For months on end, the liberal media establishment and local Democrat authorities not only tolerated but supported politically motivated violence — i.e., terrorism — by leftists affiliated with or inspired by Black Lives Matter and Antifa. Leftists were rewarded with greater control of the federal government, not to mention many $millions in donations from major corporations. Is anyone surprised to see more left-wing terrorism?

Thousands of residents in Aspen, Colorado were left without heat during near-zero degree weather after vandals — possibly green activists from an environmental group — attacked the city’s gas system, authorities said Monday.

The attack on three separate gas lines left 3,500 in the cold.

The Aspen Police Department said the words “Earth first!” were written on one pipe near Aspen.

No worries. The politicized FBI is investigating the matter. After Biden’s handlers put another James Comey type in charge, they will have no problem discovering that the damage was caused by systemic racism.

This terror attack reminded Tony Heller of Real Climate Science why there are so many trees in Colorado:

On tips from Sean C and KirklesWorth.

Michigan State Representative Cynthia Johnson (D-Detroit) is even scarier than we knew. When she issued a public call for her supporters “who are soldiers” to come after “Trumpers” and “make them pay,” it appeared obvious that she was siccing Black Lives Matter goons on her critics. But she has a supporter who might do worse than toss a Molotov cocktail through your front window. Michigan Gauleiter Gretchen Whitmer, infamous for the ruthlessness with which she inflicts arbitrary coronavirus decrees, has Johnson’s back.

Johnson’s perceived call for violence resulted in a wrist slap:

Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox accused Johnson of inciting violence. House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, and House Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, subsequently announced Johnson would be stripped of her committee assignments, adding Johnson could face “further disciplinary action as the proper authorities conduct their own investigations.”

Even that was too much for Whitmer:

“I think that removing her from her committees is too far, truly, and I’ve reached out and asked the incoming House leadership to reconsider that,” she said.

The signal has been broadcast loud and clear. In Michigan, Democrat leadership has no problem with pols conducting themselves as if America were some tinpot dictatorship in a remote Third World backwater. If the Governor approves of issuing marching orders to an army of street thugs who have already caused $billions in damage with hundreds of riots in the course of this year, pulling out fingernails might be next.

Johnson said she didn’t mean to threaten Trump supporters, but she also doesn’t regret her words. Instead, Johnson said she’s owed an apology from GOP leaders.

If she doesn’t get one…

On a tip from Varla.

Biden’s handlers ought to consider Michigan State Representative Cynthia Johnson for a cabinet position. Not only does she check at least two boxes on the all-important identity politics checklist, she personifies the mentality of today’s belligerently triumphant and viciously intolerant Democratic Party. She threatened supporters of the president during a Facebook live stream video on Tuesday:

“I wish I could be talking to y’all in a private room, because, uh, I just wish I could, but we’re public so,” she told her viewers.

Imagine what she might have said in private.

“So, this is just a warning to you Trumpers,” the Democrat threatened: “Be careful, walk lightly, we ain’t playing with you. Enough of the shenanigans. Enough is enough.”

Yes ma’am. We will bow our heads meekly, vote Democrat, and swallow all of the lies the liberal media establishment feeds us from now on.

Too late; enraged by unfriendly phone calls of the sort politicians sometimes receive from the public, Johnson has already given marching orders:

“And for those of you who are soldiers, you know how to do it,” she directed. “Do it right, be in order, make them pay.”

Given the prevalence of Black Lives Matter/Antifa political violence, this is not an idle threat. Essentially, she is calling on her supporters to burn down the houses and/or businesses of her critics. That’s how things are done in countries like this is on the verge of becoming.

People like this have been taking hold of the reins of power via the Democratic Party:

On tips from FighttheBeast, Varla, Wiggins, DOMINION STOLE MY VOTE, Zachary B, and Dragon’s Lair.

Turnout was huge for the Million MAGA March in Washington.

The Blaze reports that the mood was festive, until the liberal establishment’s shock troops descended on the scene to silence opposition:

For days, anarchist and anti-fascist groups planned counterprotests to “overwhelm” Trump supporters at the Million MAGA March on Saturday. A group of counterprotesters were carrying signs that said, “Punch MAGA in the face.” Some counterprotesters became violent, and footage from the Million MAGA March shows several Trump supporters being attacked. One Trump supporter was brutally knocked out.

This is what you voted for if you voted for Joe Biden, whose party openly embraces Black Lives Matter thugs and covers for their Antifa allies:

Soon afterward, a BLM type ran up from behind and punched her in the head.

What do you expect in a city so tightly controlled by Democrats that it names a two-block-long pedestrian section of 16th Street right by the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in honor of Marxist terrorists?

Worse yet was this:

Video from field reporter Jorge Ventura shows a mob of people attacking a man, landing several sucker punches. Then one attacker winds up and punches him in the head from behind, knocking him unconscious. As the man lay motionless on the ground, several counterprotesters stepped on his body. The man’s face was covered in blood.

From the video:

Kamala Harris, who will be the de facto president if Democrats prevail, calls the thugs who sucker punched and stomped on the head of this gentleman the “heroes of our time.” She has called for them to continue to riot regardless of who wins the election, which they will certainly do.

Since they have no morality other than political correctness and no concept of shame, progressive brownshirts target anyone they suspect of opposing them. From Breitbart:

Antifa and BLM wasted no time in accosting women, children, families, and the elderly as they walked down Washington, DC, streets after the Million MAGA March on Saturday.

They knew that in DC they could count on the support of local authorities:

DC Metropolitan Police blocked off BLM Plaza so Million MAGA March attendees could not go through. Trump supporters had to walk through a gauntlet of BLM, Antifa, and black bloc assailants in order to leave the area.

According to the narrative, this is all about race. Actually, it isn’t:

A black mother with her young children wearing a Blue Lives matter hat and a Trump jacket frantically told police officers she wanted to press charges against her assailants. The assailants cornered her and asked her why she had her children there. She was pushing a child in a stroller and shielding her pre-teen daughter when she was attacked, reported Breitbart News.

One good thing has come of 2020. There is no more “nuance” for the bad guys to hide behind. The Left is not merely wrong, but malevolent. This goes for its primary party, the Democrats. No informed person can help but be aware of this, despite the Left’s control of the media.

On tips from Dragon’s Lair and Ellen O. Hat tip: Right Scoop.

As mentioned earlier, if election integrity prevails, and it turns out that Trump wins the election, Democrats will respond with massive rioting. The implicit threat of rioting looms over the investigation of their massive election fraud. This form of intimidation has been seen before in degenerating republics as they succumb to tyranny.

What if we don’t succumb? What if Trump wins, and then we choose not to allow liberals to reduce every major city to Portland?

The wise Thomas Sowell explains in five words how to stop leftist violence if Trump is reelected: “overwhelming force on the scene.” But because the media will continue to side with the rioters, this will require serious resolve:

As Sowell explains, two major causes of rioting are justification of the rioting and holding back the police. Persuading liberals to show the common decency not to egg on rioters won’t be easy. Responsibly deploying the police will require overruling local authorities in areas controlled by Democrats — i.e., all major cities.

On a tip from Ellen O.

Democrats don’t trust Big Media and Big Tech to deliver the election. To ensure victory, they also employ intimidation. This is so obvious, it can be seen from far off in Australia:

The establishment party isn’t taking any chances. Voter fraud will also come into play.

On tips from Anonymous.