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2019-01-03T17:54:46Z

Dark Orbit: Factual Corrections

:''See also [[Counterexamples to Global Warming|Counterexamples to global warming]]''

[[File:Global temp chart.jpg|thumb|right|Graph showing temperature connections between solar activity and volcanic eruptions, against a backdrop of historical events.]]
'''Anthropogenic global warming''' (AGW) is a theory that suggests that human activity is causing the [[Earth]] to warm. The theory posits that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor, trap solar warmth on the planet. Computer models suggest that industrial and vehicular emissions could lead to catastrophic warming. [[Leftist]]s use this theory as a basis to propose cuts in energy production and consumption and to promote de-industrialization.

AGW theory predicts that the lower troposphere should be warming at a rate of 3.1 degrees per century, according to an average of 102 climate models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<ref name="SpencerCSP2">"[https://www.newcriterion.com//cm/images/THE%20CLIMATE%20SURPRISE%20PAMPHLET.pdf The Climate Surprise Pamphlet]", ''The New Criterion'', 2016. Taken from chart "All 3 Global Temperature Dataset Types Disagree with the Climate Model During the Period of Greatest Greenhouse Concentration."</ref> An average of radiosonde (weather balloon) and satellite data shows that the lower troposphere warmed at a rate of 1.7 degrees per century between 1979 and 2014.<ref name="SpencerCSP">"[https://www.newcriterion.com//cm/images/THE%20CLIMATE%20SURPRISE%20PAMPHLET.pdf The Climate Surprise Pamphlet]", ''The New Criterion'', 2016. The trend was derived averaging two satellite data sets (RSS v.3.3 and UAH) with four radiosonde data sets.</ref><ref name=SpencerRSS>RSS v.4, released in June 2017. (Spencer, Roy, "[http://www.drroyspencer.com/2017/07/comments-on-the-new-rss-lower-tropospheric-temperature-dataset/ Comments on the New RSS Lower Tropospheric Temperature Dataset]").</ref>

Earlier temperature records show an even greater divergence from the IPCC's models. An analysis of weather station data for 1943 to 2012 by U.S. climate researcher Roy Spencer shows that there was no significant warming over this period. The warming that occurred after 1970 simply reversed the cooling trend of the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike the official weather station record, Spencer's data includes only those stations that recorded temperature at a consistent time of day.<ref name="Spencer" /> The heating predicted by AGW but not detected in the temperature record is sometimes said to be accumulating in the oceans. This was proven by a study recording ocean teperature useing three different recording methods.<ref>"[https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-3751-5]," ''The Daily Caller'', 02/01/2019.</ref>

==Difficulties with the theory==
*'''Carbon dioxide is insignificant as a greenhouse gas.''' The level of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere is only 400 parts per million. Ninety to 95 percent of the greenhouse effect is due to water vapor.<ref>Friedenreich and Ramaswamy, "Solar Radiation Absorption by Carbon Dioxide, Overlap with Water, and a Parameterization for General Circulation Models," Journal of Geophysical Research 98 (1993):7255-7264</ref> The IPCC claims that water vapor acts as a "positive feedback," i.e. warming creates more humidity, which leads to additional warming. There are humidity measurements going back to 1948, and they show no upward trend.<ref>"[https://wattsupwiththat.com/global-climate/ global climate]," ''Watt's Up with That''</ref> More humidity could lead to more clouds and therefore to cooling and to negative feedback. So why assume positive feedback? AGW works only if water vapor is a positive feedback, so that is what the IPCC must claim. Although Obama has denounced elevated carbon dioxide levels as "carbon pollution," greenhouse operators commonly increase the level of CO2 to 1,000 ppm or more to enhance plant growth.<ref>"[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210101819.htm Plant growth enhanced by increased carbon dioxide, but food webs give rise to significant variations]", ''Science News'', December 10, 2015. Harrison H. Schmitt and William Happer, "[http://arizonaskywatch.com/article/articles/In%20defense%20of%20carbon%20dioxide.pdf In Defense of Carbon Dioxide]," ''Wall Street Journal'', May 8, 2013.</ref>
[[Image:NASA-1024x933.jpg|thumb|right|A composite map of [[Antarctica]] showing areas of greatest warming in red. The Wilkins Ice Shelf lies off the peninsula in the top left corner, and shows extensive warming. Overall, Antarctica shows little warming, and many areas to the East (right) are almost cooling.<ref>Roberts, Greg (April 18, 2009). [http://www.news.com.au/antarctic-ice-is-growing-not-melting-away/story-0-1225700043191 "Antarctic ice is growing, not melting away."] News.com.au. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.</ref>]]
*'''The Earth has warmed or cooled many times. Historically, warm periods are associated with favorable climate.''' The [[Roman Warm Period]] (250 BC to 180 AD) featured temperatures comparable to those of modern times. This was followed by the Dark Ages Cold Period (450-950 AD).<ref>"[http://www.co2science.org/subject/d/summaries/dacpeurope.php Dark Ages Cold Period (Europe) - Summary]", ''CO2 Science'', 1 June 2005.</ref> The Medieval Warm Period was even warmer than the Roman period and lasted from 950 to 1300.<ref>John P. Rafferty, "[https://global.britannica.com/science/medieval-warm-period Medieval warm period (MWP)]", ''Britannica''</ref> From the 14th century to the early 19th century, there was a Little Ice Age.<ref>John P. Rafferty, Stephen T. Jackson, "[https://global.britannica.com/science/Little-Ice-Age Little Ice Age (LIA)]", ''Britannica''.</ref><ref>See the graphs at "[http://www.climate4you.com/ Global temperatures]," Climate4you.</ref><ref>Bastasch, Michael, "[https://dailycaller.com/2013/12/13/study-earth-was-warmer-in-roman-medieval-times/ Study: Earth was warmer in Roman, Medieval times]", ''The Daily Caller''. For a peer-reviewed paper, see Moberg, A., et al. 2005 "[ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/moberg2005/nhtemp-moberg2005.txt 2,000-Year Northern Hemisphere Temperature Reconstruction]", ''World Data Center for Paleoclimatology''. The Moberg data set is charted [https://i0.wp.com/i90.photobucket.com/albums/k247/dhm1353/Moberg-1.png here].</ref>
*'''For leftists, the attraction of the theory is that it supports their agenda.''' The environmentalist agenda of renewables, solar energy, conservation, and world government was put together in the 1970s in response to the energy crisis and to the overpopulation scare. At that time, most scientists thought the Earth was cooling.<ref>"[http://realclimatescience.com/the-corrupt-history-of-nasa-temperature-history/ The corrupt history of NASA temperature history]", ''Real Climate Science''.</ref><ref name="Time" /> When AGW came along, it was treated as an additional justification for this agenda. Steven Schneider, founding father of the AGW movement, was a global cooling believer in the early 1970s. "We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have," he explained.<ref>This is from an article Schneider wrote for ''Discover'' magazine in 1989.[http://www.creationworldview.org/articles_view.asp?id=67]</ref> To Schneider, global cooling and global warming were just two "scary senarios." He could offer up whichever one was expedient.
*'''Carbon dioxide can be absorbed by promoting plant growth, an angle overlooked by the mainstream media.''' In fact, the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has already resulted in an increase in plant growth. If that's not enough, iron filings can be dumped at sea to encourage the growth of marine plants.<ref>Carrington, Damian, "[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/18/iron-sea-carbon Dumping iron at sea can bury carbon for centuries, study shows]" ''The Guardian'', 18 July 2012.</ref> Freeman Dyson, America's top physicist, has suggested genetically engineering trees to absorb more carbon.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiKfWdXXfIs Freeman Dyson on the Global Warming Hysteria April, 2015]." Dyson recommends ''Cool It'' (2007) by Bjorn Lomborg as the best summary of the AGW issue.</ref>
*'''If the science was in fact settled, we would see less outrage at "deniers" and greater concern for scientific integrity.''' One climate science scandal after another has been exposed. The Climategate emails show hoaxers scurrying to "hide the decline."<ref name=MISH>"[http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/11/hackers-prove-global-warming-is-scam.html#quEdWPhB8b6cs07f.99 Beware The Ice Age Cometh: Hackers Prove Global Warming Is A Scam]", ''MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis''</ref> The "hockey stick" view of climate history, which holds that global temperature was constant for 2,000 years and then surged in the last century, has been repeatedly debunked.<ref>Muller, Richard A., "[http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/13830/ A Global Warming Bombshell]", ''Technology Review'' , Oct. 2004; calls into question famous graph by Michael Mann.</ref> No one's reputation is tarnished by these bloopers, no one pays any price. The first response of AGW backers is name calling and attempts to shut down the discussion. Argument is a last resort.<ref>Phil Plait, columnist for ''Discover'', is a good example. Plait has only contempt for those who express concerns about scientific integrity in climate research: "yawn," "non-event," etc. With no sense of irony, he can write, "these denialist claims are largely ad hominems." If you fail to show "the scientists" enough respect, then you are a "global warming denier." This name-calling-as-argument strategy is typical of AGW hacks. (Phil Plait, "[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/11/30/the-global-warming-emails-non-event/#.WHMkC9J97cs The global warming emails non-event]," ''Discover'', November 30, 2009.)</ref> The logical explanation is that they already know AGW is a hoax, and they don't care.

==History==
===Origin===
In 1827, French scientist [[Joseph Fourier]] suggested that although the atmosphere allowed sunlight to pass through to warm the Earth, it blocked "dark heat" (infrared radiation) from the Earth and thus prevented energy from being transferred back into space.<ref name=Fourier>Fourier, Jean Baptist Joseph, "On the Temperatures of the Terrestrial Sphere in Interplanetary Space", Translated in ''The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for Climate Change Forecast''. The relevant section is pp. 12-13.</ref> Fourier did make an unfortunate analogy between the Earth's atmosphere and a space enclosed by glass. All the same, it may not be fair to blame Fourier for the greenhouse effect meme. He also discussed convection as an alternative explanation and, as a good scientist, recommended an experiment to resolve the issue.

In 1861, Irish scientist John Tyndall measured the absorption of radiant energy by various gases in the atmosphere. He concluded that water vapor was the gas primarily responsible. It could therefore be considered the warming agent that Fourier hypothesized. Tyndall suggested that changes in humidity could bring about climate change.

The AGW theory was first presented in 1896 in an article by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Arrhenius predicted that a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel burning would lead to a temperature increase of 3 to 4 °C (about 5 to 7 °F) after 500 years. Arrhenius attributes his misunderstanding of the science to Fourier: "Fourier maintained that the atmosphere acts like the glass of a hothouse."<ref>Arrhenius, Svante, "On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air on the Temperature on the Ground", ''London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science,'' April 1896. Reprinted in ''The Warming Papers'', pp. 56-77.</ref>

The use of the Swedish word ''drivbänk'' (hothouse) by Arrhenius and his colleagues is likely to be the origin of the phrase "greenhouse effect." This phrase is first recorded in English in 1907.<ref>"[http://www.easterbrook.ca/steve/2015/08/who-first-coined-the-term-greenhouse-effect/ Who first coined the term “Greenhouse Effect”?]," ''Serendipity,'' August 2015</ref>

===The skeptics strike back===
Arrhenius ignored water vapor in his calculations, leading him to overestimate the effect of CO2 by 96 percent, as Knut Ångström observed in 1901.<ref>"[https://realclimatescience.com/2016/12/climate-scientists-celebrating-115-years-of-debunked-science/ Climate Scientists Celebrating 115 Years Of Debunked Junk Science]"</ref> More controversially, Ångström questioned whether CO2 could act as a greenhouse gas at all. He took a tube of carbon dioxide, shined black body radiation on it, and varied the pressure on the gas. Increasing the pressure led to only a slight increase in absorption. He concluded that radiation absorption by CO2 is already nearly saturated, so the emission of additional gas into the atmosphere would have little effect. Ångström thus became "the first denier."

Nils Ekholm, an associate of Arrhenius, had an answer to Ångström's point about saturation.<ref>Ekholm, Nils, "On the Variations of the Geological and Historical Past their Causes, ''Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society,'' January 1901. DOI: 10.1002/qj.49702711702.</ref> Ångström's tube was saturated because it was at ground level. High enough in the atmosphere, there must be an unsaturated layer of carbon dioxide capable of absorbing radiation. The greater the density of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the lower this layer would be. A lower layer would retransmit more radiation to the lower atmosphere and would therefore be responsible for greater warming. Ekholm's insight was lost on his fellow scientists. It was not rediscovered until the 1960s.<ref>"The Surface budget fallacy," ''The Warming Papers'', pp. 79-80.</ref>

As for Ångström's point concerning water vapor, Arrhenius insisted that CO2 rose higher in the atmosphere than water vapor could, so water vapor was not relevant. This argument never caught on. The idea that adding CO2 would change the climate, "was never widely accepted and was abandoned when it was found that all the long-wave radiation [that would be] absorbed by CO2 is [already] absorbed by water vapor," the American Meteorological Society concluded in 1951.<ref>American Meteorological Society, ''[https://www.questia.com/read/97549786/compendium-of-meteorology 1951 Compendium of Meteorology]'', p. 1016.</ref> Despite Ångström's debunking of his theory, Arrhenius won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1903 for unrelated research. The Ångströms, meanwhile, are remembered for a miniscule unit of length named after Anders Ångström, Knut's dad.

===Disproving the greenhouse effect===
Finally performing the experiment Fourier had recommended a century earlier, Robert Wood showed in 1909 that energy is transferred from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere primarily through convection currents. In Wood's experiment, the temperature in a glass box was compared to that in a box with a top made of halite (rock salt). Halite allows sunlight to enter, but blocks infrared. Infrared re-radiation and the greenhouse effect play "a very small part," both in the atmosphere and in literal greenhouses, Wood concluded.<ref>Wood, Robert, "[http://www.tech-know-group.com/papers/Note_on_the_Theory_of_the_Greenhouse.pdf Note on the Theory of the Greenhouse]", ''Philosphical Magazine'', January—June 1909. "[http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.jp/2010/06/greenhouse-theory-disproven-in-1909.html Greenhouse Theory disproven in 1909, 1963, 1966, 1973...but still refuses to die]," June 28, 2010. Gerhard Gerlich and Ralf D. Tscheuschner, "[https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0707/0707.1161v4.pdf Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics]"</ref> A greenhouse is warmer than the air outside because the roof limits convection and the walls restrict wind. "The acquired heat is concentrated, because it is not dissipated immediately by renewing the air," as Fourier himself explained.<ref name="Fourier" />

From 1909 until the 1960s, only a few additional papers on AGW were published. Research went forward as the lonely project of English scientist Guy Callendar. Callendar collected historical temperature readings and CO2 measurements and published the results in 1938.<ref>Callendar, G.S. (1938). "The Artificial Production of Carbon Dioxide and Its Influence on Climate." ''Quarterly J. Royal Meteorological Society'' 64: 223-40. Reprinted in ''The Warming Papers'', pp. 261-273.</ref>

===Sagan and Venus===
In 1932, Venus was shown to have an atmosphere of carbon dioxide.<ref>"Carbon Dioxide Discovered in Atmosphere of Venus", Astronautics, Vol. 2, No. 21 (1932), pp. 6-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.2514/8.11921</ref> This finding prompted astronomer Rupert Wildt to propose in 1940 that a greenhouse effect operated on the planet. Radio telescope observations in 1958 showed that the temperature of Venus was even higher than Wildt's theory could explain. Astronomer Carl Sagan proposed in 1960 that the planet had a “very efficient greenhouse effect,” or runaway greenhouse as it later came to be called.<ref>Weart, Spencer, "[http://history.aip.org/history/climate/pdf/venus.pdf Venus & Mars]", June 2011.</ref><ref>Sagan, Carl, "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/133/3456/849 The Planet Venus]", ''Science'', 24 March 1961.</ref> The Mariner 2 mission in 1962 measured the temperature of Venus as 500 degrees Celsius. The planet that had been considered "Earth's twin" just a few years earlier was revealed as a sulfurous vision of hell.

Mariner's findings were sensational because they had been predicted by Immanuel Velikovsky in ''Worlds in Collision'' (1950), which argues that Venus was ejected from Jupiter in mythological times. The scientific community had denounced Velikovsky and his theory in the strongest terms, and Sagan emerged as its champion. Sagan and Velikovsky faced off at a dramatic conference in San Francisco in 1974.<ref>AAAS Symposium: "Velikovsky's Challenge to Science" held on February 25, 1974.</ref>

By portraying carbon dioxide as a doomsday chemical, Sagan put a radically new spin on the issue. Both Arrhenius and Callendar had assumed that greenhouse warming would be beneficial. With Rachel Carson's ''Silent Spring'' (1962), Paul R. Ehrlich's ''The Population Bomb'' (1968), and the Club of Rome's ''The Limits to Growth'' (1972), this was an era when the reading public had an enormous appetite for spurious theories concerning human-initiated global catastrophe.

While the Venus discoveries ignited a burst of interest in AGW, they did nothing to shore up its scientific merits. In 1971, Russian climatologist Mikhail Budyko gave a speech to a large international conference in Leningrad in which he presented an alarmist AGW scenario. Reaction was strongly negative. It was clear that AGW was very much a minority opinion among scientists at this time. A quick look at Venus reveals that the atmosphere is opaque due to globe-spanning sulfur dioxide clouds. These clouds are 30 to 40 km thick. No sunlight reaches the surface.<ref>NASA's "[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/venusfact.html Venus Fact Sheet]" gives the planet's diurnal temperature range as zero, i.e. no difference between night and day on the surface.</ref> It follows that the planet has no greenhouse effect whatsoever.

In a runaway greenhouse, the greenhouse effect vaporizes additional water, which in turn increases the greenhouse effect. This leads to even more water vaporization and so on in a cycle of positive feedback. Venus has very little water of any kind, so Sagan's runaway greenhouse is not possible.<ref name=pierre>*Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, ''[https://books.google.ca/books?id=bO_U8f5pVR8C&source=gbs_navlinks_s Principles of Planetary Climate]'', pp. 14-15. *Anthony Watts explains why Sagan's theory is "beyond absurd" in "[https://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/05/06/hyperventilating-on-venus/ Hyperventilating on Venus]," May 6, 2010.</ref> Whatever the chemistry of the Venusian atmosphere, water vapor absorbs a wider spectrum of radiation than carbon dioxide does and remains the primary greenhouse gas in the terrestrial atmosphere, as Tyndall showed long ago.

Venus research proved to be an incubator for AGW showboaters. James “Boiling Oceans” Hansen, who emerged as the public face of AGW in the late 1980s, was a NASA Venus researcher in the 1960s. Overlooking Hansen's history of following one kook theory after another, the mainstream media treated his talk of "runaway greenhouse" and "Venus syndrome" as serious science.<ref>Sullivan, John, "[https://johnosullivan.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/top-scientists-vent-on-nasas-sub-prime-greenhouse-gas-hoaxere-optional/ Top Scientists Vent on NASA’s Sub Prime Greenhouse Gas Hoaxer]", May 20, 2012. "The oceans will begin to boil," Hansen announces in [https://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/12/quote-of-the-week-dr-james-hansen-of-nasa-giss-unhinged/ this video]. In his book, ''Storms of my Grandchildren'', Hansen writes: "[I]f we burn all reserves of oil, gas, and coal, there is a substantial chance we will initiate the runaway greenhouse. If we also burn the tar sands and tar shale, I believe the Venus syndrome is a dead certainty."</ref>

Hansen's claim that continued CO2 emissions will trigger a runaway greenhouse on Earth is unlikely in view of the Earth's recovery after the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a huge natural spike in CO2 that occurred 55.5 million years ago.<ref>Kunzig, Robert, "[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130729-runaway-greenhouse-global-warming-venus-ocean-climate-science/ Will Earth's Ocean Boil Away?]", ''National Geographic'', July 30, 2013.</ref> During PETM, the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere increased by about 700 ppm over 20,000 years and the planet warmed by 5–8 degrees Celsius.<ref>McInherney, F.A..; Wing, S. (2011). "A perturbation of carbon cycle, climate, and biosphere with implications for the future". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 39: 489–516. Bibcode:2011AREPS..39..489M. doi:10.1146/annurev-earth-040610-133431</ref> Plant growth accelerated and there was a return to pre-PETM conditions after 200,000 years.<ref>Gabriel J. Bowen & James C. Zachos, "Rapid carbon sequestration at the termination of the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum", ''Nature'' Geoscience 3, 866–869 (2010) doi:10.1038/ngeo1014</ref> Although this event is sometimes presented as confirmation of the greenhouse concept, warming preceded the CO2 spike by about 3,000 years<ref>Sluijs, A.; Brinkhuis, H.; Schouten, S.; Bohaty, S.M.; John, C.M.; Zachos, J.C.; Reichart, G.J.; Sinninghe Damste, J.S.; Crouch, E.M.; Dickens, G.R. (2007). "Environmental precursors to rapid light carbon injection at the Palaeocene/Eocene boundary". Nature. 450 (7173): 1218–21. Bibcode:2007Natur.450.1218S. doi:10.1038/nature06400. PMID 18097406.</ref> and may have been initiated by a comet impact.<ref>[https://wattsupwiththat.com/tag/petm/ Study: Extraterrestrial impact preceded ancient global warming event]", October 13, 2016. Morgan F. Schaller, Megan K. Fung, James D. Wright, Miriam E. Katz, Dennis V. Kent, "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6309/225.full Impact ejecta at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary]", ''Science'', 14 Oct 2016:
Vol. 354, Issue 6309, pp. 225-229 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5466.</ref>

===From cooling to warming===
Despite Venus-related attention, AGW was overshadowed by a cooling scare in the 1970s. Steven Schneider, who later emerged as a key player in AGW politics, confidently predicted more cooling in 1971:
{{cquote|[I]t is projected that man's potential to pollute will increase six- to eightfold in the next 50 years. If this increased rate of injection of particulate matter in the atmosphere should raise the present background opacity by a factor of 4, our calculations suggest a decrease in global temperature by as much as 3.5 ''°K''. Such a large decrease in the average temperature of Earth, sustained over a period of few years, is '''believed to be sufficient to trigger an ice age.''' However, by that time, nuclear power may have largely replaced fossil fuels as a means of energy production.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rasool SI, Schneider SH |title=Atmospheric carbon dioxide and aerosols: effects of large increases on global climate |journal=Science |volume=173 |issue=3992 |pages=138–41 |date=July 1971 |pmid=17739641 |doi=10.1126/science.173.3992.138 |url= }}</ref>}}

By the late 1970s, the cooling scare had tapered off and Schneider was actively promoting AGW. The energy crisis, which began in 1973, put energy policy in the center of the political debate. In response, the left adopted a platform of conservation, renewables, and solar energy. Schneider and others noticed that AGW provided an additional justification for this platform.

By the late 1980s, Schneider and his fellow activists had transformed global warming from a fringe concern to a central political issue. He explained how in a 1989 interview:
{{cquote|And like most people we’d like to see the world a better place, which in this context translates into our working to reduce the risk of potentially disastrous climate change. To do that we need to get some broad based support, to capture the public’s imagination. '''That, of course, means getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios,''' make simplified, dramatic statements, '''and make little mention of any doubts we might have'''. This “double ethical bind” we frequently find ourselves in cannot be solved by any formula. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. I hope that means being both.<ref>The quote is from ''Discover'', pp. 45–48, October 1989. See [http://www.weeklystandard.com/climategate-part-ii/article/610926 this link].</ref>}}

After Schneider abandoned his global cooling hobbyhorse and got on the global warming bandwagon, he never looked back. He was all about offering up "scary scenarios" in order to get "loads of media coverage." He had hoped to be honest, but, let's face it, nobody's perfect. Since he presents himself here as the high priest of climate science, it should be noted that Schneider's Ph.D. is in mechanical engineering.

===The IPCC===
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UN agency that reports on climate science, was founded in 1988. IPCC reports are often cited as the gold standard of science in this field, proof that AGW is "settled science." But few journalists read the report itself. Instead, they rely on the "Executive Summary" or "Summary for Policymakers." This document is written, not by scientists, but by UN bureaucrats under the supervision of Rajendra Pachauri, the Indian railway economist who heads the IPCC. The Climategate II emails reveal that the summary is written first then material is added to the various chapters to support it.<ref>Hayward, Steven F., "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/climategate-part-ii/article/610926 Climategate (Part II)]," ''Weekly Standard'', Dec. 12, 2011</ref> This procedure makes a farce of the IPCC's stated mission, which is to review the published literature so as to determine the scientific consensus.

As for the main report, this is put together carelessly, according George Filippo: "I feel rather unconfortable about using not only unpublished but also unreviewed material as the backbone of our conclusions (or any conclusions)....IPCC is not any more an assessment of published science (which is its proclaimed goal) but production of results....I feel that at this point there are very little rules and almost anything goes." Filippo was a vice chair of the group from 2002 to 2008 and has contributed to all five IPCC reports.<ref>"[http://tomnelson.blogspot.jp/2012/01/don-miss-this-devastating-criticism-of.html Don't miss this devastating criticism of the IPCC]," January 02, 2012</ref>

===Climategate===
The AGW industry was exposed as a hoax by the release of the "[[Climategate]]" emails in 2009. The Climate Research Unit of East Anglia University in Britain prepared 156 megaybytes of email by their researchers for release under the Freedom of Information Act. This database was somehow leaked, either prematurely or by a whistleblower after the institution had second thoughts.

In the most notorious message, Phil Jones, director of the unit, wrote, "I've just completed '''Mike's Nature trick''' of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith's to '''hide the decline'''."<ref name=MISH /> This should not be understood to mean that real temperature was declining, but rather that the researchers were attempting to cover up flaws in their tree-ring based data set. The graph in question was a version of the famous "hockey stick" that shows global temperature constant for 2,000 years, followed by a dramatic warming in the last century. ''Nature'' is considered one of the most authoritative science journals. So this quote suggests that a chart prepared for the magazine was faked with the approval of Jones as supervisor. An email by CRU researcher Tim Osborn clarifies what the ''Nature'' trick was: "Also we have applied a completely artificial adjustment to the data after 1960, so they look closer to observed temperatures than the tree-ring data actually were."<ref>"[http://tomnelson.blogspot.jp/2011/12/in-case-you-missed-it-damning.html In case you missed it, damning ClimateGate emails from Tim Osborne]", Tom Nelson, Dec. 06, 2011.</ref>

What's wrong with using tree ring data to created a climate record? The CRU researchers assumed that a tree grows faster when it's warmer. But rainfall has a stronger influence on tree growth than temperature does. Temperature is coorelated to tree growth only in the sense that it tends to rain more in warm eras. Critics call the CRU's approach the "tree-o-meter" theory.<ref>"[http://tomnelson.blogspot.jp/2012/02/email-3826-feb-2001-in-email-copied-to.html Email 3826, Feb 2001]," Tom Nelson, Feb. 04, 2012. "In one go, they tossed aside dozens of studies which confirmed the existence of the MWE [Medieval Warm Era] and LIA [Little Ice Age] as global events, and all on the basis of tree rings - a proxy which has all the deficiencies I have stated above."</ref>

In another Climategate email, Jones enthusiastically demands that the IPCC review process be rigged: "I can't see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report. Kevin and I will keep them out somehow - even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!" Jones also admitted that the reason he claims the Earth is warming is political: "The scientific community would come down on me in no uncertain terms if I said the world had cooled from 1998. Okay it has but it is only seven years of data and it isn't statistically significant."<ref name=steyn14>Steyn, Mark, "[http://www.steynonline.com/2697/how-the-science-got-settled How the Science Got Settled]", December 6, 2014.</ref> Jones is ignoring the fact that 1998 was an unusually warm year due to an El Niño event. All the same, it's clear that he runs the CRU to produce made-to-order results rather than as a scientist.

==The temperature record==
Global temperatures are tracked by three methods: satellites, weather balloons, and weather stations. All three methods confirm a modest amount of warming in recent decades. Satellite data shows a warming trend of 0.11 K/decade for 1978 to 2015.<ref>Roy W. Spencer, John R. Christy, and William D. Braswell, "[http://www.drroyspencer.com/wp-content/uploads/Version-61.pdf Version 6.0 of the UAH Temperature Dataset Released]", 28 April 2015.</ref> Weather balloon data shows a warming trend of 0.18 K/decade for 1970 to 2015.<ref>The figure given is for RATPAC-A, surface to 700 mb. See "[https://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/12/14/gavins-admission-about-the-satellite-record-versus-the-surface-temperature-record/ Gavin’s admission about the satellite record versus the surface temperature record]," ''Watt's Up With That''. You can find a collection of global climate charts [https://wattsupwiththat.com/global-climate/ here].</ref>

A reanalysis of weather station data for 1943 to 2012 by Roy Spencer shows that after a cooler period in the 1960s and 1970s, U.S. temperatures returned to their earlier level. Unlike CRU, NASA, and NOAA, Spencer corrects for the fact that at most stations measurement time of day has changed over the years.<ref name=Spencer>Spencer, Roy, "[http://www.drroyspencer.com/2012/08/a-new-analysis-of-u-s-temperature-trends-since-1943/ A New Analysis of U.S. Temperature Trends Since 1943]," August 6th, 2012.</ref> So Spencer's analysis implies that the warmest year on record was 1934, the warmest year of the 1930s, not 2016 as the climate establishment maintains. Spencer is a prominent skeptic and a professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He maintains the UAH record, one of the two major satellite temperature records. As an active researcher at the center of the climate science community, Spencer is a standing rebuke to the claim that AGW represents the scientific consensus.<ref>Spencer, Roy, "[http://www.drroyspencer.com/my-global-warming-skepticism-for-dummies/ My Global Warming Skepticism, for Dummies]"</ref>

The temperature records preferred by the climate establishment were built up over many years and include numerous gaps, bugs, incompatible coding, and other errors. The problems of the CRU data set are memorably documented in the "Harry read me" file, part of the Climategate trove. According to this file, the premier global temperature record contains, "botch after botch after botch."<ref name=Brownlow>Brownlow, Andie, "[https://pjmedia.com/blog/climategates-harry_read_me-txt-we-all-really-should/?singlepage=true Climategate's Harry_Read_Me.txt: We All Really Should]", Dec. 11, 2009.</ref>

AGW is hardly the only explanation that has been proposed for recent warming. There are also explanations involving natural cycles such as the 11-year-sunspot cycle, the Pacific decadal oscillation,<ref>Bratcher and Giese, "Tropical Pacific decadal variability and global warming", ''Geophysical Research Letters''.</ref> and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).<ref>*72 percent of global temperature variation since 1958 reflects the influence of a Pacific Ocean weather cycle called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (McLean, J. D., C. R. de Freitas, and R. M. Carter--2009-07-23). "Influence of the Southern Oscillation on tropospheric temperature". ''Journal of Geophysical Research'' *Spencer, R.W. & Braswell, W.D., "[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13143-014-0011-z The role of ENSO in global ocean temperature changes during 1955–2011 simulated with a 1D climate model]", Asia-Pacific J Atmos Sci (2014) 50: 229. doi:10.1007/s13143-014-0011-z</ref>

==Summary of arguments against anthropogenic global warming==
Natural periods of global warming and global cooling are expected to occur regardless of human activity, and not long ago liberals were demanding more government control to combat an alleged cooling in temperatures, with some scientists warning of a possible ice age.<ref name="Time">"Science: Another Ice Age?" (June 24, 1974). ''Time'' magazine. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.</ref> [[Global cooling]], a theory that predates global warming, obviously occurs naturally many times throughout [[Earth|Earth's]] geological history.<ref name="dissidents">"After any given warming phase begins, thousands of years later the cyclical [[Milankovitch]] decrease in the sun's heat kicks in. The warming stops, reverses and an [[ice age]] ensues." Cockburn, Alexander (June 9–11, 2007). [http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn06092007.html "Dissidents against dogma"]. Counterpunch. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.</ref> The ease of refutation of anthropogenic global cooling claims foretells the eventual fate of the current global warming hysteria.

Many political activists use the term "global warming" to refer to [[anthropogenic global warming theory]] (AGW), which asserts that human activity such as spewing "[[greenhouse gases]]" is causing an increase in temperature and is more significant than natural causes. The AGW theory is supported by left-leaning political parties, as well as a majority of sovereign states, national agencies, and an intergovernmental panel (see [[IPCC]]). The reality is that there is no immediate global crisis, and even dire warnings by the UN's [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) admit that significant effects will not be manifested for at least 100 years. Predictions made by [[climate model]]s publicized by the IPCC have not come to pass in recent years. Many scientists, such as Hal Lewis, have decried global warming as a conspiracy for the purpose of securing trillions of dollars in grant money.

In November 2009, emails were disclosed that implicated a wrongful manipulation and concealment of data by scientists who have insisted that there is dangerous man-made global warming. Prior to [[ClimateGate]], both the Republican and Democratic party Platforms in 2008 suggested that global warming is happening, that it is caused by human activity, and that it should be counteracted. For example, in 2007, the Republican presidential candidate Senator [[John McCain]] called global warming "an issue we can no longer afford to ignore".<ref>"Issues" (September 1, 2007). www.JohnMcCain.com [2008 senate campaign website] quoted in [http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/John_McCain_Environment.htm "John McCain on environment"] OnTheIssues.org. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.</ref> In 2010, an independent analysis cleared the scientists involved of any wrongdoing ''as scientists'', but remarked upon their omissions as data-presenters. Accordingly, the effects of the scandal still linger.<ref>Whiteman, Hilary (July 7, 2010). [https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/07/climategate.email.review/?hpt=Sbin "'Climategate' review clears scientists of dishonesty"]. CNN World. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

Former vice president [[Al Gore]], won a [[Nobel Prize]] in 2007 for claiming that there is a dangerous man-made global warming that threatens the world. However, it has since been revealed that he convinced many people through inaccurate information in his "documentary," i.e., he only won the Nobel Prize by lying. [See [[#Al_Gore.27s_Claims|Al Gore's claims]] below.]

The following facts can help dissuade even the most illogical of liberals from believing in the flawed theory of anthropogenic global warming.

=== Temperature flat ===
The overall temperature has been flat for about 16 years.<ref name="Rose">Rose, David (October 13, 2012). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2217286/Global-warming-stopped-16-years-ago-reveals-Met-Office-report-quietly-released--chart-prove-it.html "Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released...and here is the chart to prove it"]. MailOnline. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

=== Data manipulation ===
Climate data stating otherwise has been proven to be manipulated.<ref>Multiple references:
*KUSI-TV (January 14, 2010). [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=30000 "NASA caught in climate data manipulation; new revelations headlined on KUSI-TV climate special"]. SpaceRef. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jasZcNQqsw "Climategate 2-US Government involved in data manipulation"] (January 16, 2010). YouTube video, 10:00, posted by Bigone5555J. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

=== Alternate causation ===
Even if global warming did actually exist, the overall effect of human activities on global warming are minimal, if not nonexistent.<ref>Byrne, Dennis (August 30, 2011). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-30/news/ct-oped-0830-byrne-20110830_1_cosmic-rays-aerosols-magnetic-field "The real science trashers"]. ChicagoTribune. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

==Science of global warming==
===Presence of CO2===

One of the primary concerns of Global Warming research is the increased presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Original claims stated that the increase in carbon dioxide—which is a greenhouse gas—were caused primarily through the burning of [[fossil fuels]], and that such increases were the foremost cause of global temperatures rising. Historically, Global temperature changes precede changes in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<ref>[http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature.htm "CO2 lags temperature-what does it mean?"] (2007). SkepticalScience. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

The most obvious way that this would occur would be through the heating of ocean water. The oceans are the single largest storage unit for carbon dioxide gas on the planet, containing about 93% of the Earth's carbon dioxide.<ref>[http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Bi-Ca/Carbon-Dioxide-in-the-Ocean-and-Atmosphere.html "Carbon dioxide in the ocean and atmosphere"] (2007). Water Encyclopedia. Retrieved on September 26, 2014</ref> As the temperature rises, the [[solubility]] of carbon dioxide in ocean water is reduced,<ref>[https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/ocean-carbon-cycle/ "Carbon cycle"] (2010). NASA Science. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref> causing the dissolved carbon dioxide gas to enter the atmosphere, and begin trapping radiation from the sun. Scientists now believe that this cycle causes a sort of chain effect, where increased temperature causes more carbon dioxide to enter the atmosphere, which in turn causes more temperature rise.

It is also noteworthy to point out that carbon dioxide, while not as abundant in the atmosphere, has a more significant effect on global warming than water vapor does. Carbon dioxide cannot form clouds, as water vapor does. When water vapor forms clouds, those clouds actually block some of the sun's radiation from reaching the Earth, causing water vapor to both contribute positively and negatively to global temperature rise. Carbon dioxide can only act as a greenhouse gas, causing the above-mentioned cyclic effect. According to the IPCC and others, the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is about 392 ppm, which is the highest it has been in at about 800,000 years.<ref>Tans, Pieter and Keeling, Ralph (2010). [http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/mlo.html "Trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide"]. NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref>

But other scientists have disputed this claim of modern-day record-high carbon dioxide readings:<ref name="dissidents"/>
<blockquote>Take Warsaw-based Professor Zbigniew Jaworowski, famous for his critiques of ice-core data. He’s devastating on the IPCC rallying cry that CO2 is higher now than it has ever been over the past 650,000 years. In his 1997 paper in the Spring ''21st Century Science and Technology'', he demolishes this proposition. In particular, he’s very good on pointing out the enormous inaccuracies in the ice-core data and the ease with which a CO2 reading from any given year is contaminated by the CO2 from entirely different eras. He also points out that from 1985 on there’s been some highly suspect editing of the CO2 data, presumably to reinforce the case for the "unprecedented levels" of modern CO2. In fact, in numerous papers prior to 1985, there were plenty of instances of CO2 levels much higher than current CO2 measurements, some even six times higher. He also points out that it is highly unscientific to merge ice-core temperature measurements with modern temperature measurements.</blockquote>

===The Modern Warm Period===
According to temperature reconstruction made within an [[Old Earth]] paradigm, there have been many cycles of naturally-caused global warming and cooling over many millions of years (see [[climate cycles]]). Some scientists, including [[Richard Lindzen]] of [[MIT]], [[Sallie Baliunas]] of [[Harvard]] and [[Fred Singer]] (independent), say that the recent warming could be part of another natural cycle or random fluctuations in the atmosphere.

Recent studies of the Milankovitch Cycles, which predict Earth's climate by studying changes in its orbit and axial tilt, suggest that we are currently 18,000 years into a 150,000 year period between ice ages. This would imply that we should expect the temperature to be rising anyway. A 2002 study by Berger and Loutre suggests 50,000 years of warmer weather before Earth begins to cool again, but that model incorporated anthropogenic forces and concluded:
<blockquote>While combinations of natural forcings produce a gradual warming up to about 1960, none of them leads to a warming over the last 30 years (this period containing three major volcanic eruptions). In contrast, simulations incorporating only anthropogenic forcings reproduce the warming over the last three decades at a rate consistent with that observed, but underestimate the early 20th century warming. As a consequence, only the use of both natural and anthropogenic forcings allows to reproduce much of the observed decadal scale variations of the annual mean hemispheric temperature over the last 150 years.<ref>Bertrand, Cédric, Loutre, Marie-France et al. (May 2002). [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0870.2002.00287.x/full "Climate of the last millennium: a sensitivity study"]. ''Tellus'' [Stockholm], vol. 54, iss. 3, pp. 221-244. Retrieved from Wiley Online Library on September 26, 2014.</ref></blockquote>

It should be noted, however, that computer simulated climate models are often tweaked so they agree with the historical temperature record. There is no way to completely simulate all of the Earth's climate with a computer program.

After a major set of temperature readings was found to be an incompatible mix of older and recent data (in the Climategate II scandal) in 2010, Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science at America’s Georgia Tech university examined new data causing her to state (as quoted by MailOnline):<ref name="Rose"/>

<blockquote>'Natural variability [the impact of factors such as long-term temperature cycles in the oceans and the output of the sun] has been shown over the past two decades to have a magnitude that dominates the greenhouse warming effect.</blockquote>

<blockquote>'It is becoming increasingly apparent that our attribution of warming since 1980 and future projections of climate change needs to consider natural internal variability as a factor of fundamental importance.'</blockquote>

The MailOnline article continued:

<blockquote>Professor Phil Jones, director of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, who found himself at the centre of the ‘Climategate’ scandal over leaked emails three years ago, would not normally be expected to agree with her.... Prof Jones also admitted that the climate models were imperfect: ‘We don’t fully understand how to input things like changes in the oceans, and because we don’t fully understand it you could say that natural variability is now working to suppress the warming. We don’t know what natural variability is doing.’</blockquote>

===Sunspots===
Sunspot activity is a factor in climate fluctuations, however, little details were known about how much of an impact these fluctuations had on the Earth's climate. During the deepest solar minimum ever recorded, from 2005 to 2010, NASA measured the Earth's energy balance, i.e. the amount of energy absorbed by the sun subtract the amount of energy lost to radiation into space. They concluded:
<blockquote>If the Sun were the only climate forcing or the dominant climate forcing, then the planet would gain energy during the solar maxima, but lose energy during solar minima. The fact that Earth gained energy at a rate 0.58 W/m2 during a deep prolonged solar minimum reveals that there is a strong positive forcing overwhelming the negative forcing by below-average solar irradiance. That result is not a surprise, given knowledge of other forcings, but it provides unequivocal refutation of assertions that the Sun is the dominant climate forcing.<ref>Hansen, James, Sato, Makiko et al. (January 2012). [http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/hansen_16/ "Earth's energy imbalance"] nasa.gov/Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.</ref></blockquote>
But heat energy is not the only force of the Sun affecting the Earth. The Sun also produces magnetic activity, the effect of which was not measured in this study, and which could affect the Earth's climate in little-understood ways. British astrophysicist Piers Corbyn, speaking in May 2017, claimed that low sunspot activity heralds a mini ice age which could last for 20 years.<ref>https://abruptearthchanges.com/2017/06/14/mini-ice-age-is-here-to-stay-says-astrophysicist/</ref>

==Economics of global warming==
===Unnecessary expansion of government===
The idea of dangerous anthropogenic (man-made) global warming (AGW) is promoted by liberals and socialists seeking greater government control over the production and use of energy, which is a substantial percentage of the economy. In economic terms, they would like to 'internalize' the 'externality,' which is to say that they think that producers of emissions should be directly connected to the consequences of those emissions, leading syndicated columnist [[Charles Krauthammer]] to warn of an impending "environmental shakedown".<ref>Krauthammer, Charles (December 11, 2009). [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/12/11/copenhagen_shakedown.html "The environmental shakedown"]. Real Clear Politics. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>

==Public stances on global warming==
===Climate change as a cult===
The zeal of climate-change advocates and lack of objectivity has led some observers to see it as a core belief in a new eco-theology, using themes of traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs. Columnist Deon Feder warns,<ref>Feder, Don (July 31, 2007). [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=27579 "The cult of global warming"]. GrassTopsUSA.com. Retrieved from archive at FrontPageMag.com on September 27, 2014.</ref> that following other attempts such as Marxism, overpopulation, ''[[Silent Spring]]'',
<blockquote>now we have the Church of Global Warming, under the leadership of Pope Albert I and his college of cardinals (the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]], [[Sierra Club]] and editorial board of ''The New York Times'').</blockquote>

<blockquote>Its Office for the Propagation of the Faith works overtime, churning out books, movies (from the fictional “The Day After Tomorrow” to the fictional [[An Inconvenient Truth|“An Inconvenient Truth”]]), textbooks, concerts, congressional hearings, media pleading and inquisitions.</blockquote>

Commenting on the tendency to hastily issue dire warnings of Climate Change, seen in the coming [[Ice Age]] scare of the 70's, Maurizio Morabito<ref>Morabito, Maurizio (December 5, 2009). [http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/5592803/the-cias-global-cooling-files/ "The CIA’s ‘global cooling’ file"]. ''The Spectator''. Retrieved from The Spectator website on September 27, 2014.</ref> asked, "Is the problem with the general public, who cannot talk about climate except in doom-laden terms, and for whom the sky is the last animist god?"

Mark Steyn writes in ''Macleans'',<ref name="hot">Steyn, Mark (December 24, 2009). [http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/24/why-climate-change-is-hot-hot-hot/2/ "Why climate change is hot hot hot"]. Macleans. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>
<blockquote>
Forty years ago conventional religious belief was certainly in decline in what we once knew as Christendom, but the hole was not yet ozone-layer sized. Once the sea of faith had receded far from shore, the post-Christian West looked at what remained and found “Gaia.”</blockquote>

And while, "When man was made in the image of God, he was fallen but redeemable", among these devotees of [[Gaia]],
<blockquote>Anti-humanism is everywhere, not least in the barely concealed admiration for China’s (demographically disastrous) “One Child” policy advanced by everyone from the ''National Post''’s Diane Francis to Sir David Attenborough, the world’s leading telly naturalist but also a BBC exec who once long ago commissioned the great series ''The Ascent of Man''. If Sir David’s any guide, the great thing about man’s ascent is it gives him a higher cliff to nosedive off.</blockquote>

===Politics of global warming and dissent===
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Christine Stewart—Canadian Environment Ministry, "'''No matter if the science is all phony''', there are collateral environmental benefits.... [C]limate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world." <ref>Stewart, Christine (December 14, 1998). ''Calgary Herald''. Reprinted at "Match these quotes" (December 2004). ''Resource Roundup'', p. 8. Reprinted at [http://www.aim.org/wls/use-environmentalism-to-change-the-world/ "Use environmentalism to change the world"]. Accuracy in Media, "What liberals say" series. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>

'Global Warming Now World's Most Boring Topic' <ref>Sheppard, Noel (July 17, 2007). [http://newsbusters.org/node/14467 "Hysterical satire: 'Global warming now world's most boring topic'"]. MRC NewsBusters. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>

The need to fight "global warming" has become part of the dogma of the liberal conscience.<ref name="cato">Lindzen, Richard (Spring 1992). [http://www.cato.org/regulation/spring-1992 "Global warming: The origin and nature of the alleged scientific consensus"]. ''Regulation'', vol. 15, no. 2. Retrieved from Cato Institute website on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Clearly, "global warming" is a tempting issue for many very important groups to exploit.
... dealing with the threat of warming fits in with a great variety of preexisting agendas [like] dissatisfaction with industrial society (neopastoralism), ... governmental desires for enhanced revenues (carbon taxes), and bureaucratic desires for enhanced power.<ref name="cato"/>

Mark Steyn writes in "Why climate change is hot hot hot",<ref name="hot"/>
<blockquote>
What’s also changed since the seventies is the nature of the UN and the transnational bureaucracies...“Aid” is a discredited word these days and comes with too many strings attached. But eco-credits sluiced through an oil-for-food program on steroids offers splendid new opportunities for bulking up an ambitious dictator’s Swiss bank accounts.</blockquote>

The IPCC is desperate to claim the 20th century—the warmest on record. Thus, tying the progress of modern mankind to our supposed planet imbalance problem. Unfortunately for the IPCC, that point is disputed as well. In 2008, it was discovered that tree rings in Finland were more accurate record of the warmest century. The current era was not the warmest period—it was the period between 931 and 1180.<ref>Birdnow, Timothy (June 24, 2008). [http://tbirdnow.mee.nu/archive/2008/6?page=2 "The trees of Finland; temperature readings and historical reconstruction"]. Birdnow's Aviary blog. Retrieved on September 29, 2014. With links to actual data sources.</ref>

Assessments of climate science by the [[United Nations]] (see [[IPCC]] — ''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change'') have claimed that scientists are 90% sure that over 50% of the observed global warming in recent decades is human-caused, and that continued global warming should be expected over at least the next century.

Several prominent scientists have pointed out the [[politicized science]] of the UN's assessment methods. The scientific reports are submitted to a panel of representatives appointed by each country in the IPCC. Several scientists whose research demonstrates that climate change is taking place have complained about their work being misrepresented by the U.N.

In addition, a number of the participants have testified to the pressures placed on them to emphasize results supportive of the current scenario and to suppress other results. That pressure has frequently been effective, and a survey of participants reveals substantial disagreement with the final report.<ref name="cato" />

Richard Lindzen wrote:
:Perhaps more important are the pressures being brought to bear on scientists to get the "right" results. Such pressures are inevitable, given how far out on a limb much of the scientific community has gone. The situation is compounded by the fact that some of the strongest proponents of "global warming" in Congress are also among the major supporters of science (Sen. Gore is notable among those).<ref name="cato"/>

[[Christopher Monckton]] wrote an article entitled "Climate sensitivity reconsidered" which states that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change studies are flawed.<ref>Monckton, Christopher (July 2008). [http://www.aps.org/units/fps/newsletters/200807/monckton.cfm "Climate sensitivity reconsidered"]. ''Physics & Society'' newsletter. Retrieved from American Physical Society/Forum on Physics and Society website on September 29, 2014.</ref>

:The present analysis suggests the models failure to predict other climatic phenomena arises from defects in its evaluation of radioactive forcing, no-feedbacks climate sensitivity parameter and feedback multiplier. In conclusion, that there may be no "Climate Crisis" and for governments to reduce emissions may be pointless or even harmful.

This was published on a forum of the American Physical Society with the following disclaimers: "The article has not undergone any scientific peer review" and "the APS disagrees with the article's conclusions". In fact, the APS disagrees with the article without ever reviewing it.

Ryan N. Maue:
:A doctoral student at the Department of Meteorology at Florida State University did a study of global tropical cyclone activity. Its conclusions state that global warming might be greatly overblown.<ref>Tribune-Review, The (March 21, 2009). [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_617111.html# "Global warming? More doubts"]. TribLive [''Pittsburgh Tribune'' website]. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref> Mr. Maue found that tropical cyclone activity worldwide "has completely and utterly collapsed" during the past two to three years with energy levels sinking to those of the late 1970s.

Dr. Vincent Gray:
:A member of the IPCC’s expert reviewers’ panel asserts, "There is no relationship between warming and the level of gases in the atmosphere," and "there is no serious threat to the climate" <ref>Hendrickson, Mark W. (May 25, 2009). [http://townhall.com/columnists/markwhendrickson/2009/05/25/a_closer_look_at_climate_change "A closer look at climate change"]. Townhall.com. Retrieved on September 29, 2014. "The panic over global warming is totally unjustified" says Vice Chair, IPCC.</ref>

Joe D’Aleo: Climatologist:
:The International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project says new data "show that in five of the last seven decades since World War II, including this one, global temperatures have cooled while carbon dioxide has continued to rise," and "'''The data suggest cooling''', not warming, in Earth's future." <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92557 "Shocker: 'Global warming' simply no longer happening"] (March 22, 2009). WND. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Dr. John S. Theon:
:Retired senior NASA atmospheric [[scientist]], Dr. John S. Theon, the former boss of global warming alarmist James Hansen of [[NASA]], rebukes him declaring “climate models are useless.” “My own belief concerning anthropogenic climate change is that the models do not realistically simulate the climate system because there are many very important sub-grid scale processes that the models either replicate poorly or completely omit,” “Furthermore, some scientists have manipulated the observed data to justify their model results." <ref>Blumer, Tom (January 28, 2009). [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2009/01/28/former-boss-rebukes-nasa-global-warming-alarmist-hansen-agw-skeptic "Former boss rebukes NASA global warming alarmist Hansen, is AGW skeptic"]. MRC NewsBusters. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Sammy Wilson—Ireland's environment minister
:He argues that global weather patterns are naturally cooling, not warming. He calls television ads that promote global warming as "an insidious propaganda campaign" peddling "patent nonsense." <ref>Pogatchnik, Shawn (February 9, 2009). [http://cnsnews.com/news/article/belfast-environment-chief-bans-climate-change-ads "Belfast environment chief bans climate change ads"]. Associated Press. Retrieved from CNSNews.com on September 29, 2014.</ref>

After the broadcast of his movie '[[The Great Global Warming Swindle]]', filmmaker Martin Durkin's statements read <ref>Goodenough, Patrick (July 22, 2008). [http://cnsnews.com/news/article/uk-broadcaster-scolded-film-global-warming-swindle "UK broadcaster scolded for film on global warming"]. CNSNews. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

*“Everywhere you are told that man-made [[climate change]] is proved beyond doubt,” “But you are being told lies.”
*“This is a story of how a theory about climate turned into a political [[ideology]] ... it is the story of the distortion of a whole area of [[science]].”
*“as the frenzy over man-made global warming grows shriller, many senior scientists say the actual scientific basis for the [[theory]] is crumbling.”

In late 2008, the [[AP]] published an article by its Science Writer Seth Borenstein, which is seen by skeptics as another example of one-sided, uncritical reporting on the issue by [[liberal media]]. The report stated that global warming was "a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can't avoid", and that "We're out of time", with Al Gore calling the situation "the equivalent of a five-alarm fire that has to be addressed immediately."<ref>Borenstein, Seth (December 14, 2008). [http://web.archive.org/web/20081215162025/https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D952LKOO1&show_article=1 "Obama left with little time to curb global warming"]. Associated Press. Reprinted at Breitbart.com. Retrieved from December 15, 2008 archive at Internet Archive on September 29, 2014.</ref> In response, Fox News (December 16, 2008) reported that scientists skeptical of anthropogenic global warming criticized the report as "irrational hysteria," "horrifically bad" and "incredibly biased", containing sweeping scientific errors and being a one-sided portrayal of a complicated issue. Geology professor [[David Deming]] stated, "If the issues weren't so serious and the ramifications so profound, I would have to laugh at it", and accused Borenstein of "writing a polemic and reporting it as fact." Deming noted that "the mean global temperature, at least as measured by satellite, is now the same as it was in the year 1980. In the last couple of years sea level has stopped rising. Hurricane and cyclone activity in the northern hemisphere is at a 24-year low and sea ice globally is also the same as it was in 1980." The AP responded to criticism by stating that, "It’s a news story, based on fact and the clearly expressed views of President-elect Barack Obama and others."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468084,00.html "Scientists call AP Report on global warming 'hysteria'"] (December 16, 2008). Fox News website. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Also in the discussion of the biased AP report, Michael R. Fox, a retired nuclear scientist and chemistry professor from the University of Idaho stated, "There is little evidence to believe that man-made carbon dioxide is causing temperature fluctuation. Other factors, including sun spots, solar winds, variations in the solar magnetic field and solar irradiation, could all be affecting temperature changes."

The year 2008 turned out to be the coolest year since 2000, yet the seventh to tenth warmest year on record, according to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725075133/http://news.eoportal.org/research/090127_res3.html "2008 global temperature"] (January 21, 2009). EO [Earth Observation]. Retrieved from July 25, 2011 archive at Internet Archive on September 29, 2014.</ref> According to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, the average June–August 2009 summer temperature for the contiguous United States was below average—the 34th coolest on record.<ref>[http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090910_summerstats.html "NOAA: Summer temperature below average for U.S."] (September 10, 2009). NOAA. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Richard S. Courtney, a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expert reviewer and a U.K.-based climate and atmospheric science consultant says "Rubbish! Global warming is not 'accelerating," and "...that anybody who proclaims that 'Global warming is accelerating' is a liar, a fool, or both."<ref>Brennan, Phil (December 16, 2008). [https://www.newsmax.com/brennan/global-warming-debunked/2009/12/12/id/341719/ "Global warming’s last gasp"]. NewsMax. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

Don J. Easterbrook, Ph.D., emeritus professor of geology at Western Washington University, asked, "What does it take to ignore 10 years of global cooling....? The answer is really quite simple—just follow the money!"
==== Belief in global warming and political and religious views ====

The more religious an individual is, the more likely they are to disbelieve in global warming. In 2014, whereas 80% of American [[Atheism|atheists]] believed in climate change, only 56% of all very religious Americans did.<ref name="randalolson.com">[http://www.randalolson.com/2014/09/13/who-are-the-climate-change-deniers/ Statistics on belief in climate change], Randal S. Olson</ref>

In 2014, 86% of [[Democrats]] accepted climate change, whereas half of all [[Republican]]s disbelieve in global warming.<ref name="randalolson.com"/>

===== Evangelicals =====
In 2008 86 evangelical pastors, including Rev. Dr.[[Rick Warren]] signed a statement titled "Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action", which called on Christians to acknowledge the moral importance of action to counteract man-made climate change. the statement includes specific support for market-based CO2 reductions such as a cap-and-trade program.<ref>Evangelical Climate Initiative (2006). [http://web.archive.org/web/20140201232519/http://christiansandclimate.org/statement/ "ECI Statement"]. Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action. Retrieved from February 1, 2014 archive at Internet Archive on September 29, 2014.</ref> In contrast, a group of evangelical scholars, comprised of scientists, economists and theologians, contend that the liberal view of pending catastrophe caused by climate change is misleading and/or exaggerated.<ref>Vu, Michelle A. (December 4, 2009). [http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091204/evangelicals-push-back-against-climate-change-hoax/pageall.html "Evangelicals push back against global warming doom"] The Christian Post website. Retrieved on September 29, 2014.</ref>

===The Bill Nye challenge===

In April 2016 science popularizer "[[Bill Nye|Bill Nye the Science Guy]]" took the debate up to the "put your money where your mouth is" level. He issued two bets, of $10,000 each, with Joe Bastardi, a "climate change contrarian" and frequent critic of Nye. One bet was that "2016 will be in the top 10 of hottest years on record", and that "this current decade will be the warmest ever recorded".<ref>[http://time.com/4301258/bill-nye-sarah-palin-climate-change-bet/ The Bill Nye climate change bet].</ref> As of late May Mr. Bastardi has not taken up the offer.

==Inaccuracies of global warming evidence==
===Climate "science" fraud===
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The [[Climategate#Climategate scandal|Climategate scandal]] revealed how liberal scientists appeared to be deceiving the public with the use of fraudulent data for use as climate science. The [[liberal media]] has attempted to bury the story and discount it as the work of computer hackers illegally stealing data, however, [[FOIA|Freedom of Information]] requests is likely what led to the data being leaked — intentionally.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20091212190817/http://www.junkscience.com/ JunkScience.com] (December 12, 2009). Retrieved from December 12, 2009 archive at Internet Archive on September 29, 2014.</ref> Dr. Willie Soon, a [[physicist]], [[astronomer]] and climate researcher at the solar and stellar physics division of the [[Harvard University]]-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said in an interview, "[The Climatic Research Unit climate scientists] are making scientific progress more difficult now. This is a shameful, dark day for science." Dr. Soon also suggested that there has been systemic suppression of dissenting opinion among scientists in the climate change community, ranging from social snubs to e-mail stalking and even threats of harm.<ref>Koprowski, Gene J. (December 1, 2009). [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,578368,00.html "Global warming scandal makes scientific progress more difficult, experts say"]. Fox News website. Retrieved on September 30, 2014. See [[Fox News]].</ref>

[[Image:GoreFireBreathing.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Al Gore's [[Schlockumentary]] under fire; ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' found to be an inconvenient [[lie]] based on [[junk science]] and digitally enhanced, totally faked scenes of polar icecaps melting.]]

===Liberal claims of "consensus"===
Reports of a scientific "consensus" among scientists are similar to their one-sided support of other [[liberal]] policies and beliefs. For example, nearly 100% of political donations from professors are to [[Democrats]] rather than Republicans. Similarly, according to NASA, 97% of climate scientists believe that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities.<ref>NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory-California Institute of Technology Earth Science Communications Team (2013). [http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus "Consensus"]. NASA website/Global Climate Change. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref> These liberal scientists believe, or say they believe, that the Earth is warming overall, and that this warming, as well as other changes in climate patterns, is largely caused by human activities.<ref>Multiple references:
*Anderegg, William R. L., Prall, James W. et al. (July 6, 2010). [http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003187107.full.pdf+html "Expert credibility in climate change."] ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'', vol. 107, no. 27, pp. 12107-12109. Retrieved from PNAS.org on September 30, 2014.
*[http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/spmsspm-understanding-and.html "Working group I: The physical science basis/Summary for policy makers/Understanding and attributing climate change"] (2007). ''IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007.'' Retrieved from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change website on September 30, 2014.</ref> These allegations do not necessarily make the consensus true, as discussed throughout the referenced citation. Numerous scientists, especially those outside of university faculties, have been critical of anthropogenic global warming. However, according to some researchers, scientists who do not support the anthropogenic global warming theory offer a general lack of comparative credentials; proponents of man-made global warming argue that this has led to agreement that, among authorities in scientific disciplines, there is a "[[scientific consensus]]" supporting the theory for greater government control. Scientists skeptical of the theory question whether there is a financial incentive for supporting research.<ref>Chesser, Paul (October 25, 2007). [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/opinion/article/Be-wary-of-climate-policy-development-1253536.php "Be wary of climate policy development"]. Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref> It has also been documented that on most college campuses criticism of the global warming theory is silenced or censored; evidence shows that scientists skeptical of AGW are being suppressed.<ref>Multiple references:
*O'Neill, Brendan (October 6, 2006). [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/1782/ "Global warming: The chilling effect on free speech"]. Sp!ked. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.
*Schilling, Chelsea (June 24, 2009). [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102031 "EPA's own research expert 'shut up' on climate change"]. WND. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref>

It is well understood that most media companies do not offer balanced reporting. Many politicians have bought into the liberal claim of consensus, for example Barack Obama's views, "Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than fighting climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear." <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090331121618/http://www.cato.org/special/climatechange/ "Climate change reality"] (March 2009). Cato Institute website. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref> In fact, many scientists disagree with the "facts," their certainty, and their interpretation. Over 100 of them have signed the statement that appears in the Cato Institute's newspaper ad. Liberals have failed to back up their claims with any scientific facts.

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According to 80 graphs published in 58 peer-reviewed scientific papers in the first five months of 2017 alone, catastrophic anthropogenic global warming does not exist.<ref>Delingpole, James (June 6, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/06/delingpole-global-warming-is-myth-58-scientific-papers-2017/ DELINGPOLE: ‘Global Warming’ Is a Myth, Say 58 Scientific Papers in 2017]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> By October 2017, the number of peer-reviewed papers rejecting global warming had increased to 400.<ref>Delingpole, James (October 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/24/delingpole-now-400-scientific-papers-in-2017-say-global-warming-is-a-myth/ Delingpole: Now 400 Scientific Papers in 2017 Say ‘Global Warming’ Is a Myth]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref>

===Past speculation===

Speculation and warnings of catastrophic climate change are not unprecedented. In 2001 the ''Guardian'' noted that some 70s headlines shouted, "Brace yourself for another ice age". In 1971 the journal ''Science'' reported that the subsequent cooling effect resulting from a possible eightfold increased from atmospheric aerosol concentrations, "if sustained over a period of several years—is believed to be sufficient to trigger an ice age." <ref>George, Alison (June 28, 2001). [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2001/jun/28/physicalsciences.highereducation "Breaking the ice"]. The Guardian website. Retrieved on September 30, 2014. See [[Guardian (UK)]].</ref>

[[Richard Lindzen]] wrote in 1992 on the doubtfulness of man-caused warming on Earth.
{{Cquote|Indeed, a recent Gallup poll of climate scientists in the American Meteorological Society and in the American Geophysical Union shows that a vast majority doubts that there has been any identifiable man-caused warming to date (49 percent asserted no, 33 percent did not know, 18 percent thought some has occurred; however, among those actively involved in research and publishing frequently in peer-reviewed research journals, none believes that any man-caused global warming has been identified so far).<ref name="cato"/>}}

Oddly enough, even though 82% of US climate scientists refused to support the global warming theory then, [[liberal]] activists were already claiming a scientific consensus for [[anthropogenic global warming]]. (It's hard to understand how 18 percent credence in ''any'' global warming translates into "consensus" support for ''human-caused'' global warming.)

The campaign to convince the public (and their elected representatives) that the "science is settled" began in 1988 or 1989.

By the 2008 elections both candidates for the Presidency of the United States were proposing plans to mitigate climate change.

Over 31,000 American scientists have signed the petition rejecting global warming.<ref>[http://www.petitionproject.org/ "Global warming petition project"] (2008). Global Warming Petition Project. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref>

[[Image:Teller_Card_100dpi.jpg|600px|center|thumb| Global Warming Petition]]

In June, 1974, ''[[Time]]'' magazine published its front-page article, ''Science: Another Ice Age?'',<ref name="Time"/> while a report by the [[CIA]] in the same year stated that, "The western world's leading climatologists have confirmed recent reports of a detrimental global climatic change”, noting such things as that the "world's snow and ice cover had increased by at least 10 to 15 percent", and in the "Canadian area of [[Arctic]] Greenland, below normal temperatures were recorded for 19 consecutive months", which was unique during the last 100 years. A "major climatic shift" was speculated, which would threaten the "the stability of most nations.” It further warned that "Scientists are confident that unless man is able to effectively modify the climate, the northern regions, such as Canada" to "major areas in northern China, will again be covered with 100 to 200 feet of ice and snow", within the next 2500 years—or sooner.<ref>Central Intelligence Agency (August 1974). [http://www.climatemonitor.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1974.pdf ''A Study of Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems''], pp. 1, 5, 7, 16. Retrieved from Climatemonitor [Italy] on September 30, 2014.</ref>

Also in 1974, Nigel Calder, former editor of ''New Scientist'' and atmospheric researcher wrote in his book ''The Weather Machine'', "One might argue that there is a virtual certainty of the next ice age starting some time in the next 2000 years. Then the odds are only about 20-to-1 against it beginning in the next 100 years."

In 1975 the liberal magazine ''[[Newsweek]]'' reported that "Meteorologists disagree about the cause and extent of the cooling trend,...but they are almost unanimous in the view that the trend will reduce agricultural productivity for the rest of the century." These authorities were skeptical that political leaders would take any positive action to compensate for the [[climate change]], and they conceded that the more dramatic solutions, such as melting the arctic ice cap, might create worse problems than that which they were designed to solve.<ref>Gwynne, Peter (April 28, 1975). [http://denisdutton.com/newsweek_coolingworld.pdf "The cooling world"]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved from DenisDutton.com on September 30, 2014. Caution: Copyrighted material; for fair educational use only.</ref>

===Natural variability of the climate system===
It is virtually universally accepted amongst secular climatologists that the earth has experienced numerous [[Ice Age|ice age]]s over two million years, during which global temperatures fluctuated created glacial and inter-glacial periods. The frigid temperatures allowed ice sheets to expand southward, covering much of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], and [[North America]]. The cooling associated with ice ages is gradual, while the terminations are relatively rapid. However, even the rapid terminations of ice ages take centuries to millennia.

===Natural climate change on other planets===

Since the [[Viking spacecraft]] reached [[Mars]] in the 1970s until recent readings were taken, the average temperature on Mars has risen {{temperature|0.6|1.1}} just as the average temperature on the earth has risen. Since human industrialization is clearly not to blame for the change on Mars, other causes are being considered. One possibility is that dust storms are changing the albedo of the planet, allowing it to warm, while another possibility is that solar variations from the sun are causing the warming.<ref>Multiple references:
*Than, Ker (April 4, 2007). [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070404_gw_mars.html "Dust storms fuel global warming on Mars"]. Space.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.
*Taylor, James M. (November 1, 2005). [http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=17977 "Mars is warming, NASA scientists report"]. Heartlander Magazine. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref>

Recently, it has also been found that similar to the Earth and Mars, [[Neptune]] is also undergoing global warming. Measurements taken at the Lowell observatory in [[Arizona]] have shown an increase in Neptune's brightness and temperature since 1980 following the same pattern seen on Earth and Mars. The researchers who discovered this warming suggest there may be a correlation between the warming and solar variations.<ref>Hammel, H. B. and Lockwood, G. W. (April 8, 2007). [http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007.../2006GL028764.shtml "Suggestive correlations between the brightness of Neptune, solar variability, and Earth's temperature"]. ''Geophysical Research Letters''. Retrieved from Wiley Online Library on September 30, 2014.</ref>

[[Pluto]] has also been found to be undergoing global warming. The overall temperature increase on Pluto has been greater than that on the earth.<ref>Britt, Robert Roy (October 9, 2002). [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_warming_021009.html "Global warming on Pluto puzzles scientists"]. Space.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref>

On the other hand, [[Uranus]] has had no net change in temperature since 1977. A rapid increase in temperature reversed itself. The reasons for this are not understood.<ref>Young, Leslie A., Bosh, Amanda S. et al. (October 2001). [http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~layoung/eprint/ur149/Young2001Uranus.pdf "Uranus after solstice: Results from the 1998 November 6 occultation"]. ''Icarus'', vol. 153, iss. 2, pp. 236-247. Retrieved from Southwest Research Institute [Boulder, CO] website on September 30, 2014.</ref>

Global temperatures change on other planets even when there is no life, something which strongly supports the idea that humans are not necessarily the cause of earth's global warming. Moreover, the temperature on Uranus has fluctuated back and forth. There is no reason that fluctuations cannot occur on earth, too.

Although measurements have been made of the temperatures of other planets these are by no means thorough or comparable with the measurements used for earth. The short space of time over which measurements have been taken and the very limited spatial coverage means that reliable average figures have not been obtained. They have certainly not been taken extensively enough to produce a five-year average temperature, which is the standard when determining temperature trends on earth.

However, if accurate measurements could be made, and their accuracy and reliability is improving over time, then they may prove useful to climate science. Their different atmospheres and distances from the sun provide natural laboratories to study climatic changes without human influences. Though of course they will not be directly comparable due to the vast differences.

===Al Gore's claims===
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The decision by the government to distribute Al Gore's film, ''An Inconvenient Truth'', became the subject of a legal challenge by [[New Party]] member Stewart Dimmock. A school governor from Dover and father of two, Dimmock charged the Government with brainwashing children with propaganda by presenting Gore’s sci-fi film as science. In October 2007, Mr Justice Burton of London's High Court found that while the film was "broadly accurate", it contained nine significant errors,“in which statements were made that were not supported by the current mainstream scientific consensus”, some of which had arisen in “the context of alarmism and exaggeration”. He also found the Guidance Notes drafted by the Education Secretary’s advisers only worked to exacerbate the political propaganda in the film.<ref>Multiple references:
*Sheppard, Marc (July 14, 2009). [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/07/clearly_its_al_gore_whos_in_de.html "Clearly it's Al Gore who's in denial"]. American Thinker. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.
*Smith, Lewis (October 11, 2007). [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article2210175.ece "Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment"]. The Times website. Retrieved on October 1, 2014. Fee required to see article.
*Smith, Lewis (October 11, 2007). [http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/MNSES9100/h11/undervisningsmateriale/literature/Al%20Gore%E2%80%99s%20inconvenient%20judgement%20times%202007.pdf "Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment"]. The Times website. Retrieved from University of Oslo/Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science website on October 1, 2014. Caution: Copyrighted; for fair educational use only.</ref>

Taken from the official transcript,<ref>Burton, Mr Justice Michael (October 10, 2007). [http://noteviljustwrong.com/images/nejw/docs/22161.pdf "Stuart Dimmock and Secretary of State for Education and Skills"]. United Kingdom of Great Britain's High Court of Justice/Queen's Bench Division/Administrative Court. Retrieved from Not Evil Just Wrong on October 1, 2014.</ref> the nine errors the judge found were:

*1. Sea level rise of up to 20 feet (7 metres) will be caused by melting of either West Antarctica or Greenland in the near future. This is distinctly alarmist, and part of Mr Gore's 'wake-up call'. It is common ground that if indeed Greenland melted, it would release this amount of water, but only after, and over, millennia, so that the Armageddon scenario he predicts, insofar as it suggests that sea level rises of 7 metres might occur in the immediate future, is not in line with the scientific consensus.

*2. Low lying inhabited Pacific atolls are being inundated because of anthropogenic global warming. In scene 20, Mr Gore states "that's why the citizens of these Pacific nations have all had to evacuate to New Zealand". There is no evidence of any such evacuation having yet happened.

*3. Shutting down of the "Ocean Conveyor". According to the IPCC, it is very unlikely that the Ocean Conveyor (known technically as the Meridional Overturning Circulation or thermohaline circulation) will shut down in the future, though it is considered likely that thermohaline circulation may slow down.

*4. Direct coincidence between rise in CO2 in the atmosphere and in temperature, by reference to two graphs. In scenes 8 and 9, Mr Gore shows two graphs relating to a period of 650,000 years, one showing rise in CO2 and one showing rise in temperature, and asserts (by ridiculing the opposite view) that they show an exact fit. Although there is general scientific agreement that there is a connection, the two graphs do not establish what Mr Gore asserts.

*5. The snows of Kilimanjaro. The film asserted that melting snows on Mount Kilimanjaro evidenced global warming. The Government's expert was had to admit that this is not correct. Mr Gore asserts in scene 7 that the disappearance of snow on Mt Kilimanjaro is expressly attributable to global warming. It is noteworthy that this is a point that specifically impressed Mr Milliband (see the press release quoted at paragraph 6 above). However, it is common ground that, the scientific consensus is that it cannot be established that the recession of snows on Mt Kilimanjaro is mainly attributable to human-induced climate change.

*6. Lake Chad etc. The drying up of Lake Chad is used as a prime example of a catastrophic result of global warming. However, it is generally accepted that the evidence remains insufficient to establish such an attribution. It is apparently considered to be far more likely to result from other factors, such as population increase and over-grazing, and regional climate variability.

*7. Hurricane Katrina. In scene 12 Hurricane Katrina and the consequent devastation in New Orleans is ascribed to global warming. It is common ground that there is insufficient evidence to show that.

*8. Death of polar bears. In scene 16, by reference to a dramatic graphic of a polar bear desperately swimming through the water looking for ice, Mr Gore says: "A new scientific study shows that for the first time they are finding polar bears that have actually drowned swimming long distances up to 60 miles to find the ice. They did not find that before." The only scientific study that either side before me can find is one which indicates that four polar bears have recently been found drowned because of a storm.

*9. Coral reefs. In scene 19, Mr Gore says: "Coral reefs all over the world because of global warming and other factors are bleaching and they end up like this. All the fish species that depend on the coral reef are also in jeopardy as a result. Overall specie loss is now occurring at a rate 1000 times greater than the natural background rate." The actual scientific view, as recorded in the IPCC report, is that, if the temperature were to rise by 1-3 degrees Centigrade, there would be increased coral bleaching and widespread coral mortality, unless corals could adapt or climatize, but that separating the impacts of climate change-related stresses from other stresses, such as over-fishing and polluting, is difficult.

Dimmock's lawyer, Mr. Downes, argued that by schools making available such film to its teachers, and if teachers then showed such film to their pupils, then this would inevitably result "in the promotion of partisan political views in the teaching of any subject in the school, which is thus not only not being forbidden by the local education authority (and the DES), but being positively facilitated by them."

Mr Justice Barton stressed that the “apocalyptic vision” presented in the film was politically partisan and not an impartial analysis of the science of climate change. “It is now common ground that it is not simply a science film—although it is clear that it is based substantially on scientific research and opinion—but that it is a political film.

Justice Barton also stated that, “I conclude that the claimant substantially won this case by virtue of my finding that, but for the new guidance note, the film would have been distributed in breach of sections 406 and 407 of the 1996 Education Act.”<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7037671.stm "Gore climate film's nine 'errors'"] (October 11, 2007). BBC News website. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref>

In order for the film to be shown, the Government must first amend their Guidance Notes to Teachers to make clear that

*1. The Film is a political work and promotes only one side of the argument.

*2. If teachers present the Film without making this plain they may be in breach of section 406 of the Education Act 1996 and guilty of political indoctrination.

*3. Nine inaccuracies have to be specifically drawn to the attention of school children.<ref>[http://www.newparty.co.uk/articles/inaccuracies-gore.html "Inaccuracies in Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth'"] (October 2007). The New Party [U.K.]. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref>

Science and Public Policy took issue with the response to the ruling by Al Gore’s spokesman and environment adviser, and asserted that his film contains ''35 Inconvenient Truths''.<ref>Monckton, Christopher (October 19, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20140915002809/http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html "35 inconvenient truths: The errors in Al Gore's movie"]. The Science and Public Policy Institute website. Retrieved from September 15, 2014 archive at Internet Archive on October 1, 2014.</ref>

Regarding his claims that the snow cap atop Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro is shrinking and that global warming is to blame, the November 23, 2003, issue of ''Nature'' magazine stated,

:Although it's tempting to blame the ice loss on global warming, researchers think that deforestation of the mountain's foothills is the more likely culprit. Without the forests' humidity, previously moisture-laden winds blew dry. No longer replenished with water, the ice is evaporating in the strong equatorial sunshine."

Many conservatives see Al Gore as an example of [[liberals]] using [[deceit]]ful tactics in important debates, in order to make a position seem more solid than it is.

===Scientists===

[[Image:Rogerrevelle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Roger Revelle]]

{|
| valign="top" width="35%"|
* [[Roger Revelle]]
* [[Achim Steiner]]
* [[Fred Singer]]
* [[Richard Lindzen]]
* [[Sallie Baliunas]]
* [[Lonnie Thompson]]
| valign="top" width="33%"|
* [[James E. Hansen]]
* [[Michael Mann]]
* [[Charles Keeling]]
* [[Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado]]
|}

====Hal Lewis====
[[Liberal]] claims of global warming led to the resignation in October 2010 by Professor Hal Lewis from The American Physical Society because of "the global warming scam, with the (literally) trillions of dollars driving it, that has corrupted so many scientists, and has carried APS before it like a rogue wave. '''It is the greatest and most successful pseudoscientific fraud I have seen in my long life as a physicist'''."<ref>Lewis, Hal (October 8, 2010). [http://web.archive.org/web/20140212001321/http://www.thegwpf.org/hal-lewis-my-resignation-from-the-american-physical-society/ "Hal Lewis: My resignation from the American Physical Society"]. The Global Warming Policy Foundation website. Retrieved from February 12, 2014 archive at Internet Archive on October 1, 2014.</ref>

===Critique of the "Hockey Stick" reconstruction===
::''See also : [[Climategate#Hockey Stick Graph|Climategate: hockey stick graph]]''

*Shabecoff, Philip, [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/26/us/us-data-since-1895-fail-to-show-warming-trend.html U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend]", ''New York Times'', January 26, 1989
*[http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/2007/05/the_decay_of_the_hockey_stick.html The Decay of the Hockey Stick by Von Storch] published on the journal ''Nature'''s blog, May 3, 2007.
Stephen McIntyre and Ross McKitrick, "[http://climateaudit.files.wordpress.com/2005/09/mcintyre.mckitrick.2003.pdf Corrections To The Mann et. al. (1998) Proxy Data Base And Northern Hemispheric Average Temperature Series], ''Energy & Enviornment'' volume 14, 2003.
*[http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/13830/ A Global Warming Bombshell] by Richard A. Muller, ''Technology Review'' , Oct. 2004; calls into question famous graph by Michael Mann.
*[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/306/5696/679 Reconstructing Past Climate from Noisy Data] by Hans von Storch, Eduardo Zorita, Julie M. Jones, Yegor Dimitriev, Fidel González-Rouco, Simon F. B. Tett, ''Science'' magazine, 22 October 2004.
*[http://www.image.ucar.edu/~boli/manuscripts/2007-LNA-TeA.pdf The ‘hockey stick’ and the 1990s: a statistical perspective on reconstructing hemispheric temperatures] by Bo Li, Douglas W. Nychka and Casper M. Ammann, ''Institute for Mathmatics Applied to Geosciences''; (Manuscript received 22 March 2007; in final form 28 June 2007).
*[http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/2006_articles/IceCoreSprg97.pdf Ice Core Data Show No Carbon Dioxide Increase] by Zbigniew Jaworowski, Ph.D., Spring 1997; this article examines one of the main pillars of the global warming thesis.
*[http://climateaudit.files.wordpress.com/2005/09/mcintyre.ee.2005.pdf The M&M Critique of the MBH98 Northern Hemisphere Climate Index: Update and Implications] (''Energy & Environment'', vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 69–100, January 2005) - Stephen McIntyre, Ross McKitrick
*[http://climateaudit.files.wordpress.com/2005/09/mcintyre.grl.2005.pdf Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance] (''Geophysical Research Letters'', vol. 32, February 2005) - Stephen McIntyre, Ross McKitrick

*Dalmia, Shikha (December 2, 2009). [http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/01/climategate-scandal-science-obama-opinions-columnists-shikha-dalmia.html "Cringing over Climategate"]. Forbes website. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.
*Taylor, James (November 23, 2011). [http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2011/11/23/climategate-2-0-new-e-mails-rock-the-global-warming-debate/ "Climategate 2.0: New e-mails rock the global warming debate"]. Forbes website. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.
*Bailey, Ronald (December 26, 2012). [http://reason.com/blog/2012/12/26/34-years-of-satellite-temperature-data-s "34 years of satellite temperature data show global warming is on a plateau"]. Hit & Run Blog/Reason.com. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.
*Cole, Steve and McCarthy, Leslie (January 12, 2011). [https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2010-warmest-year.html "NASA research finds 2010 tied for warmest year on record"]. NASA website. Retrieved on September 25, 2014.
*Tisdale, Bob (August 10, 2012). [http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/08/10/not-hot-ocean-sst-around-the-usa-not-anywhere-near-record-levels/ "Not so hot—ocean temperatures around the USA are not anywhere near record levels"]. Watts Up with That? Retrieved on September 25, 2014.</ref>


==Effects of global warming==
===Beneficial effects of global warming===
[[File:Autumn foliage.jpg|thumb|Canoing on a Colorful Day, (NY).]]
Some researchers point out that benefits of health global warming have been overlooked, or minimized. As far back as 1996, Thomas Gale Moore, Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution (Stanford University) contended that positive health and amenity effects would be a result of projected increases in temperature.<ref>Moore, Thomas Gale (May 30, 1996). [http://www.stanford.edu/~moore/health.html "Health and amenity effects of global warming"]. Stanford University/Thomas Gale Moore webpage. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref>

Another source notes,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081223011000/http://www.bionomicfuel.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-global-warming/ "What are the benefits of global warming?"] (November 3, 2008). Bionomicfuel.com. Retrieved from December 21, 2008 archive at Internet Archive on October 1, 2014.</ref>

<blockquote>In areas that see extreme cold temperatures, deaths related to colder weather would drop significantly, leading to decreased health care costs, while areas that already have hot climates will see no increase. Warmer temperatures would also mean less energy use to heat homes and buildings, helping to conserve energy as cooling is much more energy efficient. With the changes brought about by global warming more land that is not lost to desert and/or rising sea levels would become available for uses like farming and living. Forests and plants would grow stronger, healthier, and more abundant because of the warmer weather, and this would mean more oxygen being released into the atmosphere.</blockquote>

===Reported effects of global warming===

Reported past or expected/possible future environmental and societal consequences of man-made global warming include global cooling,<ref>72Jag (August 25, 2014). [http://web.archive.org/web/20090827143311/http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/global-warming-causing-global-cooling "Is global warming causing global cooling?"] NowPublic. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> decreased food production,<ref>Fred Pearce (April 26, 2005). [http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7310-climate-change-warning-over-food-production.html "Climate change warning over food production"] Newscientist website. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> increased food production,<ref>Booth, William (May 17, 1990). [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1127111.html "Global heating could benefit U.S. farmers; prices seen rising as production falls"]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved from HighBeam Research website on October 1, 2014.</ref> shrinking forest.,<ref>Adam, David (March 11, 2009). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees/print "Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change"]. Theguardian [U. K.]. Retrieved on October 1, 2014. See [[The Guardian]].</ref> increased tree foliage,<ref>[http://www.greenfingers.com/articledisplay.asp?id=1734 "Global warming causes greening"] (2008). Greenfingers.com. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> increased productivity of high-elevation forests,<ref>Oregon State University (Oct. 20, 2009). [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019163020.htm "Global warming may spur increased growth in Pacific northwest forests"]. ScienceDaily. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> melting glaciers.,<ref>Asian News International (June 6, 2007). [http://www.andhranews.net/Intl/2007/June/6/Global-warming-causing-3633.asp "Global warming causing hundreds of Antarctic Peninsula glaciers to melt"]. AndhraNews.net. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> growing glaciers,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/global-warming-causing-california-glacier-to-grow-scientists-say-1.749761?ref=rss "Global warming causing California glacier to grow, scientists say"] (July 9, 2008). CBCnews. Retrieved on October 1, 2014. Located by Sub-Driver of [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2043047/posts?page=51 Free Republic].</ref> increasing landmass in Antarctica,<ref>[http://www.worldclimatereport.com/index.php/2005/05/27/antarctic-ice-a-global-warming-snow-job/ "Antarctic ice: A global warming snow job?"] (May 27, 2005). World Climate Report. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> colder winters,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-could-bring-colder-winters-1.363574 "Climate change could bring colder winters"] (March 13, 2003). CBCNews. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> a new ice age,<ref>McGuire, Bill (November 13, 2003). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2003/nov/13/comment.research "Will global warming trigger a new ice age?"] The Guardian website. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> prevention of an ice age,<ref>Thompson, Andrea (September 10, 2007). [http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,296060,00.html "Global warming may cancel next ice age"]. Fox News website. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> taller mountains.,<ref>Than, Ker (August 4, 2006). [http://www.livescience.com/938-taller-mountains-blamed-global-warming.html "Taller mountains blamed on global warming, too"]. LiveScience. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> a lop-sided planet,<ref>Britt, Robert Roy (June 29, 2005). [http://www.livescience.com/3884-global-warming-create-lopsided-planet.html "Global warming might create lopsided planet"]. LiveScience. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> stronger hurricanes,<ref>Florida State University (Sep. 4, 2008). [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080903134323.htm "Global warming: Warmer seas linked to strengthening hurricanes, according to new research"]. ScienceDaily. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> weaker hurricanes,<ref>Schmid, Randolph E., AP Science Writer (April 17, 2007). [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/research/2007-04-17-globalwarming-hurricanes_N.htm "Study: Global warming may diminish Atlantic hurricane activity"]. USA Today. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> shorter days,<ref>Atkins, William (April 11, 2007). [http://www.itwire.com/science-news/climate/11220-researchers-say-global-warming-should-cause-shorter-days "Researchers say global warming should cause shorter days"]. iTWire. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> earthquakes and volcanoes, and other geological disasters. Attempts to prevent climate change may do the same,<ref>Fisher, Richard. (September 23, 2009). [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327273.800-climate-change-may-trigger-earthquakes-and-volcanoes.html "Climate change may trigger earthquakes and volcanoes" [preview]]. Newscientist website. Preview retrieved on October 2, 2014. Subscription required for full article.</ref> shrinking brains,<ref>[http://www.albany.edu/campusnews/releases_286.htm "Study: Global warming could be reversing a trend that led to bigger human brains"] (March 15, 2007). State University of New York at Albany. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> shrinking sheep,<ref>Connor, Steve (July 3, 2009). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-global-warming-shrank-st-kildas-sheep-1729609.html "How global warming shrank St Kilda's sheep"]. The Independent [U. K.] website. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> tiger attacks.,<ref>Dhar, Sujoy (October 20, 2008). [http://southasia.oneworld.net/news/tiger-attacks-linked-to-global-warming "Tiger attacks linked to global warming"]. Reuters. Retrieved from OneWorld South Asia on October 2, 2014.</ref> shark attacks,<ref>Johnston, Bruce (August 31, 1998). [http://junksciencearchive.com/news3/shark.html "Shark attack on boat 'result of global warming'"]. Electronic Telegraph (U.K.) Retrieved from JunkScienceArchive on October 3, 2014.</ref> walrus stampede deaths,<ref>Associated Press (December 17, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20141003042107/http://6abc.com/archive/5839622/ "Global warming is blamed for walrus stampede deaths"]. 6abc Action News website. Retrieved from October 3, 2014 archive at Internet Archive on October 3, 2014. Located by digger48 of [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939754/posts Free Republic]</ref> imminent cannibalism,<ref>Baker, Brent (April 2, 2008). [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/04/02/turner-iraqi-insurgents-patriots-inaction-warming-cannibalism "Turner: Global warming will cause mass cannibalism, insurgents are patriots"]. MRC NewsBusters. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> the need for a drastic reduction of the earth’s population,<ref>[http://thisistheendoftheworldasweknowit.com/archives/one-less-child-environmental-extremists-warn-that-overpopulation-is-causing-climate-change-and-will-ultimately-destroy-the-earth "One less child? Environmental extremists warn that overpopulation is causing climate change and will ultimately destroy the Earth"] (November 17, 2009). The End of the World. Retrieved on October 2, 2014.</ref> a strong increase in people dying of [[AIDS]],<ref>McLean, Tamara (April 29, 2008). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110831093248/http://news.theage.com.au/national/global-warming-set-to-fan-the-hiv-fire-20080430-29eh.html "Global warming hoax set to fan the HIV fire"]. Theage.com.au. Retrieved from August 31, 2011 archive at Internet Archive on October 1, 2014. Located by
[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725075338/http://www.skepticsglobalwarming.com/?p=608 Skeptics Global Warning].</ref> increased risk of civil war in Africa,<ref>[http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november23/climate-civil-wars-112309.html "Global warming increases risk of civil war in Africa"] (November 23, 2009). Stanford Report. Retrieved from Stanford News on October 1, 2014.</ref> child ''climate cops'',<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70811 "Beware your children: They might be 'climate cops'"] (July 28, 2008). WND. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> increase in depression,<ref>Sohn, Emily (December 10, 2009). [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Deadly+heat+waves%2C+home-wrecking+hurricanes%22&hl=en&gbv=2&oq=&gs_l= “Mental health to decline with climate change”]. Discovery.com News. Retrieved from Google Search on October 1, 2014.</ref> increase in psychiatric illness<ref>Press Trust of India (April 8, 2008). [http://www.sify.com/news/climate-change-leads-to-psychiatric-illness-news-national-jegnGhfjihasi.html "'Climate change leads to psychiatric illness'"]. Sify News. Retrieved on October 1, 2014.</ref> and increased anxiety and loss of sleep among many children.<ref>Jones, Alan (February 22, 2007). [http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/children-losing-sleep-over-global-warming-1-683217 "Children losing sleep over global warming"]. The Scotsman website. Retrieved on September 30, 2014.</ref>

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==References==
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== See also ==
*''[[Massachusetts v. EPA]]''
*[[Liberal hysteria#Global Warming Derangement Syndrome|Global Warming Derangement Syndrome]]
*[[Socialist Environmental Disasters]]
*[[Counterexamples to Global Warming]]
*[[Winter of 2010]]
*[[Reducing carbon dioxide emissions]]
*[[Essay:Global Warming]]
*[[Essay:Parallels between evolution and global warming]]
*[[Exaggeration of global warming]]
*[[Global warming and polar bears]]
*[[Global climate disruption]]
*[[Global warming research]]
*[[Global annual average temperature]]
*[[Warm period]]
*[[Liberal lies]]

==External links==

*[http://www.creationworldview.org/articles_view.asp?id=67 Global Warming? Absolutely No Truth To It!]
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/global-warming/ What Liberals Say - Category: Global Warming], [[Accuracy In Media]]
*[http://global-warming.accuweather.com/2007/12/attempting_to_stop_global_warm_1.html Attempting to Stop Global Warming is Futile and a Mistake, says letter to the UN]
*[http://www.icr.org/creation-meteorology Clinate Change] by The Institute for Creation Research
*[http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2032821,00.html The appliance of science] by Mike Hulme.
*[http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv15n2/reg15n2g.html Global Warming: The Origin and Nature of the Alleged Scientific Consensus] - [[Richard S. Lindzen]], Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
*[http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?issueID=47&articleID=604 "Should We Have Acted Thirty Years Ago to Prevent Climate Change?", by Randall G. Holcombe].
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Left-wing violence in the Trump era

2019-01-03T17:26:50Z

Dark Orbit: Grammatical Corrections

[[File:Congressional-baseball-practice-shooting-June-14-2017-twitter-640x480.jpg|right|350|thumb|A self-described
[[Progressive]] [[Democrat]] shot a total of six people, including two Congressmen. Even after the shooting, Democrat leaders and liberal media continued to urge violence against elected officials and Trump supporters.]]
'''Leftwing violence''' has increased 250% since the final days of the [[Obama administration]].<ref>m²↓https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/534192/</ref>

In the immediate aftermath of the election of Donald Trump, [[CNN]] broadcast a non-spontaneous set-up piece with "Lilly," who said {{Cquote|<big>We can’t just do rallies, we have to fight back. There will be casualties on both sides. There will be because people have to die to make a change in this world.<ref>https://youtu.be/MuOOEWbOfsU </ref></big>}}
Trump supporters have been the victims of numerous targeted attacks, brutal violence, and [[hate crime]]s.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/10/video-emerges-group-beating-chicago-man-while-yelling-dont-vote-trump.html Video emerges of a mob beating Chicago man while yelling 'don't vote Trump']. ''Fox News''. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref><ref>http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/11/trump-supporter-15-beaten-during-rockville-protest/slide/1/</ref><ref>Nolte, John (July 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/07/05/rap-sheet-acts-of-media-approved-violence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/ Rap Sheet: ***613** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (September 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30072-anti-trump-violence-ramps-up-with-attempted-stabbing Anti-Trump Violence Ramps Up With Attempted Stabbing]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 14, 2018.</ref> A tech company corporate CEO threatened to murder Donald Trump.<ref>http://bgr.com/2016/11/15/man-threatens-to-kill-trump-ceo-sniper/</ref> The brutal and disturbing anti-Trump hate crimes (or hate crimes closely related to Trump's election) continued to occur up to the [[2018 Midterm elections]].<ref name="LatestAntiTrump">[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> Democrat leaders, Obama and the Clinton machine refused to condemn the hate and violence. Ads for paid protesters appeared on Craigslist. Many of these protests were likely organized and coordinated, as many protestors were bused in by Coach buses.

[[Liberal media bias]] and [[fake news]], which demonized conservatives and Republicans, is often said to have fanned the flames of the increase in left-wing violence against conservatives.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (June 15, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/inside-the-beltway-media-lies-that-radicalized-the/ Expert identifies top media lies ‘that radicalized the violent left’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref><ref>Nolte, John (August 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/03/nolte-establishment-media-normalize-racism-and-hate/ Nolte: Establishment Media Normalize Racism and Hate]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Nolte, John (August 6, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/06/nolte-heres-proof-the-establishment-media-encourage-violence-against-trump-supporters/ Nolte: Here’s Proof the Establishment Media Encourage Violence Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 6, 2018.</ref><ref>Nolte, John (September 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/09/12/violence-against-right-escalates-as-media-amp-up-hate-rhetoric-against-trump/ Violence Against Right Escalates as Media Amp up Hate-Rhetoric Against Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 12, 2018.</ref> Mainstream media outlets even promoted the notion that violent left-wingers use their violence against conservatives to bring about "peace."<ref>Starr, Penny (August 19, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/19/cnn-normalizes-antifa-leftists-seek-peace-through-violence/ CNN Normalizes Antifa: Leftists ‘Seek Peace Through Violence’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.</ref><ref>The "struggle for peace" was a central theme of [[communist]] agitprop throughout the [[Cold War]]. See: ''Stalin's Cold War: Soviet Strategies in Europe, 1943 to 1956'', Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Manchester University Press, 1995, p. 154.</ref> Many Democrats failed to condemn the violence,<ref>Richardson, Valerie (August 28, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/democrats-silent-after-antifa-attacks-berkeley-tru/ Democrats hype up the leftist base, remain silent after a violent Antifa attack in Berkeley]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 28, 2017.</ref> and top Democrat leaders encouraged the violence and hate.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (October 18, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/30369-anti-gop-violence-escalates-top-democrats-egg-on-the-goons Anti-GOP Violence Escalates, Top Democrats Egg On the Goons]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 18, 2018.</ref> Much of the violence was directed against Trump supporters.<ref>Clark, Alex (June 18, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/18/a-year-of-hate-9-times-the-radicalized-left-engaged-in-violence-in-the-trump-era/ A Year of Hate: 9 Times the Radicalized Left Engaged in Violence in the Trump Era]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref> The Pew Research Center found in 2017 that 47% thought that their friendships would be in danger if that friend voted for Trump, while only 13% of Republicans thinking the same thing about a friend who supported Clinton,<ref>Kew, Ben (July 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/21/study-nearly-half-of-liberals-feel-disdain-for-trump-supporters-conservatives-far-more-tolerant/ Study: Nearly Half of Liberals Feel Disdain for Trump Supporters, Conservatives Far More Tolerant]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref><ref>Flynn, Daniel J. (July 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/22/unfriend-polling-shows-half-liberal-democrats-troubled-socializing-trump-supporters/ FLYNN: I Unfriend You! Polling Shows Half of Liberal Democrats Troubled by Socializing with Trump Voters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2017.</ref> something confirmed by Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (July 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/22/harvard-law-prof-white-liberal-college-graduates-least-tolerant/ Harvard Law Professor: ‘White Liberal College Graduates’ Are ‘the Least Tolerant’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 22, 2017.</ref>

According to a June 2017 Rasmussen Reports survey, 76% of Americans feared political violence.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (June 19, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/19/inside-the-beltway-76-of-americans-now-fear-politi/ 76% of Americans now fear ‘political violence’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref>

The left-wing violence and support of violence unsurprisingly continued after 2017, with leftists making death threats to numerous Republican members of Congress,<ref>Varney, James (May 24, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/republicans-congress-face-death-threats-anti-trump/ Anti-Trump forces threaten lawmakers' lives in name of #Resistance]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 20, 2018. See also:
*Kirkwood, R. Cort (October 10, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30295-teacher-who-threatened-kavanaugh-quits-paul-s-wife-sleeping-with-loaded-gun Teacher Who Threatened Kavanaugh Quits; Paul’s Wife Sleeping With Loaded Gun]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> and with [[Occupy Wall Street]] activists calling for murdering ICE agents.<ref>Richardson, Bradford (June 19, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/19/occupy-wall-street-advocates-killing-ice-agents/ Occupy Wall Street promotes killing ICE agents]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 20, 2018. See also:
*Bokhari, Allum (June 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/06/20/twitter-takes-no-action-against-tweet-advocating-murder-of-ice-agents/ Twitter Takes 20 Hours to Remove Tweet Advocating Murder of ICE Agents]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 20, 2018.</ref> Many entertainers made jokes about harming President Trump.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/09/21/entertainers-who-have-joked-about-harming-trump.html Entertainers who have joked about harming Trump]. ''Fox News''. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.</ref> Despite all this, the Left falsely claimed that "right-wing violence" was rising.<ref>Harsanyi, David (November 30, 2018). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/30/there-is-no-surge-in-right-wing-violence/ There Is No ‘Surge’ in Right-Wing Violence]. ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved November 30, 2018.</ref>

==2017==
In 2017 there were 79 known violent leftist attacks.
===January 2017===
*At least 217 violent protesters were arrested in Washington D.C. on President Trump's inauguration day.<ref>Weber, Joseph (January 20, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-supporters-protesters-rally-before-sunrise-on-inauguration-day.html Hundreds of protesters arrested in Inauguration Day clashes]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Noble, Andrea; McDermott, Ryan M. (January 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-inauguration-protests-begin-turn-viol/ D.C. police report 217 arrested during Inauguration Day riots]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 31, 2017.</ref>

*[[Democrat]] [[Vice President]]ial candidate [[Tim Kaine]] appeared on [[MSNBC]] calling for members of his party to "fight in Congress, fight in the courts, fight in the streets, fight online, fight at the ballot box.”<ref>https://youtu.be/GWvqn8F7YMs </ref>

*Four [[Chicago]] gangstas were charged with [[hate crime]]s for [[kidnap]]ping and beating a mentally disabled white student and live streaming video on [[Facebook]] forcing the victim to repeat anti-Trump taunts.<ref>http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/01/05/facebook-live-hate-crime-case-latest-string-anti-trump-assaults-where-outrage-left </ref>
*Madonna, a person with the economic resources to pose a viable threat, publicly stated, "I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House."<ref>Daley, Kevin (January 23, 2017). [https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/madonna-said-she-thought-of-blowing-up-the-white-house-is-that-illegal/ Madonna Said She Thought Of Blowing Up The White House. Is That Illegal?] ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref> The [[Secret Service]] decided to investigate her due to her threat.<ref>Nussbaum, Daniel (January 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/22/report-secret-service-investigate-madonna-blowing-white-house-comment/ Report: Secret Service to Investigate Madonna for ‘Blowing Up the White House’ Comment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref> She claimed the comment was a metaphor.<ref>Michael, Tom (January 23, 2017). [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2680855/madonna-blow-up-white-house-metaphor-secret-service-investigates/ Madonna claims her threats to ‘blow up the White House’ were just a metaphor as Secret Service investigates foul-mouthed rant at an anti-Trump protest]. ''The Sun''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref>

*Pro-Trump demonstrator knocked out at protest.<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/31/video-pro-trump-counter-demonstrator-knocked-out-at-airport-protest-but-theres-more-to-the-story/ </ref>

*A Trump supporter was attacked after putting out a fire started by anti-Trump protesters.

*When Trump protesters encountered a driver with a pro-Trump flag on his car, they surrounded the vehicle, ripped off and began burning the flag, and pounded the car. They also punctured on the tires.

===February 2017===
*It was reported in early February 2017 that 12,000 tweets had called for Trump's assassination since his inauguration.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4189124/More-12-000-tweets-call-Trump-s-assassination.html#ixzz4k0h0zXDl More than 12,000 tweets have called for Trump's assassination since the inauguration]. ''Daily Mail''. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref>

*California GOP Rep. [[Tom McClintock]] had to be escorted to his car after a town hall because of angry protesters. The tires of at least four vehicles were slashed.

*Protestors knocked a 71-year-old female staffer for California GOP Rep. [[Dana Rohrabacher]] unconscious during a protest outside the representative's office.

*[[Milo Yiannopoulos]] speech at the University of California-Berkeley was canceled after rioters set the campus on fire and threw rocks through windows. Milo tweeted that one of his supporters wearing a Trump hat was thrown to the ground and kicked.<ref>Ciccotta, Tom (February 1, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/01/milo-berkeley-event-evacuated-masked-protesters-light-fires-storm-venue/ MILO Berkeley Event Evacuated as Masked Protesters Light Fires, Storm Venue]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref>

===March 2017===
*Unindicted [[Obamagate]] co-conspirator [[Loretta Lynch]] calls for blood and death in the streets.<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/03/07/loretta_lynch_on_trump_protests_people_have_marched_bled_and_died_to_make_a_difference.html </ref>

*Democrat Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine's son, Linwood Kaine, was charged with “fleeing police on foot, concealing his identity in a public place, and obstructing legal process,” after a masked group he was with threw smoke bombs into a pro-Trump rally in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].

*Masked protesters at Middlebury College rushed [[AEI]] scholar and political scientist [[Charles Murray]] and professor Allison Stanger, pushing and shoving Murray and grabbing Stranger by her hair and twisting her neck as they were leaving a campus building. Stranger suffered a concussion. Protesters then surrounded the car they got into, rocking it back and forth and jumping on the hood.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/opinion/understanding-the-angry-mob-that-gave-me-a-concussion.html </ref>

===April 2017===

*Fears of violent protests shut down [[Ann Coulter]]’s UC Berkeley speech. Campus police had gathered intel on protesters who were planning to commit violence.

*[[David Horowitz]]'s speech at UC Berkeley canceled over threats and fear of riot.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266394/my-free-speech-berkeley-not-david-horowitz </ref>

*A parade in [[Portland]], Ore., was canceled after threats of violence were made against a Republican organization.

===May 2017===
*Director of [[BuzzFeed]] wishes for Donald Trump's murder.<ref>http://bigleaguepolitics.com/exclusive-leaked-screenshots-reveal-buzzfeed-director-wishing-trump-assassination/ </ref>

*[[CNN]] host Kathy Griffin posed for a photo and video shoot with an ISIS-style decapitated head of the president.

*Republican Rep. [[Tom Garrett]], his family and his dog were targeted by a series of repeated death threats deemed credible by authorities.

*FBI agents arrested a person for threatening to shoot Republican Rep. [[Martha McSally]] over her support for Trump.

*Police in Tennessee charged a woman for allegedly trying to run Republican Rep. [[David Kustoff]] off the road.

*Police in North Dakota ejected a man after he became physical with Republican Rep. [[Kevin Cramer]] at a town hall.

*Rapper SnoopDog simulates shooting President Trump in a video.

*A former professor was arrested after police said they identified him on video beating Trump supporters with a U-shaped bike lock, leaving three people with “significant injuries.”

*Racist [[Bernie Sanders]] supporter [[2017 Portland train murders|murders two people]] in [[Portland, Oregon]].

===June 2017===
[[File:Nochimson-trump-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|A depiction of Donald Trump was stabbed to death in a production of New York City's free Shakespeare in the Park staged in New York's public parks system by the Public Theater.]]
*Suspicious packages with a white powder and threatening letters were sent to [[Karen Handel]], a GOP congressional candidate, and her neighbors days before a special election.<ref>http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/karen-handel-neighbors-told-take-whiff-white-powder-threatening-letter/FRIriCGeMdiycIxKwlECiK/ </ref>

*An [[Antifa]] website encouraged physical violence against Trump supporters, capitalists and others who hold conservative-leaning views.<ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (June 19, 2017). [https://heatst.com/culture-wars/antifa-website-promotes-all-manner-of-physical-violence-against-trump-supporters-and-capitalists/ Antifa Website Encourages ‘All Manner of Physical Violence’ Against Trump Supporters and Capitalists]. ''Heat Street''. Retrieved June 20, 2017.</ref>

*In [[Indiana]], shots were fired at a pickup truck flying a ‘Make America Great Again’ flag on.<ref>http://fox59.com/2017/06/15/several-shots-fired-at-truck-carrying-make-america-great-again-flag-on-i-465/ </ref>

*Actor and filmmaker [[Rob Reiner]] called for an "all out war" against President Trump.<ref>Hudson, Jerome (June 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/26/rob-reiner-calls-for-all-out-war-to-resist-trump/ Rob Reiner Calls for ‘All Out War’ to Resist Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.</ref>
[[File:Maddogpac.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Democratic fundraisers openly called for the murder of elected Republican officials.]]
*Marcella Arguello, a writer for [[Bill Nye]]'s Netflix show, ''Bill Nye Saves The World'', wrote on Twitter that the deaths of "a few old a** conservative white men" would be worth it if it led to [[gun control]].<ref>Bokhari, Allum (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/24/bill-nye-writer-says-shes-ok-old-ass-conservative-white-men-dying-following-scalise-shooting/ Bill Nye Show Writer Ready to Accept Deaths of ‘Old Ass Conservative White Men’ If It Sparks Gun Control Debate]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref>

*Congressmen [[Steve Scalise]] and five others shot by rabid anti-Trump activist and former [[Bernie Sanders]] volunteer James Hodgkinson prior to a congressional charitable event. He had a list of names of the Republican lawmakers he wanted to murder.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/16/scalise-shooter-had-list-lawmakers-names-in-his-pocket.html Scalise shooter James Hodgkinson had list of Republican lawmakers' names]. ''Fox News''. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref> Just three days before the shooting, [[Huffington Post]] published an article that called for prosecuting and executing President Trump, saying that impeaching the president was not enough to appease the liberal author.<ref>Ernst, Douglas (June 15, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/15/huffpo-scrubs-jason-fullers-ultimate-punishment-tr/ HuffPo scrubs ‘ultimate punishment’ Trump piece after Scalise, GOP shooting]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 17, 2017.</ref> During the shooting, Hodgkinson was heard shouting "This is for healthcare!"<ref>[https://constitution.com/rand-paul-revelations-baseball-shooter-had-clear-message/ Rand Paul: Baseball Shooter Had CLEAR Message]</ref> After the shooting, a Democrat strategist created the hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen and voiced hate statements against Republicans.<ref>Shaw, Adam (June 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/17/dem-strategist-devine-launches-huntrepublicancongressmen-scalise-shooting/ Dem Strategist James Devine Launches Hashtag #HuntRepublicanCongressmen After Steve Scalise Shooting]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (June 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/jim-devine-dem-strategist-behind-huntrepublicans-r/ Dem strategist behind #HuntRepublicans tweets about Handel victory: ‘Time for hunting’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 22, 2017.</ref>

*Republican Rep. [[Claudia Tenney]] received an email threat that read, “One down, 216 to go,” shortly after the shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/216-new-york-rep-threatened-shooting-article-1.3247736 </ref>

*''[[New York Times]]'' sponsored a Shakespeare in Park production that features the bloody assassination of the lead character made up in the likeness of [[President Trump]].<ref>https://youtu.be/vFOxpcpiNzo </ref>

*[[Johnny Depp]] made jokes about assassinating the president.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/06/22/johnny-depp-talks-about-assassinating-trump.html Johnny Depp talks about assassinating Trump]. ''Fox News''. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.</ref> He later apologized.<ref>Greenwood, Max (June 23, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/339194-johnny-depp-apologizes-for-trump-assassination-comment Johnny Depp apologizes for Trump assassination comment]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 23, 2017.</ref> Democrat congressional leaders did not respond to a request to comment on and disavow Depp's comments.<ref>Starr, Penny (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/24/pelosi-schumer-other-dems-silent-johnny-depps-remarks-assassinating-trump/ Pelosi, Schumer, Other Democrats Silent on Johnny Depp’s Remarks on Assassinating Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref>

*Michael Chabon, a novelist who won the [[Pulitzer Prize]], stated his hope that President Trump would suffer from a "massive stroke."<ref>Klein, Aaron (June 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/06/22/watch-pulitzer-winning-novelist-michael-chabon-expresses-hope-trump-massive-stroke/ WATCH – Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Michael Chabon Expresses ‘Hope’ that Trump Has ‘Massive Stroke’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 22, 2017.</ref><ref>Chasmar, Jessica (June 22, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/22/michael-chabon-pulitzer-winner-says-he-wakes-up-ev/ Pulitzer winner Michael Chabon says he wakes up ‘every day’ hoping Trump suffers ‘massive stroke’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 22, 2017.</ref>

*[[California]] lawmakers received death threats from left-wing activists after they put on hold plans to institute "universal" government healthcare in the state.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/03/california-dems-decry-bullying-death-threats-from-left-after-shelving-health-bill.html California Dems decry 'bullying,' death threats from the left after shelving health bill]. ''Fox News''. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref>

*It was reported that assaults on border patrol agents nearly doubled in the first part of 2017 compared to 2016.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (June 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/assaults-border-patrol-agents-surge/ Assaults on Border Patrol agents surge as immigration debate heats up]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 21, 2017.</ref>

*Former conservative presidential candidate in France, a woman, was left knocked out and unconscious in the street by a male opposition supporter while campaigning in French parliamentary elections.<ref>https://www.thelocal.fr/20170615/in-pictures-nkm-politician-nathalie-kosciusko-morizet-paris-politician-loses-consciousness-after-altercation-with-member-of-the-public </ref><ref>https://m.facebook.com/GeertWilderssupporters/posts/1494021043996145 </ref>

*The [[Austrian]] government reported leftwing violence increased 112% over the past year.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/15/left-wing-extremism-up-112-per-cent-austria/ </ref>

===July 2017===
*Antifa rioters beat and bloody Trump supporters in Philadelphia.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/07/antifa-protesters-arrested-trump-supporter-bloodied-philly-photos-video/ </ref>

*Thousands of left-wing, anti-capitalist, and anti-Trump extremists<ref>Cohn, Alicia (July 8, 2017). [https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/341091-violence-rocks-hamburg-for-second-night-during-g20-meetings Violence rocks Hamburg for second night during G20 meetings]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> protested at the [[G-20]] conference in [[Hamburg]], causing riots and clashing with police.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (July 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/07/thousands-left-extremists-storm-hamburg-streets-g20-welcome-hell-march/ PICS: Thousands of Leftist Extremists Rampage in G20 ‘Welcome to Hell’ March]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Easley, Jonathan (July 6, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340863-police-clash-with-g-20-protesters-in-germany Police clash with G-20 protesters in Germany]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Deacon, Liam (July 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/07/video-international-left-wing-extremists-hamburg-flames-130-police-injured/ VIDEO: ‘International Left-Wing Extremists’ Leave Hamburg in Flames, 130 Police Injured]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> They set up street barricades, looted supermarkets, attacked police with weapons such as petrol bombs, and they burned cars, among other acts of violence and vandalism.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/08/anti-g20-activists-in-extremely-violent-riot-overnight-in-hamburg.html Anti-G20 activists in extremely violent riot overnight in Hamburg]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (July 8, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/08/g20-shops-looted-firebombs-thrown-second-night-hard-left-rioting-hamburg/ G20 Pictures: Shops Looted, Firebombs Thrown in Second Night of Hard-Left Rioting in Hamburg]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> U.S. [[First Lady]] [[Melania Trump]] was unable to leave her residence in the city due to violent protests.<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (July 7, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/7/melania-trump-stuck-at-hamburg-residence-amid-g-20/ Melania Trump stuck at Hamburg residence amid G-20 violence]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Moons, Michelle (July 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/07/as-protests-rage-in-hamburg-melania-trump-stuck-in-guest-house/ As Protests Rage in Hamburg, Melania Trump Stuck in Guest House]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> By the second day of the summit, 160 police officers were injured and reinforcements had to be called in.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/07/g-20-protests-hamburg-police-call-in-more-officers-on-second-day-demonstrations.html G-20 protests: Hamburg police call in more officers on 2nd day of demonstrations]. ''Fox News''. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> Through the third night of violence, 476 police officers had been injured.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/09/activists-riot-against-g-20-summit-for-3rd-night-in-hamburg.html Activists riot against G-20 summit for 3rd night in Hamburg]. ''Fox News''. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.</ref> A major German newspaper, ''Die Welt'', referred to the riots as "the new fascist violence of the left."<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (July 8, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/08/head-major-german-paper-denounces-left-wing-fascism-g20-summit/ Head of Major German Paper Denounces ‘Left-Wing Fascism’ at G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> A total of 476 police officers were injured during the riots.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (July 11, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/11/500-police-injured-g20-german-leaders-vow-clamp-left-wing-terror/ G20: 500 Police Injured In Protests CNN Called ‘Eclectic’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.</ref> The German Special Police Forces Saxony chief, Sven Mewes, stated he had never seen such violence in his over 30 years of experience.<ref>Tominson, Chris (July 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/14/german-special-police-forces-chief-says-g20-protests-level-violence-hed-never-seen/ German Police Chief on G20 Protests: ‘I have Never Experienced Such Violence’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2017.</ref> The German Special Police (SOKO) said that the left-wing protestors committed over 2,000 crimes.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/29/german-police-alt-left-extremists-committed-2000-crimes-hamburg-g20/ Police: Alt-Left Extremists Committed over 2,000 Crimes at G20 ‘Welcome to Hell’ Clashes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 29, 2017.</ref> In August 2017, German authorities banned a notable website maintained by the Antifa that played a role in the violence.<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (August 26, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/26/german-authorities-ban-extremist-antifa-website-over-connections-to-g20-violence.html 'Antifa' website linked to G20 violence banned in Germany]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/27/germany-shuts-major-alt-left-extremist-website/ Germany Shuts Down Major Alt-Left Extremist Website]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref>

*GOP Senator [[Dean Heller]] received a death threat by someone telling him to oppose the GOP's [[ObamaCare]] repeal effort.<ref>Kew, Ben (July 18, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/18/gop-senator-receives-death-threat-to-oppose-obamacare-repeal/ GOP Senator Receives Death Threat to Oppose Obamacare Repeal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 18, 2017.</ref>

*Pro-Trump singer [[Joy Villa]] received death threats and hate mail for her support of the president.<ref>Starnes, Todd (July 17, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/07/17/pro-trump-singer-gets-death-threats.html Pro-Trump singer gets death threats]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 18, 2017.</ref>

*In a speech, left-wing congressman [[Luis Gutiérrez]] called President Trump a "major criminal" who must be "eliminated."<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/24/donald-trump-illegal-immigration-luis-gutierrez-criminal-deported-environment Gutierrez: Trump a 'Major Criminal' Who Must Be 'Eliminated' From Office]. ''Fox News Insider''. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.</ref><ref>Lee, Tony (July 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/23/luis-gutierrez-trump-must-be-eliminated-impeachment/ Luis Gutierrez Unhinged: Time to ‘Eliminate’ ‘Criminal’ Trump–Bring Him to His Knees]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2017.</ref>

*Kevin Allred, a Women's and Gender Studies professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey, stated on Twitter that "Trump is a f***ing joke. this is all a sham. i wish someone would just shoot him outright."<ref>Ciccotta Tom (August 1, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/01/college-professor-i-wish-someone-would-just-shoot-donald-trump/ College Professor: ‘I Wish Someone Would Just Shoot’ Donald Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> Allred deleted the original tweet when he was criticized for it by other posters, but dismissively claimed in another tweet that there was a "difference" between saying he wished Trump dead and a direct threat against him, which only drew more criticism against him from posters who pointed out that Allred's original tweet was indeed a death threat, leading Allred to "attack the messenger" by accusing one critic of "(having) no critical reading skills". Allred, who was once held for a psych evaluation for posting a tweet threatening to buy a gun and "(shoot) at random white people" while working at Rutgers University, was subsequently fired from Montclair State (which has since publicly denied ever having employed him) for his original tweet, but continued to attack his critics and refused to take responsibility for his actions.

===August 2017===
*The son of Venezuela's dictatorial socialist president [[Nicolás Maduro]] stated that he would "take the White House" with guns if President Trump intervened in the country.<ref>Yilek, Caitlin (August 12, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/maduros-son-threatens-to-take-the-white-house-with-guns-if-trump-intervenes-in-venezuela/article/2631376 Maduro's son threatens to 'take the White House' with guns if Trump intervenes in Venezuela]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 12, 2017.</ref><ref>Lima, Cristiano (August 12, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/12/maduro-son-threatens-white-house-guns-intervention-241573 Maduro's son threatens to 'take the White House' with guns in case of U.S. intervention]. ''Politico''. Retrieved August 12, 2017.</ref>

*A white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after "[[antifa]]" counter protestors showed up. While the media and politicians rightly condemned the white supremacists, they ignored the fact that the leftist counterprotesters shared much of the responsibility for the violence.<ref>Multiple references:
*Pollak, Joel B. (August 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/13/charlottesville-donald-trump-right-condemn-violence-many-sides/ Pollak: Trump Was Right to Condemn Violence on ‘Many Sides’ in Charlottesville]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*[http://video.foxnews.com/v/5540139363001/?playlist_id=4607808626001#sp=show-clips Watters Words: Everyone is to blame for Charlottesville]. ''Fox News Video''. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*Mason, Ian; House, Amanda (August 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/13/alt-right-activists-condemn-violence-dispute-mainstream-account/ Alt-Right Activists Condemn Violence, Dispute Mainstream Account]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*King, Robert (August 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-virginia-senate-candidate-decries-violence-from-left-wing-in-charlottesville/article/2631405 GOP Virginia Senate candidate decries violence from left wing in Charlottesville]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*Berry, Susan (August 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/13/bishop-e-w-jackson-charlottesville-condemn-sidesboth-sides-want-us-divided-racially/ Bishop E.W. Jackson on Charlottesville: ‘I Condemn Both Sides… Both Sides Want Us Divided Racially’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
*Pollak, Joel B. (August 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/13/media-exploit-violence-help-democrats/ Mainstream Media Exploit Charlottesville Violence to Help the Left]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
*Rogan, Tom (August 15, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/american-nazis-are-evil-and-violent-so-are-many-on-the-american-far-left/article/2631541 American Nazis are evil and violent. So are many on the American far-left]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> It was reported that the person who organized the white supremacist protests was an [[Occupy Wall Street]] activist and a [[Barack Obama]] supporter.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (August 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/report-splc-charlottesville-racist-former-occupy-activist-obama-supporter-jason-kessler/ Report: Charlottesville Racist Leader Was Former Occupy Activist, Obama Supporter]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref>

*Rick Wilson, a [[RINO]], [[establishment]] consultant and a Daily Beast columnist who earlier called Donald Trump a "proto-fascist," called for the lynching of "fascists."<ref>Nash, Charlie (August 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/14/after-branding-trump-a-fascist-rick-wilson-calls-for-lynching-of-fascists/ After Branding Trump a Fascist, Rick Wilson Calls for Lynching of Fascists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 14, 2017.</ref>

*[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] [[Ben Carson]]'s house was vandalized with anti-Trump rhetoric.<ref>Quinn, Melissa (August 16, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hud-secretary-ben-carsons-home-vandalized-with-anti-trump-rhetoric/article/2631755 HUD Secretary Ben Carson's home vandalized with anti-Trump rhetoric]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Pappas, Alex (August 16, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/16/ben-carson-says-his-home-was-vandalized-with-hateful-rhetoric-about-president-trump.html Ben Carson says his home was vandalized with 'hateful rhetoric about President Trump']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Munro, Neil (August 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/vandals-hit-ben-carsons-house-urges-reconciliation-oppose-racism/ Vandals Hit Ben Carson’s House: He Urges Reconciliation To Oppose Racism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref>

*Leftist activists vandalized and pulled down a Confederate statue in Durham, North Carolina.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (August 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/14/video-protesters-pull-down-confederate-statue-in-durham-nc/ VIDEO: Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue in Durham, NC]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/16/more-arrested-in-toppling-confederate-statue-in-north-carolina.html More arrested in toppling of Confederate statue in North Carolina]. ''Fox News''. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref>

*Leftist activists vandalized and tried to pull down a Peace Monument in Atlanta, Georgia, mistakenly thinking it was a Confederate monument.<ref>Starr, Penny (August 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/protesters-atlanta-tear-peace-monument-mistaking-confederate-symbol/ Protesters in Atlanta Vandalize ‘Peace Monument’ After Mistaking It for Confederate Symbol]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 17, 2017.</ref>

*Vandals destroyed a 90-year-old bust of [[Abraham Lincoln]] in Chicago. The words "F*** Law" were written on it, and when a Chicago Alderman posted about the incident, his Facebook page was littered with posts attacking Lincoln and his legacy.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (August 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/17/90-year-old-bust-abe-lincoln-destroyed-chicago-neighborhood/ 90-Year-Old Bust of Abe Lincoln Destroyed in Chicago Neighborhood]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 18, 2017.</ref>

*A Democrat state senator from Missouri expressed her hope that President Trump would be assassinated.<ref>Pappas, Alex (August 17, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/17/missouri-democratic-state-senator-says-hopes-trump-is-assassinated.html Missouri Democratic state senator says she hopes Trump is assassinated]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 18, 2017.</ref> She refused to resign after making the comment.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/missouri-state-senator-maria-chappelle-nadal-refuses-resign-hoping-donald-trump-assassination/3991124.html US State Senator Refuses to Resign After Hoping for Trump's Assassination]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved August 18, 2017.</ref> In September 2017, the Missouri Senate publicly censured her.<ref>Lim, Naomi (September 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/missouri-state-lawmaker-who-said-she-hopes-trump-is-assassinated-receives-formal-reprimand/article/2634344 Missouri state lawmaker who said she hopes Trump 'is assassinated' receives formal reprimand]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (September 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/14/missouri-state-sen-censured-urged-to-resign-following-trump-assassination-post/ Missouri State Sen. Censured, Urged to Resign Following Trump Assassination Post]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 15, 2017.</ref>

*On August 19, 2017, Boston police arrested 27 people counter-protesting a "free speech" rally.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-boston-idUSKCN1AZ0R6 Boston police arrest 27 people during protests around 'Free Speech' rally]. ''Reuters''. August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.</ref> The activists forced the rally, which promoted free speech, to shut down.<ref>LeBlanc, Steve (August 19, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/19/the-latest-counterprotesters-arrive-ahead-of-bosto/ ‘Free speech rally’ cut short after massive counterprotest; police report violence by demonstrators]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.</ref> As an example of the level of tolerance shown by the left-wing counter-protestors, a Trump supporter wearing an [[Israel]]i flag was heckled, harassed, and had profanities hurled at him, such as "get the f*** out of our f***ing town."<ref>Chaitin, Daniel (August 19, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch-trump-supporter-wearing-israeli-flag-told-to-get-the-f-k-out-of-boston-by-hecklers/article/2632062 Watch: Trump supporter wearing Israeli flag told to 'get the f--k out' of Boston by hecklers]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 19, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/08/20/watch-boston-protesters-tell-israeli-flag-wearing-trump-supporter-get-f-k/ Watch: Boston Protesters Tell Israeli Flag Wearing Trump Supporter to ‘Get the F—K Out’]. ''Breitbart News''. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.</ref>

*Leftist vandals smashed a 225-year-old monument to [[Christopher Columbus]].<ref>Mason, Ian (August 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/leftists-smash-christopher-columbus-monument/ Leftists Smash Christopher Columbus Monument]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 21, 2017.</ref>

*Left-wing vandals vandalized monuments honoring [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]] heroes.<ref>Wegmann, Philip (August 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/social-justice-vandals-are-decapitating-revolutionary-war-statues-now/article/2632612 Apparently social justice vandals are decapitating Revolutionary War statues now]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Starr, Penny (August 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/27/statue-of-slain-american-hero-george-washington-confidant-beheaded-in-ohio-courtyard/ Statue of Slain American Hero, George Washington Confidant, Beheaded in Ohio Courtyard]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 28, 2017.</ref>

*A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with battery and terroristic threats after punching a black Trump supporter, as seen in video footage, and then boasting about his violent act on Twitter.<ref>Kew, Ben (August 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2017/08/26/man-arrested-allegedly-punching-black-trump-supporter-boasting-twitter/ Man Arrested After Allegedly Punching Black Trump Supporter, Then Boasting on Twitter]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

*During a riot at a left-wing protest in Quebec, Antifa activists attacked a camera crew from the Canadian broadcaster Global News, and after the incident, Antifa took credit for it and threatened more such attacks.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/26/antifa-warns-will-attack-canadian-journalists-protests/ Alt-Left Warns Antifa Will Attack Canadian Journalists At Protests]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

*A statue of [[Robert E. Lee]] at Duke University in Durham, N.C. was vandalized.<ref>Delk, Josh (August 17, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/347001-confederate-statue-vandalized-at-duke-university Confederate statue vandalized at Duke University]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref>

*A statue of J. Marion Sims, a controversial doctor and "the father of modern [[gynecology]]," was vandalized with the word "racist" painted on his face.<ref>Savransky, Rebecca (August 27, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/348187-central-park-statue-defaced-as-racist Central Park statue defaced as ‘racist’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref>

*[[Associated Press]] reports [[Berkeley]], [[California]] [[police]] were ordered to stand down to allow [[antifa]] rioters to attack peaceful anti-[[Marxist]] demonstrators.<ref>http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FREE_SPEECH_RALLIES_CAOL-?SITE=CASON&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-28-02-13-33 </ref>

*A liberal journalist admitted that he had seen Antifa members brutally beating a man and that he had put his body on the man so they would stop – despite this, he did not change his positive opinion of the Antifa.<ref>Starr, Penny (August 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/29/liberal-journalist-shields-man-from-antifa-attackers-i-thought-they-were-going-to-kill-him/ Liberal Journalist Shields Man from Antifa Attackers: ‘I Thought They Were Going to Kill Him’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 29, 2017.</ref>

===September 2017===
*A violent crowd of left-wing protesters forced police to shut down a pro-Trump rally.<ref>Donnelly, Tim (September 4, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/09/04/violent-mob-forces-police-shut-down-patriot-picnic-at-chicano-park/ Violent Mob Forces Police to Shut Down ‘Patriot Picnic’ at Chicano Park]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 4, 2017.</ref>
*Seven people were arrested after Antifa members threw "smoke and projectiles" at the police.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/10/antifa-throws-smoke-and-projectiles-at-police-at-portland-rallies-7-arrested.html Antifa throws smoke and projectiles at police at Portland rallies; 7 arrested]. ''Fox News''. September 10, 2017.</ref>
*Anthony Bourdain, a chef on CNN and formerly the Food Network, said that he would poison President Trump's food if he could.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (September 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/14/tv-foodie-anthony-bourdain-says-hed-like-poison-president-donald-trump/ CNN Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Says He Would Poison Trump’s Food]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 15, 2017.</ref> Bourdain subsequently committed suicide on June 8, 2018.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/06/08/anthony-bourdain-dead-61-suicide/ Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Commits Suicide] at Breitbart.com</ref>
*After the acquittal of a white police officer in the death of a drug suspect who happened to be black in St. Louis, there were protests which became violent.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/15/st-louis-violent-protests-after-white-cops-acquittal-leaves-city-on-edge.html St. Louis protests turn violent after white cop's acquittal leaves city on edge]. ''Fox News''. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Shelbourne, Mallory (September 17, 2017). [McMaster: Trump better without Bannon, others who pushed their ‘own narrow agendas’ Protests turn violent in St. Louis]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref> Several police officers were injured and the mayor's house was damaged.<ref>Jenkins, Aric (September 16, 2017). [http://time.com/4944795/st-louis-protests-jason-stockley-anthony-lamar-smith/ Officers Injured and Mayor's Home Damaged During St. Louis Protests]. ''TIME''. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref><ref>Meads, Timothy (September 16, 2017). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/09/16/terrorrist-arrested-n2382416 Rioters Attack 10 Cops, Harass Reporters, and Break Mayor's Window In St. Louis After Not-Guilty Verdict]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref> Some schools shut down early in case of a riot.<ref>Randall, Amber (September 15, 2017). [https://dailycaller.com/2017/09/15/st-louis-schools-shut-down-in-case-people-riot-over-police-shooting-verdict/ St. Louis Schools Shut Down In Case People Riot Over Police Shooting Verdict]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref> The band [[U2]] canceled a concert in St. Louis over their concerns over their ability to keep all their fans safe amid the unrest,<ref>Hudson, Jerome (September 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/16/u2-cancels-st-louis-concert-black-lives-matter-riot-cop-acquittal/ U2 Cancels St. Louis Concert After Black Lives Matter Riot Over Cop Acquittal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref> and singer Ed Sheeran canceled his performance for the same reason.<ref>Quinn, Melissa (September 17, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ed-sheeran-cancels-st-louis-concert-in-wake-of-protests/article/2634705 Ed Sheeran cancels St. Louis concert in wake of protests]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref>
*Marxist professor Lars Maischak of California State University, Fresno, doubled down on a February 2017 tweet he made that stated that President "Trump must hang."<ref>Ciccotta, Tom (September 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/26/professor-doubles-down-on-tweet-saying-trump-must-hang/ Professor Doubles Down on Tweet Saying ‘Trump Must Hang’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>

===October 2017===
*After the [[Las Vegas]] shooting, a leftist teacher reacted to the shooting by wishing that only Trump supporters died during the shooting.<ref>https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=57444</ref>
*When [[Donald Trump]] was tweeting about his trip to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, anti-Trump critic [[Brian and Ed Krassenstein#Ed Krassenstein|Ed Krassenstein]] attacked him on [[Twitter]] and stated that he should come up with new gun laws to prevent shootings. He stated that "imprisonment" and "impeachment" would be better for Trump than calling his visit to a mass shooting scene wonderful.<ref>https://medium.com/thenewright/is-failed-writer-ed-krassenstein-the-most-soulless-man-on-twitter-db8d4e8f08ff</ref>
*Left-wing protestors disrupted a College Republican event at the University of California, Santa Cruz, stating that "dialogue is violence."<ref>Urbanski, Dave (October 19, 2017). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/19/left-wing-protesters-invade-college-republicans-meeting-reportedly-declare-dialogue-is-violence/ Left-wing protesters invade College Republicans meeting, reportedly declare ‘dialogue is violence’]. ''The Blaze''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref>
*It was reported that left-wing protesters had created several paramilitary organizations.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/20/left-has-gun-toting-militias-its-own-charlottesville-lawsuit-reveals.html The Left has gun-toting militias of its own, Charlottesville lawsuit reveals]. ''Fox News''. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref>
*Rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] released a song entitled "Make America Crip Again" with a scene of President Trump getting shot.<ref>Kew, Ben (October 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/10/23/snoop-dogg-targets-trump-again-make-america-crip-again/ Snoop Dogg Targets Trump with ‘Make America Crip Again’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref>
*[[Maxine Waters]] was accused of threatening to take Trump out. A guest on [[Fox News]] stated that she threatened to assassinate him, however, Waters denied saying it and stated she wanted him impeached.<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/maxine-waters-trump-assassination-impeachment-690761]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/maxine-waters-absolutely-ridiculous-that-i-would-threaten-trumps-life]</ref>

===November 2017===
*Rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] posted an image of a dead Donald Trump with the words "Make America Crip Again."<ref>Brown, Benjamin (November 2, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/02/snoop-dogg-album-photo-appears-to-show-trump-corpse-in-morgue.html Snoop Dogg album photo appears to show Trump corpse in a morgue]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref>
*U.S. Senator from [[Kentucky]] [[Rand Paul]] was assaulted outside his home in Bowling Green by a neighbor.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/04/sen-rand-paul-assaulted-at-kentucky-home-reportedly-by-neighbor.html Sen. Rand Paul assaulted at Kentucky home, reportedly by neighbor]. ''Fox News''. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.</ref><ref>Greenwood, Max (November 4, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/358782-rand-paul-assaulted-at-kentucky-home-police Rand Paul assaulted at Kentucky home: police]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 4, 2017.</ref><ref>Griffiths, Brent D. (November 4, 2017) [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/04/rand-paul-assault-home-charges-244549 Neighbor charged with assault after altercation with Rand Paul]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 4, 2017.</ref> Paul received six broken ribs and fluid buildup around his lungs from the attack.<ref>Multiple references:
*House, Amanda (November 8, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/08/medical-update-rand-pauls-injuries-even-serious/ Medical Update: Rand Paul’s Injuries More Serious Than Previously Reported]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
*Eads, Morgan (November 8, 2017). [http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article183522711.html Rand Paul actually has six broken ribs and fluid around his lungs after assault]. ''Lexington Herald-Leader''. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
*Pappas, Alex (November 8, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/08/in-latest-medical-update-rand-paul-says-attack-by-neighbor-left-him-with-six-broken-ribs.html In latest medical update, Rand Paul says attack by neighbor left him with six broken ribs]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
Worse than originally thought:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/05/rand-paul-recovering-from-5-broken-ribs-after-attack-at-kentucky-home.html Rand Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs after attack at Kentucky home]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
*Gee, Brandon; O'Keefe, Ed (November 5, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-rand-paul-recovering-from-injuries-suffered-in-alleged-assault/2017/11/05/6380c78a-c250-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html Sen. Rand Paul’s injuries far more severe than initially thought]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref> His assailant, Rene Boucher (who is politically registered as a Democrat and embraces leftist views), admitted to the attack and now faces possible felony charges due to the attack and its severity.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/limbaugh-assault-on-rand-paul-is-typical-of-leftists/ Limbaugh: Assault on Rand Paul is typical of leftists] on WorldNetDaily</ref> The liberal media originally claimed that the assault was the result of a dispute over landscaping, but several of Paul's neighbors discredited the claim and exposed it as fake news when they confirmed Boucher's leftist and vehement anti-Trump views, which he posted on his Facebook account (which has since been blocked from public view by Facebook).<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/fake-news-neighbors-debunk-claim-sen-paul-beaten-over-landscaping/ Fake News! Neighbors debunk claim Sen. Paul beaten over landscaping] at WorldNetDaily</ref> Boucher was subsequently sentenced to 30 days in prison<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/15/neighbor-who-attacked-rand-paul-sentenced-to-30-days-in-prison.html Neighbor who attacked Rand Paul sentenced to 30 days in prison] at Fox News</ref> and had a lawsuit filed against him by Paul for the assault.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/26/sen-rand-paul-files-civil-suit-against-neighbor-who-tackled-him.html Sen. Rand Paul files civil suit against neighbor who tackled him] at Fox News</ref>
*[[Devin Patrick Kelley]], the shooter at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, who killed at least 26 churchgoers before committing suicide by self-inflicted gunshot after being shot and chased by a local resident, was reportedly a mentally unstable atheist.<ref>Giaritelli, Anna (November 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/high-school-classmates-say-texas-church-shooter-preached-atheism-online/article/2639727 High school classmates say Texas church shooter preached atheism online]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Price, Bob (November 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/11/05/report-texas-church-shooter-atheist-thought-christians-stupid/ Report: Texas Church Shooter Was Atheist, Thought Christians ‘Stupid’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/06/texas-church-shooting-who-is-gunman-devin-patrick-kelley.html Texas church shooting: Who is gunman Devin Patrick Kelley?] ''Fox News''. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref>
*British singer [[Morrissey]] stated that he would kill President Trump "for the safety of humanity" if he were able to.<ref>Blake, Andrew (November 25, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/25/morrissey-supports-killing-donald-trump-interview/ Morrissey supports killing Donald Trump ‘for the safety of humanity’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Savransky, Rebecca (November 27, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/361951-morrissey-i-would-kill-trump-for-the-safety-of-humanity Morrissey: I would kill Trump 'for the safety of humanity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 27, 2017.</ref>
*U.S. Representative [[John Katko]] reportedly received a death threat because he did not support [[net neutrality]]. The man who issued the threat, Patrick D. Angelo, was arrested and charged with threatening a federal official, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted of the charge.<ref>Nolan, Lucas (November 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/11/30/republican-senator-threatened-with-murder-over-net-neutrality/ Republican Senator Allegedly Threatened with Murder over Net Neutrality]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 1, 2017.</ref>

===December 2017===
*In Massachusetts a Trump supporter's truck and home vandalized for the second time.
*In Massachusetts Antifa attacks Trump supporter outside of a [[Harvard]] Book Store.

*Eminem song ‘Framed’ plots assassination of Ivanka Trump.

==2018==
===January 2018===
*Antifa calls for “riot porn” against Trump supporter [[Tom Brady]].
*Party thrown to hurl stuff at television image of Trump.
*Saginaw, MI businessman's Trump sign vandalized.

===February 2018===
*Democrat attested for sending white [[Anthrax]]-looking powder to Donald Trump Jr.

*Trump supporter threatened with knife for not opposing Trump.

*Trump supporters’ home vandalized in Oceanside CA.

*CNN publicly smears elderly Trump supporter as Russian plant, death threats follow.

*Journalist calls for profs to drown conservative students.

*[[Northeastern University]] wishes death on Trump during lecture.

===March 2018===
*MN: Student with ‘Trump’ flag assaulted by mob during National School Walkout.

*D.C.: Capitol Police Arrested Male Dem Operative For Assaulting Female Trump Admin Official.

*Trump Staffer Heather Swift assaulted by ShareBlue/American Bridge operative Wilfred “Mike” Stark.

*CA: Trump supporters peacefully protest anti-police coffee dhop and get attacked.

*Female Trump supporter assaulted while staging Oscars boycott in LA.

*Panel on liberal [[homophobic]] [[bigot]] [[Joy Reid]]'s show hope conservatives ‘die off’.

*Democratic Congressman Hints at Armed Rebellion Against Trump.

===April 2018===
*April 2: D.C. Woman says she was attacked by two women after telling them she was a Trump supporter.

*April 3: Trump supporter brutally attacked in D.C. restaurant.

*April 4: Texas Councilwoman accused of yelling obscenities over teen wearing Trump shirt.

*April 4: Councilwoman accused of yelling obscenities at teen wearing Trump shirt.

*April 5: Orange Park, FL Trump supporter spends two hours in surgery after attack.

*April 6: During an appearance on syndicated talk show ''Ellen'', Sen. [[Kamala Harris]] (D-CA) "jokes" about killing Trump, Pence, Sessions on elevator.

*April 7: Mental Health Expert who hates POTUS cheers fire at Trump Tower-Jeffrey Guterman.

*April 8: Musician David Crosby celebrates fatal Trump Tower fire: ‘oh boy … burn baby burn’

*April 14: Danish tourist mugged at knifepoint in New York City over MAGA hat.

*April 19: Democrat supporter Steve Martan is sentenced to 15 months in prison for phoning in expletive-filled death threats against Republican congresswoman Martha McSally.<ref>[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/04/19/man-threatened-arizona-congresswoman-martha-mcsally-gets-prison-term/533999002/ Tucson man who threatened Congresswoman Martha McSally gets prison term]</ref>

===May 2018===
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*Freelance journalist and EMT Jerry Wolkowitz was brutally assaulted by black leftist Jamil S. Hubbard in a racist attack in New Jersey.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/19/journalist-dies-racially-motivated-attack/ Journalist, EMT Dies Months After Racially Motivated Attack] at the Daily Caller</ref> Hubbard punched Wolkowitz in the head, dragged him into a parking lot and then ran him over with his car before stealing Wolkowitz's car. Hubbard, who admitted wanting to kill Wolkowitz because he was white, was arrested later the same day and initially charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and bias intimidation, with additional charges of armed robbery, eluding and theft added by a grand jury. After spending five months in a coma, Wolkowitz died of his injuries on October 18. As New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007, Hubbard now faces life in prison for his crimes.

*CNN's Chris Cillizza puts Trump in crosshairs.

*CNN guest Prof. Lawrence Tribe says of Trump: “If you’re going to shoot him, you have to shoot to kill.”<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/30947/watch-cnn-guest-says-if-democrats-are-going-shoot-ryan-saavedra</ref>

*Chula Vista, CA [[public school]] depicts severed head of President Trump on a spike.<ref>http://www.cbs8.com/story/38113973/mural-of-trump-on-chula-vista-school-wall-sparks-controversy</ref>

*Anti-Trump gunman Jonathan Oddi yelled rhetoric against the President before opening fire on Miami-Dade police officers at Trump National Doral Golf Course.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/18/politics/trump-golf-course-shots-fired/index.html</ref> Oddi was shot and subsequently arrested and hospitalized following the firefight with the police.

*Black Trump supporter Eugenior Joseph was harassed by several [[liberal racist]]s at a Cheesecake Factory location in Miami, Florida for wearing a MAGA hat.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/30634/cheesecake-factory-responds-attack-black-trump-ryan-saavedra</ref> Two of the racists, all Cheesecake Factory employees, were subsequently fired by the restaurant chain for their actions while the others were suspended pending an investigation.<ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/16/eugenior-joseph-man-wearing-trump-maga-hat-harassed-cheesecake-factory "Really Wrong": Man Details Harassment at Cheesecake Factory Over "MAGA" Hat] at Fox News Insider</ref>

*Fox News commentator [[Tomi Lahren]] was assaulted by several leftists while dining in [[Minneapolis]].<ref>https://www.inquisitr.com/4911519/tomi-lahren-assaulted-fox-news-contributor-hit-with-drinks-verbally-assaulted-at-minneapolis-restaurant/</ref>

*Anti-Trump band NOFX tells [[Las Vegas]] audience ‘At least it was Country fans’ killed in October shooting

*Trump supporter suspended from school over border wall T-shirt.

*MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace asks “How do you resist the temptation to run up and wring [Sarah Sanders’] neck?”

*During a news conference, [[San Antonio]] Democrat official Tommy Calvert made a not-so-subtle threat to poison Republicans’ food during debate on bid for 2020 RNC Convention, which drew public criticism from Brad Parscale, President Trump's 2020 campaign manager.<ref>https://woai.iheart.com/content/2018-05-03-parscale-accuses-san-antonio-democrats-of-threatening-to-poison-republicans/</ref>

*14 threats reported against EPA chief Scott Pruitt.

*Republican [[Congressmen]], along with one Democrat congresswoman, faced online death threats from anti-Trump liberal "Resistance".<ref>
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/republicans-congress-face-death-threats-anti-trump/</ref> A number of those who made the threats, including Christopher Michael McGowan, Eun Soo Lee, Kevin Lee Olson and Michael James Seaton, were later arrested and faced felony charges for the threats, with Olson subsequently being sent to prison.

===June 2018===
*A [[Democratic Socialist]] mob stalked and harassed Secretary of [[Homeland Security]] Kirstjen Nielsen.<ref>https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/25/how-the-protests-at-kirstjen-nielsens-alexandria-home-came-to-be/</ref>

*[[Nancy Pelosi]] wonders why there ‘aren’t uprisings’ across nation: ‘Maybe there will be’.<ref>https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/14/nancy-pelosi-wonders-why-there-arent-uprisings-acr/</ref>

*Prominent [[San Diego]] attorney Benjamin Israel Siminou violently attacked an elderly veteran without provocation at anti-ICE rally in San Diego, then cowardly ran away before being tackled and arrested by sheriff's deputies.<ref>https://patriot-fire.net/2018/07/02/attorney-violently-attacks-pro-american/</ref> Siminou was subsequently arraigned on felony charges for the attack.

*California man accused of threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's children.

*[[Reuters]] journalist Rob Cox lied about Maryland mass-shooter Jarrod Ramos being a Trump supporter in a Twitter post. Cox claimed Trump has "blood (on his) hands" for the murders of five journalists at the offices of ''The Capital'' newspaper in Annapolis, [[Maryland]].<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/06/29/reuters-reporter-tells-trump-blood-is-on-his-hands-n2495784</ref> Cox was forced to delete the tweet after coming under criticism for it.

*After a CNN appearance, Amy Kremer, co-chair of Women for Trump, received death threats via voicemail from unhinged leftists.<ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/28/co-chair-women-trump-receives-death-threats-after-cnn-appearance</ref> After Kremer commented about the threats on Twitter, CNN political analyst April Ryan responded by calling her a "liar" and a "hater", which drew heavy criticism against Ryan for the tweet.

*Burned animal carcass left on Trump staffer's porch.

*Florida [[Attorney General]] Pam Bondi was assaulted and spit on by left-wing activists while viewing a film about [[PBS]]'s ''Mister Roger's Neighbood''.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/32228/watch-shouting-and-spitting-lefty-protesters-hound-ryan-saavedra</ref>

*Patrick Dussault, a liberal "comedy" writer for Canada's state broadcaster the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC), threatened Chloe Trump, the 4-year-old daughter of Donald Trump Jr., with violence on a Twitter post.<ref>[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgL0CQNU8AAwB6H.jpg Pat Dussault post threatening Chloe Trump]</ref><ref>https://canadafreepress.com/article/cbc-writer-threatens-trumps-4-year-old-granddaughter</ref> Conservative actor James Woods found the threatening tweet and sent it to Trump Jr. and the Secret Service, while Dussault later made a hollow "apology" and made dismissive excuses about the tweet, claiming it to be "humor".

*Florida man accused of threatening to kill Rep. [[Brian Mast]] (R-FL), a U.S. combat veteran, and his children in a series of nearly 500 calls to his office.

*Central Pennsylvania man accused of threatening to kill President Trump and other officials.

*After refusing to serve [[Sarah Sanders]] and the family, the restaurant owner then organized a mob to harass Sanders’ family at a nearby restaurant.

*Actor Peter Fonda calls for a mob to kidnap President Trump's 11-year-old son Baron and throw him in a cage with [[pedophile]]s. Fonda calls for a mob to sexually humiliate and abuse Sarah Sanders and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Nancy Sinatra praises Peter Fonda for his tweets.

*Prof. Sam Lavigne of New York University illegally created a database that [[doxing|doxxed]] 1,595 ICE employees. The Antifa terrorist organization used the database and spread it to their followers on Twitter.<ref>https://americansecuritytoday.com/nyu-professor-releases-personal-info-1600-ice-agents/</ref>

*A leftist mob threatened Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] and his wife, Secretary of Transportation [[Elaine Chao]] at Georgetown University.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/transportation-secretary-elaine-chao-confronts-immigration-protesters-defends-husband-mitch-mcconnell/</ref>

*CNN contributor Symone Sanders attacks those on the right calling for civility.

*A ''[[New Yorker]]'' fact checker publicly (and falsely) accused a disabled war veteran who works for ICE of being a "Nazi".

*A [[Jewish]] Trump supporter was aggressively confronted and viciously assaulted by a liberal racist at a [[Kathy Griffin]] show in [[San Francisco]].<ref>https://youtu.be/avZ3VanMU-o</ref> The attacker, who was caught on video, was arrested for the assault.

===July 2018===
[[File:June 2016 San Jose riot.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Democrat mayor and police chief of San Jose CA coordinated with violent leftists who beat Trump supporters at a rally in June 2016. Police were ordered to stand down.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160612173648/https://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_29976111/trump-protest-san-jose-police-chief-defends-officers?source=pkg</ref> In July 2018 a lawsuit against the city was allowed to proceed.]]
*A man threatened to chop up Sen. [[Rand Paul]] and his family with an axe in a phone call to Paul's office in Bowling Green, Kentucky.<ref>https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/02/man-threatens-kill-sen-rand-paul-ax/751211002/</ref> The man was later arrested and charged by Capitol Police.

*Senior Democrat Party leader [[Maxine Waters]] called for mob violence against the [[Trump administration]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/05/watchdog-says-maxine-waters-inciting-mob-violence-presses-ethics-complaint.html</ref> In response, Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton called for Waters to be investigated and possibly expelled from the House of Representatives for violating House ethics rules by her words and actions.

*''[[Washington Post]]'' reporter publicly calls on mobs to give Trump officials a “life sentence” of harassment.

*Angry Democratic Socialist mob stalks Mitch McConnell again.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/post-politics/wp/2018/07/08/where-are-the-babies-mitch-mcconnell-pursued-from-restaurant-by-angry-crowd/</ref>

*The [[Nebraska]] [[GOP]] headquarters was attacked by Open Borders activists who smashed windows and spray painted "Abolish ICE."<ref>https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/nebraska-gop-headquarters-vandalized-by-open-borders-activist-
</ref>

*CNN analyst Marc Lamont Hill justifies violence against Trump supporters.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/cnn-commentator-sickening-response-teen-attacked-wearing-maga-hat/</ref>

*A woman at a party in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts threatened to stab [[Alan Dershowitz]] in the heart for his refusal to support "impeachment" of President Trump.<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/dershowitz-anti-trump-woman-threatened-to-stab-me-in-the-heart/ Dershowitz: Anti-Trump Woman Threatened to "Stab Me Through the Heart"] at InfoWars</ref>

*In [[San Antonio]], Texas, 30 year old Kino Jimenez assaulted a 15-year-old boy for wearing a MAGA hat, throwing a drink in the boy's face and stealing his hat. Jimenez was subsequently fired from his job at a San Antonio bar and arrested by local police after video of the incident was posted online by the mother of one of the boys in the video.<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/kino-jimenez-arrested-after-teen-wearing-maga-hat-assaulted-whataburger-1010802</ref>

*In New York a man threatened to kill supporters of Trump and Rep. Lee Zeldin outside campaign office.

*In Boynton Beach, Florida, homeowner Jeff Good was attacked and assaulted by an unhinged leftist over a President Trump flag in a yard.<ref>https://youtu.be/1NrNilwdjUc</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/07/06/florida-man-says-he-was-attacked-having-trump-flag-his-yard/ Florida Man Says He Was Attacked for Having a Trump Flag in His Yard] at Breitbart News Network</ref>

*[[Black Lives Matter]] activist Emalee Egelund called for assassination of a Supreme Court Justice in a tweet she subsequently deleted after it went viral.<ref>https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1015455665215586304</ref> That same tweet was saved via screenshot and reposted by Daily Wire reporter Ryan Saavedra to expose Egelund's threat.

*Abolish ICE protestors call [[police]] the 'N' word.<ref>https://youtu.be/lb9x8cl-EEE</ref>

*Fox News Reporter Harassed, Threatened And Forced To Leave Supreme Court By Leftist Mob.

*Trump senior aide [[Kellyanne Conway]] harassed in grocery store.

*Anti-Trump activists vandalize New York [[DHS]] office.

*Liberal [[Anti-Semite]]s harass [[Jared Kushner]] and Ivanka Trump outside their home.

*76-year-old man assaulted by anti-Trump thugs in [[San Diego]].

*In London, pro-Trump counter-protesters were hit with abuse and violence.

*Left-wing Antifa terrorists attacked peaceful [[Tommy Robinson]] supporters in [[San Francisco]].<ref>[https://www.infowars.com/video-antifa-thugs-attack-elderly-at-freetommyrobinson-prayer-vigil/ Video: Antifa Thugs Attack Elderly at #FreeTommyRobinson Prayer Vigil] at InfoWars</ref>

*EPA head [[Scott Pruitt]] was harassed at a Washington, DC restaurant by liberal teacher Kristin Mink, who used her two-year-old son, who she brought along with her, as her prop in her confrontation.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/epas-pruitt-confronted-by-teacher-at-washington-restaurant-report-says EPA's Pruitt confronted by teacher at Washington restaurant, report says] at Fox News</ref>

*Founder of [[Walkaway movement|#WalkAway]] campaign [[Brandon Straka]] was refused service by a clerk at a camera store.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/9/brandon-straka-walkaway-founder-denied-service-ado/ #WalkAway founder Brandon Straka denied service at Adorama camera store] at the ''Washington Times''</ref> The store's management later apologized for the incident on its Twitter account.

*Left-wing Catholic reporter for the questionably Catholic publication ''[[National Catholic Register]]'' Michael Sean Winters calls for sending Trump supporters to the [[guillotine]]<ref>https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/grim-fourth-july-arrives-age-trump</ref><ref>https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dissident-catholic-journalist-ill-enjoy-watching-conservatives-executed-for</ref>.

*Memphis native Sherrie Hopper, the aunt of a cancer survivor, was harassed with online hate attacks (including ludicrous accusations against her of being a "Russian bot") for thanking Eric Trump for $16 million in St. Jude support<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5937415/Family-young-cancer-survivor-bombarded-abuse-thanking-Eric-Trump-donation.html</ref><ref>http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/09/unreal-hate-st-jude-family-attacked-online-after-thanking-eric-trump-support</ref>.

*Rep. Steve Cohen called for a military [[coup]] against Trump.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/33146/dem-congressman-seemingly-calls-military-coup-hank-berrien</ref>

*Unindicted conspirator [[James Comey]] says "patriots have to stand up" to Trump.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/cnnpolitics/status/1018999001214083073</ref>

*[[Facebook]] defends calls to shoot Republican congressmen.<ref>https://youtu.be/8OmMvkkWzJs</ref>

*Antifa terrorists attacked a Patriot Prayer rally in Portland and falsely accused the pro-Trump group of engaging in "violence and hatred", behavior which Antifa itself engaged in at the event.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/04/violence-breaks-out-as-antifa-patriot-prayer-clash-at-dueling-rallies.html</ref><ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/06/04/bloody-blows-as-antifa-clashes-with-patriot-prayer-rally-thugs-attack-cops-641179</ref> Several of the Antifa attackers were later arrested for disorderly conduct.

*Abolish ICE activists behead an effigy of President Trump with a guillotine.<ref>Nazarian, Adelle (July 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/07/20/abolish-ice-anarchists-execute-donald-trump-with-guillotine/ Abolish ICE Activists Execute ‘Donald Trump’ with Guillotine]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref>

*Michelle Wolf compared ICE to violent radical Islamic terrorists.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (July 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/07/20/netflix-host-michelle-wolf-likens-ice-to-murderous-terrorists/ Netflix Host Michelle Wolf Likens ICE to Murderous Terrorists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref>

*Left-wing anti-American [[Maxine Waters]] supporters burn an American flag, Iran style.<ref>Nazarian, Adelle (July 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/07/20/america-was-never-great-maxine-waters-supporters-burn-american-flag-outside-her-office/ ‘America Was Never Great’: Maxine Waters Supporters Burn American Flag Outside Her Office]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref>

*[[Seattle]] teenager Ashton Hess was attacked and spat upon by two leftists simply for wearing a [[MAGA]] hat.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (July 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/21/teen-attacked-spat-upon-for-wearing-maga-hat-in-seattle/ Teen Attacked, Spat Upon for Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat in Seattle]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2018.</ref>

*Antifa terrorists threaten [[Mike Cernovich]]'s children.<ref>https://youtu.be/mpFyU_aelzs</ref>

*A racist [[Elizabeth Warren]] supporter was taken down by supporters of Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai of [[MIT]] and then arrested at the scene after he assaulted Dr. Ayyadurai, who is running against Warren in the 2018 US Senate election in Massachusetts.<ref>https://youtu.be/RzFqx-avBS4</ref><ref>https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lPKqkzzYkmJb?t=65</ref>

*Lawsuit against the City of [[San Jose]] for coordinating with leftist rioters who beat Trump supporters in June 2016 allowed to proceed.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-27/silicon-valley-cops-can-t-duck-lawsuit-over-anti-trump-beatings</ref>

*Leftist hoodlums attack Trump supporters at Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>https://youtu.be/cpIAYFgN-HQ</ref>

*Anti-ICE protestors in [[Portland, Oregon]], emboldened by a stand-down order against local police by Democrat mayor Ted Wheeler, violently protested in the city and threatened to kill the daughter of the owners of a mom n' pop food truck that serves [[ICE]] agents,<ref>https://youtu.be/myFoiDQsdmw</ref> while [[police]] refused to respond to 911 requests for assistance to protect ICE agents attacked and threatened by the anti-ICE mob.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/07/30/portland-police-ice-911-calls/</ref> Wheeler subsequently came under heavy criticism and was accused of violating the Constitution for giving the stand-down order and exposing ICE agents and the public to danger from the protestors, and the union representing ICE agents notified Wheeler: {{quotebox|"your current policy forbidding Portland law enforcement agencies from assisting employees of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency ("ICE") who request [[law enforcement]] assistance while at or away from work is a violation of the [[United States Constitution]]'s [[Equal Protection Clause]]. As you are aware, the [[14th Amendment]] forbids the government from denying any person or persons equal protection of the laws...We understand that you have a difference of opinion with the current President of the United States, and some of his policies, but we fail to see why targeting the employees of ICE and leaving them vulnerable to [[violence]], [[harassment]] and even [[death]] furthers a legitimate government interest. Your policy has created a zone of [[terror]] and lawlessness. We ask that you end your policy of not responding to calls for police services from ICE employees immediately."<ref>https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-wordpress-client-uploads/wweek/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/30080248/National-ICE-Letter-to-Wheeler-Final-7_30.pdf</ref>}}.

===August 2018===
*More blood in the streets at ongoing Portland, Oregon Antifa riots.<ref>https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vOGwVekdMPKB</ref>

*Antifa riots in Berkeley.

*Antifa blackshirts smash windows of [[U.S. Marine Corps]] recruiting office.<ref>https://youtu.be/yBPTjHp6e8w</ref>

*Antifa riots in [[Rhode Island]].

*Cowardly Antifa racists attacked and beat [[Sikh]] Republican Surjit Malhi in Sacramento, California.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/antifa-leftists-beat-sikh-man-and-republican-hanging-gop-campaign-signs-tell-him-to-go-back-to-your-country-video/</ref> Although reported by Sacramento CBS station KOVR, its report refused to identify the attackers as Antifa members.

*Multiple death threats against Reps. Steve Scalise and [[Chris Smith]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/multiple-people-arrested-threatening-republican-reps-scalise-smith/?utm_source=The+Federalist+List&utm_campaign=f70e52ca43-RSS_The_Federalist_Daily_Updates_w_Transom&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfcb868ceb-f70e52ca43-84014745</ref> Among those subsequently arrested for making the online threats were Democrat supporters Carlos Bayon and Dereal Finklin.

*The [[Secret Service]] began investigating open threats by Antifa, many caught on camera, to murder President Trump.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/13/secret-service-aware-of-antifa-threats/</ref>

*A Pearl Jam poster for Democrat Senator [[Jon Tester]] showed a dead President Trump with an eagle eating his corpse, in addition to showing a burning White House.<ref>Multiple references:
*Moran, Sean (August 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/14/pearl-jam-poster-promoting-jon-tester-features-dead-donald-trump/ Pearl Jam Poster Promoting Jon Tester Features Dead Donald Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
*McCarthy, Tyler (August 15, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/08/15/pearl-jam-shares-poster-depicting-trumps-corpse-and-burning-white-house.html Pearl Jam shares poster depicting Trump's corpse and a burning White House]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
See also:
*Moran, Sean (August 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/16/pearl-jam-bassist-welcomes-all-interpretations-over-dead-donald-trump-poster/ Pearl Jam Bassist Welcomes ‘All Interpretations’ Over Dead Donald Trump Poster]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
*Moran, Sean (August 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/16/jon-tester-rosendale-disturbing-tester-not-condemned-pearl-jam-poster-dead-trump/ Exclusive — Matt Rosendale: ‘Very Disturbing’ that Jon Tester Has Not Condemned Pearl Jam Poster Featuring Dead Donald Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2018.</ref>

*The judge in [[Paul Manafort]]'s trial came under federal protection after multiple threats.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/manafort-judge-threatened/</ref>

*The Federal government offered a $20,000 award for information on anti-Trump leftist Shawn Christy, wanted for death threats against President Trump, several high-profile officials and police officers via a since-deleted social media post.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (August 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/feds-offering-reward-suspect-accused-threatening-trump/ Feds Offering $20,000 Reward for Suspect Accused of Threatening Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref>

*Protestors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill destroyed a 105-year-old statue simply because it represented someone who served the [[Confederate States of America]].<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (August 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/20/protesters-destroy-silent-sam-confederate-monument-on-unc-campus/ Protesters Destroy ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate Monument on UNC Campus]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/21/confederate-statue-on-unc-campus-toppled-by-protesters.html Confederate statue on UNC campus toppled by protesters]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (August 21, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/29842-leftists-tear-down-another-confederate-statue Leftists Tear Down Another Confederate Statue]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 21, 2018.</ref>

*[[Jim Carrey]] posted artwork depicting President Trump burning at the stake.<ref>Kew, Ben (August 23, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/23/jim-carrey-artwork-depicts-donald-trump-burning/ Jim Carrey Artwork Depicts Donald Trump Burning at the Stake]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 23, 2018.</ref>

*Actor David Cross made a joke about beating the president "to a bloody pulp."<ref>Caruso, Justin (August 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/24/david-cross-jokes-beating-trump-bloody-pulp/ Actor David Cross Jokes About Beating Trump ‘to a Bloody Pulp’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 24, 2018.</ref>

===September 2018===
*[[NBC News]] host Chuck Todd advanced a proposition in both his broadcast and a print article that [[Fox News]] was the source of negative opinion toward media. In a September 3 article written for ''The Atlantic'' Chuck Todd said it was time to "fight back." Two days later on September 5, Michael Chadwick Fry,<ref>[http://www.fox4news.com/news/suspect-who-crashed-into-fox-4-has-a-long-criminal-history-remains-jailed Suspect who crashed into FOX 4 has a long criminal history, remains jailed] at KDFW-TV website</ref> a mentally-disturbed man with a lengthy criminal history who took Todd's words to heart, rammed a pickup truck into the studio building of [[Dallas]] [[Fox Network|Fox]] station KDFW-TV several times and, after getting out of his truck, went into an unhinged screaming rant about treason before he was subsequently arrested and taken into custody by Dallas police several minutes later.<ref>https://youtu.be/e7_algepoe8</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0gy9NSh_iA Man crashes truck repeatedly into KDFW FOX 4 Studios building] at KDFW-TV YouTube channel</ref>

*Another violent leftwing terror attack: Wyoming GOP office set on fire.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/06/wyoming-gop-office-fire/</ref>

*Farzad Fazeli was arrested and charged with felony assault, criminal threats, brandishing a weapon and possession of a switchblade knife after attempting to stab Rudy Peters, the Republican opponent of Democrat Rep. [[Eric Swalwell]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/09/11/man-arrested-for-attempting-to-stab-republican-congressional-candidate-made-disparaging-remarks-about-gop/</ref>

*A leftist identifying himself on Twitter as "DREAMSTAR" threatened a mass shooting during MAGA rally at Trump Hotel in Washington D.C.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6157305/DC-police-respond-mass-shooting-threat-MAGA-event-Trump-Hotel.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus</ref> The Twitter account on which the threat was made was subsequently deleted.

*Antifa chapter of Washington DC sends threatening messages via Twitter to a federal elected official.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/25/twitter-refuses-comment-threatening-message-ted-cruz/</ref> The threatening tweet was later deleted after it went public.

*In [[Toronto]], left-wing pro-abortion protester and liberal scumbag Jordan Hunt kicked female [[pro-life]] protester Marie-Claire Bissonnette during a heated debate about abortion, then transparently claimed he was trying to "kick (her) phone" before he cowardly ran away.<ref>https://youtu.be/z7SqtIe5rZQ</ref> After video of the assault went viral, Hunt was subsequently fired from his job as a hairdresser and was arrested for this and another assault at a different pro-life protest on August 2.
[[File:Farrakhanclinton.jpg|left|350ox|thumb|Democrats push anti-Semitism into the mainstream. [[Bill Clinton]] appears on stage with notorious anti-Semite [[Louis Farrakhan]], September 2018. Within a month, America suffered its worse mass killing of Jews in its history.<ref>https://www.jta.org/2018/09/07/news-opinion/bill-clinton-shared-stage-louis-farrakhan-aretha-franklins-funeral</ref>]]

===October 2018===
By October 29, leftists had committed over 40 acts of violence and threats of violence. Republicans are facing organized acts of criminality and harassment at the rate of nearly 1.5 per day.<ref>Nolte, John (October 29, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/10/29/death-threats-assaults-vandalism-over-40-acts-of-left-wing-thuggery-in-october-so-far/ Death Threats, Assaults, Vandalism: over 40 Acts of Left-Wing Thuggery in October, So Far…] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 29, 2018.</ref>

*Georgetown Prof. Carol Christine Fair tweeted during the hearings on the [[Kavanaugh smear]] that Republican Senators on the Judiciary Committee, {{quotebox|"All of them deserve miserable deaths while feminists laugh as they take their last gasps. Bonus: we castrate their corpses and feed them to swine? Yes."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/georgetown-professor-white-gop-senators-kavanaugh-hearing-deserve-miserable-deaths/amp/</ref>}}

*A Republican Congressman was assaulted by doped-up activists in his office.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/breaking-gop-congressman-assaulted-by-far-left-protesters-after-they-pushed-through-his-office-door</ref>

*Vandals spray paint "Rape" on GOP headquarters in Winnebago County, Illinois.<ref>https://youtu.be/y6BRtY_WhXM</ref>

*A leftist mob attempted to take over the Capital during [[Brett Kavanaugh]]'s [[SCOTUS]] hearings. At least 500 were arrested.

*Congressional aide to Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] was arrested and charged with doxxing during the [[Kavanaugh smear|Kavanaugh hearings]],<ref>https://youtu.be/PNXji4z7TyE</ref> threats in interstate communication, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, witness tampering, second degree burglary, and unlawful entry for illegally posting the personal information of several Republican senators (including [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Mike Lee]] and [[Orrin Hatch]]) on [[Wikipedia]] via a House computer; he had also sent an e-mail to a witness who confronted him on his illegal activities, threatening to post the health information of the senators' children, as well as the senators' social security numbers, if the witness said anything.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/accused-doxxer-of-gop-senators-allegedly-threatened-to-publish-lawmakers-childrens-health-info Accused doxxer of GOP senators allegedly threatened to publish lawmakers' children’s health info] at Fox News</ref> The staffer faces up to 50 years in prison if he is convicted on the charges.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/staffer-who-doxed-republican-senators-faces-nearly-50-years-in-federal-prison?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true Staffer who 'doxed' GOP senators faces nearly 50 years in federal prison] at the ''Washington Examiner''</ref>

*An Antifa and [[Black Lives Matter]] mob were allowed by Portland officials to take over a street in that city, blocking traffic and inciting anarchy.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/trending/blm-and-antifa-agitators-take-over-street-in-portland-to-protest-police-shooting/</ref>

*A truck was set on fire reportedly because of the pro-Trump stickers on the back.<ref>Brown, Benjamin (October 10, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/truck-set-on-fire-because-of-pro-trump-stickers-owner-says Truck set on fire because of pro-Trump stickers, owner says]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref>

*Deadly Ricin assassination attempts were made against President Trump, Sec. [[James Mattis]], the Secretary of Navy, and Sen. Susan Collins.

*Minnesota special education [[teacher]] Sam Ness tweeted, {{quotebox|"So whose gonna take one for the team and kill Kavanaugh."<ref>http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/10/minnesota-teacher-resigns-tweeting-killing-justice-kavanaugh/</ref>}} Ness was fired and now under FBI investigation.

*Ole Miss Sociology professor James Thomas advocated acts of aggression against Republican senators.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/ole-miss-professor-condemned-for-claiming-senators-dont-deserve-your-civility Ole Miss professor condemned for claiming senators ‘don’t deserve your civility’]</ref>

*Hazmat team investigates letter sent to Sen. [[Susan Collins]] home. Collins provided the decisive vote for Kavanaugh.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/15/hazmat-team-susan-collins-maine/</ref>

*Long Island native arrested for death threats against two senators who supported Brett Kavanaugh.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/new-york-man-arrested-for-kavanaugh-confirmation-death-threats New York Man Arrested for Kavanaugh Confirmation Death Threats]</ref>

*[[Susan Rice]]'s son John David Rice-Cameron, President of the Stanford College Republicans, was violently assaulted by an unhinged leftist at [[Stanford University]].<ref>https://pjmedia.com/trending/susan-rices-conservative-son-allegedly-assaulted-at-stanford/</ref>

*[[Hillary Clinton]] openly committed to mass violence.<ref>www.investmentwatchblog.com/hillary-clinton-commits-to-mass-violence-across-america-if-dems-dont-win-mid-terms/</ref>

*[[Eric Holder]] – the only U.S. [[Attorney General]] ever held in Contempt of Congress – called for violence.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/eric-holder-calls-for-violence-when-republicans-go-low-we-kick-them-video/ ERIC HOLDER: When Republicans Go Low, ‘We Kick Them’ …Crowd Chants, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” (VIDEO)] at The Gateway Pundit</ref><ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/eric-holder-backs-off-call-for-violence-against-republicans-after-spanking-by-michelle-obama/ Eric Holder Backs Off Call For Violence Against Republicans After Spanking By Michelle Obama] at The Gateway Pundit</ref>

*Antifa attacks GOP headquarters in NYC, warns this is ‘merely the beginning’.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/breaking-antifa-attacks-gop-headquarters-in-nyc-warns-merely-the-beginning/</ref>

*Antifa goons jump a [[African American|Black man]] in [[New York]].<ref>https://youtu.be/iERNWFxwCoI</ref>

*Leftist mob riots in [[Portland, Oregon]] continue into the second week.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/a-leftist-mob-polices-portland-1539298766</ref> The city's mayor defended his own decision to let [[Antifa]] block traffic and harass drivers and to block the police from intervening.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (October 14, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/14/ted-wheeler-portland-mayor-stands-decision-allow-a/ Portland mayor stands by decision to allow Antifa to block traffic, hassle motorists]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (October 15, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/30334-portland-mayor-lets-the-goons-rule-as-anti-trump-violence-escalates Portland Mayor Lets the Goons Rule as Anti-Trump Violence Escalates]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 15, 2018.</ref>

*Deranged left-winger chased and assaulted a campaign canvasser for Republican congressional candidate Justin Fareed.<ref>Moons, Michelle (October 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/10/13/republican-campaign-canvasser-allegedly-chased-assaulted/ VIDEO: Republican Justin Fareed’s Campaign Canvasser Allegedly Chased, Assaulted]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 14, 2018.</ref>

*Antifa rioters attack Patriot Prayer group, again.<ref>https://youtu.be/nSQrM3R-0HA</ref><ref>www.investmentwatchblog.com/chaos-in-the-streets-the-civil-unrest-that-so-many-have-been-predicting-is-coming-to-america-is-now-here/</ref>

*Pro-life protester assaulted by pro-abortionist.<ref>https://youtu.be/NppY0LtIvM4</ref>

*[[Vermont]] state house Republican candidate Deserae Morin received rape and death threats in an anonymous letter.<ref>which also threatened death against all Vermont Republicans and claimed that Republicans had "no rights".[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/we-will-rape-you-for-days-says-threat-to-vermont-state-house-candidate-open-season-for-republican-death/ “We Will Rape You For Days” Says Threat To Vermont State House Candidate – “Open Season For Republican Death”] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The letter reads, {{quotebox|"My comrades will kill you and the Constitution. … [[Socialism]] is here. Open season for Republican death in Vermont.”"}}

*[[Minnesota]] state house Republican candidate Shane Mekeland suffered a concussion in 'politically motivated' attack by violent leftist.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-republican-house-candidate-says-he-suffered-concussion-in-attack-at-restaurant.amp</ref>

*Minnesota Republican State Rep. Sarah Anderson assaulted by leftwing [[anarchist]].<ref>https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/10/15/campaign-sign-vandal-assaulted-house-rep/</ref>

*Soros goon arrested for violent assault on female Republican gubernatorial campaign manager in [[Nevada]]. The paid thug also is employed by [[David Brock]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/soros-funded-operative-nevada-assault/ "Stop Hurting Me!" Soros-Funded Male Democratic Operative Arrested for Assaulting Female Campaign Manager, Leaving Bruises] at the Daily Caller</ref><ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (October 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/17/soros-operative-accused-battery-nevada-gop-campaign-manager/ Soros Operative Accused of ‘Battery’ Against Nevada GOP Campaign Manager]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 17, 2018.</ref>

*On the streets of [[Brooklyn]], an Hasidic Jew walking to his [[synagogue]] was viciously beaten by a [[radical]].<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-driver-brutally-beats-up-elderly-man-20181014-story.html</ref>

*Racist Democrat mob target an interracial couple.<ref>Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] and Sec. [[Elaine Chao]]. https://www.tmz.com/2018/10/20/senator-mitch-mcconnell-confronted-restaurant-protesters/</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (October 20, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30390-anti-gop-harassment-campaign-continues-with-unhinged-attack-on-mcconnell-wife Anti-GOP Harassment Campaign Continues With Unhinged Attack On McConnell, Wife]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 21, 2018.</ref>

*Leftist [[bigot]]s assault a homosexual journalist covering Florida Democrat gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum rally.<ref>https://twitter.com/JacobEngels/status/1053489127407128576</ref>

*Liberal racist assaults black man at [[Starbucks]].<ref>https://youtu.be/lBQJf4NTRH0</ref>

*Heeding the call to incivility, a large rock was thrown through the window of Republican Majority Leader [[Kevin McCarthy]]'s district office.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/23/politics/kevin-mccarthy-office-vandalized/index.html</ref>

*[[Tennessee]] restaurant owner and staff receive death threats after hosting event for Republican Senate candidate [[Marsha Blackburn]].<ref>https://youtu.be/knibvUBlaf0</ref>

*Invoking the words of [[Timothy McVeigh]], Democrat Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] threatens dissenters if [[Marxist]]s take over the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]: {{quotebox|"if there's [[collateral damage]], so be it."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-collateral-damage-dont-share-view/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/2BWzfEh9mEs</ref>}}

*[[Miami]] Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo received a death threat.<ref>http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/carlos-curbelo-receives-death-threat</ref>

*A crazed Trump hater killed 11 worshippers in a [[Conservative]] Jewish synagogue in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-suspect-identified-as-robert-bowers-what-we-know-2018-10-27/</ref>

*[[DCCC]] chairman Benny Ray Lujan refused to condemn [[liberal]] [[anti-Semitic]] [[hate speech]] on ''[[Meet the Press]]''.<ref>https://youtu.be/-q0nxstzDu4</ref>

*Violent protesters disrupt Marsha Blackburn rally in [[Nashville]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/10/28/un-freaking-believable-protesters-heckle-martha-blackburn-during-moment-of-silence-for-tree-of-life-victims/</ref>

*South Daytona, [[Florida]] Republicans' office shot up by gunfire.<ref>https://amp.local10.com/news/florida/republican-office-in-south-daytona-target-of-shooting</ref>

*Rabbi receives hate mail after welcoming President Trump to the Tree of Life synagogue.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/rabbi-receives-hate-mail-welcoming-trump-synagogue-memorial/</ref>

*Antifa protester Steve Wilson was fired from his job as a tech specialist after he was caught and identified on camera viciously and profanely harassing the widow of a NYPD officer who was killed on 9/11 and trivializing the officer's death, then ran away cowardly when a member of the Patriot Prayer group, who is also the widow's son, chased Wilson off during an Antifa attack on a conservative pro-police march in [[Portland, Oregon]] on October 13.<ref>[http://milnenews.com/2018/10/21/man-who-abused-9-11-widow-identified-and-fired-from-job/ Man who abused 9/11 widow identified and fired from job]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T7UTbmI26A Steve Wilson runs after insulting NYPD 9/11 widow when he sees her son] at YouTube ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref>

===November 2018===
*Former Obama campaign worker and "queer" man arrested for painting "Kill all Jews" on a synagogue.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/11/03/former-obama-campaign-worker-arrested-for-neo-nazi-graffiti-writing-kill-all-jews-on-brooklyn-synagogue/</ref><ref>Tennant, Michael (November 5, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/30557-brooklyn-synagogue-vandalism-suspect-is-liberal-queer-black-man Brooklyn Synagogue Vandalism Suspect Is Liberal, “Queer” Black Man]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 5, 2018.</ref>
*Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin arrested for violent assault.
*Hollywood actresses Tara Strong and Rena Sofer recorded themselves verbally and racially harassing an Uber driver, who is also a legal immigrant, naturalized citizen and Donald Trump supporter, and threatening him with being fired as he drove them to Democrat Congressional candidate Harley Rouda's campaign office.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/video-trump-supporting-immigrant-uber-drivers-job-threatened-by-two-crazed-white-democrat-women-over-election-day-argument/ Video: Trump Supporting Immigrant Uber Driver’s Job Threatened by Two Crazed White Democrat Women Over Election Day Argument] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Strong, portraying herself and Sofer as the "victims" in the incident, falsely accused the driver of "screaming" and "yelling" at them and of driving "erratically" in a Twitter post which has since been taken down, she also ranted about the driver and falsely claimed he attempted to "kill" her and Sofer in another tweet directed at Trump that drew heavy criticism against her for her lies,<ref>[https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1059898313762201600 Tara Strong: "Hey @realDonaldTrump 1 of your crazy sycophant followers, an @Uber driver almost killed @RenaSofer & when he found out we’re Democrats"] at Twitter</ref> and after Strong posted an edited version of the recorded exchange that left out selected parts of the video (which she later conveniently took down after being contacted by Uber support<ref>[https://twitter.com/Uber_Support/status/1059888497656500225 Uber Support: "We absolutely want to take a closer look. Please send us a DM with your email address so we can follow up"] at Twitter</ref>), she drew more criticism and call-outs from posters who demanded that she post the complete unedited video, pointing out that she had something to hide by posting only the edited video and then deleting it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1059899734888828928 Tara Strong: "You missed the first seven minutes. Don’t worry, I have it"] at Twitter</ref>
*[[Fascist]] Antifa mob, organized by the [[far-Left]] group [[Smash Racism DC]], try to break into [[Tucker Carlson]]'s house while his wife and family are home.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/08/dc-police-investigating-protest-at-tucker-carlsons-home-as-suspected-hate-crime/ Police Investigate Protest at Carlson's Home as "Suspected Hate Crime"] at Breitbart News Network</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/mob-tucker-carlsons-home-antifa-break-door-chant-fox-host/1927868002</ref> The incident is being labeled and investigated as a [[hate crime]] by DC police.
*Trump supporter, who was wearing a [[MAGA]] hat while campaigning during the midterms, suffered a broken ankle in four places when he was cowardly attacked from behind by a deranged leftist in Arizona.<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (November 16, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/16/arizona-man-wearing-maga-hat-says-he-was-assaulted/ Trump supporter wearing MAGA hat attacked in Arizona]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 16, 2018.</ref> The attacker was subdued by bystanders and was then arrested for robbery and has other charges pending, while Sparks had to undergo surgery to repair his damaged ankle.
*An Antifa member was arrested in Portland for punching and spitting on conservative activists taking part in a rally in that city.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/20/watch-female-antifa-member-allegedly-spits-punches-conservative-activist/ WATCH: Female Antifa Member Spits on, Punches Conservative Activist] at Breitbart News Network</ref> Charges filed against the leftist also included harassment, disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer.

===December 2018===
*Democrat lawmaker threatens to kill family of Republican legislator during Illinois legislative debate.<ref>https://youtu.be/vqvIP7QDuVI</ref>
*An 11-year-old boy who happened to have the last name of "Trump" changed his last name because he was being bullied and harassed because of it.<ref>Mastrangelo, Alana (December 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/13/11-year-old-boy-changes-last-name-from-trump-to-stop-harassment/ 11-Year-Old Boy Changes Last Name from ‘Trump’ to Stop Harassment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Left wing terrorism]]
*[[Liberal hate speech]]
*[[Leftwing war on women]]
*[[Extremism]]
*[[2018 Midterm elections]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.attacksontrumpsupporters.com Attacks On Trump Supporters]
*[https://www.facebook.com/james.m.williams.5/videos/10208215694778254/ Got jumped and sliced up with a knife at a Trump rally by some Clinton supporters]
*Huston, Warner Todd (June 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/30/acts-of-terror-history-of-left-wing-political-violence-in-america/ Acts of Terror: A History of Left-Wing Political Violence in America]. ''Breitbart News''.
*Nussbaum, Daniel; Hudson, Jerome (June 14, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/14/15-times-celebrities-envisioned-violence-against-trump-and-the-gop/ 15 Times Celebrities Envisioned Violence Against Trump and the GOP]. ''Breitbart News''.
*[http://www.dailywire.com/news/20343/timeline-antifa-violence-january-–-august-2017-frank-camp?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=082817-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro A timeline of Antifa violence, January to August 2017]. ''dailywire.com''

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