It's obviously bad that so many Americans, particularly those who believe Trump's false claims about the election, think political violence might be warranted.

But it's also bad that past violence and threats have been rationalized and downplayed. https://t.co/fKcNUEvvSU

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 2, 2021

In a bitterly divided nation, public servants, professionals and activists are seeing a proliferation of death threats, experts say. https://t.co/zmW94Foow8

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 31, 2021

Thus confirming my decision to write a column this week in praise of Toni Morrison’s novel, Beloved. They attach their names to these threats now. pic.twitter.com/8exkn7GB3r

— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) October 31, 2021

—@JakeTapper condemns death threats Neil Cavuto has faced after imploring the Fox audience to get vaccinated: "Neil Cavuto is a gentleman. Neil Cavuto does not deserve that. Stay strong, Neil…" pic.twitter.com/KmoRZwqzzV

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 29, 2021

6 NYC firefighters have been suspended after they drove their firetruck to the office of State Sen. Zellnor Myrie today, and made threats to his staff to protest vaccine mandates. https://t.co/6rUIJpIH2P

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 29, 2021

This: please pay attention. https://t.co/Z7V0c9Uup2

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) October 28, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene says the Capitol riot was in line with the Declaration of Independence.

But she's hardly the only one in her party still nodding to the legitimacy of political violence.

And it's something 4 in 10 Republicans are open to.https://t.co/DbOndCGeuR

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 28, 2021

Trump's America: the normalizing of political violence. With staggeringly few Republicans calling out the threat & a phalanx of conservative columnists working overtime to say: move along, nothing to see here. https://t.co/pSFPoTl4Mx

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 19, 2021

The normalizing, even celebrating, of political violence in parts of the GOP coalition continues, with virtual silence from almost all party leaders and conservative commentators https://t.co/wm6uR72VHo

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 8, 2021

New! We spent 3 months investigating a kind of violence that has spiked in America: Cars ramming protests.

It’s happened > 139 times since the murder of George Floyd. Less than half of drivers faced charges. And some states are protecting the drivers. https://t.co/ib8yR00kz1

— Jess Bidgood (@jessbidgood) October 31, 2021

Right-wing media and specifically Fox News have been salivating over the idea of running over protesters for years and it happens pretty regularly now. https://t.co/Tc7uK0TEaR

— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) September 25, 2020

Instead of just saying it’s disappointing that Democrats won’t support certain things, the editorial should point out that Republicans won’t support any of the items that are in the reconciliation bill or that were considered. Don’t give Republicans a free pass!

— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) October 29, 2021

this captures a lot about the DC ecosystem. Every Republican in the Senate not only opposes paid leave but agreed to filibuster it. https://t.co/Bxb1CLUMlz

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 28, 2021

Another reason: Zero Republican votes. https://t.co/64wMAEH9U4

— Paul Farhi (@farhip) October 28, 2021

good for Brian. reporters obsessing over Democratic wrangling leave Republicans completely off the hook. https://t.co/CyJ7LfNSDD

— Eric Schultz (@EricSchultz) October 28, 2021

This is a reasonable question, but it might also be worthwhile to ask them about the fact that every Republican in Congress voted against the expanded CTC.

GOP conduct shouldn't be treated as such an inevitable background condition of our politics that it doesn't merit scrutiny. https://t.co/cBjgA8x589

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 28, 2021

Just spitballing here, but what if we covered the fact that 99 percent of elected Democrats want paid leave and 100 percent of Republicans oppose it. https://t.co/gYe0h62sAK

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 28, 2021

Anyone who watches my show knows I am as critical of Manchinema as the next person – if not more so! – but why do we give *50* GOP senators a pass? Why aren’t they constantly being asked by reporters why they don’t support popular & necessary measures on climate or paid leave?

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 28, 2021

Democrats are struggling, with bare majorities, for ways to use the federal govt to address climate change and help struggling families with health care, child care, education and housing

Republicans are showing again their opposition to using the federal govt for those purposes

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 28, 2021

Journalism isn't a crime. Cybersecurity research isn't either. Real leaders don't unleash their attack dogs on the press when they expose government failures, they roll up their sleeves and fix the problem. https://t.co/i0yuNka8C2

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) October 14, 2021

Get ready for some 𝒎𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈!!!

[clicks “view source”]https://t.co/pefOINNS9s

— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 14, 2021

A reporter at @stltoday discovered a flaw in a state website that risked exposure of teacher Social Security numbers. He notified the state of the problem and it was fixed.

Today, @GovParsonMO labeled the reporter a 'hacker' & vowed criminal prosecution. https://t.co/WAxZOR8jon

— Jason Hancock (@J_Hancock) October 14, 2021

Missouri's governor ​condemned the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for exposing a technical glitch that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers, even though the newspaper held off on publishing its report until the flaw was fixed. https://t.co/CEn0c7m596

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 14, 2021

Frank Zappa’s ‘The Hot Rats Sessions’ shows the mother of invention hard at work. Read our review https://t.co/NSXj7tHG2a pic.twitter.com/SlmYlwdTi5

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 26, 2019

Today! THE HOT RATS SESSIONS: 6 CDs, 59 unreleased tracks, alt mixes & rarities, unseen photos, a board game & more in this deluxe set! Buy or Stream NOW: https://t.co/hPvBaicaCB#Zappa #TheHotRatsSessions #50thAnniversary #BoxSet #BoardGame #MusicIsTheBest #Sessions pic.twitter.com/0NCRYs3P6H

— Frank Zappa (@zappa) December 20, 2019

florida voters authorized a massive expansion of voting rights and florida’s republican lawmakers promptly introduced new poll taxes to nullify it https://t.co/JLVeHz07uW

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) October 7, 2021

The new wrinkle: in 2018, voters narrowly (50.3-49.7) passed a new independent commission to draw lines that don't "unduly favor or disfavor" candidates or parties.

But in 2020, GOP legislators passed a bill making the commission's role purely advisory (i.e. they can ignore it).

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 8, 2021

After Missouri voters passed an initiative expanding Medicaid in 2020, “Charles Koch’s astroturf group Americans for Prosperity encouraged the GOP-led state legislature not 2 fund the expansion, but a judge ruled MO must move ahead on enrolling applicants. https://t.co/SaszYaV8Xn

— JennyCohn ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) September 21, 2021

icymi

Do you think the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade or let it stand?

Overturn 28%
Let it stand 65%

(Fox News Poll, 9/12-15/21)
trend: https://t.co/FAunymQ4ls

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 2, 2021

This time with the correct linkhttps://t.co/ZHZkDF1xKM

— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) September 2, 2021

again — modern gop is largely untethered to majority opinion. state and House district gerrymandering/senate population distribution/electoral college gives them a route to power without appealing to the majority. you can keep your polls https://t.co/A6aq1eEZ27

— Astead (@AsteadWesley) September 2, 2021

Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows https://t.co/LUjipszend

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 18, 2021

Among the U.S. public, there is a modest gender divide in views of whether abortion should be legal: 56% of men and 62% of women say it should be legal in at least most cases. https://t.co/lbLnyOPlWQ pic.twitter.com/1Y9l0QCN3b

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) May 10, 2021