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Sen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinstein
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The recalcitrance, stubbornness and lack of cooperation we’ve seen from Republicans is unprecedented. And candidly, the dismissive treatment of Dr. Ford is insulting to all sexual assault survivors.
I’m concerned that Brett Kavanaugh and his supporters have something to hide. Why not have the FBI investigate? Why not accommodate Dr. Ford as she spends her days with the FBI dealing with death threats and protecting her family? It’s one day. Why the rush? Why the bullying?
These actions are irresponsible at best, a threat to democracy at worst. Rushing a nomination in order to hide facts is dangerous and disrespectful. Republicans have learned the wrong lessons. We must treat sexual assault survivors with respect, not bully or try to silence them.
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So far not a single word from Susan Collins about Dr. Ford. lgf.bz/2pCoiTX
Collins is gaslighting furiously, trying to picture Kavanaugh as a hero of civil rights and women’s rights. It’s nauseating.
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It looks like Collins is going to go through her whole repulsive speech without a single word about Dr. Ford. Smiling. lgf.bz/2pCoiTX
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Republicans vote down @SenBlumenthal's motion to subpoena Mark Judge, the one alleged eyewitness to Kavanaugh's assault on Ford. They're perpetrating a coverup.
.@ChuckGrassley falsely claims that Dr Ford's testimony has been "refuted."

"The existing evidence, including the statement of three alleged eyewitnesses named by Dr. Ford, refutes Dr. Ford's version of the facts," he says.

(There's only one eyewitness & he hasn't testified.)
Grassley, who is struggling to read, absurdly claims that Kavanaugh's confirmation process "was the most thorough and transparent confirmation process of all."
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I've been trying to process what I saw yesterday. I never feel ok until I analyze things and try to come up with a conclusion or solution not based on emotion. No matter how bad it is, I analyze it. So these are my takeaways from yesterday.
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I'm a sociologist who studies adolescent sexual violence. On this thread, I will be live tweeting the #Kavanaugh hearing, chiming in with sociological insights and research findings.
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