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Rep. Jasmine Crockett reveals white supremacist threats to her office: ‘Political violence is being fueled from the very top’

On Thursday, Nov. 20, an individual reportedly appeared at Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s office making “white supremacist threats and hand gestures.” In a statement released on social media, the Texas Democrat thanked Capitol Police for their swift response and assured everyone’s safety. However, she says, “this cannot become the norm.” “We’re living in a time where political violence is being fueled from the very top,” she continued. “When the President of the United States spreads hate and lies, when he targets […]

November 21, 2025 1

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Obama slams President Trump’s claims about Tylenol causing autism: ‘Violence against the truth’

Former President Barack Obama is continuing to use his influential microphone to speak out against his successor, President Donald Trump, amid unprecedented actions. On Wednesday, America’s first Black president slammed the Trump administration’s recent claims about autism and its unproven link to the drug acetaminophen, or Tylenol, as its brand name is known. “We have the spectacle of my successor in the Oval Office making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproved,” Obama said at […]

September 25, 2025 1

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‘Political violence is inexcusable’: MLK’s son calls for unity after Charlie Kirk shooting sparks heated online discourse

The shooting of Charlie Kirk has further emphasized the bipartisan reality of America today. As social media timelines are split with people grieving a tragic shooting and others highlighting the irony of Kirk—who was an advocate of the right to bear arms—being a fatal victim of gun violence, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III, took to social media to share his thoughts on the discourse the incident has sparked. “Violence, no matter the target or justification, is […]

September 13, 2025 1

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‘We refuse to repeat this cycle’: Black Lives Matter vows to reject ‘reactionary violence’ after Charlie Kirk killing

Black Lives Matter reacted to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, urging both the left and the right to put down their proverbial swords to finally put an end to political violence. “The killing of Charlie Kirk marks another dangerous step forward in this escalation,” said Shalomyah Bowers, a leader of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. “When someone is killed on the left, leaders and communities on the left often point to the right as the source of blame. When […]

September 11, 2025 1

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Powerful MSNBC panel unpacks the racist history behind ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and the normalization of violence

A recent segment on MSNBC’s The Weekend Primetime brought together a sharp panel of thinkers to discuss one of the most disturbing trends in right-wing political culture: the meme-ification of cruelty. The discussion, led by co-hosts Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton, and Elise Jordan, zeroed in on the viral nickname “Alligator Alcatraz”—a phrase being used to describe a U.S. immigration detention center located on an island in Louisiana near actual alligators. Instead of addressing the serious implications of detaining immigrants in […]

July 7, 2025

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Tenn. State Rep. Justin Pearson’s confrontation with Republican over gun violence gets personal: ‘Learn to shut up!’

Emotions were high at the Tennessee State Capitol on Wednesday as State Rep. Justin J. Pearson confronted a Republican colleague during a legislative hearing on gun control. Pearson, a longtime gun reform advocate who, along with fellow Rep. Justin Jones, was infamously expelled by Republicans for protesting against gun violence on the House floor, returned to the capitol building after losing his brother to gun suicide to yet again advocate for his legislation to end permitless-carry gun laws in Tennessee. […]

March 27, 2025

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‘Chaos and confusion’: Burning of ballot boxes raises concerns for election integrity and political violence

The burning of ballot boxes in Oregon and the state of Washington on Monday is raising concerns about election integrity and political violence, just one week away from Election Day on Nov. 5. The FBI is now investigating the incidents of arson, which has reportedly destroyed hundreds of ballots. One of the ballot boxes was set on fire in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, which Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez currently represents. Perez is defending her seat against Republican challenger Joe Kent […]

October 28, 2024

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Let’s pray that false and racist rhetoric about Haitian immigrants by Trump and Vance don’t lead to racist violence

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Former President Donald Trump’s false claim that Black immigrants from Haiti are eating dogs and cats kept as pets by their neighbors in Springfield, Ohio, is dangerous incitement that I fear could lead to racist violence. The false claim resulted in bomb threats to three medical facilities and another site in Springfield on Saturday, led a college in the […]

September 17, 2024

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Harris praised after calling out Trump’s racism, embrace of hate and white violence at debate

Gleeful Democrats are praising Vice President Kamala Harris after Tuesday’s presidential debate as they and voters polled shortly afterward overwhelmingly said she bested former President Donald Trump. The Democratic presidential nominee took Trump to task on his racist history, embrace of white violence and hate, and “weak” record as president. “Donald Trump was being embarrassed in ways that nobody has ever embarrassed him before,” said Mandela Barnes, senior fellow at People For the American Way. Harris, who often looked directly […]

September 12, 2024