Chuck Schumer: "At least it isn't the really bad Nazi tattoo"

Oh golly, it's just a tattoo

WASHINGTON—In a display of rock-solid sleazy Democratic principles, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he remains fully committed to scandal-plagued Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, immediately quashing any naïve hopes that the party might pivot to someone who hasn't allegedly turned their campaign into a Tinder spin-off.

"I met with Graham Platner today," Schumer declared, repeating the sentence exactly five times like a malfunctioning animatronic at a very awkward Disney ride. "We're gonna beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate. Did I mention I met with him? Because I did. Five times. And that tattoo, what's it called again, oh yeah the Totenkopf, at least it isn't a swastika. They're evil. This tattoo is no big deal, and I say that as a proud Jew."

 
When reporters, exhibiting a shocking level of journalistic curiosity, pressed Schumer on whether the endorsement might budge in light of Platner's colorful extracurricular activities, the Senator simply stared into the middle distance and began humming the Democratic Party fight song.

Sources confirm he then mumbled something about "moving forward together" before power-walking toward the nearest exit.

Platner's campaign has been mired in what polite society calls "a teensy bit of controversy" for months. Recent reports revealed the candidate had been enthusiastically sexting at least six women while married, a hobby he apparently balanced alongside maintaining an active account on Kik, the anonymous messaging app beloved by America's youth and, apparently, married politicians with poor impulse control. 

Law enforcement has charmingly nicknamed the platform a "predator's paradise," which is exactly the brand vibe every Senate campaign dreams of.

Platner's wife, sweet Amy, got paid almost $30 thousand to go along with the program, and she did.

Since the sordid details emerged, Platner has displayed the political courage of a man who just remembered he left the oven on, ducking every interview request while campaign staff have taken to physically blocking reporters like overzealous bouncers at a particularly seedy club.

The Maine Democratic primary is set for next Tuesday, June 9, giving voters just enough time to decide whether they're comfortable nominating a guy whose campaign strategy seems heavily inspired by "delete your search history" rather than, say, policy positions.

Democrats remain confident that Maine voters will overlook the whole "sexting married guy on a predator app" situation because, at this point, what even is a scandal anymore? As one anonymous party strategist put it, "At least he wasn't on Truth Social."

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‘Sleazebag’ Dad Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez admits to cheating on wife after Post exposé

WASHINGTON — Congressional Dads Caucus founder Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) finally fessed up Tuesday that he cheated on his wife, right after The NY Post dropped the April bombshell that he was caught playing tonsil hockey with a congressional aide outside a DC party. 

We don't know if he scored.

The Post’s report lit the fuse on a House Ethics Committee investigation that dug up all kinds of gross new details, absolutely torching Gomez’s painstakingly polished image as America’s most devoted family man.

“Years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family,” Gomez told CNN, describing the extramarital relations as “consensual.”

“I sincerely apologize to my wife, family, friends and the people that I have the privilege to serve,” said Gomez after he was caught, who in January 2023 wore his baby son in a sling around his neck during marathon votes for House speaker like the world’s most committed dad influencer.

“I sought professional assistance to help re-center and heal the relationships that mean everything to me, and move forward with the honesty, transparency, and respect that everyone deserves from the people they love. I continue to do this work.”

The Los Angeles Democrat was spotted making out with a much younger congressional aide for a different lawmaker outside the home of then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), The Post revealed in April.

Gomez, who is married, was making out with the aide at Swalwell’s bash to celebrate the start of that year’s August recess. Attendees did not recall seeing his wife or 11-month-old son anywhere in the vicinity. Shocking.

Swalwell, the man known for "the fart heard round the world," resigned in disgrace following a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him earlier this year. Birds of a feather and all that.

“This guy [Gomez] is a sleaze-bag. He should resign and use his free time to trade war stories with Swalwell,” said one Democratic source familiar with the matter.

“Hopefully he doesn’t hook up with another chief of staff at Eric Swalwell’s house. One is too many.”

Gomez and the younger Hill staffer were seen kissing by a stunned group of Democratic congressional aides, two of whom recounted their surprise to The Post. A third source heard of Gomez’s alleged relationship with the woman from additional Democratic sources.

The Post did not initially publish the name of the woman involved.

Gomez, a close Swalwell friend, strongly denied The Post’s reporting in April and his confession did not specify particular wrongdoing. How convenient.

A spokesman did not immediately offer comment on whether he was confessing to the relationship reported by The Post — after his blanket denials.

Gomez, who represents a heavily Democratic district in Los Angeles, also gave no indication that he planned to resign. Of course he didn’t.

“Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House ethics rules, that doesn’t diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most,” Gomez said in his statement.

“I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family.”

Sure, Jimmy. Keep that Dads Caucus membership card warm.

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NYC Mayor Drops $5.2 Million Of Taxpayer Cash On Brand New Socialist Propaganda Office

In a free society, government works for the people. The moment elected officials start funneling public money into operations designed to build political loyalty rather than deliver actual services, that relationship flips on its head. It is the oldest trick in the machine politician playbook. And every generation of Americans seems doomed to relearn the lesson the hard way. 

Here is the question every taxpayer should ask when scanning a city budget: Does this dollar go toward something citizens actually need? 

When the answer turns out to be a brand new office packed with campaign operatives and gift wrapped as civic engagement, you already know something rotten is going on. The numbers just dropped though, and they are worse than anyone expected.

Taxpayers are on the hook for 5.2 million dollars to pay the swollen salaries of the information ministers in socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani new City Hall propaganda bureau. A staggering 175 percent more than first thought, according to the New York Post.

It is barely been open for business for a month, but the Office of Mass Engagement has already seen its headcount balloon 186 percent from 14 to 40, with $5,123,756 earmarked for salaries, according to the city recently released 2027 executive budget.

Read that again. An office that did not exist six months ago has gorged itself to 40 employees and a 5.1 million dollar payroll. With another 26 hires on deck for next year at an average salary of $125,000. 

That is not a typo. For perspective, this single office budget now eclipses what the city allocates to entire agencies like the Board of Corrections and the Office for People with Disabilities. Disabled New Yorkers get less institutional support than the mayor personal propaganda arm. Stunning priorities.

Your tax dollars at work.

Even Democrats can not stomach this one. Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf was blunt: “This is purely politics at a time when real services are needed. We have real deficits and this mayor is spending five million dollars to put 40 political operatives on the payroll. It’s morally incomprehensible… It’s outrageous.”

He went further. “This isn’t for anybody’s benefit but the mayor’s.”

Hard to argue with that when you look at the hiring. The office commissioner, Tascha Van Auken, served as Mamdani campaign field director. He's not a seasoned civil servant, nor a policy expert. Van Auken is merely a campaign operative who's now drawing a city salary. One listed role, a $150,000 campaign style director position, carries a job description virtually indistinguishable from political campaign work. These are loyalists with government email addresses and taxpayer funded paychecks.

From campaign trail to City Hall.

The ideological wiring here runs deep. A $150,000 'deputy director role for co governance'. Yes, that is the actual title. Used language nearly identical to a DSA co chair manifesto called Building Municipal Socialism in New York with DSA. 

Subtle, it is not. The office claims to champion marginalized communities, but critics point out it primarily caters to the mostly white and affluent DSA base that carried Mamdani into office.

The office debut initiative, Organize NYC, deploys staff for door to door canvassing and volunteer recruitment. Tactics ripped directly from the Democratic Socialists of America handbook. And what, exactly, are they organizing around? Rent Guidelines Board hearings tied to the mayor signature rent freeze proposal. City Hall insists the office will not advocate for any specific outcome.  

Yeah, sure. And the canvassers knocking on doors ahead of the mayor top policy vote are just there for the fresh air.

Here is a detail that deserves attention: workers have been canvassing the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn since early May. Missing from the list? Staten Island. The city lone Republican leaning borough. A spokesperson rushed to assure reporters that a borough rep had been hired. Draw your own conclusions.

Zoom out, and the pattern only sharpens. Mamdani has budgeted $51.8 million for the mayor office in 2027. A $7 million jump over his predecessor. His communications staff is expected to be the largest in New York City mayoral history. This is constructing a permanent campaign apparatus with public funds, brick by brick.

Americans who still believe government should be limited, accountable, and focused on serving citizens. Not itself. Need to pay attention to what is happening in New York. When a mayor first instinct in office is to build a multimillion dollar machine to organize political support for his own agenda, he is not expanding democracy. 

He is consolidating power. And every New York taxpayer is footing the bill, whether they signed up for it or not.

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Trump announces Tulsi Gabbard's replacement

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. “Bill” Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation last month.

The move puts one of Trump’s most loyal and aggressive reformers in charge of the nation’s intelligence apparatus. Pulte will continue serving as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency while also taking the reins at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Trump highlighted Pulte’s management credentials when announcing the appointment.

“William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac,” Trump said. The president also credited Pulte with helping deliver a “substantial increase” in housing market health over the past year.

Pulte succeeds Gabbard, who announced on May 22 that she would step down to support her husband as he battles a rare form of bone cancer. Her resignation becomes official at the end of June.

Gabbard leaves behind a tenure that dramatically reshaped the intelligence community. Her “ODNI 2.0” overhaul reduced the agency’s size by 40 percent, saving taxpayers an estimated $700 million annually. Her office also declassified more than 500,000 pages of previously withheld records, including documents related to allegations that the Obama administration weaponized intelligence agencies during the “Russia Hoax.”

Before departing on June 30, Gabbard plans to release additional investigative findings concerning Havana Syndrome, the origins and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what she describes as the weaponization of the federal government.

Pulte is hardly a newcomer when it comes to taking on Washington’s political establishment. Since assuming leadership of the FHFA in March 2025, he has aggressively pursued allegations of financial misconduct involving several high-profile Trump critics.

Among the most notable cases is New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose civil fraud lawsuit against Trump made national headlines. Following an FHFA referral from Pulte, James was indicted on federal bank and mortgage fraud charges in Virginia. Pulte also referred Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), a central figure in Trump’s first impeachment proceedings, to the Department of Justice over allegations of mortgage fraud.

The grandson of legendary homebuilder William J. Pulte, who built PulteGroup into a Fortune 500 powerhouse, Pulte charted his own course in private equity before entering public service.

He is also well known for his charitable work. In 2013, Pulte launched Blight Authority, a nonprofit organization focused on removing abandoned properties and combating urban decay in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. The effort earned widespread praise for improving neighborhood safety and revitalizing struggling communities.

Pulte later became a social media phenomenon through what became known as “Twitter Philanthropy,” personally giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars to Americans facing medical expenses, food insecurity, and other financial emergencies.

Now, with the intelligence community added to his portfolio, Pulte will have an opportunity to bring the same disruptive management style that has made him a favorite among Trump supporters and a frequent target of the president’s critics.

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Sanders Says Platner Has 'Guts' To Fight Billionaires, Also Apparently Every Other Scandal Imaginable

WASHINGTON, D.C., President Donald Trump's longtime rival and part-time billionaire detector Sen. Bernie Sanders assured supporters this week that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner remains uniquely qualified to battle wealthy elites, despite accumulating scandals at a pace usually reserved for Netflix documentaries.

According to comrade Sanders, the controversy surrounding Platner has nothing to do with his Nazi-linked tattoos, resurfaced Reddit posts, sexting allegations, or a profile on a controversial messaging platform. Rather, he suggested the real culprit is a vast billionaire conspiracy terrified of a man who apparently cannot go 24 hours without generating a new headline.

"What we're looking at right now is a situation where billionaires have already pledged to spend $90 million in a tiny state like Maine," Sanders said. "Trust me, that is a lot of money. They don't want him in."

Observers noted that while billionaires are often accused of influencing politics, they have rarely been accused of secretly forcing candidates to get questionable tattoos, post strange comments online, and sign up for Kik.

"And the reason that they do not want him in the Senate is he has had the guts to stand up to the big money interests, to fight for healthcare as a human right, to demand the billionaires start paying their fair share of taxes," the communist senator continued.

Sources close to the campaign confirmed that every time a new controversy emerges, staffers immediately assume another billionaire has somehow orchestrated it.

Platner's troubles began after footage surfaced showing a totenkopf, or death's head tattoo, on his chest. Since then, a steady stream of revelations has left reporters struggling to keep up and opposition researchers complaining about excessive overtime.

Despite the growing list of problems, Democrats remain focused on defeating incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. 

[Senator Collins, you might have observed, has an obvious tremor in her extremities and in her voice. It's a common neurological condition that she publicly disclosed last month and it is treated with medication. The cause is from a benign tumor that does not affect cognition or memory, so she is clearly no Joe Biden.]

"I think what we, as a nation, need to do is to focus on the important issues facing working families, 60% of whom are living paycheck to paycheck," Sanders said. "And I think that Graham and his wife, Amy, will work on their marriage, and I wish them the best."

Political analysts described the statement as one of the few times in American history a senator has pivoted directly from economic inequality to marriage counseling.

Collins, meanwhile, appeared exhausted by the daily revelations.

"I don’t have anything to add," Collins said. "Every day there's a new revelation about Graham Platner that reflects on his character."

Democrats backing Platner insist voters should focus on his authenticity rather than his ever-expanding collection of controversies.

Sen. Ruben Gallego argued that Platner has lived a "very, you know, real experience. He's talked about it."

"He's talked to his wife about it. There was, you know, the voters of Maine are gonna decide what they're gonna do, but, you know, we know that at this point, this man can still win the race, and as long as he continues, I think we'll all be there," Gallego said.

Republicans, meanwhile, have reportedly stopped spending money on opposition research and now simply subscribe to news alerts.

"I mean, this guy's a nut job," Sen. Eric Schmitt said.

"So, that's their call. But, you know, I won't hold my breath for the Democrats to sort of course correct on this. They're just, it's just about absolute power for them. So they want to support a dude with Nazi tattoos who has all this other stuff going on. I mean, that's on them."

At press time, campaign aides were bracing for Wednesday's scheduled scandal release, though they admitted they had no idea what it would be this time.

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Wife Heroically Stands By Senate Candidate After Campaign Courageously Pays Her $30,000 To Do So

MAINE — Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, delivered a passionate defense of her husband this week after reportedly receiving nearly $30,000 from his campaign, proving that true love can still flourish when accompanied by regular direct deposits.

Federal Election Commission filings show that Gertner has collected $28,751.59 from the Graham for Maine campaign since September, along with a generous $37.50 "cell phone stipend" to help cover the emotional toll of explaining away sexting scandals.

The payments came to light shortly after reports surfaced that Platner had allegedly exchanged sexual messages with at least six women on the hookup-friendly messaging app Kik, where his profile reportedly featured a bathroom mirror selfie consisting primarily of a towel and optimism.

Sources say Gertner became aware of the messages and alerted campaign staff, demonstrating the type of transparency voters have come to expect from modern political marriages.

In a video released by the campaign, Gertner condemned media coverage of the controversy because, for some reason, it made her husband look bad.

"It makes me really angry, disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on, like healthcare and education and childcare," she said. After all, it isn't as if the Democrats do that to Republican candidates like Trump, and other appointees like SCOTUS justices.

Political analysts noted that the statement was remarkable because it was delivered without visible cue cards, blinking patterns, or ransom note subtitles.

Despite reports of her husband's online activities, Gertner insisted her admiration remains intact.

"I admire the f–k out of him. So when there are news articles about our marriage, it’s just extra sh–ty," she said. "Can I say that online? I hope I can." She knew she would and was going for the audaciousness.

Witnesses described the video as a moving tribute to the power of commitment, forgiveness, and campaign payroll. But people in the know know it was for the Benjamins. How ironic.

The scandal has also revived scrutiny of Platner's old Reddit posts, including one in which he advised women not to "wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to" to avoid being raped. In other posts from 2020, he reportedly celebrated Marines being able to "get to bang LA chicks, whores in TJ, and hit up Vegas." At least he didn't mention Tijuana. 

Platner has apologized for the comments, asking voters not to judge him by "the worst thing I said on the internet, on my worst day 14 years ago," while politely requesting they also ignore several additional bad days that occurred afterward. 

No dude--we just judge you for what you said, suggested, claimed that you do, and your relationship with a website that caters to teens and young adults.

According to former campaign staffers, Gertner had disclosed the sexting issue as early as last August, and the couple reportedly worked through the matter in marriage counseling.

Anthony Weiner much?

"Being married is hard," the shameless Gertner acknowledged, while campaign accountants reportedly confirmed that being married on payroll is somewhat easier.

Despite the revelations, Platner continues to lead incumbent Senator Susan Collins in polling, reinforcing political scientists' long-held theory that voters only become concerned when a candidate is caught doing something unusual, such as balancing the federal budget.

At press time, campaign officials announced a new family-values initiative featuring mandatory trust exercises, monitored phone usage, and a campaign-funded premium subscription to Couples Therapy Plus

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Bidy of NM nuclear lab worker discovered by hiker

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has raised concerns about what he describes as a "sinister" pattern involving the deaths and disappearances of 11 U.S. scientists connected to nuclear, aerospace, and defense research. Former FBI agent Nicole Parker has examined the unusual cases, pointing to troubling details such as missing cell phones and erased digital data. In a separate case, an Iranian national was arrested for allegedly trafficking drones and weapons on behalf of Iran, drawing attention to serious national security issues affecting both the White House and NASA.

One of the 11 individuals who had mysteriously disappeared and who may have had connections to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology has now been found. A hiker discovered the body in a national forest in New Mexico.

Authorities identified the remains as those of Melissa Casias, 54, an employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Her disappearance became part of broader speculation surrounding scientists and laboratory-affiliated personnel who had either vanished or died under unclear circumstances. These incidents attracted the attention of President Donald Trump and prompted an investigation by the House Oversight Committee.

According to a Facebook post issued late Saturday night by the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau (NMSPBI), a hiker found Casias' remains on Thursday in the McGaffey Ridge area of Carson National Forest. A handgun was found beside her body.

"The cause and manner of death have not yet been determined," police stated. Authorities added that the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) identified the remains as those of Casias and is conducting a "further anthropological examination."

Casias, who lived in Taos, New Mexico, worked at LANL alongside Anthony Chavez. Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the nation's leading nuclear research facilities. Both Casias and Chavez were among the individuals whose disappearances were considered suspicious in FBI and House Oversight Committee investigations.

"The New Mexico State Police extend their deepest condolences to the Casias and Mondragon families during this difficult time," the agency said in its statement.

Police reported that Casias was declared missing on June 25, 2025, after she failed to arrive at work and did not return home following a visit to her daughter at work. Family members later discovered that she had left behind her purse, identification, and cell phones, raising concerns for her safety and leading to a missing persons investigation.

State police emphasized that the investigation remains active and ongoing.

In an April 20 letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel, the House Oversight Committee stated that it was examining "recent unconfirmed public reporting" suggesting that individuals connected to "U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology" had either disappeared or died in recent years.

"Public reports raise questions about a possible sinister connection between a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances which began in 2023," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Eric Burlison, (R-MO) wrote in a request for information from federal agencies.

According to the committee's statement, the reported cases included two individuals connected to Los Alamos National Laboratory, two affiliated with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an MIT scientist involved in nuclear fusion research who was shot by the Brown University mass shooter, a pharmaceutical researcher, and a government contractor employed at a facility that produces components for nuclear weapons.

Authorities have not established any connection between Casias' death and the other cases. Officials have suggested that the incidents are likely unrelated, and the House committee noted that the reports under review remain unconfirmed.

Steven Garcia, 48, an employee of the Kansas City National Security Campus, was reported missing on August 28, 2025, after leaving his Albuquerque home on foot carrying only a handgun.

Casias' disappearance had previously led New Mexico authorities to issue a Missing Endangered Advisory after she was last seen in the Taos area. She was 53 years old at the time she disappeared.

The discovery of her remains in Carson National Forest brings the search for Casias to an end. However, investigators are still working to determine how she died and to identify the owner of the handgun found beside her body.

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The UK rightly bans Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker from entering the country

Young Turks [the 'k' is pronounced as a 'd'] founder Cenk Uygur and his nephew, the left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, both virulent anti-Semites, have discovered that the politics of open borders and unrestricted movement occasionally collide with the realities of national sovereignty.

Both men announced Monday that they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom ahead of their planned appearances at the upcoming South by Southwest festival in London. The British government reportedly revoked their visas over concerns related to their public rhetoric on Israel, a remarkable development given the contemporary West's usual reluctance to police incendiary political speech.

According to Uygur, the British Home Office designated him a "serious risk to the public order" after he claimed that "Israel controls the American government through donations to 94% of Congress." Whether one views such remarks as criticism, conspiracy theory, or something in between, British authorities evidently concluded that importing them was not in the public interest as riots and destruction tend to occur when anti-Zionist/anti-Semitism are brought forth in the public arena.

The response from the loudmouth Uygur was immediate and characteristically dramatic.

"Are we free anymore?" he asked in a post on X. "This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!"

In a subsequent thread, Uygur portrayed the visa ban as a badge of honor.

 
"It is an honor to have made Israel's enemies list. I'm very proud to have fought against their genocide."

"The mighty United Kingdom is afraid of speech that shows you who's responsible for those war crimes. But no amount of censorship will get us to stop telling the truth."

Piker, who generally favors fewer words than his uncle, offered his own interpretation of events. He claimed the United Kingdom had revoked his visa at "the behest of Israel."

"The West is betraying 'liberal values' for a genocidal fascist foreign government," Piker wrote. "Soon we will all become Israel." 

What a piece of human excrement this man is.

The episode highlights one of the more curious contradictions of modern political activism. Many of those who insist that nations have little right to control their borders become deeply indignant when a nation exercises precisely that right against them.

The controversy arrives amid additional scrutiny surrounding the execrable Piker. 

Last week, Fox News reported that the U.S. Treasury Department had subpoenaed Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, a self-loathing Jewish woman, as part of an investigation into whether activists violated U.S. sanctions during a trip to Cuba. 

According to the report, investigators are examining the activities of roughly 40 American citizens who allegedly coordinated with foreign nationals, including Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, who recently gained attention after being detained by Israel following his participation in a Gaza-bound flotilla. He had been accused of inappropriate sexual activity, which he denied. and claimed he had been tortured by Israel, which is not at all likely. 

Further subpoenas are reportedly expected.

Fox also reported that those under investigation include Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar. Sources told the network that investigators are examining whether Omar herself may have helped finance her daughter's travel.

For years, anti-Israel activists have portrayed themselves as dissidents bravely speaking truth to power. What appears to have unsettured Uygur and Piker is the realization that governments, including Western governments, sometimes retain the authority to decide who may cross their borders and under what conditions. Whether that authority has been exercised wisely in this case is a matter for debate. That the authority exists should not come as a surprise.

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