The Huey P. Newton Gun Club is a left-wing firearms club whose stated aim is to assist in the “struggle against capitalism and imperialism.” They are known for patrolling minority communities while armed to contest “police brutality.”
The Independent Media Center (IMC) is a network of left-wing news websites that focus heavily on anti-capitalist discourse. IMC affiliated websites have come under scrutiny by several governments around the world, including the United States, for promoting calls for violence.
A radical ANTIFA activist and member of Rose City ANTIFA in Portland, Oregon. John Hacker has a history of physical violence including attacking documentary journalist Andy Ngo and attacking a videographer who was covering an anti-Hamas protest. He was arrested in the third week of February for brutally assaulting a mentally disabled man due to differing political beliefs, leaving him bleeding with head trauma. Hacker later pled guilty to misdemeanor assault.
The notorious leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan has a history of making antisemitic statements spanning decades. His remarks have included claiming that Jewish people undermined black emancipation from slavery, and he often rejects the validity of Judaism and the Jewish claim to Israel, asserting that Judaism is a “deceptive lie” and a “theological error” propagated by Jews to enhance their influence over America’s government and economy. He and the Nation of Islam promote a worldview of black racial supremacy.
While speaking at the Women’s March in Washington, DC on January 20, 2017, American pop singer and songwriter Madonna told the gathered crowd that in response to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, “Yes, I am angry! Yes, I am outraged! Yes, I have thought about blowing up the White House!”
An ANTIFA collective with a sizable presence at anarchist conventions, Mongoose Distro is known for publishing a “Kill List” to encourage mass shootings targeting government institutions, political figures, and conservative media and businesses. The group publishes and disseminates the writings of Daniel Baker, a former member who was convicted for organizing an armed attack on Trump supporters.
A member of the “ANTIFA news network,” Lofland has a long criminal history and has been accused of sexual misconduct by his coworkers. He has been listed as a wanted suspect with a warrant in his former state of Washington. He has spoken about “killing people on the right” and has recently celebrated ANTIFA violence against women in Portland, Oregon who spoke out against trans ideology.
Originally an offshoot of the original Black Panther Party from the 1960s, some original Black Panther members have disavowed this new incarnation, calling them a “black racist hate group.” The New Black Panther Party is known to be the largest antisemitic black militant group in America. Former National Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz has a history of anti-Semitic comments including, “Kill every goddamn Zionist in Israel! Goddamn little babies, goddamn old ladies! Blow up Zionist supermarkets!” and “The Caucasians and the government are arrogant, telling us how to suffer. America should be glad that every black man is not on a killing spree for all the suffering they have done.”
The Party for Socialism and Liberation “believes that the only solution to the deepening crisis of capitalism is the socialist transformation of society.” They have consistently engaged with electoral politics, fielding presidential candidates in the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 elections. Beyond its political campaigns, PSL extends its influence through various media platforms. Liberation News, an online newspaper, serves as a conduit for their perspectives and analyses. Breaking the Chains, a print magazine; and Liberation School, operating as an educational website that promotes radical leftist ideologies. In 2020 the group arranged events that turned into violent riots. The group has 36 Chapters throughout the United States.
By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) is a left-wing protest group known for fomenting violence during their demonstrations. In April 2015, protesters associated with “BAMN” stormed the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting, knocking over tables, causing a person to fall down, and damaging personal property. Yvette Felarca, leader of the Berkeley BAMN chapter, advocated violence against anyone identified as a “racist” or “fascist.”
