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turbinetree's JournalBrett Kavanaugh is exactly who we thought he was
What goes around, comes around.
Ian Millhiser
Jun 30, 2019, 8:00 am
Indelible in the hippocampus is the anger.
The rage. The red faced, snarling incomprehension from Brett, who spent decades preparing for his ascension, only to have it threatened by some woman he claims not to remember assaulting.
Brett was careful. Brett came from the right family. Took the right jobs. Made all the right friends. And wrote all the right opinions. When excessive partisanship was a liability for men seeking ascension, Brett artfully said nothing about Obamacare. When ideological purity became fashionable, Brett made sure everyone knew he would overrule That Decision.
Brett. Went. To. Yale.
But now she was here. And she wanted Brett to pay for something that men like him do not pay for.
“I love coaching more than anything I have ever done in my whole life,” Brett screamed to his inquisitors. “But thanks to what some of you on this side of the committee have unleashed, I may never be able to coach again.” (Brett still coaches.)
https://thinkprogress.org/brett-kavanaugh-is-exactly-who-we-thought-he-was/
He and the other newly minted one should be IMPEACHED..........................
Democrats demand action on Republican who threatened police
By SARAH ZIMMERMAN today
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Just one day after Republicans ended a walkout that shut down the Legislature for over a week, the Senate was once again delayed Sunday -- this time by Democrats demanding a Republican senator who threatened state police be barred from the floor.
The Senate was delayed more than three hours as Democrats met in closed-door meetings to press for action against Sen. Brian Boquist, who drew criticism after saying state police should “send bachelors and come heavily armed” if they try to return him to the Capitol amid a GOP walkout over climate legislation.
“We have a situation where someone threatened to kill a police officer,” said Democratic Sen. Shemia Fagan. “Where are we going to draw the line and say we’re not going to just look the other way in order to get our paperwork done?”
Lawmakers have until midnight to move through some of the biggest priorities of the session, including an increased tobacco tax and a generous paid family and medical leave program.
https://apnews.com/564277856fe24538838a640256a04b6f
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Democrats were pressing for Boquist to immediately appear in front of a special conduct hearing, according to Fagan. She said that a memo from the legislature’s retained lawyer found Boquist explicitly broke personnel rules and put public safety at risk.
Boquist said via email Saturday he was unaware of the formal complaint until seeing news reports of the situation.
Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger refused to characterize Boquist’s comments as inappropriate at a press conference earlier this week, saying his words were simply “unhelpful.”
“This member threatened to kill an Oregon state trooper,” Fagan said. “If that’s not unacceptable then what is unacceptable?”
Yep if anyone were to threaten anyone in law enforcement..............................their ass's would be in jail even on terrorism charges...............what makes him so special..........................
Fresh protests erupt as Hong Kong braces for annual rally to mark handover
Source: Reuters
World News
June 30, 2019 / 6:25 PM / Updated 34 minutes ago
Anne Marie Roantree 4 Min Read
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial extradition bill.
Police fired pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators in the latest protests over the extradition bill, which would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party.
The bill, which the government was forced to suspend after the largest and most violent protests in decades, has plunged the Asian financial center into political turmoil.
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam appeared in public for the first time in more than 10 days to officiate at a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the city’s handover to Beijing under a deal to ensure its autonomy.
Additional reporting by Jessie Pang, Thomas Peters, Joyce Zhou and Felix Tam,; Editing by Robert Birsel and Paul Tait
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/fresh-protests-erupt-as-hong-kong-braces-for-annual-rally-to-mark-handover-idUSKCN1TV0YE
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