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Amaryllis

(11,525 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 PM 8 hrs ago

US DOJ announces charges of 'antifa' activities against 15 Minnesota activists . The alarm bells are ringing.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/16/us-justice-department-accuses-15-minnesota-activists-of-antifa-activities
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US Justice Department accuses 15 Minnesota activists of ‘antifa’ activities

US Attorney Daniel Rosen has accused the activists of seeking ‘to interfere with lawful immigration enforcement operations’.

U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy announced charges against fifteen people for conspiring to interfere and injure federal immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
US Attorney Daniel Rosen announces charges on June 16 against 15 people for conspiring to interfere and injure federal immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge [Mark Vancleave/AP Photo]

By Al Jazeera Staff
Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced criminal charges against 15 Minnesota activists described as members of antifa, the loose-knit “anti-fascist” organisation.

At a news conference on Tuesday, US Attorney Daniel Rosen tied the charges to Trump’s directive last year to “counter domestic terrorism and organised political violence”.

“Political violence is a national scourge in our times,” Rosen said, before outlining the charges.

They include conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, solicitation to commit violence, interstate threats, interstate stalking, assaulting federal officers and the destruction of government property.

ALso see Jess Craven's post today: The alarm bells are ringing, folks.
https://jesscravenvideos.substack.com/p/the-alarm-bells-are-ringing-folks

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US DOJ announces charges of 'antifa' activities against 15 Minnesota activists . The alarm bells are ringing. (Original Post) Amaryllis 8 hrs ago OP
Just The Beginning! BBbats 8 hrs ago #1
These court cases should be interesting/revealing Mad_Machine76 8 hrs ago #2
When do they Traildogbob 8 hrs ago #3
Misnomer WmChris 7 hrs ago #4
They have to create boogy men Traildogbob 7 hrs ago #5

Mad_Machine76

(25,067 posts)
2. These court cases should be interesting/revealing
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:19 PM
8 hrs ago

Hopefully, this goes as well as the Broadview Six cases went for the DOJ.

WmChris

(813 posts)
4. Misnomer
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:33 PM
7 hrs ago

We the rational and sane people in this country, and our media need to quit allowing the MAGATS to misrepresent this. It is an ANTI-FASCIST movement there is no organization called antifa. The ANTI-FASCIST are not an organization as such but actual concerned citizens trying to protect democracy as caring individuals.

Traildogbob

(13,285 posts)
5. They have to create boogy men
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:44 PM
7 hrs ago

To create more rage and blame. And anybody against Anti Fascism needs to get the fuck outta here. And the all in Fascist regime needs cuffed and thrown the hell out of here and deported to NK.

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