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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNational Security Memo without congressional approval
https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/116938592285510444A little-noticed presidential national security directive is now the legal engine behind a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters.
That domestic campaign now has an international dimension, one that American officials had been planning for months, culminating on July 16, 2026, when Secretary of State Marco Rubios Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism drew representatives from more than 65 countries to Washington. The gathering was informally called the Antifa summit.
Rubio described antifa-aligned networks as sharing infrastructure across borders and accused Iran and Cuba of helping bankroll the movement, without offering evidence. The White House declared the summit the start of an unprecedented global offensive against what it calls radical left terrorism.
This offensive is built on the same domestic legal architecture that has now sent American activists to prison for decades.
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applegrove
3 hrs ago
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yellow dahlia
(7,100 posts)1. Everything is scary. But this is truly scary.
The regime is trampling the Constitution.
Justice matters.
(10,318 posts)3. Yep. It seems like everybody forgot ...
who posted "terminate the Constitution" sometimes before the 2024 presidential election.
Or not too many took pedo seriously?
orthoclad
(5,468 posts)2. The oligarchy is global
Nation states are convenient for collecting taxes and raising armies, but the uber-rich have no country.
The divisions between oligarchs are like Mafia families. They squabble, but when threatened they close ranks.
funded by Cuba. Now THAT"S rich : ) .
Skittles
(174,113 posts)4. this is part of their strategy to try to "win" the midterms
and the gun humping repuke base who have always warned about "tyranny" will fully embrace this fascism
IcyPeas
(26,086 posts)5. Listen to Marco Rubio here. And then Miller...
New acronym: "F.L.T." = Far Left Terrorist. Who are these other 60 countries?
Marco Rubio:
Stephen Miller: EVERYTHING he says is actually true of the right wing. The propaganda is over the top.
Here's some facts:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-rubio-speaks-at-conference-on-political-terrorism
Skittles
(174,113 posts)6. JFC, these Trump humping worms are really going all out for him
SHAME ON THEM, they do NOT serve America