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Donald Trump tweets about “vicious” Kavanaugh accuser who lied. It’s not one of the ones you’ve heard of.

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Donald Trump tweets about “vicious” Kavanaugh accuser who lied. It’s not one of the ones you’ve heard of.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that one of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers had “just admitted she was lying.” The woman in question is not Christine Blasey Ford or Deborah Ramirez — it’s probably not even the “Jane Doe” behind a letter sent to lawmakers with allegations about Kavanaugh. Instead, it’s Judy Munro-Leighton, who once claimed to be Jane. Here’s what Trump’s talking about: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Friday sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray referring Munro-Leighton to the Justice Department and FBI regarding “fabricated allegations” about Kavanaugh. It detailed a bizarre series of events where senators received an anonymous letter with claims about Kavanaugh, Munro-...

Hysterical men illustrate the profound imbalance in gender dynamics

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Hysterical men illustrate the profound imbalance in gender dynamics

Thursday presented us with a tale of two Senate hearings, and what a harrowing tale it was: A parable that laid bare the ways in which gender cleaves our conception of acceptable behavior. Watching Hon. Brett Kavanaugh scream for long hours, many women will have fumed over the double standard. If a woman fell into a full-scale meltdown in front of Congress, if she shrieked and spit the way multiple men did yesterday, we would not be having even a hypothetical conversation about her confirmation. She would be done for. Women in politics have classically been bound by an emotive paradox: If, like Hillary Clinton, a woman raises her voice on the national stage, she often finds herself dismissed—typically, by men—as shrill. If, like Hillary Clinton, she attempts to adopt a more measured and...

Watch this perfect ‘Pulp Fiction’ and Brett Kavanaugh mashup video

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Watch this perfect ‘Pulp Fiction’ and Brett Kavanaugh mashup video

There’s a lot to be upset and angry about today, especially if you’re a victim of sexual assault. On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a man who she says pinned her down on a bed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. That man, as everyone knows, is Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who vehemently deniedthe allegations during his testimony. He might still be appointed to the Supreme Court—despite a possible FBI investigation. So, what are we supposed to do? Besides screaming into a void, remembering to vote in the midterm elections, and practicing lots and lots of self-care, we can watch dumb parody videos. The best one from Thursday’s hearing is this mashup of Pulp Fiction and Brett Kavanaugh talking to the senators. ...

GoFundMe campaigns raise $700K—and counting—for Christine Blasey Ford

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GoFundMe campaigns raise $700K—and counting—for Christine Blasey Ford

GoFundMe campaigns have raised more than $700,000 in donations for Christine Blasey Ford, ABC News reports. Multiple crowdfunding campaigns were launched to raise money for Ford after she came public earlier this month with sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday, both Ford and Kavanaugh testified about the accusations before the Senate Judiciary Committee. One GoFundMe campaign designated to “help Christine Blasey Ford” has raised more than $500,000, more than twice its original goal. Another page meant to cover her “security costs” has raised more than $200,000. After being identified publicly as Kavanaugh’s accuser, Ford faced death threats, was impersonated online, and had to move with her family and hire private security, the New Yo...

New York Times tweets, quickly deletes poll over Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility

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New York Times tweets, quickly deletes poll over Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility

After Christine Blasey Ford recalled how Brett Kavanaugh, as a teenager, held her down on a bed at a get together, attempted to take her clothes off, and covered her mouth as she screamed, Ford’s voice shaking as she relived her trauma before the Senate Judiciary Committee and tens of thousands of people watching at home, the New York Times opinion section wanted to know one thing: Did Twitter find Ford’s testimony credible? Yes, this was a real question that the Twitter account for the paper’s oft-criticized opinion section posed to the internet, as if the court of public opinion had not already been in session since before Ford’s identity was revealed less than two weeks ago. The poll, which has since been deleted, asked voters to voice whether they felt Ford’s testimony was credib...

Kavanaugh begins opening statement with anger, criticism, outrage

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Kavanaugh begins opening statement with anger, criticism, outrage

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh came out angry on Thursday afternoon, defending himself just hours after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave an emotional testimony recounting an alleged sexual assault that took place when the two of them were in high school. In his opening remarks, Kavanaugh shouted at the Senate Judiciary Committee—particularly at Democrats, who he implied stoked negative reactions after his nomination hearings several weeks ago. “This is a circus, the consequences will extend long past my nomination,” he said. “The consequences will be us for decades. This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people from all political persuasions from serving our country.” Brett Kavanaugh: "This confirmation process has become a nat...

‘Star Wars Resistance’ voice actress gets slammed for imitating Christine Blasey Ford

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‘Star Wars Resistance’ voice actress gets slammed for imitating Christine Blasey Ford

Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee has captivated the country, but it’s also been met with derision and pushback. In one case, an actress’ imitation of Ford has been interpreted by many as mockery. Voice actress Rachel Butera portrays Leia Organa on Star Wars Resistance, Disney’s upcoming animated prequel to The Force Awakens, and fans heard her for the first time in a trailer released Thursday afternoon. But for a short time, they also heard her doing an imitation of Ford. Ford’s voice shook as she read her opening statement before the committee—which recounted the night she says Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, as well as the effects it had on her for decades—and endured several hours of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I ca...

People on Twitter joke that ‘Women for Kavanaugh’ activists are crisis actors

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People on Twitter joke that ‘Women for Kavanaugh’ activists are crisis actors

Activists arrived in Washington, D.C., on Thursday wearing “Women for Kavanaugh” shirts in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before his testimony addressing sexual assault allegations. Mocking common rhetoric of the far-right, some people on Twitter suggested that the protesters are “crisis actors.” The “Women for Kavanaugh” group included members of Concerned Women for America, a conservative activist organization, and students from Virginia’s Liberty University, a Christian school, the New York Post reports. According to a Facebook event titled “DC Trip to Support Judge Kavanaugh,” the student organization Young Women for America at Liberty University offered “an excused absence from class and a free trip” to the rally to students who chose to participate. The organi...

Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford detailing sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

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Read the letter Christine Blasey Ford detailing sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

Read Christine Blasey Ford’s detailing sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh Christine Blasey Ford, a Palo Alto University professor, has alleged that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh drunkenly pinned her down and sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers in the 1980s. Ford came forward in a Washington Post report on Sunday after first making these allegations in a letter that she sent to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), which the lawmaker referred to the FBI last week. Ford had been in contact with the Post for weeks but had declined to go public with her allegations, fearing retaliation and public attacks. Her calculations changed after the news of her letter broke broke earlier this week, and ultimately, she said, she came forward out of concerns that rep...