J.D. Vance’s Fascist Threat Against All Immigrants—“Illegal” or Not | The New Republic

Vance’s North Carolina remarks are disturbing, as he is now calling legal immigrants illegal without knowing anything about how they entered the country, claiming that they were magically made legal by the Biden administration in an illegal action. If Trump or another Republican “waved a magic wand,” it’s doubtful that Vance would be making the same claim. It also sends the message that the chaotic and inhumane immigration policies from Trump’s first administration would be even worse if he is elected again.Source: J.D. Vance’s Fascist Threat Against All Immigrants—“Illegal” or Not | The New Republic

Vance adopts zero-shame strategy over Haitian pet-eating fact checks

Why it matters: New reporting from The Wall Street Journal reveals that on Sept. 9, the same day that Vance first amplified the right-wing rumors, the city manager of Springfield, Ohio, told his office that they were false.

  • That didn’t stop Vance from repeatedly promoting the smears, which exploded onto national headlines a day later when Trump claimed on the debate stage that immigrants were “eating the pets” in Springfield.
  • A week later, Vance continues to double and triple down on the debunked claims — casting it as a strategy to force the national media to cover the growing pains associated with the influx of Haitian migrants.

What they’re saying: “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do,” Vance told CNN on Sunday.

The big picture: At virtually every turn, people in positions to corroborate the pet-eating accounts have instead debunked them.

Source: Vance adopts zero-shame strategy over Haitian pet-eating fact checks

“Divine Mother Durga” – Anita’s Perspectives on Life

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Source: “Divine Mother Durga” – Anita’s Perspectives on Life

“Highway” on Spillwords Press | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

“Highway” on Spillwords Press

 on September 18, 2024

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I’m thrilled to announce that my poem, “Highway,” has been published today on Spillwords Press. Please visit Spillwords and show them your support. Thanks!

by Dawn Pisturino

It was his way or the highway,

So she chose the highway.

She grabbed her backpack when he wasn’t looking

And thumbed her way down the mountain,

Not caring where she went,

Just glad to get away from him

And the poison he had forced her to take. . .

~

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Source: “Highway” on Spillwords Press | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

JD Vance Thinks He Can Sell His Nativism With Cat Memes – Mother Jones

…One possible conclusion to draw from these missives is that he is an angry man who spends too much time on the internet. Another is that he is a liar. But there is much more to what Vance is doing than mere trolling.

Vance’s cat rhetoric is a purposeful attempt to simplify Great Replacement hysteria—hoping to convince voters that their fears of a migrant invasion and childless women are an existential threat. The controversies derive from two fixations: the number of children American women are having and the rate at which foreigners are coming to the United States. Vance wants a United States where the birth rate is high and the immigration rate is low.

In championing low immigrationmass deportation, and an increase in fertility, Vance is aligning himself with white nationalists who were once shunned by the Republican establishment. These days, he is spending less time openly espousing his ideas than he used to on podcasts. Instead, Vance—as he has explained is part of his project—is finding uncomplicated ways to get his points across (whether they are factual or not). “I do think that political rhetoric is fundamentally [about] dealing with people at their particular level,” he said earlier this year. “I think you get too deep into the theory, you actually miss a lot of the truth.” On Sunday, he went further, telling CNN’s Dana Bash during an exchange about Springfield, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do…”

Source: JD Vance Thinks He Can Sell His Nativism With Cat Memes – Mother Jones

Springfield grapples with false cat-eating rumours – and real problems

…Haitians here talk of a sense of fear created by the misinformation.

Laura Koveleski, 26, grew up in the city and along with her Haitian mother runs a business providing translation and other services to the immigrants. She recounted a number of incidents of harassment – beyond the bomb threats – which she says have created a climate of fear and paranoia.

“Haitians, who have just been minding their business, going to work and coming home, are now terrified to walk on the streets or to gather together,” she said.

She also said the immigrant community has been unfairly portrayed as “illegal”.

The city says most of the recent immigrants are legal asylum seekers who have been granted Temporary Protected Status, which gives them permission to work and receive social benefits.

At the same time, many long-term residents fear their concerns are being dismissed out of hand because of the cat-eating falsehoods.

One resident who did not want to give his name told the BBC that the Haitians were being taken advantage of, being charged high rent and offered lower wages – with corresponding knock-on economic effects for the existing population.

“They’re being used,” he said. “They’re not getting treated good at all.”

But “everybody’s cats are safe, dogs are safe,” he added.

He suggested that Haitians, who have been encouraged to move here by some local businesses to help with post-pandemic labour shortages, are being exploited by businesses and government officials.

Source: Springfield grapples with false cat-eating rumours – and real problems