Because conservative freakouts since 2017 have completely warped the media landscape, I want to compile a thread of some contemporary instances of fascist violence against antifascists that were hugely influential on everyone I know 🧵
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By the late 80s neonazi gangs openly controlled the streets of Portland and attacked anyone they suspected of being jewish or queer. This included a variety of murders, but the beating to death of a random sweet Ethiopian immigrant catalyzed a lot of pushback:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mulugeta_SerawIn 1998 antifa activists Lin Newborn and Daniel Shersty were abducted off the streets of Las Vegas, tortured and murdered by a neonazi gang, this double-murder by fascists catalyzed a ton of antifascist work nationwide
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In 1998 antifa activists Lin Newborn and Daniel Shersty were abducted off the streets of Las Vegas, tortured and murdered by a neonazi gang, this double-murder by fascists catalyzed a ton of antifascist work nationwide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_NewbornIn the early 00s, anarchists were regularly barraged with news of fascist attacks on anarchists and antifascists in Russia. Infamously local nazis one time even threw a bomb at the tame hippies serving Food Not Bombs.
Timur was stabbed to death for serving FNB:
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In the early 00s, anarchists were regularly barraged with news of fascist attacks on anarchists and antifascists in Russia. Infamously local nazis one time even threw a bomb at the tame hippies serving Food Not Bombs.
Timur was stabbed to death for serving FNB:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_KacharavaIn 2007, the Australian Jock Palfreeman intervened in a brutal fascist attack on some Romani kids in Bulgaria and killed a fascist in self-defense. Anti-Romani racism was so intense that a white kid defending Romani let to vast outcry and a 20 year sentence:
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In 2007, the Australian Jock Palfreeman intervened in a brutal fascist attack on some Romani kids in Bulgaria and killed a fascist in self-defense. Anti-Romani racism was so intense that a white kid defending Romani let to vast outcry and a 20 year sentence:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_PalfreemanThen, in 2010 Luke was gunned down and paralyzed in downtown Portland by neonazis for his work as an antifascist. At the same time a local neonazi aggressively solicited information trying to build a kill list of RCA members for further assassinations:
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Then, in 2010 Luke was gunned down and paralyzed in downtown Portland by neonazis for his work as an antifascist. At the same time a local neonazi aggressively solicited information trying to build a kill list of RCA members for further assassinations:
https://threewayfight.org/local-anti-racist-shot-in-downtown-portland/A ton of fascist violence kicked off in 2016, energized by Trump's campaign. But in 2017 a local black metal nihilist who marched alongside Identity Evropa and Joey Gibson's crew, murdered two people on the Portland light rail, screaming about antifa:
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A ton of fascist violence kicked off in 2016, energized by Trump's campaign. But in 2017 a local black metal nihilist who marched alongside Identity Evropa and Joey Gibson's crew, murdered two people on the Portland light rail, screaming about antifa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Portland_train_attackThen probably the only one of these that you've heard about because national media actually covered it:
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Then probably the only one of these that you've heard about because national media actually covered it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack#VictimsIn 2020, after years of nonstop talk among fascists about preparing for The Day Of The Rope where they would go door-to-door executing all antifa, three individuals had a go at trying this to assassinate a couple they incorrectly thought were members of Atlanta Antifa:
https://truthout.org/articles/anti-fascist-group-targeted-for-murder-by-far-right-wont-back-down/ -
In 2020, after years of nonstop talk among fascists about preparing for The Day Of The Rope where they would go door-to-door executing all antifa, three individuals had a go at trying this to assassinate a couple they incorrectly thought were members of Atlanta Antifa:
https://truthout.org/articles/anti-fascist-group-targeted-for-murder-by-far-right-wont-back-down/Less directly "antifa", but let's not forget the murder of Garrett Foster a libertarian and rare good boog, who sincerely cared about BLM and showed up to defend a protest in Austin and was gunned down by Daniel Perry (who was later pardoned by the GOP governor):
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Less directly "antifa", but let's not forget the murder of Garrett Foster a libertarian and rare good boog, who sincerely cared about BLM and showed up to defend a protest in Austin and was gunned down by Daniel Perry (who was later pardoned by the GOP governor):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Garrett_FosterIn 2021, Lyndon McLeod, a notable reply guy of Travis J I Corcoran (the prominent neonazi Clarkhat on twitter), went around Denver gunning down 6 people he suspected of being antifascists:
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In 2021, Lyndon McLeod, a notable reply guy of Travis J I Corcoran (the prominent neonazi Clarkhat on twitter), went around Denver gunning down 6 people he suspected of being antifascists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Denver_and_Lakewood_shootingsAnd in 2022, the fascist furry Benjamin Jeffrey Smith opened fire on a protest in Portland, ultimately killing two people (one was paralyzed and went through a long slow death).
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And in 2022, the fascist furry Benjamin Jeffrey Smith opened fire on a protest in Portland, ultimately killing two people (one was paralyzed and went through a long slow death).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandale_Park_shootingThere are COUNTLESS other examples of prominent fascist violence in the modern era. But these are some majorly influential touchstones that have deeply impacted me over the last few decades and are constantly in my mind.
It's sickening that they're not more widespread reference points.
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Sandwich guy owed that cop a drycleaning bill, at most. The prosecutor made it ridiculous, as they so often do, and the jury didn't fall for it.
Also, remember: If you get a jury duty summons, you really should go do the thing. We need sane, empathetic, people on every jury.
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@me is this is a way to give Mozilla more money they can waste on LLM bullshit nobody wants, or does it actually support someone working on actually useful features users actually want?
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I just heard that a former classmate of mine passed away. He had a difficult life, he had lost his entire family and, unfortunately, had serious drug and alcohol problems since he was very young. At one point, the situation seemed to have improved, he was working passionately in his business but... I believe that negative spiral had never really left him.
A few months ago my parents saw him and didn't recognize him, he looked like a little old man even though he was about my age. So the news, although terrible, doesn't come as a complete surprise.
What's truly beyond belief, on social media, are the people claiming the vaccine killed him. And I'll stop right there.
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@mkj uhm...yes, maybe you're right 😆
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@stefano Isn't "pizza" another word for "large sandwich, typically served warm"? 🙂
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