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Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

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so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.

thanks, maria 🙏

i understand the impulse to react to a terrible story by saying that you’re not surprised, but i hope i’ll always be surprised by terrible stories.

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SAME

i really appreciate you. 🙏

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this is the meaning of solidarity

both are pretty cutting

the best diss he could come up with

“It is a worthwhile vision to... circumvent gatekeepers & encourage non-traditional emerging leaders...& build the... people-powered operation that it will take to actually elect them. & it does not have to be a packaged deal with harmful behaviors & misogyny. It just does not have to be like that.”

Glad @marisakabas.bsky.social made sure this story is told, and proud of @annieweinberg.bsky.social for standing on business and making sure the facts about this man are clear.

I spoke to Summer Lee’s 2022 campaign manager who shared on the record for the first time that Moraff was banned from campaign events/activities after the team learned of allegations of sexual misconduct (including assault) from six different people. www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...

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Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

“The Handbasket can exclusively report that much like his candidate, Moraff has a credible sexual assault allegation against him, too, adding fuel to the conversation already prompted by Platner about how progressive spaces continue to harbor regressive men.”