Daily Beast, “Wearing Black? Feds Say You May Be An Anarchist, Newly Released Documents Show”
The Department of Homeland Security told law enforcement how to ID anti-racist protesters—by looking for people who were scouting marching routes. Counterprotesters at white supremacist rallies risk being characterized as “anarchist extremists,” even if they have nothing to do with the movement, Department of Homeland Security documents show. A September 2016 DHS report describes law […]
Raw Story, “Why it’s just bonkers to compare fascists to the activists trying to stop them”
Small bands of antifa protesters have formed around anarchist ideas in the United States for decades, being integral part of the anti-globalization protests of the 1990s. They are not controlled by any party and few of the small groups are in organizational contact with others. It is a sign of the weakness of the left […]
AV Club, “Bear witness to this stomach-churning, previously unreleased footage of the violence in Charlottesville”
That’s the thinking behind this 27-minute video chronicling the violence in Charlottesville, starting with the tiki torch march on August 11 and ending with aftermath of the following day’s vehicle attack that resulted in the death of activist Heather Heyer. Assembled by subMedia, a video production ensemble that “aims to promote anarchist and anti-capitalist ideas, […]
Politico, “Pro-Trump tweeters take credit for pressuring Ryan”
Pro-Trump Twitter trolls are taking credit for forcing House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office to deliver a sharply worded statement denouncing anti-fascist “antifa” anarchists as “left-wing thugs.” The Trump supporters on Twitter, who were infuriated by Ryan’s failure to endorse Trump’s view that “both sides” at the Charlottesville rally were to blame for violence, spread a […]
The Nation, “These Southern Cities Are at the Heart of the Struggle Against White Supremacy”
The Black Lives Matter activists and anarchists, the socialists and anti-fascists, the religious leaders and local residents who risked their bodies and their well-being in Charlottesville this month should be celebrated for their courage and praised for their good sense and smart tactics. Violent fascists, neo-Confederates, Ku Klux Klanners, and other racist extremists don’t care […]
Delmarva Public Radio, “Charlottesville Rally Participants Face Consequences”
Beatty declined to comment on a description of him on an anarchist website as a “white supremacist and self-declared fascist who traveled from Pittsburgh to attend the Unite the Right event in Charlottesville.” Itsgoingdown.org contends it has social media postings written by Beatty that show he’s a fascist. Continue Reading
Newsweek, “Could Deadly Charlottesville Clashes Have Been Prevented?”
In both cases, according to the report, “anarchist extremists” attacked legal protesters, whom authorities had granted a permit. The initial provocations led to fights, injuries, arrests and at least two felony charges of assault and battery. Continue Reading
Salon, “White supremacists joked about using cars to run over opponents before Charlottesville marches”
In another post, this one on July 30, a user noted that an anarchist blog post discussing the Charlottesville rally should be forwarded to the Virginia State Police. Eli Mosley, who played a lead role in organizing the “Unite the Right” rally, told ProPublica via Twitter that police had been informed about “potential threats” his […]
Politico, “Virginia received DHS warning before Charlottesville rally”
“Anarchist extremists and white supremacist extremists online are calling on supporters to be prepared for or to instigate violence at the 12 August rally,” the assessment warned. One “probable” white supremacist, it said, had posted an online “call to arms,” saying “antifa must be destroyed.” Continue Reading
The Daily Beast, “Why Antifa Nazi-Punching Is Just a Gift to the Right”
To many on the right—especially Donald Trump loyalists and devotees of white nationalist YouTube personalities—the black-clad anarchists known as Antifa represent the coming of a Stalinist dictatorship. To a sizable portion of the political left and center, the sight of tiki torch-wielding white supremacists marching through Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month portends a future of […]