Left Hook

“President Trump and his top advisers threatened on Monday to unleash the power of the federal government to punish what they alleged was a left-wing network that funds and incites violence, seizing on Charlie Kirk’s killing to make broad and unsubstantiated claims about their political opponents. Investigators were still working to identify a motive in the death of Mr. Kirk.” (We may not know the killer’s motive, but we definitely know the adminstation’s motives.) NYT (Gift Article): White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups.

+ JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics. And, Pam Bondi faces criticism for saying DOJ will ‘target’ anyone who engages in ‘hate speech.’

+ But wait. Isn’t far right politically-motivated violence much more prevalent in America? Yes. But the DOJ Deleted the Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing. (The report is still on the Wayback Machine, for now.)