What's up law nerds, old and new! It's @AngryBlackLady here. I'm going to be on the confirmation hearing 1's and 2's over here for the next few days so grab a chair and let's do this thing.
The fun (??) starts in 15 minutes.
The fun (??) starts in 15 minutes.
What to expect:
✅Shenanigans.
✅Overt racism.
✅Thinly veiled racism.
✅Misogynoir (that glorious mélange of racism and sexism).
✅Fragility. Someone—my money is on John Kennedy—will ask her "Do you think I'm racist? Because I'm not you know."
✅Overtures to the QAnon base.
✅Shenanigans.
✅Overt racism.
✅Thinly veiled racism.
✅Misogynoir (that glorious mélange of racism and sexism).
✅Fragility. Someone—my money is on John Kennedy—will ask her "Do you think I'm racist? Because I'm not you know."
✅Overtures to the QAnon base.
Here we go! Sen. Durbin is giving his opening remarks. This is a majorly historical moment. Too bad the live stream audio is jacked.
Apparently the livestream on the senate feed is better than C-Span!
Durbin says to KBJ: "it's not easy being the first. Often you have to be the best and the bravest."
Ain't that the truth, Dick!
Ain't that the truth, Dick!
Durbin shouts out the Black women who are rallying for KBJ. Shout out to @sistascotus.
We've come a long way since 1790, Durbin says.
Have we though? It's 2022 and we are just now confirming a Black woman to the court.
But go ahead, Durbin. I feel you.
Have we though? It's 2022 and we are just now confirming a Black woman to the court.
But go ahead, Durbin. I feel you.
Durbin is basically giving the side-eye to Republican senators and basically asks them not to act the fool with KBJ.
He also goes over the plan for the hearing:
He also goes over the plan for the hearing:
https://twitter.com/Hegemommy/status/1505923522501128194
Durbin is talking about KBJ's time at the U.S. Sentencing Commission and notes that Republicans agreed with her when it comes to excessive mandatory sentencing.
Durbin is trying to head off Republican whinging at the pass, but we know they're gonna whinge anyway.
Durbin is trying to head off Republican whinging at the pass, but we know they're gonna whinge anyway.
Durbin says that KBJ's record has been scoured on four different occasions. 600 opinions read and re-read. 10,000 pages of documents.
Every published and reported word has been evaluated.
She won't be a rubber stamp for Biden, he says.
UNLIKE THE FED SOC 6. (my addition.)
Every published and reported word has been evaluated.
She won't be a rubber stamp for Biden, he says.
UNLIKE THE FED SOC 6. (my addition.)
Durbin is saying that the "Soft on crime" charges are unfair and points to fact checkers who have exposed these charges as bs.
He calls out Hawley without calling him by name: "meritless to the point of demagoguery."
He also says that the dark money charges are absurd.
He calls out Hawley without calling him by name: "meritless to the point of demagoguery."
He also says that the dark money charges are absurd.
Chuck Grassley is talking. He's now whinging about the Kavanaugh hearings.
HEY CHUCK, KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
HEY CHUCK, KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Chuck is yammering about originalism which is a bs jurisprudential philosophy that doesn't even hold up to the closest scrutiny.
What a bunch of white landowners in 17-whatever believed shouldn't make a difference to non-white landowners.
What a bunch of white landowners in 17-whatever believed shouldn't make a difference to non-white landowners.
Chuck Grassley just used the word "racious" which isn't a word.
Pop quiz hot shot:
Which Senator praised KBJ for her criminal justice work and particularly said he appreciated her work on sentencing reform?
CHUCK GRASSLEY. YES. IT WAS CHUCK GRASSLEY
Which Senator praised KBJ for her criminal justice work and particularly said he appreciated her work on sentencing reform?
CHUCK GRASSLEY. YES. IT WAS CHUCK GRASSLEY
I just need you to understand how much of a farce this is. She has been confirmed three times. Two judgeships and the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Like... come on. How much has her judicial philosophy changed since she was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit?
Like... come on. How much has her judicial philosophy changed since she was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit?
Grassley has the nerve to complain they didn't get to see the documents from when KBJ was on the Sentencing Commission. They're not AVAILABLE for 20 years he says, but that's not gonna stop him from complaining.
Let's not forget that they withheld THOUSANDS of Kavanaugh docs.
Let's not forget that they withheld THOUSANDS of Kavanaugh docs.
Still wondering who paid off Kavanaugh's debts, Charles.
There are no dark money groups on the left that even COMPARE to the Federalist Society. We Demand Justice is not the Federalist Society. Not even close.
GIVE ME A BREAK, CHUCK.
Republicans literally allow @FedSoc to pick their judicial nominees.
GIVE ME A BREAK, CHUCK.
Republicans literally allow @FedSoc to pick their judicial nominees.
Grassley whining about Democrats accusing Republicans of being jerks to nominees who defended criminal justice defendants.
"IT'S NOT TRUE" he says.
He notes that Roberts and Barrett represented criminal defendants.
"IT'S NOT TRUE" he says.
He notes that Roberts and Barrett represented criminal defendants.
Says there are "Bill of Rights lawyers" and "criminal defense lawyrs." Huh??
He's intimating KBJ disagrees with criminal laws and wants to undermine them. But just the Black lady. Not Roberts or Barrett. The white justices LOVE criminal laws.
That's one racism for Grassley.
He's intimating KBJ disagrees with criminal laws and wants to undermine them. But just the Black lady. Not Roberts or Barrett. The white justices LOVE criminal laws.
That's one racism for Grassley.
Patrick Leahy is up. Grassley stopped talking and I thanked tiny infant Jesus.
Leahy brings it back to the point:
Jackson is not a judicial activist. Not a puppet of the radical left. She's been praised by Republican appointed judges for her jurisprudence. Lawyers from the right & left who have appeared before her have called her judicious and evenhanded."
Jackson is not a judicial activist. Not a puppet of the radical left. She's been praised by Republican appointed judges for her jurisprudence. Lawyers from the right & left who have appeared before her have called her judicious and evenhanded."
I just keep coming back to the face that this woman has been confirmed already—MULTIPLE TIMES.
But Republicans are gonna act brand new anyway.
But Republicans are gonna act brand new anyway.
Here comes Lindsey Graham to drawl about some nonsense.
"Count me in on the idea of making the court more diverse" he says.
blah blah blah
They're really going in on this "we hate the living constitution" crap.
"Count me in on the idea of making the court more diverse" he says.
blah blah blah
They're really going in on this "we hate the living constitution" crap.
Graham also whinging about the Kavanaugh hearing.
Good thing KBJ wasn't credibly accused of sexual assault, isn't it Linds?
If KBJ does a keg stand, she will be a HIT with the Republicans on the committee.
Good thing KBJ wasn't credibly accused of sexual assault, isn't it Linds?
If KBJ does a keg stand, she will be a HIT with the Republicans on the committee.
Graham is all "CALL ME RACIST. WE DON'T CARE."
And then says to Hawley he should ask her about her "soft on crime."
Now he's complaining about J. Michelle Childs not getting the nom.
NOBODY CARES, LINDSAY.
And then says to Hawley he should ask her about her "soft on crime."
Now he's complaining about J. Michelle Childs not getting the nom.
NOBODY CARES, LINDSAY.
Graham also said something about asking "colored questions" which I will assume was a misspeak.
I won't dock him for a racism on that one.
Here's the tally so far.
I won't dock him for a racism on that one.
Here's the tally so far.
"The radical left likes you. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS."
"They won't attack you the way they attacked Kavanaugh."
That's Graham's line of questioning.
AGAIN: KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
"They won't attack you the way they attacked Kavanaugh."
That's Graham's line of questioning.
AGAIN: KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Graham calls her a beneficiary of Republicans having their lives turned upside down.
He's whinging that Childs didn't get picked. Judge Childs would've gotten 60+ votes, he says.
You don't get to decide, you asshats.
Elections have consequences!!!
He's whinging that Childs didn't get picked. Judge Childs would've gotten 60+ votes, he says.
You don't get to decide, you asshats.
Elections have consequences!!!
As someone I used to know used to say: "He sounds like a whites only drinking fountain."
Here comes DiFi.
After pointing out she's been on the SJC since it was formed and has sat for every SCOTUS nomination process, Feinstein notes that KBJ has been confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee THREE TIMES.
So what the hell are we doing here people—that's her vibe.
So what the hell are we doing here people—that's her vibe.
OH god. Here comes John Cornyn.
REMINDER:
At her D.C Circuit confirmation hearing, Cornyn asked her "What role does race play in the kind of judge you have been and the kind of judge you will be?"
Have you ever heard a white nominee asked that question?
No. No you haven't.
REMINDER:
At her D.C Circuit confirmation hearing, Cornyn asked her "What role does race play in the kind of judge you have been and the kind of judge you will be?"
Have you ever heard a white nominee asked that question?
No. No you haven't.
Cornyn is whining about court packing. Republicans are very concerned that Democrats will unpack the Courts so that the ultra conservative Federalist Society isn't making the law that affects the civil rights of people in this country.
UNPACK THE COURTS.
UNPACK THE COURTS.
The amount of whinging about We Demand Justice is incredible.
Cornyn concerned about her not having "clarity" on her judicial philosophy.
Again, Cornyn is dry humping originalism. Even cites The Federalist Papers which... who cares about the Federalist Papers anymore.
Cornyn concerned about her not having "clarity" on her judicial philosophy.
Again, Cornyn is dry humping originalism. Even cites The Federalist Papers which... who cares about the Federalist Papers anymore.
Cornyn says that her representation of Gitmo detainees has "gone beyond the pale."
THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN DUE PROCESS FOR BROWN PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN DUE PROCESS FOR BROWN PEOPLE.
Ethical rules REQUIRE attorneys to zealously defend their clients. So complaining that KBJ did so is absurd.
One can imagine if she HADN'T zealously represented her clients, she'd be called incompetent.
Black women lawyers have to be PERFECT and even then *gestures broadly*
One can imagine if she HADN'T zealously represented her clients, she'd be called incompetent.
Black women lawyers have to be PERFECT and even then *gestures broadly*
Sen. Whitehouse is going in on dark money groups... and he's talking primarily about THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY but also groups like the Judicial Crisis Network.
I appreciate you, Sen. Whiteboard.
I appreciate you, Sen. Whiteboard.
There's a reason why @Hegemommy and I joked and called him His Rumpled Hotness.
We love a nerdy senator.
We love a nerdy senator.
Mike Lee is up. He's going to whinge about Kavanaugh again...
EXCEPT KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
EXCEPT KBJ WASN'T CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Mike Lee is lying when he says that the allegations against Kavanaugh were uncorroborated.
That is a LIE. I wrote about it here:
rewirenews.link/36CDedm
That is a LIE. I wrote about it here:
rewirenews.link/36CDedm
Mike Lee is dry humping the Constitution. He says it was written by wise men (I heard white men, which is also accurate.)
The Constitution was written by a bunch of 30 year old slavers. Who cares what they thought. NOT ME.
The Constitution was written by a bunch of 30 year old slavers. Who cares what they thought. NOT ME.
Honestly why should a Black woman interpret the Constitution the way a bunch of drunk ass slaveholders or the public—which was comprised of drunk ass slaveholders—would have?
Seriously. Stop it.
I don't listen to slaveholders. I don't care what they think.
Seriously. Stop it.
I don't listen to slaveholders. I don't care what they think.
I'm pretty sure @ElieNYC's book has made me militant about the Constitution being trash. Thanks, Elie!
Mike Lee is whining about court packing.
Republicans know they are screwed.
he says 9 isn't in the Constitution but it's one that "works."
For why? Says who?
The Federalist Society packed the Court with conservative drones. If Democrats had the stones, they'd unpack it.
Republicans know they are screwed.
he says 9 isn't in the Constitution but it's one that "works."
For why? Says who?
The Federalist Society packed the Court with conservative drones. If Democrats had the stones, they'd unpack it.
Klobuchar is up and I expect her to be midwest white lady shady, which I'm here for.
Klobuchar shouts out Ketanji Brown Jackson's purple suit and Prince. LOL.
Klobuchar notes that KBJ is a working mom.
Remember how conservatives couldn't stop gushing about how great a mom that Barrett is?
It matters that KBJ is a working mom and still had to be the best to rise to her level.
Barrett wasn't nearly as qualified. But hey.
Remember how conservatives couldn't stop gushing about how great a mom that Barrett is?
It matters that KBJ is a working mom and still had to be the best to rise to her level.
Barrett wasn't nearly as qualified. But hey.
This great piece from @ProfMMurray is on point: nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opi…
A.Klo going into KBJ's history. Says that both of her parents attended segregated schools. SEGREGATED SCHOOLS.
And now in 2022, we can't get conservative nominees to admit that Brown v. Board of Education was rightly decided.
Jim Crow wasn't that long ago. And it's coming back.
And now in 2022, we can't get conservative nominees to admit that Brown v. Board of Education was rightly decided.
Jim Crow wasn't that long ago. And it's coming back.
A. Klo says KBJ has more experience than four of the justices did when they were nominated—"not that anyone's counting."
There's that midwestern shade I was waiting for.
There's that midwestern shade I was waiting for.
Wolfboy is up.
Cruz is so annoying. SO SO ANNOYING.
Here's a fun fact about Ketanji Brown Jackson: She didn't rape anyone in high school.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Cruz brings up BORK for fucks sake. lmaooooo
Clarence Thomas sexually harassed Anita Hill, Rafael. That's why his confirmation hearing was a mess.
rewirenews.link/3JC9LP1
rewirenews.link/3JC9LP1
Cruz whinging about Kavanaugh again.
I think the lesson here is this:
Don't rape or sexually harass people and maybe your confirmation process will be smoother.
I think the lesson here is this:
Don't rape or sexually harass people and maybe your confirmation process will be smoother.
Cruz is whinging about filibustering Gorsuch as if the reason for that filibuster wasn't REFUSING TO EVEN START THE PROCESS TO CONFIRM MERRICK GARLAND.
Cruz is such a hypocrite.
Cruz is such a hypocrite.
Chris Coons is up. He's saying nice things about Justice Breyer. He really seems to like Stevie B.
Coons calls KBJ's legal career stellar.
Coons mentioning that he's gotten letters from late enforcement, republican appointed judges and luminaries and they all say KBJ is even handed and judicious.
Which is why all the republican whinging is in bad faith.
But yeah. They're gonna call her a pedophile because reasons.
Which is why all the republican whinging is in bad faith.
But yeah. They're gonna call her a pedophile because reasons.
Here comes Ben Sasse Molassey.
Professor Sasse is saying that all three branches are screwed and grabbing power.
Says SCOTUS tends to overstep the bounds the Constitution sets in terms of judicial power.
More yammering about how SCOTUS is policy making and activist judges.
LOL. This clown.
Says SCOTUS tends to overstep the bounds the Constitution sets in terms of judicial power.
More yammering about how SCOTUS is policy making and activist judges.
LOL. This clown.
Reminder the Federalist Society picks Republican nominees outright.
And then they complain about policy making. It's a crock.
Now Sasse is dry humping originalism which again... is a bs philosophy that doesn't withstand passing scrutiny.
And then they complain about policy making. It's a crock.
Now Sasse is dry humping originalism which again... is a bs philosophy that doesn't withstand passing scrutiny.
I do appreciate Sasse's use of the term "jackwagons" though.
Sasse is clutching his pearls about ugliness in the process, but again:
credible. sexual assault. allegations.
credible. sexual assault. allegations.
Sasse is waxing philosophical about how they need to figure out what KBJ's judicial philosophy is.
Hey Ben? She's been confirmed THRICE. You know what her judicial philosophy is. Put the chalk and laser pointer down and stop talking. Immediately.
Hey Ben? She's been confirmed THRICE. You know what her judicial philosophy is. Put the chalk and laser pointer down and stop talking. Immediately.
If this man doesn't shut his mouth I stg.
This is a farce. YOU JUST CONFIRMED HER LAST YEAR.
This is a farce. YOU JUST CONFIRMED HER LAST YEAR.
all of this whinging from members of a party whose leader said they would only nominate justices who would overturn Roe.
They are all hypocrites and thank you very much but I hate it.
They are all hypocrites and thank you very much but I hate it.
Blumenthal is up and he just wants to talk about KBJ and maybe get an ice cream cone. He says the appointment of a Black woman to the court should have happened long ago.
"Your service will make the Court look more like America and make the Court think more like America."
Nice.
"Your service will make the Court look more like America and make the Court think more like America."
Nice.
Blumenthal: You advocated for people who couldn't afford their own lawyer.
Republicans will call this "being soft on crime."
Republicans will call this "being soft on crime."
Blumenthal: You would bring more experience as a trial judge than any other justice on the Supreme Court.
No diggity.
No diggity.
Blumenthal is hitting back on the child porn/pedophile allegations that the GOP has concocted.
"one thing you learn as a litigator is never promise a jury evidence you don't have. There's no evidence to support these unfounded attacks."
"meritless to the point of demagoguery."
"one thing you learn as a litigator is never promise a jury evidence you don't have. There's no evidence to support these unfounded attacks."
"meritless to the point of demagoguery."
In a year when the Supreme Court has straight up ignored precedent, it's pretty rich that Republicans are complaining about judicial policy making.
Senator Hawley is going to question KBJ's commitment to democracy when he gave a fist pump to the 1/6 insurrectionists.
It's embarrassing. He's an embarrassment.
He says he admires that she is sitting stoically.
She's Black and y'all are acting the fool. That's how we do.
It's embarrassing. He's an embarrassment.
He says he admires that she is sitting stoically.
She's Black and y'all are acting the fool. That's how we do.
Hawley's allegations about her being soft on child porn are an absolute lie.
They've already been debunked, but that won't stop Senator Insurrection.
They've already been debunked, but that won't stop Senator Insurrection.
This is just QAnon/Pizzagate nonsense.
Read this and then ignore all the words coming out of this clown's mouth:
https://twitter.com/ElieNYC/status/1505956607502565376
"those arguments that I've just been rehearsing."
That's what Hawley said. REHEARSING.
quite the Freudian slip.
That's what Hawley said. REHEARSING.
quite the Freudian slip.
Hirono is up! She says Aloha!
She's going over Jackson's accomplishments because she says they are worth repeating.
No word on whether she's going to put Hawley in a headlock.
She's going over Jackson's accomplishments because she says they are worth repeating.
No word on whether she's going to put Hawley in a headlock.
I really like that Hirono just uses the term "Black" and not "African-American."
It's my personal view that people who are comfortable with Black people have no problem calling us Black.
It's my personal view that people who are comfortable with Black people have no problem calling us Black.
Hirono is clapping back at people saying KBJ was nominated for her race and that it's affirmative action.
She says it's not about a quota. It's about time. It's about time we have a Black woman on the Court. It's about time Black women and girls can see themselves represented.
She says it's not about a quota. It's about time. It's about time we have a Black woman on the Court. It's about time Black women and girls can see themselves represented.
BREAK TIME.
Jesus. Give me a warning before you throw Tom Cotton in my face.
We got our first CRT mention. *eyeroll*
Tom Cotton called the Floyd protesters "street militias" and implies that Jackson doesn't like white people.
That's at least one racism for Tom Cotton.
That's at least one racism for Tom Cotton.
Cotton is claiming that it doesn't matter she was already confirmed to two prior courts because he wants to go at her with racist bs.
But it also implies that Senate Judiciary Committee didn't do their job the first two times around.
That's a self-own.
But it also implies that Senate Judiciary Committee didn't do their job the first two times around.
That's a self-own.
Cotton is a bad person. Like a legitimately bad person.
"I didn't vote for you for Circuit Court but you need to convince me why I should vote for you now."
Like hell she does. You're not voting for her anyway. Stop talking.
Like hell she does. You're not voting for her anyway. Stop talking.
Sen. Booker is up and he is DELIGHTED.
Booker wants to talk about joy. He says this has never happened before. "The Senate is poised to break another barrier. We are on the precipice of shattering another glass ceiling."
"I have a sense of joy," he says.
"I have a sense of joy," he says.
Booker is like a kid right now. He's so EARNEST.
He shouts out Deltas.
He shouts out Deltas.
John Kennedy is up and we're all worse for it.
I honestly don't care about anything this man is saying.
"Federal judges don't make law."
SO THEN WHY IS THE SUPREME COURT PRETENDING LIKE ROE V. WADE ISN'T GOOD LAW IN TEXAS.
"Federal judges don't make law."
SO THEN WHY IS THE SUPREME COURT PRETENDING LIKE ROE V. WADE ISN'T GOOD LAW IN TEXAS.
Sen. Padilla is up. And he has a friendly face.
Sen. Padilla closed his remarks in Spanish which was lovely to hear.
And now Thom Tillis is up and he's talking about "African American females" so see my above tweet for my thoughts on that.
https://twitter.com/RewireNewsGroup/status/1505959393443004420
Tillis is dry humping originalism. "I reject the notion that the Constitution is a living document."
That's because you're white, bro and the Constitution was written by other white bros who didn't give a care about anyone who was non-white and non-bro, BRO
That's because you're white, bro and the Constitution was written by other white bros who didn't give a care about anyone who was non-white and non-bro, BRO
Even when these dudes are complimenting KBJ, it sounds condescending.
Nobody cares about your whereabouts, Thom. Literally nobody cares. "I will be here all week." AND?!
He is determined to figure out the judicial philosophy of this completely unknown "African-American female" who has never sat in this same seat and been grilled by these numpties.
He is determined to figure out the judicial philosophy of this completely unknown "African-American female" who has never sat in this same seat and been grilled by these numpties.
Sen Ossoff discusses Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was gunned down.
We like Ossoff. He's being very complimentary.
"As a Black woman you have overcome deeply rooted obstacles to earn the nomination to our highest court."
THANK YOU.
We like Ossoff. He's being very complimentary.
"As a Black woman you have overcome deeply rooted obstacles to earn the nomination to our highest court."
THANK YOU.
This one is for @Hegemommy 😉
It was really powerful listening to him talk about Arbery. I feel like Ossoff is down. He knows Black people and is comfortable around them.
Ugh Marsha Blackburn.
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha just wants all you sluts to stop using birth control.
Let's not forget that Blackburn dinged a Black judicial nominee for having a "rap sheet."
That rap sheet? SPEEDING TICKETS.
That rap sheet? SPEEDING TICKETS.
Marsha talking about "biological males competing with biological women."
So the TERF talking points are on full display.
She says "biological women" are being treated like second-class citizens, meanwhile she wants to take birth control away from said biological women.
So the TERF talking points are on full display.
She says "biological women" are being treated like second-class citizens, meanwhile she wants to take birth control away from said biological women.
I can't even with the crap spewing from this woman's face hole.
She's being racist and transphobic.
Mentions "so called white privilege" and how it's destroying kids. That's one racism for Marsha.
She's being racist and transphobic.
Mentions "so called white privilege" and how it's destroying kids. That's one racism for Marsha.
Blackburn saying KBJ used her time and talent to provide pro bono services to "terrorists."
Notably most of the Gitmo detainees were released with no charges brought.
Notably most of the Gitmo detainees were released with no charges brought.
Blackburn is also dry humping originalism.
Now she mentions the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory.
"Is it your personal hidden agenda to incorporate CRT into our legal system."
Another racism for old Marsha.
"Is it your personal hidden agenda to incorporate CRT into our legal system."
Another racism for old Marsha.
Blissfully, Blackburn has stopped talking.
A couple of witnesses are up now now. Lisa Fairfax and Thomas Griffith.
Starting with Judge Griffith.
Starting with Judge Griffith.
Griffith has very complimentary things to say about KBJ.
Notably, he was appointed to the D.C. Circuit by Dubya.
Notably, he was appointed to the D.C. Circuit by Dubya.
Me: Marsha Blackburn is a walking Fox News talking point with unkempt hair.
@Hegemommy: like if a box of wine were on the judiciary committee
@Hegemommy: like if a box of wine were on the judiciary committee
Lisa Fairfax is up! She's a professor at UPenn Law.
She was KBJ's roommate at Harvard. Awwww.
She was KBJ's roommate at Harvard. Awwww.
This is really sweet to watch. A Black woman stanning another Black woman before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Love to see it.
I broke the thread earlier. I'm linking the tweet here because it's actually an important one:
https://twitter.com/RewireNewsGroup/status/1505976970101682177?s=20&t=KLus_BF5qinldjM7Goe2cA
Judge Jackson is being sworn in and then is going to give her statement.
She's talking about how her parents gave her an African name which means "lovely one."
Yassss.
Yassss.
This is historic. Truly historic.
That ends Day One.
See you back here tomorrow!
See you back here tomorrow!
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