Discord Scrutinized In Kirk Assassination, Used By Canadian Far-Left Networks To Circulate Political Target Files, Lawyer Says 1/2
by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 - 01:20 PM Submitted by The Bureau's Sam Cooper,
Discord, the communications platform now under scrutiny as U.S. investigators examine chat room messages involving the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is also beingused by left-wing Antifa-aligned networks in Canada to organize and share dossiers on political targets, according to Toronto lawyer and independent journalist Caryma Sa'd.
In a wide-ranging interview for The Bureau Podcast, Sa'd, who has covered a proliferation of street protests in Canada,alleged that Antifa-aligned networks rely on gated Discord servers to coordinate harassment campaigns and "dox-style" targeting of foes. Even more alarming, she said, is that some of the information shared would not be publicly available, suggesting that government, legal, or union insiders may have leveraged sensitive data.
What makes her claims especially relevant in the current climate is her belief that theCanadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN), a federally funded nongovernmental organization, has beeninvolved in what she perceives as Antifa's targeting activity in Canada. Because Canada's Liberal government has directed nearly $1 million to CAHN, and because the group liaises with public safety agencies to disseminate its perception of extremist threats, Sa'd argues this has skewed the state's focus, overlooking thegrowing threat of violence from Antifa.
Sa'd says that both she and some of her clients have been singled out, and she describes Antifa as a loosely aggregated, cell-like organization that transcends the U.S.–Canada border, operating simultaneously in online forums and in street collectives. These protests, she says, often coalesce under a "solidarity" banner that brings together activists for trans rights, Indigenous rights, migrant rights, encampment movements, safe-supply campaigns, and pro-Palestine demonstrations.
"If we think of Antifa as a movement, it's not, at least to my observation, like, 'here's your card, you're now a card-carrying member and please pay your dues,'" Sa'd explained. "It's more like acell structure and there is both an online and a real-world component. It's organized regionally, but particularly the online aspect can be national and international.And Discord plays a huge part in this because it allows people to connect online in private servers."
Sa'd did not provide details of her investigations into the alleged targeting dossiers shared on Discord, but suggested her research grew out of her own experience of being targeted.
"The compiling of information on political targets could include social media handles, involvement in court cases, where they live, who their family is, what their connections are, and where they appear in public life," Sa'd said.
According to Sa'd, Anti-Hate had first approached her to collaborate on some research publications, "that never panned out."
"We couldn't agree to terms and that was fine. And a few months after that, I was the subject of an article that framed me as a fascist sympathizer. And, you know, it's only gotten worse since then."
Public records show that CAHN has received a total of $908,400 in federal funding across three agreements since 2020: $268,400 under Canadian Heritage's Anti-Racism Action Program; $440,000 under Canadian Heritage's Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program; and $200,000 from Public Safety Canada's Community Resilience Fund for a two-year project running from April 2024 to March 2026.
Sa'd said this funding is problematic because, in her view, CAHN "takes public money to put targets on private citizens."
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