Now Vance, who works for Trump, has the audacity to lecture others on the excesses of political rhetoric? He has demonized and demeaned his foes. He has called for purges. He has acclaimed a book that literally dehumanizes liberals and celebrates fascists who deployed horrific political violence. And there's this: Not long ago, he told fellow conservatives, "The thing we have to take away from the last 10 years is that we really need be really ruthless when it comes to the exercise of power."…
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The Brazen, Absurd, and Dangerous Hypocrisy of JD Vance – Mother Jones
Ponder this: the Republican nominee for vice president commended a book that praised violent dictators and held them up as role models for the American right. By the way, this book was also extolled by Donald Trump Jr. ("teaches us how…to save the West"), Michael Flynn ("exposes their battle plans and offers a fifth-generation warfare system to fight back and win"), and Tucker Carlson ("Jack Posobiec sees the big picture and isn't afraid to describe it.")
Monday, September 23, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Elon Musk boosts fake Trump rally bomb threat and false claims about the election | CNN Business
Elon Musk is using his social media platform to promote misinformation about the presidential candidates in the lead up to the November election, amplifying false claims Wednesday about a Trump rally bomb threat and immigrants eating pets in Ohio...
Ohio Cat Owner Whose Police Report Fueled Rumor Found Pet At Home | HuffPost Latest News
An Ohio woman whose police report was used to power racist rumors about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating neighborhood cats has admitted her pet was found in her home, just days after she reported her Haitian neighbors to local police...
Monday, September 16, 2024
JD Vance admits he is willing to ‘create stories’ to get media attention | US elections 2024 | The Guardian
In a stunning admission, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance, said he was willing "to create stories" on the campaign trail while defending his spreading false, racist rumors of pets being abducted and eaten in a town in his home state of Ohio...
More bomb threats hit Springfield after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians
Saturday's threats came even after the woman who started the rumors acknowledged to NBC News that they were unfounded and publicly apologized...
The Most Shameful Interview in the History of American Politics
If I have to make up stories (about Haitians eating pets), I will. (J.D. Vance)
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Fact-checking Trump’s debate claims: from abortion to Project 2025
Here are the facts on some of the false claims offered during Tuesday's debate.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Vance offers the wrong defense for promoting ugly misinformation
"A bunch of hysterical people told the senator that the ludicrous theory might be true, so Vance, instead of relying on facts, proceeded as if the preposterous claims had merit and deserved to be amplified..."
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
JD Vance Spreads Rumor Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Pets | HuffPost Latest News
The smear is just the latest in Trump and Vance's "mass deportation" agenda...
Sunday, January 9, 2022
The Pope vs. Petowners (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #408)
-- Pope Francis says having pets instead of kids is selfish. (2:00)
-- A proposed law in Oklahoma would put the KJV and fundamentalist preachers in certain classrooms. (7:00)
-- Marriage is not about being happy, says one very misogynistic pastor. (22:15)
-- A 14-year-old girl was impregnated by her youth pastor. She's finally telling her side of the story. (30:42)
-- The phrase "unreligious cruelty" makes no sense, so why is a Washington Post columnist using it? (41:22)
-- What would you do in this moral dilemma? (46:27)
-- Should we feel bad about old churches dying out? (55:48)
Interview:
-- A proposed law in Oklahoma would put the KJV and fundamentalist preachers in certain classrooms. (7:00)
-- Marriage is not about being happy, says one very misogynistic pastor. (22:15)
-- A 14-year-old girl was impregnated by her youth pastor. She's finally telling her side of the story. (30:42)
-- The phrase "unreligious cruelty" makes no sense, so why is a Washington Post columnist using it? (41:22)
-- What would you do in this moral dilemma? (46:27)
-- Should we feel bad about old churches dying out? (55:48)
Interview:
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