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How supporters of Christine Blasey Ford are showing solidarity

sudshr47 September 27, 2018

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On Twitter, you won’t scroll for long before you see the hashtags #WeBelieveSurvivors, #CancelKavanaugh, and #BelieveChristine. They are notes of solidarity directed toward Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, one of the women who has come forward with sexual assault allegations concerning Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday, Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about those allegations. 

In addition to the support on social media, people have gathered for demonstrations nationwide. In Washington D.C., the day began with a Women’s March Rally in front of the Supreme Court and solidarity circles inside a Senate building office building. Read more…

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How to cope when the country is debating whether to believe Christine Blasey Ford

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The women of America who believe and support sexual assault survivors want a break. They want a reprieve from the attacks on Christine Blasey Ford, who was forced to recall excruciating memories of a high school sexual assault before the Senate Judiciary Committee — and the entire nation — on Thursday. They see themselves, or their mothers, sisters, daughters, and best friends, in Ford’s trauma and her tearful resolve. 

They’re exhausted by the prospect that despite Ford’s credible testimony, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is still likely to be confirmed by Republicans to a lifelong appointment — the same Republicans who required Ford to answer questions from a career prosecutor. At one point, Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat, reassured Ford by saying, “You are not on trial.” Nevertheless, it still felt that’s exactly what was happening to Ford. Read more…

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People across the country gathered to watch the Kavanaugh hearing, and the photos are striking

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As Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify today before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Ford’s accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school gathering in 1982, people across the country are gathering together to watch the hearing.

Many viewers have uploaded photos of groups of people gathering around television screens on in offices, classrooms, and public spaces to hear Ford tell her story.

Here are a few of those amazing images:

Across the world, people are watching the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing. That includes passengers on planes cruising at 35,000 feet.

Zette Emmons tells CNN this is her view aboard a JetBlue flight 415 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Franciscopic.twitter.com/pvlXawcbJn

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Even Fox News admits the Kavanaugh hearing is a ‘disaster for Republicans’

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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony on Thursday  before the Senate Judiciary Committee was arresting, painful, and often damning — even for the pundits on Fox News.

After Ford began her testimony on Thursday, Fox News host Chris Wallace told a panel that Ford’s testimony and the cross-examination format made this a “disaster for Republicans.”

“This was extremely emotional, extremely raw, and extremely credible,” Wallace said. “This is a disaster for the Republicans.”

His fellow panelists shared similar sentiments, though none with quite the same gravity. Bret Baier said that hearing from Dr. Ford is a “totally different thing” from reading her allegations. Read more…

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Dr. Blasey Ford testifies before 17 male senators and almost no women

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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford delivered gut-wrenching testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday — and not to the most representative audience, either.

Kavanaugh’s accuser told her story to 17 male Senators and just four female Senators today.  Female prosecutor Rachel Mitchell was also on the panel to assist in the questioning. The eleven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are all white men. 

All four female senators — Senator Klobuchar of Minnesota, Senators Harris and Feinstein of California, and Senator Hirono of Hawaii — are Democrats.  Read more…

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Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez sends moving message of support to Dr. Ford ahead of hearing

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It’s going to be an emotional day for much of the country today, especially for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Dr. Ford is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Prior to the hearing, one of Kavanaugh’s other accusers, Deborah Ramirez, came forward with a powerful message of support for Dr. Ford.

“Thinking of you today, Christine,” Ramirez said through her lawyer, John Clune. “They want us to feel alone and isolated but I’m there wrapping my arms around you and I hope you feel the people of this nation wrapping their arms around all of us.  Holding you up in spirit.” Read more…

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Someone left a poignant note for Christine Blasey Ford ahead of the Kavanaugh hearing

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An unknown individual left a note for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Thursday ahead of her testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The note, which was placed on a witness table and written on Senate stationary, reads, “Good luck, Dr. Ford.” 

It’s a kind gesture, probably, but it’s also a little foreboding.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are testifying before the Judiciary Committee regarding Ford’s accusation that Kavanaugh — who is up for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court — sexually assaulted her at a high school party in 1982.  Read more…

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1,600 men sign full page New York Times ad in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

sudshr47 September 26, 2018

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Tomorrow, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to testify about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee — and television screens all across America.

The challenge is immense and the stakes, incredibly high. On Wednesday, 1,600 men took out a full page ad in the New York Times in support of Dr. Ford.

I am one of the 1600 men who signed my name to the New York Times ad. I still believe Anita Hill. I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. I believe Deborah Ramirez. I believe Julie Swetnick. I believe my patients. I #BelieveSurvivors.https://t.co/0LheoIODSk pic.twitter.com/Ij9EWHk2GM

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Trump attacks Kavanaugh’s accuser in a string of despicable tweets

sudshr47 September 21, 2018

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President Trump has finally done the unthinkable — and yet it was somehow expected. Friday morning he took to Twitter to attack Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Dr. Blasey has until now escaped Trump’s direct wrath — to the surprise of many. But by Friday Trump was no longer holding back. He’s come out expressing doubt as to the veracity of Ford’s claims and is continuing his ongoing defense of Kavanaugh.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a fine man, with an impeccable reputation, who is under assault by radical left wing politicians who don’t want to know the answers, they just want to destroy and delay. Facts don’t matter. I go through this with them every single day in D.C.

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