Washington – In a sweeping move to curb domestic and overseas terrorism, the State Department announced that the technology collective known as Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) has been designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the group’s sophisticated digital tools are being used by violent far‑left networks, including Antifa cells in the United States, as well as Islamist terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah.
What the designation means
The designation bars U.S. persons and financial institutions from doing business with the A/I Collective and freezes any assets the group holds under U.S. jurisdiction. Violations can result in civil or criminal penalties, giving law‑enforcement agencies a stronger legal footing to disrupt the network’s operations.
How the collective operates
According to the State Department memo, the A/I Collective builds encrypted chat platforms, secure email, web‑hosting, video‑conferencing and anonymity shields. The memo claims the group hosts roughly 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists and 10,000 blogs on a custom‑built platform. These services are allegedly screened for ideological alignment, allowing only far‑left extremist groups to access them.
Portland’s Rose City Antifa linked
The memo specifically identifies Portland‑based Rose City Antifa as a U.S. group that relied on the collective’s tools. Rose City Antifa is accused of using the platform to organize violent actions, including distributing a flyer that urged supporters to aim laser pointers at U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopters. Federal records show at least one individual pleaded guilty after a laser strike forced a CBP helicopter to abort a landing.
Rose City Antifa also allegedly used the network to share personal information about ICE agents and to call for attacks on those agents in their homes and public spaces.
Extremist abortion‑rights group targeted
The memo cites “Jane’s Revenge,” a militant abortion‑rights organization that has claimed responsibility for fire‑bombing a crisis pregnancy center in Madison, Wisconsin, and for a series of vandalism incidents at pregnancy clinics nationwide. The group is accused of using the A/I Collective to publish communiqués, claim responsibility for attacks and incite copy‑cat actions. Four members of Jane’s Revenge have been federally charged with conspiracy against rights through threats of force and intimidation.
International fallout
Beyond the United States, the memo says far‑left extremists in France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have used the collective’s tools to claim responsibility for attacks on rail systems and to disseminate instructions for improvised incendiary devices. Anarchist groups linked to sabotage of the Trans‑Alpine Pipeline, a major crude‑oil artery into Central Europe, also relied on the network.
Administration response
Secretary Rubio emphasized that “there will be no refuge for violent extremists who wage war on our civilization.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent added that the administration will bring the full weight of economic tools to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated.
The Trump administration’s counter‑terrorism strategy, which has already targeted foreign terrorist financing, now extends to domestic far‑left networks that the State Department says have been “building a parallel infrastructure to support violent activism.” The designation of Autistici/Inventati marks a significant escalation in the federal effort to protect American communities from both home‑grown and foreign‑sponsored terror.
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