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[trash] @trashocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Perry County is one of the smallest & poorest counties in TN. It’s also home to violent neo-Nazi Sean Kauffmann of the Tennessee Active Club.

Linden, the county seat, holds an annual WWII re-enactment during which a giant Nazi flag is draped from the courthouse - presumably at taxpayer expense.

September 2025 – A photo shows Sean Kauffmann of the Tennessee Active Club, standing outside the Perry County Courthouse in Linden, Tennessee. Kauffmann is dressed in a black leather SS-style overcoat and officer’s cap. Behind him, a large red and black Nazi flag is displayed on the courthouse façade as part of preparations for Linden’s annual World War II “re-enactment,” which depicts a fictional scenario in which Nazi forces invade the rural Tennessee town during the war.

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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 2d

“One cannot account for [fascism]…without accounting for fascism’s intrinsic ridiculousness. This is what any serious analysis of its contemporary forms should consider….there is no reason not to laugh while analyzing fascist tendencies in our contemporary societies”
www.e-flux.com/journal/76/7...

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

Fascism demands to be taken seriously and to be feared. That makes mockery a powerful tool. Is it how you "beat" fascism? I wouldn't go that far. But inflatable Reptar has surely poked a clearer hole in the story the White House is telling that the Democratic Party's multimillion dollar comms shops.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 3d

The Mark Bray situation is so completely fucked right now and if you're a journalist you need to start saying how it's fucked because you're fucking next. They won't stop at academics.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3d

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 4d

I have a confession. It’s me. I’m the girlfriend of Antifa.

a group of people are sitting in a field with a horse in the background

Alt: a group of people are sitting in a field with a horse in the background

media.tenor.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3d

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 4d

Trump’s baseless “Antifa” terrorist designation has sparked a global echo, with Hungary, Poland, & the Netherlands moving to replicate it. The coordinated effort reframes dissent as terrorism—part of a broader strategy to criminalize opposition while minimizing the real threat of far-right violence.

How the International Far Right is Getting on Board With Trump’s Antifa Terrorist Designation

Trump’s baseless “Antifa” terrorist designation has sparked a global echo, with Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands moving to replicate it. The coordinated effort reframes dissent as terrorism—part o...

globalextremism.org

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 4d

At Jack Posobiec's request, Trump is agreeing to designate "antifa" as a foreign terrorist organization.

Unlike the "domestic terrorist organization" EO issued last month, the FTO designation has real teeth, allowing the government to prosecute for material support. www.youtube.com/live/G7hQH3o...

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts talk on antifa after calling it a 'domestic terrorist organization'

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

www.youtube.com

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The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 5d

Please amplify, those with a bigger platform than me.

It’s horrifying that the person running the US Homeland Security Twitter uses — and clearly knows — the exact same aesthetics, memes, and propaganda from fashwave, accelerationist, and Nazi Telegram.

It says everything about where we are.

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 5d

lol, im an anti-American extremist because I support due process and trials against ICE agents who commit crimes against my neighbors in Chicago. also fwiw i don't support the death penalty, they do.

Screenshot of a Telegram post that shares some of my skeets and states "Jeff Tischauser, an SPLC employee has been participating in ICE protests in Chicago, wants put ICE agents on trial and potentially execute them. Is this a threat to federal LE?"

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 7d

here's the thing with the 82nd Airborne, white power groups have used it as a recruiting ground. 1) Kai Liam Nix tried to recruit for Patriot Front within it, claimed he was successful. 2) In 1995, investigators revealed 22 members of the 82nd were in

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

www.theguardian.com

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 7d

Fully disassociate, that's what I do

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 7d

Why am I so filled with anxiety and what am I supposed to do with this

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8d

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.