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A Stabbing at the Peacock

February 21, 2026January 15, 2025 by Corvallis Antifascists

The following is a piece entitled The Ballad of “An Ode To Ken Death” which was graciously written for us by PFN, a founding member of Portland Anti Racist Action and former Corvallis punk. This true story was originally told during the It Did Happen Here panel at the 2024 HotV AntiCapitalist BookFair.

Corvallis Against Fascism: 2025 Field Guide

February 21, 2026January 15, 2025 by Corvallis Antifascists

This is the fourth edition of our annual Field Guide zine. Print copies of all of our zines can be found in the Corvallis Zine Library located in the red room in Interzone. We encourage readers to print and distribute their own copies of this zine.

Digital Imperialism from Tel Aviv to Texas

March 11, 2025October 26, 2023 by Central Texas ARA

Army Software Factory at Austin Community College

What is Israel, and what is its geopolitical function? First and foremost Israel serves as a forward operating base for American imperialism, a military and ideological bulwark for maintaining US domination over Southwest Asia. But Israel is also increasingly a hub for military and surveillance technology with strengthening research and financial connections to the United States.

Oops, I Did It Again: More WLM Logs Published

July 20, 2021 by Corvallis Antifascists

By Corvallis Antifascists on 2021/05/08

Last month, White Nationalists tried and failed to host, “White Lives Matter” rallies across the country. Ourselves and other antifascists released their chat logs and seized their channels. Tomorrow, on May 8th, the same group of dorks is trying to do this again, and we’re here once more to provide you with those sweet sweet receipts. Today, we are once more publishing the telegram logs from one of the group’s admin “baskets” as well as the Oregon channel. If you are a journalist or an activist who would like to access these logs, please send an e-mail to cvantifa@riseup.net with a brief explanation of who you are and why you would like access.

Biker Cops, Latino Proud Boys and the Struggle against Imperialism

July 20, 2021May 30, 2021 by Central Texas ARA

In response to the anti-police uprisings that gripped the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis cops, reactionary forces regrouped into newer forms and old groups resurfaced.

In Central Texas a group calling itself Wind Therapy Freedom Riders – WTFR’s, for short – emerged as a leading pro-cop reactionary movement. Led by scammer Luis “Hollywood” Rodriguez, the group dubiously claims a nationwide membership of 800 but is primarily notable for their close ties to police.

Wind Therapy Freedom Riders Meet with Police — Wind Therapy Freedom Riders Rally Alongside Police and “Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club” Punishers LEMC

They opposed demonstrations demanding justice for Mike Ramos, an Austinite murdered by APD, and received grateful handshakes and bottled water from the cops. They drew unwanted attention and bad publicity to the cops by being photographed alongside APD officers and Proud Boys like Christopher Ritchie.

Doghead Division

December 3, 2020 by Corvallis Antifascists

Doghead Division (formerly known as “Cult of the Doghead”) is a group based primarily in Texas. It bills itself as a network of veterans, first responders, and reformed criminals working towards self-improvement. This itself is an amiable goal, but something more sinister lies beneath the surface. The group is closely tied to Operation Werewolf (OPWW), a pagan neo-fascist group operating across America. All of the members of Doghead Division we identify in this article are also members of OPWW.

PATRIOT PRAYER AND THE BIAS OF THE PORTLAND COURT SYSTEM – THE CASE OF TRISTEN BARHITE

March 9, 2020 by Rose City Antifa

Over the last four years, the people of Portland have witnessed a surge in far-right activity, motivated by the Trump presidency. Beginning with pro-Trump rallies in 2016 attended by members of far-right militias and white supremacist groups, this activity expanded into 2017, 2018, and 2019 as Joey Gibson attempted to make a media and political career through ringleading large gatherings of these violent agitators, buoying up groups like Identity Europa, the Proud Boys, and the Portland-area Daily Stormer group.

Gibson and company’s forays into Portland would not have been able to occur without the help of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), the city of Portland, and the local court system. PPB’s collaboration with Joey Gibson and Patriot Prayer is well-documented. The City government has refused to respond to the revelation that Quincy Franklin and Gregory Isaacson, two bigoted followers of Patriot Prayer, are employed by the city. And the courts with jurisdiction over Portland have now fallen prey to influence by Patriot Prayer. In this article we will lay out the malign influence exerted by Joey Gibson’s associates at every stage of a court case. From the filing of charges, to the disruption of the trial, to an eventual mistrial due to the actions of a Patriot Prayer associate who was a member of the ostensibly “impartial” jury, this case now joins the spiraling list of occasions in which the far-right has hijacked the mechanisms of city government in order to harass its denizens, and the activists working to protect their community from fascist violence.