As more folks are arrested for the insurrection we are going to see high rate of people with records of intimate partner violence, stalking, and harassment. 1/

Terrorizing women and girls and internet trolling is directly correlated to being violent and unreasonable in other facets. including work, friendships, school, family, AND POLITICS. 2/
As my colleague, Caroline said, "Violence against women and girls on the micro level of interpersonal IS TERRORISM designed to uphold patriarchy/male supremacy on the macro level. 3/
Some insurrectionists have reported histories of being abusers.
Some in the news have histories of abuse. We know Ashli Babbitt, who was shot dead, trying to climb through the window 4/ https://t.co/h07PWaH6Jx
into the congressional chambers, had multiple restraining orders for attacking her then-boyfriend’s ex, filing false police reports, rear ending her car, and harassing her with phone calls. 5/
West Virginia state delegate, Derrick Evans, who livestreamed himself storming the Capitol, in 2019 violated a restraining order for repeatedly stalking and threatening a woman with bodily injury. 6/ https://t.co/fir0lk83pf
Air Force combat veteran, Larry Rendall Brock, who was stalking Pelosi’s office in full tactical gear and helmet with sets of flex-cuffs in his hand was turned in by his ex-wife. 7/

https://t.co/eN1GfqF3Pa
These people were coming to assassinate. In my book I talk about the known link between domestic violence and murder. 8/ https://t.co/lgtGOblwDo
It's a self-selecting group of people who prioritize their own desires over the safety and autonomy of other people. They're jealous and controlling and believe delusional things. 9/

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This is what he wants to do.

No matter how this trial plays out, the US will remain divided between those who choose truth, Democracy, and rule of law and the millions who reject these things.

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The question is how to move forward.

My mantra is that there are no magic bullets and these people will always be with us.

Except for state legislatures, they have less power now than they have for a while.

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The only real and lasting solutions are political ones. Get Democrats into local offices. Get people who want democracy to survive to the polls at every election, at every level.

It’s a constant battle.

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Maybe I should tell you all about Thurgood Marshall’s life to illustrate how hard the task is and how there will be backlash after each step of progress.

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Precisely. That's why Thurgood Marshall's life came to mind.

We are still riding the backlash that started after the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

That's why I keep saying there are no easy

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