#antifa

#antifa

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,

In italics below the content of a post, you might see a warning label seemingly added after the fact that says: "This user is suspected to be a part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behavior." Also: Is Meta secretly scanning your phone's camera roll? Check this setting to find out The label looks somewhat similar to Meta's community notes feature, so it's not a completely strange idea that a social media site might add context to a post.

On Monday, the White House announced an executive order that designates "antifa" (short for anti-fascist) as a domestic terrorist organization. There's the obvious: anti-fascism isn't an organization - there's no chain of command or locus of operation that an organization would require to function. It is merely an idea - if you're against a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual, you're an anti-fascist.

(CNN) President Donald Trump has justified his ramped up threats against the American political left by citing its supposed unusually violent nature. He has launched an increasingly broad crusade against speech he doesn't like, culminating in a successful pressure campaign to get Jimmy Kimmel off the air. And Trump on Thursday signaled he would label Antifa, a loose collection of far-left activists, a major terrorist organization which would be an unprecedented step against a domestic entity.