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Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

TMZ Publishes Antisemitic, Death Threat-Riddled Voicemails Sent to Jared Moskowitz

Antisemitic voicemails urged violence against Rep. Jared Moskowitz and Jews, including calls to kill Jews and references to Israel.
New York Knicks
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Eric Adams tells heckler 'go f-k yourself' as ex-NYC mayor gets booed at airport: 'You're gonna see the Brooklyn in me'

Eric Adams told a heckler "Go f-k yourself" and warned "You're gonna see the Brooklyn in me" after being berated on a Dallas flight.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

An unhealthy and creepy obsession': Ilhan Omar on Trump's attacks

Ilhan Omar faces xenophobic attacks and false accusations from Donald Trump while asserting her refugee background, citizenship and status as an elected member of Congress.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

Germany news: Verbal attacks on MPs nearly triple DW 12/06/2025

More than 4,400 public insults, defamation and slander cases were recorded against German politicians in 2024, nearly triple the number from two years earlier.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

It was extremely pornographic': Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career

When Cara Hunter, the Irish politician, looks back on the moment she found out she had been deepfaked, she says it is like watching a horror movie. The setting is her grandmother's rural home in the west of Tyrone on her 90th birthday, April 2022. Everyone was there, she says. I was sitting with all my closest family members and family friends when I got a notification through Facebook Messenger.
UK politics
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency

Hate, threats and harassment against female politicians deter women from politics, cause self-censorship, and threaten democratic equality and representation.
#online-abuse
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago
UK politics

Public servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis

fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago
UK politics

Public servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis

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US politics
fromStreetsblog
6 months ago

SEE IT: Council Member Paladino's Son Curses Out Foe's Volunteers - And Got 16 Speeding Tix This Year - Streetsblog New York City

Thomas Paladino Jr. verbally assaulted Ben Chou volunteers with profanities, has a history of controversies, and faces numerous documented speeding incidents through school zones.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

"A Person With Parents": How Sarah McBride and her family stay strong in the face of transphobia - LGBTQ Nation

Transgender Representative Sarah McBride experiences intensified public misgendering, slurs, and dehumanization from Republican colleagues that also causes pain to her parents.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Hunter Biden Blasts Trump's Fecal No Kings' AI Video: Painting A Target' On Young Influencer Harry Sisson

Hunter Biden condemned Trump's feces-themed AI video as juvenile and dangerous, saying it paints a target on young influencer Harry Sisson.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

Pro-Trump Journo Tells Fox News He Was Arrested At Protest 'For Being Conservative'

Nick Sortor was arrested in Portland after being assaulted while filming; he contends the arrest stemmed from his conservative views.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Keir Starmer may be the judge of Angela Rayner's fate but the public is the jury | Gaby Hinsliff

Political life increasingly endangers personal privacy and safety, exposing politicians' families to harassment while demanding public accountability for errors like tax mistakes.
US politics
fromTheregister
8 months ago

Election workers fear 2026 threats without feds' support

Death threats against election officials began after the 2020 presidential election, exacerbated by refusal to endorse election fraud claims.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
9 months ago

Councillor abuse 'becoming a national problem'

Cheshire East Council plans to implement measures to address councillor abuse after a survey revealed significant harassment and intimidation.
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