NYT: Threats of political violence leave U.S. officials living in fear

In a story on political violence (where they depict the targets as equally democratic and republican), the @nytimes.com gives a sympathetic ear to a member of Congress who was part of January 6.

A massive, and massively underrated, threat to a functioning democracy. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Western democracy is now on the line thanks to a felon masquerading as an American president. He has singlehandedly trashed the country’s administration, weaponized its judiciary and stoked fear in his perceived enemies. Only those in it for monetary reward or lucrative contracts stand for office.

This is the shit Trump's violent rhetoric has brought on. Starting with his 2016 campaign, he has threatened opponents with violence, said he'd bail out supporters who beat up protestors, encouraged the historic attack on our Capitol. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

When you dismantle civil society, disregard and diminish the rule of law, and fill the streets of our cities with armed thugs, you’re encouraging and enabling the worst impulses of the worst people… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Threats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

MTG got a threat aimed at her son. She reached out to DJT, hoping for compassion from a president she had stood by for years. She got a five-word reply from Trump: “Your fault, you deserve it.” America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Hey @nytimes.com Glaringly missing from this piece: female lawmakers and public officials in the United States face threats and harassment at 3-4 times more frequently and with more gender-specific hostility than their male counterparts. Source: Brennan Center for Justice rb.gy/2xa5y1

Trump is responsible: ‘She got a five-word reply from the president: “Your fault, you deserve it.”’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Serving in public office in the United States is dangerous. From state and local government to Congress, an unending river of violent threats is washing through the mailboxes, offices, voice mail and texts of those who govern the nation.

the NYT headline is that “America’s elected officials are living in fear” In reality it’s “Democratic elected officials are living in fear” It is not a both side problem and the number of threats against Democrats and attacks on them are 10x the number on the right.

STOPPING THIS is job for AI: screen the messages/phone calls, track down the senders, investigate, build a case for law enforcement, block access. Just because you are drunk/angry/mentally unbalanced shouldn't give you the power to threaten people. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u... — You can be sure that this pleases the mentally very sick orange felon. He may even be encouraging it.

Living Under the Threat of Political Violence (on both sides of the aisle) www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

“We cannot simply dismiss that as political rhetoric or the president saying something that he doesn't actually mean,” Suleiman said. “We have seen how quickly hateful language can translate into harassment, into threats and violence.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...