“Where is Nancy, where is Nancy” the perp was yelling

evince said:
Does the 'left' want to defund the police?
CLAIM
Top Congressional Republicans attacked the Democrats on police funding.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said "The left wants to defund the police."

CONCLUSION
While some Democrats have joined calls for a radical shift in police policy, including a reduction in police budgets, top congressional Democrats and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have not supported calls to "defund the police."

EVIDENCE
Biden's published criminal justice plan called for a $300 million investment in community policing efforts -- including the hiring of more officers.

On June 8, Biden told CBS, "No, I don't support defunding the police," Rather, he said, "I support conditioning federal aid to police based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honorableness. And, in fact, are able to demonstrate they can protect the community and everybody in the community."

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat of Maryland, told CNN, "Defunding police departments are not the answer." House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline and Karen Bass have also spoken out about the phrase, CNN reported in June.

It's worth noting that the slogan "defund the police" means different things to different activists -- from the dissolution of police forces to partial reductions in funding.

Trump's campaign has seized on a single comment Biden made to a progressive activist in a July video chat. In that conversation, Biden repeated his opposition to defunding police. When pressed, he did say he "absolutely" agrees that some funding can be redirected to social services, mental health counseling and affordable housing, but he immediately transitioned to his previous proposal to deny federal funding to specific police departments that do not meet certain standards. Biden said in early June that decisions about funding levels should be made by local communities, since some have too many officers but some don't have enough.
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evince said:
Oh man


It does appear to be political
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While the left certainly despises Trump and reactionary ideology, we actually have a genuine political philosophy and ideolgy to focus our energy on: health care, infrastructure, labor rights, minimum wage, climate change, social justice, etc.

The right seems to wallow in resentment and toxic grievance. They don't have any real, tangible political philosophy or their own original ideas. All they do is howl in protest about what Democrats are doing. That leaves them plenty of time to obsess over their toxic grievances. The last time I saw Republicans enthusiastically and passionately advocate for one of their own political ideas is when they were hollering at me that invading Iraq was a totally awesome idea.
 
evince said:
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/deterring-threats-to-election-workers/



F alse claims of a stolen election in 2020 shook U.S. democracy to its foundation, seeding ideas and establishing behavior that will reverberate in elections for years to come. The unprecedented number of false claims alleging election fraud in 2020 ignited a barrage of threats against election workers in what had traditionally been a very low threat environment.
In 2020, then Philadelphia Elections Commissioner Al Schmidt received numerous threats against himself and his family: “Heads on spikes. Treasonous Schmidts.” He was one of countless election officials that had to leave their homes to assure their personal safety during the November election. As the nation prepares for the 2022 midterm elections, election officials continue to deal with threats, harassment, and abuse, and the Department of Homeland Security recently warned that “calls for violence by domestic violent extremists” directed at election workers are likely to increase as the midterm election season continues.
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These are facts I posted
 
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