Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

JD Vance and other MAGA Republicans are claiming that "Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating pets" in rural Ohio.

Understand that the point of this vile accusation is for one reason only—dehumanization. It's a white supremacy tactic to push the Overton window into justifying punishing, caging, deporting, and killing immigrants.

It's disgusting, shameless, & deliberate. It mandates we actively call it out as the violent, racist, and fascist claim it is.

In Texas, GOP's Ken Paxton has used the police to target Latino voters by searching activists homes and seizing computers, phones. Now the GOP wants to do that nationwide with the SAVE Act that House GOP are saying must pass to fund the govt. My article https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/texas-gops-voter-intimidation-is

‘I’ve never seen the depth of moral corruption’: controversial #Netanyahu doc screens at Toronto - https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/10/the-bibi-files-netanyahu-documentary-toronto "Netanyahu is prolonging the devastating war in #Gaza – which has amassed more than 40,000 casualties – to avoid possible prison time stemming from corruption charges."

The Biden administration announced it would finalize a highly anticipated proposal meant to force health insurers to cover mental health care on the same basis as physical health conditions.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/09/insurance-mental-health-parity-addiction-treatment/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

These Household Brands Want to Redefine What Counts as “Recyclable”
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From Coke to Clorox, we contacted all 51 companies on the #Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if they agreed with the group’s proposed redefinition of “recyclable” #plastic. Most didn't respond. None disagreed.

#News #Recycling #Business #Environment #Sustainability #Regulation #Health #Wellness

https://propub.li/3XCKiic

How Did Fake News About Haitian Migrants Eating Cats Spread from a Malaysian Propagandist to JD Vance?

https://www.mediaite.com/news/how-did-fake-news-about-haitian-migrants-eating-cats-spread-from-a-malaysian-propagandist-to-jd-vance/

Trump’s Angry New Threats of Bloodshed and Revenge Should Alarm Us All

https://newrepublic.com/article/185712/trumps-angry-new-threats-bloodshed-revenge-alarm-us

Secretive right-wing network paid influencers to spread sexual smears about Kamala Harris: report

One participant was paid $20,000 for a series of posts attacking the veep
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/09/secretive-right-wing-network-paid-influencers-to-spread-smears-about-kamala-harris-report/

Retired military leaders defend Harris while placing blame on Trump for Afghanistan withdrawal in letter

#USpol #USpolitics #election2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/politics/kamala-harris-afghanistan-withdrawal/index.html

After hummingbirds and corvids, my favorite group of birds to photograph is the waders. They were the first birds I really learnt about when I started at the Aquarium, and there are some really interesting similarities and differences among them. Plus I get to be at the beach and usually don’t have to patiently search through trees to find them.

Just horrifying.

A Border Patrol agent forced a teen girl to "show him her papers." He then arrested her, kidnapped her to his house, & raped her for hours on end.

With 5000 allegations of BP sexually assaulting women & kids—where is the outrage?
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-border-patrol-agent-kidnapped-and

Florida voters who oppose the state's 6-week #abortion ban say they are being visited by police | Salon.com

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/08/florida-oppose-the-states-6-week-abortion-ban-say-they-are-being-visited-by-police/?in_brief=true

Attn #NorthCarolina voters: Be aware of receiving an official-looking Election Notice in the mail. It’s a scam, but could easily trick people into handing over their information.

Originally shared by Moe Davis (@ColMoeDavis) on Xitter (screenshotted here so you don’t need to go there to see/share it)

H/T @amyedge

#NC #2024Election #VotingRights #USMail #USPolitics

Struggling to Find an In-Network Mental Health Provider? Here’s What You Can Do.

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-find-in-network-mental-health-provider

“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
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Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers.

But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

#News #insurance #health #healthcare #MentalHealth #doctors #patients #therapy #government #business

https://www.propublica.org/article/ambetter-ghost-network-consequences

"It’s a global #climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades," https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/05/how-oil-and-gas-companies-infiltrate-higher-education-to-maintain-influence-princeton-university-mit/

#BigOil #FossilFuel #ClimateCriminals #Academia #CorporateCorruption #ClimateBreakdown #UnitedStates

Global study of crop pollination: bad news, good news. Many crops (including coffee!) are missing pollination and have reduced yields. But, we can manage habitat and fix this https://www.rutgers.edu/news/are-crops-worldwide-sufficiently-pollinated

Is Senator Cotton covering for his colleagues, or himself? Russian propaganda has been spewed by Republican lawmakers for years. Now it’s documented that at least 600 Americans have been paid to be influencers for Russia. “Cotton downplays Russia paying obscene amount to MAGA influencers for content friendly to Russia: "A few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not gonna make much of a difference in this election." -Sen Cotton #USPol https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russia-has-long-sought-to-propagandize-americans-through-active-measures-now-its-paying-americans-to-do-its-dirty-work-9bbc5655