Mine Furor tried to smear a 75-year-old peacenik as an “antifa provocateur” based upon Russian propaganda, but none of Bill Barr’s prosecutions so far even mentions anitfa, despite the FBI trying to recruit a guy who tweeted he was the “leader” of antifa as an expression of antifascist solidarity.

With a degree in political science, Wirostek works in the anti-money laundering department of a bank. Having come of age during the war on terror, he developed a deep concern regarding the “coercive power of the state,” he explained, particularly as it pertains to the expression of political views that challenge or question that power. With plans to go to law school in the fall, Wirostek has avoided physically joining the protests out of concern that he might be arrested. He described his tweet as his way of speaking out against an inexcusable attempt to criminalize anti-fascist dissent.