Christopher Mathias
@letsgomathias.bsky.social
Reporter covering the far right. Words in Guardian, Zeteo, MSNBC. Formerly HuffPost. Contact: [email protected]. Pre-order my book about antifa here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767.
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To Catch a Fascist
A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist g...
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You can read more about what antifa actually is in my book To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right, now available for preorder www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
Had such a good convo with @wajali.bsky.social about fascism, antifa, the inspiring grassroots uprising against ICE in Minneapolis, and my book. Check it out: thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-to-cat...
How to Catch a Fascist: The Strategies to Fight, Expose and Defeat the Radical Right
Antifa exists and a loose, decentralized group of activists have been infiltrating and disrupting white supremacist and Nazi groups for several years. This is how they did it.
thelefthook.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Had such a good convo with @wajali.bsky.social about fascism, antifa, the inspiring grassroots uprising against ICE in Minneapolis, and my book. Check it out: thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-to-cat...
People are saying To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right sounds very interesting and is worth preordering - I couldn’t agree more! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
January 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
People are saying To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right sounds very interesting and is worth preordering - I couldn’t agree more! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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THURSDAY’S THE LEFT HOOK EASTERN TIME
2 PM: Inshallah @rokhanna.bsky.social
3 PM: Julie Roginsky
4 PM: @letsgomathias.bsky.social on his fantastic new book, revealing how activists infiltrate fascist networks.
thelefthook.substack.com
2 PM: Inshallah @rokhanna.bsky.social
3 PM: Julie Roginsky
4 PM: @letsgomathias.bsky.social on his fantastic new book, revealing how activists infiltrate fascist networks.
thelefthook.substack.com
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January 22, 2026 at 3:07 AM
THURSDAY’S THE LEFT HOOK EASTERN TIME
2 PM: Inshallah @rokhanna.bsky.social
3 PM: Julie Roginsky
4 PM: @letsgomathias.bsky.social on his fantastic new book, revealing how activists infiltrate fascist networks.
thelefthook.substack.com
2 PM: Inshallah @rokhanna.bsky.social
3 PM: Julie Roginsky
4 PM: @letsgomathias.bsky.social on his fantastic new book, revealing how activists infiltrate fascist networks.
thelefthook.substack.com
coming around to the argument that anything short of abolishing the GOP won’t be sufficient when this is all over
(The kid was taken to a detention center in Texas after his dad was abducted. The kid’s family didn’t know where he was for 24 hours.)
(The kid was taken to a detention center in Texas after his dad was abducted. The kid’s family didn’t know where he was for 24 hours.)
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
coming around to the argument that anything short of abolishing the GOP won’t be sufficient when this is all over
(The kid was taken to a detention center in Texas after his dad was abducted. The kid’s family didn’t know where he was for 24 hours.)
(The kid was taken to a detention center in Texas after his dad was abducted. The kid’s family didn’t know where he was for 24 hours.)
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Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood?
FUCK ICE forever and ever.
Waking up to see he’s very much alive huh, giving a speech even
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Waking up to see he’s very much alive huh, giving a speech even
In the course of reporting my book, I counted six times that anti-fascist researchers unmasked/exposed the real identities of Nazis after Nazis posted photos of their pets online lol
Looks like we got another one…
Looks like we got another one…
Look at this cute dog! His owner is a hardcore neo-Nazi and the leader of a "Active Club" in Kansas. Pictures of his dog helped @kylebazgo.bsky.social and I identify him.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
In the course of reporting my book, I counted six times that anti-fascist researchers unmasked/exposed the real identities of Nazis after Nazis posted photos of their pets online lol
Looks like we got another one…
Looks like we got another one…
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NEW: @kylebazgo.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee have identified the leader of neo-Nazi group Heartland Active Club as 32-year-old Jacob Daniel Jones from Olathe, KS. Under the alias “Prairie Nationalist”, Jones has praised neo-Nazi mass shooter Anders Breivik and is “training for a war”.
Leader of Kansas neo-Nazi “Active Club” identified
Olathe man praises neo-Nazi mass shooter and is “training for a war”
decoherence.media
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
NEW: @kylebazgo.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee have identified the leader of neo-Nazi group Heartland Active Club as 32-year-old Jacob Daniel Jones from Olathe, KS. Under the alias “Prairie Nationalist”, Jones has praised neo-Nazi mass shooter Anders Breivik and is “training for a war”.
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In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
Contract detention officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing Nicaraguan detainee at ICE facility in Basile
A former ICE detention officer pleaded guilty Monday to the sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan detainee at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, according to court documents obtained by WBRZ.
www.wbrz.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
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Antifa isn’t an “organization” — it’s a practice. Christopher Mathias (To Catch a Fascist) explains doxxing, infiltration, and what changes when fascists stop hiding. Full UpFront interview: kpfa.org
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Antifa isn’t an “organization” — it’s a practice. Christopher Mathias (To Catch a Fascist) explains doxxing, infiltration, and what changes when fascists stop hiding. Full UpFront interview: kpfa.org
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
#KPFA #UpFront #Journalism #Antifascism #MediaLiteracy #trump #maga @letsgomathias.bsky.social
Don’t really post on the other place anymore but felt compelled to comment on Richard’s ongoing effort to rebrand/legitimize himself
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Don’t really post on the other place anymore but felt compelled to comment on Richard’s ongoing effort to rebrand/legitimize himself
Yes! As MLK put it in Letter From Birmingham Jail:
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Yes! As MLK put it in Letter From Birmingham Jail:
"outside agitators" accusation always an effort to delegitimize organic, grassroots community self-defense, a way of convincing you things aren't that bad, that people's grievances aren't valid, & that this militant resistance taking shape — perhaps inspiring something in you — isn't even *real*
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"outside agitators" accusation always an effort to delegitimize organic, grassroots community self-defense, a way of convincing you things aren't that bad, that people's grievances aren't valid, & that this militant resistance taking shape — perhaps inspiring something in you — isn't even *real*
Vids of Minneapolis kicking Jake Lang's ass giving me flashbacks to 2017-20, when such footage was routine, prompted a lot of "Is It Okay To Punch A Nazi?" op-eds
book has a chapter called "A Brief History of Punching Nazis" that feels pretty relevant rn! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
book has a chapter called "A Brief History of Punching Nazis" that feels pretty relevant rn! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Vids of Minneapolis kicking Jake Lang's ass giving me flashbacks to 2017-20, when such footage was routine, prompted a lot of "Is It Okay To Punch A Nazi?" op-eds
book has a chapter called "A Brief History of Punching Nazis" that feels pretty relevant rn! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
book has a chapter called "A Brief History of Punching Nazis" that feels pretty relevant rn! www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
An opposition party that can’t recognize the genocide we are supporting abroad ain’t gonna do shit about fascism at home
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
An opposition party that can’t recognize the genocide we are supporting abroad ain’t gonna do shit about fascism at home
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A buddy in MN shared a drawing a classmate of his kid made. They've been making thank you notes for parents who have volunteered to carpool them to school so their own parents don't have to risk waiting out by the bus stop.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A buddy in MN shared a drawing a classmate of his kid made. They've been making thank you notes for parents who have volunteered to carpool them to school so their own parents don't have to risk waiting out by the bus stop.
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NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
really great talking to @kpfa.org about antifa and about my book, To Catch A Fascist: The Fight To Expose The Radical Right. Listen here: kpfa.org/player/?audi...
Player | KPFA
kpfa.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
really great talking to @kpfa.org about antifa and about my book, To Catch A Fascist: The Fight To Expose The Radical Right. Listen here: kpfa.org/player/?audi...
Respectfully, saying “don’t take the bait” is a version of obeying in advance - this is just tsk tsking a community for engaging in militant self-defense / counterviolence.
The right/Trump will create a pretext for Insurrection Act etc, no matter how “peaceful” the opposition is
The right/Trump will create a pretext for Insurrection Act etc, no matter how “peaceful” the opposition is
In the time of Trump, “Don’t take the bait” is a rule that’s almost as important as “Do not obey in advance.”
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Don’t Take the Bait
In the time of Trump, “Don’t take the bait” is a rule that’s almost as important as “Do not obey in advance.”
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Respectfully, saying “don’t take the bait” is a version of obeying in advance - this is just tsk tsking a community for engaging in militant self-defense / counterviolence.
The right/Trump will create a pretext for Insurrection Act etc, no matter how “peaceful” the opposition is
The right/Trump will create a pretext for Insurrection Act etc, no matter how “peaceful” the opposition is
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I owe a huge debt to fellow journalist @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social for her help on the ground in Minneapolis. She is the real deal folks, follow her account!
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I owe a huge debt to fellow journalist @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social for her help on the ground in Minneapolis. She is the real deal folks, follow her account!
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New: I went to Minneapolis and saw a brutal federal occupation. I also saw neighbors fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
Inside The Invasion Of Minneapolis
Trump's agents bring violence and terror. Everyday people are responding with cameras, whistles and defiance.
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
New: I went to Minneapolis and saw a brutal federal occupation. I also saw neighbors fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnea...
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
