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Starfury

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148. From Newsweek:

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:56 PM

2 hrs ago

I'm inclined to believe Wilson that she's a political activist/operative. This is someone who apparently has extensive experience with online political communication (aka marketing/propoganda). Some interesting snippets I found from Newsweek...

According to a 2018 New York Post article, Fifield and Inez Stepman, who at the time worked at the Independent Women's Forum, co-founded a group titled Ladies for Kavanaugh in support of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

In 2023, she briefly served as a digital marketing director for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for two months. Haley, the former South Carolina governor, ran for president against Donald Trump in the 2024 election before dropping out in March.

Her longest stint, according to her LinkedIn, was at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that later authored Project 2025, a conservative playbook for the Trump administration. She served as a social media manager at the think tank for over six years, from September 2015 to April 2022.

https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-lyndsey-fifield-platners-republican-ex-girlfriend-what-we-know-12038091

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Rick Wilson on Platner: [View all] Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago OP

Post removed Post removed 13 hrs ago #1

You made my day!.................. Lovie777 13 hrs ago #2

I guess we take our friends where we can... displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #3

Not a good guy Bettie 13 hrs ago #5

We shouldnt define people with just the worst things theyve done in their lives SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #12

He seems to have changed Bettie 12 hrs ago #13

Hear, hear peppertree 12 hrs ago #30

Not sure if he's a good guy, but... Happy Hoosier 13 hrs ago #6

Like we embraced Dick Cheney... displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #9

Cheney isn't really a good comparison. Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #14

They wheeled his evil old ass out in the final days displacedvermoter 9 hrs ago #70

We've been through this before, you know he did not attend any events with Harris. Nobody "embraced" betsuni 8 hrs ago #100

The enemy of my enemy can be a friend. ToxMarz 12 hrs ago #22

Don't forget, we had David Brock on "our side" running smear campaigns in our primaries. Hassin Bin Sober 10 hrs ago #62

the saying goes, takes one to know one eShirl 13 hrs ago #4

Does He Live In Maine? ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #7

So that two of the women are Democrats has no weight? EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #8

I give them lots of weight. They spoke about his dark moods, anger issues etc. same things he has Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #10

You don't consider yanking women around or blocking them in rooms violence? EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #16

I do consider this violence towards this woman. It was a woman. And bad behavior. It is what Nanjeanne 12 hrs ago #19

He clearly said that never happened, and that woman is a republican operative working with and for the BComplex 11 hrs ago #40

Problematic is children crying themselves to sleep because they are hungry questionseverything 11 hrs ago #49

Please be factual. AloeVera 9 hrs ago #88

Have you ever been in an abusive marriage or relationship? sheshe2 7 hrs ago #120

But not one woman claimed he ever hit, injured or bruised them!! AloeVera 7 hrs ago #124

Thank you, Aloe Vera. sheshe2 5 hrs ago #132

I'm so sorry Just_Vote_Dem 5 hrs ago #133

Thank you. sheshe2 4 hrs ago #134

Very true Just_Vote_Dem 3 hrs ago #142

I am very glad your friend made it. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #144

I give the most weight to what his wife said. GoodRaisin 6 hrs ago #128

Right now, at the very least crippling Republican power is more important to me. RoeVWade 13 hrs ago #11

There will always be this kind of choice when someone is speaking to power the way he is. MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #106

THIS!! AloeVera 7 hrs ago #116

The NY Times piece didn't really uncover anything new Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #15

Sorry ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #17

So, let's see if I got this right: You want six more years of Susan Collins? MineralMan 12 hrs ago #20

Nope ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #21

Uh-huh...I see... MineralMan 12 hrs ago #23

Don't think you do ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #25

His Tattoo? I haven't seen it. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #26

So, let's see if I got this right: ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #28

LOL! MineralMan 11 hrs ago #34

Clearly ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #39

Ever heard of Derek Black, Christian Picciolini, Arno Michaelis, and on and on? pat_k 10 hrs ago #58

Good for you ABC123Easy 10 hrs ago #60

Why is it so hard? LAS14 9 hrs ago #74

I've already answered this question today. I'm absolutely not trying to sway anymone but I will defend my opinions. ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #77

Can you point me to where you answered this question? nt LAS14 9 hrs ago #82

I will not ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #91

Strawman designed to NOT answer the question posted to you. AZLD4Candidate 11 hrs ago #44

Nope ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #47

Red herring. . .strawman. . .avoidance of a simple question is still a logical fallacy AZLD4Candidate 9 hrs ago #68

My silence? ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #71

Cannot have people who aren't pristine, don'cha know? RetiredParatrooper 8 hrs ago #95

That's quite an assumption. 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #117

I didn't know Mossfern 11 hrs ago #31

Well ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #32

Many many people Mossfern 11 hrs ago #50

Well ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #54

So platner's tattoo is unforgivable but Collins making 8-9 million bucks in the stock market questionseverything 10 hrs ago #65

Hopefully there's not too many Republicans on DU. ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #79

There are paid disrupters anywhere you go online questionseverything 9 hrs ago #83

Do I need to do that? ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #92

You are supporting the repub anytime you dis our front runner questionseverything 8 hrs ago #94

BS ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #96

Neither is the front runner RetiredParatrooper 8 hrs ago #99

I'm ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #105

If are supporting two democrats in the primary who couldn't fund a commercial if they put their resources together questionseverything 8 hrs ago #102

Sounds like ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #103

I'm anti murder, I'm anti starving people behind a wall questionseverything 8 hrs ago #110

Well ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #111

Not if you support Israel's government because they are doing all that and more questionseverything 8 hrs ago #112

Did ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #113

Wait-a-sec... mr715 6 hrs ago #127

Well, I'm glad to hear that! Just_Vote_Dem 8 hrs ago #108

I think... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #121

I have a grandson with diabetes that lost his Medicaid and his food stamps questionseverything 7 hrs ago #125

I worked in... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #126

The other two candidates combined are polling at less than 15% support questionseverything 6 hrs ago #130

try again. The tattoo was gained in Split, Croatia stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #63

Thank you! ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #80

Must be nice to be perfect and never make a mistake Ziggy Beans 11 hrs ago #35

I wouldn't know ABC123Easy 11 hrs ago #37

That's unfortunate. BComplex 11 hrs ago #41

Is this guy a Nazi? RetiredParatrooper 8 hrs ago #98

Not sure who that is ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #101

There isn't a swastika there guy RetiredParatrooper 8 hrs ago #107

Did ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #109

LOL RetiredParatrooper 4 hrs ago #136

Disgusting! ABC123Easy 4 hrs ago #138

I must be stupid, then... regnaD kciN 8 hrs ago #114

Check out ABC123Easy 8 hrs ago #115

If it wasn't a Nazi tat MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #137

The tattoo looks like the state of Ohio now. Emile 4 hrs ago #140

If it wasn't a Nazi tat MorbidButterflyTat 3 hrs ago #145

Maybe because it's his skin and he felt like it. Next question? Emile 3 hrs ago #147

Yes Akakoji 12 hrs ago #18

Amazing how all of this didn't come out during the primary season. AZLD4Candidate 12 hrs ago #24

Yes, if this were substantial or important it would have been released long, long ago Ponietz 12 hrs ago #27

Yep. And peope who want to believe the worst of democratic candidates seem to find their way to DU every BComplex 11 hrs ago #43

It's still primary season, he's not the nominee yet. (n/t) thesquanderer 11 hrs ago #33

Maine's primary is June 9th - next Tuesday FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #38

Mills only suspended... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #48

Our primary is NEXT WEEK... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #45

I don't live in Maine. I'm just tried of this perfectly-timed swift boating bullshit and us falling into their traps AZLD4Candidate 11 hrs ago #46

I do... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #51

then maybe correct the erroneous post ? you can still make your point - just with correct information. - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #66

Since the vote has NOT happened YET, it is still primary season AZLD4Candidate 9 hrs ago #69

They haven't had the primary yet, so he isn't the nominee MichMan 11 hrs ago #53

He's not the freaking nominee!! Llewlladdwr 11 hrs ago #55

Hence why I said "PRIMARY SEASON" AZLD4Candidate 9 hrs ago #75

It is still a primary season since the primary has not happened yet. LisaL 9 hrs ago #78

And the time before the general is known as election SEASON AZLD4Candidate 9 hrs ago #81

Dude, you clearly referred to Platner as the nominee. Llewlladdwr 9 hrs ago #87

Actually, yes. TBH. AZLD4Candidate 8 hrs ago #104

Better, but your title is still wrong. Llewlladdwr 7 hrs ago #119

I'm a social studies teacher. I know what ratfucking is. Been one for 20 years. AZLD4Candidate 7 hrs ago #123

Don't want to be crapped on? Don't crap on others. Llewlladdwr 6 hrs ago #129

... orangecrush 8 hrs ago #89

It is a primary season. LisaL 9 hrs ago #67

Well, as, a woman who has been 'groped' by a few men Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #29

At my 50th high school reunion, I talked to one woman MineralMan 11 hrs ago #36

Once again, we see the same tired, old, GOP double-standard playbook dlk 11 hrs ago #42

Ahem. I think what we might be talking about here are 'Democratic' standards ? stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #56

We all get a say, if we choose to dlk 1 hr ago #150

I thought he did very well during his interview with Hayes that aired yesterday on MSNOW. I'd vote for him if I beaglelover 11 hrs ago #52

The responses are fascinating. SamuelAdams 10 hrs ago #57

It's sad, isn't it? Llewlladdwr 10 hrs ago #59

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #139

I just re-read Jane Mayer's "The Case of Al Franken" pat_k 10 hrs ago #61

Al Franken was an effective Democratic senator for nine years MorbidButterflyTat 3 hrs ago #143

I see the hallmarks of a smear. YMMV pat_k 1 hr ago #149

Collins supports trump - that's a massive scandal even if the media ignores it. themaguffin 10 hrs ago #64

The crime of the century. Kingofalldems 9 hrs ago #72

Hear! Hear! pat_k 9 hrs ago #73

The worst of the allegations are attributed to Lyndsey Fifield. And while they are definitely behavior Nanjeanne 9 hrs ago #76

There are two other candidates in the primary. Llewlladdwr 9 hrs ago #84

Im saying Platner is energizing Maine voters in a unique way. I have no idea what kind of baggage Nanjeanne 9 hrs ago #86

Of course. Kingofalldems 9 hrs ago #85

Yep and one person could be running a 100 different handles questionseverything 8 hrs ago #90

She formed a group Ladies For Kavanaugh and worked hard to discredit Christine Blaise-Ford??. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #93

Yes she did. She's quite an interesting piece of work. I don't go to X frequently any more but did Nanjeanne 8 hrs ago #97

So a real Nazi who also doesn't believe women but expects us to believe her? AloeVera 7 hrs ago #118

Except in the bat cave here on DU! Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #122

Wtf is going on? RoseTrellis 5 hrs ago #131

Thank you! Llewlladdwr 4 hrs ago #135

Do you think the allegations will stick to Mr. Platner's candidacy? 0rganism 3 hrs ago #141

Negatory. mr715 3 hrs ago #146

From Newsweek: Starfury 2 hrs ago #148