>In a post on Truth Social yesterday, Donald Trump declared that he is designating “Antifa” as “a major terrorist organization.” What does that mean? How can we prepare to weather the storm? Everyone should read this guide.
> Yes, Trump has previously declared that he would designate “Antifa” a “terrorist organization,” most famously at the outset of the George Floyd Revolt. But at that time, the rest of the federal government largely acted as a brake on his impulses whereas today, the entire executive branch of the federal government is comprised of toadies and sycophants who are incapable of distinguishing their interests from his.
>While no “domestic terror organization” designation currently exists—and nor does any obvious mechanism to establish one—far-right prosecutors already have a track record of groundlessly pressing trumped-up terrorism charges as a means of terrorizing activists and supporters of social movements. Trump has explicitly called for the use of racketeering charges to suppress his critics. Far-right Republican senators are already sponsoring a bill that would add rioting to the list of offenses that the Justice Department can use as part of a probe under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations [RICO] Act.
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