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Platner campaign putting ‘thumb on scale’ to influence possible replacement, Maine Dem alleges
The Maine Democratic Party has publicly warned US Senate primary winner Graham Platner that he and his campaign will have “no role” in selecting his potential replacement on the ballot. The warning comes as Platner faces mounting pressure from state and national Democrats to withdraw after a former partner accused him of sexual assault in…
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Meta is facing criticism over Muse Image, a new text-to-image tool that can generate pictures using other people’s public Instagram profile photos without notifying them. The feature matters because it feeds into wider concerns about non-consensual AI-altered imagery, arriving as regulators and campaigners intensify scrutiny of such technology. Critics including the tech justice non-profit Foxglove…
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More trouble for Farage as megapoll finds Reform might only come THIRD at general election – with Restore sucking up support
A new “megapoll” by Electoral Calculus has found that Nigel Farage’s Reform party would come only third if a UK general election were held immediately, marking a notable reversal from its previously strong position. The projection puts Labour on 217 seats and the Conservatives on 151, with Reform trailing on 127 — a blow to…
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POLL OF THE DAY: Has Nigel Farage done the right thing to resign as MP and trigger a by-election?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he will resign as MP for Clacton to trigger a by-election, which he framed as a “people versus the establishment” contest. The move comes in protest at scrutiny he faces over undeclared donations of cash and support, and matters because it turns a parliamentary standards inquiry into a…
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Platner Shows Why the Supreme Court Was Right on Campaign Spending
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Dem Senate hopeful pocketed massive taxpayer-funded cash while skipping hundreds of votes
Fox News reports that Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medallist and Iowa state legislator now running as the Democratic candidate for a US Senate seat, missed more than half of his 2026 votes in the Iowa House while continuing to collect the state’s daily legislative per diem. According to records cited in the article,…
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What happens next if Platner drops out? Here’s who could replace him on the ballot and how it would work
Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Graham Platner, is under mounting pressure to quit the race after an ex-girlfriend accused him of rape, an allegation reported by Politico. With many observers expecting him to withdraw, attention has turned to who might replace him on the ballot against incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins — a contest that could…
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Australian woman who has legally lived in the US for 30 years is indicted on federal charges after allegedly voting in two presidential elections
Denise Nataly Migliore, a 51-year-old Australian who has lived legally in the United States for around 30 years, has been indicted on federal charges over allegations that she voted illegally in two US elections, including two presidential contests. The case is notable because Migliore is a long-term legal resident, and US authorities have framed her…
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Nigel Farage throws down the gauntlet with shock Clacton by-election… and I believe he won’t just win, he’ll double his majority, says ANDREW PIERCE
This is a Daily Mail comment piece by consultant editor Andrew Pierce, presented largely as a video column, arguing that Nigel Farage has provoked a surprise by-election in his Clacton constituency and framing it as a high-stakes political gamble. Pierce contends that the Reform UK leader is casting himself as the victim of an “establishment…