Even though it has been in the US news a lot recently, almost everybody over there seems to be getting wrong what Antifa actually is. This is an overview from someone who grew up around this movement.

Punching Upwards, Episode 28 for 22 March 2026

Topics: Politics / Trumpism

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Bennet Piater, Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!

Sources

* Verdict reached in high‑profile Prairieland ICE attack trial, CBS Texas, 14 March 2026

* How the Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance, The Texas Observer, 19 March 2026

* Trump says he’s designating antifa as terrorist organization, LiveNOW from FOX, 18 September 2025

* What to know about antifa after Trump moves to label it a “domestic terrorist organization”, CBS News, 9 October 2025

* White House Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization, The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara, 22 September 2025

* Trump designates Antifa a ‘domestic terrorist organisation’, The BBC, 23 September 2025

* ‘Serious Threat to the First Amendment’ as Trump Admin Wins First Antifa Terror Charge, Common Dreams, 15 March 2026

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