Never Give Up, Never Surrender

Now Christine Blasey Ford (note: her professional name is Dr Blasey, afaik) has come forward to put her name behind the accusations against Kavanaugh:

Washington Post: California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault (content note: detailed descriptions of attempted rape, please look after yourselves)

“These are all the ills that I was trying to avoid,” she said, explaining her decision to come forward. “Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation.”

There appears to be some wobble among key Senators:

TPM: Flake And Corker Support Delay Of Kavanaugh Vote To Vet Allegations
TPM: Johnson Joins Collins And Manchin In Calling For Ford, Kavanaugh To Testify
TPM: Roy Blunt Calls For Delay Of Kavanaugh Vote Over ‘Serious’ Allegations

Though the White House is reportedly determined to double down on their support for Kavanaugh and attack Dr Blasey's credibility, because as we already know, Trump feels a deep sense of kinship with men accused of sexual assault, rape, and intimate partner violence.

And those of us who are old enough to remember Clarence Thomas's confirmation hearings already know how this game plan goes. As Dr Blasey clearly does.

What they're going to try to do to her is beyond vile, and it's designed to make women keep silent because they know what's going to happen if they go public.

So. If you've got a Republican senator, or a Dem senator who's considered a possible "yes" vote for Kavanaugh, please phone them if you can, and if you can't then contact them via whatever means are possible for you. Let them know what you think. Demand they stop or at least pause the confirmation process.

And if you've got a Dem senator who's already a solid "no" vote on Kavanaugh, then it may still be worth contacting them, to ask them to stand up for Dr Blasey and have her back during this.