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Vance wrote on X that "people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country." Police say they haven't seen evidence.

Police in Springfield, Ohio, said Monday they had received no credible reports of immigrants harming pets, contradicting a claim by Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance.

The senator from Ohio, as well as other Republican lawmakers and several conservative commentators, have in recent days asserted without evidence that the arrival of thousands of immigrants from Haiti had created chaos in Springfield.

In a post on X, Vance wrote Monday that “people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.”

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 61 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Of course not. It's just pure racism. They're a couple of baby steps away from just yelling the N-word.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is it really a dog whistle when normal humans can hear it?

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

It's a siren eliciting the howls.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Never underestimate how uniformed people are.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least Ted wasn't retweeting step-sibling porn again. So, it's an improvement.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Nah, kink shaming isn't cool even if it's Ted "100% Human candidate“ Cruz.

Racism shaming always is, though.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He's a vile racist man who drove his daughter into trying to kill herself

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. So use THAT ammo to shoot the bastard rather than the shotgun shell of kink shaming that might hurt bystanders who happen to share the same taste in porn.

Apologies for the tortured metaphor lol

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's hypocrisy shaming. These are the people trying to get porn banned.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Still risks harming bystanders who just happen to share the taste in porn.

It's like using homophobic tropes to attack Lindsay Graham: the bigots deserve it, but the others you're also ridiculing even if you don't mean to don't.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

You're not wrong, and I know that I personally need to be more careful in making sure I'm calling out the hypocrisy of it. I'm going to make an effort to be explicit in what I'm calling out.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would prefer official government accounts not share any hardcore porn. That one just happened to be incest themed.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would prefer official government accounts not share any hardcore porn

What do you care? Is it pure prudishness or are you somehow worried about there being children on Twitter keeping tabs on Texas' least charismatic Senator? 🙄

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, yeah, I think it's entirely possible that children are given homework assignments to see what their representatives are posting on official government accounts.

If "keep that shit on your personal account and off the work computer" is prudish, then so be it.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, nobody's fucking browsing Twitter for homework 😄

There was a minimum age to use Twitter back then and while I don't remember what It was, I guarantee that it was higher than the age at which kids figure out how to find porn themselves.

The filth in the form of lies, bigotry, and bigoted lies that Cruz and his social media team post to that cesspit on purpose every day is MUCH more harmful to impressionable minds than any "what are you doing, step bro?" fare starring consenting adults will ever be.

Call me a degenerate, but I personally don't think that defaming all Haitian immigrants is a step up from accidentally liking porn on the work account 🙄

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean the debate is coming up. I figure there is like a 10% chance Trump lets it fly tonight.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

10%? I'll take those odds.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Black people are violent and have no place in White Christian America. Ladies, get back to the kitchen.”

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is the fucking VP nominee for president who has a near 50% chance of being actual VP. Insanity.

[–] DrMorose@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

To make.matters worse what is to say, Trump gets elected again but then the GOP find him unfit to serve because of his age and Vance become POTUS...

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

He also has about a 30% chance of trump dying in the next 5 years and becoming president

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Near 50% chance of being president. Even if Trump keeps going he's not going to do anything, he's too lazy. Vance will be working behind the scenes.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

That percentage seems to be decreasing with each week that passes and new polling results are published (assuming the polls can be trusted to be an accurate representation of public sentiment).

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 months ago

meanwhile, trump hates dogs

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

RFK Jr slowly pushing a half eaten pet under a rug.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Mitt Romney slowly strapping a trap over the car roof mounted dog crate.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

Literally came from some racist Karen on Facebook. There was an instance of a woman eating a cat in front of her neighbors 150 miles away from where the initial claim "happened." That woman was American. Damn Americans snatching up your pets and eating them.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

You can shorten the title to “Ohio police have no credible reports.” and it would still be accurate.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

You know who does have "credible reports"? Russia Today!

What . . . it's . . . it's a coincidence.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

I mean there was that story about RFK eating dog. I think he's a citizen though, as much as I'd love for him to go away.

(NOTE- the story was found to be false.)

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The mental gymnastics some people will go through to try and claim this isn't straight racism...

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 month ago

Now matter how you couch your argument, he’s an idiot.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Was that his failed attempt to attract female childless catowner voters?

[–] danh2os@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It's s fucking lie duh!

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are really leaning on these fake South American controversies. There's another one about a Venezuelan gang taking over an apartment building in Colorado.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

I heard that's not a problem anymore, because of the brave men and women of the checks notes Hell's Angels.

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Demagogues gonna demagogue.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

These days, no need to fact check the GOP's claims.

[–] RandomGuy79@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They takin goats?? Griot is delicious hook that shit up

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Haiti has a GDP of $38B, more than some shit hole republican states. Maybe Republicans can learn something from them instead of being racist losers

Edit nvm, was thinking of Algeria which has more GDP than some Red states at $266B