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Brett Kavanaugh likes beer. So does Brett Kavanagh. And it's causing some problems.

From the time he was nominated in July, newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh received an avalanche of Twitter hate from those who thought he'd create a conservative majority on the Court. But a lot of it was actually delivered to Kavanagh (note the missing "u"), a 27-year-old Kentucky man who generally only uses Twitter to share what craft beer he's enjoying, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.