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If you are a judicial nominee who was so in love with posting right-wing slop that you have to apologize to senators with a weak "retweets are not endorsements" disclaimer, you should have logged off a long time ago

ballsandstrikes.substack.comTrump Nominee Kara Westercamp Had a Hard Time Answering For Her Bad TweetsIf you are a poster who also might want to be a judge someday, at least have the good sense to put “retweets are not endorsements” in your bio.

Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

27 Mar

Wildest moment of Kara Westercamp's confirmation hearing was when she told Dick Durbin that she has "seriously considered" deactivating her X account, which leaves open the possibility that she might get confirmed and then just...keep posting ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/trump-nomi...

Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

27 Mar

I think this is the right takeaway. Kara Westercamp’s resume and posting habits are those of a replacement-level GOP lawyer in D.C. whose career ceiling in any other era is, like, counsel to a House committee, maybe. Unserious person who is important because Trump is elevating unserious people.

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Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

Westercamp WAS the 2003 Honey Princess but I honestly don’t know if this quote is real or a joke

patrick mcneil (he/him)@patrickryne.bsky.social

My fav moment was when she said: "The first trade case I was assigned to was honey from China, because I was the 2003 American Honey Princess. I never could have imagined that that honey case would set me on a path to where I would specialize in international trade and be sitting before you today."

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patrick mcneil (he/him)

@patrickryne.bsky.social

27 Mar

The American Honey Princess to lifetime judgeship pipeline is real.

patrick mcneil (he/him)

@patrickryne.bsky.social

27 Mar

It's real! She said it during her introduction.