Trump's executive order designating [10] Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" was quickly followed by a mobilization [11] of federal troops [12] to anarchist [13] hotbed [14] Portland and a highly unusual call for a gathering of military brass [15] from around the world in Quantico—to take place the day before the government will be shut down [16] if a Congressional deal is not reached. These evident preparations for mass repression [17], or even an auto-golpe and establishment of a Trump dictatorship, were conveniently followed by a sniper attack [18] on an ICE facility in Dallas. In Episode 297 [19] of the CounterVortex podcast [20], Bill Weinberg argues that Trump's attempted criminalization of anti-fascism portends an imminent consolidation of fascist rule in the United States—and asks what we're going to do about it.
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Film discussed: Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists [24]
Production by Chris Rywalt [25]
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