RED FLAG🚩Letter linked below was sent 7/24 to @ChuckGrassley & @SenFeinstein.
It references clerks/others who want to talk (tho fearing harassment) abt Kavanaugh & mentor, Judge Kosinski re: sexual & other harassment in SF appeals court where Kav clerked assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4895…
"First, if Judge Kavanaugh states that he never heard or observed anything that would suggest that Judge Kozinski behaved inappropriately, he is either lying or so willfully blind to judicial misconduct that he should not be appointed. Everyone knew..."
How hellish was it to clerk for Kozinski as a woman? Read Heidi Bond’s account of her experience in Kozinski’s chambers. She was repeatedly summoned to 'fix a problem with his computer', only to be shown porno & asked “does this kind of thing turn you on?” courtneymilan.com/metoo/kozinski…
The letter, written by lawyer Cyrus Sanai, notes a number of federal employees who are willing to testify about a vital part of Kavanaugh’s professional/legal life. Feinstein & Grassley have had this letter since July. Sanai states he's received NO RESPONSE from them. WHY NOT??
The letter may support a case (via statements from SF court clerks) for perjury in committee testimony regarding Kavanaugh's knowledge of the Judge’s misconduct. A reminder of some of the questions that were asked during hearings by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) : #KavanaughLies
Highly likely the clerks/others referred to in the letter who had knowledge were TOO afraid of retaliation (which Sanai himself has experienced a great deal of). In the letter, Sanai suggests that people be subpoenaed. I'd like to better understand why that could/did not happen.
Financial Times has reported that Justice Kennedy’s son was one of Trump's "most trusted associates over a 12-year spell at Deutsche [Bank]” which has heavy ties w/ Russian $. Kav clerked under Kennedy. A Kavanaugh/Kennedy/Trump/Russia connection? If so, Mueller may bump into it.
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Watergate whistleblower, Deep Throat, was the final nail in the coffin for Nixon. MARTHA MITCHELL hammered in the FIRST, only to be gaslit, discredited & publicly shamed by Nixon & his aides.
Mitchell was ridiculed for calls to Washington press, her accusations of corruption in the Nixon Administration, & her charges that she was a “political prisoner” held captive in a hotel & drugged. Nixon admin encouraged questions of her sanity. In the end, she was proven correct
To this day, psychologists use the phrase “Martha Mitchell Effect” to refer to someone whose descriptions of real experiences are incorrectly labeled as 'delusions'.
🔥Most effective line of attack Dems have against GOP candidates for governor/House/Senate in the 20 states below?🔥
...they're all part of a lawsuit that allows insurance companies to STOP covering constituents w/preexisting medical conditions.
To them, GOP says "DIE mad."
States SPECIFICALLY ASKED Judge Reed O’Connor to strike down parts of the law that prohibit health insurance companies from refusing to cover people w/ pre-existing health conditions.
WE MUST SHOW (R) VOTERS THE GOP DOESN'T CARE IF THEY DIE OR GO BROKE. usat.ly/2x8S1qX
GOP voters must be made to understand that their leaders (including GOP candidates) are so determined to dismantle Obamacare they are perfectly willing to WATCH THEIR VOTERS DIE and/or lose every single penny the voters worked so hard for. politi.co/2kUc0UE
Allowing a POTUS to send unblockable nationwide alerts was part of the WARN Act of 2006 under BUSH. Please read the history in this THREAD:
Pres Bush signed the Warning Alert Response & Network Act in 2006. It provided for the Wireless Emergency Alert’s creation, & made it mandatory for wireless co's participating to make presidential alerts unblockable on cells & other devices using cell data bit.ly/2MAggEd
The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) was established in 2008 pursuant to the WARN Act & became operational in 2012. Per FCC data, system's been used more than 33,000 times to warn public of dangerous weather, missing children, & other critical situations via alerts on cell phones.
The House is returning from August recess. The week starts Tues w/ votes on 10 bills re: homeland security, a motion to go to conference on defense appropriations bill, & to send a bill reducing or suspending more than 1,600 misc tariffs to Trump’s desk. 👇(all in thread below)👇
*Concurring in Senate Amendment to H.R. 4318: Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act, as amended*
This bill would implement recommendations of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) report to Congress which called for suspension or reduction of over 1,600 tariffs.
H.R. 6439: Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
...would authorize Program w/in Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to address/reduce national security threats before they reach the U.S. thru international sharing of biometric info
First, to get a complete and painful understanding of the WIDESPREAD ABUSE of these children, read this report based on thousands of government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. It’s a HARD read. ☹ aclusandiego.org/aclu-obtains-d…
Chris Hayes also put out an important summary of what’s happening with Federal agents systematically taking children away from parents at the border (even children as young as a year old). msnbc.com/all-in/watch/t…
🔥RT🔥ENOUGH, Hannity! You were very clear when you defended Moore. Pedophilia nor statutory rape are ever TRULY "consensual". You are a VILE human & a hypocrite. If Fox won't remove you - WE WILL - via your advertisers.
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