Electoral violence

RaDeBuRe- New Rapid Deployment Riot Fence creating an answer to Capitol Riot

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Politics, Elections, 117th United States Congress, Electoral violence, Fascism in the United States, Trumpism, United States Capitol Police, United States Capitol attack, Fence, Riot, Violence

"From the moment that I heard about the Capitol riot, I knew we needed something to provide protection for similar riot incidences.

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  • "From the moment that I heard about the Capitol riot, I knew we needed something to provide protection for similar riot incidences.
  • RaDeBuRe Riot Fence provides a rapidly deployable ballistic barrier tested in accordance with UL-752 standards by NTS, an independent ballistic testing facility.
  • The award-winning RaDeBuRe Riot Fence will be on display July 19-21, 2021 at ISC West in Booth 14149 on the ISC West show floor.
  • For more information about RaDeBuRe Riot Fence, visit https://bullisticbarriers.com/
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Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors on Attack at U.S. Capitol

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Friday, April 2, 2021
Washington, D.C., Architecture of the United States, Government, Greg Fischer, United States Capitol, United States Conference of Mayors, United States Capitol Police, Storming of the United States Capitol, 117th United States Congress, Electoral violence

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the attack at the U.S. Capitol today:

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  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the attack at the U.S. Capitol today:
    "America's mayors are saddened and shocked that less than three months following the armed insurrection at the Capitol, tragedy has struck again as an individual trying to breach the Capitol grounds has killed one Capitol Police officer and injured another.
  • While we don't know the person's motive or all of the details of the heartbreaking incident, we do know that in some way this is another attack on our democracy.
  • About the United States Conference of Mayors-- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.
  • There are more than 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.

DoubleVerify Study: Online Hate Speech Tripled Following the Capitol Riot on January 6th

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Friday, February 19, 2021
117th United States Congress, Electoral violence, Far-right politics in the United States, United States Capitol, United States Capitol Police, Storming of the United States Capitol, DV, Riot Games, Elections, United States, Articles

According to DVs analysis, inflammatory and misleading news increased 83%, year-over-year, during this past November and the U.S. Presidential Election.

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  • According to DVs analysis, inflammatory and misleading news increased 83%, year-over-year, during this past November and the U.S. Presidential Election.
  • Key events DV analyzed include:
    The Capitol riot Content related to hate speech tripled in the 10 days following the Capitol riot compared with the 10 days preceding the riot.
  • During the week of January 10th, in the wake of the Capitol riot, the volume of inflammatory politics and news content increased 21% week-over-week.
  • Black Lives Matter movement growth During the two months following George Floyds death, DV saw the rate of content related to hate speech nearly triple compared with May 2020.