Politics · October 21, 2026
Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor and Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan is facing scrutiny over her past academic claims and her administration's funding of harm reduction initiatives. Reports initially suggested that university records did not confirm her 2016 claim of graduating Phi Beta Kappa, though her campaign later stated she was indeed a member. Simultaneously, the Flanagan-Walz administration has been criticized for awarding grants to a nonprofit that provides kits for rectal drug ingestion, a practice documented in the group's educational materials as a method of harm reduction.
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- Washington Free BeaconMBFC: Right
Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’
Read at Washington Free Beacon ↗ - BreitbartMBFC: Right
Peggy Flanagan Falsely Claimed Phi Beta Kappa Membership: WSJ
Read at Breitbart ↗ Minnesota’s Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan said she “graduated Phi Beta Kappa,” but records raise questions about the claim
Read at Wall Street Journal ↗- The HillMBFC: Least Biased
Flanagan reverses course, says she was a Phi Beta Kappa member after all
Read at The Hill ↗
Reported across the spectrum
- Peggy Flanagan is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
- Flanagan stated in a 2016 legislative hearing that she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
- The Flanagan-Walz administration awarded funding to Southside Harm Reduction Services.
- Southside Harm Reduction Services provides educational materials and supplies for drug ingestion, including rectal administration.
Reported by only some outlets
- Flanagan's campaign initially told reporters she never joined Phi Beta Kappa before reversing their statement.
- University of Minnesota commencement records from 2002 did not list Flanagan as an honors student.
- Flanagan graduated high school with a 1.75 grade-point average.
- Minnesota requires certain grant-funded service providers to offer voter registration materials.
- The harm reduction funding was part of a $100 million grant program for homelessness and support services.
Left-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
Right-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
emphasize alleged academic dishonesty and characterize state-funded harm reduction supplies as the promotion of drug use.
Centrist outlets tend to focus on…
Most coverage focuses on the campaign's procedural reversal and the eventual confirmation of her academic honors.
Where coverage diverges
Single-perspective coverage; cross-spectrum comparison limited.
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