For decades I've been saying, and backing up with documents, what my former employer, The The New York Times, finally put in a headline today:

Blatant lies below from the GOP candidate for Senate in Ohio. The Haitian immigrants are legal. They didn't steal and eat cats and dogs. A man who dumps on his own state doesn't deserve votes or, worse, a Senate seat he can use to wield power against constituents.

Longtime residents of Springfield, Ohio, reject the anti-immigrant animus spread by Donald J. Trump & JD Vance, turning out at a Haitian restaurant show support for their new neighbors. dayton247now.com/news/local/con…

As Donald J. Trump and his running mate stoke violence against legal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, never forget his own dependence on foreign workers.

Yup

Below is by far THE most irresponsible statement by any American politician in my lifetime. JD Vance tonight painted a target on Kamala Harris, sending a signal that some rightwing nutcase may a take as a directive. Vance behaves like a 13-year-old wisenheimer. From CNN:

What a strange thing for HowardKurtz to post. Whether the calls came from overseas or in town, they were still threats. Schools were closed, people terrified.

Quite a statement from Scientific American:

New research shows that 'moral flexibility' can help voters defend misinformation from politicians... if they believe the statements evoke a deeper 'truth.' (Story via The Conversation U.S.) dcreport.org/2024/09/16/vot…

Yo, fellow journalists, do you know who owns the arena or Trump spoke today? There's a telling tell in that. Serve your readers, listeners, and viewers by finding out and then reporting it.

Haitian residents have come together to protest former President Donald Trump this evening at his rally in Uniondale, NY. DCReport

Our editor Jack Walsh is on the ground at a Donald J. Trump rally in Uniondale, NY, where protesters are speaking out against Trump’s recent comments about the #Haitian community.

Attendees walking out of Donald J. Trump’s rally in New York tonight… our Jack Walsh reports that he’s been told the echo is horrible, and it’s very difficult to hear inside. #trumprally

From the son of an immigrant mother with two immigrant wives:

It was a wild night at Donald J. Trump's rally in Uniondale, New York, with protests, early exits, and deep political ties to Long Island. DCReport editor Jack Walsh was on the ground last night, talking to protesters, attendees, and supporters. dcreport.org/2024/09/19/pro…

Donald "the best people" Trump picked a strange one in backing Mark Robinson for N. Carolina governor. Robinson called himself a "black Nazi" online, wished he owned slaves & wrote he loves transgender porn, CNN documented. New GOP family values? cnn.com/2024/09/19/pol…

Smart insights on how to cover election integrity issues from Investigative Reporters & Editors.

Trump's tariff plan is far worse than has been reported. It's also a scheme to make already rich Americans vastly richer NOT by creating wealth, but by mining your wallet. My latest for The The New Republic explains in plain English just how it would work. newrepublic.com/article/186165…