Anarchist Group Calls for BLM-Style ‘Revolt’ at Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Rallies

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Leftists are calling for veterans of “the George Floyd revolt” to join upcoming “No Kings” rallies against President Donald Trump on Saturday.

CrimethInc, an international anarchist group, encouraged supporters on Thursday to engage in “anti-authoritarian” uprisings similar to the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots when the nationwide anti-Trump rallies take place. The post recommended “direct action planning,” a phrase CrimethInc defines as mobilizing people to cause a public disruption even if it risks arrest.

“To face down Donald Trump’s power grab and his terror campaign targeting ‘antifa,’ we need everyone, of all walks of life, to proclaim that opposition to fascism is both laudable and urgent,” CrimethInc’s anonymously-written post said. “We must contribute to a ferment that brings together everyone from the fiercest participants in the George Floyd revolt to the retirees that protested at Tesla outlets last spring.”

CrimethInc and No Kings did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment. CrimethInc’s website lists mailing addresses in Olympia, Washington, and the United Kingdom.

The group linked to another of its posts from June 2020 titled “Snapshots from the Uprising,” which glorified violent Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Minneapolis and showed a local police station on fire. The anti-police riots led to 24 deaths and at least $1 billion in property damage across the country.

No Kings stresses its “commitment to nonviolent action” on its website. “We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events,” the site says.

Radical leftists often use anonymous blogs like CrimethInc’s to publicly promote illegal activity, announce upcoming events or strategize politically against their ideological enemies. The Trump administration called out a similar Antifa-aligned site for its messaging on Thursday after it encouraged Portland, Oregon, protesters to illegally shine lasers at federal aircraft, which can impair pilots’ vision and cause crashes.

“However frightening it is to take this step, the consequences of not trying will be more frightening,” CrimethInc said about the No Kings rallies. “Remember, if you can read these words, there are others putting themselves out there at least as much as you are. That means you are not alone, and the struggle is not hopeless.”

The post also encourages protesters to coordinate with people they “trust” via the encrypted messaging app Signal.

Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation

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