,H[ ,ANTI-,FASCI/S ,WON ! ,BATTLES ( ,B]KELEY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,! P]IL\S POLITICS ( MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM DEF9$ #bag = ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! /ORY 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA MIRRORS ?AT ( ! C\NTRY AT L>GE4 ,IT'S A N>RATIVE FULL ( TRAG$IES1 SETBACKS1 & REPRESSION1 ULTIMATELY CONCLUD+ ) A FRAGILE VICTORY4 ,YET !RE WAS NO GU>ANTEE IT W\LD TURN \T ?IS WAY3 ONLY A FEW MON?S AGO1 IT SEEM$ LIKELY WE W\LD BE />T+ #bah AMID ! NI<TM>E ( A RAPIDLY META/ASIZ+ FASCI/ /REET MOVEM5T4 ,:AT CAN ANTI-FASCI/S >\ND ! WORLD LE>N FROM :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,B]KELEY8 ,TO ANSW] ?IS QUE/ION1 WE HAVE TO BACK UP & TELL ! /ORY 9 FULL4 

,FASCI/S *OSE ,B]KELEY1 ,CALI=NIA AS ! C5T] /AGE = !IR ATTEMPT TO GET A MOVEM5T (F ! GR\ND4 ,! ADVANTAGE %IFT$ BACK & =? BETWE5 FASCI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S AS BO? SIDES MANEUV]$ TO DRAW MORE ALLIES 9TO ! FI<T4 ,RID+ ON ! COATTAILS ( ,TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN & EXPLOIT+ ! BL9D SPOTS ( LIB]AL 0FREE SPEE*0 POLITICS1 FASCI/S GA9$ MOM5TUM UNTIL ANTI-FASCI/S W]E ABLE TO USE !SE VICTORIES AGA9/ !M1 DRAW+ TOGE!R AN UNPREC$5T$ MOBILIZATION4 ,AS WE BEG9 A NEW YE>1 ANTI-FASCI/ NETWORKS 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA >E /RONG] ?AN EV]4 ,P>TICIPANTS 9 ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE 5JOY A H>D-E>N$ LEGITIMACY 9 ! EYES ( MANY ACTIVI/S & COMMUNITIES T>GET$ BY ! F> RI<T4 ,BY CONTRA/1 ! F>-RI<T MOVEM5T ?AT GA9$ /R5G? ?R\<\T #baf & ! FIR/ HALF ( #bag HAS IMPLOD$4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 ! POPUL> MOBILIZATION !Y S\<T TO MANIFE/ HAS BE5 ?W>T$4 ,! EV5TS 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA (F] AN 9/RUCTIVE EXAMPLE ( ! ?REAT POS$ BY CONTEMPOR>Y F>-RI<T COALITION BUILD+--& H[ WE CAN DEF5D \R COMMUNITIES AGA9/ IT4 

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,! CLA%ES BETWE5 F>-RI<T =CES & ANTI-FASCI/S ?AT GRIPP$ ,B]KELEY = MU* ( #bag W]E ! CLIMAX ( A SEQU5CE ( EV5TS ?AT BEGAN A YE> E>LI]4 ,ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #b#a#f1 ,KLANSM5 9 ! ,S\!RN ,CALI=NIA CITY ( ,ANAHEIM /ABB$ ?REE ANTI-RACI/S :O W]E PROTE/+ A ,KU ,KLUX ,KLAN RALLY AGA9/ 0ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & ,MUSLIMS40 ,! RHETORIC ( ! ,KLAN E*O$ ! SAME VULG> NATIONALISM ?AT ! ,TRUMP CAMPAIGN WAS BROADCA/+4 ,UND] ! BANN] ( ! ALT-RI<T1 MANY :ITE SUPREMACI/ & FASCI/ GR\PS BEGAN TO USE ! CAMPAIGN AS AN UMBRELLA UND] :I* TO MOBILIZE & RECRUIT4 ,!Y AIM$ TO BUILD AN IDEOLOGICALLY DIV]SE SOCIAL MOVEM5T ?AT C\LD UNITE V>I\S F>-RI<T T5D5CIES )9 ! MILLIONS MOBILIZ$ BY ,TRUMP4 ,A REACTION>Y WAVE HAD /EADILY GR[N ACROSS ! C\NTRY 9 ! LA/ YE>S ( ! ,OBAMA ]A4 ,! COMB9ATION ( CONT9U$ ECONOMIC /AGNATION1 PROLIF]AT+ ANTI-POLICE UPRIS+S ( ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE1 & RAPIDLY *ANG+ NORMS RELAT$ TO G5D] ID5TITY & SEXUALITY HAD SPAWN$ A VIOL5T BACKLA%4 ,?IS WAS ! WAVE ?AT ,TRUMP RODE UPON & HIS CAMPAIGN HAD BROK5 OP5 ! FLOODGATES4 

,TRUMP RALLIES BECAME 9CREAS+LY CONT5TI\S 9 CITIES SU* AS ,*ICAGO 7,M>* #a#a7 & ,PITTSBUR< 7,APRIL #a#c7 AS PROTE/]S HELD C\NT]DEMON/RATIONS TO CONFRONT !SE OP5 DISPLAYS ( BIGOTRY4 ,ON ,APRIL #b#h1 #b#a#f1 SMALL-SCALE RIOT+ ]UPT$ \TSIDE A ,TRUMP RALLY 9 ! S\!RN ,CALI=NIA CITY ( ,CO/A ,MESA4 ,! NEXT DAY1 9 ! CITY ( ,BURL+AME NE> ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 L>GE CR[DS DISRUPT$ ,TRUMP'S APPE>ANCE AT ! CONV5TION ( ! ,CALI=NIA ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY1 LEAD+ TO SCUFFLES ) POLICE4 

,DAYS LAT]1 ON ,MAY #f1 A NEWLY-=M$ FASCI/ Y\? ORGANIZATION1 ,ID5TITY ,EVROPA 7,I,E7 HELD !IR FIR/ DEMON/RATION ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,BAY--AN OM9\S PORT5T ( ?+S TO COME4 ,?IS 9ITIAL EXP]IM5T WAS ORGANIZ$ BY ,I,E AS A 0SAFE SPACE0 ON ! ,U,C ,B]KELEY CAMPUS TO PROMOTE 0:ITE NATIONALI/0 IDEAS & !IR P>TICUL> /YLE ( BUS9ESS-CASUAL F>-RI<T ACTIVISM4 ,9SPIR$ BY ,EUROPEAN ID5TIT>IAN MOVEM5TS1 ,I,E WORK$ TO COOPT ! RHETORIC ( LIB]AL ID5TITY POLITICS & USE ! CONTRADICTIONS 9H]5T 9 ?OSE POLITICS TO BUILD A NEW :ITE P[] MOVEM5T4 ,!IR /RATEGY WAS P>T ( A L>G] EF=T ACROSS ! ALT-RI<T TO RECRUIT Y\NG PEOPLE & LEGITIMIZE :ITE SUPREMACI/ ORGANIZ+ AS AN ACCEPTABLE =M ( PUBLIC ACTIVISM4 ,! RALLY BR\<T TOGE!R ,NA?AN ,DAMIGO1 ! F\ND] ( ,I,E1 ) MEMB]S ( ! ,B]KELEY ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS & ! ALT-RI<T IDEOLOGI/ ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 :O FLEW 9 FROM \T ( T[N TO ATT5D4 ,AL?\< ! EV5T WAS B>ELY NOTIC$1 ! P>TICIPANTS DECL>$ IT A SUCCESS & A FIR/ /EP T[>DS BUILD+ A NEW NATIONALI/ /REET MOVEM5T4 

,! MO/ VIOL5T CLA%ES \TSIDE A ,TRUMP CAMPAIGN RALLY UNFOLD$ 9 ,SAN ,JOSE ON ,JUNE #b4 ,A H&FUL ( EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/S ATT5D$ ! C\NT]DEMON/RATION1 BUT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PROTE/]S W]E ANGRY Y\NG PEOPLE ( COLOR FROM ! ,S\? ,BAY UNAFFILIAT$ ) ANY ORGANIZATION4 ,! POLICE RESPONSE WAS SL[ & CONFUS$2 CLA%ES BETWE5 ! CR[DS RAG$ 9TO ! EV5+4 ,PHOTOS ( PEOPLE PUN*+ & *AS+ ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S SPREAD ONL9E1 LEAD+ TO CALLS FROM MANY ON ! F> RI<T = REV5GE4 

,ON ,JUNE #b#f1 OV] #d ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S CONV]G$ ON ! /ATE CAPITOL 9 ,SACRAM5TO TO %UT D[N A RALLY CALL$ = BY ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY1 A NEO-,NAZI ORGANIZATION BAS$ 9 ! ,MIDWE/4 ,! RALLY WAS 9ITIALLY BILL$ AS AN 0ANTI-ANTIFA0 RALLY ORGANIZ$ 9 RESPONSE TO ! PROTE/S AT REC5T ,TRUMP EV5TS4 ,IT WAS ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS V>I\S F>-RI<T T5D5CIES4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! ANTI-FASCI/S WORE BLACK MASKS2 O!R CREWS REPRES5T$ V>I\S LEFTI/ CLIQUES4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y SUCCESSFULLY PREV5T$ ! RALLY FROM EV] />T+4 ,COMRADES HELD ! CAPITOL /EPS1 *AS+ (F SCATT]$ GR\PS ( ,NAZIS & ALT-RI<T ACTIVI/S4 

,AB\T ?REE H\RS AFT] ! C\NT]DEMON/RATION BEGAN1 TWO DOZ5 MEMB]S ( ! ,GOLD5 ,/ATE ,SK9S1 GE>$ UP 9 B&ANNAS & %IELDS DECORAT$ ) :ITE P[] SYMBOLS & ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY EMBLEM1 SUDD5LY APPE>$ ON ! F> SIDE ( ! CAPITOL & ATTACK$ ! CR[D FROM BEH9D4 ,SIX COMRADES W]E /ABB$1 SOME REPEAT$LY 9 ! TORSO1 :ILE RIOT POLICE WAT*$ IMPASSIVELY4 ,NE>LY ALL ?OSE T>GET$ 9 ! ATTACK W]E EI!R ,BLACK OR TRANSG5D]4 ,MIRACUL\SLY1 ALL ( !M SURVIV$4 

,AFT] ! BLOODY CLA%1 MANY PEOPLE URG5TLY FELT ! NE$ = A NEW POLITICS ( MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM4 ,OV] ! PREC$+ DECADES1 ONE R>ELY HE>D ! T]M ANTIFA AMONG AN>*I/ & ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA4 ,PREVI\S G5]ATIONS ( ANTI-FASCI/ & ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION 7,>,A7 ORGANIZ+ 9 ,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA W]E L>GELY SITUAT$ )9 SUBCULTURAL CONTEXTS4 ,MU* ( ! WORK !SE ACTIVI/S ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ! #a#i#hS & '#iS FOCUS$ ON KICK+ ,NAZIS \T ( PUNK & H>DCORE SC5ES4 

,! EV5TS 9 ,SACRAM5TO HELP$ U%] 9 RAPID TRANS=MATIONS ( ! LOCAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,A NETWORK ( COMRADES =M$ ,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION 7,N,O,C,>,A7 TO RESE>* & DOCUM5T 9CREAS+ FASCI/ ACTIVITY ACROSS ! REGION4 ,O!R CREWS L9K$ UP TO PRACTICE SELF-DEF5SE & HONE !IR ANALYSIS 9 ! RAPIDLY %IFT+ POLITICAL T]RA94 ,ANTIFA SYMBOLS--! TWO FLAGS & ! ?REE >R[S--QUICKLY BECAME AS UBIQUIT\S AS ! CIRCLE ,A 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,SOME LAM5T$ ?IS AS A RETREAT FROM /RUGGLES AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! POLICE 9TO A PURELY DEF5SIVE /RATEGY S+UL>LY FOCUS$ ON COMBAT+ FR+E ELEM5TS ( ! F> RI<T4 ,BUT ! MAJORITY UND]/OOD IT AS A LOGICAL /EP NECESSITAT$ BY ! RIS+ TIDE ( FASCI/ ACTIVITY >\ND ! C\NTRY & WORLD4 ,!Y AIM$ TO SITUATE AN ANTI-FASCI/ POSITION AS A S+LE COMPON5T ( ! L>G] /RUGGLES AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 PATRI>*Y1 & :ITE SUPREMACY ?AT COMRADES HAD BE5 5GAG$ 9 = YE>S4 ,MO/ P>TICIPANTS HAD CUT !IR TEE? 9 V>I\S REBELLIONS & MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,BAY >EA OV] ! PREC$+ DECADE1 9CLUD+ ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& & ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]4 ,!Y SAW ANTIFA AS A =M ( COMMUNITY SELF DEF5SE AGA9/ ! VIOL5T REACTION TO ?OSE /RUGGLES = COLLECTIVE LIB]ATION4 ,MANY W]E ALSO EAG] TO USE ANTI-FASCISM AS A MEANS TO OP5 A NEW FRONT AGA9/ :ITE SUPREMACY & ! /ATE4 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #i1 ! NI<T AFT] ,TRUMP'S ELECTORAL VICTORY %OOK ! WORLD1 A M>* ( ?\S&S FOLL[$ BY ! MO/ 9T5SE NI<T ( RIOT+ 9 REC5T MEMORY TOOK PLACE 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL&4 ,FIRES BROKE \T 9 ! ,*AMB] ( ,COMM]CE1 ! ,F$]AL ,BUILD+1 & ! CON/RUCTION SITE ( ! NEW ,UB] BUILD+4 ,ANGRY CR[DS ( ?\S&S F\<T POLICE ) BOTTLES1 FIREWORKS1 & EV5 ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AS BANKS W]E SMA%$1 B>RICADES BLOCK$ MAJOR /REETS1 & TE> GAS FILL$ ! AIR4 ,O!R CITIES ACROSS ! C\NTRY ALSO SAW SIGNIFICANT UNRE/2 R[DY PROTE/S 9 ,PORTL&1 ,OREGON LA/$ = DAYS4 

,?IS MADE #baf ! EI<? YE> 9 A R[ ?AT S]I\S RIOT+ TOOK PLACE 9 ,OAKL&4 #bag W\LD 5D ?AT PATT]N4 ,! LOCUS ( /REET CONFLICT 9 ! ,BAY WAS AB\T TO %IFT UP ! ROAD TO ! NEI<BOR+ COLLEGE T[N ( ,B]KELEY4 

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,! TONE = #bag WAS SET ON ! COLD MORN+ ( ,JANU>Y #b 9 ,WA%+TON ,D,C4 ,AS MA9/REAM M$IA PUNDITS N]V\SLY REIT]AT$ ! IMPORTANCE ( A PEACEFUL TRANSITION ( P[]1 A BLACK BLOC ( HUNDR$S *ANT+ 0,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]60 TOOK ! /REETS TO DISRUPT ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ! DAY1 HUNDR$S W]E >RE/$1 A P]SON 9 A BLACK MASK PUN*$ ,RI*>D ,SP5C] AS HE TRI$ TO EXPLA9 ALT-RI<T MEME ,PEPE ! ,FROG1 & VIDEO ( ! 9CID5T W5T VIRAL4 

,?AT SAME EV5+ 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,MILO ,YIANNOPOL\S SPOKE ON ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WA%+TON CAMPUS AS P>T ( HIS 0,DANG]\S ,FAGOT0 T\R4 ,MILO HAD MADE A NAME = HIMSELF OV] ! PREVI\S YE> P$DL+ MISOGYNY & ,ISLAMOPHOBIA 9 HIS ROLE AS TE* $ITOR = ,BREITB>T ,NEWS UND] ! M5TOR%IP ( ,/EVE ,BANNON4 ,HE HAD BECOME A LEAD+ SPOKESP]SON = ! ALT-RI<T AUXILI>Y KN[N AS ! ALT-LITE4 ,! LOGIC BEH9D HIS T\R WAS SIMIL> TO ,I,E'S /RATEGY ( T>GET+ LIB]AL UNIV]SITY 5CLAVES US+ A PROVOCATIVE MODEL ( F>-RI<T ACTIVISM REBR&$ = A MILL5NIAL AUDI5CE4 

,HUNDR$S TURN$ \T TO OPPOSE ,MILO'S TALK 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,AS SCUFFLES UNFOLD$ \TSIDE ! BUILD+1 A ,TRUMP SUPPORT] DREW A CONCEAL$ H&GUN & %OT ,JO%UA ,DUKES1 A MEMB] ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD1 9 ! /OMA*4 ,MILO CONT9U$ HIS TALK UNCONC]N$LY AS ! CRITICALLY 9JUR$ ,DUKES WAS RU%$ TO EM]G5CY C>E4 ,=TUNATELY1 HE SURVIV$1 ?\< HE SP5T WEEKS 9 ! HOSPITAL4 

,DESPITE ! UNPREC$5T$ DEGREE ( T5SION 9 ! AIR1 ,OAKL& WAS QUIET ON ,J#b4 ,A FEW SMALL M>*ES1 MO/LY DEP>T+ FROM HI< S*OOL WALK\TS1 CROSS$ D[NT[N4 ,BUT BY NI<TFALL1 ! RA9Y /REETS W]E EMPTY2 HUNDR$S ( RIOT POLICE DEPLOY$ = ! ANTICIPAT$ UNRE/ PACK$ UP !IR GE> TO GO HOME4 ,?IS NEW YE> WAS NOT GO+ TO PLAY \T ALONG FAMILI> L9ES4 

,! NEXT DAY1 MILLIONS ACROSS ! C\NTRY M>*$ AGA9/ ,TRUMP 9 ! ,WOM5'S ,M>*ES1 MANY ( !M WE>+ P9K 0PUSSY HATS40 ,OAKL& WAS ! LOCATION ( ! MA9 ,BAY ,>EA M>* & T5S ( ?\S&S WALK$ ?R\< D[NT[N 9 A /AID & ORD]LY DISPLAY ( DISAPPROVAL4 ,LAT] ?AT WEEK1 ,TRUMP SIGN$ EXECUTIVE ORD] #acgfi SUSP5D+ ,U,S REFUGEE RESETTLEM5T PROGRAMS & BANN+ 5TRY = ALL CITIZ5S ( SEV5 PR$OM9ANTLY ,MUSLIM C\NTRIES1 9CLUD+ PEOPLE ) VALID VISAS4 ,BY ! FOLL[+ AFT]NOON1 A SPONTANE\S & UNORGANIZ$ NATIONAL MOBILIZATION WAS UND]WAY AS T5S ( ?\S&S SW>M$ ! 9T]NATIONAL T]M9ALS ( EV]Y MAJOR AIRPORT 9 ! C\NTRY TO OPPOSE ! 0,MUSLIM BAN40 ,L\D M>*ES & BLOCKADES CONT9U$ = TWO DAYS 9SIDE ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,9T]NATIONAL ,AIRPORT4 

,9 MANY WAYS1 ! AIRPORT PROTE/S M>K$ ! HI< PO9T ( ! YE> 9 T]MS ( MASS ACTION ?AT UND]M9$ ! REGIME'S ABILITY TO C>RY \T ITS AG5DA4 ,! MOBILIZATION IMM$IATELY DISRUPT$ ! IMPLEM5TATION ( ! EXECUTIVE ORD] & PROVID$ MOM5TUM TO *ALL5GE IT 9 ! C\RTS1 :]E LEGAL MANEUV]S CONT9U$ ?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! YE>4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! PROTE/S DID NOT COALESCE 9TO A MORE SU/A9$ SEQU5CE4 

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,ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 ,MILO >RIV$ 9 ,B]KELEY = ! F9AL TALK ( HIS T\R1 HO/$ BY ! ,B]KELEY ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS4 ,DAYS E>LI]1 HIS TALK 9 NE>BY ,U,C ,DAVIS HAD BE5 SUCCESSFULLY DISRUPT$ BY /UD5T PROTE/]S2 ALL EYES W]E N[ ON ,U,C ,B]KELEY CAMPUS4 

,B]KELEY IS AN UPP]-MIDDLE-CLASS CITY ( #a#b1 BORD]+ ,OAKL&1 DEF9$ BY ! PRE/IGI\S FLAG%IP CAMPUS ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA SY/EM ?AT SITS ADJAC5T TO D[NT[N4 ,! CITY'S HI/ORY AS A NATIONAL HUB ( C\NT]CULTURAL MOVEM5TS & F>-LEFT POLITICAL ACTIVISM /RET*ES BACK TO ! E>LY #a#i#fS4 ,9 #a#i#f#d1 /UD5T RADICALS RETURN+ FROM ! ,FRE$OM ,SUMM] CAMPAIGN 9 ,MISSISSIPPI SET UP TABLES ON CAMPUS TO DI/RIBUTE LIT]ATURE AB\T ! GR[+ ,CIVIL ,RI<TS MOVEM5T4 ,! ADM9I/RATION CRACK$ D[N ON !IR ACTIVITIES1 SP>K+ A WAVE ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE ?AT CAME TO BE KN[N AS ! ,FREE ,SPEE* ,MOVEM5T 7,F,S,M74 ,9 MANY WAYS1 IT WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! /UD5T ACTIVISM AGA9/ RACISM & IMP]IALISM ?AT PROLIF]AT$ ACROSS ! C\NTRY ?R\<\T ! #a#i#fS4 ,YET BY ! TURN ( ! NEW MILL5NIUM1 ,B]KELEY C\LD BE MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIB$ AS A HOTB$ ( LIB]ALISM1 NOT RADICALISM4 ,! LEGACY ( ! ,F,S,M HAD BE5 SUCCESSFULLY COOPT$ & REWRITT5 BY ! UNIV]SITY ADM9I/RATION = !IR PROSPECTIVE /UD5T M>KET+ MAT]IALS4 ,/UD5TS CAN N[ SIP CAPPUCC9OS AS !Y /UDY = EXAMS 9 ! ,FREE ,SPEE* ,MOVEM5T ,CAFE ON CAMPUS4 

,ON ! S\? $GE ( CAMPUS SITS ,SPR\L ,PLAZA1 SITE ( SOME ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT DEMON/RATIONS ( ! ,F,S,M & SUBSEQU5T WAVES ( ACTIVISM4 ,AS ! SUN SET ON ,SPR\L ?AT ,?URSDAY EV5+1 BETWE5 TWO & ?REE ?\S& /UD5TS1 FACULTY1 & COMMUNITY MEMB]S FILL$ ! PLAZA 9 A RALLY AGA9/ ,MILO1 ! ALT-RI<T1 & ,TRUMP4 ,LAY]S ( F5C+ SURR\ND$ ! ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ ,JR4 ,/UD5T ,UNION AS PLATOONS ( RIOT POLICE WAT*$ ! *ANT+ CR[D FROM ! BALCONIES ( ! BUILD+ & ! /EPS LEAD+ D[N TO ! PLAZA4 

,MILO'S TALK WAS AB\T TO />T4 ,DESPITE ! L>GE PROTE/1 IT APPE>$ ?AT ! MASSIVE POLICE PRES5CE W\LD 5ABLE IT TO PROCE$ )\T A HIT*4 ,!N A COMMOTION ON NEI<BOR+ ,BANCR(T ,WAY DREW ! ATT5TION ( ! CR[D4 ,A BLACK BLOC ( R\<LY #a#e1 SOME C>RY+ ! AN>*I/ BLACK FLAG & O!RS C>RY+ ! QUE] AN>*I/ P9K & BLACK FLAG1 HAD JU/ APPE>$ \T ( ! NEI<BORHOOD & WAS BUSY BUILD+ A B>RICADE ACROSS ! MA9 5TRANCE TO ! /UD5T UNION'S P>K+ G>AGE4 ,AS ! B>RICADE CAU<T FIRE1 ! BLOC SURG$ =W>D TO JO9 ! ?\S&S 9 ,SPR\L4 

,! S\ND ( EXPLOSIONS FILL$ ! AIR AS FIREWORKS SCREAM$ ACROSS ! PLAZA AT ! RIOT COPS1 :O HUNK]$ D[N & RETREAT$ FROM !IR POSITIONS4 ,UND] COV] ( ?IS B>RAGE1 MASK$ CREWS ATTACK$ ! F5C+ & QUICKLY TORE IT AP>T4 ,?\S&S *E]$4 ,POLICE ON ! BALCONIES UNLOAD$ RUBB] BULLETS & M>K] R\NDS 9TO ! CR[D1 BUT ULTIMATELY TOOK COV] AS FIREWORKS EXPLOD$ >\ND !IR HEADS4 ,) ! F5C+ GONE1 ! CR[D LAID SIEGE TO ! BUILD+ & BEGAN SMA%+ \T ITS W9D[S4 

0,! EV5T IS CANCEL$6 ,PLEASE GO HOME60 SCREAM$ A DESP]ATE POLICE CAPTA9 OV] A MEGAPHONE AS ! CR[D RO>$ 9 CELEBRATION4 ,A MOBILE LI<T T[] AFFIX$ TO A G5]ATOR WAS KNOCK$ OV]1 BUR/+ 9TO FLAMES TWO /ORIES HI<4 ,Y,G'S SONG 0,F,D,T0 7,FUCK ,DONALD ,TRUMP7 BLA/$ FROM A MOBILE S\ND SY/EM AS ?\S&S DANC$ >\ND ! BURN+ PYRE4 ,B]KELEY ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS EM]G+ FROM ! CANCEL$ EV5T W]E NAIL$ ) R$ PA9T BOMBS & MEMB]S ( ! ,PR\D ,BOYS1 ! 0,WE/]N ,*AUV9I/0 FRAT]NAL ORGANIZATION ( ! ALT-LITE1 W]E BEAT5 & *AS$ AWAY4 ,MILO WAS ESCORT$ \T A BACK DOOR BY HIS SECURITY DETAIL & FL$ ! CITY4 ,A VICTORY M>* SPILL$ 9TO ! /REETS ( D[NT[N ,B]KELEY1 SMA%+ EV]Y BANK 9 ITS PA?4 ,MILO'S T\R BUS WAS V&ALIZ$ LAT] ?AT NI<T 9 ! P>K+ LOT ( A ,C\RTY>D ,M>RIOT 9 NE>BY ,FREMONT4 

,! COV] ( ! NEXT DAY'S ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES READ 0,AN>*I/S ,V[ TO ,HALT ,F> ,RI<T'S ,RISE1 ,) ,VIOL5CE IF ,NE$$0 BEL[ AN E]IE PHOTO ( A HOOD$1 /ICK-WIELD+ /REET FI<T] 9 ,B]KELEY4 0,PR(ESSIONAL AN>*I/S1 ?UGS & PAID PROTE/]S >E PROV+ ! PO9T ( ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O VOT$ TO ,M,A,K,E ,A,M,],I,C,A ,G,R,E,A,T ,A,G,A,960 ,TRUMP TWEET$ ?AT MORN+ BE=E ?REAT5+ TO )DRAW F$]AL FUNDS FROM ,U,C ,B]KELEY IF ! UNIV]SITY C\LD NOT GU>ANTEE 0FREE SPEE*40 ,MILO HAD BE5 /OPP$ & MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM WAS N[ A TOPIC ( NATIONAL CONV]SATION4 

,BUT A CONFUS$ CONTROV]SY OV] FREE SPEE* WAS JU/ BEG9N+4 ,LIB]ALS QUICKLY FELL 9TO ! TRAP SET BY ! ALT-RI<T4 ,U,C ,B]KELEY PR(ESSOR ,ROB]T ,REI*1 :O HAD BE5 ,SECRET>Y ( ,LABOR UND] ,CL9TON1 W5T SO F> AS TO EMB>RASS HIMSELF BY GR\NDLESSLY CLAIM+ ?AT 0,YIANNOP\LOS & ,BRIETB>T W]E 9 CAHOOTS ) ! AGITATORS1 9 ORD] TO LAY ! GR\NDWORK = A ,TRUMP CRACKD[N40 

,FROM ORGANIZ+ 0:ITE SAFE SPACES0 TO PRET5D+ TO REPRES5T A NEW FREE SPEE* MOVEM5T1 ! ASC5DANT FASCI/S UND]/OOD ?AT ! HOLL[ RHETORIC ( LIB]ALISM UTILIZ$ BY HACKS LIKE ,REI* C\LD BE WEAPONIZ$ AGA9/ ANYONE OPPOS$ TO :ITE SUPREMACY & PATRI>*Y4 ,LIB]AL 5CLAVES W]E ESPECIALLY VULN]ABLE TO ?IS /RATEGY4 ,!Y HAD BECOME ! *OS5 T]RA9 ON :I* #b#a/-C5TURY ,AM]ICAN FASCISM S\<T TO /EP \T ( ! 9T]NET TO BUILD A SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 ! /REETS4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ,MILO'S DAYS W]E NUMB]$4 ,DESPITE LIB]AL COMM5TATORS' ASS]TIONS ?AT PAY+ ATT5TION TO ,MILO W\LD ONLY MAKE HIM MORE P[]FUL1 ,MILO'S C>E] IMPLOD$ TWO WEEKS LAT]4 ,UND] ! 9T5SE SCRUT9Y ?AT FOLL[$ HIS SPECTACUL> FAILURE 9 ,B]KELEY1 A CONS]VATIVE SOCIAL M$IA ACC\NT CIRCULAT$ FOOTAGE ( ,MILO CONDON+ CONS5SUAL SEX BETWE5 UND]AGE BOYS & OLD] M54 ,HIS 9VITATION TO SPEAK AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,CONS]VATIVE ,UNION'S ANNUAL CONF]5CE WAS QUICKLY RESC9D$1 AS WAS HIS BOOK DEAL ) A MAJOR PUBLI%]4 ,! NEXT DAY1 ,MILO WAS =C$ TO RESIGN FROM ,BREITB>T4 ,:ILE EMBLEMATIC ( ! RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA ( ! RI<T1 NONE ( ?IS HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) HIS VIEWS ON SEX4 ,AFT] ,B]KELEY1 ,MILO APPE>$ TO BE AN 9CREAS+LY CONTROV]SIAL LIABILITY ?AT CONS]VATIVES C\LD NO LONG] RISK ASSOCIAT+ )4 

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,:ILE MANY CELEBRAT$ ,MILO'S D[NFALL AS A BL[ TO ! ALT-RI<T1 V>I\S F>-RI<T & FASCI/ CLIQUES HA/5$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( LIB]AL CONFUSION >\ND ! EM]G+ FREE SPEE* N>RATIVE4 

,ON ,M>* #d1 MODE/ RALLIES 9 SUPPORT ( ,TRUMP OCCURR$ ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,9 ! ,BAY ,>EA1 VAGUE FLI]S APPE>$ CALL+ = A ,TRUMP ,RALLY 9 D[NT[N ,B]KELEY'S ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K4 ,!RE WAS CONSID]ABLE CONFUSION AMONG LOCAL ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S OV] :O HAD CALL$ = ! RALLY4 ,MANY ASSUM$ IT WAS JU/ RI<T-W+ TROLL+ ?AT W\LD NEV] MAT]IALIZE 9 PUBLIC4 ,NEV]!LESS1 V>I\S SMALL CREWS ( AN>*I/S1 MEMB]S ( ! LEFTI/ CLIQUE ,BY ,ANY ,MEANS ,NECESS>Y1 ANTI-RACI/ SK9HEADS1 & AN ASSORTM5T ( UNAFFILIAT$ Y\NG PEOPLE CONV]G$ ON ! P>K TO OPPOSE ANY ATTEMPT TO HOLD ! ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON RALLY4 ,!Y F\ND A BIZ>RE SC5E ?AT FEW C\LD HAVE PREVI\SLY IMAG9$4 

,A GROTESQUE >RAY ( F>-RI<T =CES HAD ASSEMBL$ FROM ACROSS ! REGION TO CELEBRATE ,TRUMP & DEF5D !IR ABILITY TO PROPAGATE V>I\S =MS ( NATIONALISM1 X5OPHOBIA1 & MISOGYNY4 ,ONE MAN 9 FATIGUES & WRAP>\ND SUNGLASSES C>RI$ A ,I,I,I.0 MILITIA FLAG4 ,ANO!R MAN ) A MOTORCYCLE HELMET1 TACTICAL LEG GU>DS1 & A KILT SPORT$ A PRO-,P9O*ET %IRT DEPICT+ LEFTI/S BE+ ?R[N FROM HELICOPT]S TO !IR DEA?S4 ,/ILL ANO!R RI<T-W+ ACTIVI/ HAPPILY ZIPP$ >\ND ON HIS HOV]BO>D :ILE TAK+ MASSIVE VAPE HITS & LIVE-/REAM+ ! EV5T VIA HIS PHONE4 

,MANY 9 ! RI<T-W+ CR[D W]E NOT :ITE4 ,! ALLIANCES BE+ =M$ ?R\< PUBLIC ACTIVISM HAD BR\<T TOGE!R A RANGE ( FASCI/ T5D5CIES1 SOME MORE 9T]E/$ 9 DEF5D+ VIOL5T MISOGYNY OR BUILD+ AN ULTRA-LIB]T>IAN CAPITALI/ FUTURE ?AN PROMOT+ :ITE P[]4 ,M,A,G,A HATS & ,AM]ICAN FLAGS W]E EV]Y:]E AS ! CR[D ( NE>LY #b ATTEMPT$ TO M>* 9TO D[NT[N ,B]KELEY4 ,FI/FI<TS BROKE \T1 FLAGS W]E US$ AS WEAPONS1 & PEPP] SPRAY FILL$ ! AIR AS ANTI-FASCI/S & O!RS 9T]V5$ TO /OP ! M>*4 ,A MASK$ CREW ( QUE] ANTI-FASCI/S DRESS$ 9 PA/ELS1 CALL+ !MSELVES ! ,DEG5D]ETTES1 US$ B$AZZL$ %IELDS TO DEF5D PEOPLE FROM ! REACTION>Y /REET FI<T]S ( ?IS /RANGE NEW RI<T-W+ SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,*AOTIC SCUFFLES & BRAWLS CONT9U$ (F & ON = ?REE H\RS4 

,RIOT POLICE LOCAT$ >\ND ! P]IMET] ( ! P>K MADE SOME T>GET$ >RE/S2 YET AS 9 ,SACRAM5TO1 !Y L>GELY AVOID$ WAD+ 9TO ! MELEE4 ,T5 PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ ALTOGE!R1 FROM BO? SIDES ( ! FI<T4 ,ONE ( !SE WAS ALT-RI<T SYMPA?IZ] & CLOSET :ITE SUPREMACI/ ,KYLE ,*APMAN4 ,*APMAN HAD HELP$ =M ! VANGU>D ( ! RI<T-W+ BRAWL]S ?R\<\T ! DAY4 ,HE WORE A HELMET1 GOGGLES1 & A RESPIRATOR :ILE C>RY+ AN ,AM]ICAN FLAG %IELD 9 ONE H& & A LONG /ICK AS HIS WEAPON 9 ! O!R4 ,NEWS ( HIS >RE/ COMB9$ ) FOOTAGE ( HIS ASSAULTS IMM$IATELY ELEVAT$ HIM TO CELEBRITY H]O /ATUS )9 ! ONL9E WORLD ( ! ALT-RI<T & ALT-LITE4 ,MEMES ( ,*APMAN W5T VIRAL UND] HIS NEW NICKNAME1 0,BAS$ ,/ICK ,MAN40 

,TACTICALLY SPEAK+1 !RE W]E NO CLE> W9N]S 9 ,B]KELEY ON ,M>* #d4 ,BUT ! NASC5T FASCI/ /REET MOVEM5T WAS 5]GIZ$ & READY = MORE4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S HAD UND]E/IMAT$ ! MOM5TUM ( ?IS NEW F>-RI<T ALLIANCE & W]E QUICKLY TRY+ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO PLAY CAT* UP4 

,ON ,M>* #h1 A GR\P ( REVOLUTION>Y WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA ORGANIZ$ A 0,G5D] ,/RIKE0 ACTION 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO AS P>T ( ! NATIONAL 0,WOM5'S ,/RIKE0 PLANN$ = ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S ,DAY4 ,! /RIKE WAS CALL$ = AS A MEANS ( MOV+ BEYOND ! LIB]AL FEM9ISM ( ,JANU>Y'S MASSIVE ,WOM5'S ,M>*ES AGA9/ ,TRUMP4 ,FROM ,GAM]GATE TROLL+ TO ,TRUMP'S GLOAT+ OV] HIS SEXUAL ASSAULTS1 FROM ! ,PR\D ,BOY'S VALORIZATION ( TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES TO ! BIZ>RE RI<T-W+ ALLIANCE MANIFE/+ 9 ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY1 ! RISE ( NEO-FASCISM WAS BE+ FUEL$ BY MISOGYNI/S 9T5T ON PRES]V+ & EXP&+ PATRI>*AL P[] RELATION%IPS AS MU* AS IT WAS BE+ FUEL$ BY :ITE SUPREMACI/S4 ,! ORGANIZ]S ( ! /RIKE AIM$ TO CONNECT RADICAL T5D5CIES )9 ! GR[+ FEM9I/ MOVEM5T ) V>I\S ANTI-RACI/ & ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLES4 ,NE>LY A ?\S& PROTE/]S M>*$ ON ! D[NT[N ,IMMIGRATION & ,CU/OMS ,5=CEM5T BUILD+ 9 A DEMON/RATION ( SUPPORT = ,SAN ,FRANCISCO'S SANCTU>Y CITY /ATUS & SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE T>GET$ BY SURG+ X5OPHOBIA4 ,AN EV5 L>G] CR[D ( ,WOM5'S ,/RIKE DEMON/RATORS M>*$ 9 ! /REETS ( D[NT[N ,OAKL& ?AT EV5+4 

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,TWO WEEKS LAT]1 ON ,SATURDAY1 ,M>* #b#e1 OV] TWO ?\S& ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S HELD A 0,MAKE ,AM]ICA ,GREAT ,AGA9 ,M>*0 9 ! S\!RN ,CALI=NIA CITY ( ,HUNT+TON ,BEA*4 ,M>*+ ) ! L>GE CR[D WAS AN IMPOS+ SQUAD ( A?LETIC :ITE M5 CLE>LY LOOK+ = A FI<T4 ,!SE W]E MEMB]S ( ! OP5LY NEO-,NAZI GR\P KN[N AS ! ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION OR ! ,RISE ,ABOVE ,MOVEM5T4 ,:5 A H&FUL ( ANTI-FASCI/S ATTEMPT$ TO DISRUPT ! M>*1 ?IS SQUAD ASSAULT$ !M & BEAT !M 9TO ! BEA* S&4 ,! FI<T WAS BROK5 UP & ! ANTI-FASCI/S FL$ AS ! CR[D JO9$ ! ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION FI<T]S 9 *ANT+ 0,P9O*ET60 & 0,Y\ CAN'T RUN1 Y\ CAN'T HIDE1 Y\'RE GONNA GET A 'COPT] RIDE60 

,TO ! HORROR ( MANY 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA1 ANO!R ALT-RI<T DEMON/RATION 9 ,B]KELEY'S ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K WAS ANN\NC$ = ,APRIL #a#e4 ,BILL$ AS A 0,PATRIOTS' ,DAY ,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY10 IT FEATUR$ A L9EUP ( SPEAK]S FLY+ 9 FROM \T ( T[N4 ,AS ! DATE GREW CLOS]1 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT EV]Y CRYPTO-FASCI/ W+NUT1 WEEK5D MILITIA MEMB]1 MILL5NIAL ALT-RI<T 9T]NET TROLL1 ALT-LITE HIP/]1 CIVIC NATIONALI/1 & PR\D NEO-,NAZI FROM UP & D[N ! ,WE/ ,COA/ WANT$ TO ATT5D4 ,! GR[+ MOVEM5T GOT A CRITICAL BOO/ :5 ! ,OA? ,KEEP]S MILITIA ANN\NC$ TWO WEEKS AHEAD ( TIME ?AT !Y W\LD BE MOBILIZ+ FROM ACROSS ! C\NTRY UND] ! NAME 0,OP]ATION #a/ ,DEF5D]S0 TO PROTECT ! SO-CALL$ 0,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY40 ,! ,OA? ,KEEP]S >E A RI<T-W+ MILITIA COMPOS$ ( ACTIVE DUTY & VET]AN MILIT>Y & POLICE (FIC]S ?AT CLAIMS TO HAVE #c#e1 MEMB]S4 ,! 0OP]ATION0 WAS TO BE L$ BY ,MISS\RI *APT] LEAD] ,JOHN ,K>RIMAN1 :O OV]SAW ! >M$ ,OA? ,KEEP] OP]ATION TO PROTECT PRIVATE PROP]TY DUR+ ! ,F]GUSON UPRIS+ ( #b#a#d4 ,OA? ,KEEP]S' F\ND] ,/EW>T ,RHODES W\LD ALSO BE ON ! GR\ND4 

,BAY ,>EA AN>*I/S MET REGUL>LY DUR+ ! WEEKS LEAD+ UP TO ,APRIL #ae 9 HOPES ( DEVELOP+ SOME K9D ( /RATEGIC RESPONSE TO :AT WAS %AP+ UP TO BE ! MO/ IMPORTANT %[+ YET ( ?IS F>-RI<T POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,MANY COMRADES BELIEV$ IT WAS NECESS>Y TO F9D A NEW APPROA* 9 ORD] TO AVOID SPIRAL+ 9TO A VIOL5T CONFLICT ) AN 5EMY ?AT WAS BETT] TRA9$ & BETT] EQUIPP$ ?AN ANTI-FASCI/S & ANTI-RACI/S C\LD EV] BE4 ,A G5]AL PLAN WAS HA%$ \T ?R\< MEET+S & ASSEMBLIES ?AT PRIORITIZ$ REA*+ \T TO ! BROAD] LEFT & O!R ACTIVI/ CIRCLES 9 HOPES ( MOBILIZ+ L>GE NUMB]S ( RADICALS :O C\LD DR[N \T ! ALT-RI<T RALLY :ILE AVOID+ ! K9D ( CONFLICT ?AT W\LD /RIKE ! G5]AL PUBLIC AS A SYMMETRICAL CLA% BETWE5 TWO EXTREMI/ GANGS4 ,!RE WAS NO SPECIFIC CALL = A BLACK BLOC1 :I* BY ?IS TIME HAD L>GELY BECOME SYNONYM\S ) MILITANT ANTIFA TACTICS4 ,9/EAD1 FLI]S & PO/]S BEGAN TO CIRCULATE PROMOT+ A BLOCK P>TY & COOK\T ?AT C\LD OCCUPY ! P>K AT #a AM ) L>GE CR[DS LI/5+ TO MUSIC & SPEAK]S BE=E ! 0,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY0 />T$ AT NOON4 

,E>LY 9 ! MORN+ ( ,APRIL #a#e1 !SE PLANS COLLAPS$ DISA/R\SLY4 ,DOZ5S ( ,OA? ,KEEP]S 9 TACTICAL HELMETS & FLAK JACKETS E/ABLI%$ A DEF5SIVE P]IMET] BE=E SUNRISE ALONGSIDE RIOT POLICE :O SECTION$ (F V>I\S ZONES ( ! P>K ) F5C+ & *ECKPO9TS4 ,! ORGANIZ] ( ! RALLY1 ! ,OA? ,KEEP]S1 & ! POLICE HAD COORD9AT$ = WEEKS AHEAD ( TIME4 

,RIOT POLICE SURR\ND$ COMRADES >RIV+ 9 ! P>K = ! C\NT]-DEMON/RATION2 !Y CONFISCAT$ TRAYS ( FOOD = ! COOK\T1 MUSICAL 9/RUM5TS1 FLAGS1 & SIGNS4 ,POLICE 9T]V5$ TO /OP SMALL SCUFFLES AS MEMB]S ( ! ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION1 9 T[N = ! RALLY FROM S\!RN ,CALI=NIA1 BEGAN TO EX*ANGE TAUNTS ) ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,AS NOON APPROA*$1 ! #b OR #c AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S :O MOBILIZ$ ?AT DAY REALIZ$ ) T]ROR ?AT !IR ATTEMPTS TO REA* \T TO O!R ACTIVI/S HAD FALL5 ON DEAF E>S4 ,!Y W]E ALONE1 BADLY PREP>$ = A FI<T1 & W]E QUICKLY BECOM+ \TNUMB]$ BY HUNDR$S & HUNDR$S ( RI<T-W+ ACTIVI/S L$ BY A /REET-FI<T+ FASCI/ VANGU>D & PROTECT$ BY A DISCIPL9$ PATRIOT MILITIA4 

,*AOS ]UPT$ AS ! FIR/ SPEAK]S AT ! RALLY BEGAN TO ADDRESS ! ,M,A,G,A HAT-WE>+ CR[D 9SIDE ! ,OA? ,KEEP] P]IMET]4 ,9 A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO GIVE MOM5TUM TO ! DEMORALIZ$ & SCATT]$ ANTI-FASCI/S1 A CREW ) A MOBILE S\ND SY/EM 9 A /REET NEXT TO ! P>K BEGAN BLA/+ 0,F,D,T0 TO ! *E]S ( MANY C\NT]DEMON/RATORS4 ,PEOPLE COALESC$ >\ND ! S\ND SY/EM & BEGAN MOV+ >\ND ! $GE ( ! RALLY4 ,SOME ?REW ,M#hS 9TO ! P>K2 O!RS TRI$ TO BREA* ! F5C+4 ,MO/ SIMPLY TRI$ TO /AY TOGE!R4 

,! POLICE )DREW FROM ! /REETS AS FASCI/ SQUADS ( Y\NG M5 EM]G$ FROM )9 ! RALLY TO GO ON ! (F5SIVE4 ,BLOODY FI<TS BROKE \T4 ,KYLE ,*APMAN1 FLANK$ BY SIMIL>LY GE>$-UP BRAWL]S 9CLUD+ ONE MAN WE>+ A ,SP>TAN HELMET1 L$ A S]IES ( =AYS ?AT SPLIT ! CR[D & LEFT COMRADES BLE$+ ON ! GR\ND4 ,9 ONE SU* ATTACK1 AN ANTI-FASCI/ WAS BEAT5 BY MASK$ :ITE M5 & DRAGG$ BEH9D 5EMY L9ES TO BE /OMP$ \T4 ,IT WAS ONLY ?R\< ! 9T]V5TION ( ! ,OA? ,KEEP]S & O!RS FUNCTION+ AS 0PEACE POLICE0 = ! ALT-RI<T RALLY ?AT ! BEAT+ WAS 9T]RUPT$2 ! COMRADE WAS %OV$ BACK ACROSS ! SKIRMI% L9E 9TO ! H&S ( FRI5DLY /REET M$ICS4 ,DUR+ ! %ORT PAUSES BETWE5 CLA%ES1 FASCI/S *UGG$ MILK & SCREAM$ AS !Y PUMP$ !MSELVES UP = ! NEXT ASSAULT4 

,?\< \TNUMB]$1 AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S F\<T AS BE/ !Y C\LD4 ,MANY ,NAZIS & !IR SYMPA?IZ]S LEFT ?AT DAY BRUIS$ & BLOODI$4 ,BUT ! C\NT]DEMON/RATORS C\LD B>ELY HOLD !IR [N AGA9/ ! FASCI/ /REET FI<T]S1 LET ALONE ! ,OA? ,KEEP] PRES5CE MA9TA9+ ! 9T]IOR P]IMET]4 ,! RALLY ( HUNDR$S CONT9U$ UN9T]RUPT$4 ,AS FATIGUE SET 91 ! FASCI/S MADE !IR MOVE L$ BY ,*APMAN1 MEMB]S ( ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION WE>+ !IR SIGNATURE SKULL B&ANNAS1 & MEMB]S ( ,I,E 9CLUD+ ,NA?AN ,DAMIGO4 ,!Y BLITZ$ ! REMA9+ C\NT]DEMON/RATORS & PU%$ !M AWAY FROM ! P>K ?R\< A CL\D ( SMOKE BOMBS & 9TO ! SIDE /REETS ( D[NT[N4 ,A CAUTI\S RETREAT BECAME A HA/Y RUN AS ! REMA9+ ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S W]E *AS$ (F ! /REETS BY ,NAZIS4 ,! FASCI/S HAD WON ! ?IRD ,BATTLE ( ,B]KELEY4 

,! FALL\T BEGAN IMM$IATELY4 ,EMBOLD5$ BY ! VICTORY ON ! GR\ND1 AN >MY ( ALT-RI<T 9T]NET TROLLS ON #d*AN'S _/POL ?READ & ELSE:]E BEGAN A DOXX+ WIT* HUNT TO ID5TIFY ALL ?OSE :O HAD OPPOS$ !IR %OCK TROOPS 9 ,B]KELEY4 ,)9 H\RS1 !Y HAD US$ FOOTAGE TO ID5TIFY A WOMAN :O HAD BE5 BRUTALLY BEAT5 BY ,DAMIGO & O!RS DUR+ ! F9AL ASSAULT ( ! DAY4 ,L\ISE ,ROSEALMA HAD PREVI\SLY WORK$ 9 PORN2 A MISOGYNI/IC CAMPAIGN ( H>ASSM5T AGA9/ H] BEGAN IMM$IATELY4 ,OV]SIZE PO/]S %[+ H] NAK$ NEXT TO ,DAMIGO'S SMIL+ FACE ) ! WORDS 0,I'D HIT ?AT0 SOON APPE>$ ON ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY4 

,]IC ,CLANTON1 A ,DIABLO ,VALLEY ,COLLEGE PR(ESSOR1 BECAME ANO!R DOXX+ T>GET4 ,TROLLS CLAIM$ TO HAVE ID5TIFI$ HIM AS ! MASK$ ANTI-FASCI/ CAU<T ON CAM]A HITT+ A MAN 9 ! HEAD ) A BIKE LOCK4 ,! MAN ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( ?IS BL[ WORE A 0,FEM9I/ ,TE>S0 BUTTON & HAD BE5 SE5 ATTACK+ PEOPLE ALONGSIDE MEMB]S ( ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION ?R\<\T ! BATTLE4 ,]IC RECEIV$ A SLEW ( DEA? ?REATS2 HIS ONL9E ACC\NTS W]E HACK$ & ANGRY CALLS P\R$ 9 TO HIS EMPLOY] ?AT W\LD EV5TUALLY CO/ HIM HIS JOB4 

,ON ,APRIL #b#c1 ,KYLE ,*APMAN =MALIZ$ HIS NEW ROLE AS LEAD] ( ! MILITANT VANGU>D ( ! ALT-LITE4 ,HE ANN\NC$ ! =MATION ( ! 0,FRAT]NAL ,ORD] ( ,ALT ,KNI<TS10 :I* WAS TO FUNCTION AS ! 0TACTICAL DEF5SIVE >M ( ! ,PR\D ,BOYS40 ,GAV9 ,MC,9NES1 ! F\ND] ( ! ,PR\D ,BOYS & CO-F\ND] ( ,VICE ,MAGAZ9E1 HAD HELP$ PROMOTE ! 0,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY0 & HAD WELCOM$ ,*APMAN TO HIS %[ MULTIPLE TIMES4 

,ON ,APRIL #b#g1 ,MC,9NES JO9$ ANO!R F>-RI<T RALLY 9 ,B]KELEY'S ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K4 ,! RALLY HAD BE5 ORGANIZ$ TO CO9CIDE ) ,ANN ,COLT]'S VISIT TO ,U,C ,B]KELEY1 :I* %E CANCEL$ AT ! LA/ M9UTE4 ,NONE!LESS1 A L>GE CR[D ( ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S1 FASCI/S1 & REACTION>Y GOONS ( V>I\S /RIPES FLOCK$ TO ,B]KELEY ?AT DAY TO GET !IR PIECE ( ! ACTION4 ,!Y F\ND !MSELVES UNOPPOS$4 ,AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S W]E /ILL LICK+ !IR W\NDS2 !Y HAD COLLECTIVELY DECID$ TO AVOID A CONFRONTATION ?AT C\LD LEAD TO ANO!R PA9FUL DEFEAT LIKE ! FIASCO ( ,APRIL #a#e4 ,LAT] ?AT NI<T1 ! W9D[S ( ! ,BLACK-[N$ ,AL*EMY ,COLLECTIVE ,CAFE W]E %OT \T4 ,! CAFE IS LOCAT$ JU/ BLOCKS FROM ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K & ITS W9D[S HAD BE5 DISPLAY+ PO/]S 9 SOLID>ITY ) ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] & 9DIG5\S /RUGGLES4 

,SOON AFT]1 ,]IC ,CLANTON WAS >RE/$ BY ,B]KELEY ,POLICE 9 A H\SE RAID & *>G$ ) F\R C\NTS ( ASSAULT ) A DEADLY WEAPON4 ,DUR+ HIS 9T]VIEW AT ! POLICE /ATION1 ! DETECTIVE EXPRESS$ APPRECIATION = #d*AN'S _/POL =UM & 9=M$ ,]IC ?AT 0! 9T]NET DID ! WORK = US40 ,]IC'S CASE IS P5D+ & HE FACES YE>S 9 PRISON4 

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,9 *ESS1 A PLAY] IS SAID TO 0GA9 A TEMPO0 :5 A SUCCESSFUL MOVE LEAVES !IR UNITS 9 A MORE ADVANTAGE\S POSITION :ILE =C+ !IR OPPON5T TO TAKE A DEF5SIVE MOVE ?AT WA/ES TIME & D]AILS !IR /RATEGY4 ,! GR[+ F>-RI<T SOCIAL MOVEM5T HAD GA9$ A TEMPO AT ! EXP5SE ( ANTI-FASCI/S DUR+ SPR+ #b#a#g4 ,! ,FEBRU>Y VICTORY AGA9/ ,MILO & ! ALT-RI<T 9 ! FIR/ DAYS ( ! ,TRUMP PRESID5CY HAD PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 DISRUPT+ ATTEMPTS TO NORMALIZE A DANG]\S NEW =M ( F>-RI<T PUBLIC ACTIVITY4 ,EA* ATTEMPT ?AT FASCI/S MADE TO MAT]IALIZE 9 PUBLIC RISK$ EXTREME CONFLICT4 ,BUT ANTI-FASCI/S' SUCCESS HAD HELP$ TO SPAWN AN UGLY REACTION1 :I* AN>*I/S & O!R MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S W]E UNABLE TO H&LE ON !IR [N4 

,!RE WAS NO?+ NORMALIZ$ OR 0RESPECTABLE0 AB\T ! >MOR$ & BELLIG]5T FASCI/S :O W]E DET]M9$ TO MOBILIZE 9 ,B]KELEY4 ,YET ON A TACTICAL LEVEL1 !Y HAD PROV5 !Y C\LD LEV]AGE ! NECESS>Y RES\RCES & FOOT SOLDI]S TO HOLD ! /REETS 9 5EMY T]RITORY4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S HAD BE5 =C$ 9TO A D[NW>D SPIRAL ( RESPOND+ TO EA* NEW MOVE )\T A /RATEGY ( !IR [N4 ,P>ANOIA1 ANXIETY1 & SELF-CRITICISM *>ACT]IZ$ ! LOCAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DUR+ LATE SPR+ & E>LY SUMM]4 

,YET IMPORTANT *ANGES W]E UND]WAY4 ,APRIL #ae HAD CAU<T ! ATT5TION ( MANY ,BAY ,>EA ACTIVI/S :O HAD REMA9$ \TSIDE ! FRAY ?US F>4 ,!Y W]E NOT CONV9C$ BY ! 0FREE SPEE*0 RHETORIC ?AT HAD CONFUS$ SO MANY LIB]ALS4 ,MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S HAD NO 9T]E/ 9 GIV+ ! /ATE ADDITIONAL REPRESSIVE P[]S TO CRIM9ALIZE OR C5SOR SPEE*4 ,?AT WAS NEV] :AT ?IS /RUGGLE WAS AB\T4 ,CONFRONT+ FASCI/ ACTIVITY 9 ! /REETS TO /OP ITS NORMALIZATION & PROLIF]ATION IS A =M ( COMMUNITY SELF-DEF5SE4 ,9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( ANTI-RACI/S UND]/OOD ?IS4 ,BAY ,>EA MOVEM5T ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS ! PRISON ABOLITIONI/ ORGANIZATION ,CRITICAL ,RESI/ANCE1 ! ,>AB ,RES\RCE ,ORGANIZ+ ,COMMITTEE1 :ITE ALLY ANTI-RACI/ GR\PS SU* AS ! ,CATALY/ ,PROJECT & ! LOCAL *APT] ( ,/&+ ,UP = ,RACIAL ,JU/ICE 7,S,U,R,J71 & ! ,ANTI-,POLICE ,T]ROR ,PROJECT1 :O HAD PLAY$ A LEAD]%IP ROLE 9 ! LOCAL ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] ,MOVEM5T1 BEGAN TO WORK ) ?OSE :O HAD BE5 9 ! /REETS ?R\<\T ! FIR/ HALF ( ! YE> TO BUILD A COORD9AT$ RESPONSE4 

,MANY ( !SE GR\PS HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 AT ODDS ) AN>*I/S4 ,SOME ( ! MO/ BITT] DISPUTES REVOLV$ >\ND ISSUES ( ID5TITY & REPRES5TATION )9 ! V>I\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ( ! PREC$+ DECADE4 ,MANY AN>*I/S REJECT$ MO/ =MS ( ID5TITY POLITICS AFT] SEE+ !M US$ TIME & AGA9 BY RE=MI/ LEAD]S FROM M>G9ALIZ$ GR\PS TO MANAGE & PACIFY ANTAGONI/IC MOVEM5TS4 ,LIB]AL CITY (FICIALS1 ORGANIZ]S ( NON-PR(ITS1 & SOME SOCIAL JU/ICE GR\PS HAD REGUL>LY DISMISS$ LOCAL ANTI-POLICE & ANTI-CAPITALI/ REBELLIONS 9 ,OAKL& & ELSE:]E AS ! WORK ( :ITE AN>*I/ 0\TSIDE AGITATORS0 CORRUPT+ O!RWISE RESPECTABLE MOVEM5TS L$ BY PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,?IS PAT]NALI/IC & C\NT]-9SURRECTION>Y N>RATIVE 9T5TIONALLY OBSCUR$ ! DIV]SITY ( P>TICIPANTS 9 !SE UPRIS+S & ]AS$ !IR AG5CY4 

,?+S HAD BEGUN TO *ANGE 9 #bad AS ANTI-POLICE REBELLIONS SPREAD ACROSS ! C\NTRY & ! =CES ( RACI/ REACTION MOBILIZ$ 9 RESPONSE4 ,DESPITE UNRESOLV$ T5SIONS1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 HELP+ SU/A9 /RUGGLES AGA9/ :ITE SUPREMACY & O!R MOVEM5TS ( OPPRESS$ PEOPLE4 ,9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( ACTIVI/S & MOVEM5T ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT$ ! UPRIS+S & UND]/OOD ! NECESSITY ( WORK+ TOGE!R AS P>T ( A UNIT$ ANTI-RACI/ FRONT4 ,?IS CONV]G5CE HELP$ LAY ! GR\NDWORK = ! UNPREC$5T$ ALLIANCES ?AT >OSE \T ( ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZ+4 

,! URG5CY ( BUILD+ !SE COALITIONS WAS TRAGICALLY UND]SCOR$ ON ,MAY #b#f1 :5 A :ITE SUPREMACI/ CUT ! ?ROATS ( ?REE PEOPLE :O HAD 9T]V5$ TO /OP HIM FROM H>ASS+ A Y\NG ,MUSLIM WOMAN & H] FRI5D ON A COMMUT] TRA9 9 ,PORTL&1 ,OREGON4 ,TWO ( ! M5 DI$4 ,! ATTACK]1 ,J]EMY ,*RI/IAN1 HAD ATT5D$ ,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLIES ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,PORTL&-BAS$ ALT-LITE GR\P ,PATRIOT ,PRAY]4 ,AT HIS >RAIGNM5T1 ,*RI/IAN YELL$ 0,GET \T IF Y\ DON'T LIKE FREE SPEE*444 ,LEAVE ?IS C\NTRY IF Y\ HATE \R FRE$OM--DEA? TO ,ANTIFA60 

,A FEW WEEKS LAT]1 ON ,JUNE #a1 ?\S&S ( ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,AU/91 ,NEW ,YORK1 & ELSE:]E SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZ$ AGA9/ A DAY ( ANTI-,MUSLIM RALLIES ATT5D$ BY V>I\S GR\P+S ( NEO-,NAZIS1 MILITIA MEMB]S1 ALT-LITE ACTIVI/S1 & ALT-RI<T ACTIVI/S4 ,DUR+ ! ,H\/ON RALLY1 SCUFFLES BETWE5 PATRIOT MILITIA MEMB]S & AN ALT-RI<T ACTIVI/ ATTEMPT+ TO DISPLAY OP5LY FASCI/ PLAC>DS EXPOS$ GR[+ CRACKS )9 ! F>-RI<T ALLIANCE ?AT HAD BE5 BUILT UP ?R\< ! SPR+4 

,ON ,JULY #i1 ! GR[+ ANTI-FASCI/ NETWORK 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA HELD A PACK$ =UM 9 ! ,B]KELEY ,S5IOR ,C5T]1 BLOCKS FROM ! SITE ( ! SPR+'S CLA%ES4 ,A RANGE ( SPEAK]S FROM ! COALITION HELP$ $UCATE ! HUNDR$S 9 ATT5DANCE AB\T ! RIS+ TIDE ( :ITE SUPREMACI/ & FASCI/ ACTIVITY AS WELL AS ! NECESSITY ( ORGANIZ+ = COMMUNITY SELF-DEF5SE4 ,! CR[D LEFT ! =UM 5]GIZ$ & EAG] TO MOBILIZE4 

,ANO!R R\ND ( ALT-RI<T RALLIES WAS ON ! HORIZON4 ,MANY HOP$ ?AT ?IS TIME ! RESPONSE W\LD BE DIFF]5T4 ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] WAS CALL+ = A RALLY 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ON ,AUGU/ #bf & A 0,RALLY ,AGA9/ ,M>XISM0 WAS PLANN$ = ! FAMILI> BATTLEGR\ND ( ,B]KELEY'S ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K ON ! FOLL[+ DAY4 ,AS ! 5D ( SUMM] APPROA*$1 FASCI/S ACROSS ! C\NTRY MADE IT CLE> !Y AIM$ TO D\BLE D[N ON !IR (F5SIVE4 ,:5 A REPORT] = ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES ASK$ ,NA?AN ,DAMIGO AB\T ,I,E'S GOALS = ,U,C ,B]KELEY DUR+ ! NEW S*OOL YE>1 HE LAU<$ & RESPOND$1 0,WE'VE GOT SOME PLANS40 

,BE=E ANY ( ?IS C\LD UNFOLD1 EV5TS ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! C\NTRY *ANG$ ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 

,! FIR/ /EP ( ?IS R5EW$ FASCI/IC (F5SIVE WAS A MOBILIZATION 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,VIRG9IA PROMOT$ ?R\<\T ! SUMM] AS A RALLY TO 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T40 ,BUILD+ ON !IR SUCCESSES 9 T>GET+ LIB]AL 5CLAVES OV] ! PREVI\S MON?S1 ALT-RI<T LEAD]S 9CLUD+ ,RI*>D ,SP5C] & ,NA?AN ,DAMIGO AIM$ TO TAKE !IR MOVEM5T-BUILD+ TO ! NEXT LEVEL BY =G+ AN ALLIANCE ) ,S\!RN :ITE SUPREMACI/S UND] ! BANN] ( !IR REBR&$ F>-RI<T ACTIVISM4 ,*>LOTTESVILLE IS A LIB]AL COLLEGE T[N ?AT1 ALONG ) O!R CITIES ?R\<\T ! ,S\?1 HAD BE5 PLANN+ TO REMOVE MONUM5TS CELEBRAT+ ! ,CONF$]ACY4 ,SP5C] HAD PREVI\SLY L$ A SMALL TOR*-LIT RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE ON ,MAY #ac TO PROTE/ ! PROPOS$ REMOVAL ( A ,ROB]T ,E4 ,LEE /ATUE4 ,! ,AUGU/ #ab RALLY WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE ! TURN+ PO9T ?AT C\LD TRANS=M ! Y\NG MOVEM5T 9TO AN UN/OPPABLE REACTION>Y =CE UND] ! COV] ( ! ,TRUMP REGIME4 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ,AUGU/ #a#a1 A SURPRISE TOR*-LIT DEMON/RATION ON ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,VIRG9IA CAMPUS ATT5D$ BY HUNDR$S ( :ITE SUPREMACI/S GAVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT ?IS TURN+ PO9T HAD >RIV$4 ,FOOTAGE ( FASCI/S SURR\ND+ & ATTACK+ \TNUMB]$ ANTI-RACI/ DEMON/RATORS AT ! FOOT ( ! /ATUE ( ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON ON ,U,V,A CAMPUS SPREAD >\ND ! C\NTRY1 PROVOK+ T]ROR & URG5CY 9 EQUAL MEASURE4 

,YET ! FOLL[+ DAY TURN$ \T TO BE A HI/ORIC DISA/] = ! FASCI/S4 ,AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S MANAG$ TO 9T]RUPT ! FASCI/ RALLY1 ULTIMATELY =C+ POLICE TO DECL>E IT AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY4 ,! :ITE SUPREMACI/S RETREAT+ FROM ! /REETS ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE KNEW ?AT !Y HAD LO/3 !IR RALLY HAD BE5 CANCEL$ & ! M$IA WAS TURN+ ON !M4 ,!Y HAD FAIL$ TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* ! VOLATILE :ITE RES5TM5T !Y DREW ON C\LD BE GRATIFI$ BY A SUCCESSFUL %[ ( =CE4 ,?AT IS :Y ,JAMES ,ALEX ,FIELDS1 A MEMB] ( ! FASCI/ ORGANIZATION ,VANGU>D ,AM]ICA1 PL[$ HIS C> 9TO A CR[D ( ANTI-FASCI/S ?AT AFT]NOON1 KILL+ ,HEA!R ,HEY] & GRIEV\SLY 9JUR+ #ai O!RS4 

,FASCI/S HAD S\<T TO ATTA9 ! UPP] H& 9 ! M$IA N>RATIVE BY PRES5T+ !IR OPPON5TS AS 5EMIES ( FREE SPEE*4 ,BUT AFT] 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T10 ! ALT-RI<T WAS 9EXTRICABLY L9K$ ) IMAGES ( >M$ ,KLANSM5 & ,NAZIS C>RY+ SWA/IKA FLAGS4 ,! CONNECTION BETWE5 F>-RI<T ACTIVISM & FASCI/ MURD] HAD BECOME TOO OBVI\S = ANYONE TO D5Y4 ,*>LOTTESVILLE IMM$IATELY BECAME A RALLY+ CRY = AN EM]G+ BROAD-BAS$ ANTI-FASCI/ MOVEM5T ?AT MIRROR$ ! MICROCOSM ( CROSS-T5D5CY NETWORK+ UNFOLD+ ?AT SUMM] 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA4 

,! H]OES ( ?IS /ORY >E ! AN>*I/S & O!R MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S :O PUT !IR BODIES ON ! L9E TO ?R[ ! 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T0 RALLY 9TO *AOS4 ,GROTESQUE IMAGES FROM ! /REETS ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE ON ,AUGU/ #ab %[$ >MOR$ FASCI/ /REET FI<T]S 5GAG$ 9 COMBAT ) \TNUMB]$ ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,!SE DELIV]$ A FATAL BL[ TO ! ALT-RI<T'S /AT$ GOAL ( US+ ! RALLY TO LEGITIMIZE ! POPUL> MOVEM5T !Y HOP$ TO BUILD4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S HAD =C$ ! ALT-RI<T TO %[ ITS TRUE FACE2 ! RESULTS W]E CATA/ROPHIC = ! MOVEM5T'S FUTURE4 ,IF ! BRUTALITY ( ,APRIL #ae =C$ ! ,BAY ,>EA TO RECONSID] F>-RI<T PROPAG&A AB\T 0FREE SPEE*10 ,AUGU/ #ab 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE DID ! SAME ?+ = ! :OLE C\NTRY4 

,RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA >E ALWAYS /RONGE/ :5 !Y >E NOT ALONE4 ,:5 REBELLIONS 9 ,OAKL&1 ,B]KELEY1 OR ,SAN ,FRANCISCO >E SIMPLY MILITANT \TLI]S OR EXCEPTIONS ?AT PROVE ! RULE1 !Y >E ULTIMATELY ISOLAT$ & NEUTRALIZ$4 ,COMRADES 9 ! ,BAY >E MO/ EFFECTIVE :5 !IR ACTIONS >E A REFLECTION ( :AT IS HAPP5+ ELSE:]E >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE KICK$ LOCAL ANTI-FASCI/ COALITION-BUILD+ 9TO HI< GE>4 ,)9 H\RS ( ,HEA!R'S MURD]1 NE>LY A ?\S& ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S GA!R$ 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL& & M>*$ TO ! #eh FREEWAY1 :]E !Y BLOCK$ ALL TRAFFIC & SET (F FIREWORKS 9 A DISPLAY ( SOLID>ITY ) COMRADES 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,MANY DRIV]S WAV$ & RAIS$ FI/S 9 SUPPORT4 

,OV] A HUNDR$ SOLID>ITY DEMON/RATIONS TOOK PLACE >\ND ! WORLD OV] ! FOLL[+ DAYS4 ,MANY T>GET$ ,CONF$]ATE MONUM5TS 9 ! ,S\?4 ,ON ,AUGU/ #a#d1 DEMON/RATORS 9 ,DURHAM1 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A PULL$ D[N A /ATUE ( A ,CONF$]ATE SOLDI]4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,?REE ,P]C5T]S ,MILITIA1 :I* HAD DEPLOY$ FULLY->M$ PLATOONS AS P>T ( ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY1 ISSU$ A NATIONAL /&-D[N ORD] /AT+1 0,WE WILL NOT ALIGN \RSELVES ) ANY TYPE ( RACI/ GR\P40 ,9FI<T+ BETWE5 V>I\S F>-RI<T T5D5CIES BLAM+ EA* O!R = ! DISA/] REA*$ A FEV] PIT*4 

,! NATIONAL DISC\RSE >\ND MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM ?AT HAD BEGUN 9 RESPONSE TO ! EV5TS 9 ,D,C ON ,JANU>Y #b & ,B]KELEY ON ,FEBRU>Y #b %IFT$ DRAMATICALLY4 ,AFT] ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ANTI-FASCI/S W]E SUDD5LY RID+ A TIDAL WAVE ( SUPPORT FROM ! LEFT & MANY LIB]ALS4 ,CORNEL ,WE/1 :O HAD ATT5D$ ! C\NT]DEMON/RATION ) A CONT+5T ( CL]GY1 PO9T$LY /AT$ ON ! ,AUGU/ #ad EPISODE ( ,DEMOCRACY ,N[1 0,WE W\LD HAVE BE5 CRU%$ LIKE COCKROA*ES IF IT W]E NOT = ! AN>*I/S & ! ANTI-FASCI/S40 ,TRADITIONAL CONS]VATIVE LEAD]S SU* AS ,REPUBLICAN S5ATORS ,JOHN ,MC,CA9 & ,OR9 ,HAT* EV5 L5T TACIT SUPPORT TO ANTI-FASCI/S AS !Y W5T ON ! (F5SIVE AGA9/ ,TRUMP4 ,MITT ,ROMNEY WEI<$ 9 ON ,AUGU/ #a#e1 TWEET+1 0,ONE SIDE IS RACI/1 BIGOT$1 ,NAZI4 ,! O!R OPPOSES RACISM & BIGOTRY4 ,MORALLY DIFF]5T UNIV]SES40 ,BY ,AUGU/ #a#h1 ,/EVE ,BANNON1 ! MO/ P[]FUL & VISIBLE FACE ( NEO-FASCISM )9 ! ,TRUMP REGIME1 WAS =C$ \T ( ! ADM9I/RATION 9 AN APP>5T ACT ( DAMAGE CONTROL RESPOND+ TO ! GR[+ CRISIS4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S W]E ONCE AGA9 9 CONTROL ( ! TEMPO4 

,! ,F9AL ,BATTLE ( ,B]KELEY 

  

,F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S FROM ! ,BAY ,>EA :O HAD ATT5D$ ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY RETURN$ HOME TO F9D !Y HAD LO/ !IR JOBS4 ,FASCI/ PODCA/ P]SONALITY ,JOHNNY ,MONOXIDE WAS FIR$ FROM HIS UNION ELECTRICIAN JOB 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO AFT] PO/]S APPE>$ AT HIS WORKPLACE \T+ HIM AS A :ITE SUPREMACI/ & NEO-,NAZI SYMPA?IZ]4 ,COLE ,:ITE1 :O HAD ASSAULT$ PEOPLE 9 ,B]KELEY ALONGSIDE ,KYLE ,*APMAN & O!RS ?R\<\T ! YE>1 WAS FIR$ FROM A ,B]KELEY HOT DOG /& AFT] BE+ \T$ BY ! @a,YES,Y\RE,RACI/ TWITT] ACC\NT = ATT5D+ ! TOR* M>*4 

,BY MID-,AUGU/1 A COMPLEX NETWORK ( SPOKESC\NCILS1 COALITION MEET+S1 ASSEMBLIES1 & TRA9+S W]E BR++ TOGE!R A DIV]SE RANGE ( ACTIVI/1 LEFT1 & AN>*I/ T5D5CIES 9 ! ,BAY ON A NE>LY DAILY BASIS TO PREP>E = ! ALT-RI<T RALLIES ( ,AUGU/ #bf & #b#g4 ,HONE/ CONV]SATIONS AB\T H[ TO ALL[ = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS :ILE RESPECT+ DIFF]5T RISK LEVELS & DIFF]5T VULN]ABILITIES =G$ AN UNPREC$5T$ LEVEL ( TRU/ & SOLID>ITY4 ,ON ,AUGU/ #a#i1 9 ,BO/ON1 ,MASSA*USETTS1 OV] #d1 C\NT]DEMON/RATORS CONFRONT$ A FEW DOZ5 ALT-RI<T ACTIVI/S & ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S1 9CLUD+ VISIT+ ALT-LITE CELEBRITY ,KYLE ,*APMAN1 :O W]E ATTEMPT+ TO HO/ ANO!R 0,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY40 ,?IS WAS ! L>GE/ DEMON/RATION AGA9/ FASCISM & ! ALT-RI<T 9 ! ,U,S ?R\<\T #b#a#g4 ,IT WAS ANO!R SIGN ( ! TURN+ TIDES4 ,9 ,LAGUNA ,BEA*1 JU/ D[N ! COA/ FROM :]E #b ,TRUMP ,SUPPORT]S HAD M>*$ ) ,D,I,Y ,DIVISION 9 ,M>*1 A SMALL 0,AM]ICA ,FIR/0 RALLY AGA9/ IMMIGRATION WAS VA/LY \TNUMB]$ BY #be ANTI-FASCI/S & ANTI-RACI/S4 

,MORALE WAS HI< AMONG ,BAY ,>EA ANTI-FASCI/S & ANTI-RACI/S AS ! WEEK5D RALLIES APPROA*$4 ,LOCAL GRAFFITI CREWS L5T SUPPORT1 SPREAD+ A CAMPAIGN ( WRIT+ ANTI-,NAZI & ANTI-,TRUMP MESSAGES 9 CITIES >\ND ! REGION4 ,V>I\S LOCAL BUS9ESSES ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W\LD NOT S]VE ALT-RI<T RALLY ATT5DEES :ILE OP5+ !IR DOORS TO (F] SPACES ( REFUGE = ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,CALLS TO ACTION EM]G$ FROM ALMO/ EV]Y S+LE ,BAY ,>EA ACTIVI/ & MOVEM5T ORGANIZATION4 ,A COMMON ?READ 9 MANY ( !SE CALLS WAS A RESPECT = DIFF]5T APPROA*ES TO CONFRONT+ FASCISM & A COMMITM5T TO 0NOT CRIM9ALIZE OR D5\NCE O!R PROTE/]S40 

,SATURDAY'S ALT-RI<T DEMON/RATION WAS PLANN$ = ,SAN ,FRANCISCO'S ,CRISSY ,FIELD ) ! ,GOLD5 ,GATE ,BRIDGE AS A BACKDROP4 ,ON ! EVE ( ! RALLY1 ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] ORGANIZ] ,JOEY ,GIBSON ANN\NC$ ! EV5T WAS CANCEL$ DUE TO SAFETY CONC]NS4 ,9/EAD1 ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] PLANN$ TO HOLD A PRESS CONF]5CE ACROSS ! CITY 9 ,ALAMO ,SQU>E ,P>K4 

,DESPITE ! APP>5T *ANGE ( PLANS1 OV] A ?\S& ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S CONV]G$ ON ,ALAMO ,SQU>E ! NEXT DAY4 ,AMONG !M W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,I,L,W,U & ! ,I,B,E,W1 ,JOHNNY ,MONOXIDE'S UNION4 ,?IS LABOR CONT+5T HAD MOBILIZ$ TO SUPPORT ! C\NT]DEMON/RATION & TO MAKE IT CLE> ?AT FASCI/S W\LD NOT BE TOL]AT$ 9 !IR RANKS4 

,!Y F\ND ! P>K COMPLETELY F5C$ (F & OCCUPI$ BY HUNDR$S ( RIOT POLICE1 BUT NO SIGN ( ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] OR O!R F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S4 ,GIBSON & O!RS 9CLUD+ ,KYLE ,*APMAN HAD RETREAT$ TO AN AP>TM5T D[N ! COA/ 9 ! CITY ( ,PACIFICA1 FROM :I* !Y ISSU$ A /ATEM5T OV] ,FACEBOOK BLAM+ CITY LEAD]S & ANTIFA = !IR [N FAILURE TO HOLD A RALLY4 ,IT WAS BECOM+ CLE> ?AT !IR MOVEM5T WAS IMPLOD+ & ! REAL OB/ACLE TO !IR RALLY WAS ! POT5TIAL ( AN EMB>RASS+LY L[ TURN\T4 ,A COLORFUL & CELEBRATORY VICTORY M>* TOOK ! /REETS ( ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 MAK+ ITS WAY T[>DS ! ,MISSION DI/RICT4 ,?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! DAY1 ANY:]E F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S W]E SI<T$1 C\NT]DEMON/RATORS SW>M$ ! LOCATION & *AS$ !M (F4 ,LATE 9 ! DAY1 ,GIBSON & A H&FUL ( O!RS MADE A SURPRISE PHOTO-OP APPE>ANCE 9 ,CRISSY ,FIELD4 ,A L>GE CR[D ( C\NT]DEMON/RATORS *AS$ !M TO !IR C>S & !Y FL$4 

,! 0,NO TO ,M>XISM 9 ,AM]ICA0 RALLY PLANN$ = ,B]KELEY ON ,SUNDAY AT #a PM WAS ALSO CANCEL$ BY ORGANIZ] ,AMB] ,CUMM+S4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! ANTI-RACI/ & ANTI-FASCI/ MOBILIZATION %[$ NO SIGNS ( SL[+ D[N & ,B]KELEY POLICE W]E PREP>+ = ! WOR/4 ,B]KELEY ,CITY ,C\NCIL HAD PASS$ A S]IES ( EM]G5CY ORD9ANCES GIV+ ! POLICE SPECIAL P[]S TO SET UP MULTIPLE SECURITY P]IMET]S >\ND ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K & TO BAN ITEMS RANG+ FROM PICKET SIGNS TO MASKS4 ,OV] #d POLICE (FIC]S /OOD READY 9 & >\ND ! P>K ON ?AT SUNNY MORN+4 

,TWO MAJOR RALLIES AGA9/ ! ALT-RI<T & AGA9/ :ITE SUPREMACY W]E PLANN$ = ! DAY 9 ,B]KELEY4 ,! FIR/ WAS ORGANIZ$ BY A COALITION 9CLUD+ LOCAL *APT]S ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIALI/S ( ,AM]ICA 7,D,S,A71 CAMPUS /UD5T GR\PS1 & A RANGE ( UNIONS4 ,IT BEGAN ACROSS D[NT[N ON ! $GE ( ! ,U,C ,B]KELEY CAMPUS AT #a3#c4 ,BY #a#a1 ?\S&S W]E 9 ATT5DANCE4 

,O!R SMALL] GR\PS W5T /RAI<T TO ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K1 :]E NUMB]S HAD BE5 GR[+ S9CE E>LY 9 ! DAY4 ,AS NOON APPROA*$1 NE>LY A ?\S& ANTI-RACI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S MILL$ AB\T BETWE5 CONCRETE B>RI]S & V>I\S LAY]S ( F5C+ AS HUNDR$S ( RIOT POLICE MONITOR$ ! SC5E UND] AN 9CREAS+LY HOT SUN4 ,SCREAM+ & %OV+ ]UPT$ MULTIPLE TIMES AS SCATT]$ ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S & ALT-RI<T ADH]5TS ATTEMPT$ TO 5T] ! P>K4 ,SOME PUN*ES W]E ?R[N2 ?IS TIME1 9 CONTRA/ TO ,M>* #d & ,APRIL #a#e1 SQUADS ( RIOT POLICE RESPOND$ IMM$IATELY TO BREAK UP ! FI<TS & MAKE >RE/S4 ,! FEW ANTI-FASCI/S :O >RIV$ ) !IR FACES CONCEAL$ W]E TACKL$ BY POLICE & >RE/$ = VIOLAT+ ! EM]G5CY ORD9ANCES4 

,A FEW BLOCKS AWAY1 9 ,OHLONE ,P>K1 ! SECOND RALLY1 ORGANIZ$ BY ! LOCAL *APT] ( ,S,U,R,J ALONG ) O!R ANTI-RACI/ GR\PS1 WAS JU/ BEG9N+4 ,?\S&S W]E PREP>+ TO M>*4 ,! CALL TO ACTION = ?IS MOBILIZATION EXPLICITLY ASS]T$ ! NECESSITY ( CONFRONT+ FASCI/S ) A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS & ASK$ ALL ATT5DEES TO RESPECT ?OSE UTILIZ+ MORE CONFRONTATIONAL =MS ( RESI/ANCE4 ,AS A S\ND TRUCK BEGAN LEAD+ ! CR[D T[>DS ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K1 A BLACK BLOC ( NE>LY #a1 MANY WE>+ HELMETS & PROTECTIVE GE>1 EM]G$ FROM A SIDE /REET AHEAD LI<T+ (F FL>ES & *ANT+ 06,TODOS ,SOMOS ,ANTIFASCI/AS60 ,! BLOC P>T$ = ! S\ND TRUCK & JO9$ ! FRONT ( ! M>* TO ! *E]S ( ! CR[D4 ,!RE W]E N[ NE>LY #a1 ANTI-FASCI/S ( ALL /RIPES ON ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY4 

,! BLACK BLOC D\BL$ 9 SIZE AS IT M>*$4 ,RIOT POLICE /&+ GU>D >\ND ! ,B]KELEY ,POLICE /ATION ON ! CORN] ( ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K LOOK$ ON 9 DISMAY AS ! BLOC L$ ! CR[D RI<T UP TO ! $GE ( ! \T] SECURITY P]IMET]4 ,T5SIONS QUICKLY ESCALAT$ AS RIOT POLICE =M$ A SKIRMI% L9E ALONG ! P]IMET] FAC+ (F AGA9/ ! BLOC4 ,ONE COP ATTEMPT$ TO GRAB A MASK$ COMRADE'S %IELD2 O!RS =C$ HIM BACK4 ,ANO!R COP FIR$ A RUBB] BULLET 9TO ! BLOC AS MASK$ COMRADES ) %IELDS MOV$ TO ! FRONT L9E4 ,A SPEAK] ON ! S\ND TRUCK ANN\NC$ ?AT ?OSE WANT+ TO HELP =M A DEF5SIVE L9E C\LD MOVE =W>D ) ! BLACK BLOC & ALL O!RS C\LD /EP BACK ACROSS ! /REET TO ! /EPS ( ! OLD ,CITY ,HALL TO HOLD SPACE4 ,DOZ5S ( L>GE %IELDS W]E DI/RIBUT$ FROM O!RS 9 ! CR[D TO ?OSE ON ! 0DEF5SIVE L9E40 ,RIOT POLICE BEGAN /RAPP+ ON GAS MASKS & AIM+ !IR V>I\S PROJECTILE WEAPONS AT ! CR[D4 ,A MAJOR CLA% BETWE5 TWO WELL-PREP>$ SIDES WAS AB\T TO BREAK \T4 

,SUDD5LY1 ! COPS PULL$ BACK4 ,ALL RIOT POLICE 9 ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO )DRAW TO SIDE /REETS 9 ORD] TO AVOID 9/IGAT+ A RIOT4 ,! CR[D SURG$ =W>D OV] ! CONCRETE B>RI]S ) ! BLACK BLOC AT ! FRONT *ANT+ 0,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]60 ,?\S&S FLOOD$ 9TO ! P>K1 OP5LY DISOBEY+ ! EM]G5CY ORD9ANCES4 ,MANY *ANT$ 0,:OSE ,P>K8 ,\R ,P>K60 

,:5 ,JOEY ,GIBSON & HIS CREW ( PATRIOTS >RIV$ M9UTES LAT]1 ! CR[D *E]$ ON MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S AS !Y *AS$ ! PA!TIC %[+ ( ALT-LITE REACTION>IES D[N A SIDE /REET1 :]E POLICE FIR$ SMOKE GR5ADES TO 5D ! CONFRONTATION4 ,BACK 9 ! P>K1 ! MOOD WAS JUBILANT & CALM4 ,MANY APPLAUD$ ! BLACK BLOC & ?ANK$ !M = KEEP+ ! CR[D SAFE FROM NEO-,NAZIS & :ITE SUPREMACI/S1 :O HAD BE5 SPOTT$ LEAV+ ! >EA AFT] SEE+ ! SIZE ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ CR[D4 

,A SECOND M>* FROM ! MORN+ RALLY >RIV$ 9 ! P>K & MEMB]S ( ! ,D,S,A1 C>RY+ R$ FLAGS1 GAVE HI< FIVES TO MEMB]S ( ! BLACK BLOC C>RY+ BLACK FLAGS4 ,CL]GY MEMB]S MADE SPEE*ES & SANG FROM ! S\ND TRUCK AS PEOPLE DISMANTL$ MORE ( ! POLICE B>RI]S4 ,AFT] AN H\R & A HALF ( HOLD+ ! P>K1 ! DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE TOGE!R4 ,! CLA%ES HAD BE5 M9IMAL1 ! POLICE HAD BE5 =C$ TO BACK D[N1 & NO ONE HAD SU/A9$ S]I\S 9JURIES3 ?IS WAS UND5IABLY A MASSIVE VICTORY4 

,A DIV]SE YET UNIT$ FRONT ( #a1 ANTI-FASCI/S HAD F9ALLY SETTL$ ! SCORE 9 ,B]KELEY4 ,AS ! BLACK BLOC JO9$ ! M>* \T ( ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K1 !Y *ANT$ 0,?IS IS = ,*>LOTTESVILLE60 

,! TOP /ORY ( NEXT MORN+'S ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,*RONICLE BEGAN1  
  

0,AN >MY ( AN>*I/S 9 BLACK CLO?+ & MASKS R\T$ A SMALL GR\P ( RI<T-W+ DEMON/RATORS :O HAD GA!R$ 9 A ,B]KELEY P>K ,SUNDAY TO RAIL AGA9/ ! CITY'S FAM$ PROGRESSIVE POLITICS1 DRIV+ !M \T--SOMETIMES VIOL5TLY--:ILE OV]:ELM+ A HUGE CONT+5T ( POLICE (FIC]S40  
  

,:AT ?IS DESCRIPTION LEFT \T WAS ! COORD9ATION & SOLID>ITY ) ?\S&S ( O!R DEMON/RATORS ?AT HAD ALL[$ ?IS 0>MY ( AN>*I/S0 TO TAKE BACK ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K )\T ANY SIGNIFICANT CLA%ES4 ,?AT WAS ! IMPORTANT /ORY ( ! DAY4 ,BUT ! N>RATIVE EM]G+ FROM ! ANTI-FASCI/ VICTORY 9 ,B]KELEY LOOK$ V]Y DIFF]5T TO ?OSE :O W]E NOT !RE4 ,CORPORATE M$IA DESCRIB$ AN>*I/S & MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S AS HIJACK+ AN O!RWISE PEACEFUL MOVEM5T4 ,!SE M$IA \TLETS FOCUS$ ON A FEW SCUFFLES ?AT BROKE \T ) ,GIBSON'S CREW & SOME O!R REACTION>IES1 9CLUD+ A FA!R-SON DUO1 WE>+ A ,TRUMP %IRT & ,P9O*ET %IRT RESPECTIVELY1 :O HAD 5T]$ ! P>K & PEPP] SPRAY$ ! CR[D AT R&OM4 

,AUGU/ #bg WAS A RELATIVELY RELAX$ & CELEBRATORY DAY 9 ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY4 ,YET FROM ! \TSIDE1 NATIONAL M$IA \TLETS ?AT HAD IGNOR$ ! MU* UGLI] VIOL5CE ( ,APRIL #ae PA9T$ IT AS A DI/URB+ /REET BATTLE BETWE5 EXTREMI/ GANGS4 ,! %ORT-LIV$ W9D[ ( MA9/REAM SUPPORT = MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM ?AT HAD OP5$ AFT] ! TRAG$Y 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE WAS N[ CLOS+4 ,AS LONG AS ANTI-FASCI/S W]E UND]/OOD ONLY AS VICTIMS ( :ITE SUPREMACI/ VIOL5CE1 LIB]ALS C\LD SUPPORT !M4 ,YET AS SOON AS ?OSE WE>+ BLACK GA9$ ! UPP] H&1 !Y W]E DESCRIB$ AS A ?REAT TO ! /ATUS QUO--POT5TIALLY AS DANG]\S AS ! ,NAZIS !MSELVES4 

0,! VIOL5T ACTIONS ( PEOPLE CALL+ !MSELVES ANTIFA 9 ,B]KELEY ?IS WEEK5D DES]VE UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION1 & ! P]PETRATORS %\LD BE >RE/$ & PROSECUT$10 READ A QUICKLY-ISSU$ /ATEM5T FROM ,DEMOCRAT H\SE M9ORITY LEAD] ,NANCY ,PELOSI4 0,I ?9K WE %\LD CLASSIFY !M AS A GANG10 SAID ,B]KELEY ,MAYOR ,JESSE ,>REGU94 0,!Y COME DRESS$ 9 UNI=MS4 ,!Y HAVE WEAPONS1 ALMO/ LIKE A MILITIA & ,I ?9K WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T ?AT 9 T]MS ( \R LAW 5=CEM5T APPROA*40 

,H[EV]1 ! DIV]SE COALITION ?AT HAD BE5 =G$ OV] ! SUMM] /OOD ITS GR\ND4 0,WE HAVE NO REGRETS = H[ !Y LEFT \R CITY4 ,WE DO NOT WANT :ITE SUPREMACI/S 9 \R CITY10 SAID ,PA/OR ,MI*AEL ,MC,BRIDE 9 A PRESS CONF]5CE ON ! /EPS ( ! OLD ,CITY ,HALL ! FOLL[+ DAY4 0,WE DON'T APOLOGIZE = ANY ( IT10 SAID ,TUR-,HA ,AK ( ! ,ANTI-,POLICE ,T]ROR ,PROJECT4 0,WE HAVE A RI<T & AN OBLIGATION TO SELF-DEF5SE1 P]IOD40 ,A DECL>ATION ( VICTORY PUBLI%$ BY ! ,CATALY/ ,PROJECT /AT$ ?AT IT WAS 0H>D TO CONVEY H[ MEAN+FUL IT WAS1 AFT] ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 = A V]Y DISCIPL9$ GR\P ( ANTIFA ACTIVI/S TO (F] PROTECTION TO ! CR[D FROM BO? POLICE & :ITE SUPREMACI/S40 

,)9 ACTIVI/1 LEFT1 & AN>*I/ CIRCLES 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA1 !RE WAS NO 9FI<T+ AFT] ,AUGU/ #b#g4 ,! UNPREC$5T$ LEVELS ( TRU/ & COORD9ATION ?AT HAD DEVELOP$ BETWE5 V>I\S GR\PS HELD FIRM4 ,COMP>$ ) ! 9T5SE SECT>IAN CONFLICT ?AT FOLL[$ ! SPECTACUL> DEMON/RATIONS ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T & ! V>I\S WAVES ( ANTI-POLICE REBELLIONS 9 ! ,BAY1 ! REVOLUTION>Y SOLID>ITY ( #bag WAS UNHE>D (4 ,?IS WAS ! REAL VICTORY ( ! ,BATTLES ( ,B]KELEY4 

,MAKE ,TOTAL ,DECOMPOSITION 

  

,! EM]G5T FASCI/ SOCIAL MOVEM5T ?AT HAD GR[N ?R\<\T ! FIR/ HALF ( #bag WAS N[ 9 RU9S4 ,ANTI-FASCI/ VICTORIES 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,BO/ON1 & ,B]KELEY HAD %ATT]$ REACTION>Y DREAMS ( A F>-RI<T POPUL> MOVEM5T COALESC+ 9 ,TRUMP'S FIR/ YE>4 ,! V>I\S T5D5CIES ?AT HAD CONV]G$ UND] ! BANN] ( ! ALT-RI<T W]E RUNN+ = COV] & TURN+ ON EA* O!R4 

,9 A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO GIVE A NEW LIFT TO HIS FALL+ />1 ,MILO HAD BE5 HYP+ HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO ,B]KELEY = A SO-CALL$ 0,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK0 FROM ,SEPTEMB] #b#e-#b#h 9 COLLABORATION ) AN (F%OOT ( ! ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS CALL+ ITSELF ! ,B]KELEY ,PATRIOT4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y PROMIS$ DAYS ( PROVOCATIVE EV5TS ON & >\ND CAMPUS FEATUR+ F>-RI<T SPEAK]S 9CLUD+ ,ANN ,COLT]1 ,BLACKWAT] F\ND] ,]IC ,PR9CE1 & EV5 ,/EVE ,BANNON4 ,! ANTI-FASCI/ COALITION 9 ! ,BAY BRAC$ = ANO!R WAVE ( REACTION>Y PO/UR+ & VIOL5CE4 ,ON ! EVE ( ,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK1 HUNDR$S TOOK TO ! /REETS ( ,B]KELEY AS P>T ( ! ,NO ,HATE 9 ! ,BAY M>*4 ,AS ! M>* 5D$ )\T S]I\S 9CID5T 9 A RALLY AT ,SPR\L ,PLAZA1 ,*ELSEA ,MANN+ MADE A SURPRISE SPEE* 9 A %[ ( SUPPORT = ANTI-FASCI/S4 

,OV] ! PREC$+ DAYS1 SIGNS ( 9FI<T+ AMONG ! ORGANIZ]S ( ,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK HAD BECOME 9CREAS+LY APP>5T AS V5UES *ANG$1 PLANS W]E CANCEL$ )\T EXPLANATION1 & ! M$IA RECEIV$ CONTRADICTORY MESSAGES FROM ,MILO'S ,P,R TEAM1 /UD5T ,REPUBLICAN LEAD]S1 & CAMPUS ADM9I/RATORS4 ,9 ! 5D1 ,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK FIZZL$ COMPLETELY1 RE9=C+ ! 9CREAS+ IRRELEVANCE ( ,MILO & ! ALT-LITE4 ,ON ,SUNDAY1 ,SEPTEMB] #b#e1 AB\T #f F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S & ,MILO FANS /OOD 9 AN EMPTY ,SPR\L ,PLAZA LI/5+ TO ,MILO TALK = #b M9UTES :ILE WAIT+ 9 L9E TO GET HIS AUTOGRAPH4 ,!Y W]E SURR\ND$ BY A MASSIVE MILIT>IZ$ POLICE PRES5CE ?AT CO/ ! UNIV]SITY @s#h14 

,B,A,M,N & ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,R,C,P7 TURN$ \T AB\T #a C\NT] DEMON/RATORS :O MADE SOME NOISE \TSIDE ! POLICE P]IMET]4 ,BUT MO/ ANTI-FASCI/S /AY$ AWAY4 ,MILO HAD ALREADY BE5 BEAT5 BACK 9 ,FEBRU>Y & ! FASCI/ REACTION TO ?AT VICTORY HAD N[ ALSO BE5 OV]COME4 

,)9 LESS ?AN H\R1 IT WAS ALL OV] & ,MILO FL$ ! CITY ONCE AGA94 ,SMALL GR\PS ( ALT-RI<T ACTIVI/S :O HAD FL[N 9 = ,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK TRI$ !IR BE/ TO BUILD MOM5TUM ?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! WEEK4 ,ONE GR\P /OOD \TSIDE ! ,R,C,P'S ,B]KELEY BOOK/ORE & BANG$ ON ITS W9D[S4 ,ANO!R RALLI$ \TSIDE ! ,BLACK ,/UD5T ,UNION ON CAMPUS4 ,JOEY ,GIBSON & ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] EV5 HELD A SMALL DEMON/RATION 9 ,PEOPLE'S ,P>K4 ,/UD5TS ORGANIZ$ A RALLY ?AT ,MONDAY TO PROTE/ ! FASCI/S' PRES5CE ON !IR CAMPUS2 MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S W]E ON $GE ALL WEEK AS !Y MONITOR$ EA* ( !SE EV5TS4 ,YET NONE ( ?IS ACTIVITY 5ABL$ ! 9SURG5T F> RI<T TO REA* CRITICAL MASS AGA94 ,EVALUAT$ AS PUBLICITY /UNTS1 RECRUITM5T TOOLS1 & TACTICAL ADVANCES1 ALL ! EV5TS SURR\ND+ ,FREE ,SPEE* ,WEEK W]E PA!TIC FAILURES4 ,!Y W]E B>ELY NOTIC$ & DID NO?+ TO *ANGE ! BALANCE ( =CES4 

,ON ,OCTOB] #a#b1 ALT-RI<T & :ITE SUPREMACI/ SYMPA?IZ]S )9 ! ,B]KELEY ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS W]E DEPOS$ 9 AN 9T]NAL C\P ?AT GAVE MORE TRADITIONAL CONS]VATIVES MORE CONTROL ( ! /UD5T ORGANIZATION4 ,BITT] 9FI<T+ )9 ! GR\P CONT9U$ ?R\<\T ! RE/ ( ! SEME/]1 REFLECT+ SIMIL> SPLITS ON ! /ATE LEVEL )9 ,COLLEGE ,REPUBLICANS4 ,ID5TITY ,EVROPA ALSO FAC$ UN/ABLE LEAD]%IP FOLL[+ ! COLLAPSE ( ! /RATEGY ( T>GET+ LIB]AL UNIV]SITY 5CLAVES1 :I* !Y HAD PIONE]$ ON ,B]KELEY CAMPUS 9 ,MAY #b#a#f4 ,NA?AN ,DAMIGO RESIGN$ AS ,I,E'S LEAD] ON ,AUGU/ #bg FOLL[+ HIS DISA/R\S P>TICIPATION 9 ! 0,UNITE ! ,RI<T0 RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,HE WAS REPLAC$ BY ,ELLIOTT ,KL9E1 :O WAS !N REPLAC$ AT ! 5D ( ,NOVEMB] BY ,PATRICK ,CASEY4 ,9 AN 9T]VIEW 9 :I* HE ANN\NC$ HIS PLANS TO MOVE AWAY FROM ! DAMAG$ BR& ( ! ALT-RI<T & TO /OP ATTEMPT+ TO HOLD ANY K9D ( L>GE PUBLIC DEMON/RATIONS1 ,CASEY /AT$1 0,WE CAN'T GO 9TO !SE LIB]AL >EAS & ESS5TIALLY REPEAT :AT HAPP5$ ) ,UNITE ! ,RI<T40 ,REFLECT+ ON HIS MOVEM5T'S %ORTCOM+S1 ! ,DAILY ,/ORM]'S ,&REW ,ANGL9 ADMITT$ ?AT 0L>GE RALLIES ON PUBLIC PROP]TY1 :]E WE KN[ !RE IS GO+ TO BE CONFRONTATION ) ANTIFA1 >E NOT A GOOD IDEA40 

,MEAN:ILE1 9 S\!RN ,CALI=NIA1 ON ,OCTOB] #b#a1 =M] MEMB] ( ,KYLE ,*APMAN'S ,FRAT]NAL ,ORD] ( ,ALT ,KNI<TS & FELL[ ALT-LITE LEAD] ,JOHNNY ,B5ITEZ ACCUS$ ,*APMAN ( NOT BE+ RACI/ 5\< & P]SONALLY PR(IT+ (F ( HIS 0ACTIVISM10 LEAD+ TO A FI/ FI<T BETWE5 ! TWO M5 AT ! ,CALI=NIA ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY'S #bag CONV5TION 9 ! ,ANAHEIM ,M>RIOTT4 ,! NEXT DAY1 ,*APMAN L$ A SQUAD ( ,PR\D ,BOYS TO DISRUPT A ,LAGUNA ,BEA* ,B5<AZI RALLY ORGANIZ$ BY ,B5ITEZ4 ,BO? M5 ACCUS$ EA* O!R ( BE+ ,F$]AL 9=MANTS & 9FILTRATORS4 ,FULLY #ae RIOT POLICE W]E DEPLOY$ TO KEEP ! QU>REL+ FACTIONS AP>T4 ,LAT] ?AT WEEK1 ,*APMAN F\ND HIMSELF 9 YET ANO!R MESSY PUBLIC SPLIT ) ,FLORIDA FASCI/ ,AUGU/ ,9VICTUS :O HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 ,F,O,A,K'S SECOND 9 COMM&4 ,! ALT-RI<T MELTD[N WAS 9 FULL SW+4 

,! CORE LEAD]%IP ( ! FASCI/IC F> RI<T CONT9U$ DESP]ATELY ATTEMPT+ TO REGA9 ALL !Y HAD LO/4 ,PATRIOT ,PRAY] RETURN$ TO ,B]KELEY YET AGA9 = ANO!R T9Y & 9SIGNIFICANT RALLY 9 ,PEOPLE'S ,P>K 9 ,NOVEMB]4 ,9 ,DECEMB]1 ,KYLE ,*APMAN PROMOT$ A M>* ?R\< ,SAN ,FRANCISCO AIM$ AT US+ ! ACQUITTAL ( ! MAN *>G$ ) ,KATE ,/E9LE'S DEA? TO PROTE/ ! CITY'S 0SANCTU>Y CITY0 /ATUS4 ,O!R F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S 9 ,PORTL&1 ,OREGON1 ,AU/91 ,TEXAS1 & ELSE:]E ACROSS ! C\NTRY ATTEMPT$ TO USE ?IS SAME ISSUE TO MOBILIZE ! CR[DS ?AT HAD /OOD BESIDE !M E>LI] 9 ! YE>4 ,YET BY ,DECEMB]1 !IR NUMB]S W]E M9USCULE2 9 MO/ CASES1 !Y F\ND !MSELVES OV]:ELM$ BY ANTI-FASCI/ C\NT]DEMON/RATIONS4 

,NO:]E WAS ?IS CLE>] ?AN 9 ,D,C ON ,DECEMB] #c1 :5 ,RI*>D ,SP5C]1 ,MAT!W ,HEIMBA* ( ! ,TRADITIONALI/ ,WORK]'S ,P>TY1 =M] ,I,E LEAD] ,ELLIOTT ,KL9E1 & O!R FASCI/ LEAD]S ATTEMPT$ TO HOLD A RALLY4 ,!Y W]E =C$ TO CANCEL !IR M>* :5 LESS ?AN #b PEOPLE %[$ UP4 ,!Y HAD FAIL$ TO REIGNITE ! MOM5TUM ?AT NEO-,NAZIS & :ITE SUPREMACI/S RODE ON 9 #baf & E>LY #b#a#g4 ,BY ! 5D ( ! YE>1 !IR MOVEM5T WAS 9 TOTAL DECOMPOSITION4 

,SOLID>ITY ,IS ,\R ,MO/ ,P[]FUL ,WEAPON 

  

,! ALT-RI<T HAS BE5 DEFEAT$4 ,! CONV]G5CE ( FASCI/ & :ITE SUPREMACI/ T5D5CIES UND] ?IS REBR&$ F>-RI<T UMBRELLA HAS BE5 SUCCESSFULLY DISRUPT$1 CUTT+ (F ! CORE LEAD]%IP FROM ! BASE ( ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S FROM :I* !Y S\<T TO DRAW P[]4 ,MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S :O TOOK ACTION 9 ,B]KELEY1 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 & DOZ5S ( O!R CITIES ACROSS ! C\NTRY %\LD BE PR\D ( ! ROLE !Y PLAY$ 9 A*IEV+ ?IS VICTORY4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ACCOMPLI%$ ?R\< A MILIT>I/IC APPLICATION ( =CE4 ,DUR+ ! D>KE/ DAYS ( ! SPR+1 :5 ! ALT-RI<T MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,B]KELEY W]E AT !IR /RONGE/1 IT WAS NOT C]TA9 ?AT EV5 ! L>GE/ ( CONTEMPOR>Y BLACK BLOCS C\LD HAVE DEFEAT$ ! >RAY ( FASCI/IC =CES PREP>$ TO DO BATTLE4 ,:AT TIPP$ ! SCALES1 ULTIMATELY LEAD+ TO ! ,NAZIS' D[NFALL1 WAS ! /R5G? ( SOLID>ITY BETWE5 V>I\S AN>*I/1 LEFT1 & ACTIVI/ GR\PS COMMITT$ TO COMBAT+ :ITE SUPREMACY1 PATRI>*Y1 & FASCISM ) A WIDE RANGE ( TACTICS4 ,AS ANTI-FASCI/ NETWORKS EXP&$ & GREW 9CREAS+LY RESILI5T1 ! IDEOLOGICALLY HET]OG5E\S NETWORKS ( ! F> RI<T IMPLOD$4 ,! ALT-LITE TURN$ ON ! ALT-RI<T1 ! CIVIC NATIONALI/S TURN$ ON ! E?NO-NATIONALI/S1 ! PATRIOT MILITIAS TURN$ ON ! NEO-,NAZIS1 & ! AV]AGE ,TRUMP SUPPORT] :O HAD DABBL$ 9 ?IS GR[+ MOVEM5T WAS LEFT CONFUS$ & DEMORALIZ$4 

,YET ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCI/ & REACTION>Y =CES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES DUR+ ! ,TRUMP ]A IS JU/ BEG9N+4 

,!RE IS NO GO+ BACK TO A TIME BE=E ! /ABB+S1 DOXX+1 ,P9O*ET %IRTS1 ,PEPE MEMES1 TOR*-LIT M>*ES1 & MURD]4 ,MOVEM5TS /RUGGL+ = COLLECTIVE LIB]ATION MU/ REMA9 H>D5$ & READY TO FACE D[N :ATEV] FUTURE FASCI/ MUTATIONS RE> !IR UGLY HEADS FROM ! CESSPOOL ( ! F> RI<T4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE = ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 AS AN>*I/S HAVE /UCK \R NECKS \T FUR!R ?AN ALMO/ ANYONE ELSE TO COMBAT ! RISE ( ! ALT-RI<T4 ,WE CANNOT L[] \R GU>D2 COMRADES WILL HAVE TO CONT9UE PRIORITIZ+ 9DIVIDUAL & COMMUNITY SELF-DEF5SE = ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 ,MANY ( !SE RADICALIZ$ FASCI/S WILL SEEK TO EXPLOIT FUTURE CRISES TO JUMP/>T !IR MOVEM5T-BUILD+ 9 NEW & UNEXPECT$ WAYS4 ,O!R F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S WILL LIKELY ATTEMPT TO GA9 POSITIONS ( P[] )9 LAW 5=CEM5T & O!R SECURITY AG5CIES4 ,LONE WOLF ATTACKS & O!R MANIFE/ATIONS ( F>-RI<T VIOL5CE WILL ALMO/ C]TA9LY CONT9UE4 

,SO WE MU/ REMA9 ON HI< AL]T4 ,BUT IF ! ?REAT ( AN IMM95T F>-RI<T POPUL> MOVEM5T ) A FASCI/ VANGU>D CONT9UES TO REC$E1 ! POLITICS ( MILITANT ANTI-FASCISM CAN EVOLVE4 ,?IS IS :AT HAPP5S :5 WE W94 

,AN>*I/ PROJECTS & 9ITIATIVES CAN ONCE AGA9 SET !IR SI<TS ON ! F\NDATIONS ( :ITE SUPREMACY1 PATRI>*Y1 & CAPITALISM4 ,SOME COMRADES CAN WORK TO DEVELOP A REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-FASCI/ T5D5CY ?AT BUILDS ON ! MOM5TUM ( REC5T YE>S4 ,O!RS CAN TAKE :AT !Y HAVE LE>N$ FROM ?IS SEQU5CE & REFOCUS ON ADVANC+ ! /RUGGLES !Y HAVE ALWAYS BE5 A P>T (4 

,EI!R WAY1 AN>*I/S & O!R MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S >E />T+ #bah 9 A MU* MORE ADVANTAGE\S POSITION ?AN WE HELD A YE> AGO4 ,! DIV]SE NETWORKS ( AFF9ITY & SOLID>ITY ?AT TURN$ ! TIDE 9 #bag WILL REMA9 VITAL TO ! SAFETY & RESILI5CE ( EV]YONE 5GAG$ 9 !SE DANG]\S ACTIVITIES4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT MU/ NOT BE =GOTT5 ?AT FASCI/S TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! CONTRADICTIONS 9H]5T 9 LIB]ALISM & ! ELITISM ( LIB]AL 5CLAVES TO GA9 /R5G? 9 #baf & #b#a#g4 ,WE MU/ NOT WAT] D[N ANTI-FASCISM VIA 0POPUL> FRONT0 POLITICS UNTIL IT BECOMES NO?+ MORE ?AN A DEF5SE ( LIB]AL CAPITALISM4 ,WE HAVE TO DEF5D \RSELVES AGA9/ CO-OPTATION AS WELL AS FASCI/ AGITATION4 ,! VICTORIES ( #bag HAVE AF=D$ US A BRIEF OP5+ TO CAT* \R BREA? & REAFFIRM ! PR(\NDLY RADICAL NATURE ( \R /RUGGLE = COLLECTIVE LIB]ATION4 ,IMAG9ATIVE REVOLUTION>IES MU/ N[ LEAD NEW (F5SIVES ON !IR [N T]MS ?AT BR+ US ALL CLOS] TO ! WORLD WE WI% TO BUILD4 

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