"On Monday, the White House announced an executive order that designates "antifa" (short for anti-fascist) as a domestic terrorist organization. There's the obvious: anti-fascism isn't an organization - there's no chain of command or locus of operation that an organization would require to function. It is merely an idea - if you're against a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual, you're an anti-fascist."
"[Charlie Bushart] has been arrested and charged with threat of mass violence in connection to a series of social media posts he made about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's assassination....Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems told The Tennessean in a statement that participants on the page were planning to host a Charlie Kirk vigil in Linden, Tennessee on Sept. 23. Bushart posted multiple photos in the comments referencing Charlie Kirk's death, which Weems called "hate memes," but stated were "not against the law and would be recognized as free speech.""
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and return drew intense public attention. The White House issued an executive order designating "antifa" as a domestic terrorist organization. Anti-fascism lacks centralized structure and functions as a political idea opposing authoritarian, nationalist, and racially exclusionary regimes. Labeling an idea as an organization conflates political opposition with terrorism and enables executive power to suppress dissent. Authorities have begun using social media content as grounds for arrest: a Tennessee man, Charlie Bushart, was charged with threat of mass violence over posts referencing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's assassination. Officials described some posts as "hate memes" while acknowledging such content may be protected speech.
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