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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:57:48 +0000, Mitchell Holman says...

ANTIFA is a Communist organzation.

ANTIFA isn't even an organization,
much less a communist one.

OK, fine... Antifa is a FASCIST organization.

Just because they don't have one single centralized office, does not mean
they are not an organization, so knock that shit off faggot.

What, have you decided to take the baton from Rudy and run with it? You're making the exact same arguments he did and I proved him wrong and I'm gonna prove you wrong.

While the term "Antifa" is often described as a decentralized movement rather than a single entity with a headquarters, it DOES consist of specific, identifiable local chapters that operate as FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS.

These groups have their own bylaws, membership processes, and public-facing communication channels (like websites and social media) to coordinate
actions.

Network, Group and Chapters = ORGANIZATION

The most structured aspect of the movement is the TORCH ANTIFASCIST NETWORK, which serves as an umbrella for SEVERAL LOCAL CHAPTERS. These chapters are autonomous but follow a shared set of "Points of Unity."

Rose City Antifa (RCA): BASED in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2007, it is the oldest known active GROUP in the U.S. and has a clear organizational structure, including a vetting process for members.

Atlanta Antifa: A highly active chapter in Georgia known for digital tracking and counter-protesting.

Rocky Mountain Antifa: Based in Denver, Colorado.

Pacific Northwest Antifascist Workers Collective: Operates primarily in
Oregon and Washington.

Central Texas Anti-Racist Action: Part of the Torch Network, focusing on the Austin and San Antonio areas.

Digital Coordination Hubs

These groups use various platforms to organize "logistics".

Twitter (X): Many chapters maintain active accounts (e.g., @RoseCityAntifa, @NYCAntifa) to live-tweet protests and share digital flyers for upcoming events.

Bluesky: Following recent policy changes and moderation shifts on X, many local cells have migrated to Bluesky to maintain "black bloc" coordination
and community updates.

For more secure or "private" coordination, groups often use encrypted
Telegram channels or decentralized Mastodon instances to discuss specific protest tactics and locations.

While not an "Antifa group" itself, this decentralized media collective frequently provides the live-streamed footage and logistical updates that these groups use to synchronize their movements during riots or protests.

These groups aren't just random people showing up; they often utilize:

Vetting: Many "hardcore" chapters require new members to be vouched for by existing members.

Training: Some groups conduct "direct action" training sessions for tactics like "kettling" or forming shield walls.

Intelligence Gathering: Groups like One People's Project or It's Going Down serve as news and research hubs, providing the "who, when, and where" for local chapters to target.

In short, while there is no "CEO of Antifa," the movement is built on a foundation of these small, disciplined, and highly organized local cells.

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"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition

All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.

"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."

Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in the Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct phases or stages:

"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. The president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140 characters were all it took to change the world."

"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of hyperbole."

"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy
from reality."

The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the knee-jerk opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does. If Trump announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS sufferers would suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to the logic of TDS. There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could do or say that would be received positively by TDS'ers.

The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early 2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for late- night comics and nothing more.

Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in 2003. The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency - nay - the very existence of George W. Bush."
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