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Biggest weakness of Ford allegation was lack of contemporaneous evidence. But second biggest weakness was it did not appear to fit into pattern of Kavanaugh conduct. In MeToo cases, men abused women over and over... 1/4 ow.ly/fUDJ30m8fwr
But Ford stood alone. Until New Yorker's Mayer/Farrow produced Deborah Ramirez and Michael Avenatti produced Julie Swetnick. Democrats pounced. A pattern! 'Three credible accusers...' 2/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
But stories fell apart. Mayer/Farrow had almost nothing to support Ramirez, then they lost thin reed when witness turned out not to be witness. Avenatti/Swetnick claim had nothing from start... 3/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
The public saw a pattern, but it was a pattern of progressively weaker and more desperate-sounding accusations against Kavanaugh. Ford allegation was as unverifiable as day it was made; Ramirez and Swetnick collapsed. Justice Kavanaugh. 4/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
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Back in Gang of 8 days, way to win GOP support was to throw in lots of high tech--sensors, drones, infrared--to create 'virtual' fence instead of actual physical border barrier. Now, Dems talking same stuff... 1/4 ow.ly/pe3O30naw9P
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One obvious possible resolution: GOP gets new fencing, improved in existing areas and new in currently un-fenced areas, while fence opponents crow about all the new high-tech gadgets they bought. 3/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
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Many of you have happily pointed out this story to me. Aha! The dossier is true! What can I say? Either these two McClatchy reporters have huge story or they're really, really wrong. ow.ly/uuU430n7osC 1/5
In April, same two reporters said Mueller had other evidence Cohen was in Prague. Interesting thing: No other journalists, including well-sourced ones covering Mueller, replicated story. 2/5
Now, McClatchy cites sources with 'foreign intelligence connections' saying there's cell phone evidence Cohen was in Prague at time dossier said he was; also, wiretap of Russians confirming Cohen presence. 3/5
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Just read letter in which Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker declined to recuse himself from overseeing Mueller investigation; 'rejected ethics official's advice...' Have to say, looks like Whitaker was entirely correct. For these reasons... 1/9 ow.ly/O12R30n59Xd
1) Whitaker did all required ethics reviews on possible Mueller conflict of interest. 2) The DOJ ethics official concluded there was 'no actual conflict' involving Whitaker and Mueller... 2/9
3) DOJ ethics official examining Whitaker also concluded 'there was not a personal or political relationship' with any person who is a subject of or would be directly affected by Mueller probe. 3/9
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#MeToo of Surpanaka (Real Name Meenakshi)

*Sita gets the right to be dressed before Men!
*Surpanaka being an Outcaste, cannot Dress on the Upper Half of the Body!

Selective MeToo of India..
& its false Glory of Hindu Dharma(?)
When the President & Prime Minister & Leaders of a Secular Country like India,

Bow down before the Women Aggressors, Rama & Lakshmana during Ram "Leela"

How can u expect Justice for #MeTooIndia and downtrodden women in this so called Culture?:(
The real pity is that, the 'Upper' Sections of Women who come out on #MeTooIndia ,
they themselves are big supporters and 'devotees' of Rama & Lakshmana - who are the Greatest Aggressors on #MeToo

"Selective MeToo" does NOT help Women!:(
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#MeToo allegations are coming out. Perhaps very few of of them are outright lies. Some of them are completely true. But most are selective representations of reality. It's worse than useless when a story is stripped of its context. #MeTooIndia (1/n)
Women are running amok. But even feminist female detectives who investigate rape cases think 50-90% of the allegations are false. They've studied this in different parts of the world. There's no place where at least half the allegations aren't false. #MeToo #MeTooIndia (2/n)
People refuse to believe this, but this is a consistent finding.This doesn't mean all allegations are false. Some allegations seem very real, and sexual harassment seems to have destroyed careers. #MeToo #MeTooIndia (3/n)
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#Kavanaugh tweet storm beginning now:

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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.

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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.

3/
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Kavanaugh hearings start soon. As I said last night I'll tweet as I can.

A reminder. This is not a criminal trial no matter what the right says.
The committee room is coming to order. Grassley likes to start things on time so I expect we'll be gaveled to order real quick here
Grassley gavels the proceedings to order. Begins with a lecture on civility and apologies to both Ford and Kavanaugh for how they have been treated.

Says he wants the proceedings to be safe and comfortable for both witnesses
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#MeToo, except it was 11 years ago and he succeeded. I didn’t tell anyone either. Why are we letting old men dicate the conversation about how abused women should handle their assaults? How about we just listen to the women?
*dictate, you all know what I mean
Powerful men have controlled the narratives of abused women for too long. The past year has shown us ample evidence that they cannot be trusted to do the right thing with these stories. It’s time for us to take back ownership of our trauma and decide what should be done with it.
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P1/ Faked news+investigative Failures = False narrative on Franken
@CNN @HuffPost @Jezebel @politico @TheAtlantic
did not vet stories like @washingtonpost @nytimes @NewYorker,
often failed W5H: Who,When,Where,What,Why,How?
We need good investigative reporting more than ever!
P2/ Top level overview of complaints and my opinions
3 Lies #1, #5, #8
3 False: at least part Lie/absurd #2, #4, #6
2 Unproven: unlikely, vague #3, #7
Do these 2 pages raise doubts?
(Be ready to ZOOM IN on some pages.🙂)
P3/ The 8 allegation threads linked in P5 share context:
Z D A I L
M malleable memory
U USO
Despite oddities,people just assumed Franken guilty of Deliberate act, ignored possible Accident,Imagination,Lie.
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