President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization in the wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination by a radical assassin who allegedly etched Antifa slogans into his bullet casings.
In the interest of obliging Trump and finally destroying Antifa, the Justice Department and the FBI have evidently appealed to the expertise of some of those Americans who chronicled Antifa terrorists' crimes, analyzed their tactics, and identified their supporters while authorities previously sat on their hands.
'It was surreal.'
Antifa is an anarcho-communist militant group that has long threatened lives and property throughout the Western world.
In a show that debuted on Oct. 8 titled "Unmasking Antifa: The Dark Truth Behind Its Well-Funded Network," Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck took a deep dive, "shattering the myth" that Antifa is leaderless and decentralized.
"We analyzed the Antifa network," Beck said with regard to his show last week. "And we went from the street thugs, to the support groups, eventually to the funding."
Beck added, "To say the FBI was interested in this might be an understatement."
Just days after the show's initial broadcast, Beck received a knock on the door from the FBI.
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"Let's just say the FBI is turning over every single stone," continued Beck. "It is so clear to me that they are exploring all angles of this, and they are talking to anyone and everyone that can give them any kind of information.
"How do I know?" Beck asked. He then immediately began to explain why he is confident that federal authorities are serious about Antifa this time.
Beck indicated that he was informed in a phone call Saturday that FBI Director Kash Patel wanted to send some agents over to speak with him.
"I'm like, 'The direct —? FBI agents?' 'Yes, you said some things that they need to talk to you about,'" continued Beck, recalling the conversation. "'Well, good things or bad things?' 'They'll be over.'"
The Blaze Media co-founder indicated that he, his wife, and his head researcher, Jason Buttrill, spent nearly two hours on Saturday sharing insights into the leftist terror enterprise with a trio of FBI agents in Beck's living room.
"It was surreal," said Beck. "At one point, I talked to them for about 15 minutes just going over the Tides Foundation. And saying, 'If you understand Tides, you'll understand how difficult your job is going to be.' And this is information that I first gave on Fox years ago."
Reflecting on the bureau's newfound interest in stamping out leftist terrorism, Beck noted, "Finally, we have an administration and an FBI director that is willing to go in deep. Not surface. But deep. I could only imagine what we could have avoided if anyone in an administration would have done this in 2011."
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This is not the first time in recent weeks that Beck's reporting has created headaches for leftist extremists and their alleged benefactors.
Beck hosted counterterrorism expert Ryan Mauro on the Sept. 17 episode of the "The Charlie Kirk Show" and discussed the findings of Mauro's Capital Research Center report concerning the funding of U.S.-based groups potentially engaged in terrorism by George Soros' Open Society Foundations.
Days later, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's office reportedly issued a directive to U.S. attorneys' offices in at least three states and several cities instructing federal prosecutors to prepare probes into Soros' group.
Following his meeting with the FBI agents on Saturday, Beck suggested that Antifa members and their enablers ought to be concerned right now because "the FBI is deadass serious."
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President Trump told members of a White House roundtable on Wednesday that he would designate Antifa a foreign terrorist organization.
The roundtable discussion, which included reporters who have covered Antifa street violence in Portland and Seattle for years, led to the president saying, "Let's get it done."
'We've been treating Antifa like a local crime issue.'
While Trump designated the group a domestic terrorist organization in late September, no such formal designation officially exists in U.S. law. The president did direct all "relevant executive departments" to use their authorities to disrupt and investigate Antifa operations, but escalating the group to an FTO comes with a wider array of enforcement options.
First, providing any material support or resources to an FTO is a federal crime with a prison sentence of at least 20 years. Any bank, person, or organization that provides funding to an FTO is subject to a federal investigation, and any financial institution that becomes aware that it "has possession of, or control[s]" FTO funds and fails to intervene would face a $50,000 fine per violation.
The designation also opens up any noncitizen to possible deportation, if ties to Antifa are found. Aliens can also be determined to be inadmissible to the United States if they are found to be in connection with or in support of any FTO.
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Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush in September 2001, blocked the ability of those connected to FTOs to make transactions related to property.
The FTO designation also unleashes the Treasury Department, giving the Office of Foreign Assets Control the ability to freeze assets and block use of assets of any organization found to be working with terrorists.
"All property and interests in property of designated individuals or entities that are in the United States or that come within the United States, or that come within the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked," the executive order states.
Additionally, labeling Antifa an FTO allows for surveillance of any "foreign powers" and their "agents" at a lower threshold than the average U.S. citizen.
This is where the possible downside of designating Antifa as an FTO comes into play. Spying on foreign governments, foreign factions, or a "foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons" could lead to all sorts of diplomatic issues, as well as civil rights problems.
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The risk of political weaponization in the future is also of grave concern, considering how federal entities have already been seemingly used against Trump.
First Amendment issues could also arise, and the designation raises questions as to whether expressing support for Antifa's stated beliefs, past or present, online would prompt a federal investigation.
Blaze News national correspondent Julio Rosas, who attended the Antifa roundtable, says the FTO designation would be a great move to dismantle the support Antifa has overseas.
"This movement is not just a problem in our country. Antifa is very active in the U.K., France, and Germany, to name a few places," Rosas told Blaze News. "Due to its decentralized nature, Antifa relies on support groups that work towards their same goals."
Blaze News senior politics editor Christopher Bedford stated that freedom of speech and civil liberties must be protected but added, "We've been treating Antifa like a local crime issue when they are, in fact, enacting political terror."
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Islamists have been swarming the streets of New York City, flying Palestinian flags and calling for terror attacks “stronger than ... the first October 7.”
“We did not act enough,” the protesters chanted. “If we acted enough, the headline behind me would read, ‘Gaza has been liberated.’”
“Our work is not done. We must show up stronger than we did the first October 7. To make it clear that we are not going anywhere. We will keep fighting until Palestine is free,” they yelled.
“If he hadn’t referenced October 7 ... you could say he’s just making a benign statement. No, no, actually. This is clearly, clearly a terroristic threat. ... And my opinion, I would hope that Pam Bondi and Donald Trump share that same opinion,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”
“You should not be allowed to come into my country and spew terroristic threats and not expect to get denaturalized and deported,” she says.
Gonzales points out that 9% of the residents in New York City are Muslim — which comes out to be nearly a whopping 750,000 Muslims.
“We’re almost to the point where we can’t put the genie back in the bottle. I think it’s time that we start talking about this and stop being afraid to hurt people’s feelings, especially when you talk about how they are infiltrating at the highest levels,” Gonzales says.
“How it is a fact that we have a Muslim Democrat socialist — which don’t get me started on how that all works — Zohran Mamdani, who is about to win the mayoral race in New York City in November. I mean, there’s basically no way he doesn’t win,” she continues.
“And the problem is that the tenets of Islam, the tenets of their holy book, completely contradict the tenets of this country and the tenets that this country was founded on,” Gonzales explains. “They are not compatible with one another, and it should not be controversial to say that.”
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Tyler Robinson, the homosexual leftist accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, claimed in advance of the fatal Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University that the Turning Point USA founder was "spreading hate," charging documents say.
Leftists have now leveled the same accusation against the TPUSA student chapter at Rutgers University, using a pressure campaign in hopes of shutting down speech deemed hateful.
Mark Bray is an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers University who has not only seemingly championed the terrorist group Antifa and its use of violence but wrote the 2017 book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook."
Within hours of stating that "only mass antifascism, legal or not, can save us," Bray claimed on the liberal X knockoff Bluesky that he received "multiple death threats + doxing" following alleged harassment from Turning Point USA.
It appears he was referring to the attempt by the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA to get him fired.
The petition started by the TPUSA student chapter's treasurer, Megyn Doyle, states, "We, the students of Rutgers University, are deeply concerned to learn that an outspoken, well-known antifa member, Dr. Mark Bray, is employed by the university."
"With the current trend of left-wing terrorism, having a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus is a threat to conservative students on campus," continues the petition. "Dr. Bray has regularly referred to mainstream conservative figures such as Bill O’Reilly as fascist while he calls for militant actions to be taken against these individuals. This is the kind of rhetoric that resulted in Charlie Kirk being assassinated last month."
In addition to flagging Bray's apparent defense of political violence and incendiary rhetoric, the petition highlighted a note in the professor's book that indicates 50% of the proceeds would go to the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund, which supports Antifa activists around the world.
After Bray was called out for his radicalism — with receipts provided — the leftist professor presented to the liberal media as a victim, suggesting he intended to flee to Europe but proved unable.
"I've never been part of an antifa group, and I'm not currently," Bray told the New York Times. "There's an effort underway to paint me as someone who is doing the things that I've researched, but that couldn't be further from the truth."
Leftist students and faculty members at Rutgers rushed to Bray's defense.
The Rutgers chapters of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers joined the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union in condemning the attempt by the TPUSA's student chapter to get Bray canned over his apparent support for Antifa terrorists. The unions further smeared the student chapter, suggesting it was responsible for the threats Bray has supposedly received.
"The threats against ... Bray are a predictable consequence of Turning Point’s campaign to distort Dr. Bray’s views," said the unions' joint statement. "Silence in the face of these assaults will only embolden the far right."
A Change.org petition that had over 3,500 signatures at the time of writing appeared on Sunday in the wake of Bray's recent claims of victimhood, demanding that the university disband the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA.
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"The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been continuously promoting hate speech and inciting violence against our community," said the petition, reportedly created by a former student from the Rochester Institute of Technology. "This disturbing behavior has created a toxic environment that has already led to tragic consequences."
'Any opinion that challenges their worldview is immediately branded as "hate speech."'
"We urge Rutgers University to immediately disband the Turning Point USA chapter from its campus," continued the petition. "By doing so, we will not only be upholding our commitment to educational excellence but also ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every individual within our community."
"The petition to disband our Turning Point chapter is blatantly defamatory," Ava Kwan, outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, said in a statement.
"The accusations of 'inciting violence' and 'making threats' are complete lies," continued Kwan. "The same people claiming we're suppressing their free speech are actively trying to silence us for speaking the truth. It's not just ironic, it's hypocritical and absurd. Any opinion that challenges their worldview is immediately branded as 'hate speech,' a meaningless term weaponized to control dissent and protect their false narrative."
Blaze News has reached out to TPUSA for comment.
When asked whether Rutgers is considering disbanding the TPUSA student chapter, the university said in a statement to Blaze News, "The university does not comment on specific personnel or student conduct matters."
The university noted further that it is "committed to providing a secure environment — to learn, teach, work, and research, where all members of our community can share their opinions without fear of intimidation or harassment. Rutgers is committed to upholding the rights of students and faculty to free speech and academic freedom as fundamental to our community."
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Putting his doubters to shame once again, President Donald Trump has successfully brokered a peace in Gaza. The deal, which the Israeli government will vote on Thursday, was signed just days before the announcement of this year's coveted Novel Peace Prize.
Israel has fought several wars with Hamas since the terrorist organization won Palestinian elections in 2006. The latest conflict between the two parties has been particularly brutal.
In the two years since Oct. 7, 2023 — the day Hamas slaughtered 1,200 Israelis, including hundreds of civilians, and took 251 hostages — Israel has lost at least 466 soldiers, including several colonels, in its Gaza counteroffensive. According to the Hamas-run Gazan health authority whose casualty estimates remain in question, there have been well over 65,000 Gazan fatalities.
President Donald Trump, who has earned a reputation not only for hating wars but for ending them, has worked ardently to secure peace in the Gaza Strip.
Late last month, he announced a 21-point peace plan for Gaza — a plan lauded by leaders around the globe.
Hamas promptly agreed to the deal, which requires an immediate end to the fighting; a return of the Israeli hostages; Israel's release of thousands of Gazans detained after Oct. 7, 2023; a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza City, Rafah, and other heavily populated areas; and a resumption of aid to Gaza "without interference from the two parties."
Trump revealed in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening that "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan."
'He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this.'
"This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace," wrote Trump. "All Parties will be treated fairly!"
Trump emphasized that "this is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America."
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" added the president.
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As Trump's name was reportedly chanted in the streets of Gaza and Israel alike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, "Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great friend and ally President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point."
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"I thank President Trump for his leadership, his partnership, and his unwavering commitment to the safety of Israel and the freedom of our hostages," added Netanyahu.
An Israeli government official told the Telegraph that Netanyahu's government will vote on whether to certify the peace plan around 5 p.m. local time. Within 72 hours of the approval, the exchange of hostages and prisoners is supposed to commence.
Ahead of the Israeli vote, there have been renewed calls for Trump to finally receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump has brokered peaceful resolutions between Azerbaijan and Armenia; Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Cambodia and Thailand; and India and Pakistan. He has also worked to smooth things over between Egypt and Ethiopia as well as between Kosovo and Serbia during his first term.
While any one these accomplishments would appear prizeworthy, a European diplomat told the Financial Times ahead of Trump's Wednesday announcement, "This is different. Gaza would be a big deal."
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote in response to Trump's announcement, "Undoubtedly, President Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize."
Israeli President Isaac Herzog similarly noted, "There is no doubt that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this."
In his Sept. 30 address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, Trump said of the Nobel Peace Prize, "They'll give it to some guy that didn't do a damn thing."
After suggesting that a decision by the Nobel committee members on Oct. 10 not to award him the prize would "be a big insult to our country," Trump noted, "I don't want it. I want the country to get it."
Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!In June, Israel embarrassed Iran’s ruling class, killing generals, politicians, and nuclear scientists with precision strikes. Tehran’s top brass thought they were safe. They weren’t.
Why? Their bodyguards and drivers carried cell phones that gave them away. That’s all it took for Israel to trace them and unleash devastation. The supreme leader only survived because President Donald Trump ordered Israel not to pull the trigger on him.
Phones in pockets and drones in the sky may not look like weapons, but they’re deadly if left unchecked.
The Israelis achieved this feat by identifying the weak link and exploiting it.
“We know senior officials and commanders did not carry phones, but their interlocutors, security guards, and drivers had phones; they did not take precautions seriously, and this is how most of them were traced,” an Iranian analyst told theNew York Times.
Iran’s failure should be America’s wake-up call — because we share the same blind spots.
The U.S. government spends billions on cybersecurity. All that it takes is one careless employee with a smartphone in his pocket to blow it all up.
Even when not in use, phones emit wireless signals that can be detected, tracked, or exploited, potentially allowing adversaries to locate classified sites or intercept top-secret communications.
Most sensitive government facilities ban phones, but bans mean nothing without enforcement. Few have the tools to actually detect compromising phone use.
The solution already exists: wireless intrusion detection systems. Think of them as radar for the invisible spectrum. They pick up unauthorized devices, expose the threat, and let security teams act before adversaries do.
Washington wastes trillions on bureaucratic nonsense, but it can’t make sure the guy walking into a sensitive compartmented information facility isn’t carrying a digital beacon for the Chinese Communist Party? That’s how empires fall.
Drone technology is also changing the game.
In 2020, Azerbaijan crushed Armenia with cheap drones. Ukraine used $1,000 drones to destroy billions of dollars’ worth of Russian aircraft during Operation Spider’s Web. A hundred hobby drones, a few bombs, and some know-how — that’s all it took to humiliate the Kremlin.
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Now imagine what Iran, China, or even a terrorist cell on U.S. soil could do using the same playbook. Hackers can override “no-fly” geofencing software in minutes. That means no city, power plant, or military base is truly safe.
Stopping this requires ripping China out of our drone supply chains and arming American law enforcement with real anti-drone defenses. Anything less is a gamble with American lives.
War evolves, technology evolves, and America must evolve with them. Phones in pockets and drones in the sky may not look like weapons, but they’re deadly if left unchecked.
America doesn’t need more bloated Pentagon reports or blue-ribbon commissions. We need decisive action — mandating wireless intrusion detection systems in every secure facility, hardening our skies against drones, and cutting China out of the equation entirely.
The Israelis exploited Iran’s weakness. Tomorrow, someone will exploit ours — unless we fix our weaknesses now.
Adapt or lose. That’s the choice.
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