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Charlie Kirk & the normalization of political violence

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Sep 11, 2025
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How Do Americans Really Feel About Political Violence?

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President Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet as he narrowly escaped with his life at a rally. He was targeted again soon after.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated, with Luigi Mangione arrested for his murder.

A gunman killed two Embassy of Israel staff members who were leaving a “Young Diplomats Reception” at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion broken into and set on fire.

Tesla vehicles have been torched, and bullets as well as Molotov cocktails were aimed at the company’s showrooms.

Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in their homes.

In March, a fire was set to the entryway to the New Mexico Republican Party headquarters.

BB pellets and gunshots were fired at the front door and window of the Democratic National Committee office in Arizona on three separate occasions last fall.

Nancy Pelosi’s husband was bludgeoned with a hammer in his home; his attacker admitted he had planned to hold the speaker hostage to “end government c…

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