by jpitney | Mar 15, 2023 | Civility, Violence
Adrienne LaFrance at The Atlantic: When I met with Portland’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, at city hall, he recalled night after night of violence, and at times planning for the very worst, meaning mass casualties. Portlanders had taken to calling him “Tear Gas Ted” because of...
by jpitney | Mar 7, 2023 | Race, Violence
This is my message to anyone who has chosen the path of hate. Please listen. pic.twitter.com/P0VCDqPeb6 — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) March 6, 2023
by jpitney | Jan 20, 2023 | Civility, Violence
Grace Eliza Goodwin at Business Insider: A GOP candidate accused of hiring gunmen to shoot up Democratic officials’ homes once called for ‘civility’ between the political parties. Solomon Pena — a 39-year-old Republican politician who lost his run...
by jpitney | Jan 2, 2023 | Election Security, Insurrection, Public Service, Violence
From the final report of the January 6 committee (p. 300): Many of the people who refused to be pushed into manipulating election results—governors, secretaries of State, State legislators, State and local election officials, and frontline election workers just doing...
by jpitney | Dec 11, 2022 | California Politics, civic virtue, Civility, Violence
Brittny Mejia, Liam Dillon, and Gregory Yee at LAT: On Friday evening, more than 100 children and their parents were gathered at Lincoln Park for a tree-lighting celebration. Parents took videos of their daughters performing in pink tutus inside the auditorium....
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Cat Zakrzewski at WP: Election officials who’ve been targeted online and law enforcement officials are bracing for another wave of threats on Election Day and its aftermath, when new claims of election fraud are expected to lead to more violent rhetoric online. The...
