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Conservative: What\u2019s the Next <\/em>Platner Surprise?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Graham Platner was sold to \u201cMainers and the national media\u201d as \u201can antiwar Marine during the Iraq War, a hardscrabble oysterman, and a working-class straight talker,\u201d grumbles National Review\u2019s Jeffrey Blehar.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd then, one by one, we discovered that each of these biographical points were, when not outright false, distorted beyond all recognition.\u201d <\/p>\n

Platner wasn\u2019t <\/em>anti-war: He \u201cvolunteered\u201d because he wanted \u201cto kill some people\u201d \u2014 and \u201clater signed up with Blackwater as a mercenary.\u201d His \u201coyster farm\u2019s biggest customer is his mother.\u201d <\/p>\n

Plus, his \u201cNazi death\u2019s head\u201d tattoo \u201cwould have instantly disqualified him from running for office in any sane world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now we learn that, just \u201cmonths before he declared his candidacy,\u201d Platner\u2019s wife caught him \u201cjuggling six separate sexting relationships\u201d on the teen app Kik. \u201cWhat are we about to find out next about Graham Platner?\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrat: Electing Vets To Fight Polarization<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Facing \u201cevidence of deepening political divisions\u201d in Congress, veteran Rye Barcott fights back via With Honor, which \u201chas elected dozens of veterans to Congress across both parties, with an explicit commitment to promote bipartisan policies and cooperation,\u201d cheers Douglas E. Schoen at The Hill. <\/p>\n

The resulting For Country Caucus includes 40 veterans in Congress, pledged to \u201chelp address the divisive political polarization tearing our country apart.\u201d <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a \u201ccritical lesson that veterans know well, but too many Americans have forgotten: There is much more that unites us as a nation than divides us.\u201d From 1965-\u201975, 70% of Congress were veterans; now it\u2019s just 23%. <\/p>\n

So \u201cit is hard to think of a force that is more sorely lacking and desperately needed in American politics today\u201d than With Honor\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

Judicial watch: Schumer Supreme Threat Lingers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chuck Schumer\u2019s vow to make Supreme Court justices \u201cpay the price\u201d for having \u201creleased the whirlwind\u201d took a new turn with a \u201cswatting\u201d stunt called in on Justice Amy Comey Barrett\u2019s home, notes The Federalist\u2019s M.D. Kittle. <\/p>\n

Threats against the high court center on the \u201cthe hope\u201d that \u201cenough conservative justices would cave to public pressure \u2014 or worse.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Protests outside their homes and assassination threats have multiplied since the \u201cunprecedented leak\u201d of the \u201cRoe-ending Dobbs\u201d decision. <\/p>\n

Justices now \u201care supposed to be protected by around-the-clock security,\u201d though Schumer, \u201cthe guy who released \u2018the whirlwind\u2019\u201d apparently remains untroubled by the results.<\/p>\n

From the right: Dems Vow To Wreck SCOTUS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Democrats \u201care likely to retake the House and maybe the Senate in November,\u201d and \u201cseem determined to blow up the Supreme Court,\u201d warns The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. <\/p>\n

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the designated \u201cagent for this task,\u201d wants to expand the high court to 13 justices, \u201cthe number required to tilt the Court left under a new 7-6 majority\u201d; he\u2019d also \u201cdeny the Justices the power to choose which cases they hear,\u201d which is \u201csuch a radical change that it\u2019s hard to imagine all the implications.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAngry\u201d that the Supremes are \u201cno longer a second progressive legislature that can impose policies they can\u2019t get through Congress,\u201d Democrats are therefore \u201cplotting one of American history\u2019s most destabilizing power grabs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Climate beat: Europe\u2019s \u2018Dangerous Utopianism\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cEurope is engulfed in a deadly heat wave that demonstrates the danger of embracing utopian energy policies. Democrats in America should pay close attention,\u201d thunder the Washington Examiner\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost American homes have air conditioning, but the International Energy Agency estimates that air-conditioning ownership in Europe is around 20%.\u201d <\/p>\n

Our common \u201chousehold appliance is, during high heat, a life-saving infrastructure,\u201d meaning far fewer deaths from high temps. <\/p>\n

\u201cEurope\u2019s suffering is largely the result of misplaced priorities,\u201d failing to invest in \u201creliable power, resilient water systems, modernized buildings, and air conditioning.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Its \u201cnet-zero agenda\u201d treated \u201cenergy consumption as an enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s embrace of the \u201c\u2018climate cult\u2019 has made energy more expensive, weakened the continent, and left ordinary people less prepared for extreme weather.\u201d <\/p>\n

Read more Nancy Guthrie likely targeted by local worker who believed family was wealthy, veteran investigator says<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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