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The Trump administration's efforts to criminalize opposition to fascism are taking effect overseas. Two banks are shutting down the accounts belonging to Rote Hilfe—a German legal aid organization over a century old—because of Trump designating so-called "Antifa Ost" as a "foreign terrorist organization."

The designation has no equivalent in German law. It's based on a single case with extremely questionable evidence. The German government has not adopted the designation, repeatedly emphasizing that the purely legal construct "Antifa East" poses no significant threat.

Nonetheless, these cowardly German banks are permitting Donald Trump to determine who they work with—despite the fact that the Trump administration has made it clear that not only do they oppose anti-fascism in general, they explicitly consider those who resisted the rise of Hitler to be "terrorists."

https://rote-hilfe.de/meldungen/kontokuendigung-wegen-antifa-banken-vollstrecken-us-politik-deutschland

In response to ICE carrying out a "blitz" attacking Chicago, locals are targeting bottlenecks in ICE operations. This led to clashes at the Broadview ICE facility last Friday.

In this report, participants in the blockades recount their experiences and share their preliminary conclusions.

https://crimethinc.com/ChicagoBroadview

Confirmation from press secretary Karoline Leavitt that Donald Trump will be signing an executive order designating "antifa"—which is to say, opposition to fascism—as "a domestic terrorist organization."

What this will mean concretely has yet to be seen. The administration is not powerful enough to crack down on all opposition to fascism. In all likelihood, this is chiefly a performative measure intended to intimidate people. Only if people stop resisting will it actually be possible to impose fascist control.

For now, read this guide to preparing communities to endure repression:

https://crimethinc.com/Safeguarding

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression

https://crimethinc.com/Safeguarding

Donald Trump has signaled that he is expanding his offensive against immigrants to target critics of his regime as well. In directing repression at an invented category ("antifa") rather than a specific organization or form of activity, he means to convey that regardless of who you are or what you do, you, too, could become a target.

Fortunately, there are already groups that have experience dealing with this kind of repression, and there are concrete steps we can all take to prepare our communities to weather the coming storm. Rather than spreading panic, this will enable us to approach this situation calmly and effectively.

Everyone should read this guide.