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The German vigilantes who made it onto Trump's terror list

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Jörg Luyken
Nov 29, 2025
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Dear Reader,

When the US State Department added the German group Antifa Ost to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations earlier this month, it prompted groans across Germany. Washington normally reserves that designation for actors such as Hezbollah or ISIS—groups that threaten US national interests. Placing a relatively obscure group of left-wing vig…

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