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Ms Graham, 67, said that at times her life was a "living hell" during her marriage to McDonald, who would become violent when drunk.

From BBC

Borysenko, in an appearance last week, painted a dire picture for Fox’s audience, claiming that the left’s “primary goal is the violent overthrow of the federal government.”

From Salon

“Left-wing organizations have fueled violent riots, organized attacks against law enforcement officers, coordinated illegal doxing campaigns, arranged drop points for weapons and riot materials, and more,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement.

But dig deeper and this debate, like so much else, is also about politics and the deepening and, increasingly, angry and violent divisions in our society.

From BBC

“We are the storm,” Miller said, hinting back at a QAnon conspiracy theory about a violent reordering of society.

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