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HOW THOSE YOUNG MEN CAN DEAL W/THAT OVERPOWERING ANXIETY

that Trump is so concerned about — If they’re so afraid of being accused of sexual assault, why don’t they start by — NOT ASSAULTING ANYONE!

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McCONNELL CONTINUES SUPPRESSING INFO ON KAVANAUGH

Only Senators will be able to read the FBI report. The investigation itself, wrapping up today or tomorrow to conform to the McConnell timetable, appears to be a complete stand-down operation. As Joan McCarter writes at Daily Kos, “This ‘investigation’ … Continue reading

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TRUMP’S SOCIAL DYSFUNCTION

With every press conference, he drags the country down further. He acts in ways that most American humans were schooled not to act–and so does that provide some jollies in the way of vicarious release for his cult? You betcha.

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I DO WANT TO HEAR NETREBKO’S AIDA

First, the sheer chutzpah of it: not that she won’t be good, but the heft the role requires is awesome. I don’t much care how she hits the high C in O Patria Mia. After all, great sopranos like Tebaldi … Continue reading

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INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS

Stendahl writes in Love that “free Americans set much value on seeing fine coats-of-arms painted on their carriage doors. They have, however, to contend with a lack of education among their coach-painters which leads to frequent errors in heraldry.”

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WHERE IS LE CLERCQ’S CON AMORE?

In 1954, she danced an excerpt from Lew Christensen’s ballet on the Red Skelton Show. (I don’t think she ever did it on stage, although it was in New York City Ballet’s rep.) A few moments from the performance are … Continue reading

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THE COVER UP

Michael Shear and Robin Pogrebin in the Times: “A number of people who overlapped with Judge Kavanaugh at Yale or at Georgetown Preparatory School, the Catholic high school he attended — and who contacted the F.B.I. this weekend to share … Continue reading

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BRETT KAVANAUGH, DARLING OF THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY

had the sheer, unmitigated gall to blame his present travails on “millions of dollars of outside money from left-wing opposition groups.” For that alone, he deserved to be, not disqualified, but rather laughed off the lists.

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COLLINS, FLAKE, MURKOWSKI

are assisting Trump in obstruction of justice by condoning the fake, FBI, White House directed “investigation.”

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TRUMP SABOTAGING FBI’S KAVANAUGH INVESTIGATION

His sandbagging the FBI investigation is part of his ongoing campaign to destroy the American judicial system. Please, Michael Avenatti, bring on that press conference with Julie Swetnick!

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