5 Insane Things Happened This Week

5 Insane Things Happened This Week

From Battleground America Podcast by Audacy

May 1, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

The episode discusses various political controversies and events from the week, including a self-described communist running for Senate and legal actions against notable figures.

A self-described communist Antifa super soldier with a Nazi tattoo, Graham Platner, is now the Democrat nominee for the US Senate in Maine, and says he wants to "destroy the system?" How does Sean Curran still have a job? The feds come for James Comey and Anthony Fauci. SCOTUS gives Republicans their voting rights back. (Please subscribe & share.) Sources: https://share.google/aimode/KfCjHuGnbBD0gXF65 https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/04/is-anti-semitism-the-central-ideology-of-the-democratic-party.php https://x.com/i/grok/share/9ed32f337f4e43faa5977a3dffc74e0e https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=2050151128176689489 https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article315590219.html https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/2050016833739395386?s=20 https://x.com/erickson_68/status/2049850717242892291?s=20 https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/2050021964253667509?s=20 https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/democratic-primary/2026/maine

Topics covered

  • politics
  • elections
  • voting rights
  • Senate
  • Antifa
  • communism
  • controversies

Keywords

  • Graham Platner
  • Sean Curran
  • James Comey
  • Anthony Fauci
  • SCOTUS
  • Maine
  • voting rights
  • Antifa
  • communism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SCOTUS

Places: Maine

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