This past weekend, the streets of Los Angeles erupted into chaos. Protesters clashed with federal officers, American flags were set ablaze, and ICE facilities were targeted in a wave of anti-immigration enforcement demonstrations that soon spiraled into coordinated civil unrest.
On the surface, the riots appeared to be a spontaneous grassroots uprising — but a closer look reveals a web of ideological coordination, hidden funding streams, and the involvement of international propaganda networks.
Our investigation uncovers that these riots were not merely spontaneous acts of dissent, but rather part of a globally-connected, ideologically-driven movement — linked to a network of radical nonprofits, communist parties, and pro-China influence operations. The common thread? Billionaire activist Neville Roy Singham.
The Visible Frontlines: PSL, CHIRLA, and SEIU
Two key names surfaced quickly in the wake of the protests:
- The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)
- The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
Photos and footage from the protest show that many placards and signs were professionally printed by PSLWeb, the website of the Party for Socialism and Liberation — a Marxist-Leninist political group with deep ties to past anti-capitalist protests.
While PSL is not a registered nonprofit and hides its funding sources, its protests often coordinate with nonprofits such as ANSWER Coalition, an anti-imperialist group with similar ideological leanings.
Meanwhile, CHIRLA, which presents itself as an immigrant advocacy organization, reported $34 million in government grants in its most recent fiscal year — a sharp increase from $12 million the previous year.
While only about $450,000 came from federal sources, the bulk appears to be from California state taxpayers, funneled through Democratic-aligned policy initiatives.
Also connected is SEIU California, whose president was arrested during the protests. SEIU remains one of the most powerful labor unions in the U.S., and although it is primarily funded through union dues, its political activism increasingly overlaps with radical leftist causes — many of which are boosted by deeper, less transparent networks.
The Hidden Architect: Neville Roy Singham
Beneath the surface of these American protest movements lies a shadowy figure with global reach: Neville Roy Singham, a tech billionaire and longtime Marxist ideologue. Singham, the founder of the software consultancy ThoughtWorks, has been widely documented as a financier of pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) narratives across the world. “[Singham is] a Marxist with a massive software company,” says historian Vijay Prashad, who leads one of Singham’s top-funded initiatives: the Tricontinental Institute, based in Massachusetts but with global propaganda ambitions.
A 2023 New York Times exposé confirmed Singham’s network is deeply embedded in American and international leftist activism. Singham’s funding has fueled groups like:
- The People’s Forum (New York)
- Code Pink, co-led by his wife Jodie Evans, a former Democratic advisor turned pro-Beijing activist
- Tricontinental Institute for Social Research
- NewsClick, the now-defunct Indian digital outlet accused of disseminating Chinese state propaganda
Singham uses shell nonprofits (like United Community Fund and Justice and Education Fund) — many registered to UPS mailbox addresses — to funnel millions of dollars internationally. These funds have reportedly supported everything from South African political parties to protest coordination in the U.S., including leftist activist hubs like ANSWER and PSL.
Who Else Is Promoting The Protests & Riots
It is not just PSL, CHIRLA and ANSWER Coalition, the Million Voters Project (MVP) also appears to have played a role in amplifying the protests.
Their website prominently features the familiar buzzword: Democracy.
MVP is primarily funded through a mix of private grants and foundations, with no known direct taxpayer funding.
If there’s a central figure tying much of this ecosystem together, it’s likely Neville Roy Singham and a Communist-China connection.
Propaganda To Protest: The China Connection
This ecosystem is not merely ideological. It operates like a covert international influence campaign in which protests are used as soft power weapons, aligned with China’s global narrative strategy.
Code Pink, under Evans (Singham’s wife), claimed China is a beacon of peace and progress — even defending the mass detention of Uyghurs. “China is not our enemy,” one of their campaigns declared. “If the U.S. crushes China, it would cut off hope for the human race.”
Singham’s links to Chinese tech firm Huawei, where he served as a consultant, and his $50+ million investments in Chinese businesses, further cement his allegiance. His network has also been accused of rewriting narratives around COVID-19, defending Chinese aggression at the India-China border, and whitewashing domestic authoritarianism through well-funded Western media collaborators.
Notably, the New York Times reported email exchanges between Singham and Prabir Purkayastha, founder of NewsClick, and senior Indian communist leaders like Prakash Karat. These emails involved explicit discussion of Indian border maps and instructions from Chinese officials — clearly breaching the limits of independent journalism.
I think we missed the dotted line b/w India & China to the left (east of Bhutan). Clearly, China & India will have to have two maps inside their countries: Neville Roy Singham to Editor in Chief & Founder of NewsClick.@padmajajoshi walks us through the email, dated 6 Jan.… pic.twitter.com/7psNEJO9kg
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 7, 2023
What This Means: From California To Beijing
The Los Angeles protests of 2025 do not seem to look like isolated, sporadic eruptions — they were the latest flashpoint in a larger ideological project that spans continents and serves geopolitical interests. The fusion of Marxist revolutionary language, nonprofit legitimacy, and tech-driven media manipulation points to a new model of protest: one shaped less by community outrage and more by transnational strategic planning.
Whether it’s NewsClick in India, The People’s Forum in New York, or Code Pink in Washington D.C., the connective tissue is a highly disciplined ideological movement financed by Singham, and amplified by his sprawling network of nonprofits, communist parties, and China-aligned influencers.
(This article is based on an X Thread By DataRepublican)
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