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[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

Two New York Times reporters say they’ve uncovered a previously unreported account of sexual misconduct allegedly carried out by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a student at Yale.

In an op-ed for the Times, Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly said they learned of the alleged misconduct during a 10-month investigation of Kavanaugh’s life at prep-school and Yale, including the assault accusations, for their upcoming book, “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation.”

Max Stier, Kavanaugh’s classmate at Yale, told the reporters that he once saw Kavanaugh with his pants down while his friends pushed his penis into the hands of a female student during a dorm party.

According to Pogrebin and Kelly, Stier reported his account to senators and the FBI, though the FBI didn’t investigate it. Pogrebin and Kelly said they “corroborated the story with two officials who have communicated with” Stier.

What Stier said he witnessed is similar to an allegation lodged against Kavanaugh by his former classmate Deborah Ramirez, which was first reported by the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow last September.

Alleged Victim In New York Times Kavanaugh Story Denies Any Recollection Of Incident

Sidebar: My school of thought is.. perhaps she has "convenient memory lost" after seeing the despicable way other accusers of Kavanaugh were treated when they came forward and what a sham the whole confirmation hearing was! IMHO after seeing what Christine Blasey Ford went through and him still being confirmed, it's my opinion no female in her right mind will come forward now unfortunately!

[Apocalipstic]

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/...boQuqG9eUdAKK0

[MrSunshine]

Originally Posted by homoe

Alleged Victim In New York Times Kavanaugh Story Denies Any Recollection Of Incident

Sidebar: My school of thought is.. perhaps she has "convenient memory lost" after seeing the despicable way other accusers of Kavanaugh were treated when they came forward and what a sham the whole confirmation hearing was! IMHO after seeing what Christine Blasey Ford went through and him still being confirmed, it's my opinion no female in her right mind will come forward now unfortunately!

I believe your honest opinion is spot on. I can’t stand that fucker!

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by homoe

Alleged Victim In New York Times Kavanaugh Story Denies Any Recollection Of Incident

Sidebar: My school of thought is.. perhaps she has "convenient memory lost" after seeing the despicable way other accusers of Kavanaugh were treated when they came forward and what a sham the whole confirmation hearing was! IMHO after seeing what Christine Blasey Ford went through and him still being confirmed, it's my opinion no female in her right mind will come forward now unfortunately!

Maybe it is selective memory loss or maybe a drunken blackout or maybe she was too drunk to be conscious.

Hearsay is not legally allowed in prosecution.And the victim not remembering while a bunch of other party goers do remember is suspect as well.

This all came up again because of another book. The statute of limitation saves the people reporting from being charged with complicity aka watching someone being sexually attacked and standing by doing nothing for 50 years. That is more worrisome to me.

Women are well aware of the risks they take when they come forward. Some of this was erased during the 2nd wave but then it was dropped when women became more concerned about employment, single parenthood and other issues.

If you understand the history of women, you know all the hardships the trailblazers endured were deliberately avoided by most out of fear. Understandable but change means taking those risks for both yourself and others. Cowering in the corner serves no one.

[charley]

As seen on Stephen Colbert a few minutes ago, the U.S. Navy has confirmed that UFOs actually exist, but they call them UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena)!

As per The Washington Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...op-saying-ufo/

even got a clip, from a sighting mentioned by Anderson Cooper (CNN) 2 days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ZJQ4I7_3M

Well, who knew! lol

[Esme nha Maire]

The prorogation of Parliament for 5 weeks by Boris Johnson has been delcrred illegal. Parliament will resume sitting at 11:30am on Wednesday.

see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261 for details.

[Apocalipstic]

Originally Posted by Esme nha Maire

The prorogation of Parliament for 5 weeks by Boris Johnson has been delcrred illegal. Parliament will resume sitting at 11:30am on Wednesday.

see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261 for details.

I saw this, do you think it will change Brexit? Hi there btw! xoxoxoxo

[Esme nha Maire]

Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

I saw this, do you think it will change Brexit? Hi there btw! xoxoxoxo

Too hard to tell. Thing is that the referendum on Brexit was a close call in the first place, but it;s clear that a sizable minority of those who were in favour of Brexit assumed taht it'd be done "nicely", ie: with a sensible deal. Those folk are as unhappy about a no-deal Brexit as the Remainers are.

Johnson hasn't been making any real effort to get a deal but says he'd rather die in a ditch than ask for another extension to the UK exiting the EU. Meanwhile, he has thoroughly disgraced himself in the eyes of most people in the country,including many members of his own party. Parliament will be sitting from tomorrow lunchtime again, and now has plenty of time to put forward motions and vote on them. Just about everybody is angry that teh Queen has been involved in the middle of a political row (the Queen had no real choice in giving assent to the prorogation, as per custom; if she had refused, she would have been interfering in politics) There's already rumblings from some quarters that Johnson should resign.

Given all THAT - I reckon it'd be easier to predict the fall of a ball in roulette!

[~ocean]

I am absolutely giddy ~ YEAH PELOSI !!!

[Esme nha Maire]

I forgot to add a potentially significant factor in my previous posting: at teh time of teh original referendum, the engagement of young folk was pretty low. UK politics had been so "Meh! What;s the point?" for so long, that frankly, I couldn;t blame them. And everyone knew that teh result woudl be to remain, the leave vote woudl just be a protest vote. That really is what everyone thought they knew.

The result of the referndum was a shock to everyone, not least David Cameron, and youngsters in particular were stunned and outraged. Had they bothered to vote in the first place, of course, the vote might well have gone the other way. Meanwhile, in the three years since then even more youngsters have reached voting age, and a simialr number of older voters will have died. So what with one thing and another, it;s an entirely reasonable guess that if the same referendum were held today, the result would go the other way.

It's also become more evident to more people just how much chaos and disruption to services a no-deal Brexit would cause. And naturally, folk are starting to question why, under the circumstances, Boris and teh liek are so keen on going ahead with a no-deal Brexit. Favourite theory seems to be that they've got some financial interest in seeing the UK economy take a hit. I know that sort of thing can be done, though I do not understand how. How likely that notion is to be true I am not sure - but given how unscrupulous Johnson has shown himself to be, I lean toward thinking it a distinct possibility.

Add all that into what I said in my previous posting, and you can see why someone like me, who isn't particularly into politics, hasn't a hope of trying to predict how things will progress.

[~ocean]

Has there ever been a bigger BAFOON than Donald Trump ~ I was waiting for him to turn into porky pig ~ he was rambling on and on making no sense ~ I personally feel he has gone crazy. ~ on that note we as thinking functioning intelligent people should just wait for the Justice Dept. to take over . This public address to the American People will go down in history as THE speech of lies. Last night on Stephen Colbert he did a skit on the "WHISTLEBLOWER" and then showed a picture of Melania Trump lol ~ I needed a laugh like that . ty SC lol

[Ravenouss]

Originally Posted by ~ocean

Has there ever been a bigger BAFOON than Donald Trump ~ I was waiting for him to turn into porky pig ~ he was rambling on and on making no sense ~ I personally feel he has gone crazy. ~ on that note we as thinking functioning intelligent people should just wait for the Justice Dept. to take over . This public address to the American People will go down in history as THE speech of lies. Last night on Stephen Colbert he did a skit on the "WHISTLEBLOWER" and then showed a picture of Melania Trump lol ~ I needed a laugh like that . ty SC lol

Sounded like he had a mini stroke or someone put a Valium in his coke.

[~ocean]

rut row porky pig is gonna blow !! (aka TRUMP) his reaction to the investigation is hitting porky in his squiggly tail ~ I wonder if a divorce lawyer is on a retainer ? on another note I loved the earing's and that 4 layered pearl necklace worn by one of our sister's was perfect accessorized attire for the televised meetings.

[Stone-Butch]

Has anyone seen the UKs P.M.? I swear he is a Trump fan, they look identical from some shots . I think they both use the same bad hairdresser.

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

Has anyone seen the UKs P.M.? I swear he is a Trump fan, they look identical from some shots . I think they both use the same bad hairdresser.

((((( stone ))))))) lol that color should be outlawed ~

[Kätzchen]

A federal court just ruled that T^^^p must turn over 8 years worth of taxes, just moments ago. Hopefully, knowing how T^^^p lies and distorts and evades the truth by manipulating facts and evidence, a forensic Tax specialist officer will find every lie hidden in his tax returns.

NYT article link ~~~>>>>> (click here)

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

A federal court just ruled that T^^^p must turn over 8 years worth of taxes, just moments ago. Hopefully, knowing how T^^^p lies and distorts and evades the truth by manipulating facts and evidence, a forensic Tax specialist officer will find every lie hidden in his tax returns.

NYT article link ~~~>>>>> (click here)

maybe this is why he moved to Florida where there aren't property taxes !! ty 4 sharing ((((( Katzchen)))))

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by ~ocean

maybe this is why he moved to Florida where there aren't property taxes !! ty 4 sharing ((((( Katzchen)))))

If there's no property taxes in Florida, then it's plausible to believe that this might be why that person chose that choice. But..., I'm thinking it's because they don't want to be held accountable for tax evasion in New York, where they have claimed they have lived all along.

LOL (or not), it is definitely a civics lesson for the general public on how this clown is doing everybody he owes money to, including the IRS. Imagine if you lived in one of the slum buildings owned by any member of that family? They charge you a high price to live in their version of apartment homes, when they, in secret, have probably found a way to cheat the government by not paying taxes on their properties and misusing funds designated for 'renovating' certain properties when they probably never did anything except change a light-socket panel cover or (….).

Thanks for holding space for me, Sister Ocean. I appreciate the kind and warm hearted tones conveyed in your post.

[charley]

Roger Stone has been found guilty on all 7 counts...

another one bites the dust... !!

At least, a significant portion of the judicial system in the States to date is as yet untainted.

My mind boggles at the incredible degree of corruption of all these politicians and their accomplices, and the fact that Trump has not yet been dethroned.
Considering how corrupt the Republicans are as well as a large percentage of Americans who now believe in weird conspiracy theories, obviously the Congress will vote to impeach (eventually), but I have understood that the Republican held Senate will not vote the same way. I fear for democracy world-wide.

I would like to say that this will end badly, but it is ludicrous to assume "for whom" it will end badly, considering how loyalty is emphasized instead of truth and fact.

Am presently watching Marie Yovanovitch's testimony in the Senate hearings. Even while testifying, Trump tweeted about her, and trashed her! How sad and tragic that her career ended so badly and was engineered by thoroughly bad/evil people.

This whole process makes me think that in spite of all the obvious overt lying of those in power, the worst lies are always the lies of omission, the silence of those who could say something against the obvious abuse and corruption but don't because of vested interests.

Apparently, I'm kinda relieved that there are still people in the world like Yovanovitch and the others who the Senate will be calling upon and who are willing to testify who have some degree of integrity.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by charley

Roger Stone has been found guilty on all 7 counts...

another one bites the dust... !!

At least, a significant portion of the judicial system in the States to date is as yet untainted.

My mind boggles at the incredible degree of corruption of all these politicians and their accomplices, and the fact that Trump has not yet been dethroned.
Considering how corrupt the Republicans are as well as a large percentage of Americans who now believe in weird conspiracy theories, obviously the Congress will vote to impeach (eventually), but I have understood that the Republican held Senate will not vote the same way. I fear for democracy world-wide.

I would like to say that this will end badly, but it is ludicrous to assume "for whom" it will end badly, considering how loyalty is emphasized instead of truth and fact.

Am presently watching Marie Yovanovitch's testimony in the Senate hearings. Even while testifying, Trump tweeted about her, and trashed her! How sad and tragic that her career ended so badly and was engineered by thoroughly bad/evil people.

This whole process makes me think that in spite of all the obvious overt lying of those in power, the worst lies are always the lies of omission, the silence of those who could say something against the obvious abuse and corruption but don't because of vested interests.

Apparently, I'm kinda relieved that there are still people in the world like Yovanovitch and the others who the Senate will be calling upon and who are willing to testify who have some degree of integrity.

GREAT NEWS..........