Actively Unwoke: Fighting back against woke insanity in your life

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Who is Eman Abdelhadi? She is a professor at the University of Chicago and an extremely popular and well known communist activist. Here's why she's well known on the far left.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.During a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about RICO charges and whether the government is investigating who funds Antifa. Her answer was unbelievable — she said they're “kickstarting” an investigation, involving the FBI, Homeland Security, and even the Treasury Department.That told me everything I needed to know: they have absolutely no idea what's going on. They're just now trying to figure out how Antifa is funded — years into the problem — when the answer has been sitting right in front of them the whole time.Yes, I do know more than the government on this. I've been undercover in Antifa and far-left spaces for three years. I've watched their meetings, read their internal documents, and followed their networks. I didn't need an “advisory committee” or a “task force.” The information is public if you actually bother to look.Antifa is not funded by Soros, the CCP, or NGOs. They are funded through mutual aid — small cash donations, supply drives, and local networks that share gear, food, and funds off the books. They even brag about it on sites like CrimethInc and AnarchistNews. They are self-sustaining, decentralized, and impossible to “defund” in the way the government imagines.And this is why the left keeps winning. The far left operates openly and effectively, while the right — including Trump's own advisors — still treats this like a political talking point instead of an organized revolutionary movement. The FBI hasn't infiltrated Antifa. They haven't studied it. And because of that, Antifa is operating unopposed in cities like Portland, Chicago, and New York.The left isn't the biggest obstacle to saving the country — the right's incompetence is. Until conservatives start understanding the enemy they're fighting, the far left will keep outmaneuvering them.That's why Decode the Left exists — because I actually watch, read, and document what they're doing instead of making excuses or waiting for government bureaucrats to “catch up.”Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.On this week's Socialism Saturday I decided to go straight to the source — the Revolutionary Communists of America, or RCA — and watch one of their new recruitment videos. This is the group behind those Karl Marx “Are You a Communist?” stickers with the QR codes you see plastered all over college campuses. I've seen them myself. If you scan the code, it takes you to a form that plugs you right into their recruiting network.They claim that since the semester began, 2,500 new people have signed up to join — that's just in the last month. Think about that: 2,500 new communists in thirty days, and they're in at least 30 organized cities with members in every state. They're focusing on campuses, pride events, and even queer bookstores — I actually stole one of their posters when I was undercover in New York. They're not shy. They wave hammer-and-sickle flags, hand out newspapers, and run weekend “Marxist schools” where people literally pay hundreds of dollars to learn revolutionary theory.One thing that really stood out: these are old-school Marxists, not the “queer Marxism” you see in progressive spaces. They explicitly reject identity politics — to them, that's liberal manipulation. They see capitalism itself as the root of all oppression and want to abolish identity categories altogether. That's what separates them from Democrats and the modern left — they view liberals and progressives as part of the problem, not allies.They also explained exactly how they're funded — no Soros, no NGOs, no CCP. They're completely self-funded through dues and event tickets. Every member pays one day's wage per month, and that's how they sustain themselves. That's critical to understand because it means there's no “head of the snake” to cut off. They're building a bottom-up revolutionary network.During the stream, I walked through clips from their organizers in Dallas, Chicago, and Minneapolis talking about recruitment. They're tabling three days a week, postering campuses, and holding events like “Why You Should Be a Communist.” These aren't kids playing pretend — they're disciplined, methodical, and openly discussing how to build a vanguard party ready for revolution.And I'll be honest — I said it flat out on air — I think they're going to win. Maybe not next year, but in the next decade or two, if things keep trending this way. Because the right isn't even paying attention. Trump's people aren't paying attention. These groups are organizing openly, growing every month, and nobody's doing a damn thing to counter it.That's why I do Decode the Left and Socialism Saturday. We listen to their real words, their real strategies, not filtered through conservative media spin. If you want to understand what's actually happening — not just what Fox News says — you have to go straight to the source.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

It was my pleasure to join Harrison Smith on Infowars last week. This was a wonderful interview where Harrison asked so many great questions. I was so happy to bring my work to his audience.Hope you enjoy.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

One of the questions I've been getting the most lately is this: What do Communists want? What will their world look like after they overthrow the government? What is the “Marxist utopia?”This video answers that question.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Ian Crossland, I salute you.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

A quick video answering the #1 question I get.There is no short cut to defeating the left.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

I've got to be blunt: the Trump administration has completely dropped the ball on Antifa. Over the weekend, Antifa openly telegraphed their plans online to attack ICE facilities, and we knew about it on my channel three days before the White House seemed to catch on. That's not speculation — that's fact. And yet, when the attacks came, there were almost no arrests in Chicago, almost no arrests in Portland. Police showed up, arrested one person, and left.Meanwhile, Trump keeps doing PR about declaring Antifa a terrorist organization and calling in the National Guard. But when it actually matters, nothing happens. Either the administration had no clue this was coming — which is incompetence — or they knew and still did nothing, which is even worse.To show how serious this is, I read from a piece published on anarchistnews.org titled A Call for Anarchist Action in America. It was basically a blueprint for another Occupy Wall Street, except escalated: a call to attack ICE facilities, set fires, and wage what they literally describe as a “carnival of war.” This wasn't hidden. It was out in the open, and still no proactive response from the administration.Here's the bottom line: Antifa and anarchists are organized. They're publishing their strategy in plain English. And the people in power — Trump's advisors, the FBI, the so-called experts — don't even bother to study it. That's why I do this work. On this channel, we read their material directly, with no filter, no spin, and no middleman. Because if you don't take the enemy seriously, you'll never be able to fight them.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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There is no universe in which Trump's new executive order on domestic terrorism is going to stop Antifa.I read the whole thing last night on my show, and broke down the problems.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

In this clip, I broke down brand new Antifa material published on their main propaganda hub, CrimethInc. For those who don't know, CrimethInc is essentially the publishing arm of Antifa — a decentralized network that coordinates through written manifestos, communiqués, and after-action reports. If you want to know what they're planning, you read CrimethInc.The document I analyzed was called Ice Out of Illinois, Ice Out of Everywhere, a detailed report on Antifa's blockades at the Broadview ICE facility near Chicago. Antifa frames ICE as “kidnappers” and themselves as the ones saving lives. That's the mentality driving them to put their bodies in front of vans, escalate to black bloc tactics, and even experiment with surveillance like doxxing ICE agents by recording license plates. The report made it clear: they're moving past symbolic protest. They explicitly said, “We want to shut down Broadview not just symbolically, but completely.”Antifa is strategic. They scout facilities, map choke points, build shields, and coordinate like a military force. They are not just disorganized street kids. They are running a revolutionary project aimed at dismantling the state and capitalism itself — and they are telling us in plain English what they intend to do.This is why I read their materials live. So you can see for yourself, without spin, exactly how they think and exactly what they're planning.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

The other night, I told you the Democratic Socialists of America are “salting” workplaces by getting their members jobs so they can agitate to form unions. Watch the clip here.In this clip, the Democratic Socialists of America are planning to use the teachers unions to cripple the economy by going on strike. Of course, they also want to indoctrinate the next generation of socialists activists. Hear them say it in this exclusive clip.Watch the full SPY STREAM infiltration here, available on demand.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.This week was a breakthrough moment for me. My work exposing the far left's plans for May Day 2028 — a coordinated mass general strike designed to cripple American society — was played on Infowars by host Harrison Smith to a massive audience. For years, I've been screaming into the void about what I've seen inside Democratic Socialists of America trainings: salting strategies, job pipelines into critical industries like Amazon, Starbucks, groceries, airlines, autos, and education, all aimed at seizing union power and preparing for a revolutionary event.To finally have someone with a huge platform take it seriously was emotional. I've been at this for years. My community has been with me, watching these trainings, documenting what the left says behind closed doors, and warning that they are running the same color revolution playbook they've used worldwide. And now people are listening.I'm grateful to see new faces here, on Substack, and in the streams. I don't rely on spin — I show you the primary source evidence straight from their own trainings. Because the only way we're going to win this fight is by understanding our enemy exactly as they are, not as we've been told they are. That's why I do this work, and why I'm not stopping now. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

For a bit of fun, I read the hit piece that Salon.com published about me because they're pissed off I got a communist professor at Texas State University fired. Want to read the full hit piece? Find it here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

It is confirmed that Joshua Jahn is the shooter at the ICE facility in Dallas this morning, and we now know is he a part of Antifa. Here's the receipts.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Last night, I told you the Democratic Socialists of America are “salting” workplaces by getting their members jobs so they can agitate to form unions. Watch the clip here. They are targeting Amazon, Education, Grocery, Airlines, Auto Workers and more.Hear them say it in this exclusive clip.Watch the full SPY STREAM infiltration here, available on demand.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.I sat down to go through Donald Trump's new executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization — and I have a lot to say about it. I've been critical from the start, because I knew the implementation was going to be the problem. I talk to people inside government all the time, and they warned me: the administration doesn't understand how this actually works, and what they think they can do, they legally can't.That said, I was honestly shocked by the opening section. It described Antifa as a militarist, anarchist enterprise calling for the overthrow of the United States government. And I have to wonder — did that come straight from me? Because I've said exactly that on Fox News, and now it's written into the executive order. If so, I'll take the credit.The first section was perfect — spot on in describing Antifa's strategy, tactics, and violence. But then it falls apart. The order declares Antifa a terrorist organization but provides no mechanism for identifying who's actually in Antifa. Most Antifa don't call themselves Antifa. They operate through mutual aid networks, front groups, and informal structures. Without definitions, you can't arrest people or prosecute organizations. And without naming or describing what qualifies, the ACLU is going to shred this in court.My solution is simple: if you show up to a protest in black bloc, with weapons or umbrellas, provoking violence, you're Antifa. Define it by behavior, not by name. Without that, this order is unenforceable.So yes, good start. Section one was a chef's kiss. But unless Trump and his advisors get serious about definitions and enforcement, this order isn't going to hold up. And the left is already preparing their legal fight. They're better organized than people think, and unless the administration figures it out fast, this is going nowhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.For the last three weeks, I embedded myself inside the Democratic Socialists of America's SALT training. What I discovered is one of the most dangerous strategies the far left is running right now, and no one is talking about it.Salting is when socialists deliberately take jobs at places like Amazon, Starbucks, grocery stores, airlines, auto plants, and even schools, not because they care about the work, but because their entire purpose is to organize and build unions from the inside. I sat through their sessions. I watched as they laid out networks of jobs across the country, mentoring and training their people to infiltrate strategic industries.And it's all leading somewhere: May Day 2028. That's the date they're planning a massive general strike — a coordinated walkout across education, logistics, service industries, airlines, and auto manufacturing. The goal is simple: cripple society and prove they have the power to do it.This isn't a joke. Too many on the right still believe socialists don't work or are lazy. The truth is the opposite: they've captured the unions, they're expanding their reach, and they are building a revolutionary infrastructure years in advance.I'm sounding the alarm now, because if no one pays attention, we're going to wake up to a crisis that has been in plain sight all along. That's why I'm covering this at DecodeTheLeft.com and on my Substack — so you know what's coming before it hits. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Antifa has responded to Donald Trump declaring them a terrorist organization. They laid out their strategy for moving forward. Let's break it down. Find the statement here: https://crimethinc.com/2025/09/18/make-ready-safeguarding-our-movements-against-repression-how-to-respond-to-donald-trumps-threatsDecode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

I had the pleasure of chatting with Kim Iversen yesterday. We talked about Charlie Kirk's assassin and Queer Marxism, explored Trump's strategy of branding Antifa as a terrorist organization, and more. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

I appreciate Jesse Watters and his team for inviting me on to discuss my experiences with Antifa and work exposing the far left in America. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

I recently joined a Space on X with Sally, and ended up talking for about 5 hours with her community about my experiences with the far left, Queer Marxism, the “Trantifa” myth, and more. Enjoy the recording.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

In this short video, I explain why there's no possible way to cut off Antifa's funding. You must understand the different groups on the left and how they operate. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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People ask me all the time how I continue to get away with going inside leftist events without them catching on. It's simple: Humans are inherently selfish and I exploit it to hide in plain sight.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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Do you know why the left wants to abolish the nuclear family? It may not be for the reason you think.Here's a quick five minute explainer video, using screenshots from leftist trainings to explain their perspective. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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Last March, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center hosted a lecture about SADISM with dominatrix Yin Q. ]She discussed piercing clients with needles and once killing a client with a heroin overdose. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We watched the shocking lecture last night on Socialism Saturday. Find the full stream here, and join us every Saturday at 6pm eastern time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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This is my opinion based on reading a ton of queer manifestos. Tell me what you think in the comments, but remember that “trust me, bro” isn't a source.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

In June 2025, The Center for LGBTQ+ Studies (CLAGS) at the City University of New York hosted a queer bondage kink workshop about bootlicking in which participants wore leather, polished each others boots, talked about why this was an anti-capitalist practice, and discussed fisting (yes, that is what you think it is) using boot polish.Watch the full video here: Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Just when you think you've seen everything. In June 2025, The Center for LGBTQ+ Studies (CLAGS) at the City University of New York hosted a queer bondage kink workshop about bootlicking in which participants wore leather, polished each others boots, talked about why this was an anti-capitalist practice, and discussed fisting (yes, that is what you think it is) using boot polish.This is the full presentation from the event. We watched it on my show but the audio of the event was quiet and so I've corrected that in this version.Enjoy. Clips of this will be posted separately.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Here is the event registration website for this event. (Archive)The Instagram post for the event on CUNY's CLAGS IG account. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

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Sometimes the left says the quiet part so loudly, only the most dense people will refuse to listen.Such is the case with this clip. When the left says “whiteness,” they are not talking about skin color. They're talking about SYSTEMIC RACISM, or the SYSTEM that upholds RACISM. That system is capitalism.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Dylan Rodriguez is a professor at the University of California, Riverside. Dean Spade is a professor at Seattle University Law School. In this clip, they discuss using VIOLENCE to ELIMINATE PEOPLE in their joyful liberatory work of overthrowing capitalism.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We watched this full presentation on my show. Find the recording here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

We watched a wild documentary released in 2023 (but filmed in 1999) about queer activism and it will show you to see how ingrained this ideology already was back when Bill Clinton was still in office and Republicans were obsessed with impeaching him over a b******b in the Oval Office (though it started long before that). This documentary demonstrates the clear difference between assimilationist and anti-assimilationist activists. Here is the original video of the documentary without my commentary, archived here for historical purposes. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

If you want to understand why overturning gay marriage is a really horrible idea, you need to understand that the people trying to destroy the nuclear family never wanted gay marriage legalized in the first place. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Did you know that, in Queer Marxism, straight does not mean heterosexual?Straight means normal / normativityNormativity means the culture norms that uphold capitalism (the gender binary and nuclear family)Gay people can be straight too in Queer Theory.In this video, I present the receipt. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

Why Zohran Mamdani won the Democrat nomination for mayor of New York City, and why he will absolutely win the general election.I got this data directly from the Democratic Socialists of America in New York City at their private meeting after the election.Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe

In this shot clip, I walk you through one of the most well-known documents on the left to explain what Queer means by their definition. Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.You can find a deeper dive into Toward The Queerest Insurrection in the Counter-Revolutionary Book Club: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karlyn.substack.com/subscribe