There is increasing evidence that the MAGA cult was always prepared to break the law when it suits them ~ Louis Further ~ Last weekend saw the first major loss of life whose severity was partially caused by the MAGA/Trump/DOGE cuts to public services: over 120 people died at a summer camp in Texas where
As action erupts against ICE raids, the MAGA cult moves on with its legislative onslaught ~ Louis Further ~ What you see in reporting on protests against arbitrary and sadistic raids on non-White families—first in Los Angeles and increasingly in other cities across the US—is by and large what you get on the ground. Just
Although the role is symbolic, Karol Nawrocki will continue to block any liberal reform while fascism gains ground ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ After the first presidential election polls were published on Sunday, it seemed like Polish society had just dodged the bullet—the far-right Karol Nawrocki trailed the centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by only 1%. Several hours
We can now see clearly how Trump/MAGA/Musk’s implementation of Project 2025 can legitimately be called fascist ~ Louis Further ~ With the usual caveat that the very word ‘fascism’ should not be used loosely (you are invited to look at Notes From the US from November 2021 and almost two years later for discussions of
The onslaught of a racist, destructive and lethal government is now in full train (pt.1) ~ Louis Further ~ A lot has happened since Trump was inaugurated last month, so much that we will have to present this month’s update in two parts. Indeed, the very speed at which the MAGA cult has caused so
Trump’s second term could escalate support for Israel’s far-right agenda while cutting American backing for Ukraine, with uncertain outcomes driven by his personal and political gain ~ Blade Runner ~ The result of the United States elections might seem inevitable in hindsight, thanks to the ultra-centrist Democrats doing everything they can to hand the White
What a resurgent MAGA presidency means for policy and resistance ~ Louis Further ~ It is a week since the elections, and our preliminary assessment of how and why Donald Trump – a twice impeached convicted felon, and an incompetent, largely economically ignorant white supremacist, misogynist and serial rapist – was legitimately elected to the
Whilst Trump’s candidacy may have spiced things up in dramatic fashion, it’s clear that the war machine continues operating as it was meant to ~ Andrew J Boyer ~ In the past few years since taking up writing, I’ve managed to avoid tackling the topic of Donald Trump. Not for any lack of material, but
What can a moment of peril tell us about our own dangerous times?
From CrimethInc. — Seven years ago, anarchists and other anti-fascists converged in Charlottesville, Virginia to oppose the “Unite the Right” rally.
Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks. Pandemic Covid deniers and purveyors of spurious and specious disinformation deliberately continue to politicise the pandemic. One recent indication of how the élite wilfully promotes ignorance and potentially lethal outcomes is
Antifascist in critical condition as father delivers mass petition to German foreign ministry ~ Alisa-Ece Tohumcu ~ After forty days, Maja T has suspended their hunger strike due to deteriorating health conditions.
A tribute to Maurice Leblanc’s ‘gentleman thief’, an anarchistic cultural icon ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ On July 15, 1905, the first story featuring the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin was published in the French popular science magazine Je sais tout.
There is increasing evidence that the MAGA cult was always prepared to break the law when it suits them ~ Louis Further ~ Last weekend saw the first major loss of life whose severity was partially caused by the MAGA/Trump/DOGE cuts to public services: over 120 people died at a summer camp in Texas where
The event showed working class solidarity—but also the rising tensions in a Reform-supporting County ~ Tom Brown ~ It was an early start for Durham Miners’ Gala, these islands’ largest gathering of the working class.
The great and good who had mobilised to fight against attacks on the anarchists’ right to free speech recognised its true threat was broader …
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