Thread by @windthin

#EnoughIsEnough.

Antifa isn't murdering people. MS-13 isn't gunning down hundreds.

The Trump regime set the stage for these #massshootings.

They have vilified their critics while ending programs that track dangerous, fringe groups.

These ARE #TrumpsTerrorists.

First Trump shut down programs to counter violent extremism.

The administration has hobbled the infrastructure designed to prevent atrocities like Pittsburgh and Christchurch. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

When Fighting Domestic Terrorism, You Get What You Pay For

The Trump administration has gutted the budget for fighting far-right extremists, making it harder to stop attacks like the Pittsburgh massacre. foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/01/whe…

Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit thedailybeast.com/homeland-secur… via @thedailybeast

“We Are at a Turning Point”: Counterterrorism Experts Say Trump Is Inspiring a New Era of Right-Wing Violence vanityfair.com/news/2018/11/t…

A Database Showed Far-Right Terror on the Rise.

Then Trump Defunded It.

newrepublic.com/article/152675…

The Terrorism That Doesn’t Spark a Panic

From 2009 through 2018, right-wing extremists accounted for 73% of American domestic attacks.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

In the US right-wing violence is on the rise - Over the past decade, attackers motivated by right-wing political ideologies have committed dozens of shootings, bombings and other acts of violence, far more than any other category of domestic extremist. wapo.st/2FSMuwz?tid=ss…

White Supremacists Chant "Six Million More" After Crashing Holocaust Remembrance Day Event In Arkansas reallyamerican.com/white-supremac… via @reallyamerican1

White nationalists also tend to be highly anti-government & like attacking officials.

Rural cops are more likely to be ambushed by white nationalist & sovereign citizen extremists. Law enforcement experts suggest strategies to protect officers on patrol. efficientgov.com/blog/2018/03/0…

Far-right extremists are quietly murdering police officers - Data shows dozens of officers have been murdered by the far-right over the last decade. But no one seems to be talking about it. thinkprogress.org/far-right-extr…

Trump hasn't merely enabled them; he's encouraged them. Since the beginning, white nationalists have seen him as "their guy."

Majority Says Trump Has Done ‘Too Little’ to Distance Himself From White Nationalists people-press.org/2019/03/28/maj…

Remember when Trump spoke of sending "volunteers" to the border?

This is what becomes of that:

The FBI arrested a member of an armed militia that detained hundreds of migrants at the border, the New Mexico attorney general's office said 4.21.19. cnn.com/2019/04/20/us/…

‘Put Them All in a Gas Chamber,’ Said Border Militia Member: Report tyt.com/stories/4vZLCH…

‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter’s demand for violence against migrants washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05…

'Only in the Panhandle': Trump chuckles when audience member suggests shooting migrants usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Trump jokes after rally attendee's suggestion to 'shoot' migrants at the border
(Video Warning) cnn.com/2019/05/09/pol…

The growing QAnon movement is particularly worth noting. I have a full thread on that, linked in this post, but below are some of the worst highlights of growing levels of violence connected to it:

https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1126995718877732870

The Holy Fire in California was set by a QAnon adherent to spite his neighbors.

Arson suspect in 18,000-acre Holy fire makes brief court appearance; arraignment is postponed latimes.com/local/lanow/la…

An Armed Man Spouting A Bizarre Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory Was Arrested After A Standoff At The Hoover Dam

The man held a sign that said "release the OIG report" — a reference to a conspiracy theory that claims Trump will soon expose the "deep state." buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer…

The Gambino mob boss was shot down by a man who flashed MAGA and QAnon slogans on his hand as he made his first court appearance.

pix11.com/2019/03/18/gam…

He has since claimed he did it to help Trump.

He Wasn’t Seeking to Kill a Mob Boss. He Was Trying to Help Trump, His Lawyer Says. nyti.ms/2XRrAX0

QAnon Conspiracy Increasingly Popular with Antigovernment Extremists
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019…

The Tree of Life shooting was deeply tied to anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant conspiracy theories peddled by QAnon and even sitting members of congress. newyorker.com/news/daily-com…

The FBI has acknowledged the indisputable ties between conspiracy theory movements and extremist violence.

Trump’s Encouraging QAnon May Result in Violence—Just ask the FBI justsecurity.org/65659/trumps-e… via @just_security

The FBI Said Conspiracy Theories Like QAnon And Pizzagate Are Domestic Terrorism Threats

“Identity based & fringe political conspiracy theories” are very likely to motivate domestic terrorists to “commit criminal & sometimes violent activity.” buzzfeednews.com/article/briann…

Then there have been other acts of violence with even more definite ties to Trump's policies and words.

Mosque terror attack suspect wanted to turn Trump's border wall into a tourist attraction. huffpost.com/entry/trump-bo…

From a sheriff's son burning down three black churches in Louisiana to the Waffle House and Kroger shootings, there has been a rash of shootings and attacks on African-Americans.

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…

Trump universally refuses to acknowledge them, particularly when a black man, James Shaw Jr., was hailed as a hero for stopping a shooting.

Trump is always quick to praise his border patrol, though. More on that later. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

He also never said a word about the Coast Guard officer who planned a terror attack on media outlets and top Democratic legislators.

navytimes.com/news/your-navy…

And he only spoke up about the #MAGABomber once it became such an enormous story that he had no choice.

Even then, the right spread false info and downplayed his connection with Trump, though his lawyers have since used MAGA indoctrination in his defense.

'MAGA bomber' Cesar Sayoc breaks down as he pleads guilty, faces life in prison nypost.com/2019/03/21/mag… via @nypost

Coming back to the Border Patrol, though, Trump's policies have given the worst elements in the CBP encouragement and validation.

Take the terrifying case of Matthew Bowen.

Matthew Bowen reportedly called migrants 'subhuman' & 'mindless murdering savages' before hitting one with his truck and then lying about it in a report.

An agent who reviewed the incident on tape said he had “never seen anything like that before.”
thinkprogress.org/border-patrol-…

‘Mindless murdering savages’: Border agent used slurs before hitting migrant with his truck

“Disgusting subhuman s--- unworthy of being kindling for a fire.”

washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05…

In one text exchange, an unnamed agent asked Bowen, “Did you gas hiscorpse (sic) or just use regular peanut oil while tazing?? For a frying effect.” Bowen responded: “Guats are best made crispy, with olive oil from their native pais,” azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral

Matthew Bowen's attorneys have argued the texts should not be used against him because “it is part of the agency’s culture.”

What does that say about the whole agency? slate.com/news-and-polit… via @slate

Well, Trump the CBP head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law
cnn.com/2019/04/12/pol…

A top CBP Officer Testified He’s Unsure if 3-Year-Old Is “a Criminal or a National Security Threat”, and admitted that family separations (aka kidnapping) were always meant to be permanent,

slate.com/news-and-polit…

And Border Patrol chief Carla Provost was a member of secret Facebook group 10-5, which joked about the torture and deaths of immigrants. interc.pt/2G8AxAs

Trump rarely gives the orders for people to commit these atrocities (aside, you know, from his active and horrific policies targeting immigrants, refugees, and minorities).

He prefers to engage in what's called #StochasticTerrorism:

The pain, the suffering, the chaos, it's all by design.

It breaks down wills, it polarizes citizens, it divides nations.

These are #TrumpsTerrorists.

These continued, growing #massshootings are #TrumpsFault, crafted by #TrumpsBloodyHands.

#EnoughIsEnough.

#GunControlNow.

@threadreaderapp please unroll.

If you need more evidence of the connection, this is one of the policies the #ElPasoTerrorist was pushing in his manifesto, created by Stephen Miller.

It calls for an end to LEGAL immigration by virtually shutting down the giving of Green Cards. politi.co/2MxhZ0J

Inside Stephen Miller's push to change 'public charge' rule and end legal immigration. politico.com/newsletters/po…

Coming on the heels of a terrible act of #WhiteNationalistTerrorism is this damning revelation:

FBI agents are reluctant to pursue white nationalist extremists because they don't want to target Trump's base, former counterterrorism official says businessinsider.com/ex-fbi-boss-ag…

The GOP has showed it is in lockstep with Trump's white nationalist agenda in its response to one of the few Republicans to condemn it:

Nebraska GOP tells Republican lawmaker who said party is 'enabling white supremacy' to register as Democrat
thehill.com/homenews/state…

‘This is going to get worse’: Former neo-Nazi warns mass shootings are part of an uprising
rawstory.com/2019/08/this-i…

Trump considered declaring state of emergency in Baltimore axios.com/trump-elijah-c…

The GOP always tries to tell us we did not see what we saw, we did not hear what we heard, we do not know what we know.

CNN busts Trump 2020 official for lying about president’s response to fan who wanted to shoot immigrants
rawstory.com/2019/08/cnn-bu…

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell, "1984"

"And just remember, what you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening." - Donald Trump, 7/24/2018
#Disinformation #ChaosControl

All of the extremist killings in the US in 2018 had links to right-wing extremism, according to new report businessinsider.com/extremist-kill…

Trump’s Words Are Poison

The president has done more than any politician in living memory to fan the flames of ethnic and racial antipathy and nurture a culture of bigotry. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Yet more evidence that innocent blood is on Trump's hands.

White House rebuffed attempts by DHS to make combating domestic terrorism a higher priority cnn.com/2019/08/07/pol…

Jimmy Aldaoud (41) spent most of his life in the US; born in Greece, he came to the US as a young child, never lived in Iraq, & did not speak Arabic.

Trump's ICE deported him & he died after an inability to obtain insulin in Baghdad to treat his diabetes.
politico.com/story/2019/08/…

5-year-old girl who lost her parents in El Paso massacre asks if she'll be shot next
cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/…

Gilroy shooter's target list prompts domestic terrorism probe by FBI latimes.com/california/sto…

FBI investigates Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting as act of domestic terrorism sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

Trump's masters have spoken. You know he will heed them over Americans.

Trump’s openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA wapo.st/2OM4Tzn?tid=ss…

There were 32 domestic terrorist attacks, disrupted plots, threats of violence, and weapons stockpiling by individuals with a radical political or social agenda who lack direction or influence from foreign terrorist organizations in 2018. njhomelandsecurity.gov/analysis/domes…

Just how bad is the white nationalist terrorism problem?

The Anti-Defamation League calculates that “73.3% of U.S. extremist-related murders in the past decade were committed by right-wing extremists, including white supremacists.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…

Trump threatens to retaliate against countries like Japan, Canada, Uruguay that issued travel warnings against visiting the US due to gun violence.

What's he going to do? Threaten to shoot them? Punish Americans with more tariffs? usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

DOJ blocked report showing white supremacists responsible for all race-based domestic terrorism incidents in 2018 rawstory.com/2019/08/reveal…

Donald Trump to become first president to speak at anti-LGBT hate group's annual summit

'Homosexual conduct is harmful to the persons who engage in it and to society at large, and can never be affirmed,' say summit's host independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Ohio house explosion: Racial slurs and swastika found at scene, sheriff says - CNN cnn.com/2019/08/07/us/…

For a long time, an effort has been made to downplay the perpetrators of mass shootings. But when you erase Patrick Crusius & his drive 10 hour across Texas specifically "targetting Mexicans", you ignore the pain and fear of his victims and all Latinos.

https://twitter.com/Carrasquillo/status/1160190319360643073

This Is What Latinos Think Everyone Got Wrong About El Paso

A well-meaning desire to erase the shooter and his hateful ideology has instead erased the victims and their community.
politi.co/2yRMOoG via @politicomag

El Paso suspect said he was targeting ‘Mexicans,’ told officers he was the shooter, police say wapo.st/2OKSagd?tid=ss…

‘I’m the Shooter’: El Paso Suspect Confessed to Targeting Mexicans, Police Say

After waiving his Miranda rights, the suspect said he had used an AK-47-style rifle to carry out the killings, according to an affidavit. nyti.ms/2OOCdG8

DHS in a ‘Mad Scramble’ to Catch Up With Domestic Terror

“There were robust conversations before El Paso,” said one DHS official. “Then the dam broke.” thedailybeast.com/department-of-…

Well, good thing he clarified this for us.

Ken Cuccinelli: Statue Of Liberty Poem About ‘People Coming From Europe’

Trump’s citizenship and immigration chief followed up his earlier comments about the famous Emma Lazarus poem with a racist clarification.
huffpost.com/entry/ken-cucc…

You should be outraged by what Ken Cuccinelli just said about the Statue of Liberty cnn.com/2019/08/14/pol…

Ken Cuccinelli just took his racist interpretation of the Statue of Liberty poem to another level

The poem only refers to welcoming "people from Europe," he claimed this week.

thinkprogress.org/ken-cuccinelli…

In related news:

'No Blame?' ABC News finds 36 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults. abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame…

Do you know the migrant hypocrites of the Trump regime? Here's a brief introduction, courtesy of @DefineAmerican

And here is an excellent thread by @TrinityResists about the latest inductee into this group, Ken Cuccinelli.

#CuccinelliResign #ResignCuccinelli #GeeksResist

https://twitter.com/TrinityResists/status/1161711054453235712

Trump has pushed anti-Semitic terms and stories like "globalists" and the lie that Jews are backing caravans from Central America.

Trump has pushed anti-Muslim policies like his travel ban & attacks on @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib.

And now he can pit them against each other.