'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

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brett-kavanaugh-supporters_us_5ba12864e4b04d32ebfd446d

Ken Dilanian
@KenDilanianNBC
Just in, per @garretthaake: Sen. @MarkWarner, who has read the documents, says of Trump's decision to declassify raw intelligence about his campaign's alleged conspiracy with Russia: "Be careful what you wish for."
mobile.twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1042053490011529219

Meanwhile crickets from Beauregard:
Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
Jeff Sessions, earlier this month: "While I am attorney general, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations."
Silence today after Trump orders docs declassified in the middle of an investigation (into his own campaign.)
mobile.twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1042048283223498757

'Christine Blasey Ford feared an avalanche of attacks if she went public about Kavanaugh, friends say'
www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/17/metoo-spurred-christine-blasey-ford-to-open-up-about-alleged-attack-year-before-kavanaugh-nomination-friends-say/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
All 10 Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking FBI director Chris Wray and W.H. counsel Don McGahn to reopen Brett Kavanaugh's background investigation
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I mean I can’t imagine the horror of being accused of something like this,
just "rough horseplay"
John R Parkinson
@jparkABC
@SenBobCorker tells me he does not have any outstanding questions for Judge Brett Kavanaugh: "I’ve been impressed with all that I’ve heard about him and again it’s unfortunate. I mean I can’t imagine the horror of being accused of something like this."
mobile.twitter.com/jparkABC/status/1041805015621492738

Lawrence O'Donnell
@Lawrence
And now the “horseplay” defense. With friends like these ...
Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
Kavanaugh spokesperson/activist says it's not clear that the incident was attempted rape as opposed to just "rough horseplay".
mobile.twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1042074734807146502/video/1
mobile.twitter.com/Lawrence/status/1042086335807479809

Mazie Hirono: "I just want to say to the men of this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change."

www.bayoubrief.com/2018/09/17/adrian-perkins-claims-senate-judiciary-committee-relied-on-fraudulent-letter-supporting-kavanaugh/

Woah.

Kyle Griffin
‏Verified account
@kylegriffin1

'Chris Coons said on CNN that he might cede his time at Monday's hearing to Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar because of their prosecutorial experience: "We've got members of the committee who are far more experienced than I am in these matters."'

Thanks for the new thread, lion

It's been 27 years since Anita Hill and the Repugs have learned nothing. Grassley and Hatch are still there but they don't have a woman on the judiciary committee. It's a shocking reminder of how little they have changed. There is no way Kavanaugh should be confirmed. The way he has handled the allegations should disqualify him.

So eyes on 6 Nov and I was quite moved by this with Julia Louis Dreyfus.

.@OfficialJLD: “When I’m off of TV, I’m not a politician, I’m not an expert, I’m a citizen. And I know that the midterm election on Nov. 6 is beyond important. It is vital.”

Help Julia create a Blue Wave here 👉 multiplyyourvote.org?utm_source=twitter twitter.com/MultiplyVote/status/1042070305336770560/video/1

twitter.com/MultiplyVote/status/1042070305336770560

'Running ‘scared’: Safe-seat Republicans brace for blue wave with TV ads'
amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article218604305.html?__twitter_impression=true

Good news.

www.citizensforethics.org/press-release/scotus-denies-stay-new-disclosure-ruling-goes-into-effect/

From lionheart's link:
The Supreme Court today denied a stay, and lifted a temporary stay by Chief Justice Roberts, in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) landmark dark money case against Crossroad GPS and the Federal Election Commission (FEC). This decision, following similar decisive decisions by the district court and court of appeals this week, means that effective immediately, anyone making more than $250 in express advocacy ads — ads that tell viewers who to vote for or against — must now disclose the identities of all contributors who gave more than $200 in a year.

"rough horseplay"??? I mean really??? ok girls, put up and shut up its just the boys playing rough... holy fuck.

www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-if-we-ditch-kavanaugh-were-signing-our-own-death-warrant?ref=home

'“There will be huge consequences for any Republican who backs away,” and who gives the Democrats “any lane to scuttle this nomination,” warned Matt Schlapp, a prominent Trump surrogate, Kavanaugh friend, and chair of the American Conservative Union. “We will score the vote on Judge Kavanaugh... and we will hold them accountable.”'

It's very notable that Brett Kavanaugh's close friend and key witness is refusing to testify under oath
twitter.com/danpfeiffer/status/1042156623253299200?s=21

www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/09/should-republicans-toss-brett-kavanaugh-in-the-wood-chipper#~o

www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/18/1796715/-Experts-say-account-of-Kavanaugh-s-accuser-is-credible-but-fact-free-Republicans-don-t-think-so

Yes. Does not look good.

Interestingly, I was hearing of some non-Republicans (Not Dems but not Republican base) discussing this case earlier today. (In the U.K.) They just despise 45 so much that anyone associated with him......... well, they don't care.

From Dusk till Dawn, just holding up till all the vampires explode with the rising sun.

Or placemarking. Thank you. :)

"Yeti pubes"??

Hello Lweji.

Here is sneaky:

www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-violated-law-texas-donation-request-1125010

www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/18/china-us-new-tariffs-donald-trump-trade-war

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterm-elections-explained-what-are-us-when-2018-trump-date-vote-a8531836.html

Try to put it out of your mind BelfastBloke.

Women's March.