It's Pride Month, so conservatives are DYING. The MLB team in SAN FRANCISCO has anti-gay bigots who can't STFU. Fox News airs a segment fear mongering over the mere presence of rainbows places. And more raging fragility. Lydia breaks down the Republican effort to literally rebrand June.

Sources:

• Office of Management and Budget proposed rule conditioning federal funding on rejection of "gender ideology"

• San Francisco Chronicle: Mike Krukow on Giants Pride Night

• Media Matters: Fox News coverage of James Talarico, March-June 2025

• Offside News: NHL 2025-26 Pride Night Review

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A second wave of coverage has hit Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, and this time it's a New York Times deep-dive into his past relationships. Thomas breaks down both the texting article and the "several women" piece: who the sources actually are, what the reporting can and can't corroborate, why one accuser's background raises serious questions, and whether either story should have run at all. Plus, a broader conversation about what voters are supposed to do when the candidate they've got is... complicated.

Sources:

• Platner's Texts with Women Concern Campaign as Senate Race Took Off (Katie Glueck & Lisa Lerer, The New York Times; May 30, 2026)

• Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall 'Unsettling' Behavior (Katie Glueck & Lisa Lerer, The New York Times; June 4, 2026)

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If you have lived in blissful peace not knowing who Spencer Pratt is, Lydia is so sorry, but it's time. The former The Hills reality TV villain is a serious contender in the Los Angeles mayoral race (as of recording - votes are still being counted) and Lydia breaks down everything: who he actually is, what his campaign infrastructure reveals about who's really behind it, the claims he keeps repeating about homelessness that don't hold up to scrutiny, and why this is the Trump playbook running in one of the biggest cities in America. It's a lot. Lydia is not okay.

• Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, University of California - San Francisco; June 2023)

• Assaf RD, et al. Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. JAMA. 2025 Apr 8;333(14):1222-1231.

• Spencer Pratt Is Running Trump's Playbook in Los Angeles—and Trump Approves (Philip Elliott, Time; 5/21/2026)

• LA City Ethics Commission campaign finance filings, Spencer Pratt

  • 1/1/26-4/18/26: https://ethics.lacity.gov/viewdoc/141063

  • 4/19/26-5/16/26: https://ethics.lacity.gov/viewdoc/142921

  • 5/17/26-5/27/26: https://ethics.lacity.gov/viewdoc/143643

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