(2018-10-10). 'With Kavanaugh on the Court, Checking and Balancing Is Not Going to Happen" globalresearch.ca Janine Jackson interviewed Marjorie Cohn about the Brett Kavanaugh nomination for the October 5, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | *** | Janine Jackson: Donald Trump's public mockery of Christine Blasey Ford, the woman …
(2018-10-10). The Two Party Food Fight: Brett Kavanaugh and "The Torture Memos" globalresearch.ca The Torture Memos, … was a term originally applying: | "…to a set of three legal memoranda drafted by John Yoo as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States and signed by Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee, head …
(2018-10-10). Pompeo visit heightens US-China rift. wsws.org Testifying to the fraught state of relations, China's foreign minister publicly lambasted the United States.
(2018-10-10). 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…
(2018-10-10). 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.
(2018-10-10). 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). Growing US Hostility towards China: US Pacific Fleet Show of Force in the South China Sea. Frosty Pompeo Reception in Beijing. globalresearch.ca Deepening US hostility toward China is all about wanting to curb its growing economic, financial, and military might. | It's about Washington's imperial aims, wanting dominance over all other nations, its opposition to mutual cooperation and multi-world polarity, its rage to …
(2018-10-09). 'With Kavanaugh on the Court, Checking and Balancing Is Not Going to Happen'. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Marjorie Cohn about the Brett Kavanaugh nomination for the October 5, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2018-10-09). Tem dedo da CIA nas eleições do Brasil. globalresearch.ca O crescimento do fascismo bolsonarista na reta final, turbinado por uma avalanche de fake news disseminadas pela internet, não chega a surpreender. | Trata-se de tática já antiga desenvolvida pelas agências americanas e britânicas de inteligência, com o intuito de manipular …
(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 Administration Seeks to Stifle Protests Near White House and on National Mall. aclu.org 
A government proposal mirrors Trump's hostility to the First Amendment. | President Trump has a record of attacking the rights of protesters, from suggesting that protest be illegal to praising dictators who crush any kind of dissent. | Now, the Trump administration (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). 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). 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). 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). Here's Why Court Packing May Be the Country's Best Hope to Reverse Trump's Corruption of the Supreme Court. alternet.org 
It would be a bold move — but it's no longer unthinkable. | With Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation, the far right now has a majority on the U. S. Supreme Court—which means that everything from abortion rights and gay rights and to health care reform could be on the chopping block. The High Court already. . .
(2018-10-09). Sports, Rape Culture, and Brett Kavanaugh. thenation.com Sports, Rape Culture, and Brett Kavanaugh…
(2018-10-09). The Supreme Court Just Imperiled an At-Risk Senate Democrat's Re-Election — Here's What You Should Know. alternet.org 
If you live in North Dakota, especially if you're on a tribal reservation, the Supreme Court just made voting more difficult for you. | On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied an emergency request to reverse an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reinstated a set of draconian North Dakota voter ID restrictions — restrictions. . .
(2018-10-09). On the far right, neo-Nazis, racists hail Brett Kavanaugh's elevation to Supreme Court as open season on women, minority rights in America. splcenter.org To neo-Nazi-in-hiding Andrew Anglin, the elevation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is a milestone, one that he hopes will result in an end to women's rights across the country.
(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). 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). 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). Kavanaugh's on the bench, but extreme right can still be defeated. peoplesworld.org 
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and the scandal…
(2018-10-09). The CIA Has Its Fingerprints on Brazil's Election. truthdig.com Editor's note: Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil's presidential election with 46 percent of the vote. A runoff will be held Oct. 28. | The growth of Bolsonarian fascism in the final stretch of the election campaign, turbo charged by an avalanche of fake news disseminated on the internet, is not surprising. It is an old tactic developed by American and British intelligence agencies, with the goal of manipulating public opinion and influencing political processes and elections. It was used in the Ukraine, in the Arab Spring and in Brazil during 2013. | There is science behind this man…
(2018-10-09). Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court — worse than predicted? peoplesworld.org …
(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). 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). 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). Meet Brett Kavanagh, the unfortunate Twitter namesake of the moment. rt.com 
With the nation's eyes glued to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's bitter confirmation fight in recent weeks, spare a thought for Brett Kavanagh, a man who shares nothing with the judge except a closely-spelled last name. |
(2018-10-09). Post-Kavanaugh, Republicans Throw Salt in Women's Wounds. truthout.org
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Court Decision Reveals Clues About Mueller's Russia Investigation — And Shows He Still Has Secret Leads Concealed from the Public. alternet.org 
There's still much we don't know. | While recent reports that two of special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have left his team after its recent successes led some to suspect that the Russia investigation is winding down, a new court decision reveals that there's still much about the investigation that the public doesn't know. In response to a petition from several media outlets to obtain the search warrants used to gather evi. . .
(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. . .
(2018-10-09). Supreme Court Silver Lining. truthout.org Looking on the bright side of Brett.
(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). 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
(2018-10-08). 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). 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). 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). Kavanaugh's Covfefe. thenation.com Kavanaugh's Covfefe…
(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). 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). "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). 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…