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SpecialOlympian wrote:Loomer recently ate “human grade dog food” for an ad on her podcast and is absolutely the one who got the pet eating line in his head for the debate.


MMM delicious pet food. I think that the Springfield conspiracy is Loomer plot for her to eat all of the cats and dogs and blame it on the Haitians.
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JohnRawls wrote:MMM delicious pet food. I think that the Springfield conspiracy is Loomer plot for her to eat all of the cats and dogs and blame it on the Haitians.

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On the topic of the influx of Haitian immigrants in Springfield , Ohio , though I don't believe that there are any credible accounts of pets or wildlife being eaten , it wouldn't be unprecedented . This sort of thing has happened , in various places , and at various times in human history. Such as for instance during the time frame of the two World Wars . The thing is though , it was white people eating the cats , or as they were euphemistically referred to as ,"roof rabbits ". (Trigger Warning: Description of butchering cats , which some may find to be disturbing ) http://merkki.com/goodbuddy.htm , http://messybeast.com/eat-cats.htm , https://niche-canada.org/2023/10/05/to-eat-or-not-to-eat-a-complex-nexus-between-humans-italian-law-and-cat-survival/

I'll close by concurring with Cher Horowitz , from the 90's film "Clueless" .

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This should surprise nobody, but the entirety of the right wing political apparatus and the Trump campaign freaked the fuck over a rumor that started with

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A single Facebook post! From NBC News.

The woman who appears to have inadvertently sparked a viral far-right hoax that Haitian migrants working in Springfield, Ohio, are kidnapping and eating people's cats and dogs has come forward to say she regrets that her social media post caused violent terroristic threats to elementary schools and to Haitians.

Former President Donald Trump even promoted the claim at the presidential debate on Tuesday, and had to be shut down by moderators. Meanwhile, schools in the area have had to be evacuated for bomb threats.

It turns out that the rumor can be traced to a singular woman's Facebook post, reported NBC — and she is coming forward to apologize for all the chaos it created.

According to the report, Erika Lee, a resident of Springfield, posted to Facebook commenting on a neighbor's cat who had gone missing — and mentioned that the neighbor had been suspicious the cat might have been attacked by Haitians who lived in the neighborhood, rather than ran over by a car or eaten by a red tailed hawk or just fucking another cat.

There was no evidence to support the claim. Moreover, cats often go missing for various reasons, especially those allowed to wander outside.

Lee, for her part, feels terrible that her post exploded into a xenophobic panic against the Haitian community, and for the confusion and violent fear the post caused.

“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” she told NBC News


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna171099

There is nothing the right wing loves more than making shit up and absolutely losing their minds over it.
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SpecialOlympian wrote:This surprise nobody, but the entirety of the right wing political apparatus and the Trump campaign freaked the fuck over a rumor that started with

*drum roll*

A single Facebook post!

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There is nothing the right wing loves more than making shit up and absolutely losing their minds over it.

The right wing must live in a terrifying world of their own. Just like infants afraid of the boogeyman hiding in their bedroom….

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SpecialOlympian wrote:This should surprise nobody, but the entirety of the right wing political apparatus and the Trump campaign freaked the fuck over a rumor that started with

*drum roll*

A single Facebook post! From NBC News.

The woman who appears to have inadvertently sparked a viral far-right hoax that Haitian migrants working in Springfield, Ohio, are kidnapping and eating people's cats and dogs has come forward to say she regrets that her social media post caused violent terroristic threats to elementary schools and to Haitians.

Former President Donald Trump even promoted the claim at the presidential debate on Tuesday, and had to be shut down by moderators. Meanwhile, schools in the area have had to be evacuated for bomb threats.

It turns out that the rumor can be traced to a singular woman's Facebook post, reported NBC — and she is coming forward to apologize for all the chaos it created.

According to the report, Erika Lee, a resident of Springfield, posted to Facebook commenting on a neighbor's cat who had gone missing — and mentioned that the neighbor had been suspicious the cat might have been attacked by Haitians who lived in the neighborhood, rather than ran over by a car or eaten by a red tailed hawk or just fucking another cat.

There was no evidence to support the claim. Moreover, cats often go missing for various reasons, especially those allowed to wander outside.

Lee, for her part, feels terrible that her post exploded into a xenophobic panic against the Haitian community, and for the confusion and violent fear the post caused.

“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” she told NBC News


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna171099

There is nothing the right wing loves more than making shit up and absolutely losing their minds over it.



Cats kept outdoors will certainly migrate far and wide , especially when in heat . I remember when my sister and I were both teenagers . We had a black and tan tabby cat , like the one in the picture below , that we named Tiger . It had been gone for so long that we had presumed it to be dead . But then about a year or so later , on my sister's birthday no less , the cat showed up . Half starved , but alive just the same . I think that the all too credulous Christian right would do well to remember this one episode of "Veggie Tales" , which is a series of cartoons for children that evangelicals are so fond of , even the youths and adults , in terms of subculture .

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How is the eyeliner hillbilly so bad at this? What a fucking creep.



I’m tempted to think this a joke but you don’t get to make jokes about it at this point. You can’t end a racist tirade with a good zinger and expect everyone to laugh along with you.
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@SpecialOlympian

It looks like a couple of rabbits are on the grill to me.

Easy to keep and easy to harvest. Cooked well they are tasty and a cheap source of protein if you are counting the pennies.

You'd think they would quarter them first though.


:)
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SpecialOlympian wrote:How is the eyeliner hillbilly so bad at this? What a fucking creep.



I’m tempted to think this a joke but you don’t get to make jokes about it at this point. You can’t end a racist tirade with a good zinger and expect everyone to laugh along with you.


That looks like chicken to me , although for all I know it could be anything , from rabbit to squirrel . But no , people think they need to presumptively speculate about things . According to Wikipedia , the only African people ever known to eat cat for food are in Cameroon , and there has been asylum given to people from that country , by the Biden administration , given the violence committed by the likes of Boko Haram . Funny enough , Islamists such as Boko Haram would forbid the eating of cats , for not being halal . I had known before about the terrorist violence orchestrated by Boko Haram , from hearing of the story of this one refugee whom went on to become a chess champion . But I suppose that the Trump campaign doesn't value certain the lives of certain human beings as much as it does select domesticated animals . And so , even though there is no set rule in Christianity saying that any animals are off limits to eat , as long as all the blood is first completely drained out , they had better learn that eating such pets as cats is a social taboo . And that angry lynch mobs might confront them otherwise , like what has happened in India , under the administration of Narendra Modi , whenever people are suspected of butchering cattle for meat , as they are literally considered to be sacred cows . It all comes down to the overriding cultural hegemony .

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2857891.stm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-cameroon-immigrants-temporary-protected-status-deportation-work-permits/

https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/meet-young-champion-soaring-top-chess-world




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ingliz wrote:@SpecialOlympian

It looks like a couple of rabbits are on the grill to me.

Easy to keep and easy to harvest. Cooked well they are tasty and a cheap source of protein if you are counting the pennies.

You'd think they would quarter them first though.


:)



I suppose that could be why an euphemistic term for cat meat is roof rabbit . It can be difficult to tell the difference between the two . Oh , and by the , although my dad later came to raise Flemish Giantrabbits for meat , my sister and I never ate any of it , given that as children we used to have as pets Mini Rex rabbits . So to us , eating rabbit would indeed be tantamount to eating cat , or guinea pig .

https://wanderingitaly.com/blog/article/603/on-tuscans-eating-cat
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SpecialOlympian wrote:Laura Loomer is OUT!

Next in the revolving line of losers who have an undeserved and an inexplicable influence over Trump: reformed gay Christian Milo Yiannapolis.



Wow there was actually a conspiracy theorist so crazy that even Trump has to decline them. What about all the other crazy conspiracy theorists in his team? Like literally from JD Vance or Kennedy to all the others....
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JohnRawls wrote:Wow there was actually a conspiracy theorist so crazy that even Trump has to decline them. What about all the other crazy conspiracy theorists in his team? Like literally from JD Vance or Kennedy to all the others....


Morons are still going to vote for Trump though.
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It’s so infuriating to watch JD Vance’s fat, perpetually scowling face as he talks about Haitians like they’re an infestation of cockroaches. Knowing full well what this narrative is causing actual harm.

You got to call it what it is: full on Nazi rhetoric to insight a pogrom. If this went beyond threats and vandalism to outright violence the Trump campaign response would be, “We should listen to those violent racists. They have genuine concerns.”
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SpecialOlympian wrote:It’s so infuriating to watch JD Vance’s fat, perpetually scowling face as he talks about Haitians like they’re an infestation of cockroaches. Knowing full well what this narrative is causing actual harm.

You got to call it what it is: full on Nazi rhetoric to insight a pogrom. If this went beyond threats and vandalism to outright violence the Trump campaign response would be, “We should listen to those violent racists. They have genuine concerns.”


The VP debate is Oct. 1. He will be asked about this. 71 million watched the presidential debate. I hope they come back for this. People need to understand what they’re voting for.
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