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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fast rise and faster fall of humble oyster man/alleged rapist Graham Platner. Plus, the trans sports issue divides Tahoe.
The Wrong Side of the Mountain - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her - POLITICO
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times
Armie Hammer’s First Interview Since Cannibalism Scandal - Air Mail
Why Didn’t Graham Platner’s Many Red Flags Matter?
The ‘Mad Scientist’ Behind Graham Platner’s Scandal-Plagued Rise - WSJ
Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Inside the Implosion of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’ - The New York Times
Cross-Tabs: June 2026 Times/Press Herald/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Maine - The New York Times


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the milkshake-ducking of a New York coffee shop after the owner’s failed shaming of a congressman deemed insufficiently anti-Israel. Plus, crazy lady/future Rep. Darializa Avila Chevalier and what the DSA revolution in New York City means for the Dems, and the Supreme Court weighs in on trans athletes.
The Supreme Court’s Utterly Mainstream Ruling on Women’s Sports - The Atlantic
DOJ opens investigation into Brooklyn coffee shop after banning Rep Goldman | Fox News
Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel | CNN Politics
Angry Coffee Shop Owner Who Smeared Jewish Rep Dan Goldman as a ‘Fascist’ Sipping ‘Genocide Juice’ Is a Graham Platner Donor Cited for ‘Filth and Flies’
NYC coffee shop tells Rep. Dan Goldman he’s not welcome over his pro-Israel views
Inside the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary: Strong Support for Economic Justice and Palestinian Rights
Mamdani-backed House candidate’s deleted posts called for abolishing police, borders
Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans’ Middle East Sympathies


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This week on the Primo Show, Part 2 of our investigation into one of the most sacred stories in LGBTQ history: the night transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall and launched the modern gay rights movement. Or did she?
Stonewall
Bonus Episode — From the Vault: Sylvia…


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This week on Blocked and Reported, (((Jesse))) and Katie dig into Graham Platner: the oyster farmer, Senate hopeful, and working-class rich kid whose Nazi tattoo and wandering eye were so rudely surfaced by the (((lamestream media))) in an effort to protect the (((billionaire class))).
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Taking on Susan Collins | The New Republic
Oysterman, Veteran, Prep-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story - The New York Times
Read our full archive of Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit comments
Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge
Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol - POLITICO
K-File unearths new evidence that undercuts Dem candidate’s claim he was not aware tattoo was tied to Nazi symbolism | CNN
First Draft: Did the New York Times Just Run an Anti-Platner Hit Job?
Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began - The New York Times
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times
These People Handpicked Graham Platner. He’s Now Democrats’ Biggest Risk. - WSJ



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