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    Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is facing backlash for a post on X that appears to encourage people to carry out violence against pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Since Israel initiated its bombardment of Gaza, following a Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, Cotton has had no qualms airing his illiberal bigotry on the subject. The senator has advocated for Israel to “bounce the rubble” in Gaza, endorsing an indiscriminate bombing campaign by suggesting "anything that happens in Gaza is the...

  • Senator Cotton again encourages the public to rough up protestors, posting a video: "How it should be done"

    Senator Tom Cotton again encouraged Americans to deal with "pro-Hamas" protestors the MAGA way — as in manhandling them with brute force and violence. "How it should be done," the Arkansas lawmaker Xitted on his Twitter account this morning, alongside a video showing angry drivers in France getting out of theirs car to toss, drag, and kick traffic-blocking climate protesters to the side of the road. — Read the rest

  • Republican senator Tom Cotton calls for vigilantism to break up Gaza protests

    Outcry as Cotton says those inconvenienced by protesters blocking roads and airports should ‘take matters into own hands’The Republican senator Tom Cotton has urged Americans to “take matters into their own hands” when encountering pro-Palestine supporters, an apparent call to vigilantism as Israel’s military strikes in Gaza continued despite global calls for a ceasefire.Demonstrations on Monday by supporters of Palestine blocked roads in major US cities, including New York and Philadelphia;...