As we’ve often said: what the Elitist Media cover on their newscasts and Sunday political affairs shows is almost as important as what they DON’T cover. This was the case with the Democrat Senate candidate from Maine: Graham Platner, where there was no mention of him at all. But the latest sexting allegations have forced a change.  In a notable exchange, perhaps the first on a Sunday show wherein an elected Democrat is challenged on Platner, CNN’s Dana Bash takes three passes at Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)- and fails to get him to take any stance on either Platner’s sexting or his Nazi SS Death’s Head tattoo: WATCH: It took the sexting allegations for the Sunday shows to finally cover Herr Oystergruppenführer Graham Platner. This exchange between CNN's Dana Bash shows why. Bash takes three passes at the allegations, with Kim dodging all. Finally, Bash asks about the Nazi tattoo,… pic.twitter.com/qH1dr1LHCj — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) May 31, 2026 DANA BASH: I want to ask you about the Senate race in Maine, and the Wall Street Journal and  New York Times reporting that last August, Democrat Graham Platner wife told his campaign about sexual text messages she had found between her husband and other women early in their marriage, and they were married in 2023. The Times says Platner exchanged messages with as many as a dozen women, and his campaign said no, It was up to six. In a statement, Platner's wife said she feels betrayed by the ex-campaign aide, who revealed the information, and that the couple went to counseling. Do you have concerns about Graham Platner? ANDY KIM: Well, first I'll say is, you know, I've been very much focused on the crisis in my home state, so I haven't been able to focus as much on this. But right now, you know, this information is out there with any campaign in the country. You know, the character and the transparency about the different candidates is going to come out. That's part of a campaign. And the voters will decide what it is that they ultimately think in terms of their ability to trust those candidates. BASH: What do you think? KIM: Well, look, right now for me, like I have not met him. I've never talked to him yet. But what I am- what I do hear from people in New Jersey around the country is that they don't trust this U.S. Senate right now, led by the Republicans as we are about to go back into session this coming week, and what they are pushing on is, you know, 60 to $70 billion more for ICE, for CBP, for immigration. They want that stopped. BASH: So do what it takes to elect Democrats, regardless of questions like this? KIM: From my standpoint, you know, I will work with whoever the people of Maine elect, but I hope that they elect somebody that is going to stand up to this president, work with me to be able to fight back against all these dangers. BASH: Yeah. One of your fellow Democrats, Jake Auchincloss, said that because of other red flags, including the fact that Platner had a tattoo with Nazi origins that he later covered up after that came out, Auchincloss said that Platner’s tattoo and his commentary about it were disqualifying. Do you agree? KIM: Well, look, like I said, this is up for the voters of Maine. You know, in New Jersey, I stood up against my previous senator who was indicted for corruption. I felt like that was something where we had to draw a line, you know, and we will make these decisions as they come. But again, I think right now, what I'm overwhelmingly hearing from people is that they are terrified about the trajectory of this country, that so much is at stake, especially as a Senate majority that could very well put 1 or 2 more Supreme Court justices into the Supreme Court under for Donald Trump, these are real concerns, and I think there needs to be unity that we need to make sure we're focused on the change that the American people are demanding. BASH: Senator Andy Kim, thank you so much for being here.  KIM: Thank you so much. BASH: We really appreciate it. Kim’s response, waffling on whether the Totenkopf tat is a disqualifier and ultimately dismissing it because Supreme Court picks, is perhaps why we hadn’t seen the Sunday shows address Platner in a substantive manner before today. And spoiler alert: Dana Bash was the strongest of the Sunday hosts on Plather. Over at ABC’s This Week, Jon Karl addressed Platner with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), albeit less intensely so than Bash. Karl’s questioning, though, centers around the truest, purest victim of the Platner allegations: Democrats’ chances of retaking the Senate. WATCH: ABC's Jon Karl asks Sen. Cory Booker about the latest Platner allegations, with a focus on the purest, truest victim of the many Platner scandals: the Dems' chances of retaking the Senate. Booker brushes aside the Platner issue, goes through his "why we need to retake the… pic.twitter.com/oBmCoZCvvL — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) May 31, 2026 JON KARL: One of the marquee Senate races, of course, is in Maine, where the Democratic nominee- presumptive nominee is Graham Platner. And a lot of allegations against Graham Platner, including the very latest, a controversy that the Wall Street Journal's reported on, uh, alleging that Platner, his wife, Amy, uh, flagged sexually explicit texts between Platner and half a dozen other women. Uh, to, to the campaign during the vetting period. And in a video posted on X, uh, his wife Amy said, they love each other deeply. They have a great marriage, and they've been getting counseling. But let me ask you, do you have concerns with the weight of all these controversies that it may jeopardize Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine? CORY BOOKER: Yeah, I have concerns. That guy has questions to answer. And that's what campaigns are for. But when I go all over New Jersey and see hundreds and hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans losing their health care and millions more seeing their health care costs go up, as I have families who say I can't afford gas for my car and child care for my children, I know that so much is riding on Democrats taking control of the Senate that this election, if we do not get the votes necessary to take care of the House and the Senate, we will continue to have an out-of-control president. And I'm going to tell you right now is- he is a lame duck president. He's becoming more and more dangerous. Just look overseas at the war we're in, the lives being lost, the billions being spent. And now he is shamefully trying to crawl back and try to get us to back to where we were before the war even started. This man is dangerous, and it's time that we take back the Senate. And that's what I'm focused on. KARL: All right. Cory Booker of New Jersey. Thank you for joining us. Karl asks Booker only about the sexting allegations, completely omitting the Totenkopf tat from his line of questioning. Karl then allows Booker to deflect and respond with a prepackaged set piece before ending the interview. Platner’s tattoo would come up in the panel discussion, though. Watch as former Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) cooks senior Bernie Sanders advisor Faiz Shakir for calling it “a tattoo that was skull and bones:” WATCH: After former Rep. Patrick McHenry calls out Graham Platner's Nazi SS Death's Head tattoo, senior Sandernista Faiz Shakir tries to explain away as "skull and bones, not a Nazi tattoo." PATRICK McHENRY: But the issue in Maine, just like in Texas, is they have an unvetted… pic.twitter.com/KFBaVZus6z — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) May 31, 2026 PATRICK McHENRY: But the issue in Maine, just like in Texas, is they have an unvetted candidate. And it turns out the guy with the Nazi tattoo turns out to be a pretty bad guy in Maine, which is to the benefit of… FAIZ SHAKIR: A tattoo that was skull and crossbones, not a Nazi tattoo. McHENRY: Okay, we can quibble about whether or not how Nazi the Nazi tattoo was. JON KARL: He did have the tattoo removed or whatever. I mean, but yeah. SHAKIR: So- but this is emblematic of his problems and Maine voters will have a say about it. Karl obviously knew about the tattoo, and protected Booker from being asked about it- a (D)ifferent courtesy than what Republicans get in similar situations. The same exchange happened on CBS’s Face the Nation, between Margaret Brennan and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): no mention of the tattoo, focus on the sexting, deflection to Platner being essential to the Resistance™. WATCH: It took the sexting allegations for the Sunday shows to finally cover Herr Oystergruppenführer Graham Platner. This exchange between CNN's Dana Bash shows why. Bash takes three passes at the allegations, with Kim dodging all. Finally, Bash asks about the Nazi tattoo,… pic.twitter.com/qH1dr1LHCj — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) May 31, 2026 MARGARET BRENNAN: To that point about spirit and character, the campaign for Graham Platner, the Maine Senate candidate, had sent sexually explicit texts to women other than his wife. This is in addition to other past controversies. Does he pass the character test? CHRIS MURPHY: Yeah, I mean, I have not followed this story as closely as others have. But- I mean, Graham is somebody that served our country. He served his community. He’s also made mistakes and he has admitted that. Character, also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country, and this race is going to be a contrast between somebody that put his life on the line for this country, against somebody that is literally empowering the moral hollowing out of our nation from The White House, so he certainly admitted that he has made mistakes, but I think this is going to be a pretty clear contrast in Maine between somebody who has spent his life protecting us versus somebody who seems to be protecting Donald Trump’s corruption. NBC’s Kristen Welker didn’t post the Platner question to her Democrat guest, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), choosing instead to bring it before the Meet the Press panel. Profile in courage, indeed. Watch as Stephen Hayes absolutely COOKS former Rep. Val Demings (D-FL): WATCH: NBC's Kristen Welker addresses the Platner sexting scandal within the panel discussion at "Meet the Press". Fmr. Rep. Val Demings dismisses it all as she goes into her set piece, is absolutely COOKED by Stephen Hayes KRISTEN WELKER: Val, I want to ask you about another… pic.twitter.com/QZTekXXfvR — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) May 31, 2026 KRISTEN WELKER: Val, I want to ask you about another controversial candidate for Democrats. You talked about Maine, Graham Platner. I’m going to just read from my notes because I want to get it right. He’s faced a series of controversies, including past posts about sexual assault, a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol that he had covered up right before he ran, by the way, and now sexually explicit texts with other women despite being married. Does Graham Platner pose a headache for Democrats? VAL DEMINGS: Well, let me go back to Texas for just a moment. Cornyn was a beloved candidate beloved by Republicans in Washington and in Texas. I’m not sure that candidate flaws matter as much as they used to. Millions of dollars were spent to save Cornyn. Didn’t work. Paxton won by a landslide. But the bottom line is Platner, he’s a combat veteran, has served in multiple tours of duty, an oyster farmer. And I believe that sends a message to voters that he understands the working class, had to go to work every day. I think people are so worried about the future right now they’re going to look at, “Do I feel like this candidate is going to fight for me and what I care about?” If Maine believes that through all of the controversy, as we just saw with Paxton, Platner will win. STEPHEN HAYES: But this is where– this is where people, normal people watching this at home, are so frustrated with the level of toxic partisanship where we’ve got somebody who they have to defend. You’ve got Democrats who are defending Graham Platner, who are calling him a good and decent man, and arguing that the guy with the Nazi tattoo, “We really need him because he has to beat Susan Collins,” one of the most bipartisan members of Congress in the past couple decades, who voted to convict Donald Trump. “But it’s so important. We have to have Graham Platner. We have to have somebody who savaged military veterans, said that a military veteran who was being shot at deserved to die, who’s blamed rape victims for their own assaults.” And you’ve now got a Democratic Party rallying around somebody like that? With the sexting scandal forcing the media’s hand after months of covering for Herr Oystergruppenführer, some exit questions emerge. Did they cover Platner because of the sexting scandal, or was the sexting scandal a way of getting ahead of something else? Will the Elitist Media’s evening newscasts follow suit, or will they continue to bury Platner under tons of news minutiae?  Either way, we’ll be watching.  

June 27, 2024 -- a date which will live in infamy - that is, if you’re Joe Biden or were part of his campaign team for his ill-fated reelection bid. That night, then-President Biden participated in a disastrous debate against then-former President Trump. Even the leftist moderators from CNN couldn’t save Biden, and his campaign all but died right there on live television. Although, that didn’t stop CNN now, two years later, from platforming Chris Coons, Democratic Senator from Delaware, who still pushed the “Joe Biden is fine” lie. On The Source, Kaitlan Collins welcomed Senator Coons on-air and played the clip of former first lady Jill Biden on CBS News Sunday Morning, which has since gone viral: RITA BRAVER: Were you horrified as you saw it unfold? JILL BIDEN: I wasn't horrified, I was frightened because I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never. (...) RITA BRAVER: What happened? JILL BIDEN: I don't know what happened. I mean, when I -- as I watched it, I thought, “Oh my God, he's having a stroke.” And it scared me to death.  Collins then asked Coons why, “if that’s how [Jill] felt in that moment,” she still “praised [Joe’s] performance publicly the night of the debate.” Coons took the former first lady at her word that “she never saw that before, and she’s never seen it since,” expecting all those who are even passingly familiar with recent presidential affairs to believe that Biden’s debate performance wasn’t indicative of how he was behind closed doors.      During Biden’s four years in office, neither CNN nor the other liberal elitist media companies paid any heed to the president’s health besides insisting that he was fine and echoing his press secretary when she absurdly claimed that the President was ‘running rings’ around his younger advisors. Those younger advisors included Vice President Kamala Harris, who even throughout her own presidential campaign continued to declare that Biden was in good health, and never invoked the 25th Amendment against him. Coons told Collins that he recently saw the former President, and that “Joe Biden is fine.” He mentioned seeing Biden at a funeral, but sitting through a funeral of a non-relative is hardly comparable to holding the highest political office in the world. Biden may have appeared “fine” for a quick appearance where he doesn’t speak publicly, but that doesn’t mean he was “fine” enough to run the country. Coons then said that “rather than focusing on what happened on a debate stage, nearly two years ago now, we ought to be focused on what comes next.” Collins offered no pushback, agreeing that Democrats “were frustrated that she's out and that she's speaking about it because, it's bringing it back up, obviously, in this moment for Democrats.” She then went on to change the subject entirely, granting Coons’s wish that they not talk about Biden’s obvious decline while he was still in office anymore. But, as much as Kaitlan Collins, CNN, and other leftist media networks try to sweep Biden’s catastrophic presidency under the rug, the people who lived through it, unlike Joe Biden, will not be so quick to forget. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins May 28, 2026 9:26:30 p.m. Eastern (...) KAITLAN COLLINS: There's something else that's been making headlines today. As someone who was the campaign co-chair for President Biden's campaign, I'm sure you've heard this. But I want everyone to hear what the former first lady, Jill Biden, said, about what she felt when watching him on that debate - in that debate with CNN, with President Trump. [Cut to video] RITA BRAVER: Were you horrified as you saw it unfold? JILL BIDEN: I wasn't horrified, I was frightened because I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never. BRAVER: Or since? BIDEN: Yes. Or since. BRAVER: You've never seen him like that? BIDEN: Never. No. BRAVER: What happened? BIDEN: I don't know what happened. I mean, when I -- as I watched it, I thought, “Oh my God, he's having a stroke.” And it scared me to death. [Cut back to live] COLLINS: If that's how she felt in that moment, why do you think she praised his performance publicly, the night of the debate? SEN. CHRIS COONS (D-DE): Well, Kaitlan, let's focus on the point she just made. She's never seen Joe Biden have a moment like that, where for a good 15-20 seconds he couldn't collect his thoughts or communicate. She never saw that before, and she's never seen it since. I was with them both today at the funeral of a friend, the former mayor of Wilmington, here in Delaware, and Joe Biden is fine. He had a difficult debate night, where he really froze up. I don't have a clear explanation for why. And frankly, I think she complimented his debate performance, not because she thought those 30 seconds were great, but because she knew what he’d accomplished as president and knew that he would be a better president than Donald Trump. And frankly, Kaitlan, rather than focusing on what happened on a debate stage, nearly two years ago now, we ought to be focused on what comes next for the American people, how we get their costs down, how we get out of this stupid war in Iran, and how we make sure that we are making life better for the American people.  When Donald Trump, in that debate, and afterwards, ran on lowering your costs, making America healthy again, releasing the Epstein files, and not starting any stupid new wars overseas. He's falling down on all four of those counts. COLLINS: Yes, I mean, Democrats told CNN today in our reporting on this, they were frustrated that she's out and that she's speaking about it because it's bringing it back up, obviously, in this moment for Democrats. 

When the networks promote the Democrats inside a liberal bubble, the liberals call that "tried and true news." If it departs from that bubble in the slightest, it's turning into "propaganda." Appearing on the podcast Next Question with Katie Couric on May 27, former CNN White House screamer Jim Acosta worried that the Ellisons taking over CBS and CNN has "the makings of a propaganda giant." Both journalists demonstrated an incredible lack of self-awareness. ACOSTA: And so it sounds as though to me that the wheels have come off over at CBS and Bari Weiss only has herself to blame. And, you know, I think some of – a couple of things. One is, I think this is an ideological project on the part of the Ellisons, who have bought CBS Paramount, and Bari Weiss, and that they're going to try to translate this ideological experiment over to CNN. And I'm very worried about what's taking place right now because now it looks like it's a fait accompli that that Paramount is going to be able to gobble up Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent company of CNN, and that you're going to have what is essentially the makings of a propaganda giant in this country. LOL: Jim Acosta told Katie Couric on her podcast that the Ellisons taking over CBS & CNN has "the makings of a propaganda giant." As if these two didn't make "propaganda" for the Clintons or the Obamas! Oh no, back then Acosta said they worked for "tried and true news divisions,"… pic.twitter.com/6xNFCuFQeK — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) May 31, 2026   That's funny, because "propaganda" might describe Acosta asking President Obama about his "best week ever" in 2015, or gushing on Obama's second Inauguration Day that "I should pinch myself" at his vantage point in history. It's easy to remember Couric giggling with Hillary Clinton on 60 Minutes. But that was "tried and true news" according to these two. ACOSTA: And Katie, what concerns me so much about this is that you and I have been in this business long enough to know we haven't had that before in this country. And folks might say, oh, it's a bit hyperbolic to say, oh, it's going to be propaganda and so on. COURIC: Well, we have Fox News, wouldn't you call that? ACOSTA: I would say we have, we have that in this, but I think Fox is a different animal in that we kind of already are living with it and have been living with it for some time. Whereas you are taking two news organizations, CBS and CNN that had been basically operating as, you know, regular tried and true news divisions. And in fact, trying to turn them into propaganda arms of the Trump administration. And I've been saying that on my show, we already have one Fox, we don't need another one. And the liberals have possessed ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN, and MSNBC* for decades. That's a "propaganda giant," but it's exactly the way they like it. Then came the complaining about the networks who settled lawsuits with Trump rather than divulge their internal emails (which we would have loved to see):  COURIC: Yeah. And I, I've been pretty outspoken about this whole sort of tit for tat, and, you know, pay-to-play situation that happened almost at ABC, but they turned it around and reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. But this thing with $16 million for a specious lawsuit that had no merit about the editing of a Kamala Harris interview. That's how it started. And then Trump was suing CBS. And then they gave him $16 million for his library [makes sarcastic quote fingers] or whatever it was for, basically to pave the way, to get this merger approved. You know, I still have friends at CBS. They're very upset about what is happening there. And I'm sure you also talk to people at CNN. And, you know, Trump has even pointed out anchors. He doesn't like, I mean, case in point, you were one of them, Jim. ACOSTA: Yeah. He said he got rid of me. Yeah. And, and, you know, here, I thought these were just programming decisions. You know, he put out a true social post not too long ago and taking credit for the ousting of various anchors and hosts. Stephen Colbert being one, myself, Terry Moran, some others. Remember that Acosta wasn't exactly "ousted." He was offered a late-night show and turned it down. Maybe he didn't want to enter a propaganda contest with Colbert and Kimmel. 

Many different phrases have been used to describe the American government, but MS NOW legal analyst Melissa Murray has managed to invent one so ridiculous it must never have been heard before. On Thursday’s episode of Deadline: White House, Melissa Murray claimed the government is “held together by friendship bracelets and norms,” a bizarre and childish description of her very own field of study to say the least. Just before that, Murray also criticized Congress for failing to use resources to “make the streets safer,” a curious accusation considering MS NOW’s commentary on Trump’s police and security methods in the past. Talking about the Justice Department under President Trump, host Nicolle Wallace wondered, “I mean, Melissa, I think a lot of people watching wonder why it can’t be stopped.” Murray replied: MELISSA MURRAY: I think people ought to be asking, what is Congress doing if these resources are being used in ways that don't make us safer, that don't make the streets safer, that actually may compromise our security in other ways? So that's one aspect of it.    The other point is the point I think Molly made. You know, in a lot of ways, we are a government kind of held together by friendship bracelets and norms. And we found someone who doesn't care about norms or friendship bracelets, and they're just moving fast and breaking things. And maybe we need to put some more guardrails in. This certainly needs to be what the next chapter looks like, rebuilding DOJ, but also putting in real guardrails that can hold in a situation like this.     For a legal scholar, Murray’s description of the government is frankly disappointing. Ignore the expansive American legal system and chain of command! Because Donald Trump “doesn’t care about norms or friendship bracelets,”  the American government has collapsed into his control. Murray’s choice of wording makes the insincerity of her argument clear, her description completely unserious in contrast to the way she reacted when the Biden DOJ was going after Trump. Murray also seemed very concerned about Congress not putting enough resources into making streets safer. Curious, considering MS NOW is the same network that described the violent BLM riots as “Mostly a protest… not generally speaking unruly” while a police headquarters burned down in the background. This is also the same network that backed the ‘defund the police’ movements from the same time period, and even more recently decried Trump's security measures in cities like D.C. and Minneapolis as authoritarian. Is Congress not putting enough resources into keeping the streets safe? Or should they be cutting those resources and presence instead? Murray can’t have her cake and eat it too. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MS NOW’s Deadline: White House May 28, 2026 04:27:56 PM ET (...) NICOLLE WALLACE: I mean, Melissa, I think a lot of people watching wonder why it can’t be stopped. MELISSA MURRAY: I mean, it's a good question. I think it could be stopped. You know, one entity that could have a lot to say here is the entity that funds the government, Congress. Congress could step in, like, they have the power to call hearings. They can have oversight hearings about how this is being run. What these resources are being used for in the name of the people, and we just haven't seen appetite for that. And, you know, that's an open question.  I think people ought to be asking, what is Congress doing if these resources are being used in ways that don't make us safer, that don't make the streets safer, that actually may compromise our security in other ways? So that's one aspect of it.  The other point is the point I think Molly made. You know, in a lot of ways, we are a government kind of held together by friendship bracelets and norms. And we found someone who doesn't care about norms or friendship bracelets, and they're just moving fast and breaking things. And maybe we need to put some more guardrails in. This certainly needs to be what the next chapter looks like, rebuilding DOJ, but also putting in real guardrails that can hold in a situation like this. (...)

HBO’s blasphemous dramedy Hacks wrapped its final season Thursday, proving it learned nothing from last season’s backlash over its offensive mockery of the Holy Eucharist. Instead, season 10 doubled down with more anti-Catholic garbage and an anti-life assisted suicide message. In episode 1, “EGOT,” the offensive imagery starts immediately as Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) arrives home to a memorial after fans mistakenly believed she died. Fan art depicts her as Jesus, including a Barbie doll nailed to a cross with her initials DV at the top. One fan shouts, “She is risen,” when she exits her car alive and well: . @hbomax's 'Hacks' Doubles Down on Anti-Catholic Mockery in Final Season as main character is portrayed as Jesus on the Cross with her initials at the top. #CatholicX pic.twitter.com/J7aX4kDjtC — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) May 30, 2026 Deborah: Oh, my God. Look at this. Fan: She has risen! Deborah: No, no! I was never dead. TMZ got a bad tip. They issued a retraction this morning. We thankfully got a reprieve until episode 9, “The Garden,” when Deborah rehearses for her Madison Square Garden comeback show. She jokes that the 12 apostles were gay and prepares to portray Jesus on the cross with three wise men in attendance: . @hbomax's 'Hacks' doubles down on anti-Catholic mockery in final season as main character jokes the twelve apostles were gay. #CatholicX pic.twitter.com/24EQdHzxzl — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) May 30, 2026 Deborah: Hello, Madison Square Garden. I'm back from the dead. And just like Jesus, I love having 12 gay guys over for supper. This lining has to change. I just... Assistant: We're changing it. Deborah: But it needs to change, like now, because I have to rehearse in it. This is the stuff that's making me nervous. Thank you, New York. I'm still Deborah Vance. Good night. And then at that point, I am Jesus on the cross. And here come my three wise men, and... After her enemy buys out her MSG show to leave the venue empty, Deborah scrambles to stage a free Central Park performance the next weekend. As soon as she takes the stage, she yells, “First, I would like to acknowledge this is stolen land,” delighting her uber liberal assistant and best friend Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who screams, “I didn’t even tell her to say that!” By the final episode, “Hacks,” Deborah reveals that part of the cancerous mass she had removed was left behind and has spread. Things take a dark turn when Deborah explains to Ava she’s not going to fight and will instead undergo assisted suicide in Zurich: . @hbomax's 'Hacks' pushes assisted suicide in series finale. #CatholicX #prolife pic.twitter.com/IfXEvQtO2K — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) May 30, 2026 Deborah: You're not gonna like this next part. Ava: Um, didn't love the last part. Deborah: Honey, I'm not doing chemo. I'm not putting myself through that. Ava: I get that, but don't worry, you know? Uh, you won't be alone. I'll go with you to the appointments and I'll help you with medicine. You know, I'll do whatever you need. Deborah: I'm not putting you through that. Ava: Okay, so what are you saying? Deborah: You know I like to do things on my own terms. I've done it all. I just did the best show of my life. I broke a record. Ava: That's why you had to do it that weekend. Deborah: Yes. It's not gonna get any better than this. I want to go out on top. Ava: Okay, it's a high for your career, but... Look, if anyone can beat anything, it's you, okay? And you said it yourself. You're gonna live till you're 109. Deborah: I'm not. And I want to call my own light. At the end of the trip, I plan on taking the train from Paris to Zurich. There's a place there called Dignitas. Ava: Is that one of those assisted suicide places? Deborah: Oh, not one of. It's the best one. But yes. Ava: Listen, Deborah, I'm sure this is really, really, overwhelming. And I'm so sorry that you're going through this, but I think you're not thinking straight, okay? This is crazy. Deborah: Actually, it's not. Comedians have a long, rich history of taking our own lives. Ava: Your whole thing is beating the odds. This is so not you. Deborah: It is. And I want you to come with me. We'll have a fabulous vacation first. Then you can go shopping. You can use my suitcase on the way home. Ava: Stop. That's not funny. Deborah: Oh, you joke about killing yourself all the time. Ava: I'm kidding. Deborah: Oh, suddenly, you're sensitive about it? You can walk the walk, but you can't swallow the pills? You can tie the noose, but not kick the chair? Ava: Stop. Yeah, we’re not laughing either. Especially knowing people who’ve lost loved ones to suicide are likely watching. Though it’s not surprising that a character whose been placed on the level of God would decide they should have the power to end a life, it’s still unnerving to watch Hollywood push their anti-life agenda. Deborah asks Ava to support her, but she refuses and calls a mutual friend to help change Deborah’s mind. When he tells her, “It’s her body, her choice,” Ava screams, “How dare you turn that around on me?” Funny how that slogan loses its appeal when you actually consider the choice being made. Eventually, she reluctantly shows up at the airport to support Deborah’s wish to kill herself, as any loving friend would do. /sarcasm But seeing Deborah so alive and happy in Paris makes the finality of her impending suicide hit Ava hard. As it should. While sulking through the city streets alone, she hears church bells and decides to go inside to light a candle for Deborah, a moment that ends up being pivotal but was completely ignored by the writers when Deborah later changes her mind. Because we can’t give any credit to God or prayer, of course. Even if they had, it would hardly make up for their treatment of Him and the Catholic faith. Especially considering the episode’s ending when, just before Deborah changes her mind, the two women misgender God for laughs at the train station in Paris: . @hbomax's 'Hacks' misgenders God as 'non-binary' in series finale filled with more anti-Catholic garbage. #CatholicX pic.twitter.com/HoxPrDc2Rg — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) May 30, 2026 Ava: So, what are you gonna ask if you get to, you know, meet your maker? Deborah: My plastic surgeon? Ava: Ha. No, really. Deborah: In 1980, Burt Reynolds called me and I called him back, but he never returned. What was that about? Ava: That's what you wanna know? Deborah: I pretty much have everything else figured out. In fact, I think He or She, or, you know, They/Them might have some questions for me, actually. Ava: They/them? OK, non-binary God. Love. Deborah: Well, I meant more of an energy. I don't think there's gonna be a gender-fluid barista waiting for me at the pearly gates. Ava: That's too bad. I'd love a matcha when I get there. Um, we’re pretty sure blaspheming God might disqualify you from making it to those “pearly gates,” Deborah. Or, you know, mocking the Body and Blood of Christ. But, hey, it’s never too late for repentance, fortunately. Even for someone like Deborah. That would’ve been a much better message to go out on than disrespecting God, mocking the sacred values of billions of Catholics all over the world, and denigrating human life, but at least this awful show and its horrible agenda are finally over. For good.