There’s an accident waiting to occur
#EasyPeasy fix for Republican family values
“When a non-native rapes an indigenous woman, that to me is a hate crime.”
- Lisa Brunner, co-director of Indigenous Women's Human Rights Collective and Anishinaabe member of White Earth Nation in Minnesota
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Ever wonder why women don’t report sexual abuse? Look no further than the hideous and hateful face of Lindsey Graham who offered nothing but anger and absolute disdain to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford following her courageous, and very credible, testimony. Talk about “a disgrace."
— Jim Carrey @JimCarrey - Sept 28, 2018
Masses of people rallied at SCOTUS and around the nation today in protest of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Media has long treated this confirmation as inevitable. Outlets must spotlight the people of the United States standing together to oppose an accused sexual abuser taking a seat on the Supreme Court.
Laura first posted her story on Facebook in 2016 after moving to Colorado but soon took it down after minor media attention. Her uncle contacted the local police and county sheriff’s offices, which launched an investigation but closed it after two months, citing insufficient proof beyond reasonable doubt, though the case file contains no mention of an attempt to interview Jim.
Laura had told friends, a teacher, and a church leader throughout her childhood, though nothing came of those attempts to seek help. The pastor said that Child Protection Services didn’t take the allegations seriously as sexual abuse, and a teacher claims he reported their conversation in a note to the school principal in 2013, to no effect. (The school denies having that note on record).
Laura’s cousin Isabelle Hughes confirmed to MPR that she had told her about the touching and kissing twice in elementary school but asked her not to tell “because her parents told her not to tell anyone.” A childhood friend also recalled that her father was unsettlingly touchy with Laura.
#VOTE #VoteThemAllOut
It’s been a few days now and still Republicans haven’t returned a single penny donated by Steve Wynn #SexualPredator #WynnToo #TrumpToo
In early October, RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel tweeted that if the Democratic National Committee “truly stands up for women like they say they do, then returning Weinstein’s dirty money should be a no-brainer”.
McDaniel confirmed Wynn’s resignation in a statement on Saturday, having reportedly discussed the issue with Trump. The RNC did not say immediately if it would return any money donated by Wynn.
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told ABC’s This Week on Sunday money from Wynn should be returned if the allegations against him are found to “have merit”.
“We should do ourselves what we ask of the Democratic party. I don’t think we should have a double standard for ourselves.”
“If they’ve accepted contributions recently from him that have not been spent, absolutely, I don’t even think it’s a close call to return the money”
Collins called the allegations “very serious.”
“I’m pleased to say that I’ve never received any money from Mr. Wynn, so I have no money to return,”
Wynn led RNC fundraising efforts during Donald Trump’s first year in the White House, helping rake in more than $130m.
According to federal records, Wynn gave $2,700 to Gianforte the day after the politician assaulted a Guardian reporter, Ben Jacobs, last May.
