Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Adam Goldstein
“If Texas law enforcement tries to infiltrate every group that identifies as antifa-adjacent, it’s going to be infiltrating a lot of knitting circles, vegan clubs, and faculty groups (including a FIRE client), the vast majority of which would catch the vapors if forced to watch a video of violence, let alone contemplate performing it with their own hands. And even if they had the manpower, it would still be unlawful to target these groups simply for their beliefs. So presumably, law enforcement is going to narrow its scope to focus on a particular kind of antifa-aligned group — the kind that is actively planning to commit violent acts. But if law enforcement is capable of identifying which groups want to commit violent acts, then why bring ideology into it?” (10/10/25)
https://www.thefire.org/news/texas-targets-antifa-because-trump-said-so-i-guess