Monday Open Thread | Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, details alleged sexual assault

Posted on September 17, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

The woman who sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein earlier this year accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school during the early 1980s has spoken publicly for the first time to The Washington Post.

The big picture: Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University, told the Post that she decided to come forward because she felt her “civic responsibility” began “outweighing [her] anguish and terror about retaliation.” Ford does not remember all of the details of the alleged incident — such as the exact time or location — but says she took a lie detector test administered by a former FBI agent in August, which determined she was telling the truth when she said her account of that night was accurate.

JUST IN: Washington Post: Writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault pic.twitter.com/VoXXnoF2oj

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 16, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:40 pm

I love him! We need @BetoORourke so bad. A new beginning for Texas. Make it happen, people. VOTE #BetoForSenate #BetoForTexas https://t.co/TsZBS5L4Sl

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) September 18, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:38 pm

Stop infantalizing white men and pathologizing black ones.

Kavanaugh, accused of attempted rape, was 17: Trump defending his “very special” guy.

All of the Central Park Five, accused of rape, we’re YOUNGER than 17: Trump said he hated them and called for their execution.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Angela Bassett’s look for the #Emmys tonight, where she will be presenting an award. #911onFOX pic.twitter.com/dnzSrKcDGb

— 9-1-1 News (@911NewsUpdates) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Actor @SterlingKBrown & his wife Ryan Michelle Bathe ❤️#Emmys #GlobalGrindEmmys
[📸’s: Getty] pic.twitter.com/7pDDhQJeBI

— Global Grind (@GlobalGrind) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:34 pm

OMG! Say it ain’t so? @tedcruz you are despicable bottom of the barrel filth

Ted Cruz: Amber Guyger may have committed murder, but she shouldn't lose her job over it.https://t.co/z16i44ro4x

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:32 pm

.@AndrewRestuccia and I called many of Kavanaugh's 65 female HS acquittances who signed a letter supporting him. After his accuser came out on Sunday, only TWO said they still stood by him. More than two dozen didn't respond, and two declined to comment. https://t.co/Q7ux6pmzrf

— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:31 pm

Shoutout to Auntie Jenifer for showing up and showing out! #Emmys #EmmyAwards https://t.co/f5LTuYEevA

— Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) September 18, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:29 pm

The rich white boys that go to religious prep schools & straight into the Ivy League are trained from birth to be callous, smug, entitled pricks. They remain callous, smug, entitled pricks as adults. The country desperately needs to draw from a better, broader pool of talent.

— David Roberts (@drvox) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:27 pm

Listen, #WakandaForever 😂 😂 😂 #Emmys pic.twitter.com/id6bdCAdPf

— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) September 18, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 8:45 pm

Christine Blasey Ford told friends as early as late 2017 that a federal judge had assaulted her, they told the Mercury News https://t.co/bF3zYzcRak

— Irin Carmon (@irin) September 18, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 8:10 pm

Wow! @jeniferlewis is a WHOLE MOOD tonight at the #Emmys. She’s joyful supporting Kap with her Nike shirt on! This is what it looks like to fight for the culture. What a beautiful F U to white supremacy this is! #ImWithKap #TakeAKnee #BlackLivesMatter #StrangerFruit pic.twitter.com/hQqROZ0IuF

— Jason Pollock (@Jason_Pollock) September 18, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 7:32 pm

Merrick Garland was neither a perjurer nor a credibly accused attempted rapist. They wouldn’t even meet with him.

— Pat Cunnane (@PatCunnane) September 16, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 7:06 pm

JUST IN: Mueller says FLYNN is ready for sentencing. pic.twitter.com/Pu14Gnss6K

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 7:34 pm
  
  But not until after the elections they say.. but folks are already happily meme-ing all manner of eventual scenarios…
  
  May Mueller not disappoint … 🤞🏻🤞🏻
  
  Fixed it pic.twitter.com/er53Knzb9R
  
  — Stone Cold (@stonecold2050) September 12, 2018
  
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  - vitaminlover says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 8:46 pm
    
    Soooooooooonnn!!
    
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:46 pm

Evil azz muthaphuckas 😠😠

ICE is telling people they have court dates but isn’t coordinating with the courts. "Some immigrants have even been given documents ordering them to be in court at midnight, on weekends and on a date that doesn’t exist: Sept. 31,” reports @disolis https://t.co/5HjbRjc6oG

— César (@crimmigration) September 17, 2018

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- SouthernGirl2 says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 7:53 pm
  
  This is who these subhuman savages are. They’re heartless demons.
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:36 pm

Biden refers to Trump supporters as "dregs of society". This goes way beyond "deplorables". pic.twitter.com/TrMMKHtsUk

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) September 16, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 6:50 pm
  
  Be careful posting stuff from actual racist Neo-nazi dregs like this Watson guy..
  
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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 8:02 pm
  
  About this Watson guy..
  
  “..Paul Joseph Watson is an English YouTube personality, radio host, writer and conspiracy theorist. He has been described as ‘alt-right’ by multiple sources, though he does not associate himself with that label.
  
  Watson’s career emerged through his work for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for whose website he promoted fake news and conspiracy theories such as the claim that 9/11 was an inside job, the Chemtrail conspiracy theory, the New World Order and the Illuminati.
  
  London-based Watson is a longtime editor of, and contributor to, Infowars, which has peddled conspiracy theories such as the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre being a hoax, that the 9/11 terror attacks were a false flag, and that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Watson also co-founded the conspiracy website Prison Planet.
  
  He is the editor-at-large of InfoWars.com, a publication that promotes conspiracy theories and fake news about American and international politics, and a contributor to Infowars’ talk radio programme The Alex Jones Show, where he occasionally either hosts or co-hosts. Watson has been working on Infowars.com since October 2002…”
  
  And with Alex Jones finally kicked off most social media …including finally, by that very brave, brave Alt-Right nerd over at Twitter …Jack, it now falls on proud acolyte and surrogate, Mr Watson, to continue to spew and incite and issue the hourly call to arms to fellow Alt-Right crazies that prefer their version of white supremacy served ever so slightly different from that catered by FOX ‘news’ and co … or that seemingly more mainstreamed sort served mushy, through ‘progressive’ media by the likes of Scarborough, Smercornish, Noah Rothman, John Podheretz, Jonah Goldberg etc.
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:16 pm

Cruz responds to O'Rourke support for DPD firing Amber Guyger: "I wish Beto O’Rourke & Democrats weren’t so quick to always blame the police officer. … She may have been in the wrong … but I don’t think we should jump to conclusions" amid investigation https://t.co/68nHBodrOM

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 7:21 pm
  
  When you thought Rafael couldn’t be any more callous, weasel-ier, cowardly, smaller.. he goes and does it again..
  
  A self-loathing man who claims to not speak his father’s native tongue … who won’t defend his wife’s honor …or his similarly awful father’s..
  
  A lazy, deluded, entitled weasel who’ll stop at nothing – including cozying up to the equally deluded, entitled, weaselly treasonous buffoon, to stay on in perks-rich, cushy gig and stay sucking at the taxpayer teat.. doing nothing but self-serving and self-enriching …
  
  How do Texas folk think this weaselly, soulless wish-washy opportunist is ever going to look out for them..
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:02 pm

Please God, make Ken Starr go away with his brazenly disingenuous, book-hustling Alt-Right butt..

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- rikyrah says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 6:12 pm
  
  The unmitigated gall😠😠
  
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Ametia says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:53 pm

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/chiliad-2018-09-17?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=chilia01&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=pron

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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:41 pm

You’ve probably seen the right-wing attempt at smearing Kavanaugh’s victim as being on some sort of revenge blitz.. that has to do with his mother ruling on her parents ‘foreclosed home’.. not true, fam..

Thank you for debunking that lie! Because that’s what the right was spreading all morning.

— L RAE BROWN 💧💦☔️🌊🌊🌊 (@LRAEBROWN) September 17, 2018

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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:33 pm

Nothing to lose except (perhaps) a cushy, top-tier lobbying gig.

— D. Lowther (@1DLowther) September 16, 2018

They’re banking on lobbying positions.
That goes away with “no” votes on K.

— Dan Poignon (@dpoignon) September 16, 2018

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- Liza says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 7:01 pm
  
  Yep. What I been saying about Flake. He can talk but he will always toe the GOP line because he’s thinking of his career after the Senate.
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:25 pm

Are there not enough qualified republican judges that haven’t committed sexual assault to maybe skip this guy? Or are his views on executive power enough to make this the hill y’all die on?

— Sara Says (@sara_fantastic) September 17, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 5:55 pm
  
  I can’t with whiteness
  
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- Liza says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 7:04 pm
  
  Being on the Supreme Court for the rest of your life is a hell of a lot more than a “chance.”
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:19 pm

How is this evil pos still being paid to opine by any credible news media..? And note the use of ‘us’… does Ari have something to share..

It should deny you access to power over others.

— Star Stuff (@Statistar30) September 17, 2018

It should deny you access to power over others.

— Star Stuff (@Statistar30) September 17, 2018

There should be a path to redemption, but it goes straight through repentance.

However, this creepy liar should not be approved to sit on the Supreme Court of America. That position requires impeccable character and not just another GOP lickspittle with lame excuses.

— Jim Johnson (@jimj3125) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 5:24 pm
  
  Sure. You can have chances later in life. Like NOT a SCOTUS justice.
  
  — 𝕄𝕠𝕞𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕥 𝕃𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕖 (@Mombity) September 17, 2018
  
  If that "chance" is the most prestigious lifetime appointment in the judiciary with enormous power over women's rights, then… yes.
  
  — RationalLeft (@RationalLeft) September 17, 2018
  
  Yes. If one is "applying" for a lifetime position as a Supreme Court Justice, yes. Unequivocally.
  
  — aging hippie (@LaurieKaftanic) September 17, 2018
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:03 pm

About time Ronan started on the other side.,

Gee, I wonder what this scuffle was all about… https://t.co/OfwyvAzx0K

— TOᑭ ᖇOᑭE TᖇAViS (@TopRopeTravis) September 17, 2018

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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 4:52 pm

And like clockwork, the treasonous buffoon-Russian-asset is declassifying certain FISA documents trumped by treasonous foot soldiers Nunes and Jim Jordan.. Just in time to try to try to change the news narrative and distract and deflect from Kavanaugh..

Meanwhile,

No wonder he carries around lists of women who say hes not a rapist and parades the girls sports team he coaches around.

— J Campbell (@AirborneChick) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 4:51 pm

James Shaw Jr. honored as 12th Titan at home opener https://t.co/q40Y2wMkN0

— James Shaw Jr. (@JamesShawJr9) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 3:14 pm

This is Agent Ross still in Wakanda 30 years after the Killmonger battle pic.twitter.com/kPMBAfG0Or

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 2:59 pm

FANS TURN ON WILLIE: Country singer @WillieNelson was called just about every name in the book after announcing he's playing during an upcoming rally for Texas Democratic Senate candidate @BetoORourke. https://t.co/vgIv7Fgc0t pic.twitter.com/iJGcBJptlT

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) September 13, 2018

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- Liza says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 3:18 pm
  
  Yeah, Orrin, and you haven’t learned a damn thing since Anita Hill.
  
  Orrin Hatch: Even if Kavanaugh committed rape ‘it would be hard for senators not to consider who he is today’ https://t.co/ZrejHhUsR3
  
  — Raw Story (@RawStory) September 17, 2018
  
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  - Liza says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 3:18 pm
    
    Rats. I posted this in the wrong place.
    
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  - Ametia says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 3:40 pm
    
    Keep digging Old man Hatch, and jump in the grave.
    
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  - eliihass says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 4:38 pm
    
    Bishop Orin Hatch of the land of many wives, is the same guy who vouched for (and supposedly did background checks) on his former staff and serial wife-beater Ron Porter …and also supported that pedo saint of a man, Roy Moore..
    
    Perverted compulsions that manifest at 17 years old, are not the same as and should not be classified or dismissed as ‘teenage indiscretion’..
    
    Most 17 year old boys – no matter how raging their hormones – do not attempt to rape 14-15 year old girls …or anyone else for that matter..
    
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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 2:37 pm

The mental health effects of police brutality on whole communities needs to be something we talk about and reckon with https://t.co/o975szrepO by @ShaunKing

— The Intercept (@theintercept) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 2:22 pm

Looking forward to seeing this…

#IfBealeStreetCouldTalk is a profound love letter to James Baldwin, Harlem and the enduring power of black community https://t.co/BY1t85sQmR pic.twitter.com/TCewIHMmtj

— Shadow and Act (@shadowandact) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 2:21 pm

.@politico did due diligence and went through the list of 65 women who signed the letter and it turns out most of them didn't know what the letter was about when they signed.

TODAY ONLY 2 of the women (Politico spoke to a dozen) are sticking by Brett.https://t.co/zWSlisbjbO

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 2:19 pm

I fell to the floor crying when Keith Olbermann announced Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States……………….

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) September 17, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 4:31 pm
  
  Compassion & Empathy, hallmarks of a real man.
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:58 pm

You simply cannot get lower than team gerrymander Citizens United super pack voter suppression, purge voter rolls, corrupt the census, Benghazi nothinburger, no hearings for Garland and blue slip blockage of Obama judicial nominees. Take the gloves off and don't look back.

— MJW (@MJW_resist) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:03 pm
  
  So many people concerned how this "looks" for Democrats. The LAST thing Dems should care about is how it "looks". Focus it must be on results. And even if the timing was "strategic" (no evidence it was) – welcome to your world, GOP, Dems are waking up on how to fight back.
  
  — David Reiss M.D. (@DMRDynamics) September 17, 2018
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:03 pm
  
  Agree, take the mofo gloves off, keep swinging & punching until you knock the republicans the fuck out 🥊 🥊
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:47 pm

so we’ve reached a strange place where Kavanaugh’s defenders argue teenage misbehavior but Kavanaugh himself is locked into flat-out denial at risk of bottom dropping out on his already-in-doubt credibility

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 17, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:06 pm
  
  Kavanaugh’s behavior is still tgavif a teenager . #ArrestedDevelopment!
  
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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:43 pm

Mika & Joe r still trying to get back into Trumps circle.I was going to say good graces,but Trump doesn't process those qualities.

— Jennifer G (@JenniferinNC) September 17, 2018

Glad I dropped this show. Democrats need to be careful with the Morning Joe dog whistles. Although, this is more than a dog whistle. Democrats need to ignore Joe, Mika and Willie.

— Renee🌊 (@rjw411) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 1:46 pm
  
  That's the know your value girl @morningmika , who sits in her throne and demonizes women. @michelleisawolf Michelle wolf @serenawilliams @MichelleObama . And the list goes on and on
  
  — juliet thompson (@julietmaxi) September 17, 2018
  
  Yeah, Mika and Joe also played slap & tickle with Trump on New Year’s Eve ‘16, so they’ve already shown their true colors!
  
  — Mike 🏳️‍🌈 (@ScottsHusband) September 17, 2018
  
  And if he's confirmed she'll subsequently attack democrats for not stopping him.
  
  — Truck Fump 🌊 (@CoralSeason8) September 17, 2018
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:09 pm
  
  Mika & “Murdering’ office intern” Joe can take a one-way express ticket to HELL.
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:42 pm

US border agent in Texas confesses to 4 killings, police say https://t.co/FJzk3eE6Cq pic.twitter.com/lFUfhBZSMz

— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) September 17, 2018

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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Clear his name? Are you aware that as of 2014, he was still reveling in a past full of binge drinking? He has a history of bad behavior and no remorse. #StopKavanaugh https://t.co/GQf5xRhKmk

— Fava Bean (@Fava) September 17, 2018

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eliihass says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:17 pm

The same @morningmika who tried to mediate a meeting between Mark Halperin and his accuser 🙄 and #MSNBC was okay with it. https://t.co/vXuQ3iTJpD

— Karen (@Havemercy_2) September 17, 2018

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 1:22 pm
  
  The closer the election, the more #MorningJoke beat up on #Democrats.
  
  — ThisGuy! (@DumpTheManChild) September 17, 2018
  
  Know your value…..”Do your boss” is her greatest message….Oy….
  
  — Marcus (@keywest0007) September 17, 2018
  
  And still rails over the fact that Bill Clinton "suffered no consequences for his behavior." The selctive outrage of Joe and Mika is staggering. Playing dirty, really Mika? You and Joe will never remove the dirt from your hands.
  
  — ginny (@gc4ginger) September 17, 2018
  
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  - eliihass says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 1:39 pm
    
    Mika you are so full of 💩💩💩💩 You with this fake🙄 Know Your Values🤔do you know yours? This is not about Democrats please STHU..All the others stories Cosby, Weinstein, etc time wasn't a problem for your remarks?? But it's a Republican now you doubt the woman and warn DEMS?
    
    — Ellen M. Burtell (@ellbu2002) September 17, 2018
    
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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 12:25 pm

Tell me how a woman shot & killed an innocent man and was arrested, booked, and released WITHIN AN HOUR, but these 9 peaceful, unarmed, non-violent protestors are still in jail 16 hours later.

They can all afford bail.

Attorneys are there.

America has two justice systems. https://t.co/IiTkefESK8

— Shaun King (@shaunking) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 12:11 pm

Well, don’t know what to say here.

Botham Jean's family asked the Dallas Cowboys to take a knee yesterday.

As always, the players refused.

I've never seen a bigger, stronger group of frightened men in my entire life.

READ HER WORDS HERE: https://t.co/8yBl0UKnPN pic.twitter.com/jfjgWC9Ejt

— Shaun King (@shaunking) September 17, 2018

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- Liza says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 12:15 pm
  
  A profound letter but clearly sent to the wrong people.
  
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- SouthernGirl2 says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 1:44 pm
  
  I’m speechless.
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:23 pm
  
  First, I wouldn’t ask The NFL, especially Dallas to take shit fir me it my family. Don’t give thes corporations any power/credence to my moral, ethical, or lawful justice experiences.
  
  They don’t care. The bottom line is alway$ about $$&&$
  
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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 12:06 pm

This is the first time some residents are seeing their home since leaving five days ago. Now they wait #Florence pic.twitter.com/UYohSfuVsx

— Tevin Wooten (@TevinWooten) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 12:01 pm

This second video is uncut footage from my POV walking through the Ah Nauk Ywe Camp. More than 4,000 #Rohingya haved been confined to this camp for more than 6 years. As you can see, the conditions are absolutely dire. No human being should have to live like this. #Myanmar (2/2) pic.twitter.com/iitbhry7rU

— Pierre in Myanmar (@pierre_peron) September 14, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 11:51 am

New @CNN polls in Arizona & Tennessee Senate races.

AZ@kyrstensinema: 50%@MarthaMcSally: 43%

TN@PhilBredesen: 50%@VoteMarsha: 45%https://t.co/QzL2DouzMm

— Terence Burlij (@burlij) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 11:22 am

Biden spokesman: "Vice President Biden believes Professor Ford deserves a fair and respectful hearing of her allegations, and that the Committee should undertake a thorough and nonpartisan effort to get to the truth, wherever it leads." https://t.co/1jmBlvGeNs

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 11:21 am

Sen. Feinstein says there's still more senators don't know about Kavanaugh https://t.co/PLxD2rTaDS pic.twitter.com/zNEcSmOSzz

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:19 am

Devastating destruction from #Florence pic.twitter.com/I0elw0g56O

— AMHQ (@AMHQ) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:18 am

All 10 Senate Judiciary Democrats are calling on Chair Chuck Grassley to postpone the vote on Kavanaugh's nomination, saying there are "serious questions about Judge Kavanaugh's record, truthfulness, and character." https://t.co/bcYXuIg3Nn pic.twitter.com/1V9HV3ehjz

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:13 am

Massachusetts police slipped up and revealed they've been spying on black activists https://t.co/CGH5Ieh39i pic.twitter.com/2dCV7HV1In

— Blavity News (@Blavity) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:12 am

BREAKING: Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser tells @TODAYshow Christine Ford is willing to testify publicly before the Senate Judiciary Cmte. Says Ford believes alleged attack was “attempted rape.”

— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:02 am

"If we're really trying to get at the truth, hearings should not be used to be weaponized against those who accuse powerful men and that's how this is being set up," Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's attorney Debra Katz tells @GStephanopoulos https://t.co/KETDMFVwly pic.twitter.com/K8vxgUmnnm

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:02 am

"What she's not willing to do is to be part of this bloodletting that happens in Washington. We only need to look at the Anita Hill hearings to know what that's going to look like," Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's attorney tells @GStephanopoulos https://t.co/KETDMFVwly pic.twitter.com/X9T4hapzjr

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 10:00 am

ENOUGH of @SenatorCollins nonsense……………

Please join me in sharing with @SenatorCollins possible reasons why Kavanaugh’s victim chose what Collins calls “odd timing” to tell her story.

I’ll go first “she could not bear the thought of her attacker sitting on the bench of the highest court in the land.” pic.twitter.com/pf4DqfwqTk

— Jillian Hurley (@BeautyBind) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:55 am

pic.twitter.com/cMmkF5MSi1

— Wouter van der Horst (@DerWouter) September 15, 2018

Definitely, and check out this next one… this one's perhaps the worst so far: pic.twitter.com/hCA0xQUWhg

— ArsonCrafts (@visionsurreal) September 15, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:59 am
  
  What absolute DISGUSTING FILTH is this?
  
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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:51 am

"We demanded the officers involved be charged with murder, be fired, that PDs end the practice of releasing evidence meant to incriminate the victims of police brutality, and the media cease being complicit in the practice."
~ S. Lee Merritt Esq. https://t.co/0YOsK3xovi

— The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) September 17, 2018

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Liza says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:49 am

https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=s%20lee%20merritt&lang=en&lang=en

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- Liza says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:51 am
  
  Sorry, copied the wrong link.
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:47 am

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a white man who flashed a gun when he tried to stop a group of black college students from entering an apartment complex earlier this month. https://t.co/vQbuPIF9LH pic.twitter.com/yVM8cMoMu9

— ABC News (@ABC) September 15, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:45 am

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is not opposed to sharing his point of view, answering more questions or providing more information about a recent allegation of physical and sexual assault, and he has hired an attorney https://t.co/V0bfqhe2N1 pic.twitter.com/51Dga2MvuI

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:43 am

Beto event in Plano Texas today pic.twitter.com/GbT3NEwjs2

— Cara (@caraleeacs) September 16, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:35 am

CNN has spotted Brett Kavanaugh at the WH moments ago.

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:34 am

.@MaddowBlog: As Brett Kavanaugh's accuser speaks out, the controversy isn't just about alleged wrongdoing from years past. It's also about whether he's lying now. https://t.co/61mH5YBY10

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:26 am

We need to hear from #Christine Blasey Ford. Postpone The Vote.

BREAKING: In new statement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh says that "this is a completely false allegation. I have never done anything like what the accuser describes—to her or to anyone." https://t.co/ksYalmiHAu pic.twitter.com/nfhMU7ncxM

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:19 am

WATCH: CNN host reads on-air entire letter Kavanaugh accuser wrote to Feinstein in July https://t.co/h2yi0BS9t3 pic.twitter.com/f3BTxJGaCx

— The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2018

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 9:18 am

Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford willing to testify about alleged attempted rape: lawyer https://t.co/JpfMlWuFcM

— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 7:22 am

Uh huh
Uh huh 😒 😒

The number of women willing to shrug emoji kavanaugh’s behavior is why we have trump.

You are the fifty-three percent.

— Imani Gandy o—€ (@AngryBlackLady) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:32 am

I have some new reporting on the millions bottles of FEMA water we found going to waste on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico a year after Hurricane Maria forced millions of Americans to drink rain and creek water for MONTHS, triggering an outbreak of deadly leptospirosis… pic.twitter.com/kVQoIjBelj

— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) September 15, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:30 am

NEWS: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) tells me in an intv he that doesn’t think the Judiciary Cmte should move ahead with its Thursday vote on Kavanaugh until they hear more from Christine Blasey Ford. “For me, we can’t vote until we hear more.”

— Sean Sullivan (@WaPoSean) September 16, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:27 am

Raise your hand if you don't need a letter from people, vouching that you never raped, or attempted to rape, anyone in high school (or ever) I'll go first. ✋

— hil.i.am (@hilaryluros) September 16, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:55 am
  
  I’ll go 2nd.
  
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  - eliihass says:
    
    September 17, 2018 at 2:11 pm
    
    A former high school classmate (large suburban co-ed school) got arrested 5 years after graduation for being a drug distributor. He never tried to sell me drugs in high school. By the Grassley standard, that means he was innocent.
    
    — Rogue Bot Mom (@tmeddieaz) September 14, 2018
    
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:07 am

Recall that both @SenatorCollins and @lisamurkowski called on former Sen. @alfranken to resign amid accusations of sexual harassment.

— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) September 16, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:05 am

Ken Starr left Baylor University in disgrace for covering up sexual assaults, maybe lose his phone number, @CNN. #MeToo https://t.co/Nu0iatm45D

— Bodak Red 💄 (@AFarray) September 16, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:36 am
  
  #F.U.C.K.KEN.STAR
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:02 am

I hope y’all are peeping game.

Kevin Spacey
Charlie Rose
Matt Lauer
Louis CK
Woody Allen
(Others y’all will tell me not to forget)

Notice how within the past six weeks, all of these redemptive, rehabilitating stories are coming out of these “alleged” abusers.

It’s strategic.

— April (@ReignOfApril) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:01 am

Mark Burnett just went apeshit & choked me at this huge Emmy party then he ran away with his torn Pink shirt & missing gold chain. I’m waiting for LAPD

— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) September 17, 2018

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- rikyrah says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 6:28 am
  
  Call @MichaelAvenatti and have him sue Burnett for you so he can get both Burnett & Trump deposed under oath!
  
  — MeganKelleyHall (@MeganKelleyHall) September 17, 2018
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 6:00 am

.@HillaryClinton writes: “I don’t use the word ‘crisis’ lightly. There are no tanks in the streets. … But our democratic institutions and traditions are under siege." https://t.co/9Bm2mb0z7v

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:58 am

Why is the onus on the woman? Why don't you ask Kavanaugh to testify under oath immediately? https://t.co/nBWxrbjT8j

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) September 16, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:42 am
  
  This: it’s a charade, because in the end, he will gave women & phone letters telling how honorable & kind, faithful, & good Brett is.😝😝😝😝
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:57 am

A woman is trying to protect us from putting an attempted rapist on the Supreme Court, and she’s going to be destroyed for it, and she knows it, and she’s doing it anyway.

That’s patriotism.

— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) September 16, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:55 am

The Central Park 5 — who were innocent — were 14, 14, 15, 15 and 16 when Trump called for them to be executed.

— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) September 16, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:50 am
  
  Yep, and our black bits & men are being executed. See cop 👮‍♀️ killing Tamir Rice
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:55 am

Freed slaves became owners of vast flood-prone lands that white landowners didn't want. Decades later, they were driven off those lands when America’s coastlines become highly coveted and desirable places to live and vacation. https://t.co/TV3Zk0ajV9

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) September 16, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:53 am

Don Jr making a rape joke on his Instagram. pic.twitter.com/kpcoTqiQNc

— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:53 am

"The younger the better"

Republican Trump booster used Craigslist ads, obscene photos and fake names for child sex trafficking: new unsealed court records show https://t.co/kXFGtbbTd7

— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 17, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:51 am

Meet Robert Simmons. Was stuck in his house since last night, when floodwaters began to rise in New Bern. A boat came and rescued him just now. He was sad to leave his father but left with his kitten hugging his neck. Cat’s name: Survivor, Simmons said. #HurricaneFlorence2018 pic.twitter.com/vRR3lANDJe

— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) September 14, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:43 am

veteran Asia hand Susan Thornton, who was ousted by a determined network of GOP China hawks, sold her house in DC and bought a farm in Maine #LifeAfterGovernment https://t.co/Mvix7UK61c

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) September 15, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:42 am

I went canvassing for @AndrewGillum today. At one point a truck pulled up and the back window came down. A young girl asked for a flyer. She proudly announced that she had recently turned 18 and that her first vote was for Mayor Gillum in the primary. All the feels. #BringItHome

— Jason Kruszka (@JasonKruszka) September 15, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 5:41 am

Jimmy Carter to campaign for #StaceyAbrams in Georgia https://t.co/bgTCdXc2Ws #GAGov

— skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) September 15, 2018

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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 4:51 am

I believe Ms. Ford

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- eliihass says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 2:07 pm
  
  these things are never isolated. This sounds like a routine these two had. You don't casually attack a girl+stumble away laughing…once…
  
  — susanna dalton (@tvcoach911) September 17, 2018
  
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rikyrah says:

September 17, 2018 at 4:50 am

Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:14 am

#ChristineBlaseyFord has come forward with details of sexual assault against #BrettKavanaugh. This is unacceptable and must not be tolerated at any place, at any level, right @lisamurkowski? https://t.co/XQfU62gzpZ

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) September 17, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:45 am
  
  This: it’s a charade, because in the end, he will gave women & phone letters telling how honorable & kind, faithful, & good Brett is.😝😝😝😝
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:46 am
  
  RECEIPTS!😜😜😜
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:14 am

Remember this @SenatorCollins? You didn't need to know more about @alfranken tho. You made a judgement. Why isn't allegations against #BrettKavanaugh ‘credible, disgusting and appalling’?

Collins: Franken allegations ‘credible, disgusting and appalling’https://t.co/mmjatI6LQk

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) September 17, 2018

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- Ametia says:
  
  September 17, 2018 at 9:48 am
  
  Bring those Receipts.
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

September 17, 2018 at 1:14 am

Good morning, Chicas!

I’m back in business. I got a new computer but still waiting to pick up my files from the other one that crashed. I’m good to go now.

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