'Not knowing when the Dawn will come, I open every Door,' Trump No. 95

[lionheart]

From Emily Dickinson.

Old thread.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3356297-Freedom-of-the-press-is-not-just-important-to-democracy-it-is-democracy-Trump-no-94

'Team Kavanaugh knew Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s identity before she went public'
www.palmerreport.com/analysis/ford-identity-kavanaugh-public/12920/

And, where is the Melbot? No show in disaster devastated Carolinas. (Maybe counting her Birkins and keeping up with her beauty routine is her way 'be best'.)
'Office of Special Counsel issues official warning to Melania Trump’s spokesperson'
www.palmerreport.com/analysis/melania-trump-spokesperson-counsel/12915/

Haven't listened to this yet, but someone recommended this Radio 4 prog:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vx0db
Disinformation: A User's Guide

What if there was never a 'Truth' era before 'Post-Truth'?
In this edition of Archive on 4, Phil Tinline mines the archives to trace the story of 'disinformation'

www.thedailybeast.com/i-tried-to-warn-you-about-sleazy-billionaire-jeffrey-epstein-in-2003?source=twitter&via=mobile

Robert Costa
@costareports
This is a big, global story. DOJ tensions and Kavanaugh are dominating the headlines here, but the U.S.-China relationship is cracking as trade talks fall apart.
Danielle Paquette
@DPAQreport
China just cancelled the last chance to negotiate before Trump's tariffs hit Monday.
American biz groups here react, urging Trump to fix it: “This is brinkmanship that benefits no one."
link: www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-cancels-trade-talks-with-us-as-new-trump-tariffs-loom/2018/09/21/c36138ac-be16-11e8-97f6-0cbdd4d9270e_story.html?utm_term=.03e8229f658f washingtonpost.com/world/china-ca…
mobile.twitter.com/costareports/status/1043366258052354048

IanShapira
@ianshapira
Four WashPost colleagues and I spent the last several days talking to friends of Christine Blasey Ford and her husband Russell Ford. They initially wanted to flee the country once they thought Kavanaugh might get named to the Supreme Court. Our new story:
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life. It wasn’t far...
washingtonpost.com
mobile.twitter.com/ianshapira/status/1043476529609678849

'Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life. It wasn’t far enough.
GOP pushes for swift hearing as Kavanaugh accuser discusses terms for testimony.'
“Her mind-set was, ‘I’ve got this terrible secret. . . .What am I going to do with this secret?’ ” her husband, Russell Ford, 56, recalled.
To many, Kavanaugh was a respected jurist. To her, he was the teenager who had attacked her when they were in high school.
Ford had already moved 3,000 miles away from the affluent Maryland suburbs where she says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a house party — a charge he would emphatically deny. Suddenly, living in California didn’t seem far enough. Maybe another hemisphere would be. She went online to research other democracies where her family might settle, including New Zealand.
“She was like, ‘I can’t deal with this. If he becomes the nominee, then I’m moving to another country. I cannot live in this country if he’s in the Supreme Court,’ ” her husband said. “She wanted out.”
www.washingtonpost.com/local/christine-blasey-ford-wanted-to-flee-the-us-to-avoid-brett-kavanaugh-now-she-may-testify-against-him/2018/09/22/db942340-bdb1-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?utm_term=.1cf4c80a131f

Kav. knew:
Chris Cillizza
@CillizzaCNN
Wow. This is damning.
emma brown
@emmersbrown
Christine Ford noticed Sunday morning, even before her name was made public, that Ed Whelan appeared to be seeking information about her. link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-ally-says-he-did-not-communicate-with-white-house-or-supreme-court-nominee-about-theory-of-another-attacker/2018/09/21/88335f1a-bdaa-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html?utm_term=.4cfafa5a3958 washingtonpost.com/politics/kavan…
mobile.twitter.com/CillizzaCNN/status/1043316763046420480

www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/spokesman-gop-kavanaugh-nomination-resigns-has-been-accused-harassment-past-n912156

He is some financial wizard, he should work for the the Koch brothers

Christina Wilkie
@christinawilkie
Interesting thread from a crack investigative reporter >>>

Steve Reilly
@BySteveReilly
In 2005, Judge Kavanaugh had a net worth of $91K, with $10K in the bank and $25K in credit card debt: (link: fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Kavanaugh-2005-NW.pdf) fixthecourt.com/wp-content/upl….

In Feb. 2006, property records show he took out a $980K mortgage to finance the purchase of a $1,225,000 home — indicating a down payment of $245,000.

In response to a question-for-the-record about whether he received financial assistance for the home purchase, Judge Kavanaugh pointed to a Thrift Savings Plan loan: (link: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Kavanaugh%20Responses%20to%20Questions%20for%20the%20Record.pdf#page=127) judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

The value of Kavanaugh's Thrift Savings account in 2005 was only $70K: (link: fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Kavanaugh-2005-NW.pdf) fixthecourt.com/wp-content/upl….

Kavanaugh reported that the value of the TSP loan in 2006 was between $15,001 and $50,000: (link: fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Kavanaugh-2006-FD.pdf#page=2) fixthecourt.com/wp-content/upl….

mobile.twitter.com/BySteveReilly/status/1042899930174709760

And his credit card debt:

www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/brett-kavanaugh-explanation-for-crippling-credit-card-debt-is-pure-maga

Natasha Bertrand
Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
KT McFarland has revised her statement to Mueller about Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador, after having denied that they discussed sanctions
Former top White House official revises statement to special counsel about Flynn’s calls with...
washingtonpost.com
mobile.twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1043503707529392128

A former top White House official has revised her statement to investigators about a key event in the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, after her initial claim was contradicted by the guilty plea of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to people familiar with the matter.
K.T. McFarland, who briefly served as Flynn’s deputy, has now said that he may have been referring to sanctions when they spoke in late December 2016 after Flynn’s calls with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, these people said.
When FBI agents first visited her at her Long Island home in the summer of 2017, McFarland denied ever talking to Flynn about any discussion of sanctions between him and the ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, in December 2016 during the presidential transition.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-top-white-house-official-revises-statement-to-special-counsel-about-flynns-calls-with-russian-ambassador/2018/09/21/77bb8a7e-bb50-11e8-bdc0-90f81cc58c5d_story.html?utm_term=.4238683664bf

Interesting.

Possible Trump jihad

www.thedailybeast.com/brits-warned-trump-against-releasing-carter-page-surveillance-docs?via=twitter_page

What could possibly ...?

www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/22/un-general-assembly-trump-diplomats-summit

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/22/the-resistance-now-protesters-brett-kavanaugh-nomination

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-missouri-justice-department-fbi-drain-the-swamp-a8549846.html

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-maria-death-toll-count-puerto-rico-trump-san-juan-mayor-carmen-yulin-cruz-a8549106.html

uk.businessinsider.com/christine-blasey-ford-false-rumors-about-brett-kavanaughs-accuser-2018-9?r=US&IR=T/#claim-college-students-wrote-negative-reviews-about-her-on-a-website-that-ranks-college-professors-false-1

Pelosi beats Trump

Oh dear, I laughed like a drain at this:

Revealed: Russia’s secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK
Tentative plot to whisk fugitive from London embassy on Christmas Eve was considered too risky
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/21/julian-assange-russia-ecuador-embassy-london-secret-escape-plan

Given there are no longer coppers outside the exits of the Ecuadorean embassy and Assange could put on a hat and walk out, you have to wonder if the Russians actually want him, despite their involvement in planning.

Or whether Assange would fancy life in Russia over an apartment with speech-giving balcony in central London.

Assuming any of this is true, of course. Might be carefully placed bullshit.

Too risky?

OK, Comcast have just won the bidding Sky. Looks like Rupert doesn't get his foxy little paws on control of Sky News.

Don't know much about Comcast, mind...

Comcast outbids Fox for broadcaster Sky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45615441
Comcast beat Rupert Murdoch's Fox in a rare blind auction process set by the UK's Takeover Panel.

When are the midterms? 6 Nov is it?

I'd forgotten about Stinky being front and centre at the UN next week, lion. New Yorkers will be thrilled to welcome him back to his home turf
Donald Trump is expected to dominate proceedings. For all the wrong reasons, again.

Yes, cozie. Nov to Jan will be 'interesting' if Dems do well.

Laura Jarrett (CNN)
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Verified account

@LauraAJarrett
31m31 minutes ago

'News - former DOJ inspector general Michael Bromwich has joined Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team. (Note he also represents former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe). He has just resigned from his law firm effective immediately in light of objections within the partnership.'