Springfield, Ohio, Cat-eating Hoax
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Springfield, Ohio, Cat-eating Hoax
Starting in September 2024, false claims spread online saying Haitian Americans, Haitian immigrants were stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The claims began with a local Facebook group post claiming a neighbor's daughter's cat had been butchered, and spread quickly among Far-right subcultures, far-right and neo-Nazi groups. The claims were then amplified by prominent figures in the American right, most notably Republican Party (United States), Republican Ohio U.S. Senator, senator and vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, followed by his running mate Donald Trump and allies such as Laura Loomer and Elon Musk. Subsequently, the person who posted to Facebook and her neighbor admitted the daughter's involvement was false and it was just a rumor from a friend's acquaintance, with whom they had not spoken. Springfield and county law enforcement said that no credible reports or evidence support the claims, and the city's mayor Rob Rue and Ohio governor Mike DeWine, who are b ...
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Protect Our Ducks And Kittens In Ohio!
Protection is any measure taken to guard something against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark (botany), bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like Scale (anatomy), scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from Predation, predators, with some animals having ...
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