"Exercise extreme precaution": Springfield university nixes events over anti-Haitian shooting threat
6 months, 1 week ago

"Exercise extreme precaution": Springfield university nixes events over anti-Haitian shooting threat

Salon  

Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio has cancelled all planned on-campus activities for Sunday, after receiving a shooting threat targeted at Haitian immigrants. "Wittenberg University is currently taking extreme precautions following an email sent Saturday, Sept. 14, that threatened a potential shooting on-campus," the school of nearly 1300 students shared. The tense week in Springfield began with a rumor, circulated on Facebook, that recent Haitian immigrants to the area were eating local pets. Trump claimed that Haitian immigrants to Springfield were "eating the dogs" and "eating the cats" in an incoherent ramble from ABC's debate stage and has doubled down on that idea in recent days, even when he's been told that lie is putting people at risk.

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Springfield's Haitian community resilient amid political attacks
6 months ago

Springfield's Haitian community resilient amid political attacks

Raw Story  

Resources are flowing into Springfield, Ohio, after weeks of negative attention fueled by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and right-wing social media influencers. “He’s a former president,” she said, “He have right to come in whatever he want to come, whatever state he want to visit, because he have his people here. “When you attack a culture of someone, it’s normal …

How Trump’s lies about pet-eating migrants brought misery to Springfield, Ohio
6 months ago

How Trump’s lies about pet-eating migrants brought misery to Springfield, Ohio

LA Times  

A disturbing scenario has played out at public schools across Springfield, Ohio, in recent days, with children turned away as they arrive or, worse, rushed out of classrooms, all because of bomb threats. As one woman put it, daily life has been “turned upside down by such vitriol and ignorance.” On Thursday, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue issued a proclamation granting …

'Very chilling': Alarming detail emerges about violent threats in Springfield
6 months, 1 week ago

'Very chilling': Alarming detail emerges about violent threats in Springfield

Raw Story  

New disturbing details have emerged about threats targeting a Springfield university after former President Donald Trump spread baseless claims about local immigrant eating pets, CNN reported Tuesday. Wittenberg University president Dr. Michael Frandsen appeared on the cable news network Tuesday morning to discuss the violent threats that forced him to transition students to remote learning — and to share a …

Springfield, Ohio, schools open Tuesday with increased security amid threats linked to false claims about Haitian immigrants
6 months, 1 week ago

Springfield, Ohio, schools open Tuesday with increased security amid threats linked to false claims about Haitian immigrants

CNN  

CNN — Students in Springfield, Ohio, attended classes Tuesday with increased security provided by the state, as threats linked to false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to disrupt daily life in the city. DeWine flatly denied the false rumors about the city’s Haitian immigrants and told CNN business leaders feel Haitian immigrants are “really essential to them getting the job …

Springfield schools evacuated yet again over ‘threats’ after Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants
6 months, 1 week ago

Springfield schools evacuated yet again over ‘threats’ after Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Late Saturday Sep 14, the college received an email threat via the admissions link …

Amid 2 days of Springfield bomb threats, Ohio’s lieutenant governor posts a joke
6 months, 1 week ago

Amid 2 days of Springfield bomb threats, Ohio’s lieutenant governor posts a joke

Raw Story  

A social media post by Ohio Lt. Gov. A day after a Springfield school and other public buildings were evacuated and closed due to bomb threats, and the same day that two other Springfield elementary schools were evacuated and one middle school closed due to a new, separate bomb threat, Husted posted a photo of two geese on X Friday …

Bomb threats and school closures in Springfield, Ohio after Trump’s migrant pet-eating lies spiral
6 months, 1 week ago

Bomb threats and school closures in Springfield, Ohio after Trump’s migrant pet-eating lies spiral

The Independent  

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Schools evacuated in Springfield, Ohio, following Trump-Vance lies about immigrants eating pets
6 months, 1 week ago

Schools evacuated in Springfield, Ohio, following Trump-Vance lies about immigrants eating pets

Salon  

The Springfield City School District evacuated two elementary schools and a middle school Friday morning “based on information received from the Springfield Police Division,” according to school officials, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The school shutdowns come a day after Springfield’s City Hall had to be evacuated because of a bomb threat and three days after Donald Trump’s false claim that …

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