Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a crackdown on “far-left terrorists” this week, declaring that the United States is imposing sanctions against Autistici/Inventati (“A/I Collective”) and other entities.
A/I Collective, an Italy-based extremist group, builds and operates the digital infrastructure for violent Antifa cells and other far-left militants across the world, including violent far-left agitators causing chaos in American cities, according to the State Department. The group has officially been established as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
“Far-left terrorism poses a profound threat to the United States and the broader West. Today, the United States sanctioned several transnational far-left terrorist networks, including Autistici/Inventati – a major far-left tech collective whose services are used by the most active and violent Antifa cells in the United States and across the world,” Rubio said in a statement shared on X.
“There will be no refuge for violent extremists who wage war on our civilization and plot to undermine law and order, destroy critical infrastructure, assault political opponents, or conspire to conceal their crimes from authorities,” he continued. “We will use all the tools and authorities at our disposal to fight terrorism and protect our way of life from terrorist coercion.”
Far-left terrorism poses a profound threat to the United States and the broader West. Today, the United States sanctioned several transnational far-left terrorist networks, including Autistici/Inventati – a major far-left tech collective whose services are used by the most active…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) August 26, 2026
“A far-left extremist media group claiming to be a ‘tool’ for global militants to share ‘essential information’ to be ‘acted upon,’ relies on A/I Collective tools and services to publish official communiqués and calls to action for U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations,” the State Department said in a memo.
These organizations include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, Hizballah, National Liberation Army, New People’s Army, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The memo identified the violent Portland-based Rose City Antifa as one of the U.S. groups that used A/I Collective tools and services “to organize and incite violent and criminal acts domestically, including an attack on Customs and Border Patrol helicopters that led to a federal indictment.”
“Rose City Antifa also used A/I Collective tools and services to disseminate doxing lists and release illegally obtained personal information of Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with calls for targeted attacks on ICE agents in the streets and ‘in their homes,’” the State Department added.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
Best Secretary of State ever.
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) August 26, 2026
No refuge? Sorry sir, but they still walk freely around Portland pushing their terrorism. While watching @PortlandPolice and the local government give them shelter and protection
— Tattooed Irish Guy. (@TattedIrishGuy) August 26, 2026
Yet no one from the red/green axis is being arrested. CAIR and the MB still haven’t been designated a terrorist organization in this country. Antifa still operates at will, some get arrested and then released promptly.
— Dems are the Enemy of the People (@EttaPlace001) August 26, 2026
When are you going to classify the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist organizations?
— The Seed (@theseed59788459) August 26, 2026
— God & Country (@GodandCountryy) August 26, 2026
We need to stop pushing our allies towards the CCP. We also need to ban Islam! pic.twitter.com/AheCiQ4giP
— Suzi Kota (@SuziBKota) August 26, 2026
