LukefromDC
@LukefromDC@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
#TPUSA #MAGA#Antifa
Tense confrontation as protesters march on Turning Point USA

On the weekend of July 12 2025, Charlie Kirk's student Fascist organization Turning Point USA and groyper-associated “Student Action Summit held a series of "summits" in Tampa, mostly at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL.

Protesters assembled at 3PM on Saturday to oppose TPUSA and their program. Part of the protest was an oversize "MAGA roll" of you guessed it, TPUSA TP. Labels included "when history gets messy, flush it," "100% whitewashed" and even "Punch a Nazi."

A banner dropped earlier in the day was removed in seemingly five minutes. Counterprotesters from TPUSA walked (or more likely rode Uber) all the way to City Hall to start hassling protesters before the march could set out. Tension rose and the situation felt like it could detonate into fighting at any moment. There were fears the march was too dangerous to proceed with, but the decision was made to go in anyway. The MAGA pre-emptive strike against the march failed.

Counterprotesters including Kaitlyn Bennett and at least one fake ICE agent glommed onto the march all the way down the the Convention Center. A halfhearted attempt to block the march was pushed through by simply refusing to stop for "interviewers" standing in a line. They moved so as not to be marched over and trampled underfoot.

When marchers gathered for speeches close to the Convention Center, one pushing match erupted. It drew bike cops (absent until that point) but thankfully no arrests. A second much nastier fight blew up on the march back to City Hall. Some of the MAGA meatheads had Israeli flags. Zionists today can in fact be Nazis and these were no exception. One of them was so upset about a Palestinian flag in the march that he assaulted the person carrying it, leaving him on the ground and bloody. The attacker was NOT arrested when cops showed up, but at least they didn't arrest the victim later.

The 2022 running of this show was notorious for among other things Nazis flags displayed outside the Convention Center. This years event was a "worst of the worst" gallery including Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan. This man is a vicious racist who used to run ICE. Kristi Noam was there too. In short, TPUSA is a Nazi event and this one took place with Nazi thugs in power in the US. The worst of these brutes were invited to speak.

Neither fight is included in the video for security reasons.

Protesters stand up to counterprotesters and disruptors, march on TPUSA. Many chants of "No Trump, no KKK no Fascist USA."
Protesters stand up to counterprotesters and disruptors, march on TPUSA. Many chants of "No Trump, no KKK no Fascist USA."
ceartas
@ceartas@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
@GeePawHill @beckett

Theresienstadt is/was a part of Auschwitz, and was also the name of a ghetto in Czechoslovakia, I think. This is Mastodon, not Twitter. Why do you suppose your audience is so ill-educated about the holocaust? I’m not in favor of giving a concentration camp a cute name, but when government officials are naming it Alligator Alcatraz, calling it out as Alligator Auschwitz seems apt.
#antifa #AntiFascist
Vesperys
@vesperys@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

This is a shot in the dark, but if anyone knows anyone who's writing about or conducted some studies about how popular music today expresses the logic of authoritarianism I'd be really grateful if they could mention it.

Adorno is ever the obvious choice but I was hoping for contemporary observations, as the scene has changed quite a bit since the 50s.

#music #musicology #criticaltheory #antifa
Erik Uden 🍑
@ErikUden@mastodon.de  ·  activity timestamp last week

These four stickers are just the ones that caught my eye on the way back home from the office in the “leftist” district of Linden, in the city of Hannover.

  • „Antifa supports Israel”, somehow implying that the actions of Israel are an antifascist struggle.
  • The Mossad logo, but instead of Hebrew it says “Nazihunter”, implying the people Mossad is hunting are Nazis.
  • „Antisemites International” in the style of the Amnesty International logo, implying that the report of the global human rights organization, classifying Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, is somehow antisemitic.
  • „Defend Israel” in the style of the Jurassic Park logo (???) whilst depicting an IDF Merkava tank in the background, implying that Israel's genocide is somehow defense. These tanks have never been used on Israel's soil.

This is what I have to deal with every day.
isAAAc 🏴🏴‍☠️ ⏚ 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
@isaaac@masto.krashboyz.org  ·  activity timestamp last week
@ErikUden

So you honestly think that the German left is the only left-wing group on the entire planet to advocate Israel's victory and to be in favour of the genocide in Gaza?

At no point do you say to yourself that left-wing imagery is taken up by the far right to advocate the opposite of what it is supposed to stand for?

which is a modus operandi of the far right, in Germany as everywhere else on the planet?

#antifa #germany #propaganda #fascism
Stephen Elliott~Buckley
@Maxfieldripken@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@jeffjarvis

People need to stoppppppp talking about when fascism rises in #mairikkka.

It's been here a long time already!

#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnaby #canlab

https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/trump-bondi-tiktok-executive-power.html

(No paywall)
Mx Verda
@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Omg yes?? https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/resources

Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 3 / more continued)

15. Equality Act Good Practice Guide https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/equality-act-good-practice-guide.html
16. Creating Inclusive and Respectful Working Environments https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/creating-inclusive-and-respectful-working-environments-pocket-book.html
17. Recruitment and Selection: Guide for reaching and retaining diverse talent https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/recruitment-and-selection-guide-for-reaching-diverse-talent.html
18. Recruitment, Selection, and Inclusive Practices Pocketbook for Schools https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/recruitment-selection-and-inclusive-practices-pocketbook-for-schools.html

If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

#MagicWandWishList#StopFascism#MakeLifeWorthLiving#Pride2025#CaringEconomy#RestorativeJustice#Disability#DisabilityPrideMonth#AntiRacism#AntiRacist#AntiFascist#AntiFa#AntiAbleism#AntiAbleist#Ableism#Racism#Inequality#Exclusion#Hierarchies#Intersectionality#MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia#TERFisland#TURDIsland#ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk#Empathy#Caring#Intent#Intentional#Mindfulness
Mx Verda
@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Omg yes?? https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/resources

Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 5 / further beyond continued)

20. Let's Talk about Race [baby!] resources https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/lets-talk-about-racism.html
21. Allyship: Supporting Black colleagues in the workplace https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/allyship-supporting-black-colleagues-in-the-workplace.html
22. Caring for Ethnically Diverse Children in Foster Care https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/caring-for-ethnically-diverse-children-in-foster-care.html
23. Managing and Avoiding Microaggressions in the Workplace https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/managing-and-avoiding-microaggressions-workplace.html
24. Practical Tools for the Delivery of Equality and Diversity https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/practical-tools-for-the-delivery-of-equality-and-diversity.html
25. Self-Assessment Toolkit https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/edi-self-assessment-toolkit.html

If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

#MagicWandWishList#StopFascism#MakeLifeWorthLiving#Pride2025#CaringEconomy#RestorativeJustice#Disability#DisabilityPrideMonth#AntiRacism#AntiRacist#AntiFascist#AntiFa#AntiAbleism#AntiAbleist#Ableism#Racism#Inequality#Exclusion#Hierarchies#Intersectionality#MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia#TERFisland#TURDIsland#ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk#Empathy#Caring#Intent#Intentional#Mindfulness
Mx Verda
@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Omg yes?? https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/resources

Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 6 / EVEN FURTHER BEYOND continued)

26. Practical Tools for the Delivery of Equality and Diversity https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/practical-tools-for-the-delivery-of-equality-and-diversity.html
27. Sports and Community Clubs Induction Pack https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/sports-and-community-clubs-induction-pack.html
28. Building Equality into the Curriculum https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/building-equality-into-the-curriculum.html
29. Equality and Diversity Toolkit for Local Authorities https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/equality-and-diversity-toolkit-for-local-authorities.html
30. Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the NHS https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/managing-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-nhs-p35.html

If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

#MagicWandWishList#StopFascism#MakeLifeWorthLiving#Pride2025#CaringEconomy#RestorativeJustice#Disability#DisabilityPrideMonth#AntiRacism#AntiRacist#AntiFascist#AntiFa#AntiAbleism#AntiAbleist#Ableism#Racism#Inequality#Exclusion#Hierarchies#Intersectionality#MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia#TERFisland#TURDIsland#ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk#Empathy#Caring#Intent#Intentional#Mindfulness
Mx Verda
@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Omg yes?? https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/resources
Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 4 / beyond continued)

19. Neuro-Inclusive Workplace - Pocketbook;
Highway Code to Equality in Schools - Pocketbook;
Managing and Avoiding Unconscious Biases in the Workplace - Handbook;
Fostering Good Relations - Pocketbook;
Guide to being an Active Anti-Racism Bystander in the Workplace;
Foster Carers Race Awareness Pocketbook; Anti-Racist Strategies for the Workplace;
Cultural Competency Guidance and Activity Pack;
Navigating Racism in Schools Pocketbook;
Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions in University Settings Pocketbook;
Embracing Cultural Competence in Healthcare;
Neurodiversity in the Workplace Pocketbook;
Communicating for Racial Justice Pocketbook;
Toolkit for addressing educational disadvantage for ethnically diverse children and young people in UK schools;
Navigating the Diversity Landscape Pocketbook;
Community-Led Housing in Ethnically Diverse Communities Toolkit;
Anger Management in the Workplace Pocketbook;
EDI Good Practice for Volunteers;
Addressing Bullying Allegations;
Board of Trustees Good Practice Guidance Pocketbook;
Cultural Competence in Public Services;
Understanding Microaggressions Pocketbook;
Creating Inclusive and Safe EDI Sessions;
White Privilege, Microaggressions and Intersectionality Pocket Book;
Reciprocal Mentoring Pocketbook;
Courageous Conversations on Anti-Racism in Schools;
Support document for Education Providers;
Preparing Apprenticeships for the Workplace;
Sexual Harassment Pocketbook;
The EDI Role in Shaping Organisational Culture, Performance, and Leadership;
Pocketbook for EDI Leads, Trainers, and Management;
EDI Bingo activities;
EDI Policies Guidance;
Healthy Relationships Pocketbook;
Community Impact Assessment Plain English;
Understanding Neurodiversity in Ethnically Diverse Communities Easy Read

If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

#MagicWandWishList#StopFascism#MakeLifeWorthLiving#Pride2025#CaringEconomy#RestorativeJustice#Disability#DisabilityPrideMonth#AntiRacism#AntiRacist#AntiFascist#AntiFa#AntiAbleism#AntiAbleist#Ableism#Racism#Inequality#Exclusion#Hierarchies#Intersectionality#MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia#TERFisland#TURDIsland#ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk#Empathy#Caring#Intent#Intentional#Mindfulness
Mx Verda
@MxVerda@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Omg yes?? https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/resources

Equality and Diversity UK resources / training Wishlist! (Part 5 / further beyond continued)

20. Let's Talk about Race [baby!] resources https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/lets-talk-about-racism.html
21. Allyship: Supporting Black colleagues in the workplace https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/allyship-supporting-black-colleagues-in-the-workplace.html
22. Caring for Ethnically Diverse Children in Foster Care https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/caring-for-ethnically-diverse-children-in-foster-care.html
23. Managing and Avoiding Microaggressions in the Workplace https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/managing-and-avoiding-microaggressions-workplace.html
24. Practical Tools for the Delivery of Equality and Diversity https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/practical-tools-for-the-delivery-of-equality-and-diversity.html
25. Self-Assessment Toolkit https://equalityanddiversity.co.uk/shop/edi-self-assessment-toolkit.html

If you're an ally to anyone else, please consider these resources too.

You might enjoy them, learn from them, share with others, practise with others, help someone else feel comfortable around you, disclose their own Protected Characteristics, or just... feel better about trying to help at all.
Baby steps in the face of overwhelm is okay.
Just start somewhere, wherever you can.

#MagicWandWishList#StopFascism#MakeLifeWorthLiving#Pride2025#CaringEconomy#RestorativeJustice#Disability#DisabilityPrideMonth#AntiRacism#AntiRacist#AntiFascist#AntiFa#AntiAbleism#AntiAbleist#Ableism#Racism#Inequality#Exclusion#Hierarchies#Intersectionality#MisogyNoir #trans #queer #transphobia #transmisia #homophobia#TERFisland#TURDIsland#ToughUnderRegressiveDemands #idk#Empathy#Caring#Intent#Intentional#Mindfulness