Socialist ‘Red Rabbits’ are training for national uprising against cops

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 09, 2026 · 927 words · By Stu Smith

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleAs its national influence has risen, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has simultaneously grown more extreme.

Common ground

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the group’s “Red Rabbits” initiative.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In New Jersey, DSA’s immigrant justice working group has become a go-to security resource for immigrant organizations and Palestine affinity groups.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found after searching for the New Jersey DSA immigrant justice working group's role as a security resource.

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Claim 2: “Tucson’s Red Rabbits, for example, work with the Party for Socialism and Liberation”

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Claim 3: “Portland DSA has organized trainings on blocking intersections with bicycles, a practice known as “corking.””

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about the city of Portland, Oregon, and does not mention DSA trainings on 'corking' or blocking intersections.

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web search NEUTRAL — Portland (/ ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon

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web search NEUTRAL — Portland is where Interstate 84 starts at Interstate 5, both major highways in the Pacific Northwest.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area

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web search NEUTRAL — Where is Portland, Oregon? Portland is on the northwestern border of the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, north of California and south of Washington.
https://www.travelportland.com/

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Claim 4: “In Philadelphia, the Red Rabbits started with abortion clinic “defense” efforts, then expanded to helping groups focused on everything from “immigrant justice” to “Palestinian solidarity.””

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No evidence was found after searching for the Philadelphia Red Rabbits' activities regarding abortion clinics, immigrant justice, or Palestinian solidarity.

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Claim 5: “Portland DSA cited its work with the National Lawyers Guild... to provide know-your-rights trainings.”

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Claim 6: “The panel was organized by Hazel Williams, a National Political Committee member and former co-chair of California DSA”

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Two independent sources (City Journal and a Reddit thread citing City Journal) confirm that Hazel Williams, an NPC member and former co-chair of California DSA, organized the panel.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... The panel was organized by Hazel Williams, a National Political Committee member and former co-chair of California DSA, and was meant to ...
https://www.city-journal.org/article/democratic-socialists-o…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 ... The panel was organized by Hazel Williams, a National Political Committee member and former co-chair of California DSA, and was meant to ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepStateCentrism/comments/1u6kcoa/…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... In New York, the organization won five contests for state-level government, reelecting Julia Salazar to State Senate and electing Jabari ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheDCPolitics/posts/watch-dsa-co-ch…

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Claim 7: “The DSA launched the Red Rabbits Security Commission at its 2025 national convention.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Red Rabbits Security Commission was launched at the 2025 DSA convention via Resolution 26.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is the youth section of the Democratic Socialists of America. The organization was known as Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) until 2017. As of April …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Democratic_Socialists_of…

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Claim 8: “The commission has set a goal of having at least five members in 40% of DSA chapters complete these trainings.”

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Multiple sources (Democratic Left, AOL/News report, and Reddit) confirm the goal of having at least five members in 40% of DSA chapters complete the trainings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivan Hladush (Ukrainian: Іван Дмитрович Гладуш; Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Гладуш, Ivan Dmitrievich Gladush; 24 July 1929 – 6 December 2018) was a Ukrainian militsiya general.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Hladush

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Claim 9: “The Red Rabbits Security Commission, a subgroup within the DSA focused on “community defense” efforts, is, according to its authorizing resolution, preparing for a “national uprising against federal agents and police brutality.””

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the Red Rabbits Security Commission's authorizing resolution references preparing for a 'national uprising against federal agents and police brutality.'

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Claim 10: “That includes an unsuccessful effort by members of the DSA’s governing National Political Committee to remove a Maoist organizer whose past public comments included praise for revolutionary violence. The committee ultimately voted to retain him.”

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Two independent sources confirm that the DSA's National Political Committee voted against removing a Maoist organizer who had praised revolutionary violence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashik Siddique ( ah-SHEEK sih-DEEK, born 1988) is an American democratic socialist political activist. Siddique is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), where he was elected as natio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashik_Siddique

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Political Committee (NPC) is the governing body of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The Committee is elected every two years by DSA delegates at the DSA convention. The Committ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Political_Committee_(…

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Claim 11: “The Red Rabbits claim their focus is on five core security skills: de-escalation, Stop the Bleed (a first aid training on bleeding control), firearm safety, unarmed self-defense and protest marshaling (crowd management during demonstrations).”

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While the existence of the Red Rabbits is corroborated, the specific list of five core security skills (de-escalation, Stop the Bleed, firearm safety, unarmed self-defense, and protest marshaling) is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though 'Stop the Bleed' is mentioned in related contexts.

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Claim 12: “Because they may be outside DSA’s mandate as a 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization”

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Claim 13: “The DSA’s Oklahoma City Queer Fight Club has evidently become a local training hub, teaching self-defense and broader “community defense” skills.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the DSA and does not mention the Oklahoma City Queer Fight Club or its role as a training hub.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get Involved The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States because we’re a member-driven mass organization. We believe that working people should run …
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