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US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 hours ago

Man charged with threatening Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee also accused of vowing to skin' federal judge

A grand jury may decide whether David Pokorny should face federal indictment for threatening Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and vowing to skin a federal judge.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Palo Alto: Justice department drops case against man charged with threatening elected officials

Prosecutors dropped criminal-threats charges against Aaditya Chand after he completed a diversion agreement including anger management, mental health counseling, and community service.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Senator whose wife was shot fears for safety after Trump sedition accusation

Senator Mark Kelly whose wife, Gabrielle Giffords, narrowly survived an attempted assassination while she was in Congress in 2011 says he is worried about increased threats to his family's safety after Donald Trump accused him and other Democratic lawmakers of SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH. This kind of language is dangerous, and it's wrong, Kelly said on Friday on MS NOW's Morning Joe, with political violence one of the top topics in the US's public discourse.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

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

Public office holders face escalating harassment and threats that endanger democracy, deter diverse candidates, and force self-censorship.
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