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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 20h

Please welcome to the Sunlight Joseph William Behling aka “Marcus NH” of Manchester NH - Patriot Front & the New England Active Club.

By Way of Plymouth @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social · 1d

Please reach out if you have more info about Joseph William Behling of Manchester NH, previously of Hooksett NH! Allegedly “Marcus NH” of Patriot Front & the New England Active Club, and involved in Patriot Front’s efforts to recruit teens, Behling is potentially a serviceman in the US Navy.

A triptych of images of various points in Joseph Behling of Manchester NH's life. The first is him at his Londonderry High School Class of 2021 graduation ceremony. He wears: a blue graduation gown and cap; a corded sash in red, white, and blue; a medal with a red, white, and blue ribbon with several pins attached; and half-frame glasses. He holds his graduation certificate in its shut holder. He grins, blithely. The second is from a Patriot Front photo op, taken in front of a concrete wall in a wooded area somewhere in or around Manchester NH, during December 2022. A man who is allegedly Joseph Behling holds his right fist to his heart, and conceals his face with a white gaiters and tan baseball cap with a black variant of the Vermont Republic flag. He also wears what appears to be a Colombia Ascender softshell jacket, khaki pants, and glasses. The wall behind him has been vandalized with graffiti, of which a Patriot Front fasces symbol is somewhat visible. The third is allegedly of Behling during Patriot Front's standout against SatanCon in Boston MA during April 2023. A white man of average build, he wears a white gaiter that covers the lower half of his face, including his nose, black aviators, a tan baseball cap with a Patriot Front flag patch on the front, and a navy blue zip-up jacket with a hood. The right sleeve has a pair of patches: the Christian identity flag, and an Appeal to Heaven flag. His right arm is extended outward, and he clutches a cross (with a figure of Jesus crucified upon it) as if attempting to ward something off.

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 23h

We don't share these very often.But if you have some spare $ this good friend could use the support right now ❤️🔥❤️

Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 MUTUAL AID REQUEST 🚨
A good friend on the West Coast has been going through some health issues and needs rent assistance this upcoming month. If you can spare a few bucks, it would help out a whole lot. (I personally vouch for this fundraiser and would really appreciate a boost.)

Comrade Survival Fund

By SoCal Mutual Aid Network

givebutter.com

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Montréal Antifasciste @montrealantifa.bsky.social · 2d

"One thing to make clear at the outset, when describing antifascist activity, is that the vast majority of it is nonviolent. In fact, antifascism is a defensive posture—it rises as fascism rises, and falls as fascism falls, in a well-documented pattern that has lasted for decades."

Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 2d

in case you want some non bullshit about antifa here is something i wrote

buttondown.com/theswordandt...

We Keep Us Safe: On Antifa

This past Saturday, Donald Trump announced that his administration would be deploying federal troops to Portland, OR, authorizing the military to use “full...

buttondown.com

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 2d

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 5d

The goal of these groups—and they’ve said this at press conferences I went to—is to incite state violence against people they consider their enemies.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 5d

On Friday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio announced on his podcast that because "it seems like [the] Portland Police Bureau is not doing their job," "the Proud Boys will be coming back to Portland" in "one capacity or another."

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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 5d

This really sucks. Mark is awesome and he will be a huge loss for Rutgers and America.

This is why most antifascists stay anonymous. The death threats and danger are very real.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 12d

Check this out:

Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 12d

Both this and the Did Nothing Wrong podcast (@grza.bsky.social) released today are great. They fill in the gaps around the origins of the antifa panic and talk about the work that antifa does that rarely gets talked about in mainstream media.

Lots of good stuff to listen to.

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 13d

had an amazing in-depth conversation w/ @jaredlholt.bsky.social & @michaelehayden.bsky.social about the history of the antifa bogeyman in America, what antifa is in the MAGA imagination, and what Trump's executive order declaring antifa "domestic terrorists" means

open.spotify.com/episode/7xlC...

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 13d

Most of the political and pundit class lined up the past two weeks as Trump pushed to label everyone on the Left as "domestic terrorists."

Now in the wake of a day of horrific and deadly mass shootings by a Trump supporter and a conspiracy theorist, total crickets.

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14d

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”

Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN

A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

www.cnn.com

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Conejo Valley Antifascists @cvantifascists.bsky.social · 28d

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Nazis exploited Charlie Kirk’s murder as an opportunity to recruit in Huntington Beach on 9/13/25:

Patrick Mushaney, Michael Halahan, Ryan Sanchez, Robert Wheldon and others marching in Huntington Beach at a vigil for Charlie Kirk.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13d

This is now the second attempted terrorist attack on the LGBTQ community in a week as "revenge" for Charlie Kirk. This follows an attempted mass shooting of a gay bar in Arizona.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Texas man accused of plotting Pride parade shooting as revenge for Charlie Kirk

Exclusive: ‘Come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,’ Joshua Cole wrote to a friend two days before the Abilene Pride Parade, according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 15d

Since he’s crawled back into the limelight amid Trump’s crackdown on left-wing groups, here’s my 2019 profile of Andy Ngo.

He’s an anti-antifa propagandist who has a history of whitewashing violent fascist groups, particularly in Portland. jewishcurrents.org/the-making-o...

The Making of Andy Ngo

The right-wing provocateur’s grift exposing “the tyranny of the left” worked—until it didn’t.

jewishcurrents.org

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 15d

“The @tazgetroete has published a very good and important article.

US antifa groups were asked how they deal with Trump's classification of "Antifa" as a terrorist organization. Here are their answers:” ~ Antiautoritärer Tassendiktator

use your fav translator to read

Trumps Kulturkampf gegen die Linke: Hier spricht die Antifa

Per Dekret will der US-Präsident nun gegen seine Gegner vorgehen. Eine Einordnung und Stimmen aus US-amerikanischen Antifa-Gruppen.

taz.de

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Torch Antifa Network @torchantifa.bsky.social · 15d

Today's statement about "Fighting Back Against Antifa Violence" from the DHS contains a false conspiracy theory about our member crew Rose City Antifa.

RCA has not doxed any ICE agents, a fact confirmed by going to the URL DHS conveniently censored from their photo.

RCA did not put up this flyer.

Screenshot of a DHS report with the following text, followed by a censored photo of a flyer soliciting tips about ICE agents with Rose City Antifa's email listed.
"Rose City Antifa also illegally doxed ICE officers, publishing their private information and home address online and on public flyers. Individuals associated with Antifa also sent death threats to ICE agents and DHS personnel."

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 15d

We've put together an abridged version of @crimethinc.com's Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements guide for those who need a quick rundown.

latenightafa.noblogs.org/make-ready-s...

The podcast version by @margaret.bsky.social with @coolzonemedia.bsky.social is also fantastic, linked below.

Make Ready (Short Guide): Safeguarding our movements against repression

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 17d

Cry harder. lol

Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 17d

LOL. @sunlightafa.bsky.social

A tweet from Mostly Peaceful Latinas on X: This is how committed Antifa has been to doxing their enemies. At some point they had an "Antifa shoe recognition" tool that would help them identify the identities of people to dox them. They want you unemployed, jailed and/or dead. Get that through your head. Retaliate.

Screenshot of a Sunlight AFA tweet showing two matching shoes and some gibberish code, captioned "We loaded your loafers into the antifa shoe recognition tool and they matched perfectly:"

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 18d

This video is very good, actually. Watch and share:
Change-Makers: Opposing Fascism In Daily Life

h/t @afterthoughts.bsky.social

Change-Makers: Opposing Fascism In Daily Life

YouTube video by Afterthoughts

youtu.be

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Sunlight Anti-Fascist Action @sunlightafa.bsky.social · 17d

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression

Margaret reads a piece from CrimethInc with practical steps for resisting state repression.

open.spotify.com/episode/30M0...

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression

open.spotify.com

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WANaziWatch @wanaziwatch.bsky.social · 18d

Update on a past article about Christian Mathias Forslof: earlier this month he was charged with murder in Lapwai, ID. archive.ph/m9cKH

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 18d

NEW, from @cassiemiller.bsky.social and me.

We looked into the history of white supremacist compound building in the U.S. to put Return to the Land's efforts in Arkansas into perspective.

www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

Inside Return to the Land ‘whites-only’ community in Arkansas

A group of white nationalists attempt to build a white separatist neighborhood on 160 acres — an outright attack on the Fair Housing Act.

www.splcenter.org

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 19d

New: For @msnbc.com I wrote abt Trump’s absurd EO declaring antifa a “domestic terror org”

I trace history of MAGA manufacturing antifa bogeyman to both distract from v real far right violence, & to create a pretext for vigilantes & police to target the wider left www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Trump‘s new anti-antifa panic is the start of something much more dangerous

The president signed an executive order Monday declaring antifa a “domestic terrorist organization.”

www.msnbc.com

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 19d

Post your best Antifa designation memes below.

An image of two men sitting on a tropical beach. One points to the other yelling “love k it’s Antifa! It’s a terrorist!” The second panel shows the accuser, much more relaxed, saying “See nobody cares.”

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 26d

We've uploaded about 2600 images that had disappeared from @unicornriot.bsky.social's DiscordLeaks for researchers to access. Check out our DiscordLeaks Image Archive:
latenightafa.noblogs.org/discordleaks...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 28d

You can read about that professor here www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Prof. accused of being white supremacist leaves Austin Peay

An assistant professor of counseling psychology has left Austin Peay State University after antifascists accused him online of being a white supremacist who attended the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in ...

www.insidehighered.com

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 28d

Last year: Austin Peay State University learns prof is Nazi who went to Charlottesville rally. Admin drags heels, pays him $56k severance to leave

This week: APSU prof posts screenshot of headline - Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment- & is immediately fired

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 27d

Thomas Rousseau, leader of white nationalist Patriot Front, spoke at a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend. This is the first time I'm aware of that Rousseau and his loyalists did not attend a rally wearing Patriot Front's trademark uniform. They feel emboldened. 1/3

Leader of Patriot Front Thomas Rousseau talks to a group of MAGA activists at a vigil for Charlie Kirk over the weekend

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