(2018-10-09). Unhinged Tucker Carlson Compares Democratic Criticism of Brett Kavanaugh to Rwandan Genocide. alternet.org 
Tucker Carlson is increasingly seeing a race war in everything Democrats do. | The appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has prompted a surge of anger from Democrats, based on his extremist, partisan agenda, repeated lies. . .
(2018-10-09). Trump Calls Women Survivors of Sexual Assault 'Screamers'. alternet.org 
"The paid D. C. protesters are now ready to REALLY protest because they haven't gotten their checks. " | President Donald Trump is now calling women survivors of sexual assault "screamers" in his latest offensive tweet. Barely more than 12 hours after apologizing to Brett Kavanaugh "on behalf of the nation," the president took to Twitter to once again attack women
(2018-10-09). Headlines for October 9, 2018. democracynow.org Hurricane Michael Kills 13 in Central America, Approaches U.S. Coast, Trump Apologizes to Kavanaugh During Ceremonial SCOTUS Swearing-In, Beijing Strikes Hostile Tone at Pompeo Visit Amid U.S.-China Tensions, China Detains Interpol Police Chief, Accusing Him of Corruption, NYT: Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Rick Gates Was In Touch with Israeli Psy-Group, Turkey Searching for Van in Case of Missing Saudi Journalist, Social Network Google+ to Shut Down After Massive Data Breach, NYC Vigil Held for Uber Driver Who Died by Suicide, Owner of Company Behind Deadly NY Limo Crash Was FBI Informant, New York Governor Cuomo, Pres…
(2018-10-09). Obama's Resistance to Investigating the Bush Administration Allowed Brett Kavanaugh to Skate Onto the Supreme Court. theintercept.com One of Barack Obama's first decisions after being elected president continued to haunt the country as Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in.
(2018-10-09). Food, Justice, Violence and Capitalism. counterpunch.org In 2015, India's internal intelligence agency wrote a report that depicted various campaigners and groups as working against the national interest. The report singled out environmental activists and NGOs that had been protesting against state-corporate policies. Those largely undemocratic and unconstitutional policies were endangering rivers, forests and local ecologies, destroying and oppressing marginalised communities, entrenching More
(2018-10-09). Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court, and the End of Legal Neutrality. counterpunch.org 
One thing that the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings destroyed was the myth of legal neutrality. That may be a good thing because it is time to recognize both that the Supreme Court and its Justices are not politically neutral and that neither should be. An enduring myth of American politics is that the Supreme Court More
(2018-10-09). Anarchism and Kavanaugh. counterpunch.org Regarding Brett Kavanaugh, I've been wondering how I can blame the state for what we've endured these past weeks. I can safely say that without the state, we would have been spared the Kavanaugh episode. Natural-law, pro-market anarchists are not utopians. To paraphrase the old hit: we beg your pardon; we never promised you a More
(2018-10-09). Justices Go to Cocktail Parties and Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation. counterpunch.org The emotional outrage over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court raised numerous questions about who determines what is right or wrong. Kavanaugh's defense — superbly satirized by Matt Damon on Saturday Night Live— was an equally emotional counter-attack to defend his reputation. After Kavanaugh had passed examination of his legal qualifications, allegations More
(2018-10-09). 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate: Amid Talks with North Korea, It's Time for U.S. to Abandon Nukes, Too. democracynow.org 
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang over the weekend in talks meant to further steps toward nuclear disarmament. Pompeo hailed the meeting as a success, saying both sides were "pretty close" to agreeing to details for a second summit between Kim and President Donald Trump. He also told reporters Kim has agreed to let international inspectors into a North Korean missile engine test facility and nuclear testing site where the country conducted its six nuclear tests. However, Pompeo did not say whether North Korea would allow inspectors to visit a site where the count…
(2018-10-09). Former FBI Agent Explains Why Mueller's Russia Investigation Is Unstoppable — Even If Trump Fires Rod Rosenstein. alternet.org 
To begin with, there is no such thing as a single 'Russia investigation. ' | Writing for the Washington Post, a former FBI agent who specialized in counter-intelligence said that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian involvement into Donald Trump's presidential campaign is virtually unsto. . .
(2018-10-09). Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court — worse than predicted? peoplesworld.org 
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(2018-10-09). Rape Culture Finds Its All-American Poster Boy. counterpunch.org I don't know if it's irony, synchronicity, or just a coincidence. Whatever it is, there it was on the front page of Saturday's New York Times. At the top of the page was the headline: "Votes Secured to Confirm Kavanaugh." Sure enough, by early Saturday afternoon, the US Senate had narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee More
(2018-10-09). Kavanaugh Lied, A Truncated FBI Investigation, & Democrats Search for a Backbone. therealnews.com 
Why did Democrats not push the fight to the America against Kavanaugh's appointment? What do we face in the future? What should be our response? Current Affairs politics editor Briahna Joy Gray makes some suggestions
(2018-10-09). Organizers Say Kavanaugh Isn't "Above the Law" as Petitions to Impeach Him Surge. truthout.org Surging towards its goal of 200,000 signatures since it was launched over the weekend, a petition calling for the impeachment of newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — just one among others circulating — has already garnered nearly 80 percent of its goal in just over two days. | "Kavanaugh has been credibly accused of sexual assault and lying under oath in 2004, 2006 and at least 30 times during his Supreme Court confirmation hear…
(2018-10-09). The Kavanaugh confirmation and the US midterm elections. wsws.org The thoroughly right-wing campaign waged by the Democratic Party over the Kavanaugh nomination, focused solely on allegations of sexual assault, has set the tone for the US congressional elections.
(2018-10-09). No Fascist America Emergency Protest Against Kavanaugh. indybay.org On October 5, street protests in the San Francisco Bay Area arose from fears that Brett Kavanaugh would be confirmed as a justice of the Supreme Court. They included a rally and march that started at 5: 30 pm from Market and Powell in San Francisco.
(2018-10-09). No More Senate Enablers! Dance and Scream Therapy Upon Hearing Kavanaugh Confirmed. indybay.org Includes photos and two videos, 20 seconds and 11 seconds. San Mateo, California.
(2018-10-09). Post-Kavanaugh, Republicans Throw Salt in Women's Wounds. truthout.org
(2018-10-09). The Kavanaugh battle,danger of a fascist Supreme Court & the importance of HOW we fight. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2018-10-09). Supreme Court Silver Lining. truthout.org Looking on the bright side of Brett.
(2018-10-09). Voters unimpressed with Democrats' Kavanaugh performance, dashing hopes for midterm boost – poll. rt.com 
Democrats thought they would capitalize on outrage over Kavanaugh's confirmation, but they were wrong, a new poll shows.
(2018-10-09). Top Trump aide sought Israeli help in online manipulation during 2016 election – report. rt.com 
An Israeli private intelligence firm produced three separate proposals to manipulate social media in the US and spread misinformation for the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential elections, according to a new report.
(2018-10-09). Kavanaugh Lied, A Truncated FBI Investigation, & Democrats Search for a Backbone. therealnews.com Why did Democrats not push the fight to the America against Kavanaugh's appointment? What do we face in the future? What should be our response? Current Affairs politics editor Briahna Joy Gray makes some suggestions
(2018-10-09). Florida, Georgia, North Carolina Still Purging Voters at High Rates. truthout.org 
Earlier this summer, when the Brennan Center released a report examining voter purge data through 2016, we found that four million more people were purged from the rolls between the federal elections of 2014 and 2016 than between 2006 and 2008. Much of that increase came from states that were previously required under the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to get election changes cleared in advance, before that part of the law was eviscerated by the Supreme Court in 2013. | Although comparable data for the two years ending in 2018 won't…
(2018-10-09). 'F*CK. YOU. ALL': Google 'design lead' wishes for Republicans to burn in hell in Twitter outburst. rt.com 
An apparent senior Google employee went on an expletive-laden rant against GOP lawmakers who'd voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. 'F*CK. YOU. ALL. TO. HELL,' the designer wrote, before deleting the tweet.
(2018-10-09). We Know What MAGA Is Code For — It's Not Even a Secret. alternet.org 
"Good and Mad" Rebecca Traister explains why it's okay for women to be angry. | After all the protesting, crying, calling and suffering in the wake of Christine Blasey Ford testifying that Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had sexually assaulted her, the Senate voted to confirm Kavanaugh to the court anyway over the weekend. The rage levels of feminist women, which had already been explosive after the election of the pussy-grabber himself, reach. . .
(2018-10-09). With Kavanaugh Victory Lap, Republicans Throw Salt in Women's Wounds. alternet.org 
After by far the biggest political victory of the Trump era, all Republicans want to do is whine and cast blame. | If the bruising battle over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court cemented one new truism of American politics in the Trump era, it is that Republicans have grown insatiable. Since Donald Trump's surprise election victory nearly two years ago, the president and his followers have suffered from a "sore winner" syndrome that finds them locked in a. . .
(2018-10-08). Headlines for October 8, 2018. democracynow.org Kavanaugh Confirmed and Sworn In to SCOTUS After Bitter Fight, Mass Anti-Kavanaugh Protests Continue, with 164 Arrested in D.C., U.N. Climate Panel: Only 12 Years Left to Mitigate Climate Catastrophe, Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Tops 1,900 with 5,000 Still Missing, Haiti: 12 Dead, 200 Injured After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Island, Brazil: Far-Right Bolsonaro Wins First Round of Presidential Election, Turkey Believes Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Murdered, Afghanistan: 54 People Killed on 17th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion, Israeli Forces Kill 3 as Palestinians Protest Near Gaza Barrier, Sara N…
(2018-10-08). Trump Absurdly Claimed It's 'A Scary Time' for Men — And This Woman Shut Him Down with an Epic Musical Fact-Check. alternet.org 
Her anthem, "A Scary Time," brilliantly points out the logical fallacies in Trump's tone-death claim. | In the midst of the controversial Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh ($%^&#@! ), Donald Trump stood on the lawn of the White House and said, " It's a scary time for young men in America. " For the millions of women who've been sexually. . .
(2018-10-08). US Senate Elevates Right-wing Judge Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court. globalresearch.ca The US Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as associate justice of the Supreme Court in a near-party-line vote of 50 to 48. Kavanaugh was sworn in only a few hours later by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private …
(2018-10-08). Trump's Lawyers Are Using This One Legal Trick to Ensure Sure His Associates Are On the Same Page In the Mueller Probe. alternet.org 
While JDAs are somewhat commonplace, bragging about them as Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has done is not. | As special counsel Robert Mueller interviewed Donald Trump's circle of associates, Trump's lawyers formed a network of agreements with their lawyers in order to keep track of what Mueller was asking and whom he was targeting. Mutual cooperation, or Joint Defense Agreements (JDAs), between lawyers who can share privileged information with each other is not unco. . .
(2018-10-08). Ex-GOP Congressman David Jolly Predicts Republicans Will Crumble After Kavanaugh Debacle. alternet.org 
"This was a moment to lead and we didn't see leadership emerge from the Republican Party," Jolly said. | Former GOP Congressman David Jolly suggested that the GOP will continue to fall politically as Republicans double down their attacks on the women who came forward with allegations of sexual assault by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. CNN anchor Kate Bolduan played a highlight reel of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R. . .
(2018-10-08). Maine Voters Vow to Unseat Collins Citing 'Infuriating and Completely False' Narrative Surrounding Kavanaugh Vote. alternet.org 
"This vote is a complete betrayal of Maine voters, of the women who have called her offices, and written letters, and organized phone banks, and attended rallies, and told their very deeply painful stories to her and her staff. " | Despite the fact that Mainers protested at and called her offices for seve. . .
(2018-10-08). Why Conservatives (Still) Like Kavanaugh. counterpunch.org Senator Collins should be proud of herself. She will now potentially go down in history as the woman who made the overthrow of Roe v. Wade possible — despite her allegedly pro-choice views. Her name will go down in the annals of self-hating women along with the likes of Phyllis Schlafly and Laura Ingraham. Swing-vote More
(2018-10-08). North Carolina Republicans Heading for Disaster in Supreme Court Election. alternet.org 
The North Carolina GOP passed several laws intended to make it harder for Democratic Supreme Court candidate Anita Earls to win. She's up 21 points. | The North Carolina GOP have thrown every trick in the book they have at the state Supreme Court race, to protect incumbent Justice Barbara Jackson and head off liberal challenger Anita Earls. And yet they seem to be heading toward a crushing defeat. A new poll of the race shows Jackson in a distant third place, behind. . .
(2018-10-08). Where Does #MeToo Go from Here? Women Are "On Fire" with Rage as Kavanaugh Joins Supreme Court. democracynow.org 
Thousands of women protested outside the U.S. Capitol and across the country on Saturday as Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, just hours after the Senate voted to confirm him. "I hope that it is deep enough that it is forming a strong, cohesive movement among people that will resonate through this country and change the culture," says Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, who joined the protests. We also speak with longtime feminist activist and writer Soraya Chemaly, author of the new book, "Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger." She says conservat…
(2018-10-08). Know Thyself: Kavanaugh and American Leaders Should Listen. counterpunch.org Know thyself— so Socrates told his followers nearly two and a half millennia ago. This advice has been passed down throughout the history of Western civilization. Of course, one can say: what is there to know, the self is an illusion. Or that 'you are what you are' as the saying goes — therefore, how More
(2018-10-08). Yale Legacy Admission Brett Kavanaugh Is Now the Swing Vote on Affirmative Action at Universities. theintercept.com 
A decades-old policy is now facing a legal challenge from the same conservative movement that shaped the ideology of Yale graduate Brett Kavanaugh.
(2018-10-08). Kavanaugh's Covfefe. thenation.com Kavanaugh's Covfefe…
(2018-10-08). "They Did Not Care": How the GOP Dismissed Assault Accusations & Confirmed Kavanaugh. democracynow.org 
Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, just hours after the Senate voted to confirm him amid massive protests outside the Capitol. He will begin hearing cases Tuesday and could vote as early as Tuesday or Wednesday on a case that tests how much power courts would wield over the executive branch. His nomination came under intense public scrutiny after accusations of attempted rape and sexual assault surfaced. We begin our coverage with Jodi Jacobson, president and editor-in-chief of Rewire, who wrote a piece this weekend headlined "A 'Titanic Fraud': Susan…
(2018-10-08). With Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation, Roe v. Wade Could Be Doomed: Here Are 5 Ways to Prepare. alternet.org 
The Christian Right finally has the votes needed to overturned that 1973 ruling. | When Sen. Susan Collins announced, on October 5, that she would be voting in favor of Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U. S. Supreme Court, the Maine Republican tried to assure defenders of abortion rights that President Donald Trump's nominee considered Roe v. Wade "settled law. " But painting Kavanaugh as pro-choice ignores the fact that the Christian Right r. . .
(2018-10-08). US Naval War College Professor Details Why He's Leaving Trump's GOP After Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle: 'I'm Out'. alternet.org 
"I'm filing for divorce, and I am taking nothing with me when I go. " | Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U. S. Supreme Court is being hailed as a victory by President Donald Trump and his Christian Right supporters, but not everyone on the right is celebrating. And Tom Nichols, professor at the U. S. Naval War College, announced his departure from the GOP in an October 7 article for The Atlantic. | Nichols, a conservative, said he registered as a Republic. . .
(2018-10-08). No Free Speech for Murkowski: Alaska Republicans Consider Reprimanding Senator Over Kavanaugh Vote. alternet.org 
Murkowksi lined up all the support she needed at home to take this vote. | If money can embody the First Amendment right to free speech, then how a senator votes sure does, too. But if you're a Republican senator, and you vote against the Russian asset in the Oval Office's choice for the Supreme Court, you might just be foregoing that right. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted with her (2018-10-08). The Biggest Threat To US National Security Is The US Government. iranian.com A dictatorship does not represent the public but only the aristocracy that, behind the scenes, controls the government. Jonathan H. Adler, Professor at Case Western University School of Law, noted, regarding George W. Bush's secret policy for the NSA to access everyone's phone-records, that "The metadata collection program is constitutional (at least according to Judge Kavanaugh)," and […]
(2018-10-08). Historian Howard Zinn Warned Us About the Supreme Court. truthdig.com On the heels of Kavanaugh's confirmation, we must remind ourselves that the words 'Equal Justice Before the Law' have always been a sham.
(2018-10-08). Kavanaugh Embodies the Biggest Threat to National Security: The US Government. mintpressnews.com "The Government's program for bulk collection of 2 telephony metadata serves a critically important special need — preventing terrorist attacks on the United States… In my view, that critical national security need outweighs the impact on privacy occasioned by this program…" | – Brett Kavanaugh
(2018-10-08). 5 Truths Exposed by Kavanaugh's Rise to the Supreme Court. truthdig.com The Senate has given a lifetime appointment to an ideologue and alleged sexual abuser, completing the right's judicial counterrevolution.
(2018-10-08). Brett Kavanaugh and the Scummy System That Made Him. counterpunch.org 
I don't often think fondly of Christopher Hitchens, but an insight of my ex-friend did brighten my eyes during the last week. Specifically, after I sent out a series of news releases effectively arguing that then-President Bill Clinton should be impeached "for the right reasons"—specifically, illegal bombings, Hitchens objected. He argued that the distinction between Clinton's More
(2018-10-08). The Final Truth of Russia-gate. globalresearch.ca The conspiracy to overthrow a sitting US President extends far beyond our own "Deep State." As I've been saying in this space for quite some time, it's been an international team effort from the beginning. Setting aside the British origins …
(2018-10-08). Taylor Swift decides to Speak Now, endorses Dem who sided with Reps on Kavanaugh. rt.com 
Pop star Taylor Swift has finally voiced a political opinion and endorsed two Democrats running in Tennessee's midterms, one of whom came out in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over sexual assault allegations.