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Political violence is on the rise in America: ‘It’s a really scary time’

Charlie Kirk’s killing came amid a rise in political violence in the US – and the list of people targeted is long and growing, says our democracy reporter Rachel Leingang. Subscribe ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn And as the right declared war on the left following the murder of Kirk, the far-right activist and high-profile Donald Trump ally, at a public event on a Utah college campus, Leingang says that this could serve as a dangerous turning point in an increasingly polarised nation. In the first six months of 2025, more than 520 plots and acts of terrorism and targeted violence occurred, affecting nearly all US states and causing 96 deaths and 329 injuries. This is a nearly 40% increase over the first six months of 2024, according to data from the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (Start) at the University of Maryland. Research published by the ADL Center on Extremism in February also found that, despite Trump and his allies’ recent claims about the “radical left”, all extremist-related killings in the US in 2024 were connected to rightwing extremism. “The warning signs of growing civil unrest in the US are evident,” wrote Michael Jensen, the research director at Start, on LinkedIn in late August. Watch Leingang explain how an increasing polarisation between the left and the right is worsening the threat and why more people believe violence is the way to achieve political goals. And tap to the link to read more about how Charlie Kirk’s killing is sending prominent conservatives on a warpath – and setting the stage for a dangerous expansion of federal government repression ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... #donaldtrump #usgunviolence #politicalviolence #melissahortman #charliekirk #trump #gunviolence #guncrime