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How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. JD Vance’s journey from a troubled childhood in Appalachia to the halls of the U.S. Senate to being former President Donald Trump’s running mate has been the subject of much ink, yet his contradictory stance on LGBTQ+ rights is coming under scrutiny. Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, contains a revealing anecdote about his childhood belief that he was gay. Influenced by a preacher’s condemnation of homosexuality, young Vance feared he was destined for hell simply because he disliked girls and cherished his friendship with another boy.

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

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JD Vance betrayed his trans friend — and they have receipts

JD Vance’s trans ex-friend has a message for trans youth

    The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

    Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

    While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.

    The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

    H/T: The Most Revolutionary Act

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    Neoreactionaries

    IRS audits Black taxpayers more often than other groups, agency confirms

    Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

    The Internal Revenue Service audits Black taxpayers at significantly higher rates than other Americans, Commissioner Daniel Werfel told lawmakers Monday, confirming earlier findings by researchers at leading universities and the Treasury Department.

    IRS audits Black taxpayers more often than other groups, agency confirms

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    The IRS Targets Black Taxpayers, Researchers May Have Uncovered Why

    Consistent underfunding of the IRS means it’s a lot easier for them to go after someone who is low-income and qualifies for the EITC than it is to go after someone with a million lawyers hiding money in the Cayman Islands.

    Targeting the rich for their tax-related shenanigans takes some major coins, and the IRS severely lacks the funds it would need to do that. Unfortunately, that means they’re more likely to knock on the doors of people just trying to get by.

    Good thing Republicans are trying to repeal IRS funds?! /sarcasm

    Voices: J. D. Vance wouldn’t know what to say to a real Appalachian like me. Ohio deserves better

    Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

    I sometimes joke that J.D. Vance is my evil twin. Born a year and a half before me, Vance and I are both the grandchildren of Appalachian out-migrants. He is the first in his family to obtain a university degree, and so am I. He grew up about 30 miles from where I grew up in the decaying Rust Belt cities between Dayton and Cincinnati. Jackson, from where his grandmother hailed and from whence J.D. claims his Appalachian identity, is 45 miles from my grandmother’s home town — and where I spent much of my childhood and graduated high school — in Hyden.

    Voices: J. D. Vance wouldn’t know what to say to a real Appalachian like me. Ohio deserves better

    Related:

    J.D. Vance’s First Attempt to Renew Ohio Crumbled Quickly

    Video via More Perfect Union

    Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

    Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

    Re-energized this election cycle, the tech entrepreneur joins other mega-donors apparently out to undercut the political system

    Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy

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    The Right’s Would-Be Kingmaker (archived, as it’s behind a paywall)

    Anti-Globalist?! He invests in businesses, worldwide!? I doubt that it would be possible without globalization! 🤷🏼‍♀️