Condemn Dehumanizing Rhetoric, Including From Your Own Side

Threats against members of Congress, judges, and election officials are at or near record levels.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 24, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Stochastic Terrorism How rhetoric can make political violence predictable

The Letter

Subject Threats Against Public Servants Are Rising. Condemn Dehumanizing Rhetoric From Any Side.

Threats against public servants keep rising. U.S. Capitol Police investigated 14,938 threat cases involving members of Congress, their families, and staff in 2025, up 58% in one year. The U.S. Marshals recorded 564 threats against federal judges in fiscal 2025. In a 2026 Brennan Center survey, 32% of local election officials said they had been threatened, harassed, or abused because of their job.

Peer-reviewed research has linked sustained demonization of a group to more violence against it, even when no one gives an order. What leaders say is part of that pattern, and leaders can also interrupt it.

I am asking you to commit publicly to condemning dehumanizing rhetoric aimed at any group or public servant, including when it comes from your own party or your allies. Say so on the record, and say it again the next time it happens.

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I'm calling about threats against public servants and the rhetoric that comes before them.
Capitol Police investigated 14,938 threat cases in 2025, up 58% in one year. Federal judges received 564 threats in fiscal 2025.
I'm asking the member to commit publicly to condemning dehumanizing rhetoric aimed at any group or public servant, including from their own party.
I'm a constituent and I vote.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

14,938 Capitol Police threat cases in 2025, up 58% in one year (source)
564 threats against federal judges in fiscal 2025 (U.S. Marshals) (source)
32% of local election officials threatened, harassed, or abused (Brennan Center, 2026) (source)

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