by jpitney | Oct 19, 2024 | Elections, Public Service
Kim Wehlke at The Bulwark: In September, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, told CBS News: “We’re daily receiving threats, whether it’s through voicemails, emails, social media or in person,” including to her personally, “and it’s escalating. . ....
by jpitney | Oct 14, 2024 | Disinformation, Public Service
Brianna Sacks at WP via Stars and Stripes: Federal emergency response personnel on Saturday had employees operating in hard-hit Rutherford County, N.C., stop working and move to a different area because of concerns over “armed militia” threatening government...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2024 | Military, Public Service, Veterans
At WP, Casey Cep profiles Ronald E. Walters, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs (PDUSMA) for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). According to the VA: he helps lead 155 national cemeteries in providing dignified burial services for military...
by jpitney | Sep 9, 2024 | Public Service, Supreme Court, Violence
Justin Jouvenal at WP: Asked Friday about the challenges of being a Supreme Court justice and a parent of seven children, Amy Coney Barrett told an audience about a time she was sent home from the court with a bulletproof vest and her 13-year-old son saw it tossed on...
by jpitney | Jun 1, 2024 | Public Service, Terrorism, Violence
From the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point: Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data, by PETE SIMI, GINA LIGON, SEAMUS HUGHES, NATALIE STANDRIDGE: Abstract: A review of federal charges for the past decade highlights that the...
by jpitney | May 28, 2024 | Public Service, Terrorism, Violence
Graig Graziosi at The Independent: Four secretaries of state said they’ve received death threats for doing their jobs — namely overseeing elections — since Donald Trump left office in 2021. During an interview on Meet the Press on Sunday, Arizona Secretary of...
