DoomsdaysCW<p>Sez the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> says he’ll designate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifa</span></a> as a terrorist group but offers few details</p><p>By SEUNG MIN KIM<br>Updated 9:43 PM EDT, September 17, 2025</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — "President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a 'major terrorist organization.'</p><p>"Antifa, short for '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascists</span></a>,' is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeoNazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeoNazis</span></a>, especially at demonstrations.</p><p>"It’s unclear how the administration would label what is effectively a decentralized movement as a terrorist organization, and the White House on Wednesday did not immediately offer more details.</p><p>"Trump, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom, made the announcement in a social media post shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday local time. He called antifa a 'SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER.' He also said he will be 'strongly recommending' that funders of antifa be investigated.</p><p>"Antifa is a domestic entity and, as such, is not a candidate for inclusion on the State Department’s list of foreign terror organizations. Dozens of groups, including extremist organizations like the Islamic State and al-Qaida, are included on that list. The designation matters in part because it enables the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a> to prosecute those who give <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaterialSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialSupport</span></a> to entities on that list even if that support does not result in violence.</p><p>"There is no domestic equivalent to that list in part because of broad <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> protections enjoyed by organizations operating within the United States. And despite periodic calls, particularly after mass shootings by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacists</span></a>, to establish a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> law, no singular statute now exists." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-antifa-terrorist-protests-0c6353e2c3da13da1596b3857cb59922?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-antif</span><span class="invisible">a-terrorist-protests-0c6353e2c3da13da1596b3857cb59922?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsAFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsAFascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopCopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopCopCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>