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1. For the last 13 months BRETT KAVANAUGH has kept a low profile.

That changes tonight, when Kavanaugh is honored as the keynote speaker at The Federalist Society's annual black tie dinner.

And who is a "Gold Circle" sponsor of the event?

FACEBOOK

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2. Last year, many Facebook employees were angry when a top Facebook executive, Joel Kaplan, showed up to support Kavanaugh

Facebook attempted to control the damage & Kaplan apologized

Now, Facebook is sponsoring Kavanaugh's return to the public stage

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3. One thing that has changed since Kavanaugh's confirmation is that the evidence against Kavanaugh has gotten STRONGER.

Specifically, there are now more corroborating evidence to support the claims of Deborah Ramirez, who wasn't even allowed to testify

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4. Facebook says it doesn't matter because it donates to groups across the political spectrum

But those other groups aren't celebrating a man accused of sexual assault

I will continue to hold Facebook accountable.

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5. Facebook did not respond to a question about whether it consulted with the employees who were upset by Kaplan's appearance last year before agreeing to sponsor this event.

Facebook did tell me, after I asked, that Kaplan wasn't attending the dinner

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UPDATE: @WeDemandJustice has launched on online ad campaign urging employees to fight back

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1. Bloomberg News is putting its talented reporters on the sidelines of the 2020 election because its billionaire owner does not want them to produce negative stories about him

It's a dramatic example of a systemic issue — so much of America's media is controlled by billionaires
2. Major news outlets owned by billionaires:

Washington Post (Bezos)

LA Times (Patrick Soon-Shiong)

TIME (Marc Benioff)

Wall Street Journal (Murdoch)

The Atlantic (Powell Jobs)
3. Some of these billionaires seems like they are doing a good job!

But at a time when America has extreme disparities of wealth are billionaires going to run publications that hold the powerful accountable no matter what?

I have my doubts.
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1. CNN and Daily Beast reported that, according to a Giuliani associate, Devin Nunes went to Europe last year to meet w/a former Ukranian prosecutor to get dirt on Biden

Nunes said he will sue both outlets for defamation.

Then Nunes went on Fox News...

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2. Nunes was asked point blank on Fox News if he met the former Ukranian prosecutor in Vienna.

HE REFUSED TO ANSWER.

This is going to be some lawsuit.

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3. I'm beginning to think Nunes isn't the best judge of what makes a meritorious lawsuit.

He's also suing a fictional cow for $250 million

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This is absolutely indefensible journalistically.

You can’t have a media outlet that covers politics but has a policy of not investigating (which is another word for reporting) one or more candidates.
I am a paid subscriber to Bloomberg News because there are so many great journalists there doing amazing work but this is a real disservice to all of them.

You can’t declare the biggest story of the next 12 months off limits.
It’s also clear that Bloomberg had involvement with different aspects of the editorial product (editorials was just the place where he had the most impact) and there is nothing in this statement about that stopping or editorial independence
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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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(1) My new #Kavanaugh thread, starting 9/28/18.

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David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well. And, when I think of Brett now, in the midst of his hearings for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, all I can think of is the old "Aesop's Fables" adage: (1)
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Cornelia
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Brett #Kavanaugh doesn't have the integrity to be on SCOTUS. Kavanaugh committed AT LEAST 5 instances of perjury. This is judicial misconduct. Let me spell some of it out for you and tell you what YOU can do. #StopKavanaugh #PerjuryBrett

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1) In 2002 Manny Miranda stole thousands of documents belonging to Dems. Kavanaugh worked alongside Miranda. During a 2004 confirmation hearing Kavanaugh denied receiving any of the documents Miranda stole. In 2006 he lied again under oath. We now know he committed perjury.
2) At a 2006 confirmation hearing, Kavanaugh told @SenatorLeahy that he knew nothing of an illegal warrantless wiretapping program until the New York Times broke the story in 2005. Now we know he was lying. He committed perjury.
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Kavanaugh refers to birth control pills as "abortion-inducing drugs" because, you know, science.

Apparently, Brett Kavanaugh believes life begins before conception.
All of the political dogma aside, Brett Kavanaugh appears to have lied under oath several times. We impeached a President for that.
I did the math, if birth control pills are "abortion-inducing drugs," this checks out. #Kavanaugh #KavanaughHearings
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