A racist lie torments a community—while Trump hangs with a vile racist

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 13, 2024 Bomb threats hit [several schools in Springfield, Ohio](, today amid the racist misinformation campaign targeting the community and its immigrants. This comes one day after [Springfield's City Hall was forced to evacuate]( over a bomb threat explicitly tied to the viral lie, a hateful falsehood Donald Trump and prominent Republicans have heavily promoted. At this point, I don't care to explain, and therefore repeat, the lie at the center of all this hideousness; it is vicious, false, and racist. But these threats, and particularly the GOP's gleeful embrace of a blatant lie, are tormenting real families and leaving an entire community terrified. That it all started with obscure, random Facebook posts and spread wildly throughout the Republican Party and [eventually the presidential debate stage]( is utterly shocking and depressing. Wish I had a more cheerful note to end the week on. But at the moment, I'm also listening to Trump's press conference, where he is feigning ignorance over Laura Loomer—one of the [vilest characters on the far right](, who has been accompanying Trump in his travel this week—and the cheer is just not in me. —Inae Oh Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Dark Money Group Targets Democratic Donors]( The "somewhat threatening" messages sent to ActBlue users are part of a campaign of baseless allegations against the fundraising platform. BY DAN FRIEDMAN, ABBY VESOULIS, AND RUSS CHOMA MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   A HUGE OPPORTUNITY A generous board member just chipped in a $50,000 digital matching gift, and we need newsletter readers to help us make the most of it. [Any donation you make online from now until September 30]( will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You know the stakes right now. And with your support going twice as far, Mother Jones can lead the way these next 60 days in showing the corporate media how to cover the unique danger that Trump represents and not make the same mistakes they did in 2016 and 2020. Please help with a donation if you can—even just a few bucks helps. A [monthly gift]( would be incredible. [Donate Now]( [Trending] [Lynda Carter’s sister is running in a key Arizona race. Wonder Woman is sounding the alarm.]( BY TIM MURPHY   [New university rules crack down on Gaza protests]( BY SOPHIE HURWITZ   [Worried about Kamala Harris’ plan to tax unrealized capital gains? Don't bother.]( BY MICHAEL MECHANIC   [Report: Florida’s six-week ban caused the number of abortions to plummet]( BY NINA MARTIN Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [If Trump wins in November, life on Earth is likely to get far, far worse]( The consequences of this election could extend for millennia. BY BILL MCKIBBEN Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755