The Terrorists Among Us

Whenever the far left in the U.S. loses an argument — called an election — it suddenly decides it’s time to take to the streets and get violent. Now is just such a time, as America experiences a new spasm of home-grown anti-Trump, anti-Musk terrorism. It shouldn’t be tolerated.

Whether it’s taking pot shots at the president, violently demonstrating in support of murderous terrorists, “swatting” people they don’t like, or destroying cars made by a person they now despise, our country once again finds extremists threatening us and our liberty.

And, no surprise, it’s nearly all from the far left side of the political spectrum, organized by supposedly “nonviolent” groups, quietly supported by the Democratic Party, and excused by the ultra-biased Big Media.

President Donald Trump’s reelection seems to have brought out even more extremist violence, which had already surged. A report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies recently found “domestic terrorist attacks and plots against government targets motivated by partisan political beliefs in the past five years is nearly triple the number of such incidents in the previous 25 years combined.”

As noted, we’re in the midst of a domestic terrorism outbreak right now, after a spate of what at first appeared to be lone-wolf crimes against Tesla owners and dealers, who only a year ago were the darlings of the so-called progressive movement.

But that was before Tesla chief executive Elon Musk joined Trump’s administration.

Today, Tesla dealerships and electric vehicles are being torched, bombed with Molotov cocktails, or vandalized and damaged beyond repair by people angry that Musk is helping to reduce government waste.

Imagine that: People committing terrorist acts to keep others from cutting government waste.

As if there’s any doubt, Attorney General Pam Biondi has declared the attacks against Tesla “domestic terrorism.” And she’s right.

“The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,” she said. “The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences.”

These aren’t solo or isolated “protests,” as the left maintains. Indeed, Biondi said prosecutors are looking also for “those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes.”

There have been at least 20 separate attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships in the last three months. As the New York Post’s Karol Markowicz wrote this week:

Tesla dealerships are being firebombed and shot at, while Tesla vehicles are vandalized and their owners assaulted.

Trump-supporting influencers are getting ‘swatted,’ set up for dangerous police encounters by opponents who phone in hoax distress calls.

Relatives of Trump-aligned public figures — including the sister of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Elon Musk’s brother — are receiving bomb threats.

Musk himself believes these are well-planned acts of terror. “An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla ‘protests’: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America,” Musk wrote on X.

A group called “DOGEQUEST” is even doxxing “private home addresses and contact info of DOGE employees, their families, some private Tesla owners and Tesla stores.”

The toxic, and at times inciting, rhetoric in the media and by Democrats against Trump and his new administration has only encouraged the terrorism.

It picked up substantially after last June’s failed assassination attempt, when an aide to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi posted: “I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking.”

Others on social media and elsewhere chimed in with similar “funny” remarks about the near-death of a presidential candidate.

California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia told CNN that Musk is “harming the American public in an enormous way,” adding that it’s time for Americans to bring “actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country.”

Since then, the violence has only grown, as the media have continued to make light of it. Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel, for one, looked sarcastically into the camera and mockingly said “Please don’t ever vandalize Tesla vehicles.”

With all this support, a group called Indivisible is organizing a “Tesla Takedown” campaign for April 5 as revenge on Musk for daring to help shrink our bloated federal government.

“Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them,” the group’s website says. “They’re taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!”

As Townhall recently noted, “Indivisible Project, a 501(c)(4) bankrolled primarily by Open Society Foundations (OSF), the nucleus of the Soros grantgiving nexus, is one of the main activist organizations behind the anti-Musk movement targeting Tesla showrooms all over America.”

But as we’ve already seen, nothing makes a “clearer message” than a few molotov cocktails, physical threats and destructive vandalism of private property.

The far left and its “progressive” billionaire supporters and top Democrats all silently support this activity.

Have you heard any prominent Democrats coming out and condemning the violence, as many Republicans did after the Jan. 6 riots?

We once again have domestic terrorists roaming our streets to cause mayhem and terrorize average people who might own — or even think of owning — a Tesla EV. Elected Democrats, supposedly “leaders” who have said nothing, richly deserve the blame for this rampant lawlessness.

Our suggestion: If you like living in a civil nation governed by laws, and not by street violence, remember this the next time you vote.

I was just reflecting on how hate-filled the left is and all the trouble they've caused in our nation the past 65 years. I well remember watching the 1960s race riots when I was a kid and wondering why people would protest by burning down their neighborhoods. The list below is probably 98% leftist caused.

The 1980s were sure quiet.

Violent Demonstrations, Riots, and Terrorist Attacks in the USA Since 1960

Date	Event	Location	Description
May 13, 1960	HUAC Riot	San Francisco, CA	Students clashed with police during HUAC hearings; 12 injured, 64 arrested.
July 2, 1960	Newport Jazz Festival Riot	Newport, RI	Crowd violence overwhelmed security; police used tear gas.
August 20, 1960	El Cajon Boulevard Riot	San Diego, CA	Racial tensions sparked youth-police clashes.
August 27, 1960	Ax Handle Saturday	Jacksonville, FL	White mobs attacked Black civil rights protesters; dozens injured.
September 30-October 1, 1962	Ole Miss Riot	Oxford, MS	Segregationists rioted against integration; 2 killed, 160 injured.
May 11, 1963	Birmingham Riot	Birmingham, AL	Post-bombing unrest; police injured many.
June 14, 1963	Cambridge Riot	Cambridge, MD	Racial protests turned violent; 1 killed, National Guard deployed.
July 16-22, 1964	Harlem Riot	New York City, NY	Police shooting of a Black teen; 1 killed, 144 injured.
July 24-25, 1964	Rochester Race Riot	Rochester, NY	Police arrest escalated; 4 killed, 350 injured.
August 28-30, 1964	Philadelphia Race Riot	Philadelphia, PA	Rumors of police brutality; 341 injured.
August 11-17, 1965	Watts Riots	Los Angeles, CA	Police arrest triggered six days of violence; 34 killed, 1,032 injured.
July 18-23, 1966	Hough Riots	Cleveland, OH	Racial tensions over a bar incident; 4 killed, 50 injured.
October 1966-1972	Oakland Black Panther Violence	Oakland, CA	Black Panthers clashed with police; 1967 shootout (1 officer killed, Huey Newton injured), 1968 ambush (1 Panther killed, 2 officers wounded).
July 12-17, 1967	Newark Riots	Newark, NJ	Police beating of a Black driver; 26 killed, 700 injured.
July 23-28, 1967	Detroit Riot	Detroit, MI	Police raid sparked chaos; 43 killed, 1,189 injured.
July 30-August 3, 1967	Milwaukee Riot	Milwaukee, WI	Racial unrest after police shooting; 4 killed, 100 injured.
June 23, 1967	Century City Demonstration	Los Angeles, CA	Anti-Vietnam War protesters beaten by police; dozens injured.
August 19-23, 1967	New Haven Riots	New Haven, CT	Racial clash after a shooting; 3 injured, 679 arrested.
February 8, 1968	Orangeburg Massacre	Orangeburg, SC	Police fired on Black students; 3 killed, 27 injured.
March 28, 1968	Memphis Sanitation Strike Riot	Memphis, TN	Police clashed with strikers; 1 killed, 60 injured.
April 4-14, 1968	King Assassination Riots	Nationwide	MLK Jr.’s murder sparked riots in 125 cities; 46 killed, 2,600 injured.
August 26-29, 1968	Democratic National Convention Riot	Chicago, IL	Police beat anti-Vietnam War protesters; 100+ injured, 668 arrested.
May 15, 1969	Berkeley People's Park Riot	Berkeley, CA	Clashes over UC Berkeley land; police and National Guard used tear gas, shotguns; 1 killed, 128 injured, 500+ arrested.
June 28-July 3, 1969	Stonewall Riots	New York City, NY	Police raid on a gay bar led to violent resistance; multiple injuries.
May 21-25, 1969	Greensboro Uprising	Greensboro, NC	Racial tensions at a high school; 1 killed, dozens injured.
November 20, 1969-June 11, 1971	Alcatraz Takeover	San Francisco Bay, CA	Native Americans occupied Alcatraz; mostly non-violent, fires damaged buildings, minor clashes; ended with removal, no deaths.
May 4, 1970	Kent State Shootings	Kent, OH	National Guard killed 4 students; 9 injured.
May 11-12, 1970	Augusta Riot	Augusta, GA	Police killing of a Black man; 6 killed, 60 injured.
May 14-15, 1970	Jackson State Killings	Jackson, MS	Police fired on anti-war protesters; 2 killed, 12 injured.
March 1, 1971	Weatherman Bombing of the U.S. Capitol	Washington, D.C.	Weather Underground bombed Capitol to protest Vietnam War; no deaths, $300,000 damage.
June 13-15, 1971	Albuquerque Riots	Albuquerque, NM	Concert arrests sparked violence; dozens injured, 600 arrested.
August 19-22, 1971	Camden Riots	Camden, NJ	Police shooting of a Puerto Rican man; 2 injured, 100 arrested.
August 29, 1971	San Francisco Policeman Killed by Leftists	San Francisco, CA	Sgt. John V. Young shot at Ingleside Station by Black Liberation Army; 1 killed, BLA claimed responsibility.
September 9-13, 1971	Attica Prison Riot	Attica, NY	Inmate uprising crushed by authorities; 43 killed, 89 injured.
February 27-May 8, 1973	Wounded Knee Occupation	Wounded Knee, SD	AIM seized town, clashed with feds; 2 Native Americans killed, 14 injured, 1,200+ arrested over 71 days.
November 6, 1973-May 17, 1974	Symbionese Liberation Army Violence & Patty Hearst Kidnapping	CA	SLA killed Oakland superintendent (1973, 1 killed), kidnapped Hearst (Feb 4, 1974), robbed banks, died in LA shootout (6 killed).
1974-1983	Puerto Rican FALN Terrorism	Nationwide	FALN bombed 120+ sites, including 1975 Fraunces Tavern (4 killed, 60 injured), for Puerto Rican independence.
1974-1976	Boston Busing Crisis	Boston, MA	Violent resistance to school desegregation; multiple injuries.
February 1976	Escambia High School Riots	Pensacola, FL	Racial clashes over Confederate symbols; 30 injured.
May 7-8, 1978	Moody Park Riots	Houston, TX	Police killing of a Mexican-American; 15 injured.
November 3, 1979	Greensboro Massacre	Greensboro, NC	KKK and Nazis shot anti-racist protesters; 5 killed, 10 injured (terrorism).
May 17-20, 1980	Miami Riots	Miami, FL	Acquittal of officers in a Black man’s death; 18 killed, 300+ injured.
January 16-18, 1989	Miami Riot	Miami, FL	Police shooting of a Black motorcyclist; 1 killed, 11 injured.
April 29-May 4, 1992	Los Angeles Riots	Los Angeles, CA	Rodney King verdict; 63 killed, 2,383 injured.
February 26, 1993	World Trade Center Bombing	New York City, NY	Islamist truck bomb; 6 killed, 1,042 injured (terrorism).
April 19, 1995	Oklahoma City Bombing	Oklahoma City, OK	McVeigh’s anti-government attack; 168 killed, 680+ injured (terrorism).
July 27, 1996	Atlanta Olympics Bombing	Atlanta, GA	Rudolph’s pipe bomb; 1 killed, 111 injured (terrorism).
November 30-December 1, 1999	WTO Seattle Protests	Seattle, WA	Anti-globalization clashes; 600 arrested, multiple injuries.
April 9-12, 2001	Cincinnati Riots	Cincinnati, OH	Police killing of a Black teenager; 70 injured, 800+ arrested.
September 11, 2001	September 11 Attacks	NY, VA, PA	Al-Qaeda hijacked planes; 2,977 killed, 6,000+ injured (terrorism).
April 15, 2013	Boston Marathon Bombing	Boston, MA	Tsarnaev brothers’ bombs; 3 killed, 264 injured (terrorism).
August 9-19, 2014	Ferguson Riots	Ferguson, MO	Police shooting of Michael Brown; 1 killed, dozens injured, 321 arrested.
April 25-28, 2015	Baltimore Riots	Baltimore, MD	Freddie Gray’s death; 113 injured, 486 arrested.
December 2, 2015	San Bernardino Shooting	San Bernardino, CA	Islamist couple’s attack; 14 killed, 22 injured (terrorism).
June 12, 2016	Pulse Nightclub Shooting	Orlando, FL	Islamist attack; 49 killed, 53 injured (terrorism).
September 20-21, 2016	Charlotte Riot	Charlotte, NC	Police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott; 1 killed, 16 injured.
January 20, 2017	Trump Inauguration Riot	Washington, D.C.	Anti-Trump protesters smashed windows, torched a limo; 6 officers injured, 217 arrested.
August 11-12, 2017	Unite the Right Rally	Charlottesville, VA	White supremacist violence; 1 killed, 35 injured.
May 26-August 2020	George Floyd Protests/Riots	Nationwide	Floyd’s murder sparked unrest; 19+ killed, 14,000 arrested.
May 31, 2020	Washington, D.C. Church Firebombing	Washington, D.C.	Rioters set fire to St. John’s Church basement; minor damage, no serious injuries.
May 29, 2020-2021	Antifa Violence in Portland Post-George Floyd	Portland, OR	Antifa torched buildings, clashed with police nightly (100+ nights), attacked courthouse; 74 faced federal charges by August 2020.
May 29, 2020-2021	Antifa Violence in Seattle Post-George Floyd	Seattle, WA	Antifa damaged businesses, clashed with police; July 25, 2020, fires set at detention site; 2 arrested.
June 8-July 1, 2020	Seattle CHOP/CHAZ Actions	Seattle, WA	Occupied zone post-Floyd protests; 2 killed, 4 injured in shootings; 69 arrested.
January 6, 2021	Capitol Riot	Washington, D.C.	Pro-Trump mob stormed Capitol; 5 killed, 140+ injured.
January 21, 2023	Atlanta Riot	Atlanta, GA	Police facility protest turned violent; 6 arrested, property damaged.
January 20, 2025	Trump Second Inauguration Riot	Washington, D.C.	Anti-Trump protests clashed with police; hundreds arrested, dozens injured.
January-March 2025	Tesla Vehicle and Dealership Attacks	Nationwide	Arson/vandalism tied to Musk’s Trump role; 15+ incidents, 20+ arrests (terrorism).

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