(1) The Democrat-run city of Duluth, MN has many claims to fame but did you know it's famous for the Duluth Model, a feminism-based domestic abuse treatment program?
(2) Can I just say, when I went looking for a nice photo of Duluth I realized that the city has the ugliest bridge in the world.
OK, back on topic.
(3) Programs based on the Duluth Model teach women that their abuse is due, in part, to "patriarchy"
For decades, the model has contributed to governments minimizing domestic abuse that isn't male on female.
(4) While Duluth Model-based programs have saved many lives & rescued women & children, they've helped hide:
>female on male
>female on female, and
>male on male violence
Logically, gender inequality just one factor in abuse.
(5) The idea that sexism against women is bigger than many possible factors in domestic abuse has led many people to #WalkAway from feminism, certainly from post-1980s feminism.
American women have the greatest equality of opportunity in the world.
(6) Somehow, the extreme bias of liberal "researchers" in 1970s Duluth has been allowed to cloud domestic abuse laws & treatment worldwide.
(7) There must be literally thousands of examples of intentional & unintentional harm caused by liberal takeover of academic research since the 1960s.
The harmful & extreme gender bias of the Duluth Model is just one example of why we need to have a massive rethink.
(8) The struggle to restore academic objectivity & integrity to universities worldwide will be long, but we must begin, because lives depend on it.
One day I hope domestic abuse survivors will get the same opportunities for help whether they're female or male.
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(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. 🇺🇸🦅