Two-thirds of US terror attacks tied to right-wing extremists

Trump won’t do anything about this (besides encourage it). This is part of his base.

Something that probably should have gotten more attention https://t.co/HAXBfbLGzD

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 27, 2018

This didn’t start with Trump.

I keep thinking about this 2009 DHS report on right-wing extremists. Conservative bloggers went nuts and claimed Obama was targeting them, but we need to stop being politically correct and talk about this problem. https://t.co/ENd1lzKAhb

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) October 27, 2018

But none of the white supremacist terrorism has anything to do with Trump, oh no https://t.co/fXHi6hN6sI

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 27, 2018

White supremacy in America is a bigger problem than Islamic terrorism here. It is a bigger problem than crimes by immigrants. And this administration is not only not doing anything about it, they are fomenting hate among this group.

— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) October 26, 2018

Two days ago a white man walked into a @Kroger supermarket and murdered two black elderly people.

This was domestic terrorism.

And @realDonaldTrump, a self proclaimed nationalist, has not said a word.

His silence speaks volumes.

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) October 26, 2018

Trump cut funds to fight anti-right wing violence

I remember every single person who said the connections @jbouie made in this 2016 piece were unfair and ridiculoushttps://t.co/SIcE1rIC8u

— Jenée (@jdesmondharris) October 27, 2018

The Trump administration is damaging the environment by auctioning off land for oil drilling

The damage from this can’t be undone just by electing a better president. It’s permanent.

Please read the story. And share it. And thanks to NYT subscribers for supporting this kind of work. The Trump admin is transforming federal regulations. It has impact. Here is a first-hand look, from out in Wyoming, at some of that impact. https://t.co/h1NqyXV6v9

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 27, 2018

The Trump administration has also been in a race to lease more and more federal lands for oil and gas drilling. So much land has been put out to auction that the industry just can't take it all. Most of it is not attracting bids. But land put up for auction has skyrocketed. pic.twitter.com/ALqzArQdYi

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 27, 2018

DATA NYT OBTAINED VIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT also shows a massive jump in OIL PRODUCTION on federal lands in the United States in the last two years. This is a big deal. Surge is being driven by places like Wyoming/NewMexico. Impressive growth. pic.twitter.com/Z91emguCH1

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) October 27, 2018

2/4 The amount of acres offered for oil and gas development on federal lands in the past two years is striking. Check out this comparison between FY18 and a four year average https://t.co/UCJhrkdYXU

— Taxpayers for Common Sense (@taxpayers) October 27, 2018

Trump’s nationalism has changed the world

And not in a good way. The damage will be hard to undo. After Trump, why would any country sign a treaty with the US knowing it could be easily undone by a future president?

How President Trump's nationalism has already changed the world https://t.co/EKNRqmfkiq pic.twitter.com/9Q6XSEvrbi

— CNN (@CNN) October 27, 2018

Trump’s North Carolina rally – 10/26/18

More lies, more hatred. He lies about pre-existing conditions: Republicans have opposed them. He makes up a middle class tax cut that is unlikely to happen – why would it be needed if the last one helped the middle class (which it didn’t).

New York Times coverage

Washington Post coverage

Here comes the part of the Charlotte rally where Trump drops all pretenses & dives headfirst into authoritarian fearmongering: "As we speak, Democrats are encouraging illegal aliens to break our laws…They want to release criminal aliens right out of jail and onto your streets."

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) October 27, 2018

Trump: "I’ve never seen rain in North Carolina."

???

We had a hurricane like two weeks ago

— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) October 26, 2018

This is what the press pen looks like. pic.twitter.com/NevMS0m0bQ

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 26, 2018

"Political violence must never ever be allowed in America and I'll do everything in my power to stop it," Trump says at North Carolina rally, reading from teleprompter. "The media has a major role to play, whether they want to or not."

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 26, 2018

"We have seen an effort by the media in recent hours to use the sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me," Trump says. "The media has tried to attack the incredible Americans who support our movement to give power back to the people."

— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) October 26, 2018

Trump says there is a town in California where "illegal aliens" have taken over the town council. Crowd doesn't like that idea. Doesn't name the town.

— Ely Portillo (@ESPortillo) October 26, 2018

Trump spending a lot of time tonight criticizing the media. After “CNN sucks!” chant breaks out, he continues: “indeed they do, they have a major role to play in terms of tone, in terms of everything,” drawing laughs.

— Jill Colvin (@colvinj) October 26, 2018

(This is him saying it.) https://t.co/ATeBO2uGkn

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) October 27, 2018

Hello from Charlotte, NC — Trump is on the way for a #MAGA rally — some rallygoers have been in line since last night. And it's been raining heavily here. pic.twitter.com/LGSKdYvZov

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 26, 2018

“I wonder at the end of this week if Trump is able to control the forces he has unleashed,” @brianstelter reports live from Charlotte ahead of tonight’s Trump rally, as supporters chant CNN SUCKS! pic.twitter.com/q2xqFvEl3F

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 26, 2018

If Trump cannot tell his supporters this is unacceptable & the GOP leadership will not tell him this is unacceptable then it’s up to the voters on November 6 to tell them all its unacceptable. #Vote. https://t.co/n5uCmCju6X

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 26, 2018

More chanting of “CNN sucks” pic.twitter.com/adRV1M2k6c

— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) October 26, 2018

Trump supporters believe conspiracy theories about the bombs

This is frightening. These people believe nonsense. I don’t see how we ever can have a reasonable political discussion with Trump cult members. They’ll be like this after Trump’s presidency too since they appear to get their news from conspiracy sites.

The supporters were interviewed at Trump’s North Carolina rally tonight.

"They may have paid him to do it."

Trump supporters respond to news that pipe bomb suspect exhibited vehement support for President Trump. https://t.co/AFlv5G96nn

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 26, 2018

https://t.co/OJ6r0222y7 pic.twitter.com/xcU1LOTj97

— Jesse Yomtov (@JesseYomtov) October 26, 2018

Before Trump arrived, I heard a rallygoer talking to a group of others about the bomb suspect: "He was a LIBERAL! He was anti-Trump on his Facebook." She said "they" (didn't say who) "put stickers on his van, like, last night." The same woman then screamed anti-media sentiments.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 27, 2018

It’s not just the Trump cult members at the rally:

Shortly after announcing the arrest, Trump calls Turning Point USA's Candace Owens "incredible." She suggested that the attacks were a false flag by left-wingers.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 26, 2018

Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and others stick with conspiracy theories after mail-bomb suspect’s arrest

Super Pacs

This is why Citizens United was such a terrible Supreme Court decision. We need to get big money out of both parties’ campaigns.

Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created, via @myhlee: https://t.co/3HPVmjn7Fl

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) October 26, 2018

More conflict of interest issues for Ross

This administration is so corrupt!

Nothing to see here, just the Commerce Secretary potentially in criminal violation of conflict-of-interest law.https://t.co/gvJpTMAeMz

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 25, 2018

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has another conflict of interest that needs investigating. https://t.co/vb8m5q8D4X pic.twitter.com/L8waQYOKPU

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 26, 2018

Shocking but predictable development: Newly released documents show what appears to be fairly conclusive evidence of a criminal conflict of interest violation by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, as well as what looks like a cover-up by government officials. /1

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) October 25, 2018

Republicans could propose cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid

Republicans Look to Safety Net Programs as Deficit Balloons https://t.co/daRN3zmuE9

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 26, 2018

2018 elections update – 10/26/18

This why there is a loooooong tail for dem gains. https://t.co/xDvhApsfEr

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 26, 2018

What the dark, uncomfortable history of political tribalism means for November 6 https://t.co/xoKKIAWAoo pic.twitter.com/TRbVVuFtLx

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 26, 2018

Want to know just how important Wisconsin is in the midterm election? Take a look at the political luminaries who visited over the last six days https://t.co/D056nqGxuK

— POLITICO (@politico) October 26, 2018

White suburban voters could help swing control of Congress. And one of our recent polls shows Dems up 8 points over Republicans with this key voting block — a big difference from 2016 when they voted 49%-45% for Trump over Clinton https://t.co/EDpm0kfNxd

— POLITICO (@politico) October 26, 2018

These eight attorney-general races could make a big difference to President Trump’s agenda. Via @FiveThirtyEight: https://t.co/RoZo37XRws pic.twitter.com/YfFV5qTOUu

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 26, 2018

Amid a national debate on access to the franchise, voters in Maryland will decide next month whether to allow same-day registration on Election Day for future elections. https://t.co/qkn2XRynE8

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) October 26, 2018

An act of nationwide terrorism is ongoing and dammit, the President of the United States needs to address the nation as to……how it might affect his political party's chances in an upcoming vote. The moral vacuity of this soulless squib is as profound as it is relentless. https://t.co/hZMr4wY6Zx

— David Simon (@AoDespair) October 26, 2018

.@CookPolitical has moved NJ Senate to a tossup. Here' s a little refresh from a few days ago about why that race is close. https://t.co/BvCjCgVM6b

— Clare Malone (@ClareMalone) October 26, 2018

More than 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes sent to voters by the Board of Elections in the DCl did not feature a reminder to include stamps. https://t.co/D7xzaDqLNB

— WTOP (@WTOP) October 26, 2018

Red wave is so big that Republicans are going to pick up an extra seat in South Dakota, even though it doesn't have a Senate race this year. https://t.co/t5KrIFojeo

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 26, 2018

Bomb suspect’s van

Of course, Trump doesn’t see the facts.

President Trump on pipe bomb suspect:

"I did not see my face on the van. I don't know, I heard he was a person that preferred me over others, but I did not see that." https://t.co/5MGorR3Wih pic.twitter.com/ovz6XmqUf3

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 26, 2018

Analysis: The mail-bomb suspect’s van, annotated https://t.co/QnTKU2UeQW

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 26, 2018

Tweets saying Fox News blurred the MAGA stickers on the bombing suspect's van are false (@KaivanShroff @rmayemsinger). Here's why. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/mquC7Dh7Eb

— Blake Montgomery 💀 (@blakersdozen) October 26, 2018

Crucial clues could be found in the bombing suspect’s van https://t.co/WblsQpZeyf @tomforemancnn reports @TheLeadCNN

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2018

https://t.co/OJ6r0222y7 pic.twitter.com/xcU1LOTj97

— Jesse Yomtov (@JesseYomtov) October 26, 2018

Good reporting from @amy_harmon on the suspected bomber’s van, which seems to have been both his home and his blog https://t.co/cOrqKwDB1h but one mistake: Maxine Waters is not in the “Swamp to Be Drained” decal; that seems to be this meme, which uses this photo of Loretta Lynch pic.twitter.com/H5IfBS5369

— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) October 26, 2018