We believe survivors

A second person is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of improper sexual conduct. There are rumors of a third. The GOP leadership in the Senate are trying to force a vote of confirmation. Polls show Kavanaugh is deeply unpopular with the American public. So that public is taking matters in hand – on Monday hundreds of protesters were on Capitol Hill (in the Rotunda? – not sure), outside the Senate Office Building, and outside the offices of Republicans Ben Sasse, Susan Collins, and Jeff Flake, the three GOP senators thought to be most likely to vote no. The Twittersphere has lots of photos.

Several women’s organizations encouraged smaller demonstrations around the country. People were encouraged to wear black, walk out at 1 PM ET, and post a selfie. Their message was simple: “We believe survivors.” Again, lots of photos appeared on Twitter

Floating around Twitter has been the idea that Kavanaugh should be excused from his high school shenanigans because he was only 17. Laura Seay responds:

We routinely lock up 17-year-olds - especially black & Latinx boys - for decades or life. If you're defending Kavanaugh on the basis of "He was 17 & dumb," you'd better be consistently arguing against trying minors as adults & giving teenagers life sentences, too.