After a long, contentious fight over the Kavanaugh nomination, a real president would try to heal the divisions. Trump will just gloat. It’s all about winning to him.
This is similar to my point of view. Let’s see what he says at his rallies.
Susan Collins will vote for Kavanaugh
I always thought he would be confirmed. Remember, this is the party that gave you Trump so they don’t care about character.
And at 3:52 pm eastern time, Susan Collins confirms it: She will vote for Kavanaugh.
And that means Kavanaugh will be a Supreme Court justice.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 5, 2018
Collins suggests Christine Blasey Ford has a faulty memory about the sexual assault she suffered
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 5, 2018
She's essentially saying that she doesn't believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. https://t.co/78E8kYHJyK
— Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad) October 5, 2018
This is the modern dilemma: found credible but not believable. Comes down to what an accuser has to do to be believed. Do we know? https://t.co/9l173dIDwu
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) October 5, 2018
Susan Collins' framing of multiple aspects of the Blasey Ford affair is just so shamelessly disingenuous that it leaves no doubt that her insistence on FBI inquiry was really about gaining cover to do what she always intended to do anyway.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 5, 2018
This is ridiculous after his partisan testimony:
*everything in my house just thrown out the window* https://t.co/7ZHfrujKNu
— David Dayen (@ddayen) October 5, 2018
That moment when Susan Collins suggests that Brett Kavanaugh might help to restore the divisions in the Supreme Court and you laugh out loud.
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 5, 2018
Whelan took one for the team. Made himself look ridiculous in the process, but managed to provide the entire party with a theory of the case. And this party does like its unfounded theories. https://t.co/C6ic1Y7Seh
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 5, 2018
Not a word about the multiple lies told by Kavanaugh to the Senate, or his partisan diatribe. Just embarrassing by Collins.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 5, 2018
Christine Blaisey Ford said she was 100 percent certain that Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her. If you say you found her credible AND vote for Kavanugh, you are full of shit
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 5, 2018
I mean Manchin is going to vote with the majority in the final vote… So really this is about Collins… Right?
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 5, 2018
I agree with everything @ElizabethWydra and @FGossGraves say here. Although I never believed Collins was really in play, I did not imagine that she would go “all-in” like this. History will judge this performance harshly. https://t.co/I2rAEGo68M
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) October 5, 2018
You put a sexual predator on the Supreme Court too.
Shut. Up. https://t.co/840h7H2N7a
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) October 5, 2018
From start, @SenatorCollins has signaled support for #Kavanaugh based on a portrait she paints of him unrecognizable not only to opponents but also most supporters. And she ends on that fantastical note "Judge Kavanaugh is more of a centrist than some of his critics maintain."
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 5, 2018
Collins speech is seemingly less about revealing her vote and more about taking advantage of the perceived uncertainty about her position to sell Kavanaugh as a nominee.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 5, 2018
In her attacks on "special interest groups" opposing #Kavanaugh @SenatorCollins goes further than just endorsing him, but also leveling a broader GOP attack on left. Not just with her vote, but her words & justification, she has followed Graham's case that tribe should rule. https://t.co/l65LZQ0KGo
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 5, 2018
Exactly, Collins can not have it both ways. https://t.co/2ydS161MAU
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) October 5, 2018
White House quick to send a note of thanks… https://t.co/Ld13n7XiZD
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 5, 2018
Collins has also made herself somewhat hostage to whatever Kavanaugh does on the bench over the next couple of years. If there's a controversial 5-4 ruling, her prediction that he'll be a "centrist" could haunt her.
— David Lauter (@DavidLauter) October 5, 2018
The ultimate sign of Susan Collins' bad faith is when she cited David Souter as an example of how progressives may be surprised by how Kavanaugh may rule on abortion. The very infrastructure that pressured Trump to pick Kavanaugh exists in order to prevent any more Souters!
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) October 5, 2018
How politicians are responding to Sen. Susan Collins' decision to vote yes on Kavanaugh's confirmationhttps://t.co/5eu4kJgkKs
— Axios (@axios) October 5, 2018
Kavanaugh might not be able overturn Roe v Wade, but he will definitely gut it by allowing individual states to effectively ban abortions. When that happens, it will be @SenatorCollins legacy – the woman who took the right to have an abortion from millions of American women.
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) October 5, 2018
She went far out on that limb, not only in general portrayal of him as a centrist but specifically insisting he would not threaten abortion rights, ACA, gay rights, presidential accountability, and would be deeply bound by precedent. Lots will happen before 2020 to test that https://t.co/pZzx5S6F1X
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 5, 2018
Susan Collins castigating everyone for opposing the nominee before he was even named, which is, of course what McConnell did immediately after Scalia’s death.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 5, 2018
Susan Collins told reporters "I struggled with it for a long time" and was "disturbed by the allegations." But her speech gave an impassioned defense of Kavanaugh on all levels from his judicial philosophy down to allegations against him, while suggesting Ford may have been used
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 5, 2018
Perhaps I missed it, but did Sen. Collins allude at all to Kavanaugh's demeanor and rhetoric when he reappeared at the committee? Seems like a significant omission if she didn't.
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) October 5, 2018
It gets tougher to portray this as an agonizing journey when it always ends up at the same destination. Might be easier for all to just cut out the hand-wringing in between, or in this case, the fantastical portrait of a #Kavanaugh that only she can see. https://t.co/qeHIyODTtn
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 5, 2018
What you’re hearing from Susan Collins is a helpful reminder that there are few ideological differences between Republicans. Collins, McConnell, Flake, Graham,Trump… very little daylight there beyond style and manners.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 5, 2018
The Republican male Senators could not contain their pleasure with Susan Collins' speech https://t.co/cRLQqSGq6c pic.twitter.com/HRBbv8S9oq
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 5, 2018
Genuine uncertainty inside Senate GOP/WH per GOP source familiar with nomination process on Collins speech: "We were on the edge of our seats. Signs were good but you never take those for granted until it's announced. We're thinking that it shouldn't have been this close."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 5, 2018
From John McCain's former campaign manager. https://t.co/sZBW1xytOk
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 6, 2018
Collins called for Franken to resign without an ethics hearing and investigation. Her concern for due process and presumption of innocence is a new development https://t.co/ASqpritmUK
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 6, 2018
Maybe Susan Collins is just a partisan Republican and not some moderate voice of common sense https://t.co/hkTOnFuYXD
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 6, 2018
In Opinion
Contributing opinion writer Jennifer Finney Boylan writes of Susan Collins, "In giving him a victory on Judge Kavanaugh, she has emboldened Mr. Trump to continue down the very path she claims to detest." https://t.co/876DRiTZCU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 6, 2018
Covers: Ol’ ’55
Republicans claim anti-Kavanaugh protesters were paid by Soros
As usual, they blame George Soros. I don’t know if even Soros has enough money to finance all of the protests Republicans claim he does. They are unwilling to accept the idea that people disagree with them on the issues – they think they have to get paid to object. Then there’s the anti-Semitism aspect but we already knew that many of these people were bigots. That’s disgusting.
This is the first time Trump has said “Soros” on Twitter. (Fox News and Breitbart have been running stories about how Soros has donated to a liberal organization co-run by one of the sexual assault survivors who confronted Jeff Flake.) pic.twitter.com/a4X9bdHTgP
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 5, 2018
ICYMI –> No, George Soros isn’t paying Kavanaugh protesters https://t.co/L4WavSTWig
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 6, 2018
Let's be clear here: Charles Grassley is a United States Senator. He is responsible for his words. And his words here amount to an anti-Semitic smear. https://t.co/MXINMHkL9J
— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 5, 2018
Trump, who paid people to attend his campaign launch, dismisses Kavanaugh opponents as paid protestors. https://t.co/Uc28u5goCv
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 5, 2018
"Do you believe George Soros is behind all of this?" — @MariaBartiromo
"I have heard so many people believe that. I tend to believe it." — @ChuckGrassley
Just over an hour later, @realDonaldTrump tweeted it. https://t.co/jjnRaLW8ol
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) October 5, 2018
the “soros-funded protesters” thing should be understood as both an anti-semitic dogwhistle and an attack on the idea of legitimate opposition itself, a tactic imported from european far-right parties
— jamelle g-g-ghoulie 👻 (@jbouie) October 5, 2018
I see this tweet is being criticized on the right. So: The notion that George Soros is stirring up artificial protest is one of the biggest anti-Semitic tropes in the world today. A public official can’t claim it’s an innocent observation about someone who happens to be Jewish. https://t.co/SINrtAwhpm
— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 5, 2018
I did not know, til just now, that all those moms and grandmothers I've seen heading to the Capitol on the Red Line with hand-written signs — Trader Joe's bags brimming with healthy snacks — were, in fact, Soros-paid professional protesters.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) October 5, 2018
One thing about the lie that Kavanaugh protestors are Soros-funded: it's anti-Semitic and rejects the legitimacy of dissent. But it's also projection: This is in fact what Republicans have done, e.g. in the "Brooks brothers riot" against a Florida recount https://t.co/YlRrflk8hU
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 5, 2018
Being George Soros must be exhausting. I can barely manage *one* nefarious conspiracy at a time, and he’s doing *dozens*. In awe of his organisational skills tbh. https://t.co/7NCEXT9sKn
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) October 5, 2018
Trump smears sexual assault survivors as “elevator screamers” paid by George Soros https://t.co/c33gr6b7Pz pic.twitter.com/bD0dVWVJQp
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 5, 2018
This is truly horrific. The Soros conspiracy theory is now a staple of anti-Semitic politics in Europe. A president of the United States should not want to be associated with it in any way. https://t.co/q2zIRBUH9w
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) October 5, 2018
Who knew Soros had any money left after paying literally millions of marchers on January 20 and 21 of last year. https://t.co/49rvjstAW1
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 5, 2018
Soros comments aside: Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation is being backed for millions and millions of dollars in secret "dark money" through the pro-Kavanaugh Judicial Crisis Network. $17 million dollars in "dark money" was spent to back Gorsuch by JCN. https://t.co/pRVODsAzIq
— andrew kaczynski🧐 (@KFILE) October 5, 2018
It’s almost as though there is a connection. pic.twitter.com/8QWCf8aX0f
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 6, 2018
A retweet by the president’s attorney @RudyGiuliani pic.twitter.com/BA691mbuU0
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 6, 2018
The president may have reached a personal worst today, Richard Cohen writes https://t.co/Lku1E3352a
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) October 5, 2018
With respect: you are objectively wrong on this.
Soros is an explicit tool of openly anti-Semitic actors in the US, Russia, Hungary. There is no comparable positioning of the Kochs by racists. https://t.co/gd33lObXTf
— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) October 6, 2018
and then there are the pro-Kavanaugh folks
What? Not Soros? https://t.co/eAxNd8HE26
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 6, 2018
There are lots of regular women for Kavanaugh, but the official Women for Kavanaugh people have been handed matching shirts from the Concerned Women for America, an advocacy group that has received millions in Koch money. pic.twitter.com/HiaMWA6lEg
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 6, 2018
This one doesn’t mention Soros but it fits in with the theme of paid protestors. The Republican senators don’t understand their views are those of a minority, not the majority.
It’d be insane for a sitting US senator to assert that these protesters — many of whom claimed to be sexual assault victims — were in fact crisis actors paid to pretend that.
I can’t wait to see your evidence for this conspiracy theory. Please, do tell. https://t.co/hd9IOPv1Na
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 6, 2018
Trump continues promoting a lunatic conspiracy theory with anti-Semitic overtones (previously claiming Soros paid protesters), now suggesting the paid protesters were unpaid because they protested visibly. Yet, it’s not a big story because we already know he’s an unhinged bigot. https://t.co/9loJKRDKts
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 9, 2018
fact-checked as false already —> https://t.co/X1aWdSWQIk https://t.co/8z5Pr00Lin
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 9, 2018
Again: Trump's campaign launch included paid attendees and the campaign didn't pay the firm that hired them for months. https://t.co/WsxJ5xe7Oo
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 9, 2018
A "Fox and Friends" guest made what she later said was a joke about alleged paid protesters waiting for their checks.
Trump apparently took it seriously and tweeted it.https://t.co/h3NUx2fn9Z
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 9, 2018
As Trump tweets this morning again claiming anti-Kavanaugh protesters were paid, it's a good time to remind that Trump's campaign paid people $50 each to cheer for him at his presidential announcement in 2015. https://t.co/lzmehmlFjA
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 9, 2018
The real purpose of the paid protester lieThe real purpose of the paid protester lie
There’s Been a George Soros for Every Era of Anti-Semitic Panic https://t.co/fHOSdX5TX2 via @thedailybeast
— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) October 14, 2018
Music from Big Pink 50th Anniversary
Music from Big Pink was a landmark when it was released in 1968. There was nothing like its blend of folk, rock and country music. During a period when young people were rebelling, the Band included a photo of their families. The Band (four Canadians and a guy from Arkansas) made a record steeped in American musical history.
Read about the #50thAnniversary #boxset edition of "Music From Big Pink" with an interview with #RobbieRobertson #The Band: Return of the #BigPink – #GoldmineMagazine https://t.co/kXvXojFs3f #americana #countryrock #folk #60smusic #musicnews #MusicHistory pic.twitter.com/rtfxfNfQ1L
— Goldmine magazine (@Goldmine_mag) September 30, 2018
Here are some of the songs including “Long Distance Operator” a song by Bob Dylan not included on the album. Most of the outtakes have been released before on the prior reissue.
“The Weight” is the most famous song from Big Pink
“I Shall Be Released” is one of Bob Dylan’s greatest songs. The Band’s version was released before the Dylan/The Band Basement tapes version recorded in 1967 and another Dylan version from 1971.
Bob Clearmountain shares the fascinating journey of crafting a captivating Dolby Atmos mix for @TheBandOfficial's legendary album, 'Music From Big Pink'. #BigPink55
— Robbie Robertson (@r0bbier0berts0n) July 2, 2023
Stream the all-new Dolby Atmos mix here: ▶ https://t.co/SC15J0pYUM pic.twitter.com/W4N8vN5Omi
Big Pink is now a Vrbo rental. Its famous basement is off-limits. According to the listing, “film-makers and videographers often visit.” https://t.co/8IWm2xtosC
— Janet Maslin (@JanetMaslin) July 4, 2024
The 2018 impact on how Democrats approach 2020
What happens in 2018 will help shape the way Democrats approach 2020. NEW @amyewalter column: https://t.co/grOei8slRe
— CookPoliticalReport (@CookPolitical) September 26, 2018
Teenage binge drinking has declined
This tweet is right – we need to understand binge drinking was more common when Kavanaugh was young. That does not excuse his alleged behavior.
I don’t think people understand how much more teen binge drinking there was 30-40 years ago compared to today. pic.twitter.com/5Sq6kxLpgJ
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 3, 2018
Golden Gate Bridge
Here’s an article with lots of information on the Golden Gate Bridge. It’s a great structure.
Take a rare tour underneath and inside San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge where about 200 iron workers, engineers, painters and other workers keep the famous landmark shining https://t.co/9CeT2OQaYp pic.twitter.com/lDifKnJZHA
— CNN (@CNN) October 3, 2018
Bethlehem Steel's video on the construction.https://t.co/gIjEC8mFx1
— Flitcraft Parable🇺🇲🇮🇱🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇫🇷🇰🇷🇦🇺 (@TomPolhaus) July 27, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Golden Gate Bridge under the early stage of construction in San Francisco Bay (1934). pic.twitter.com/lQamZ7NFOS
— Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 26, 2022
The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1937. pic.twitter.com/XLUMvSEXP0
— History Defined (@historydefined) December 27, 2022
Golden Gate Bridge, in 'fair' shape, gets $400 million to brace against earthquakes https://t.co/2Uf80PdGWH
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 31, 2022
Joseph Strauss, the principal structural engineer responsible for the Golden Gate Bridge, insisted on the installation of a safety net beneath the structure during its construction. Despite the initial concerns about the added expense, which amounted to an extra $130,000, this… pic.twitter.com/2Oim06YeYX
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) October 15, 2023
Instagram post – This Day in History
Trump administration moves to weaken radiation rules
Trump administration moves to weaken U.S. radiation rules, says a bit of radiation may be good for you. https://t.co/jY1RB3kYSS
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2018
Getting Radiation Poisoning to Own the Libs: https://t.co/tS2GjzooVw pic.twitter.com/eCZfDPG9ZA
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 2, 2018
No, a little radiation is not good for you. It was not good for you in 1945, 1954, 1963, 1986, or 2011. https://t.co/u36Cus0oJs
— Dr. Audra J. Wolfe (@ColdWarScience) October 2, 2018
DHS wasn’t prepared for Trump’s zero tolerance policy
Two scathing reports from DHS OIG about Trump administration treatment of migrants.
First says DHS wasn’t prepared for separations.
Second says one ICE detention center had horrific conditions including nooses in cells.
Latest, with @PeteWilliamsNBC. https://t.co/bSGr6LjMWZ
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 2, 2018
Scathing new report from DHS Inspector General says ICE contractors improperly put 14 immigration detainees into solitary, including one in a wheelchair, then ignored required medical assessments, a problem the gov't noted last year after a detainee killed himself. pic.twitter.com/xPXg9nQDiV
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 2, 2018
