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My kids are straight, but we go there. we patronize with them. why? because of our community. its providing money back. everybody needs to survive out here. that community i love. i love em. i have nothing but love but i have nothing but love for everybody. >> this hero, combat veteran, fought overseas for our country, he said, i fought overseas for the right for anyone to be who they want to be. how do we amplify that message? how does that drown out all of the other hate speech that we are hea...

Thats important. here is what we know. there was a drag performance at club q last week, and hours before the attack, they posted to their facebook page about a planned all ages drag brunch that would happen on sunday morning. the last year has seen such a ratcheting up of anti lgbtq violence. specifically aimed at trans people, and drag performers. that is bad. it goes even further. the right has branded all lgbtq people, teachers, librarians, drag performance, et cetera, as groomers and pedoph...

Community as sort of political pawns in politics. can you speak to that please? >> absolutely. we are living at a time of raising hate and rising demonization. all of us in leadership positions have to recognize that our words matter. we can and we must have a more inclusive we the people. thats the phrase that justice ginsburg used. the legitimization of hating towards lgbtq+ individuals has to stop. the idea that we can say to someone that theyre less than human or dont have a place in our soc...

It is fair to say based on the facts, it is very hard to conceive of a situation where the motive wasnt generated by hate. we are living in a time of rising hate and rising demonization. all of us in leadership positions have to recognize that our words matter. we can and we must have a more inclusive we the people. that is a phrase justice ginsburg used. the legitimization of hating toward lgbtq+ individuals has to stop. >> that was colorado attorney general phil weiser this morning. he is righ...

Joins me now. senator, always good to see you. when you were in congress, you socialize with members on the other side of the aisle, you cheered their kids on at little league games. but you left office in part because you said decency and civility was gone. or going away. have gotten worse. even worse in the last 12 years. from what i hear from my friends and colleagues who still serve in congress. and, the demonization of our political opponents seems to just get more extreme with the passage ...

And the impact is not just for the average day citizens were congressional spigots as well, at harrigan running for congress in north, a former green beret, had a bullet go through his parents home. it is currently being investigated, he was on "fox & friends" earlier. >> this is politics at its worst and the reason this is this way is because my opponent is desperate to do anything he possibly cant to talk about anything other than what actually matters in this campaign. and look, as a former g...

Invited governor desantis on stage for hurricane relief concert in florida. there were calls to cancel the country star. but it did anyone notice that john legend appeared with obama yesterday at a campaign event in las vegas? it was a total partisan affair and i dont remember hearing any cries for his cancellation. then there was this ad that he did for the democratic senatorial candidate john fetterman. >> we need to elect democrats like john who will abolish the filibuster and finally make re...

Translate to votes, just that it has training for people who want to be part of the system which is never supposed to be a spectator support in democracy that women are getting it, it seems to be translated across the board. you can argue thats part of the reason democracy is in peril. >> absolutely. furthermore, all sorts of poll workers and election workers. >> yes. >> are being threatened more than ever before. these folks are volunteers. they are also some of the backbone of democracy. we ne...

For a hurricane relief concertin in florida. vi desantithere were calls to cl the country star, but did anybody notice that john legend appeared with obama yesterday? anyone at a campaign event in s vegas? he wasnt raising money to help anybody. it wasotal a total partisan afff and i dont remember hearing any cries for his cancelation. then there was this ad that he did for democratic senatorial candidate john fetterman. we need to elect democrats like john who will abolish the filibuster and fi...

Lines between a demonization of someone and the attack. they know its out there bubbling and increasing in this sort of chaos of hatred. its very, very difficult for law enforcement officials to know exactly who is going to be at risk when and who the attack -- the next attacker will be. what they know is that more needs to be done. theres a security review under way right now about the failings to protect mr. pelosi and to protect the pelosi house. theres growing calls on capitol hill for accou...