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neohippie

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 09:58 AM Oct 9

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport [View all]

Source: The Gaurdian

Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled.

The professor, nicknamed “Dr Antifa” by a group of students, had said he was moving to Europe after receiving death threats. Turning Point USA activists have claimed he is a “financier” for the leftwing movement.


“‘Someone’ cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second,” Bray posted on Bluesky social media. “We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/anti-fascism-mark-bray-rutgers-university



Chilling, our rights and freedoms are rapidly disappearing This man has death threats and he is being stopped from leaving the country This administration is at war with everything that we were taught that America stood for
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Cancelled by WHOM? no_hypocrisy Oct 9 #1
From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment..... reACTIONary Oct 9 #56
He did it wrong. Blackjackdavey Oct 9 #2
Everything the right has said is BS. hadEnuf Oct 9 #20
Freedom isn't free IronLionZion Oct 9 #33
Here he is a couple hours ago via Bluesky Leghorn21 Oct 9 #3
Son of a bitch. This pisses me off way more than I thought it might. chouchou Oct 9 #4
I'd like to be shocked.... JohnnyRingo Oct 9 #5
I won't fly because the airlplane builders and air traffic control system sucks so bad.. mdbl Oct 9 #8
Me also kimbutgar Oct 9 #10
I'm not a big fan of air travel either. soldierant Oct 9 #44
I wouldn't want to try to fly right now, either. Ilsa Oct 9 #53
Do you know that commercial airline travel is the safest means of travel? Gimpyknee Oct 9 #35
Yes Cirsium Oct 9 #40
"Getting into the air and getting back down? That's a different story." Is it? EX500rider Oct 9 #42
lol Cirsium Oct 9 #46
Aviation has a perfect record ... VMA131Marine Oct 10 #61
DU has always had a fuddy duddy get off my lawn vibe with air travel. BannonsLiver Oct 9 #45
Statistically speaking, commercial airlines travel is the safest means of travel. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #36
The feeling of safety is individually specific. What feels safe to me, may not feel that way to you or someone else. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 9 #39
Right Cirsium Oct 9 #47
Equating safety with crash rates is definitely deceptive. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 9 #58
and STILL people think... ret5hd Oct 9 #6
ret, that's what I've been saying since he started pushing that damn wall slightlv Oct 9 #49
Why stop Americans from leaving? IronLionZion Oct 9 #7
Why have a shutdown? The whole thing is a big ugly punishment of Americans, just like the big ugly bill before it. ancianita Oct 9 #16
Presidency of Pain and Punishment IronLionZion Oct 9 #31
Hitler stopped the Jews from leaving Germany after a while too. hadEnuf Oct 9 #21
No good reason... the point of terrorizing their "enemies" is to instill fear. ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #24
The new American Express tagline: "American Express, 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #30
Punishment and control are driving brakester Oct 9 #34
From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment.. reACTIONary Oct 9 #55
Possibly they want to keep him here for Trump's lackeys in Congress to grill him. highplainsdem Oct 9 #9
Has anyone bothered... GiqueCee Oct 9 #11
Well said! flashman13 Oct 9 #12
Big Mother is watching. 3825-87867 Oct 9 #13
Mother has nothing to do with this insane bunch of scum. niyad Oct 10 #59
It's likely more about the shutdown than about Bray himself. About 200 flights were cancelled from Mon to early Wed. ancianita Oct 9 #14
Nope. That contradicts the report. WestMichRad Oct 9 #18
I see. Thanks. I think I read that his flight was cancelled, and misunderstood it as THE flight that was cancelled. ancianita Oct 9 #25
The Guardian's report says "the family were rebooked for Thursday evening...." We'll see if they get to leave. ancianita Oct 9 #32
they are in the air Celerity Oct 9 #50
Great, and thanks for his post. ancianita Oct 9 #51
yw Celerity Oct 9 #52
I expect we'll be reading more stories that constitute the regime's unfolding narrative about antifa. ancianita Oct 9 #54
Flight was not cancelled. They had already checked in, went through security and were at the boarding gate. ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #22
I KNOW. I learned that I misread it. Thanks. ancianita Oct 9 #28
Oh Ya! Beowulf42 Oct 9 #15
I Think They're Trying To Create Proof Of An "ANTIFA" organization. BBbats Oct 9 #17
All who do not conform to the Reich will become Antifa and be made examples of. hadEnuf Oct 9 #23
Amen. Because all they want is to publicly criminalize him as a leader of antifa. ancianita Oct 9 #29
The Black children zip tied last week and this? JustAnotherGen Oct 9 #19
Exactly and the restrictions on who can leave will moniss Oct 9 #26
This is chilling! ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #27
What The Holy Hell. This damn scary stuff. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #37
cancelled does not mean blocked peacebuzzard Oct 9 #38
Holy shit! SunSeeker Oct 9 #41
No proof at all this was the govt's doing, could just be a airline glitch nt EX500rider Oct 9 #43
It's weird, though, right? maxsolomon Oct 9 #48
Since he lives in New Jersey, why not drive up to Canada and fly out from Montreal or Toronto? FakeNoose Oct 9 #57
Authoritarianism/. Fascism. Martin68 Oct 10 #60
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