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Cathleen Labate's avatar

There is no such organization called ANTIFA...so , to "go after the perpetrators" is a fools game...innocent people, American citizens, are being bullied and threatened and arrested all for the vanity of the biggest loser, grifter and liar this country has ever spawned.

Julianne's avatar

It is important to look back in history to the 1960’s when J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI gang waged a similar war on the Black Panther leaders and membership for providing breakfast to Black children and helping their communities. They murdered leaders in their homes. They also infiltrated every single community group that was trying to uplift society. An FBI agent admitted on his death bed that he was one of the killers of Malcolm X.

What has changed? These government agents serve corporate power and corrupt officials like always. It was abominable then, it is abominable now.

Bob Martin's avatar

The question he should have been asked is: "Antifa is short for anti-fascist. If the government you represent is against anti-fascism, can we conclude that it is a fascist government?"

Tom's avatar

"Rosen closed by calling political violence “a national scourge in our times.” Not gas prices. Not rent. Not the cost of healthcare. Or childcare."

That's also what you get when the security state goes full mask-off and admits that their only purpose for existence is to crush the lower classes on behalf of the elite class by stifling free speech, intimidation and deploying state sanctioned violence - then either relying on intentionally vague executive decrees or backing their way into a justification (aka throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks).

paul@kinzelman.com's avatar

"Subscribe if you saw Antifa hanging out with bigfoot" - love this! Got me to subscribe! :-)

paul@kinzelman.com's avatar

Yes, ridicule and humor is the best way to combat the madness.

Susan Willis's avatar

But, watabout me? I had to subscribe too, to come to Bigfoot's defense!

Tom Kerner's avatar

Benjamin Song (100 years) and the other "Black-Bloc" defendants (30 to 70 years sentences) unfortunately know that not all these politically motivated prosecutions are getting dismissed.

Ellen Mary T's avatar

Maybe thousands of us anti-fascists can self-identify up front — in advance of being indicted for our anti-fascist beliefs and actions. That makes most of my (mostly mild mannered) friends, family, and neighbors "Antifa" members, aka "pre-crime" domestic terrorists, for demonstrating or speaking out against ICE and other government actions we see as problematic.

Might save the Justice Department some time and effort.

Fred Curry's avatar

Seems they were found guilty in this one. The worm has turned. Ken, they are coming for me and you next, I'm afraid. Got a secret "air-raid" shelter handy?

Laura H's avatar

Anything those clowns do or say is predicated on lies. They have no shame whatsoever... It's disgusting.

And, while they are focused on nonsense - the real threats are stabbing us in the eyeballs every day.

Healthcare is continuing to get worse and is beyond unsustainable. I'm in Europe right now and needed to get healthcare as a private pay. The cost was half my copay if I was home and my health insurance went up 40% in the past two years. Plus, no prior authorization BS so I got done what I needed with no fuss. Hmmm.

It's super frustrating that our government is on Bigfoot wild goose chases prosecuting cases of free speech they don't like, while the important stuff is flapping in the breeze, growing algae.

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

I think it would be good to mention this as well, "Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility." This is the reality of what all these people are facing, if even one fellow protestor shows up also wearing black.

We need many more voices raised against this overreach. There needs to be a chorus, not just a single.

Mark Huseby's avatar

Texas, go figure. Surprised Florida wasn’t first.

Susan Willis's avatar

Bigfoot is innocent until proven guilty.

JennyStokes's avatar

The 'thought police' arrive!

All over the western hemisphere not just USA

Marian Gillis's avatar

Thanks for getting this all downwith Klip accuracy’and in one place. We will likely need to return to it to defend ourselves going forward.

Bonnie Blodgett's avatar

Thanks Ken. I live in MN and witnessed all the madness. Your reporting is illuminating.

Ken Klippenstein's avatar

Glad you find it helpful Bonnie!

RealNoDeuces's avatar

Hunter Biden’s hawg is the leader of antifa

Clif Brown's avatar

I can't help but smile when Kristi Noem is mentioned, because she is gone. The same with Pam Bondi. I'd love to see the last of serial liar Karoline Leavitt, all three of these characters well paid to be awful "public servants". They are more evidence of my contention that simply having women in power would be a big improvement. No, sex is meaningless, it is what a person stands for that counts.

Mamdani's picks won tonight. That makes me smile too but in looking forward to what is to come not in seeing awful people bumped.

I see both Trump and Israel having set an atrocious low point each in their own way treating human beings as worthless. Both will be history, Trump sooner than Israel. The Trump gang has two more years to go but after the midterms without a rubber stamp Congress.

Life is good! Well, maybe I am getting carried away but there are good things happening.