Mark Bray, a Rutgers University history professor who wrote “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” is relocating to Spain with his family after receiving death threats and harassment[1]. The threats emerged after President Trump designated antifa as a domestic terrorist organization in September 2025, when conservative activists began targeting Bray on social media[2].
The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA circulated a petition calling for Bray’s dismissal, labeling him “Dr. Antifa” and claiming he was an “outspoken, well-known antifa member”[1:1]. After Fox News contacted him about the petition, Bray received death threats, including one promising to “kill him in front of his students,” and his home address was posted on social media[3].
Bray, who has taught courses on anti-fascism at Rutgers since 2019, maintains he has never been part of any antifa group, saying “I do not have any affiliation with any antifa group and don’t plan to”[1:2]. His initial attempt to leave the U.S. on October 9, 2025, was blocked when his family’s flight reservations were mysteriously canceled at the gate[4], but they successfully departed the following day[^7].
He plans to teach his classes remotely for the current academic year and hopes to return to campus in fall 2026[1:3].
AP News - Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
NJ.com - N.J. professor’s attempt to flee to Spain blocked after threats over antifa research ↩︎
The Independent - Rutgers University’s Antifa expert flees US after MAGA death threats ↩︎
The Guardian - US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain ↩︎
If you identify as an “antifa expert” you are at best a liberal, but more likely an american conservative. Fuck off the fewer of you here the better.
The only “antifa” i care about are dead ww2 soldiers, or modern strictly-anti-capitalist marxists.
He is an anti-capitalist afaik, but in any case, if you thought he was a conservative, why do you support him leaving the US? Out of sight, out of mind, let him go terrorise some other countries where it doesn’t affect you? If it’s outside your country it doesn’t exist yeah?
No, he was literally studying anti-fascist movements throughout history. That makes him an expert in anti-fascist movements, aka an „antifa expert“.
why the fuck would he think he’s safe from fascism in fucking spain of all places
In Spain no goes everybody with an firearm, less nazi idiots. In the EU there is a very strict weapon law. Nothing to do with the US.
Because Spain has a long and proud history of antifascism?
Could be advantageous 🤷
it was literally a fascist dictatorship for most of the 20th century and my understanding is it’s still incredibly fascist
That ended many decades ago, there was a strong antifascist resistance that eventually won, and your understanding is wrong.
cool story so their navy is gonna break the israeli blockade right
oh, wait
I’m not a really some huge Spain supporter, but https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/italy-sends-second-navy-ship-escort-gaza-aid-flotilla-2025-09-25/
without reading the article, they were like “um yeah we’re not going to protect you though” and pressured them, with Italy, to have them give the aid to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to “distribute”
if that’s incorrect maybe I’ll read it, but
There’s a shitload of room between “not on the right side of history enough to risk open war with the US and all of its allies” and “literally fascist like the US, Israeli, and Russian governments are”
Russia
Oh boy the fascism understander has arrived
Three other profs studying authoritarianism left earlier this year. Clocks running out. https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/yale-professors-self-deport-trump-fascism-rcna207108
Given that he was blocked from leaving the country, that’s probably a good idea.
A lot of academics, scientists, periodists are leaving the US to civilised countries since Trump is in the gov.
Yeah I heard we stole a few here in Canada. Please send more.
