SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Members of Antifa, who have voiced their support for the murders of more than a thousand Jews by Hamas in a terrorist attack in October, set up a “Holiday Tree” in the County-City Building in Downtown South Bend that has included ornaments for the Satanic Temple.
The annual display is put up by the group known as “Northern Indiana Atheists.” The NIA is made up of many members of the local chapter of Antifa and former abortion clinic volunteers who called themselves “Deathscorts.” A spokesperson for the group is Tonna Robinson, who attended a pro-Hamas rally earlier this year where attendees openly celebrated the murders of hundreds of Jews in Israel.
While the tree this year did not include promotions for the Satanic Temple, it did include other Satanic imagery and the promotion of Black Lives Matter, Antifa and radical transgender organizations.
TONNA ROBINSON
Robinson and her self-identified group of Antifa members historically worked as what they called “Deathscorts” outside of the now closed Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in South Bend in which they would escort women into the facility to get abortions. One of the members was investigated by the US Capitol Police for nearly running over a congresswoman with his car in 2021. That same member was investigated by the FBI for threats against a pro-life organization.
Following the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel this past October where hundreds of women and children were murdered in their beds, Robinson joined Hamas supporters who openly said they were happy about innocent Jews being killed.
RNM has been writing stories exposing local members of Antifa and the Satanic Temple, including Robinson, for the past several years. Since then, Robinson has relentlessly attacked RNM, its founder and his family.
Robinson has not been shy about her affiliation with the leftist paramilitary group. Her social media accounts claim she joined in Antifa riots, attacks Christians and the Salvation Army and consistently wishes harm on police officers.
In October of 2021, she took to Facebook to Cheer on the arson of a South Bend Police Department squad car.
In the post Robinson says “Hometown Hero” with a fire emoji next to it. Under her commentary is a release from SBPD regarding the arson. She alters the release to tell people to “shut the f*** up” if they have information regarding the crime.
What’s even more disturbing is the commentary under her post appearing to call for police to be killed.
“Damn. Nobody inside? I wanted more good cops.” A poster who goes by the name Natascha Hanson, said. This is a play on Antifa’s “only good cop is a dead cop” mantra. Robinson reacted to the post seeming to be displeased that no officer was killed in the arson.
In August of 2021, Robinson started a social media smear campaign against a veteran owned apparel store, falsely claiming the veteran sells hats with swastikas on them.
Robinson posted the following story on social medial, tagging the local store in the post. “Op1vet traveled to Sturgis, SD (sic) to peddle hate with other nazi (sic) vendors.” She wrote in the post along with a link to news story from the event that included pictures of swastika hats. Op1vet is not mentioned in the story itself.
That was at least the second time the communist Antifa activist attacked the store and its owner. The first smear campaign started around Memorial Day of 2021, when the business launched its first brick and mortar store in Goshen.
Op1vet sells items that support the military and police, like the “thin blue line” and “don’t tread on me” flag.
In the first attack, Robinson was upset that the store sells parody items of the communist Black Lives Matter organization.
Robinson has made a name for herself attacking businesses and conservatives for supporting any military or police cause. You can read about her efforts to remove a police support flag at Fiddlers Hearth in South Bend here. She also attacked a gift-shop in Wawasee owned by a minority immigrant for selling a shirt supporting the GOP.
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