Thread by @igorvolsky

1/ Today is the 2-year-anniversary of the anti-semitic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, PA.

This was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. The shooter killed 11 and wounded 6.

2/ Before the shooting, the shooter was spewing his anger on a right-wing social media platform, calling immigrants “invaders,” distributing racist memes and asserting that Jews were the “enemy of white people.”

3/ The shooter's anti-Semitic venom represents a growing trend of anti-Semitism

In 2019, 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents were reported in the US more than in any year since the @ADL began tracking 40 yrs ago

FBI says the number of such incidents rose 29% in 2018 from 2015

@ADL 4/ Since 2015, Trump has legitimized many of the grievances animating right-wing extremists -- particularly the idea that American culture is under threat from immigrants and other outsiders.

These are people Trump dehumanizes on a regular basis.

@ADL 5/ And since Trump entered American politics, multiple right-wing extremists have cited him or his ideology as justification for their violent acts.

Here's just a sampling of those incidents (which have killed at least 87 people)

@ADL 6/ We deserve a POTUS who doesn't give voice to violent extremists.

We deserve a POTUS who doesn't use chaos & violence to divide us and score political points.

We deserve a POTUS who isn't seen as a hero by hate groups

Please vote to ensure we get what we deserve #JoeBiden