Cnn puts their spin on Antifa extremists with a human interest bio on the ringleader and what affects these heinous acts are gonna have for future protests. Somebody want to tell Cnn this had nothing to do with protests the radical anarchist shot up a ICE facility while one unlucky officer caught one in the neck.

8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison

“Song, aside from this day, has had an impeccable life. A good student and former Marine,” Hayes said. ”

"Critics warn the case could have wide-reaching impact on protests given that organizations operating within the US are supposed to be protected by First Amendment free-speech rights".

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/23/us/texas-immigration-detention-center-shooting-sentencing

The story is based on a Cnn news report

Edited June 23Jun 23 by riclag

cnn shows why it is worthless

2 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

cnn shows why it is worthless

I remember this when it broke ,it was you who posted the story of the attack .

Thanks again

Finally they start to put these people behind bars. They should go also after the people (democrats and their donors) who funded them.

North Texas Antifa Terror Cell Members Sentenced to Combined 450 Years in Federal Prison

https://www.ngocomment.com/p/breaking-exclusive-north-texas-antifa

Benjamin Song- 100 years in PRISON Marisela Rueda: 70 years Cameron Arnold: 50 years Savanna Batten: 50 years Zachary Evetts: 50 years Bradford Morris: 50 years Elizabeth Soto: 50 years Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada: 30 years

Relax.....they will all receive pardons and $1 million each after the next election.

1 hour ago, MIke B Bad said:

Relax.....they will all receive pardons and $1 million each after the next election.

You are, sadly, not wrong.

Compared to Jan, 6...........load of nonsense.

Eight down, five hundred thousand to go.

3 minutes ago, Priorexpat said:

Compared to Jan, 6...........load of nonsense.

How so?

Relax.....they will all receive pardons and $1 million each after the next election.

That's why Texas now needs to prosecute them under state law.

Up until recently, I'd have called that a waste of tax money. But no longer.

Compared to Jan, 6...........load of nonsense.

Did any cops get shot in the neck on Jan6?

Antifa only exists in the MAGA cult hive mind—a figment of Trump's imagination.
The reality is that Trump's FBI has repeatedly testified to Congress that Antifa is a decentralized ideology and movement, not an organization.
While individual extremists have committed real-world crimes, treating Antifa as a structured political philosophy or as a corporate entity is a rhetorical tactic used by Trump only for political scapegoating.

This is used mainly as a deflection from January 6 and from the fact that right-wing violence exponentially exceeds that of the left.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-fbi-director-wray-national-security-officials-testify-on-homeland-security-threats
https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118612/documents/HHRG-119-JU00-20250917-SD057-U57.pdf

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Eight down, five hundred thousand to go.

The optic of international/ domestic radical far leftist.

Back in the day the communist ran like rats when cold war era ended from a Soviet Russia/East German bloc type countries, splintered into many grassroot groups, their agenda is to continue the revolution by supporting the oppressed, social justice, anti racism, and identity politics.

Without a powerful sponsor state like the old USSR, they rebranded into decentralized grassroots networks , with Antifa as one of the most militant street arms in the US and Europe.

Under the death cult banner of fighting racism and protecting the marginalized, they push tactics like, deplatforming, doxing, and direct action against anyone they brand as fascist, racist, or oppressive , a label easily applied to their opposition advocates , free speech advocates, police, or ordinary citizens who reject their worldview.

Their activism focuses heavily on narratives of systemic racism, colonialism, and intersectional oppression to justify disrupting events, damaging property, and enforcing ideological conformity, all while working toward the long term goal of dismantling capitalism, liberal democracy, and Western institutions in favor of their preferred socialist or anarchist/communist revolution .

5 hours ago, FinChin67 said:

Finally they start to put these people behind bars. They should go also after the people (democrats and their donors) who funded them.

North Texas Antifa Terror Cell Members Sentenced to Combined 450 Years in Federal Prison

https://www.ngocomment.com/p/breaking-exclusive-north-texas-antifa

Benjamin Song- 100 years in PRISON Marisela Rueda: 70 years Cameron Arnold: 50 years Savanna Batten: 50 years Zachary Evetts: 50 years Bradford Morris: 50 years Elizabeth Soto: 50 years Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada: 30 years

It's difficult, not impossible but difficult. The loophole lawyers working for the NGOs and the ACLU would never allow their dark money donors to suffer the consequences. During Obama and Biden the left filled up the judiciary with activist judges and progressive prosecutors who are sympathetic to the cause. These judges often treat Antifa related violence as mere protests.

When the left gets in a bind because of their radical activism, their propaganda machine and judicial activist lawyers go to work. Example, Minnesota (Renee Good) ,where the narrative quickly turned an anti ICE activist into a martyr while downplaying any role in the chaos, with massive protests and calls to defund or investigate ICE instead.

In New York City (Columbia University), radical from the river to the sea occupiers who took over buildings and clashed with police saw most charges dropped by progressive prosecutors.

The media spins it as peaceful protest and student activism,violations of free speech, while the lawyers and friendly judges ensure real consequences are minimal. It's the same pattern every time , protect the movement, shield the donors and organizers, and shift blame to the system or the right.

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1 hour ago, LosLobo said:

Antifa only exists in the MAGA cult hive mind—a figment of Trump's imagination.
The reality is that Trump's FBI has repeatedly testified to Congress that Antifa is a decentralized ideology and movement, not an organization.
While individual extremists have committed real-world crimes, treating Antifa as a structured political philosophy or as a corporate entity is a rhetorical tactic used by Trump only for political scapegoating.

This is used mainly as a deflection from January 6 and from the fact that right-wing violence exponentially exceeds that of the left.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-fbi-director-wray-national-security-officials-testify-on-homeland-security-threats
https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118612/documents/HHRG-119-JU00-20250917-SD057-U57.pdf

So antifa is like the Taliban

6 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

Compared to Jan, 6...........load of nonsense.

How many shots were fired at cops in that riot

Far

34 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

How many shots were fired at cops in that riot

the international leftist have at minimal 5 hours of manufactured entrapment riots all facilitated by a weaponized FBI .We have every weekend of black bloc since 2015 it seems

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

So antifa is like the Taliban

A centralized movement with a supreme leader demanding total loyalty looks far more like MAGA than Antifa.

Antifa isn’t an organization like the Taliban — it’s an ideology, and under the U.S. Constitution, political philosophies are protected by the First Amendment whether or not Trump approves.

True constitutional conservatives defend the entire Bill of Rights; you can’t champion the Second Amendment while cheering when the executive branch tries to crush the First.

A protest got out of hand and an officer was injured — sound familiar? Should these defendants also get pardons and a million‑dollar handout?

39 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

A protest got out of hand and an officer was injured — sound familiar? Should these defendants also get pardons and a million‑dollar handout

yeah trying to kill cops is a protest getting out of hand. mostly peaceful.

ps, you were in the courtroom and heard all the testimony, right?

Edited June 24Jun 24 by Yagoda

45 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

A centralized movement with a supreme leader demanding total loyalty looks far more like MAGA than Antifa.

Antifa isn’t an organization like the Taliban — it’s an ideology, and under the U.S. Constitution, political philosophies are protected by the First Amendment whether or not Trump approves.

True constitutional conservatives defend the entire Bill of Rights; you can’t champion the Second Amendment while cheering when the executive branch tries to crush the First.

A protest got out of hand and an officer was injured — sound familiar? Should these defendants also get pardons and a million‑dollar handout?

Who got a million dollar handout?

7 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

Compared to Jan, 6...........load of nonsense.

In what way?

52 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Antifa isn’t an organization like the Taliban — it’s an ideology, and under the U.S. Constitution, political philosophies are protected by the First Amendment whether or not Trump approves.

Socialism is an ideology. Ideologies do not attack police officers, assault off-duty Marines, or prevent elderly ladies from crossing the street.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/01/30/third-man-charged-in-alleged-antifa-assault-of-two-marine-reservists-in-philadelphia/

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13 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

yeah trying to kill cops is a protest getting out of hand. mostly peaceful.

ps, you were in the courtroom and heard all the testimony, right?

Police: 49 cops injured in organized attack at Chicago protest

This was the time of the black umbrella's and the giant banner that they hid behind and once at the Columbus statue they took apart the banner and used the poles as spears.

https://www.police1.com/officer-safety/articles/police-49-cops-injured-in-organized-attack-at-chicago-protest-LoyY5yHkppiaixbq/

The night they tried to burn the DC church down,while injuring 100 cops & Secret Service.

Over 100 law enforcement officers were injured during the violent riots and protests near St. John's Episcopal Church and the White House in Washington, D.C. over the weekend of May 30–31, 2020

https://www.oversight.gov/reports/review-us-park-police-actions-lafayette-park

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Police: 49 cops injured in organized attack at Chicago protest

This was the time of the black umbrella's and the giant banner that they hid behind and once at the Columbus statue they took apart the banner and used the poles as spears.

https://www.police1.com/officer-safety/articles/police-49-cops-injured-in-organized-attack-at-chicago-protest-LoyY5yHkppiaixbq/

The night they tried to burn the DC church down,while injuring 100 cops & Secret Service.

Over 100 law enforcement officers were injured during the violent riots and protests near St. John's Episcopal Church and the White House in Washington, D.C. over the weekend of May 30–31, 2020

https://www.oversight.gov/reports/review-us-park-police-actions-lafayette-park

Ahhh, but that was just an ideology!

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Ahhh, but that was just an ideology!

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Ahhh, but that was just an ideology!

Straight from the Anarchist Playbook as I described earlier

Even the former mayor shamed a reporter as she said:

"Thats not peaceful protests thats Anarchy".

Edited June 24Jun 24 by riclag

The difference between now & than , LE has a clue on who they're dealing with .

Communist/Socialist /Anarchist and some radical progressives mixed in .Fortunately the POTUS and experts like former Antifa member Andy NGO enlighten the world as to the extremes they will go to take over a protests that they turn into mayhem . Thanks to them they have designated them organized terror.

Antifa USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

32 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

Socialism is an ideology. Ideologies do not attack police officers, assault off-duty Marines, or prevent elderly ladies from crossing the street.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/01/30/third-man-charged-in-alleged-antifa-assault-of-two-marine-reservists-in-philadelphia/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/3/antifa-hit-backlash-canada-over-granny-bullying-af/

So, your argument is that ideologies don't attack people—unless it's one you already dislike.
By that logic, Christianity never had extremists and MAGA never beat cops with flagpoles on Jan 6th.
Individuals act—not ideas.
Two cherry-picked links don't magically turn an ideology into a street gang or a centralized organization.

6 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Two cherry-picked links don't magically turn an ideology into a street gang or a centralized organization

any one with common sense and experience knows that revolutionary ideology is in and of itself organized. once an ideology has as its premise the complete destruction of the existing order and the institution of something new, the ideology is the organization, ichoate as a hierarchy can only be when ideology is paramount.

learn the lessons of the bolsheviks

Edited June 24Jun 24 by Yagoda

14 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

any one with common sense and experience knows that revolutionary ideology is in and of itself organized. once an ideology has as its premise the complete destruction of the existing order and the institution of something new, the ideology is the organization, ichoate as a hierarchy can only be when ideology is paramount.

learn the lessons of the bolsheviks

An ideology is an organization’ doesn’t make sense. Liberalism isn’t an organization. Conservatism isn’t an organization. Socialism isn’t an organization. The Bolsheviks were an organization because they had leaders, members, funding, and command structures — not because they shared an ideology.

4 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

An ideology is an organization’ doesn’t make sense. Liberalism isn’t an organization. Conservatism isn’t an organization. Socialism isn’t an organization. The Bolsheviks were an organization because they had leaders, members, funding, and command structures — not because they shared an ideology.

Yes, but antifa is an organization