ProPublica: Did you attend a Washington Nationals game in 2017? You might be able to help us. Really

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Hat tip, Ronna McDaniel Romney {the "Romney" is silent}:
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How is this not The Onion? A mainstream outlet is creepily stalking for photos of #JudgeKavanaugh watching baseball.

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Did you attend a Washington Nationals game in 2017?

You might be able to help us. Really. https://propub.li/2vFOY9U

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For anyone who didn't bother to read the article before posting:

He went 200,000$ into debt buying game tickets for "friends", ProPublica wants to know who those "friends" are that a SCOTUS nominee would go 200k into debt for.

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Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh?

Trump’s pick is a baseball fan who racked up considerable debt buying season tickets. Help us figure out who went with the nominated judge.

by Ariana Tobin and Justin Elliott Aug. 13, 5 a.m. EDT

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accrued as much as $200,000 in debt buying tickets to Washington Nationals baseball games. ... White House spokesman Raj Shah told The Washington Post that Kavanaugh would go to games with a “handful” of friends. These friends then reimbursed him for the tickets, the White House says, and the debts have been paid off.

But the White House and Kavanaugh are not answering questions about what happened. Who did Kavanaugh buy tickets for? How did they reimburse him? Was this properly disclosed? And how was all of this treated for tax purposes?

Kavanaugh is up for one of the most powerful positions in the land. A lifelong position. ... We think it’s important to figure out as much as we can about a nominee’s background before he is confirmed. So we’re turning to you.
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We’d especially like to figure out where he sat, how many seats he bought and which friends attended games with him. If you’ve got information, please fill out the questions below or send us an email at [e-mail]. ... We may publish the information that you share with us, but we will redact any individual identifying information unless we get your permission. The more people who contribute their experiences, the more accurate a picture we’ll be able to get.
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Ariana is an engagement reporter at ProPublica, where she works to cultivate communities to inform our coverage.

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1. I'm not averse to this

Kavanaugh has baggage that he's hiding. The records matter demonstrates that he wants to be a stealth Justice. It's now or never for Roe, for the principle of a unitary executive, and a lot more evil.

Best of luck to the solid journalists at ProPublica.