Don’t forget about the Buffalo mass shooting

The Uvalde mass shooting is terrible but let’s not forget the Buffalo mass shooting that also was recent.

It's been 2 weeks since the #BuffaloMassacre where 10 Black men & women were murdered by a self-proclaimed racist.

“I am so afraid that this story’s going to die,” Della Miller said. “Don’t forget about us. Please don’t.”https://t.co/N35KMtvogJ
— Christina Carrega (@ChrisCarrega) May 28, 2022

Ten Black residents of Buffalo were killed in a racist attack. But 10 days later, another mass shooting erupted in Uvalde.

Many moved on. It’s hard not to.

But Buffalo families continue to grieve. We spent time with one. To learn just how much was taken.https://t.co/uSCjzIAqr4
— Troy Closson (@troy_closson) May 28, 2022

As we learn the shocking truth about Ulvade, do lift up the name of Aaron Salter, Jr., a true hero whose willingness to fight in the face of possible death no doubt saved lives. Do not forget. https://t.co/QVTs9Jr7A0
— Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) May 28, 2022

This visual tribute is dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting and murders in Buffalo. Honor them. pic.twitter.com/hPpJl54NEc
— Jen White-Johnson 🗣✊🏽 (@jtknoxroxs) May 17, 2022

Residents on the eastside of Buffalo say they view the Tops Friendly Market massacre as an inflection point to exposing and fixing the many deficits in the city’s Black community. – @NBCBLK https://t.co/QuIspGE3on
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 28, 2022

Vice Pres. Kamala Harris at the funeral of Buffalo shooting victim: "This is a moment that requires all good people…to stand up and say we will not stand for this. Enough is enough. We will come together based on what we all know we have in common." https://t.co/q0nauBhuB3 pic.twitter.com/7Jdv12w6v0
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2022

Terrorism isn’t terrorism if a white supremacist does it

His defense was he says the same kind of stuff Trump does.

Christopher Hasson’s lawyer argued that his white supremacist rhetoric was no more than a reflection of the “national vocabulary.”

“Donald Trump uses similar epithets in his everyday language & tweets,” she said.

Hasson will be released from detention. https://t.co/fneTJhMTV2
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) April 26, 2019

Why won’t AG Barr charge a terrorist caught plotting to kill Trump critics?

The judge has "grave concerns" about Hasson, who planned to kill Nancy Pelosi, Democratic presidential candidates, and other Trump critics. But Barr refuses to bring charges. https://t.co/kcvk010zko
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 25, 2019

If this guy's name were al-Hasan instead of Hasson, would he be released from jail? https://t.co/qy1Hzi2Upp pic.twitter.com/yfOWHjpPii
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2019

In 2019, it’s hard to be stunned, but this has shocked the hell out of me.

Christopher Hasson, a white supremacist, was actively plotting to kill multiple elected officials, members of the media, and more. He had an enough weapons for a small army.

And is being released. https://t.co/GENqAJhSzn
— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 25, 2019

New documents reinforce an unsettling conclusion: Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Hasson allegedly aspired to join the ranks of history’s most violent white nationalists and had amassed the tools necessary to make those ambitions come true https://t.co/lpKHHVAz6f
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) April 24, 2019

A federal judge grants the pre-trial release of Christopher Hasson, the Maryland man prosecutors say had a hit list of Democrats, two Supreme Court justices, journalists and company executives. https://t.co/oLVa74Ftzs
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) April 25, 2019

OTOH, the initial detention memo back in February did not flinch from identifying Hasson as a "terrorist" intent on murdering people. It also included a sentence that seemed to indicate that the govt then intended to bring substantial additional charges. https://t.co/iAtw7ORTWm pic.twitter.com/L9dTNYawI0
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 25, 2019

why did they change their mind?

Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes

This story has been buried by the obsession over the Mueller report but it’s really important. Trump’s hateful rhetoric sparks hateful acts. Words have consequences. He always denies it but it is clearly true. Sad!

The other Friday report. https://t.co/SLHYgLB2Lh
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 23, 2019

Hate crimes are up 17%

I blame Trump for a large part of it. His hateful, bigoted speeches and tweets hive riled up the bigots in his cult. I also blame Fox News and other right wing outlets.

Their influence was clear in the recent bomb mailings and synagogue mass murder. And no, the answer is not more people with guns.

According to newly released FBI data, law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes occurred in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016.

More at @washingtonpost: https://t.co/U8WDJrbnxU

— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) November 13, 2018

Hate crimes are a much bigger problem than even the new FBI statistics show because the reporting of these incidents remains uneven and inconsistent. @jameshohmann https://t.co/BScpYjd01X

— Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa) November 14, 2018

Hate crime incidents reported to the FBI increased by about 17% last year compared to 2016 https://t.co/Bs3PwsjqfH

— CNN (@CNN) November 14, 2018

FBI just released its 2017 Hate Crime Report

45's Year 1 as POTUS shows record highs w/THOUSANDS more hate crimes than before

2013
•5,928 hate crimes

2014
•5,462 hate crimes

2015
•5,818 hate crimes

2016
•6,063 hate crimes

2017
•8,437 hate crimeshttps://t.co/1HxfWTBcS9

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) November 13, 2018

The FBI just released its annual report on hate crimes in America and it contains glaring omissions.

The murders of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, Heather Heyer, and the Portland MAX train stabbings, are not included in the report.https://t.co/3mY5PHlT1S

— Arjun Sethi (@arjunsethi81) November 13, 2018

Many hate crimes are unreported

Hate crimes are on the rise in America, but thousands of potential incidents go unreported https://t.co/A81zWIOnQw

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 3, 2018

The rise in hate crimes

Pittsburgh shooting comes amid rise in hate crimes, growing anxiety about right-wing extremism https://t.co/ylkO3NoMfi

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 29, 2018

SPLC warns of massive uptick in hate crimes against the Jewish community since 2016 election https://t.co/ITogNHMegv

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 28, 2018

Tennessee won’t condemn neo-Nazis

The state house in Tennessee wouldn’t pass a resolution condemning neo-Nazis. I guess some of the Republicans there think they include “very fine people” like Trump does. Sad!

Racial incidents in Philadelphia area schools

Racists have been emboldened by Trump’s election. Read this article for examples in Philadelphia area school districts such as “Cheerleaders called the N-word. A black doll hanging by a tie. Pumpkins carved with a swastika and a reference to the Ku Klux Klan.”