his home, but “not in a gay” way), is still the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from the great state of Maine. [6:22 p.m. update: Fifield has now added that he had a habit of surreptitiously removing condoms during sex.] After sticking with the political novice and oyster farmer following accusations of physical assault, a documented sexting account, and a much-discussed Nazi tattoo, Platner supporters are fleeing him, including Representative Ro Khanna, the Pod Save America hosts, and Senator Bernie Sanders. The 41-year-old Marine combat veteran has yet to bow out, although that seems inevitable. Reportedly, Platner intends to hold the Democratic Party, Maine voters, and the fate of the U.S. Senate in his hands until he’s assured that he will be replaced on the Democratic ticket by someone who shares his values. What Graham Platner’s values are, of course, might be open to debate. Look, this magazine has, in the writings of our Political Editor Bill Scher and Contributing Writer David Masciotra, raised all the right questions about Citizen Platner from the get-go. I’ve been posting about it for months. That’ll all be history soon when Platner bows out—as he must, with the Democratic Party arrayed against him. The question now: What should Democrats take from this nauseating episode? One lesson: Do not fetishize working-class voters. Court them, of course. Obviously, this bloc has befuddled Democrats in recent years. But the idea that nominating a working-class Democrat would sway working-class voters was always reductionist and absurd. Democratic Brahmins like Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy did just fine with working-class voters. Sherrod Brown grew up in an affluent home and went to Yale. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from Ohio three times in part because of his connection with working-class voters, and today he faces good odds of returning to the Senate from a Buckeye State that’s gotten tougher for Democrats. Working-class voters have supported Republican billionaires like the president and candidates such as Senator Jim Justice, the U.S. senator and former governor from West Virginia who ran… [TheTopNews] Read More.
6 days ago
The Senate race in Maine looks significantly different than it did 48 hours ago. Yesterday, Politico reported a credible allegation of sexual assault against the Democratic nominee, Graham Platner. In a video posted after the story broke, Platner denied the accusation but said that his campaign would explore the best way forward, opening the door to what seems like an inevitable withdrawal from the race.Now the voices that had most vehemently defended Platner during previous scandals or vouched for the necessity of his folksy progressivism have withdrawn their endorsements, one after another, and called for him to drop out. Among those voices are Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Representative Ro Khanna, and Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau. No doubt, none of these Democratic politicians, party power brokers, or podcasters were aware of the alleged rape when they made and maintained their endorsements. Nearly everyone who previously supported Platner seems to have since reversed course. Credible allegations of sexual assault do, indeed, go too far.But the question remains: Why was this horrific allegation the threshold when Platner had so obviously transgressed so many times before? Perhaps Platner’s Nazi tattoo should have been a sufficient indicator that he lacked the character to be a senator. Perhaps maintaining that SS logo for two decades, covering it up only when it became politically inconvenient, demonstrated that he lacked the judgment for national office. Perhaps a multiyear history of not just having abhorrent views about women and minorities, but feeling the need to post them for the world to see, could have told us that he is not the person to be Maine’s voice in Washington. Maybe a well-documented history of contemptible behavior in his personal life should have been enough, when taken with everything else, for Democrats to conclude that Platner was exactly the person he appeared to be.[Jonathan Chait: With Graham Platner, Democrats got drunk on the beer test]When Platner emerged last year as the Democrats’ shiny new object—DSA sensibilities with a gruff voice and working-class clothes—many who favored his brand of leftist populism rallied to help him defeat Democratic centrism. He managed to do so when his primary opponent, Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign before votes were cast. Platner’s backers hoped that he could do the same against Susan Collins this fall. But when a clear pattern of Platner’s bad behavior and bad judgment emerged, these Democrats held firm, using… [TheTopNews] Read More.
6 days ago
There’s a certain kind of riding that doesn’t involve tight corners, apexes, or braking points. It’s the kind where the horizon is the only curve in sight, and the road feels like it’s been drawn with a ruler across the landscape. For motorcyclists, straight roads can be hypnotic – part meditation, part endurance test, and part opportunity to see just how far you can relax into the machine. These stretches across the United States aren’t just flat and straight – they’re iconic in their own right, often crossing remote deserts, high plains, and agricultural grids that stretch to the edge of perception. Here are some of the most memorable straight-line rides in the country. U.S. Route 50—Nevada’s “Loneliest Road in America” U.S. Route 50 across Nevada is often described as a rite of passage. Between the small towns of Ely and Fallon, long stretches open into near-perfect straightaways across basin-and-range country. The road cuts through empty valleys framed by distant mountain silhouettes, with gas stops sometimes more than 100 miles apart. What makes it interesting for riders isn’t just the straightness – it’s the isolation. Wind is constant, visibility is almost infinite, and traffic is minimal enough that your own engine becomes the dominant sound in the world. Interstate 80 Across Wyoming Interstate 80 through southern Wyoming delivers some of the longest uninterrupted sightlines in the interstate system. The highway runs across high desert plateaus where elevation sits above 6,000 feet, and weather can change fast enough to alter traction in minutes. Riders often underestimate this stretch because it’s “just interstate,” but it behaves differently here – crosswinds are strong, fuel stops are spaced out, and the horizon never seems to get closer no matter how fast you travel. It’s less about speed and more about managing exposure. U.S. Route 160 in Northern Arizona Between Tuba City and the New Mexico border, U.S. Route 160 crosses some of the most remote and expansive landscapes in northern Arizona, including stretches through the Navajo Nation and Hopi lands. The road is long, flat, and visually simple—but the surrounding terrain is anything but. Open desert, volcanic formations, sandstone mesas, and distant buttes create a sense of scale that makes even a straight road feel cinematic. Riders often describe this section as “quiet in motion” – no visual clutter, just road, sky, and distance. U.S. Route 20 Across Nebraska Nebraska’s U.S. 20 is… [TheTopNews] Read More.
6 days ago
Podcast database and intelligence platform Podchaser has released the June edition of its podcast ranker. (It’s HERE.) Unlike other lists which deliver a snapshot leaderboard of podcast consumption, Podchaser highlights the most quickly rising new podcasts. The idea is to… Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.
7 days ago
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