…#Trump repeating the #lies about #Springfield residents’ pets—which #Republican Party leaders picked up from a Facebook post [remarkably questionable source to base a #terror campaign on]& #JDVance elevated Mon—fits into Trump’s record of portraying #immigrants broadly as threats. His attempts to #vilify immigrants & people of color, including his campaign’s use of #racist tropes, align w/tactics that #populist & #authoritarian leaders have used throughout #history, scholars and historians say.

Reject the #guise of #journalistic #neutrality when it serves to #legitimize #antitrans #propaganda and #harm #trans people, and deny us our #humanrights. Stand against those who would #vilify #marginalized young people and seek to #fracture #families; the public counts on you to prioritize #truth over #harmful #bias. Exercise #discernment and #empathy in your #coverage, acknowledging #healthcare as a #basic #humanright.

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