Aureumterra wrote:
Jack Dorsey desperately taking down anyone that doesn’t subscribe to the Biden hivemind
In other news, the sun is bright
Dude, stop staring at the sun.
Albrenia wrote:
I'd fully support Twitter suspending all politician's Twitter accounts if it meant we didn't have to suffer Trump's outbursts.
I will second that.
Tahar Joblis wrote:The Andromeda Island Group wrote:
I'm not especially caught up on my Tara Reade info. Could you provide some details of this history?
The most sensational allegations originate with a nonprofit that Tara Reade volunteered at (under the name Tara McCabe), Pregnant Mare Rescue. The woman who runs the place, Lynn Hummer, posted these allegations on Twitter, and provided photos and photos of documents to back up the allegations. Reade then fired back (yes, still on Twitter) accusing PMR of being a scam operation (but not denying that she worked there).
Basically, Reade stuck them with a $1400 vet bill on a horse that had been given to her from the rescue. Hummer also said she was aware of other activities Reade engaged in that were questionable (lying a lot, setting up a fraudulent GoFundMe, leaving a pile of debts behind when she skipped town). Other Twitter users dug up supporting documentation. Reade herself has admitted that the docs showing she went through bankruptcy with a pilo of debts when she left California were "her bankruptcy," i.e., legit, as part of her narratives about how she's being victimized by people daring to question her account.
It is trivially easy to verify that PMR exists, has been around for a while, has glowing reviews from volunteers and people who have adopted their horses, the occasional positive puff piece, et cetera. You can look at their tax returns on the IRS website (search here), where they detail their fundraising and annual expenses. That's not to say that they aren't a scam operation as Reade alleges, but there's no visible evidence of it outside of Reade's allegations. Conversely, if the docs posted by Hummer were fraudulent fakes, Hummer's posts would be handing Reade an open-and-shut defamation case.
Basically speaking, the accusations from Pregnant Mare Rescue have significantly more evidence in their favor than Tara Reade's accusations - there's documentary evidence, it's much more recent, there's a corroborating account from a witness (fellow volunteer), and there is a mound of positive evidence in the public domain in favor of the character of the accuser.
Nice post. So, Tara Reade is involved in fraudulent activity? Hmm. Why am I not surprised?