Springfield mayor Rob Rue says the order will allow city officials to ‘acquire resources to address potential threats’
The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has issued an emergency proclamation following the continued rise in public safety threats over false rightwing rumors about the city’s migrant communities.
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According to a city statement, the proclamation allows Rue and other city officials to “swiftly acquire resources needed to address potential threats” and will “enable departments to respond more efficiently to emerging risks, including civil unrest, cyber threats and potential acts of violence”.
In recent days, following Donald Trump, JD Vance and other rightwing politicians publicly repeating falsehoods about the city’s Haitian immigrants eating other locals’ pets, the city has received more than 30 bomb threats against its schools, government buildings and city officials’ homes.
Trump and Vance are domestic terrorists and enemies of America
Terrorist
Who should be
deportedshipped to a small island off the coast?The ones here legally and paying taxes or the ones making threats and causing a city to shut down?
“False rumors”
NO! Bad Grauniad! No! Lies.
Say it with us now, “Lies” - right! Okay. Try that again.
Whether or not you agree that the government should allow these media companies to spread the lies directly causing this unrest in some twisted-beyond-recognition-version of our free speech laws? You can’t deny the fallout is expensive… in the huge cost of government resources and the loss of human life. Not just murder either… This hatespeech has destroyed the quality of living
If Trump does end up going to Springfield and/or Aurora, I predict Charlottesville-type riots by his Nazi followers.
I really hope I’m wrong.
I would love to see the reception he gets in what is essentially part of Denver.
This feels like opening the Overton window.
