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Tree Lady

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35. The right is much better at smearing

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:34 PM

Jun 5

And being evil than anyone in our party and we have had a few bad ones.

They are just going to get louder and louder and bring in more and more women even if they are lying, not sure what the voters will do.

Our side needs to be just as loud with all the things Collins has voted for that have hurt the state of Maine and our country.

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Lyndsey Fifield ( Platner) [View all] Passages Jun 5 OP

Additional: She made all her social media accounts private but here she is blatantly lying about why Rumeysa Ozturk was Passages Jun 5 #1

From what I've read elsewhere buzzycrumbhunger Jun 5 #27

None of that is related to the question of his treatment of women EdmondDantes_ Jun 5 #2

It's incredibly relevant. It sounds like a hit job. The NYT didn't miss it. Ray Bruns Jun 5 #4

Did you miss that this applies to one woman? EdmondDantes_ Jun 5 #14

I guess the only mystery left is why you've been spending so much time hanging out in his closet? Emile Jun 5 #5

Nobody is hanging out in his closet. LisaL Jun 5 #7

"You can stop yelling into the void now, I got the message the first three times." Emile Jun 5 #16

Piece work pays by the "piece " questionseverything Jun 5 #25

LOL Emile Jun 5 #36

She's a liar and a republican operative so we would be stupid to let her influence us questionseverything Jun 5 #24

Anyone remember Tara Reade, the former staff assistant in Biden's Senate office, who accused him of sexual assault? sop Jun 5 #3

How is that even remotely similar? LisaL Jun 5 #6

I find these stories about Platner suspiciously timed. sop Jun 5 #8

It's not like he is running for office or anything. LisaL Jun 5 #9

We can put you down as a "no" vote on Platner. sop Jun 5 #18

I can't vote for him even if I wanted to. LisaL Jun 5 #31

His other past girlfriends said he was a gentle giant and made them feel safe mainer Jun 5 #10

There is more than one who say he was a lousy boyfriend. LisaL Jun 5 #11

"Lousy boyfriend" doesn't disqualify him mainer Jun 5 #15

If we are judging him by Trump, then nothing disqualifies him. LisaL Jun 5 #17

Republicans are excellent at exacerbating any issue for character assassination. Lonestarblue Jun 5 #12

And there are a lot of issues that can be exacerbated here. LisaL Jun 5 #13

Maybe they just consider that character-building, kind of like surviving a Maine winter. Emile Jun 5 #19

Yay. LisaL Jun 5 #30

"True, but I hear he's got a great platform. Emile Jun 5 #33

I just saw him speak in a 2-month old clip, saying he doesn't Nixie Jun 5 #29

now she's claiming NYT set her up eShirl Jun 5 #20

Be careful. I posted about her background Nanjeanne Jun 5 #21

Thanks for the heads up. Passages Jun 5 #34

K & R Just_Vote_Dem Jun 5 #22

Shades of David Pecker's set-up of Gary Hart on the dock with the "Monkey Business" in the background. rubbersole Jun 5 #23

I early voted. Bumbles Jun 5 #26

Find the link between Lyndsey Fifield and Roger Stone! Chasstev365 Jun 5 #28

Im disgusted just by the link to Moms for Liberty and their calling the SPLC a terrorist organization Nanjeanne Jun 5 #32

The right is much better at smearing Tree Lady Jun 5 #35

I'm glad to see this posted here. It's important info that needs to be considered. liberalla Saturday #37