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chowder66

(12,703 posts)
5. Here's what these assholes said about that....
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:42 PM
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Prosecutors closed out their case with testimony from their expert witness on antifa: Kyle Shideler, director and senior analyst of homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy.

The terrorism think tank, known for putting out content that targets Muslims and Islam, has been called a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Shideler disputed that designation when questioned by the defense.

Shideler said he began studying antifa more heavily in 2020. He authored a memo on how President Donald Trump’s administration can crack down on far-left extremists and later testified in Congress on the topic after Trump issued an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terror threat.

“Antifa,” Shideler testified, is short for “Antifaschistische Aktion,” or “anti-fascist action” in German. It was the name of a far-left organization in World War II Germany that Shideler said opposed not only the Nazi party, but center-right and center-left individuals and movements.

more at link...
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-10/prairieland-detention-center-ice-antifa-terrorism-shooting-trial-government-defendants

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Unacceptable! czarjak Tuesday #1
Alvarado is in Johnson County, TX Trueblue Texan Tuesday #2
there are NO actual bibles there, just books with black bindings. dave99 Tuesday #13
I would've asked the prosecutor to prove the existence of antifa. cbabe Tuesday #3
Here's what these assholes said about that.... chowder66 Tuesday #5
bet Kyle Shideler likes 'em young dave99 Tuesday #14
Legal jibber jabber is not proof. cbabe Tuesday #26
These sentences are waaaaaay over the top! chowder66 Tuesday #4
Especially since no one was killed. Bayard Tuesday #6
I agree, Bayard slightlv Tuesday #7
I'm fine with 100 yr for shooting someone with an AR NickB79 Tuesday #12
Is this headline from . . . AverageOldGuy Tuesday #8
Shitty state with a shitty racist and homophobic government wolfie001 Tuesday #9
I believe this was the work of our shitty federal government nt LtTx Tuesday #32
Aided and abetted by the orange p3do bastard no doubt wolfie001 Wednesday #35
Shooting by one as "conspiracy" by others who have no connection? pat_k Tuesday #10
were these state or federal charges? cab67 Tuesday #11
State dave99 Tuesday #16
Then there's little chance these people will get out. cab67 Tuesday #21
Yup....need Abbot to fall down dave99 Tuesday #24
Federal. LeftInTX Tuesday #28
my apologies for mistake dave99 Tuesday #30
Cool. Pardoned on Jan. 20, 2029. Seeking Serenity Tuesday #31
You think someone shooting an officer with an AK-47 should be pardoned after 2 years? MichMan Wednesday #34
Nope. Federal LtTx Tuesday #33
It is a federal case. dalton99a Tuesday #22
Federal GJGCA Tuesday #23
They were federal charges. LeftInTX Tuesday #29
You can be sure relogic Tuesday #15
Sounds like a sentence out of Putin's Russia fujiyamasan Tuesday #17
"They hate us for our free-dumb"-nt Ollie Garkie Tuesday #18
And for those of us old enough to remember the anti-war/civil rights/ niyad Tuesday #19
Sentences of 50 years for this type of "crime" is ridiculous ashredux Tuesday #20
What a total bunch of BULLSHIT! bluestarone Tuesday #25
Wow, hard to believe. As someone that participated in Vietnam protests walkingman Tuesday #27
Unfortunately.... The Grand Illuminist Wednesday #36
Way, Way, over the top sentences. Probably dictated by the Dictator. Fla Dem Wednesday #37
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