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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1h

Statement of support for me from the American Historical Association (AHA)

AHA Sends Letter to Rutgers University Addressing Threats Made to History Faculty Members

The American Historical Association (AHA) expresses deep concern about recent threats made against Professor Mark Bray that extended to his partner, Professor Yesenia Barragan, both faculty members in...

www.historians.org

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3h

“What we’re seeing today in the U.S. is increasingly fascist. MAGA, I believe — and I study fascism, I don’t say this lightly — is a fascist movement.”

Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering

We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is the author of the 2017 book Antifa: The ...

www.democracynow.org

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4h

“Anyone who has any critique of Trump is potentially in the crosshairs,” says @mark-bray.bsky.social, a Rutgers professor who fled the country with his family after receiving death threats for his antifa scholarship.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 7h

Gonna be on @democracynow.org this morning (8 est)

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10h

General strike for Palestine in Spain #FreePalestine

Diario Público @publico.es · 11h

⭕DIRECTO | Arranca la jornada de huelga general, paros y marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

Huelga general y paros por Palestina, en directo | Arranca la jornada de marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

Sindicatos de trabajadores y estudiantes han convocado un parón general para este miércoles 15 de octubre con el objetivo de denunciar el genocidio en Palestina y mostrar su apoyo al pueblo de la F...

www.publico.es

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Diario Público @publico.es · 11h

⭕DIRECTO | Arranca la jornada de huelga general, paros y marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

Huelga general y paros por Palestina, en directo | Arranca la jornada de marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

www.publico.es

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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Mark Bray, Nicholas A. Christakis , and 4 more Anna O. Law, Mark Bray, Nicholas A. Christakis, Aaron Sojourner, Anne Norton, Aurélien Mondon, Richard M. Carpiano

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16h

The official government account for DHS appears to be run by far-right trolls deliberately trying to provoke a response by using a term openly associated with ethnic cleansing. They will attack anyone who points this out and express faux outrage at the suggestion. They know what they are doing.

Remigration Wikipedia Page.

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.
It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement. Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Reposted by Mark Bray, Daniel W. Drezner, Robert C. Richards

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Miquel Ramos @miquelramos.bsky.social · 1d

He conversado con el profesor y amigo @mark-bray.bsky.social sobre su exilio tras las amenazas de la extrema derecha, la situación en los EEUU en este segundo mandato de Trump y las resistencias ante el auge fascista.
En @publico.es

youtu.be/9MF6hGbK5WE?...

Mark Bray conversa con Miquel Ramos: Las amenazas trumpistas y el exilio

YouTube video by Diario Público

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Entrevista con @miquelramos.bsky.social por El Público

Mark Bray conversa con Miquel Ramos: Las amenazas trumpistas y el exilio

YouTube video by Diario Público

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

MSNBC from last night.

Debunking the right's obsession with Antifa

Rutgers University History Professor Mark Bray joins The Weekend: Primetime to share why he and his family fled the U.S. over safety concerns amid the Trump administration's broad attacks on Antifa. H...

www.msnbc.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

Hablando ayer con @javierdelpino.bsky.social

avivir on Instagram: "🇺🇸 Mark Bray, profesor universitario, narra las amenazas que ha recibido y por las que ha tenido que huir de Estados Unidos: "Pri…"

🇺🇸 Mark Bray, profesor universitario, narra las amenazas que ha recibido y por las que ha tenido que huir de Estados Unidos: "Primero hubo una petición para despedirme de mi trabajo. Y poco después en X alguien publicó mi dirección e información sobre mi familia"#trump #politica #radio

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 12 Oct 1999 Swedish warehouse worker, rugby fan, revolutionary unionist and anti-fascist Björn Söderberg was murdered by fascists outside his home. His union, the SAC (@syndikalisterna), held marches of 10,000s in protest stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8438...

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

Gonna be on msnbc in 10 min fwiw

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

Despite all of the threats and nasty messages I have received, I’ve actually received more notes of support and solidarity.

So I just wanted to take a moment amidst a hectic time to thank everyone who has reached out.

I don’t know when I will have the time to reply to everyone, but I intend to.

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Miquel Ramos @miquelramos.bsky.social · 4d

Entrevista de Javier del Pino en @cadenaser.com
al profesor @mark-bray.bsky.social, exiliado en España después de que Trump declarase el antifascismo como 'organización terrorista', haber sido señalado por los agitadores ultraderechistas y recibir amenazas de muerte. youtu.be/XiDX-v9q_T8?...

La Entrevista | Mark Bray, historiador exiliado de EE.UU.: "Están organizando un estado autoritario"

YouTube video by SER Podcast

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Con @elperiodico.com

Mark Bray: 'Esta Administración Trump es más fascista y autoritaria. Necesitamos resistencia de masas'

El historiador, profesor en la Universidad de Rutgers y autor de ‘Antifa’, se exilia con su familia en España tras ser víctima de ‘doxing’ y presiones del grupo de Charlie Kirk y recibir amenazas de m...

www.elperiodico.com

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Richard Hall, Lisa Diedrich , and 5 more Steve Peers, Richard Hall, Lisa Diedrich, Federico Finchelstein, Matti Vuorre, Claire Sécail, Daxton R. Stewart, Marlène Benquet

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for this!

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!!

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Coming up…

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Gonna be on CNN at 6:45am est tomorrow for the early birds

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Solidarity!

RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 6d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Reposted by Mark Bray, Julie L. Lockwood, Joseph Schafer , and 2 more Mark Bray, Julie L. Lockwood, Joseph Schafer, Alan Richardson, Silvia Secchi

RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 6d

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Gonna be on CNN at 6:45am est tomorrow for the early birds

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