You are brave as well. You lived it, you carried the burden of it, you are here, and you are strong. My heart goes out to you, and may all of these worthless sacks of shit like your abuser and Brett rot in hell forever.

The bravery and resolve of Dr. Ford to sit before a blatantly hostile public inquisition and speak out. No words. All respect.

After my rapist tried to kill me at a school function six months after he raped me, I had him expelled (only by getting a restraining order, as the school wasn’t going to expel him themselves). I saw him once after, a couple years later, when he came into the store where I worked. He saw me and turned right back…

Yes. We are all having rage strokes.

Is anyone else already having a rage stroke?

Although this may be TMI, last night, I had a flashback during sex with my loving, kind, wonderful boyfriend who has never laid a finger on me in anger. He knew exactly what was causing it, and he knows how hard the last two weeks have been on me. He did all the right things and I was finally able to calm down.

CALL IT OUT, dp4m. this is bullshit. I did the same thing. This man has shortcomings and I am suspicious of him, but goddamn it, he’s not stupid and he’d never lie about something this big that would ruin him. He knows how to fight the pigdog GOP and let’s face it, it works. They fear him and they should.

This is discussed over on the Splinter thread, but just for anyone who didn’t see it:

They are at the point where they need to fully commit to Kavanaugh or ditch him quick. The time is running out (if not already gone) on getting someone before the election, and that could have the effect on higher turnout (which never turns out well for the GOP). After that they will either have to lame duck push him…

God bless you Mr Ronan Farrow.

I was 13... no one believed me, not even my mom. I never brought it up again. 

I believe her too. People need to keep in mind she was a KID when this happened. Why didn’t she tell anyone back then? Probably because she didn’t know exactly what to say, didn’t want to become the talk of the school, thought she might get in trouble for being at a party with alcohol, etc. Why didn’t she tell anyone l…

Imagine being in your 50s and behaving like you’re still in 8th grade. That’s some creepy shit. 

I dunno wtf really happened between those four, but goddamn, I love you more KC.  FUCK ‘em!

This is going to get to him bigly.  She could have written that his presidency is the worst thing to happen to America since 9/11.  She could have written that his wife is hideous looking and braindead.  She could have written that he is a grade-A asshole and dumber than a nutless squirrel.  She could have called his…

Same. I sobbed like I lost a friend when the news broke. He was my hero. It’s going to take some time.

My husband is too angry at him to watch. I can’t get enough. 

It’s OK. It hurts, but in a good way. They celebrate Tony, as we all should. Don’t try to pretend he’s not gone, because it ignores the fact that he was so present. Keep him present in your world.

It wasn’t the best venue for what they did.

Why are we still calling it that when we all know it went off as planned and rehearsed?