Friday, September 28, 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

And another day that proves we really need to just vote out old Republican white men comes to a close:

“Moments of crisis don’t test your character; they reveal it.” -- Anonymous

He let his anger flare, interrupted his questioners and wept. She sought to present herself as cooperative and respectful. The Kavanaugh-Ford hearing provided a tutorial on gender roles and stereotypes.

We should never accept someone on the Supreme Court who acts like Kavanaugh did during his hearing. Kavanaugh is a horrible person who has always relished his privileged life and elite standing. He thinks he’s better than you and I. Is your self-esteem so low you approve of such a man?

The FBI will investigate sexual misconduct accusations against Brett Kavanaugh.

Brett Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge will cooperate with law enforcement investigation.

World media rip Kavanaugh hearing 'spectacle'. "Millions of Americans could follow live something that looked like a search for truth, but only on the surface. ... Power and the fear of losing it were the motivations for the spectacle..."

Brett Kavanaugh's highly partisan opening statement during Thursday's hearing shattered a longstanding norm of judges defending their records without wearing their party affiliation on their sleeves.


GoFundMe campaigns to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford raise more than $700,000.

American Bar Association urges Senate to delay Kavanaugh vote.

“An FBI investigation is fine and may help develop a factual record. But we don’t need any kind of investigation to know that Kavanaugh’s open partisanship, flagrant disrespect, and basic dishonesty yesterday disqualified him from ever serving on the Supreme Court.” -- Susan Hennessey

"Is there any wonder why we're so frustrated and tuned out of our politics? When a huge chunk of the population sits out of the process, why are we surprised when our politics don't reflect our values?" -- Michelle Obama

George W. Bush called undecided senators to sway them to vote for Kavanaugh. In case you were thinking Bush was not a horrible person.

Federal judge rules congressional Democrats have standing to sue Pres. Trump for allegedly violating emoluments clause.

A woman who said she was inspired by Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony accused a prominent Washington state senator of raping her in 2007.

China challenges President Donald Trump saying it will not be "blackmailed" on trade.

A jury ruling that the Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $35,000,000 to a woman who says the church covered up her childhood sexual abuse puts a rare public spotlight on the normally insular religious organization, experts say.

In the last 40 years, prison populations across the US have skyrocketed. But Arizona has been an outlier. While the national prison population quadrupled, Arizona's prison population grew 12X larger. This is what Arizona's imprisonment crisis looks like.

U.S. slipping further behind other nations in backing education, health care. The two things Republicans don’t give a shit about.

Facebook announced that up to 50 million accounts were breached in a security flaw exploited by hackers.

This is the biggest hack Facebook has seen since Cambridge Analytica.

California tells automakers they must still comply with the state’s strict vehicle mileage standards even if Trump rolls back federal rules.

Report offers disturbing new details on deadly bleeding outbreak linked to synthetic cannabis.

New trial ordered in "Stairway to Heaven" copyright lawsuit.

“Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.” -- Richard N. Haass

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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