1/ The Trump administration keeps pushing the lie that immigrants are the biggest threat to America. But let’s talk FACTS. Who is actually committing acts of domestic terrorism? It’s not immigrants—it’s white supremacists. Let’s break it down. 🧵
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The KKK bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 4 Black girls. This act of terrorism was part of the long history of white supremacist violence aimed at terrorizing Black communities.
Before Timothy McVeigh’s bombing, a white supremacist group, the “Aryan Nation,” attempted to bomb the U.S. Capitol. Thankfully, they were caught before they could carry out their deadly plot.
Timothy McVeigh, a white supremacist, bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people, including 19 children. This was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism until 9/11.
In Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, killed 9 Black churchgoers during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
During the “Unite the Right” rally, white supremacists and neo-Nazis clashed with anti-racist protesters. One extremist ran his car into a crowd, killing Heather Heyer and injuring many others.
A white supremacist entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and killed 11 Jewish worshippers. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history.