“Incredibly frustrated”: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegation. Brett Kavanaugh is cursed either way: If he makes it to the Supreme Court without being cleared, his ordeal won’t be over (and more). Why Trump can’t believe Christine Blasey Ford. How strong does the evidence against Kavanaugh need to be? Benjamin Wittes on how Brett Kavanaugh bears the burden of proof. Mark Judge’s memoir about Brett Kavanaugh’s high school portrays a culture of aggression and excessive drinking. The patriarchy will always have its revenge: I want to burn the frat house of America to the ground. Thread on “Asshole Culture”.
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford moved 3,000 miles to reinvent her life — it wasn’t far enough. Moira Donegan on what #MeToo hasn’t changed for Christine Blasey Ford. The Brett Kavanaugh case shows we still blame women for the sins of men. Millions of women understand Christine Blasey Ford’s decades of silence. Women know exactly why Christine Blasey Ford didn’t speak out sooner. #WhyIDidntReport is a gut-wrenching response to Trump’s attack on Ford’s credibility (and more). Trump galvanized a movement of women — Kavanaugh is testing it. The party of men: Kavanaugh fight risks worsening the Trump GOP’s gender problem. Kavanaugh’s lesson for Democrats is that it’s always worth a fight.
The right-wing media machine was built to destroy people like Christine Blasey Ford. After the Kavanaugh allegations, Republicans offer a shocking defense: Sexual assault isn’t a big deal (and more). Brett Kavanaugh is a man the Right can get behind: When they eventually ram Kavanaugh through, and they will, it won’t be despite all of this — it will be because of it. Kavanaugh has exposed the savage amorality of America’s ruling class. “When I was young and foolish, I believed that there were lots of bad ideas out there, but not that many truly horrible people. But it turns out that these horrible people not only exist, they run (much of) the world” (and more).
Senate Democrats investigate a new allegation of sexual misconduct, from the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s college years, by his Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez.
