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We do it to ourselves, not the Russian hackers of the Chinese. We may have knew what the outcome would be but usually some may think dragging it through the mud would help one party over the other. 

Raging...

Growing up, I do not recall having hard discussions about sex and intimacy. It was taboo to talk about such things with children, or so it seemed. I am sure I was told not to let anyone touch me where my thighs meet. No tangible speeches about men or boys who preyed on girls, no school lessons about pedophiles, rapists or sexual assaulters. There were no warnings about guys who don’t take no for an answer or that don’t bother asking for permission.

I am still unsure if I would've been a raging, gutsy feminist had I been equipped with the knowledge early. 

Gone are the days of cute, brief and awkward exchanges about the birds and the bees. We need  master classes on the dynamics between men and women. I navigated my journey with the opposite sex through trial, error and silence. 

For the little girls who appear to be entirely neglected in this new era of the intolerant Me Too we need more than a crusade and a hashtag to change the ingrained and unchecked demoralizing behaviors our country appears to glorify. ..
We owe it to our daughters to make them warriors. !!
[Rachel James-Terry- Times Herald]

Go Figure...

As of 5 p.m., the campaign “Help Christine Blasey Ford,” one of at least two set up on her behalf, had raised more than $378,000 total when the hearing began, according to a spokeswoman for the crowdfunding website.

The GoFundMe campaigns came up after Rachel Mitchell, a prosecutor who questioned Dr. Blasey asked who had paid for a polygraph examination Dr. Blasey took as part of her sexual assault accusation against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Dr. Blasey’s lawyers said that her legal team had paid for the polygraph  “as is routine,”  and they were both working pro bono.

Thursday...

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Fresh off the successful confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the vote showed the Senate "will not be intimidated by mob-like tactics" of protesters on Capitol Hill.

Goups of anti-Kavanaugh protesters confronted members of Congress directly, with many demonstrators with stories of sexual assault. Hundreds were detained or arrested leading up to the final vote.

"It was really quite a display of aggressiveness far beyond peaceful protesting. They were trying to intimidate members of the Senate not only in our home states but in the Capitol." McConnell said. 

He added, "We were able to establish that the presumption of innocence is still important in this country and that the senate is not going to be intimated by these kind of tactics.

"Ironically the behavior of Democrats on Senate Judiciary Committee and then the overreach of the protests at the Capitol have actually energized the Republican base, particularly in the red states where we're trying to pick up seats across America," McConnell said. "So I want to thank the other side for the tactics that have allowed us to kind of energize and get involved our own voters."  

Sad...

A limousine "failed to stop" at an intersection in upstate New York and stuck a parked vehicle, leaving 20 people dead.

The two-car crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. ET Saturday in Schoharie, State Police First Deputy Superintendent Christopher Fiore told reporters. The 2001 Ford Excursion was traveling southwest on State Route 30 when it didn't stop at the intersection with State Route 30 A and collided with an SUV in the parking lot, Fiore said.

All 18 people in the limo were killed, including the driver, Fiore said. Two pedestrians near the unoccupied 2015 Toyota Highlander in the parking lot were also killed, he said.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families following this horrific tragedy,"