Political violence is getting more common. And there’s no signs it’s going to stop.
Now another possible Leftist shooter just rocked America to its core.
Shots Fired: A Left-Wing Activist’s Attack on Free Speech
In a chilling escalation that’s got everyone talking, 64-year-old Anibal Hernandez-Santana—a former legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers—has been arrested for unleashing a barrage of gunfire at an ABC News affiliate in Sacramento, California.
This wasn’t some random outburst; it came hot on the heels of the network’s move to yank Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after his inflammatory lies about the assassination of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. Hernandez-Santana, whose social media is a nonstop tirade of anti-Trump venom, faces serious charges: assault with a deadly weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm, and shooting into an occupied building. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but it’s a stark reminder of how heated rhetoric can turn deadly—especially when it bubbles up from the far left.
The suspect’s online footprint paints a picture of someone marinating in radical fury. Back in July, he allegedly posted: “The authoritarian oligarchy is now complete. CBS+ caving, big law firms in DC, the subservients FBI and AG, university presidents stepping down, fan boys SCOTUS, public radio, ICE goons. We are going to have to ‘fight like hell’. Rules don’t apply if election was stolen. FIGHT!”
It’s the kind of unhinged call to arms that echoes the dangerous echo chambers fueling a surge in left-wing aggression. Conservative voices on X nailed it: “The man suspected of firing 3 shots into the window of an ABC affiliate in California after the Kimmel decision is a former teacher’s union legislative director whose X feed is full of far-left rhetoric encouraging escalation.” As investigations deepen, this incident feels like just another thread in a troubling tapestry of political violence that’s increasingly skewed toward the radical left.
Kimmel’s Blunder and the Network’s Wake-Up Call
The trigger? ABC’s Wednesday decision to bench Kimmel’s show indefinitely after he peddled falsehoods on air about Kirk’s tragic death. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was gunned down on September 10, 2025, in a brazen assassination that’s still under scrutiny, with the suspect claiming Kirk “spreads too much hate.”
Kimmel, never one to shy from controversy, smeared the killer as part of the “MAGA gang” and took a cheap shot at President Trump’s heartfelt response.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel sneered, twisting facts to fit his narrative.
Nexstar’s broadcasting chief, Andrew Alford, didn’t mince words in pulling the plug: “Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located.”
He added, “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.” It’s a rare moment of accountability from the media elite, but one that sparked protests—and apparently, this violent backlash—outside the Sacramento station the very next day.
The Growing Shadow of Left-Wing Rage
This Sacramento shooting isn’t an isolated flare-up; it’s a glaring symptom of the rising tide of political violence from the left that’s gripping America in 2025.
Just look at the numbers: since January 2020, left-wing extremists have accounted for 22% of the 79 murders in politically motivated attacks on U.S. soil—a sharp uptick that’s outpacing earlier years.
And it’s not just talk; threats and harassment against public officials spiked 9% in the first half of this year alone, with over 250 incidents across 40 states. We’ve seen Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband cut down in cold blood, an arson blaze at Pennsylvania’s governor’s mansion, and now this drive-by at a news station—all threads in a pattern where far-left fury boils over into action.
President Trump, who’s stared down his own share of threats, has been sounding the alarm: the radical left’s nonstop demonization of patriots like Kirk is lighting fuses across the country. While the mainstream loves to harp on right-wing risks, the data whispers a different story in recent months—leftist acts are less frequent but hitting symbolic targets like media outlets and officials with ruthless precision. Hernandez-Santana’s union background and “fight like hell” screeds? Straight out of the playbook that’s turned frustration into firepower.
As the FBI steps in—re-arresting him on federal charges for messing with licensed communications—it’s clear this isn’t just a local headache. It’s a national wake-up call: if we don’t dial back the hate from the left, these “fights” could tear us apart. Trump’s right—time to put the brakes on this madness before it claims more lives.
