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  And nothing will come of it.
context: I want to know who paid his debts. >
  
  A post linked to a Mother Jones article that I read a week or so ago seemed to say his parents paid his debts. I don’t know what to make of it, but maybe this part isn’t the conspiracy we think it is. 
  He’s still rotten and dangerous. >
  
  Why wouldn’t they have paid the debts earlier in his life…why would they wait until after it’s compromised him >
  
  They probably thought since he was making 175K/year he should be responsible for paying his own debts. But then, when they found out he was on the short list for the supreme court and the debt was fucking up his chances, they caved and payed off the debt for their spoiled little boy. But it might be the Russians too, idk. >
  
  Plus his wife's income. She was W's secretary and is now a town manager. 
  Also, unlike us plebs, a Federal judge doesn't have to save 10-20% for retirement. He's going to get that $200k for life + all the CoL raises. He'll never have to worry about layoffs or ageist hiring managers. If he lives to a senile 95 shitting the bed in a nursing home, he'll still be making just as much as a working judge. >
  
  It's viscerally disgusting they couldn't live on $300K/year >
  
  It’s very common for alcoholics to have secondary behavioral addictions: sex, food, shopping, gambling is a big one and could create some mighty big debts! >
  
  Anyone remember when Brett Kavanaugh blamed Hillary Clinton for the mounting sexual assault allegations against him? Good times! >
  
  Should have disqualified him immediately, not the accusations but the fact that a supreme court justice would be willing to use conspiracy theories and rumors as a defense instead of logic and reason. This Roberts is why people call your court illegitimate and partisan. >
  
  He literally lied under oath during his testimony and that didn't even disqualify him. And by lie I don't mean he had a story that differed from Ford's, I mean he said verifiable nonsense according to his own testimony.  
  edit: Just as an example... 
  ...I remember the thing that caught my attention, the whole FFFFF thing... which was reported to be a vulgar acronym. It's not like I was offended at the vulgarity of it or whatever, but when he was asked about it they only brought up the one example (in the yearbook I think, "FFFFFFourth of July" etc) where it was so clear he made up the bullshit story about how it wasn't an acronym, it was some friend who had a speech impediment or something and said "Fuck" funny, stressing the F for far too long so it became an inside joke to stress the F in words that start with F... which could be twisted to make some sort of sense in the context of that one particular time it was used and asked about. But it wasn't the only time he used it, and in another context (a letter I believe) his story made no sense as he did use it like an acronym. My memory is a little hazy but at the time I vividly remember being surprised no one there caught this detail and pressed him on it. >
  
  Or when he said he wasn't with certain people, but on his calendar it had those people listed on the day in question. When asked you could tell by the look on his face, internally he was saying, " oh crap .. what do I say?" Then made up some BS and they moved on. That's when I knew this was a sham and a formality to get him through.
  Edit: sham, not shame, but yes it's a shame too. Lol >
  
  Did anyone discover that he lied under oath as it happened by googling "Devil's Triangle" the second he said it? >
  
  “What is devils triangle?
  brief pause
  “Drinking game.”
  Motherfucker. Absolutely EVERY ONE knows what the fuck a Devil’s Triangle is. And it’s not a fucking drinking game. >
  
  I accidentally walked in on a Devil’s Triangle years ago and can confirm it was not a drinking game. >
  
  Is there at least gargling involved? >
  
  Too much going on to gargle friend. >
  
  Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! >
  
  Donald fucking Trump got to pick 3 SC justices. This country is such bullshit. The minority rule the majority. >
  
  Especially the hypocrisy in picking a scj during lame duck year for trump but Obama not being allowed >
  
  FYI
  The GOP are fascists. Their goal is to destroy our democratic institutions. The more hypocritical they are the more effective. >
  
  They are literally tearing up the First Amendment each and every single day. They are ripping books out of government-funded institutions (schools and public libraries), they are forcing teachers to not teach specific topics that harm nobody (LGBTQ+ and black history), they are trying to ban how people dress in public, they are trying to ban the names and pronouns people use, and they are trying to ban organized LGBTQ+ events (guarantee they use these anti-drag bills to stop Pride parades).
  And shall we talk about the literal genocide that is happening?
  Article II of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide:
  
  (a) Killing members of the group;
  (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
  (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its hysical destruction in whole or in part;
  (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
  (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
  
  A, B, C) The attacks on transgender healthcare, sports, and everything else is meant to drive up the suicide rates (as well as alcoholism, drug use, any many other dangerous or criminal activities). The same goes for the attacks on drag queens and other LGBTQ+ events.
  D) Unknown, but they have been constantly blocking LGBTQ+ people from adopting children, including using surrogate mothers.
  E) Transgender children are being ripped away from homes all over the nation in hopes that they are placed in homes that force them to detransition. It's only a matter of time before they start doing this with all LGBTQ+ children and children whose parents are LGBTQ+.
  --
  Yeah, we're marching toward genocide and the do-nothing Democrats and left-wing media aren't doing shit about it because they're too afraid of the backlash and death threats. >
  
  Gotta find somebody to blame for the imminent economic collapse >
  
  Lol photo. Needs to be a t shirt. >
  
  The face of the GOP >
  
  How dare you accuse me of doing all those things I did! 
  How would you like it if all your past sexual assaults suddenly came to light!? >
  
  That’s the neat part. Can’t have any SA allegations come to light if you don’t have any SA allegations taps temple >
  
  What do you mean. Like, if my victims never come forward?? >
  
  No, like, just don’t commit sexual assault and you won’t have allegations >
  
  
  don’t commit sexual assault
  
  I don't follow. >
  
  Damn it, Brett… >
  
  Give the man a break. Hes just a Supreme Court Justice, what can you expect? >
  
  This is about Brett Kavanaugh, the rapist on SCOTUS? >
  
  The very same! It’s the Brett Kavanaugh who likes raping, boofing, and beer (in that order). >
  
  and calendars >
  
  Don’t forget the calendars! >
  
  "This calander proves my innocence. As you can clearly see there is no rape mentioned here." >
  
  I think one of the oddest parts was him getting emotional over the calendars as it's something his father did, etc. Acting like his father is dead and it's some nostalgic thing
  And then his dad is sitting almost directly behind him >
  
  Also it’s just weird.  “I use a calendar, and I get very emotional about it because my dad also used a calendar.  And as you can see, I have no mention of sexual assault on my calendar, so it couldn’t have happened.”
  You know, a lot of people use calendars, and most of them don’t schedule their crimes on the calendar. >
  
  
  You know, a lot of people use calendars, and most of them don’t schedule their crimes on the calendar.
  
  I mean, sure, disorganized criminal rapists, maybe >
  
  The implication being that most conservatives have a separate but equal “rape calendar” to stay organized. >
  
  
  conservatives
  separate but equal 
  
  I see what you did there >
  
  
  ... after Kavanaugh stuck his naked member in [her] face, he went to the bathroom and was egged on by classmates to make himself erect; once he’d succeeded in that task, he returned to harass [her] some more.
  
  I bet one of those 'classmates' was Donkey Dong Doug. >
  
  Don't you say a bad word about Donkey Doug >
  
  Oh dip! >
  
  you’re not just my boy… you my boy! >
  
  I continue to believe the accusers. What I saw in those confirmation hearings was not sincere denial, it was pure narcissistic rage with self pity sprinkled on top. The fact that he vowed revenge as he was being sworn in should have put instant brakes on it.. >
  
  This is a guy known for drinking and throwing up... But claims to have never been blackout drunk.
  He came off as such a bullshit liar. >
  
  Read the article. This puts substance behind the allegations that surfaced in 2018. >
  
  remember how Trump manipulated the investigation and the FBI really was given 4 days over a weekend to do everything?
  Yeah we all do. >
  
  And they didn’t even talk to key witnesses >
  
  Not only that, the FBI took all the tips it got straight to the White House so they could do damage control rather than, you know, investigating the tips. >
  
  Republicans are the ones who protect groomers and pedophiles. They elect them and let them lead. Dems toss disgusting folks like this out.
  Conservatives have no standards. >
  
  The fact we have known sexual assaulters on our Supreme Court makes me know that no women are safe. 
  Women’s rights are going to keep being assaulted. 
  The Republicans have the Supreme Court. We will all suffer because of it. >
  
  The Supreme Court works for the republicans. The republicans work for the corporations. The corporations work for billionaire old white dudes. Man or woman, lgbtq, all races, were all going to suffer. Even the republican voters, because all they care about is owning the libs. >
  
  My jaded and cynical read on our current times is that corporations benefitted from the LGBTQ and DEI narrative, and that's the only reason they embraced those movements. There's, unfortunately, no part of humanity they adopt or adapt to benefit society unless it benefits the bottom line. This is also why we will never address social injustice, climate change, or unequal pay until it is too late. >
  
  
  corporations benefitted from the LGBTQ and DEI narrative, and that's the only reason they embraced those movements
  
  I don’t think it’s overly cynical to recognize that out of the various prominent socially progressive movements of the last few decades, those ones cost corporations little or nothing. They got to be seen supporting something positive with very little downside. 
  I think it’s the same reason environmental activism has largely supplanted labor activism in the last few decades. The pushback environmental activism gets is nothing compared to the rabid insanity that responds to workers rights. So you’ve had generations of activists funneled into the easier option >
  
  4,500 messages sent to the FBI. His nomination and appointment is stain on our country and indicative of everything the GOP stands for. >
  
  Never forget that POS Manchin voted for him too. He would have only had 49 votes if not for Manchin. >
  
  Yes Manchin is a piece of shit, but they would have just waited until Daines could vote without him. And even without him it would have been 49-49 with Pence breaking the tie so... >
  
  The article you posted seems to disagree with you in practice, with several examples of lower nominations where a 50-50 tie was broken by Pence. 
  And if Republicans had confirmed a nominee 51-50, what recourse do democrats have? To argue up to the supreme court? Lol. >
  
  This is why (in retrospect), I wish Obama had said Congress failed to advise and consent, Garland is appointed, any legal challenge goes to the DC circuit (where Garland was a judge and it’s a very liberal court), then a 4-4 SCOTUS where a tie would let the DC circuit’s ruling stand.  It would’ve been a very shrewd and semi-unethical GOP-like move, but it would’ve been a good one given their obstruction of his nominee. >
  
  Obama needed to make a legal argument that Congress was waiving their right to advise and consent which in turn cleared a path for Garland to be seated. Even if he would have lost, it at least would have provided some case law in the subject. As it stands today, there is no solid and enforceable process for putting a supreme court justice on the bench as Congress gets to apparently outright refuse hearings. It's an unresolved constitutional crisis quite honestly. >
  
  It was obvious during his confirmation he was inarguably and overwhelmingly guilty.
  Of course there's more.
  Conservatives just don't care about facts, morality, or the good of the country. >
  
  
  Stier says he was told that, after Kavanaugh stuck his naked member in Ramirez’s face, he went to the bathroom and was egged on by classmates to make himself erect; once he’d succeeded in that task, he returned to harass Ramirez some more.
  
  I will never understand how people like Trump, Kavanaugh and Thomas can ascend to the highest positions in the land, but somehow Hillary is literal Satan for having an email server. >
  
  It’s almost like misogyny is real. >
  
  Please, next you'll tell me racism still exists in this country /s >
  
  A rapist, an insurrectionist and a misogynistic walk into the bar... >
  
  Wait this isn't a bar? It's the Supreme Court of the United States!! >
  
  Easy mistake, you actually have to pass the bar to get there.
  ^(for now)
  ^(give it a couple years) >
  
  And still nothing will be done >
  
  What could they do now? He’s in there for life. >
  
  He COULD be impeached, but we all know how that goes now. >
  
  If it follows the same procedure as the previous impeachments, gonna have to wait for a majority in both houses to remove him. 
  Great turnout in 2024 maybe? With the GOP just squeaking out a few more seats in 22 this might be the tipping point they were afraid of - never winning another election. >
  
  the dems are never getting 66 votes in the senate, ever >
  
  He treats these events as badges of honor. He and sqeee have a shared calendar that they use to remember them by. >
  
  I grew up catholic, I know plenty of men who did all the same sorta shit growing up and fully believe they are good people even when recanting these types of stories and somehow laughing about it.  
  men with daughters and sons.
  Shits weird, nepotistic based corruption is baked into the catholic ecosystem.  
  Some seem to have grown and really changed their world view, but there's enough that see absolutely nothing wrong with their past. >
  
  I'm Irish, look at what the Catholic Church let go on in Ireland for years. It was priests carrying out the sexual abuse here for decades. >
  
  Same here.  Louisville Kentucky.  
  just a long running culture of abuse and a congregation that was somehow okay with it and not appalled.  
  Nothing works so well to keep the good catholic parishioner in line like the shame based bully system.  
  a system that it appears Brett Kavanaugh thrived in. >
  
  In the Brent K era frats and athlete parties were often known to be pretty rapey. Most women I know of that age had at least a few college party experiences with those two groups that swung from kind of uncomfortable let's get out of here to being traumatized.
  Because there was no technology then and it was easy to " lose" somebody at a bigger party my core group had a leave nobody behind code. I think a lot of women did in that era. It was the only protection and if something happened nobody would believe you and ask what you were wearing or how drunk you were.
  Tons of women did not report their SA or rape in that era, very common. >
  
  I'm about 5 years younger than Brett and can confirm. In the late 80s/early 90s campuses were JUST starting to address date rape and the topic of consent. Most of the time as a secondary note to conversations about HIV prevention. 
  Almost every woman I know who was in school in that era had at minimum a creepy encounter, if not worse. Even when women did report SA or rape, it was fairly common for campuses to handle the matter internally if there wasn't clear evidence of violence. >
  
  You can really go into almost any Reddit sub not even the blatantly nasty ones and see rape and SA jokes. Reddit does not care, you report it and it pops in again and again.
  So it is mainstream culture to mimize the impact and definition and besides other SC there are plenty of people in positions of power who have gotten away with plenty of things and faced no consequences. 
  The only new aspect of all this is some of it is becoming more public. >
  
  They all knew he was guilty and confirmed him anyway because he could further their anti abortion agenda.  That fucking hypocrisy was so hard to watch - even from Canada. >
  
  We’ve got a premier that killed a woman while drunk driving and nobody here seems to care about that either.   Same populist, conservative poison. >
  
  He was a serial sexual assaulter. 
  And he voted to take rights away from women. 
  I’m shocked. >
  
  Would be interesting if one party cared about ethics like the other does and the Supreme Court wasn't just declaring kings. >
  
  Kavanaugh's expression in the photo is hilarious. 
  It's the "How dare you!" expression that the entitled make when someone they view as inferior tries to hold them accountable. >
  
  When the GOP sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people >
  
  But also those are their best >
  
  Matt Damon’s impression of him on SNL is still priceless tho >
  
  Remember, while we all watched him lie about being a rapist, he cried thinking about his dad and his calendar as if they were some kind of memories of his passed father, but his dad was just sitting right there?  Piece of shit. >
  
  i can't believe this chucklefuck is on the supreme court of the united states
  this country is so fucked >
  
  Tell me again how rape allegations ruin men's lives.
  No, seriosly, tell me that this rapist is finally going down! >
  
  FBI and Trump elevating and protecting a rapist. This stuff just never ends for women. >
  
  That face brings it all back. All women have a story about a predatory man and a man that was supposed to protect her and didn’t believe. I’ve seen this played out a hundred times. But to see it happen in broad daylight at the highest level in the country was heartbreaking, infuriating and frightening. I honestly wasn’t angry when Roe vs Wade was overturned. I wasn’t even surprised. That day when Kavanaugh showed his disgust that a woman would have the audacity to call him on his bad behavior and there was no repercussions showed me that this country is not a safe place for women.