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October 29, 2022

This is not a boat accident! It was Trumpism.

“This was not a random act,” said William Scott, San Francisco’s chief of police. “This was intentional.”


Let’s stop dismissing attacks like these and threats against public servants as products of garden-variety mental illness. This was not a boat accident, propeller, coral reef, or Jack the Ripper.

It was Trumpism.

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https://digbysblog.net/2022/10/29/this-is-not-a-boat-accident/
October 29, 2022

Both Sides NOT The Same

Although both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have faced a number of threats in recent months, the increase is not evenly distributed along the political spectrum. According to a study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, rightwing extremists have committed about 75% of the 450 political murders that occurred in the US over the past decade, compared with 4% attributed to leftwing extremists.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/29/paul-pelosi-attack-political-violence-us

October 29, 2022

Primal Fear

this rant on the republican playbook is worth a listen till the end
https://twitter.com/BMeiselas/status/1586127462689226752?s=20&t=Kbc-MhRms_9c71X96ksabQ

October 28, 2022

Wow Smart Move- Paul Pelosi Got On His Cellphone & Dialed 911 & Left Line Open

“Somehow he gets on his cellphone and dials 911… he leaves that line open… Paul Pelosi is basically trying to tell her in code what’s going on..”
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1586088920562933760?s=20&t=B4B8RyJsFX7uNjfSLMtpCw

Paul Pelosi was able to call 911 at the start of the attack at his home in San Francisco, according to a law enforcement source and another source familiar with the matter.

Pelosi managed to keep the line open and the dispatcher could hear a conversation in the background, according to the law enforcement source.

Pelosi was talking in code, that source said, providing enough detail so that the operator overhearing it could understand that something was wrong. At the same time Pelosi seemed to be trying not to make it obvious to the intruder that he had an open line, the source said.

The dispatcher could hear Pelosi speaking about what was going on and dispatched police to check on the house, the source said.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/nancy-pelosi-husband-paul-attack
October 28, 2022

"We we're waiting for Nancy."

Breaking on
@MSNBC
:

The suspect was trying to tie up Paul Pelosi "until Nancy got home" and, when the police came, the suspect said something along the lines of, "we are waiting for Nancy."

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1586077905452310528?s=20&t=stGj3kc3TG31mjFRPUu4wQ

October 28, 2022

trumpism isn't politics.

It’s a long-standing violence-and-intimidation generation machine. It’s racism, fascism, and lies combined to further fracture social divisions and deteriorate societal stress points. From Central Park 5 to the Wall to Floyd and the Big Lie/Jan 6 attack
https://twitter.com/ZaleskiLuke/status/1585979484372865026?s=20&t=OEaF9IEdNI90a-37YiTH8g
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October 28, 2022

Speaker Pelosi's office says that Pelosi's husband, Paul, was "violently assaulted" in their home

by an assailant who broke into the Pelosi residence early this morning. "The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation." Paul Pelosi is in the hospital.

Pelosi Spokesperson Statement on Violent Assault on Paul Pelosi
OCTOBER 28, 2022 PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement:

“Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi. The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation. Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery. The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time.

“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time.”
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102822


https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/paul-pelosi-attack
https://news.yahoo.com/speaker-pelosi-husband-paul-violently-assaulted-san-francisco-home-125621392.html?.tsrc=notification-brknews
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1585978604642443264?s=20&t=waBBSuhJqEgVydMCHHhBkg
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1585975279159312384?s=20&t=waBBSuhJqEgVydMCHHhBkg
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1585975982032556034?s=20&t=9LoFa5LHxX9NtSqadNWayA

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