Sunday, September 30, 2018

And another day of a sham of an investigation getting orders from a sham of an administration comes a close:

“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” -- Charles de Gaulle

The resistance to Donald Trump is not what you think. There is no unified, hierarchical group on the periphery trying to overthrow the U.S. government. There are only regular people, in every city, hoping for better, and trying to rescue the America they once knew. “Everything sounds confusing when you listen for a coherent message, and what you hear instead is an anguished cry. But at least that cry is honest. That cry means people still care. The worst sound, these days, is silence.” Sarah Kendzior’s piece is the must-read article of the day.

White House limits scope of the FBI's investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. They have given the FBI a list of witnesses they are allowed to interview. WTF? They are so terrified of the truth getting out. I’ll say it again: Brett Kavanaugh is a horrible person.

Brett Kavanaugh’s attack on Democrats poses risk to Supreme Court.

Sen. Mazie Hirono said Brett Kavanaugh revealed he is not able to be a "nonpartisan" judge through his "bizarre" claim in his testimony last week that he is the victim of a Democratic "conspiracy to do him in."

Lindsey Graham said he will call for an investigation into Democrats' involvement in a "despicable process" leading up to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony. Lindsey Graham is a horrible person who is acting like he is being blackmailed by Trump.

ACLU breaks nonpartisan tradition by opposing Brett Kavanaugh. Fourth time they’ve done so in 98 years.

Kavanaugh, who said he had “no connections to Yale” before attending, was in reality a legacy student.

While Republicans work furiously to salvage Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, there’s another position he may be struggling to hold on to: lecturer at Harvard Law School.

A former Yale University classmate of Brett Kavanaugh’s says he is ‘‘deeply troubled’’ by what he says has been a blatant mischaracterization by Kavanaugh of his drinking at Yale.

Trump's immigration policies have especially affected women and domestic violence victims. Well, he does view immigrants and women as “lesser” than himself.

US officials say stricter Trump administration immigration policies have stymied Pentagon plans to restart a program that allowed thousands of people with critical skills to join the military and become American citizens.

Cristiano Ronaldo denies rape claim as 'fake news'. But the lawsuit also accuses him and his team of coercing her into settlement that silenced her.

Jerry Brown signs California law banning gun sales to most under 21.

Nobel Prize panel faces questions about why so few women have won; critics suggest gender bias in the nomination process.

Indonesia earthquake, tsunami death toll rises to 832.

Trump administration sues California over new law imposing net neutrality protections. So much for the GOP being all about “state’s rights.”

Elon Musk resigns as Tesla chairman, must pay $20 million fine in SEC settlement over catastrophic "420" tweet.

For the first time, scientists prove human activity is the top cause of warming Antarctic waters.

Two-thirds of Americans say the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of global climate change.

The end of HIV transmission may be within reach.

“Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.” -- Albert Einstein

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.