Thread by @magi_jay

"The day after the ex-cop allegedly held the terrified repairman at gunpoint, convinced of a massive election conspiracy that did not exist, he received a wire transfer for $211,400. . .The money came from a conservative group that’s pumped up election fraud conspiracy theories"

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1339253707507175424

One thing I keep thinking about is how a range of people, from conservatives to general twitter contrarians, mocked liberals for having fears re: political violence. A lot of this violence is actually occurring, but we're just not loudly talking about it & connecting all the dots

Just to cite a few examples: a plot to kidnap & execute a governor, threats of physical violence against Biden, Harris, MI health officials, MI legislators, GA election officials & their spouses (incl. sexual threats in some cases, as well as 1 lynching threat in MI). . . .

And, of course, the multiple vandalizations of Black churches in DC, including burning signs declaring "Black Lives Matter" (hate crimes, imo), as well as harassing/harming civilians in the DC area.

I'm sure I'm missing something, but there's been plenty of violence.

I've never been of the opinion that we were on the verge of a new Civil War, but that there would be pockets of violence/threats that would be destructive to individuals, groups (e.g. hate crimes that target Black people), as well as to democracy itself. That is all occurring.

And the intentional targeting of Black places of worship in DC *really* didn't get enough attention, imo. Hate crimes are designated as such b/c they can hurt both individuals *and* the broader communities to which those individuals belong.

In this sense, Trump supporters were intentionally sending a very clear message to Black people in DC & elsewhere that they are under specific threat. That's a big deal, esp. when coupled w/ Trump's targeted dehumanization of Black voters. Yet a lot of folks just snoozed thru it.