der.hans
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Trump and his cult, including many Republican office-holders, have been egging on political violence -- aimed at the left -- for years. They are NOT opposed to political violence.
Our "mainstream" journalists seem mostly unwilling to provide that context in their coverage at the moment.
@dangillmor
#Jan6 was the biggest act of #politicalviolence in our nation's history.
His proud doing.
i don’t think it’s a coincidence the heir apparent to Abdulaziz went on a whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley about a year after his granddad threatened Obama. Saudis have a long history of manufacturing puppet oligarchies.
September 11 1973 and September 11 2001 are expressions of the same capitalist #politicalViolence. how are they different? whereas 1973 was the USA oligarchy flexing their fascist muscles; 2001 was a reminder to that oligarchy of who they work for:
the Saudis.
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El Caso Cerro Maravilla ―the lynching of two activists, one of whom was the son of my Spanish literature professor at the University of Puerto Rico― should be looked at as part of that #politicalViolence continuum:
❝ Cerro Maravilla murders
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Maravilla_murders
USA has a long history of keeping political “credit reports” on Puerto Ricans:
Las carpetas: Persecución política en Puerto Rico
https://uprrp.libguides.com/carpetaspoliticas
Carpetas Negras were the template for Plan Condor surveillance databases
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Alex Akselrod
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one of the millions of posts to think about when MAGAs and Elon etc. are saying that the left wing are the ones calling for violence
(this was apparently posted to the Libertarian Party's account by Jeremy Kauffman, an infamous race scientist and favourite of #elon. it earned him a visit from the #FBI and/or secret service, which he documented on social media)
#uspol #violence#politicalViolence #kamala#secretService#newHampshire#NHpol#JeremyKauffman #elonMusk#X#twitter #libertarian #libertarians#MAGA #rightwing #rightoid
one of the millions of posts to think about when MAGAs and Elon etc. are saying that the left wing are the ones calling for violence
(this was apparently posted to the Libertarian Party's account by Jeremy Kauffman, an infamous race scientist and favourite of #elon. it earned him a visit from the #FBI and/or secret service, which he documented on social media)
#uspol #violence#politicalViolence #kamala#secretService#newHampshire#NHpol#JeremyKauffman #elonMusk#X#twitter #libertarian #libertarians#MAGA #rightwing #rightoid
Heidi Li Feldman
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Appreciate you, Governor Ferguson. Well done.
Alex Akselrod
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Confirmed, even at 11:30PM MT suspect still at large.
Every “ #left” politician & talking head has decried the fatal #shooting of #CharlieKirk, but the #RightWing peeps like #SteveBannon & #FoxNews‘ #JesseWaters are saying we are at WAR. Disgusting. They’re not calling for unity or an end to #PoliticalViolence. They are fanning the flames of #division & #hate.
Appreciate you, Governor Ferguson. Well done.
While the shooter’s identity & political beliefs remained unknown in the hours after the shooting, that didn’t stop many on the #right from framing the #CharleKirk killing as an indictment of the #left.
“No more mercy for leftists,” wrote the Malaysian MAGA influencer Ian Miles Cheong. “They want you dead. They truly want to kill you and desecrate your body and erase your memory.”
“THIS IS WAR,” wrote Chaya Raichik, the person behind the Libs of TikTok account.
“The Left is the party of murder,” #ElonMusk wrote.
“The Left wants us dead,” wrote C.J. Pearson, a Gen Z conservative influencer. “This is not hyperbole. This is now the ONLY logical conclusion that any sane human being can reach after a repeated pattern of demonstrated behavior & violence.”
#USpol #right #left#CharleKirk#FarRight #extremism#PoliticalViolence
Confirmed, even at 11:30PM MT suspect still at large.
Every “ #left” politician & talking head has decried the fatal #shooting of #CharlieKirk, but the #RightWing peeps like #SteveBannon & #FoxNews‘ #JesseWaters are saying we are at WAR. Disgusting. They’re not calling for unity or an end to #PoliticalViolence. They are fanning the flames of #division & #hate.
#KashPatel, #Trump#FBI director, says on social media that the suspected #CharlieKirk shooter is in custody.
Utah law enforcement are currently holding a press conference, they say the suspect is still at large.
Pretty sure Patel is wrong.
vruz
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Video posted on social media shows the moment #CharlieKirk was shot & the seconds leading to the incident. Kirk was being asked questions about #MassShootings in the #US.
“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America in the last 10 years?” a person asks. “Counting or not counting gang violence?” Kirk responds right before he is shot.
Video posted on social media shows the moment #CharlieKirk was shot & the seconds leading to the incident. Kirk was being asked questions about #MassShootings in the #US.
“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America in the last 10 years?” a person asks. “Counting or not counting gang violence?” Kirk responds right before he is shot.
Law enforcement officials are still looking for the #shooter, said a university spox, Ellen Treanor: “There is no suspect in custody; it is an active investigation.” The campus was closed, & classes have been canceled.
Treanor said that #CharlieKirk, 31, was struck about 20 mins after he began speaking on the university’s campus in Orem, #Utah. She said an attacker had fired at Kirk from the Losee Center, a building more than 100 yards away.
#CharlieKirk, #FarRight Activist, Fatally #Shot in Utah
Mr. Kirk, 31, a close ally of #Trump, was killed while speaking in front of a large crowd at #Utah Valley University. A university official said no suspect was in custody.
#law#GunControl#PoliticalViolence #extremism
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shot-utah?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Tim Chambers
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#Trump slaps #Brazil with 50% #tariffs over treatment of #Bolsonaro
Trump called the investigation into the former #FarRight leader of Brazil [who incited a #Jan6 like #insurrection after losing his own election] a “Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY.”
#law #economy #democracy #corruption#PoliticalViolence
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/trump-threatens-to-slap-brazil-with-50-percent-tariffs-over-treatment-of-bolsonaro-other-disagreements-00445401