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The DOGE and the neoreactionaries

Matthew N Lyons

While MAGA movement ideology centers on right-wing populism, DOGE’s attack on the administrative state is guided by neoreactionaries, whose ideology glorifies elites and rejects populist appeals in principle. And while the first Trump administration was backed by an unstable coalition of competing capitalist interests, now high technology capitalists closely aligned with neoreactionary politics are at the head of the pro-Trump business bloc. These changes have helped make the second Trump presidency more dangerous than the first, but they also point to potential divisions and conflicts within the Trump coalition.

Antifascist, business and politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, neoreaction, tech capitalists


Supporters of Antifa Queer Festival attacked in Serbia

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At this very moment we’re in the middle of the 5th Queerbeograd festival in Belgrade, Serbia. The theme of the festival this year is ‘Direct Action & Antifascism’. The latter appeared again important when a …

Anti-fascists, Direct Action, Eastern Europe, Queer, Serbia

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Panic Sell-off on Wall Streetreposted from World Socilaist Web Site By Barry Grey 18 September 2008 Credit markets in the US and around the world have seized up in the wake of the government bailout …

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Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis

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Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial CrisisBy EDMUND L. ANDREWSPublished: September 18, 2008reposted from the NYTIMES.com WASHINGTON — The head of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve began discussions on Thursday …

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Denial in Tehran

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the following is an older piece that received limited publication. originally drafted for threewayfight, we are now republishing it because of its continued relevance. the article was initially submitted by threewayfight’s sometime contributor, Saddam Khomeini …

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A short reply to the Anti-Imperialist and Three-Way-Fight Approaches to Antisemitism, in the Upping-the-Anti Journal Debate

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from, Contested Terrain In the latest issue of Upping the Anti journal, two articles were published on the question, “How should Left groups relate to non-Left anti-Imperialist movements?” The first article, “Challenges to Capitalism, Challenges …

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U.S. Left-Wing Militant Anti-Fascist History Vol. 1 (The late 1980’s)

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U.S. Left-Wing Militant Anti-Fascist History Vol. 1 (The late 1980’s) The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee: A brief biographyBy Dan Sabater The John Brown Anti- Klan Committee was the most prominent U.S. Left militant anti-fascist organization …

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Notes on Trump/MAGA 2024

Matthew N Lyons

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Even more than in the past, Trump and the MAGA movement have brought key elements of fascist politics into the Republican Party, and a second Trump presidency is likely to be significantly more authoritarian than the first one.

Antifascist, Donald Trump, MAGA movement, US presidential elections

Who’s Afraid of Luigi Mangione? A Response to Alexander Reid Ross

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Luigi Mangione’s recent alleged killing of an insurance CEO touched a wedge issue that cuts across class and across the political spectrum—the massive corruption of the health insurance industry—and created an opening for the left. A recent article by ex-leftist Alexander Reid Ross, which dismisses Mangione as expressing an American proclivity for violence, represents a counterinsurgency action in defense of the state.

Alexander Reid Ross, Anti-capitalism, counter insurgency, health care, health insurance industry, liberal antifascism, Luigi Mangione

Reading Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza

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by Matthew N. Lyons How do we forcefully make the case to defend the Palestinian people in Gaza against Israel’s increasingly genocidal assault, and also honor the conflict’s heartbreaking contradictions? This is a question I’ve …

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Burn the foundation and all that it upholds: an antifascist review of “Tell Me I’m Worthless” by Alison Rumfitt

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“The House spreads. Its arteries run throughout the country. Its lifeblood flows into Westminster, into Scotland Yard, into every village and every city. It flows into you, and into your mother. It keeps you alive. …

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Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

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Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack Palestine solidarity and the left. To combat antisemitism they argue for a strategy based on mass mobilization, dialog, and an intersectional critique of oppressions.

Anti-Zionist, Antifascist, antisemitism, Israel


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The Three-Way Fight and militant antifascism: a short review

A communiqué from a group of western U.S. antifascists recently appeared on the international class struggle anarchist news website, anarkismo. The communiqué adopts the concept of a Three Way Fight. From the title and language

War Within The HammerSkin Nation

The S.P.L.C. has just published a new report on the factionalism within the neo-Nazi “skinhead” movement. The report details the rise of the Vinlander Social Club/Blood and Honour U.S.A, from rogue element within the movement,

Intra-Ruling Class Conflict? – Pt 2

An article by James Petras was emailed to me this past Monday. Although the article is pre-midterm elections by just a few days , I think Tuesday’s outcomes give strength to aspects of Petras’ postions,

Dr. Strangelove Out, CIA Big Boss In

As mentioned in a previous blog post, James Baker’s Iraq Study Group, has been brought in to review the Occupation and provide some direction. Donald “Strangelove” Rumsfeld’s quick resignation yesterday was perhaps less to do

The 2006 Elections and the Coming Train Wreck

On Election Day 2006, the U.S. public didn”t switch trains but simply ratified a different group of conductors. It’s the same old train, on the same tracks, heading in the same direction.

A Massacre

As the Dems and their supporters whoop it up and party, their Israeli friends are bombing Palestinians. Even beauracrat al Fatah boss/ Palestinian Authority president Abu Mazen declared a massacre and three days of national

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The DOGE and the neoreactionaries

While MAGA movement ideology centers on right-wing populism, DOGE’s attack on the administrative state is guided by neoreactionaries, whose ideology glorifies elites and rejects populist appeals in principle. And while the first Trump administration was backed by an unstable coalition of competing capitalist interests, now high technology capitalists closely aligned with neoreactionary politics are at the head of the pro-Trump business bloc. These changes have helped make the second Trump presidency more dangerous than the first, but they also point to potential divisions and conflicts within the Trump coalition.

Chaos or Revolution? It Depends on Us

The institutional far right is strong, while the far left is weak and disorganized. To develop the capacity to meaningfully intervene in the current crisis, far leftists need to engage with oppressed communities and work together with liberals in a united front.

Review of Alberto Toscano’s “Late Fascism”

Alberto Toscano’s book offers a helpful overview of antifascist writings with an emphasis on authors loosely associated with Critical Theory. Of particular value is Toscano’s discussion of the role of myth in fascist ideology, which focuses on contributions by Italian scholar Furio Jesi and has relevance for understanding Donald Trump’s speeches and far right online meme culture. Yet Toscano’s discussion of “racial fascism” exaggerates capitalists’ ability to control events, strips both fascists and antifascists of political agency, and reflects an obliviousness to antifascists’ strategic and tactical concerns.

Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”

Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack Palestine solidarity and the left. To combat antisemitism they argue for a strategy based on mass mobilization, dialog, and an intersectional critique of oppressions.

Who’s Afraid of Luigi Mangione? A Response to Alexander Reid Ross

Luigi Mangione’s recent alleged killing of an insurance CEO touched a wedge issue that cuts across class and across the political spectrum—the massive corruption of the health insurance industry—and created an opening for the left. A recent article by ex-leftist Alexander Reid Ross, which dismisses Mangione as expressing an American proclivity for violence, represents a counterinsurgency action in defense of the state.