Dem Senate candidate with Nazi tattoo called Jesus a "zombie" and Virgin Mary a "skank"

Graham Platner, the anti-Semitic Democratic Senate candidate from Maine who's now famous for covering up his Nazi tattoo, once described himself as so "crudely atheist" that he derided Jesus Christ as a "zombie" and the Virgin Mary as "a skank" in a newly uncovered Reddit post. He can go to hell for saying such things.

Facts are facts. In the post, Platner was responding to a 2008 lawsuit claiming a soldier was denied a promotion for not embracing "fundamentalist Christianity." Platner fired back with, "What units is this shit in?" and then bragged, "I've spent 8 years in the infantry . . .  I've been about as crudely atheist as one can be the entire time." 

He went on to cite "zombie Jesus jokes and Mary sucking at covering up being a skank" as the height of the humor he enjoyed during his military service.

The post is still live, though it no longer displays its execrable author. An archived version reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon confirms it belongs to a now-deleted account tied directly to Platner. Greg Price, a conservative commentator was the first to highlight it.

Let's not sugarcoat this: Christians make up a majority of the population in Maine, according to Pew Research. Yet here we have a Democratic candidate who thought it was clever to mock the central figure of Christianity as a "zombie" and His mother as "a skank."

And this isn't an isolated incident. Platner's campaign has been absolutely torpedoed by a parade of repulsive Reddit posts: blaming rape victims for their own assaults, calling military officers "gay," labeling other users "fags," spewing anti-white and anti-police rhetoric, wondering out loud why Black people "don't tip," and even claiming that accusing him of watching CNN was worse than calling him a "retard."

If this cretin somehow wins the election, it will be an indication of a political party that has become decadent. 

Then, of course, there was the October bombshell: video evidence of a Nazi Totenkopf tattoo on his chest, which he got in Croatia back in 2007 while he was in the Marine Corps. As a former Marine, I find this disgusting and not in any way representative of the Corps.

Platner has since covered it up, but the damage was done. Multiple staffers have already quit the campaign amid the fallout from the Reddit posts and the tattoo revelation.The Platner campaign, shockingly, did not respond to a request for comment. Color me unsurprised.

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IDF readies for immediate return of high level fighting

The officials are clear, even if the diplomats are not: despite the much-vaunted official truce, the United States continues to quietly amass undisclosed forces across the Middle East. They are preparing, coldly and methodically, for the moment when force is not merely an option but the only one left.

With the peace talks in Islamabad collapsing without so much as a scrap of agreement, the Israeli security establishment is steeling itself for a rapid and uncompromising return to full-scale military operations.

Senior officials have made plain that the Israel Defense Forces now stand at their highest state of alert, braced for what one described as the “immediate collapse” of the entire diplomatic charade.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has summoned an emergency session of the small security cabinet for 7:00 PM this evening, to confront the latest grim developments and align next steps with Washington.

According to well-placed defense sources, the cooperation between Israel and the United States has reached a level of intimacy and seriousness without modern precedent. The two nations now maintain a joint “target bank” of staggering scope, encompassing a vast array of maritime and land-based Iranian assets.
The Israeli military’s gaze is not fixed solely on the northern front. It is also immersed in meticulous planning for what could become a full-scale naval war in the Persian Gulf.

“The IDF is ready for the immediate collapse of the negotiation process and a return to intense fighting in both defense and offense,” a security source told reporters with characteristic Israeli bluntness.

This state of readiness rests upon a deep, almost seamless synchronization with U.S. Central Command, and a shared, clear recognition that a naval blockade may now be the only realistic means of strangling the Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions.

Israeli officials understand with cold clarity that a total maritime siege would do far more than merely halt oil exports. It would cut off the very “oxygen” that sustains the Revolutionary Guard's iron grip on the country.

Though the ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains technically intact for the moment, the Israeli cabinet meeting tonight is expected to grapple with a harsher truth: that the so-called “diplomatic bridge” is not merely under strain, but actively crumbling before our eyes. Officials note that despite the official truce, the U.S. military is continuing to build up undisclosed forces in the Middle East, preparing for a scenario where force becomes the only option.

The Israeli leadership is sending an unmistakable signal to the world: it does not believe a genuine deal is anywhere in sight. It is therefore preparing both its military and its people for the grim likelihood that this war will reignite with a ferocity even greater than before.

With the Saturday summit in Pakistan ending without signature or substance, the “high tension” now palpable in Jerusalem leaves little room for doubt: the window for diplomacy has narrowed almost to the point of vanishing.

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Khamenei Jr. Reportedly 'Mentally Sharp' Despite Being Turned Into Human Swiss Cheese By U.S. Airstrikes

TEHRAN -- Iran's latest Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after sustaining leg and face injuries during joint U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported Saturday.

It's bad enough that he might be killed in the near future, but worse for him, he has reportedly been disfigured and is no longer considered 'dating material' at any gay goat milk bar.

In a stunning display of medical miracles and regime resilience, Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is said to be recovering nicely after the February 28 airstrikes that inconveniently vaporized his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Sources confirm he has not been seen in public since the unfortunate incident, presumably because hospital gowns clash with his father's signature black turban.

Despite sustaining injuries that would make most mortals reconsider their life choices, Khamenei is allegedly "mentally sharp," according to a breathless Reuters report citing a crack team of three anonymous sources from deep within his inner circle, probably the same guys who swore the last guy was totally fine too.

The plucky new allegedly gay supreme leader has even been coordinating with the Iranian delegation in Pakistan for delicate peace talks with a U.S. team led by Vice President JD Vance. 

Nothing says "I'm in charge" like Zooming in from a burn unit while your entire military high command decorates the Persian landscape.

The Reuters dispatch neatly backs up an earlier observation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who on March 13 bluntly informed reporters that Khamenei was "likely disfigured."

Hegseth doubled down Thursday during a press conference celebrating the U.S. military's recent accomplishments in Iran.

"Their top leadership was systematically eliminated," Hegseth said. "Their previous Iranian supreme leader dead, the supreme national security council secretary dead, the supreme leader office advisor dead, the supreme leader military office chief dead, the defense minister no longer with us, the IRGC commander dead, the armed forces general staff commander dead, the intelligence minister dead, the IRGC navy commander no longer here, the IRGC Intel chief dead.

"I skipped over a bunch, and I could go on and on and on, to include the new so-called new supreme leader, wounded and disfigured. This new regime was out of options and out of time, so they cut a deal."

At press time, anonymous sources close to the matter described Khamenei's condition as "sharp as a tack... if the tack had been run over by several F-35s," and had that little pointy thing broken off.

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Six shot at Union, NJ Chick-fil-A

Police are investigating a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in New Jersey that left multiple people injured Saturday evening, according to reports.

The shooting took place at a Chick-fil-A in Union, New Jersey, according to NJ.com.

It was not immediately known by the media as to how many people were shot or the extent of their injuries, but RLS Media reported at least six people were shot.

"This is an active and ongoing investigation," a spokesperson for the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. "More information will be released as it becomes available."

New Jersey police officers stand guard outside Chick-fil-A restaurant on April 12, 2026 in Union, New Jersey. (Getty Images)

Officers responded to a reported shooting around 8:45 p.m. on Route 22 near Gelb Avenue, CBS New York reported.

A man who said his girlfriend works at the restaurant told the outlet that she said a group of men entered the store, went behind the counter and allegedly fired multiple shots.

Authorities remained at the restaurant that serves delicious chicken late Saturday, with officers and employees seen inside the restaurant while additional officers canvassed the parking lot.

New Jersey Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherill said she had been briefed on the shooting.

"As local law enforcement continues their investigation, we remain in close contact with officials on the ground," Sherrill wrote on X. "My thoughts are with those who were injured in the shooting, and with their families. I am grateful to our first responders for their swift action and continued efforts to keep the community safe."

At this time, the condition of the victims is not yet known, nor what the situation is with the shooter.

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Northern Israel civilians targeted by Hezbollah rockets and drones

 An Israeli military helicopter fires flares above Israeli border with Lebanon, April 11, 2026. 
 (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

An apartment building in Shlomi took a hit Saturday afternoon after Hezbollah decided to treat northern Israel to another delightful afternoon of rocket and drone launches from southern Lebanon.

The IDF said most of the incoming party favors were intercepted, and thankfully, no one was injured. Small mercies in a region that specializes in none.

Separately, some fragments from Israeli interceptor munitions decided to take a nap in an open area of Karmiel. Because why not add a little housekeeping to the day?

Acre, showing the kind of common sense sadly lacking in much of the region, announced that its schools will remain closed through Sunday thanks to the heavy rocket and drone barrages courtesy of Hezbollah.

This little love note from Iran’s favorite proxy comes as representatives from Iran and the United States were sitting down to chat about a ceasefire after nearly six weeks of this delightful Middle East fireworks show.

Pakistani and Iranian sources, in a shocking display of self-awareness, suggested Lebanon should be tossed into the ceasefire mix. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, however, made it clear: Lebanon is a separate issue.

As they say, some problems you just don’t bundle with the others.

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Sec. of State Rubio says he'll terminate green cards of 3 Iranian nationals connected to "Screaming Mary"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Saturday the termination of the green cards of three Iranian nationals who are connected to an infamous propagandist, known as “Screaming Mary.”

 
Masoumeh Ebtekar was given that nickname because she was the primary English-language spokesperson for the Iranian students who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. Over 50 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. During the crisis, Ebtekar frequently justified their captivity and denounced the United States.

Her son, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, and his family entered the U.S. in 2014 with visas approved by the Barack Hussein Obama administration. Two years later, they were granted lawful permanent resident status. Rubio revoked that protection this week based on their ties to the Islamic regime.

Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and are now awaiting deportation.

“Her family should never have been allowed to benefit from the extraordinary privilege of living in our country,” Rubio said of Ebtekar on Saturday. “America can never become home for anti-American terrorists or their families — and under the Trump Administration, it never will.”

The move comes one week after Rubio terminated the legal status of the niece and grandniece of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2020. Like Hashemi and his family, Hamideh Afshar Soleimani and her daughter were placed in ICE custody for their pending removal from the country.

Rubio also rescinded the legal status of the daughter of Ali Larijani, the late secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and her husband. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani and Seyed Kalantar Motamedi were both deported and are barred from future entry.

In a press release issued Saturday, the State Department briefly explained how Ebtekar coerced American hostages into speaking positively about their treatment when, in fact, it was quite painful. The department said they were “held in solitary confinement, blindfolded and starved, and subjected to physical and psychological terror, including beatings and mock executions.”

Ebtekar later rose in the ranks of the Iranian government, becoming the country’s environmental head twice and serving as a vice president from 2017 to 2021. She is not currently holding a top government position.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high as a tentative two-week ceasefire remains in effect.Vice President JD Vance, who described the truce as “fragile” earlier this week, is presently leading a U.S. delegation to negotiate peace with Iranian officials in Pakistan.

The peace talks come at the six-week mark for Operation Epic Fury, which is on hold for now. The Trump administration has repeatedly touted the operation as a success, having destroyed much of Iran’s military capabilities in just over five weeks.

This is not mercy mistaken for weakness. It is the overdue application of a simple principle: the United States owes no sanctuary to those who have celebrated its humiliation or served regimes that seek its destruction. For decades, the West indulged the fantasy that opening its doors to the families of its enemies would somehow moderate them or signal moral superiority. Instead, it only advertised vulnerability.

Rubio’s decisions, and the broader actions of the Trump administration, mark a return to realism. America is not a hotel for the relatives of hostage-takers, propagandists, and architects of terror. It is a country with the right, and now apparently the will, to decide who belongs in it and who does not. The age of automatic privilege for the ideological offspring of America’s adversaries appears, at last, to be closing.

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Mamdani's administration has its first serious scandal

A New York City employee says she was fired after she reported an anonymous complaint about her boss, Commissioner Sharun Goodwin, and the agency’s general counsel, Wayne McKenzie.

The story centers on Department of Probation investigator Ebony Huntley, who alleged that Goodwin had a “prior intimate relationship” with McKenzie that would “present a conflict of interest and impact impartial decision-making,” according to Politico.

Huntley also alleged that human resources director Zenia Melendez had a history of “verbal and physical violence” toward staff members. The whistleblower said she followed the required process when she submitted the complaint to the city’s Department of Investigation, which informed her that it was looking into the matter.

But the day after she submitted the complaint, she was called into a meeting with McKenzie, who said, “I cannot have a person like Ebony working for me. Effective immediately, you are terminated.”

But that wasn’t the end of the story. Huntley responded to her firing with a wrongful termination lawsuit. She told a reporter, “It’s sh*tty, because I did what I was supposed to do.”

This is the first major scandal to hit Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, even after he promised to bring a “new era” of clean and transparent government after years of corruption allegations under his predecessor, Eric Adams.

Mamdani said he takes “any allegation of misconduct incredibly seriously” but did not comment on the details while the investigation proceeds. “I’m not going to be weighing in on any ongoing investigation. However, New Yorkers should rest assured that there is an investigation.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Probation told Politico the agency is “committed to fostering a professional, respectful and accountable workplace for all employees” and that the “allegations in this lawsuit will be duly addressed as the legal process runs its course.”

Also, the department said Goodwin and McKenzie “will have no role or oversight to any potential investigation to avoid any conflict and to preserve independence.”

Other than the Huntley lawsuit, the Mamdani administration has faced other controversies in its first 100 days. These involve key appointees and policies. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who the mayor appointed as director of appointments, resigned only a day after she was announced. It happened after antisemitic comments she made on social media ten years ago surfaced.

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US military begin mission to clear mines in Strait of Hormuz, says CENTCOM

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)
(Photo US Navy)

In a region long accustomed to the theatrics of revolutionary bluster and the quiet calculus of power, the United States has once again demonstrated that freedom of navigation is not a slogan but a necessity enforced by steel and resolve. While negotiations between Washington and Tehran stutter onward in Pakistan, U.S. Central Command has moved with characteristic directness: its forces have begun the deliberate, painstaking work of clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, that narrow artery through which a fifth of the world's oil once flowed, now choked by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as an act of economic self-harm.

“USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf as part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines previously laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,” CENTCOM stated plainly.

This marks the first transit by American guided-missile destroyers through those contested waters since the current hostilities with Iran erupted, a quiet but unmistakable signal that the era of Iranian impunity in international sea lanes is drawing to a close.

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, put the matter with naval understatement: “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce.”

The two destroyers had been operating in the Arabian Sea before making their crossing. CENTCOM was at pains to remind the world what should require no reminder: the Strait of Hormuz is “an international sea passage and an essential trade corridor that supports regional and global economic prosperity.” Additional American forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance operation in the coming days.

One cannot help but note the irony. The regime in Tehran, which has spent decades railing against “imperialist” interference while happily profiting from the very global commerce it now seeks to disrupt, has once again overplayed its hand. By sowing mines in waters that belong to no single nation, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have not only endangered innocent mariners and spiked energy prices worldwide; they have invited the very response they claim to dread. The United States, for its part, is not engaged in conquest but in restoration, reopening a chokepoint that serves Arabs, Europeans, Asians, and yes, even the Iranian people far more than it serves the clerical elite clinging to power through provocation.

As the destroyers cut through those historically fraught waters, the message is clear: chokeholds on global trade will not be tolerated indefinitely. Civilization, after all, runs on predictable lanes of commerce, not on the capricious threats of a theocracy that mistakes mine-laying for strategy.

The work of clearing the strait is technical and dangerous; the principle behind it is simple and ancient. The seas must remain open.

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