The Anchorage branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or the NAACP, has declared a state of emergency in a press release after receiving threats against themselves and members of the community. The organization warns that "the atmosphere of hostility has reached a critical tipping point."

President of the Anchorage branch of the NAACP, Cheryl Cox Williams, proclaims, "The reason for our statement is because of the audacious nature. Folks are becoming very emboldened, and they are not afraid to say very vitriol and angry things."

Concerns about the rise of political threats have been growing. With not only the assassination of Charlie Kirk earlier this month, but with the killing of Minnesota representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in June of

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