T1/ #8 @TinaDupuy Lied about @alfranken & her reaction to meeting him in theatlantic.com/politics/archi… She focused on him at party, wrote 2 blog posts, gloated about photo, wrote positively. Lies are not helpful to #MeToo Women with long Internet history should avoid defamatory Lies.
T1a/ Here's what she wrote & my comments, followed by detailed proof in thread.
T2/ She posted twice in 22 minutes at party.
The 1st listed celebrities she saw, featured Franken & a picture (frankenmm.jpg), FishbowlLA was a minor Los Angeles media blog, which may account for Barney Frank's disinterest. I am not sure who "we" is. web.archive.org/web/2010021305…
T3/ Her 2nd party post focused even more on Franken & proved her defamatory allegation false. web.archive.org/web/2009012209…
She was not humiliated,but excited.
Via idioms.thefreedictionary.com/suck+it "suck it" = "An expression of condescension, especially following a triumph over someone else".
T4/ She asked for photo,moved close,threw arm across his shoulder. I think few except Dupuy & @TheAtlantic would think hand on waist a grope, but like her feigned distress, in my opinion, she Lied about this too. I think his arm was hanging at her side/front, not around her.
T5/ Franken's arms are not long (as per #5 Kemplin case); his photos show hand on waist occasionally with slim actresses, etc, but quite rarely with general public & I've yet to see one with loose clothing. See AlFrankenWomen* photo galleries flickr.com/photos/1377134…
T7/ @TheAtlantic photo is small, dim, oddly low-res (276x204 = 56,444 px) cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/i… Their shoulders seem to merge, unless one downloads & examines via Adobe Photoshop,Corel PaintShop Pro, etc. With eyedropper tools, one can distinguish her maroon & his grey suit.
T8/ My maroon lines sketch location of her garment, which should be visible (better light) if in front of his arm, but it isn't. There are less red pixels below the line of his arm than above. Given his shoulder in front, it is hard to imagine how his arm could reach waist.
T9/ Had his arm been around waist, that was no grope, even if I'm wrong on image, but all evidence is consistent with his arm hanging down. As in cases #1,#2,#5, the photos poorly support allegations or even contradict them *when examined carefully, in context.*
T10/ This raises more questions. Why is the photo such low-resolution?
Its 56,444 pixels are ~ 1/3 - 1/5 resolution of the other pictures from her inauguration trip.
Was it downsampled? Cropped? Was it cropped at bottom, which might have made Franken's arm clearer?
T11/
Had Dupuy's small photo been used instead of the (photoshopped(?), unflattering) leadoff, the arm position might have been more obvious.
T12/ Unlike some other complainants politically opposed to Franken, Dupuy was a fan. Why did she Lie ? When I first looked, the grope claim was so odd that I could only guess touch hypersensitivity derived from well-known difficult childhood tinadupuy.com/bio/
T13/ In each case, I gave complainant every benefit of the doubt & avoided a Lie explanation where there was any reasonable alternative. I wrote:
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In Dupuy's case, not digging deeper was a serious error on my part. I'll leave that as useful lesson.
T15/ Peruse January 2009 Archive to assess the focus/depth of reporting. web.archive.org/web/2009012417…
Franken had left LA decades ago for NYC, but Dupuy often posted of him, starting no later than 11/24/08 web.archive.org/web/2009020205…
He'd rather gone far beyond "stand up comic".
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01/15/09 A credential-rejection letter seems an odd post, but perhaps good calibration. web.archive.org/web/2009012423…
Opinion: some of FBLA's content seemed rather self-absorbed.
T20/ 01/17/09 - the 2 Media Matters party posts in T2,T3, then
01/21/09 web.archive.org/web/2010010517…
I still don't know who "we" & "us" are.
T21/ 01/21/09
She wrote in her own blog about meeting Nate Silver. web.archive.org/web/2009020104…
Her words are worth studying to obtain insight into her behavior; apparently "suck it" is common phrase.
T23/ 01/21/09
While personally uninvolved with the genre, these seem like gossip columns that mostly list celebrities seen, occasionally talked to. One might understand Barney Frank’s dismissal. web.archive.org/web/2009021902…
T24/ 01/21/09 web.archive.org/web/2010090212…
Although she later said gaining 20 pounds made her uncomfortable in clothes, photos seemed otherwise, with off-the-shoulder gowns.
T25/ 01/21/09 web.archive.org/web/2010090214…
This actually had content beyond listing celebrities & getting pictures with them.
T28/ 06/30/09
She wrote again about Franken,apparently still pleased, although again just considering him a comic. web.archive.org/web/2009070315…
T29/ She tweeted positively about Franken during 2009-2010, mentioned meeting him.
H/T @SolomonAtlee in
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which has more.
T30/ Her FBLA posts focused on celebrities & pictures with them, as do some in facebook.com/tina.dupuy/pho…
That's an eclectic sample of friends, family & celebrities (like Jack Abramoff), latter claimed to be bugged for pictures only for foster mom. No touch sensitivity apparent.
T31/ Every woman's complaint deserves to be heard taken seriously, but also seriously investigated, as I have tried to do in
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No No case had eyewitnesses or independent contacts not via complainants. Read about Rolling Stone & U VA rape case for problems.
T32/ Dupuy wrote 2,170 words, of which 282 just repeated allegations #1-#5,#7, with no obvious critical thought, shown below, with brief annotations, whose details are given in threads just linked, plus pagesix.com/2017/12/07/tom…
33/ Watch Dupuy on CNN, 4min.
“What I didn’t put in the article was I had just quit smoking, gained 20 pounds. I was uncomfortable just being in clothing, let alone having some lawmaker manhandle me." See T6,T10. She partied, often in fancy dress.
T34/ Dupuy Lied about Franken in her article and on CNN, did what she could to destroy his political career, but got herself widespread attention.
I can see why she didn't want ethics review (CNN interview).
Does she have an incredible defamation lawyer?
T35/ Far more important is using this case to probe the current state of journalism or perhaps “journalism". I remain especially astonished @TheAtlantic did this. I hope, like Rolling Stone, they do a serious investigation, report & take action, so I could respect them again.END
T36/ Oops, @cabinloon reminds me of some Tweets by @TinaDupuy; I'm blocked, but here they are :
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Unsurprisingly, she did *not* study the allegations deeply, just counted.
T37/ Also, I forgot @JoannaSays helped me in some side-conversations on the photo & Photoshop that were NOT part of the old thread.:
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@Ceist8 @robbswallace @TullimonstrumC @MartinJBern @RogerCoppock 1/ John Daly was an economics teacher at Laurenceton College (despite name, that's 11th-12th grades), a "science advisor" for the Western Fuels Association (Powder River Coal) 2000-2003. Dishonest academic frauds were crucial in his hockey stick attacks. desmogblog.com/2017/07/23/wes…
@Ceist8 @robbswallace @TullimonstrumC @MartinJBern @RogerCoppock 2/ The his original "The hockey stick - a new low in climate science was posted 11/12/2000:
@Ceist8 @robbswallace @TullimonstrumC @MartinJBern @RogerCoppock 3/ The original post had several deliberate falsifications, i.e., academic fraud;
a) There is no such image in IPCC(1995), Daly fabricated that idea to make it seem MBH99 had suddenly overturned the prevailing consensus.
Citing IPCC(1990) invites question: what about 1995?
TT1/ Trump Tactics vs {complaints, lawsuits, prosecutions} are predictable, based on study of TrumpU actions, just ABCD:
Admit nothing, stonewall
Bash plaintiffs/prosecutors
Corrupt (at least try) legal system - judges, AGs & witnesses
Delay legal proceeding via filing blizzards
TT2/ This Wikipedia page is a reasonable overview of the cases against TrumpU, including examples of <ABCD>.
It is missing many money flows to government officials <C>, covered later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Uni…
And a bit more, including teaching at Liberty University and being senior fellow at Family Research Council.
He is very well-plugged into the religious right, Breitbart, etc. ballotpedia.org/Ken_Klukowski
AG1/ ADOLESCENT BRAINS, DRIVING, GUNS
Adolescent brain development varies, often continues as long as 24.
Google: "adolescent brain development" gets hits that explain, like: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Lacking a simple adult-brain test, ages 18 or 21 are societal approximations.
AG2/ Example: nicotine addiction, which for most works only during adolescent brain development.
Almost no one starts after age 24. National Academies(2015) documented the strong science:
Search PDF for adolescent brain, see (annotated) Fig2-3 p.45. nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18997/…
AG3/ People vary greatly. Some 18-year-olds are fairly mature, but risky, stupid, erratic behavior is often found among adolescent-brained people, especially male. Nicotine is not good for adolescent brains, more males smoke. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… nida.nih.gov/publications/r…
LA1/ Roe v Wade, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Ohio etc.
This 🧵 assumes:
a) State goals as restrictive as legally possible.
b) Any tactic that survives challenge will be copied by others. LAWYERS, HELP? Which tactics likely?
I started 🧵but then great paper popped up, see LA7.
LA2/ I assume goals, w/ tactics usually tried already:
A) ANY fertilized egg is legally a child (LA HB213).
Visitor + Plan B illegal
B) No legal in-state abortions for any reason, rape, incest, health of mother (including ectopic pregnancy, OH), i.e., fetus >>health(mother)
LA3/ And
C) No traveling out of state for an abortion either (MO), i.e., for sure, no resident can have abortion.
(That one is tricky, but MO and TX trying).
D) Any miscarriage might be a deliberate abortion or criminal neglect of a child, so needs investigation.
Do I read this right (I'm not lawyer): if Roe overturned & this Louisiana bill becomes law, abortion any time there = murder. legiscan.com/LA/text/HB813/…
This says murder punishable by death when victim under age of 12... (but maybe jury says life sentence). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_p…
Maybe lawyers can look at the proposed LA text and explain if this sort of thing would likely hold up if Roe is overturned to extent Alito & co want to?
Succinctly: could a state decalre an abortion homicide and invoke death penalty or at least life imprisonment for it?
Possibly interesting: Louisiana get substantial revenue from tourism; crt.state.la.us/Assets/Tourism…
Sad to say, I see @theagu's big Fall Conference is scheduled for New Orleans in 2025.