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9. Possibly they want to keep him here for Trump's lackeys in Congress to grill him.

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 11:34 AM

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport [View all] neohippie Oct 9 OP

Cancelled by WHOM? no_hypocrisy Oct 9 #1

From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment..... reACTIONary Oct 9 #56

He did it wrong. Blackjackdavey Oct 9 #2

Everything the right has said is BS. hadEnuf Oct 9 #20

Freedom isn't free IronLionZion Oct 9 #33

Here he is a couple hours ago via Bluesky Leghorn21 Oct 9 #3

Son of a bitch. This pisses me off way more than I thought it might. chouchou Oct 9 #4

I'd like to be shocked.... JohnnyRingo Oct 9 #5

I won't fly because the airlplane builders and air traffic control system sucks so bad.. mdbl Oct 9 #8

Me also kimbutgar Oct 9 #10

I'm not a big fan of air travel either. soldierant Oct 9 #44

I wouldn't want to try to fly right now, either. Ilsa Oct 9 #53

Do you know that commercial airline travel is the safest means of travel? Gimpyknee Oct 9 #35

Yes Cirsium Oct 9 #40

"Getting into the air and getting back down? That's a different story." Is it? EX500rider Oct 9 #42

lol Cirsium Oct 9 #46

Aviation has a perfect record ... VMA131Marine Oct 10 #61

DU has always had a fuddy duddy get off my lawn vibe with air travel. BannonsLiver Oct 9 #45

Statistically speaking, commercial airlines travel is the safest means of travel. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #36

The feeling of safety is individually specific. What feels safe to me, may not feel that way to you or someone else. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 9 #39

Right Cirsium Oct 9 #47

Equating safety with crash rates is definitely deceptive. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 9 #58

and STILL people think... ret5hd Oct 9 #6

ret, that's what I've been saying since he started pushing that damn wall slightlv Oct 9 #49

Why stop Americans from leaving? IronLionZion Oct 9 #7

Why have a shutdown? The whole thing is a big ugly punishment of Americans, just like the big ugly bill before it. ancianita Oct 9 #16

Presidency of Pain and Punishment IronLionZion Oct 9 #31

Hitler stopped the Jews from leaving Germany after a while too. hadEnuf Oct 9 #21

No good reason... the point of terrorizing their "enemies" is to instill fear. ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #24

The new American Express tagline: "American Express, 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #30

Punishment and control are driving brakester Oct 9 #34

From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment.. reACTIONary Oct 9 #55

Possibly they want to keep him here for Trump's lackeys in Congress to grill him. highplainsdem Oct 9 #9

Has anyone bothered... GiqueCee Oct 9 #11

Well said! flashman13 Oct 9 #12

Big Mother is watching. 3825-87867 Oct 9 #13

Mother has nothing to do with this insane bunch of scum. niyad Oct 10 #59

It's likely more about the shutdown than about Bray himself. About 200 flights were cancelled from Mon to early Wed. ancianita Oct 9 #14

Nope. That contradicts the report. WestMichRad Oct 9 #18

I see. Thanks. I think I read that his flight was cancelled, and misunderstood it as THE flight that was cancelled. ancianita Oct 9 #25

The Guardian's report says "the family were rebooked for Thursday evening...." We'll see if they get to leave. ancianita Oct 9 #32

they are in the air Celerity Oct 9 #50

Great, and thanks for his post. ancianita Oct 9 #51

yw Celerity Oct 9 #52

I expect we'll be reading more stories that constitute the regime's unfolding narrative about antifa. ancianita Oct 9 #54

Flight was not cancelled. They had already checked in, went through security and were at the boarding gate. ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #22

I KNOW. I learned that I misread it. Thanks. ancianita Oct 9 #28

Oh Ya! Beowulf42 Oct 9 #15

I Think They're Trying To Create Proof Of An "ANTIFA" organization. BBbats Oct 9 #17

All who do not conform to the Reich will become Antifa and be made examples of. hadEnuf Oct 9 #23

Amen. Because all they want is to publicly criminalize him as a leader of antifa. ancianita Oct 9 #29

The Black children zip tied last week and this? JustAnotherGen Oct 9 #19

Exactly and the restrictions on who can leave will moniss Oct 9 #26

This is chilling! ihaveaquestion Oct 9 #27

What The Holy Hell. This damn scary stuff. Joinfortmill Oct 9 #37

cancelled does not mean blocked peacebuzzard Oct 9 #38

Holy shit! SunSeeker Oct 9 #41

No proof at all this was the govt's doing, could just be a airline glitch nt EX500rider Oct 9 #43

It's weird, though, right? maxsolomon Oct 9 #48

Since he lives in New Jersey, why not drive up to Canada and fly out from Montreal or Toronto? FakeNoose Oct 9 #57

Authoritarianism/. Fascism. Martin68 Oct 10 #60