Greg Sargent: At bottom, Vance's whole purpose of running with the grotesque pet-eating lie has not been to draw attention to the story of Springfield, but to rewrite it. read more
Donald Trump has claimed the audience during his presidential debate with Kamala Harris went "absolutely crazy" for him - but there's a huge issue: there was no audience at the ABC debate. read more
while J.D. Vance's hillbilly ancestors may not have been the inbred, possum-eating, superstitious bushwhackers of legend and lore, as they descended on Ohio from the hills of Kentucky they had more than a little in common with the Haitian immigrants Sen. Vance now spends his days vilifying in terms that would have been familiar to Fritz Hippler, the filmmaker whose 1941 propaganda film Der ewige Jude comes to its climax with images of leering kosher butchers covered in the blood of animals slaughtered in the service of "the so-called Jewish religion." Lord Acton would have us believe that it takes absolute power to corrupt absolutely. But even the dream of the vice presidency"that "bucket of warm piss" in the immortal words of Vice President John Nance Garner"will do the trick, if you are the right kind of person. read more
Vance is defending spreading false, racist claims demonizing Haitian immigrants. Asked by the CNN's Dana Bash whether the false rumors centering on Springfield, Ohio, were "a story that you created", Vance replied, "Yes!" read more
Sam Stein: If you're worried about Trump being surrounded by conspiracy theorists right now ... it's a little late! read more
Some background on the Multinational Force in Lebanon, of which those Marines were a part - en.wikipedia.org
From "Donald "America's Hitler" Trump Gives Supporters the Green Light to Blame Jews If He Loses in November"
(www.vanityfair.com):
Once upon a time, before he became Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance told his law school roommate he went "back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical ------- ... or that he's America's Hitler." Obviously, the Ohio senator has since disavowed every negative thing he previously said about Trump. But he clearly shouldn't have, particularly when it comes to the Hitler vibes, given all the wildly antisemitic remarks Trump has made on the campaign trail"including the comment he made last night re: whose fault it will be if he loses in November. Spoiler alert: It's the Jews!
Alzheimer's and other dementias are not the only cause of hallucinations. Other causes include:
Schizophrenia.
Physical problems, such as kidney or bladder infections, dehydration, intense pain, or alcohol or drug abuse.
Eyesight or hearing problems.
Medications.
www.alz.org
"Visual hallucinations (seeing things that aren't there) are the most common type experienced by people with dementia. They can be simple (for example, seeing flashing lights) or complex (for example, seeing animals, people or strange situations)."
Alzheimer's Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitians Legally in Springfield Illegal'
The immigrants are mainly in the United States under temporary protected status, which the executive branch can grant to people whose home countries are in crisis.
www.nytimes.com
Senator JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, said on Wednesday that he would continue to describe Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, as "illegal aliens" even though most of them are in the country legally.
The immigrants are mainly in the United States under a program called temporary protected status, which the executive branch can grant to people whose home countries are in crisis. Mr. Vance claimed falsely that this program was illegal.
"If Kamala Harris waves the wand illegally and says these people are now here legally, I'm still going to call them an illegal alien," he said in response to a reporter's question after a rally in Raleigh, N.C. "An illegal action from Kamala Harris does not make an alien legal."
Congress created the temporary protected status program in 1990 and presidents from both major parties have used it in response to wars, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises in various countries. The program allows people from countries designated by the Department of Homeland Security to live and work legally in the United States for 18 months, a period that the department can renew indefinitely. It does not include a path to permanent residency or citizenship.
One day Nasrudin and his friends decided to play a joke on the people in a village. So Nasrudin drew a crowd, and lied to them about a gold mine in a certain place. When everybody ran to get their hands on the gold, Nasrudin started running with them. When asked by his friends why he was following them, he said "So many people believed it, that I think it may be true!"
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The article concerns information that became available this week about events from April.