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the origin of the “Haitians eating pets” hoax revealed

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  1. Nook

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    Yes - I do hunt. Do you?

    I haven’t been nasty to you - you have been disingenuous.
     
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    The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has issued an emergency proclamation following the continued rise in public safety threats over false rightwing rumors about the city’s migrant communities.

    On Thursday, Rob Rue released a statement, saying: “Ensuring the safety of Springfield’s residents is our top priority.” He added: “We are addressing these threats with the seriousness they warrant and are taking immediate steps to ensure the security of both our community and our employees. Our commitment to preventing harm is unwavering.”

    According to a city statement, the proclamation allows Rue and other city officials to “swiftly acquire resources needed to address potential threats” and will “enable departments to respond more efficiently to emerging risks, including civil unrest, cyber threats and potential acts of violence”.

    In recent days, following Donald Trump, JD Vance and other rightwing politicians publicly repeating falsehoods about the city’s Haitian immigrants eating other locals’ pets, the city has received more than 30 bomb threats against its schools, government buildings and city officials’ homes.

    On Wednesday, local outlets reported multiple clinics and grocery stores across the city being forced to evacuate because of bomb threats. Among the establishments forced to evacuate were two branches of Walmart, one Kroger supermarket, as well as the Pregnancy Resource Center of Clark county and Planned Parenthood in Springfield.
     
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  4. rocketsjudoka

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    It’s stuff like this why even though I was born here and my family who were immigrants came here legally I still get uneasy with the GOP’s anti immigrant rhetoric. Even though many claim they are just after “illegal” immigrants
    They end up going after legal immigrantion.
     
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    The racists incited by Trump and Vance's dog whistles aren't going to care about anyone's immigration status before they attack a certain "type" of person.

    Stories from Springfield....

    We spoke with a local pastor. She also runs a grocery store that caters to the Haitian community. She was followed around in her car by a man who followed her after a church service for several blocks. She tried to shake him, and she said he would only leave when she finally pulled up next to a police car and started talking to the police.

    She said that all of the vitriol that's being directed at the Haitians in Springfield overlooks what she argues is the enormous contributions those Haitians have made to the city of Springfield. Here's how she described that.

    We spoke to one man yesterday who is a father of two young children. He and his wife say they live in constant fear. He has two full-time jobs, and he said, I will only talk to you if you blur my face out and don't use my name, because I don't want any additional publicity. Here's a little bit of what he said.

    "It's not safe for Haitians in Springfield right now, because myself — today's my day off. Usually, I take my son and go bike in the park, and I cannot do that anymore, because I'm scared."

    "When you see accusations like that, lies about the Haitian community, it's pure hatred. So people actually hate us. So we don't know who's going to hurt us or who's not going to hurt us."

    Hate groups like the Proud Boys have also been marching through the city. Residents last week found these fliers from a group affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan saying that Haitian immigrants in Springfield were — quote — "disease-ridden and filthy."

    Partly because of these threats, the city canceled a 20 year tradition in the city, its CultureFest. That's been canceled now. And there is an anti-immigrant march scheduled for the end of the month.

    They have had threats to city hall, local public schools, universities, community centers, either threats coming in via phone or e-mail saying there will be an attack or a bomb will go off in your facility.


    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/h...disrupted-by-lies-about-its-haitian-community
     
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    The BLM riots were not caused by immigrants and many immigrants were the victims of the riots.
     
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    Ya. Blm riots are a result of a right wing stranglehold on law environment where they have psychopaths like Dave Grossman being one of America's most popular individuals who train police. MPD loved his courses. Just a absolutely horrible police department.
     
  10. deb4rockets

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    Not only that, but let me fix Vivek's statement.

    "We have to restore that culture of the rule of law. When people see the top law enforcement agencies GOP Presidential candidate not following the law, they rightly ask the question, well, why the heck should I have to follow the law?"

    You are a hypocrite if you support a felon who breaks the laws of this country left and right without blinking an eye, yet say he is for law and order. The difference between Trump and a shoplifter or robber is that his crimes involve much more money, hurt many more people, and range from rape/sexual assault to fraud, tax evasion, election interference and treasonous acts to theft, and obstruction of justice.
     
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    I agree with your post, but I want to interject something.
    Those who whole heartedly and blindly support Trump, feel as if he was set up on all of his charges. He is the MAGA posterchild for the government running amok.
    No matter what any rational person tries to explain to them, nothing will change their minds.
    It is embedded in their thought process.
     
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    Damnit i have all these "eat the cat" songs in my head now. My wife asked me "Why in the hell are you going around singing 'eat the cat'?"
     
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    trump and Vance continue to spread the lies about "dogs and cats being eaten." Incredible.

     
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    Dont know who this dude is, but it popped up in my YouTube feed and it made me laugh.

     
  16. ThatBoyNick

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    What about all the pets that eat Haitians?


    This story isn’t as one sided as the media would like you to believe
     
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    Did snoops figure out if this was true or not?
     
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    Snoop said the Haitians don't eat Dobermans, but they still crazy AF FR FR.
     
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    The disease ridden take Vance has been spewing is like the days people didn't want blacks to use the same toilet as them. It's pure ignorant racism.
     
  20. Kim

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    Maybe it was RFK Jr. Did anyone make that joke yet?

    He was going to eat the bear.
     

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