Carrying What Is

So much is infuriating

I went to bed last night thinking I’ve been too easy-going in my last few posts. I’m trying to figure out how to be. The misogyny and blatant patriarchical tone — sexism — makes my skin crawl. It makes me angry and worried and sad. It’s heavy, but it has to be acknowledged and talking about it is helping me, as hard as it is.

There seems to be some chatter that Matt Gaetz will not be confirmed as Attorney General, this from both Republicans and Democrats. He has been accused, but not found guilty, of sex trafficing and sexual misconduct. There is a year-long investigation into the allegations, but it was stopped from being released because Gaetz quickly stepped down from the House. Lawmakers on both sides are demanding it be released.

Senator Dick Durbin, the Illinois Democrat who chairs the Judiciary Committee, which would have jurisdiction over confirming an attorney general, on Thursday called on the House panel to preserve and share its conclusions.

“The sequence and timing of Mr. Gaetz’s resignation from the House raises serious questions about the contents of the House Ethics Committee report. We cannot allow this valuable information from a bipartisan investigation to be hidden from the American people.”