brett kavanaugh confirmation hearing
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Georgia College Students Circulate Petition to Have Clarence Thomas’ Name Removed From Building
There may never be a full reckoning for prominent men in the public eye accused of sexual assault and rape, such as Kobe Bryant, R. Kelly or Nate Parker. But in a time where those harmed by the deeds of such men are coming forward—in addition to this being an era in which college buildings…
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Not Like This: Melania Trump Tries to Middle Ground #MeToo (and Frankly, It’s Gross)
You know, there are times I actually feel sorry for Melania Trump. (Sorry, brain freeze.) But seriously, what must it feel like to go from a station in life where Vogue was producing cover stories on your wedding and opulent, gold-plated lifestyle to high-fashion shade like this: On her recent first major solo trip abroad…
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In the Aftermath of the Kavanaugh Hearings, Amandla Stenberg Writes a Searing Op-Ed on Sexual Assault
To say that Amandla Stenberg is one of the voices of her generation would be an understatement. At only 19, the star of the acclaimed film adaptation of The Hate U Give has repeatedly demonstrated a depth and social awareness belying her age. And in a painfully candid and nuanced op-ed published Saturday by Teen…
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Senate Votes to Advance Brett Kavanaugh Nomination; Key Senators Still Undecided
Reporters and political pundits are trying to decipher the meaning behind Friday’s procedural votes for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. In what is often routine, the chamber voted 51 to 49 to push Kavanaugh’s nomination to a final vote. Republicans were rejoicing after securing “the votes of two GOP senators and one Democrat who had…
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‘People’ Aren’t Divided on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation. White People Are.
In newsrooms across the country, political reporters and pundits are trying to read the tea leaves on what’s in store for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct and accusations that Kavanaugh lied multiple times under oath during last week’s Judicial Committee hearing. At their disposal…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Trumpslains the President's Mocking of Christine Blasey Ford
Both Donald Trump and his proxy, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, continue their public defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In the latest White House press briefing, Sanders also goes so far as to say defend the president’s mocking of Christine Blasey Ford during a rally in Southaven, Miss., Tuesday. Sanders opened…
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Rate These Kavanaugh Faces: From Boofed to Let Me Speak to Your Manager
It must be nice to be a white man. Thursday was arguably one of the whitest white-man moments in the history of white man-ism. It was white mantastic. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a white man, literally walked into the jar of mayonnaise called the Senate Judiciary Committee and told the interviewers to go fuck…
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Lindsey Graham Is Scared Shitless
Forget, for a moment, about the words escaping Lindsey Graham’s feckless and pouty mouth today, and the threats conjured when said words are stitched and strung together. Forget his long and pillowy face, and how when things drip out from them you’re sometimes left to wonder how a hot dog bun possesses the wherewithal to…
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Senate Judiciary Continues Acting Like They Actually Give a Damn About Investigating Kavanaugh
“No man has been taken down at the height of his powers,” my coworker and fellow staff writer Anne Branigin said to me in Slack earlier. We were discussing Brett Kavanaugh, and all the acrobatics the Senate Judiciary is doing to pretend like they want the confirmation of the Supreme Court nominee to be a…
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Brett Kavanaugh Thinks Being a Virgin Means You Can’t Sexually Assault Anyone
If you were up for an appointment to the United States Supreme Court and a woman you knew as a teen in high school came forward to accuse you of sexual assault, would you dodge the very idea of an FBI investigation? And if after the first investigation you thought you didn’t need, would you…