TPUSA Frontlines infiltrates Antifa in Oakland and Seattle

As the Trump administration’s Department of Justice continues its effort to prosecute Antifa-linked domestic terror groups across the country, investigators are also working to expose the underground culture where the group plans and recruits new members.

An investigation by Turning Point USA’s Frontlines revealed how Antifa spreads its ideology and recruits at Anarchist book fairs in cities like Oakland and Seattle. Though Antifa operates as a decentralized movement, it coordinates efforts to recruit activists and organize targeted actions at events like these.

Frontlines reporter Jonathan Choe and independent journalist Karlyn Borysenko attended the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in Oakland last week, where they found materials promoting criminal activity. One pamphlet was titled “Training Martial Arts for Anti-Fascism” and included the Antifa logo.

Borysenko said these events are designed to recruit, radicalize, and indoctrinate the next generation of Antifa militants. Merchandise sold at the fair also raised money for an Antifa bail fund.

Workshops included a “DIY abortion” session where organizers claimed abortion access was under attack and showed a video on how to make homemade morning-after pills. Borysenko explained that Antifa views abortion as a “blow to capitalism.”

“Abortion is critical to far-left strategies because they believe it liberates women from being a part of the gender binary,” Borysenko said, adding that Antifa believes “The gender binary is one of the oppressive mechanisms of capitalism.”

Several vendors at the fair also displayed occult and satanic imagery. One booth featured a redesigned Antifa logo to say “Satanic Antifacists” along with a pitchfork, where an individual invited attendees to wear Lucifer masks and pledge allegiance to Satan.

Choe and Borysenko also visited the Seattle Anarchist Book Fair, hosted by The Vera Project, where they met with citizen journalist Matthew Adams, who has documented Antifa activity for years. Upon arrival, they found a “wall of fascists” display featuring photos of journalists, including Choe, Borysenko, and Adams, labeling them as enemies.

The Seattle event, similar to the one in Oakland, promoted anarchist propaganda, glorified violence against the ruling class, and included hypersexual content aimed at minors. Once the journalists were recognized, they were forced to leave the venue.

In September, President Donald Trump officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Federal officials have since focused on dismantling Antifa’s funding networks. The executive order stated that “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law,” and that “It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals.”