Liberal rag — er, the Wall St. Journal — debunks JD Vance cat fantasy

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Amazing reporting by the @WSJ on the genesis of the @JDVance / @realDonaldTrump pet eating lie, its roots with white supremacist groups, and the damage it has done to the people who actually live in Springfield, OH. Vance is a truly shitty person for doing this. pic.twitter.com/4hDS5iyH1x

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) September 18, 2024

So he DID fact-check his constituents, but decided he didn’t like the answer and instead acted the demagogue. https://t.co/LP2OnPA0wN

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 18, 2024

One would think that after today's blistering Wall Street Journal exposé, JD Vance would stop mentioning Springfield in his stump speeches.

But he's still doing it:

"In the town of Springfield, Ohio, which I'm honored to represent, we've heard from a number of residents that… pic.twitter.com/VLUCpDLdsd

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 18, 2024

For the last seven years, Laura Loomer has spewed a toxic mix of Islamophobic, racist and conspiratorial bile.

That period has also coincided with her relationship with Donald Trump growing ever closer.

Here's how it happened:

1/8https://t.co/8qYwwn6Gc9

— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) September 18, 2024

New — Local election officials throughout Georgia for months have been coordinating on policy and messaging to call the November election into question before a single vote is cast, per emails reviewed by @JustinGlawe @CREWcrew https://t.co/Q4XoR693QC

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) September 18, 2024

A false claim that VP Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed was created by a Russian troll farm, according to a report released by Microsoft. https://t.co/D2WoYF9aSL

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 18, 2024

NEW: Election denier Joe Oltmann says “I’m going to go broke” as he uses crowdfunding to pay his $1,000 per day fine for not producing evidence. #copolitics https://t.co/LZwFz8skeT

— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) September 18, 2024

Trump has redefined “Springfield” into a racist trope. This is what MAGA does. https://t.co/0VQ23ii3pz

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) September 19, 2024

There was no audience at the debate. Good to see that on top of the slurring and incoherent ramblings we now at the point where Trump has false memories of recent events. https://t.co/PgWCsTuCNM

— Poker and Politics (@PokerPolitics) September 19, 2024

The Moonies are back! https://t.co/DGzbnMQdtA https://t.co/bMegNLyq4F

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) September 18, 2024