Between Oct 2018 and Aug 2019 we saw: - Proud Boys mob beating activists in Manhattan - Cesar Sayoc mailing bombs around the country - the Tree of Life shooting - the Christchurch NZ shooting - an attempted mass bombing in Islamberg, NY - Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting - El Paso Walmart shooting

Those were more lone wolf pogroms, though

Had to remind myself that the Times Square stabbing happened in 2017

This is why I'm skeptical of those who argue that the 60s were so much worse political violence wise, especially by 2020 when the president was bragging about sending out a hit squad to avenge his supporter's death.

Oh shit that was the Gilroy Garlic Festival? I forgot. I just moved back to the south bay and thought - what's a touristy thing I never did when I lived here before... I can't believe I already forgot it and I remember being shocked day of.

when did that federal judge get shot by the anti-feminist lawyer

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- an thwarted mass shooting of an LGBTQ bar in Las Vegas - three Black churches burned down in Louisiana - a judge’s son threatened a synagogue in North Carolina

That ended up being the last real Gilroy Garlic festival. They had to cancel in 2020 because of the pandemic, lost a ton of money on a drive-thru event in ‘21, and shut down permanently after realizing how much liability insurance would cost

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