Supremacists ran towards the car shouting, ‘Antifa’, court told A composite of two blurred photos Jacob Hersant, left, and Thomas Sewell are facing a number of charges, including armed robbery and unlawful assault.(Supplied)
Source: Two Australian neo-Nazis face court over alleged assault in Cathedral Ranges State Park – ABC News
Spain’s far-right Vox party began its Madrid election campaign with a rally in the multiracial working-class suburb of Vallecas, prompting clashes with locals. Media responded with a condemnation of the “twin extremisms” — showing how those who defend the poor and marginalized are falsely equated with those who abuse them.
Source: No, Left-Wing Activists Aren’t the Same As Fascist Thugs
I’m not sure readers will be able read the meme I used to illustrate this piece, a list meant to clarify just what Antifa is and isn’t. [Editor’s note: large version here.] I don’t know who drafted that proclamation, nor do I know precisely for whom they presume to speak. They only partially speak for me. I, too, am antifa, though I don’t support some of the items in their list.
I Was Antifa. I Am Antifa. I Will Die Antifa. | The Smirking Chimp
The FBI’s Christopher Wray testified to the Senate earlier today that there is no evidence that Antifa or fake Trump supporters were part of the insurrection against the U.S. government on January 6th.
FBI Director: No Evidence Of ‘Antifa’ Or ‘Fake Trump’ Supporters At MAGA Riot | Crooks and Liars
Don really lives in the bunker of his own mind and shames America in the process.(ODT)
But in the case of the George Floyd protests, right-wing attempts to blame everything on antifa – perceived by many to be predominantly white – evince a kind of racism that assumes that black people couldn’t organise on this deep and wide of a scale. Trump and his allies also have a more specific motive: If the flames and broken glass were simply blamed on “antifa” or “outsiders” – as if anyone had to travel very far to protest – then the urgency would shift from addressing the root causes of Floyd’s death to figuring out how to stop the shadowy boogeyman Trump rails against. Even if you disagree with property destruction, it’s easy to see the chain of events between Floyd’s death and burning police cars. Trump’s misinformation aims to mislead us all.
via What is antifa and why does Donald Trump want to blame it for the violence in the US?
Donald Trump is attempting to drum up hysteria about antifa to clamp down on protest and dissent in the United States. Don’t let him.
via Donald Trump’s “Antifa” Hysteria Is Absurd. But It’s Also Very Dangerous.
Trump’s excuse that Antifa is behind the mass uprising is just that a moronic excuse.(ODT)
A total of some 400 cities in all 50 US states – as well as in the territories of Guam and North Mariana Islands – witnessed protest actions over the weekend. And even though most of the rallies were peaceful, some American cities turned into real riot hotspots as angry crowds attacked police officers, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
via Almost 400 cities in EVERY US state join wave of protest over George Floyd death — RT USA News
When the President of the United States says that he’ll be designating Antifa as a terrorist organization, a part of me thinks: well go on then, let’s see you try. Because this awful, foreign-sounding word “antifa” is only an abbreviation of “anti-fascist.” Organizations can be banned, but it isn’t so easy to do the same with ideas.
via Donald Trump’s Antifa Bogeyman Has a Long, Proud History of Fighting Fascists
Following CNN host Chris Cuomo’s controversial statement that “all punches are not equal,” which prompted accusations that he supports Antifa violence, RT has hosted a debate on whether brute force is sometimes justified.
The alt-right appears to be falling apart. The Traditionalist Workers party disintegrated this week after a lurid interpersonal drama among its leadership. Richard Spencer says his alt-right rallies aren’t “fun” any more, and is rethinking his college tour in the aftermath of his fizzer of an event in East Lansing, Michigan, two weeks ago.
via The alt-right is in decline. Has antifascist activism worked? | World news | The Guardian
The Truthdig columnist sits down with Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace to discuss violence between the alt-right and antifascist (“antifa”) movements.
Antifa groups and alt-right activists have increasingly clashed with one another in cities and towns across the US.
Source: US anti-fascists take on alt-right fight squads | Human Rights | Al Jazeera
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