Notice the sequence, because it matters. Vance didn't repeat a rumor he mistakenly believed. He was told directly by Springfield's city manager that the pet eating claim was baseless, and he amplified it to eleven million views anyway. That's not an error. That's a choice, made by a man who has spoken openly about his faith shaping his politics.
The part that should bother anyone paying attention isn't just the hoax. It's what happened when the hoax got debunked within eight days. The women whose Facebook posts started it apologized, having realized their claims were rumor. Vance never did. He offered instead an admission that he "creates stories," a euphemism for lying, dressed up as media strategy.
Now the TPS protections that hoax helped justify politically are actually ending, with real people losing the legal right to work as of today. Whatever problems existed in Springfield, and there were some, real strain on clinics and services, were already being covered honestly before Vance decided the truth needed embellishing. He chose the lie anyway, and the lie became policy.
#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card:
“I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.”
On shaking ref’s hand postgame:
“As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”
Very proud of @DiamondHeels and @CoachForbes_UNC for an incredible season. Not the outcome we wanted, but only going to make us stronger. Proud to wear Carolina Blue today and every day. #GoHeels
Cool moment for Northwestern women’s lax and great for the growth of the game, but can’t help but feel like UNC got the raw end of several officiating calls down the stretch.
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Taking my reporter hat off for a second, I'm baffled that Mallard Creek's Nyan Brown was called for a DQ for basically showing the back of his hand while crossing the finish line.
I don't know the letter of the law rules here, but he was fully aware that he was about to win his school a third straight championship. Kids, adults, all of us, would get excited in a moment like this.
I didn't see any effort to taunt or show anyone up.
Sometimes we need to huddle up and review the tape and come up with the right call.
Seems like we missed this one.
"'There is a divide between the young and old in the party,' said Aiden Hoffses, 19, who had traveled from Maine to attend his first CPAC. … 'I feel like I have closer views with liberals than more conservatives at this point.'
"Those views, Mr. Hoffses noted, revolved around issues such as education and health care. 'It’s not fair for someone to graduate college and have $100,000 of debt,' he said. 'We’re sending billions of dollars to other countries. Why can’t we help our own people?'"