salix sericea (@Ripple13216)<p>Just boosted a post regarding a survey in LA County about deputy gangs. This plus the current violence against protesters in LA may warrant re-upping the following meticulously researched podcast series by Cerise Castle. </p><p>"A Tradition of Violence<br>The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department"</p><p><a href="https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knock-la.com/tradition-of-viol</span><span class="invisible">ence-lasd-gang-history/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a></p>
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Trina Corey<p>from Safety Bound</p><p>"Protect Our Neighbors.<br>Stop Deportations.<br>Call Your Sheriff.<br>The Trump Administration is trying to use sheriffs to abduct our immigrant neighbors. But sheriffs don’t work for the Trump regime – they work for us, the people who elect them. Will you call your sheriff and tell them to protect our communities, not abduct our immigrant neighbors?"</p><p><a href="https://www.safetybound.org/call-your-sheriff?utm_source=hometown&utm_id=hometown&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">safetybound.org/call-your-sher</span><span class="invisible">iff?utm_source=hometown&utm_id=hometown&utm_medium=email</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/brownshirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brownshirts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> </p><p>Texas Observer<br>“ …These task forces further empower local police to act as roving ICE agents in the streets—detaining, interrogating, and arresting based on immigration status….”</p><p><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/legislature-</span><span class="invisible">sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/brownshirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brownshirts</span></a> <br>Texas Observer </p><p>The Trump administration only recently revived the task force model, which had been terminated by the Obama administration in 2012 amid lawsuits and national controversy over racial profiling by sheriffs including the notorious Joe Arpaio in Arizona.</p><p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/texas-legislature-sheriffs-ice-agreements/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=native-share&utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2025/05/24/te</span><span class="invisible">xas-legislature-sheriffs-ice-agreements/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=native-share&utm_medium=social</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fasicsm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fasicsm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hls</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/noncompliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noncompliance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a></p><p>Heather Cox Richardson 6/1/2025 <br>Homeland Security Releases Names of “noncompliant” Sheriffs. National Sheriff’s Association Demands Apology</p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Powerfromspace1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Powerfromspace1</span></a></span> This is how low level <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/troopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>troopers</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> and all manner of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> feel empowered to do as they feel. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> gopher did this as retaliation for being rejected by a <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> he hit on.</p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@msfreepress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msfreepress</span></a></span> This is when local <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> popo are unleashed to run roughshod over people they don't like. If you ever mouthed off to a cop, you're SOL. If you ever filed a complaint, you're up the creek. If you ever contested a ticket. kiss your ass goodbye bc they now own your ass.</p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> Yo Bob, take your optimism and stick it where the sun don't shine. We're in throes of a civil war, yammering from atop your high horse in academia isn't going to stop <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MAGAmoron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAmoron</span></a> from ordering <a href="https://toot.community/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>troops</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a> to fire at will into crowds of protestors. I hope you know how to protect yourself when they show up to march you off to a concentration camp.</p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p>"Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War"</p><p>Local and state <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> will form the backbone of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MAGAmoron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAmoron</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/gqp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gqp</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gestapo</span></a>. They're generally goose-stepping masochists and power hungry imbeciles.</p><p>Public service announcement:<br>News media like ProPublica and TucsonSentinal will become vital to our existence. If we survive the next few years, we'll owe our lives to real news outlets. Please donate today! <br> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/st-loui</span><span class="invisible">s-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1818223/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1818223/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> NC moves to remove police from mental health care <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAHOOTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAHOOTS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DukeLawWilsonCenterForScienceAndJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DukeLawWilsonCenterForScienceAndJustice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HEARTProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HEARTProgram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InvoluntaryCommitment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryCommitment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NCDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NCDHHSSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCDHHSSec</span></a>.KodyKinsley <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NCGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthCarolinaSheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolinaSheriffs</span></a>’Association <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PostTraumaticStressDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostTraumaticStressDisorder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SeekingHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeekingHelp</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TreatmentAdvocacyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreatmentAdvocacyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Levka<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a></p><p>"Another federal program, called 287(g), grants sheriff deputies permission to act as immigration agents themselves, questioning arrestees about their nationality and transferring them to ICE’s custody."</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-sheriffs-might-power-trumps-deportation-machine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ho</span><span class="invisible">w-sheriffs-might-power-trumps-deportation-machine</span></a></p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TucsonSentinel</span></a></span> I've been beating this drum for months. <a href="https://toot.community/tags/AgentOrange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgentOrange</span></a> will deputize all <a href="https://toot.community/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/statetroopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statetroopers</span></a>, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> and local <a href="https://toot.community/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> to carry out his <a href="https://toot.community/tags/redneck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redneck</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> policies with impunity. Blue states will be overwhelmed by people who leave everything behind to escape redneck states. Those who refuse to leave will be rounded up and imprisoned a'la 1942 <a href="https://toot.community/tags/concentrationcamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concentrationcamps</span></a>.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> define <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a> for their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> depends on their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/views" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>views</span></a>, with most being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a>.</p><p>With exceptions, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> often use their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> to keep an unequal balance in society along <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> lines.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-sheriffs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-sherif</span><span class="invisible">fs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>MAGA Sheriff Faces Consequences for Threatening Own Constituents<br>Portage County, Ohio, Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski asked his constituents to report local Kamala Harris supporters<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/186241/sheriff-election-duty-donald-trump-kamala-harris" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/186241/sh</span><span class="invisible">eriff-election-duty-donald-trump-kamala-harris</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAsheriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAsheriff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> # BruceZuchowski <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a></p>
smeg<p>We can't have voter intimidation at polling places. Aren't these the "free speech" people? Why are they targeting people for their yard signs?</p><p>MAGA Sheriff’s Post About Kamala Harris Yard Signs Gets Department Booted From Election Duties<br><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-sheriffs-post-about-kamala-harris-yard-signs-gets-department-booted-from-election-duties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/maga-sheriff</span><span class="invisible">s-post-about-kamala-harris-yard-signs-gets-department-booted-from-election-duties</span></a><br><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/voterintimidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voterintimidation</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/ConstitutionalSheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalSheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/electionsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electionsecurity</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>Ohio sheriff tells residents to write down the addresses of Harris-Walz supporters<br>Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski urged residents of an Ohio county to report neighbors with Harris-Walz signs<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/ohio-sheriff-tells-residents-to-write-down-the-addresses-of-harris-walz-supporters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/09/16/ohio-sher</span><span class="invisible">iff-tells-residents-to-write-down-the-addresses-of-harris-walz-supporters</span></a></p><p>* Ohio Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski: <a href="https://brucezforsheriff.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">brucezforsheriff.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_County,_Ohio#Government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_</span><span class="invisible">County,_Ohio#Government</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/portage-county/portage-county-sheriff-write-down-addresses-of-kamala-harris-supporters-who-display-yard-signs/95-3d5f701d-01c2-4207-9c42-67d8aa0f01a4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wkyc.com/article/news/local/po</span><span class="invisible">rtage-county/portage-county-sheriff-write-down-addresses-of-kamala-harris-supporters-who-display-yard-signs/95-3d5f701d-01c2-4207-9c42-67d8aa0f01a4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theportager.com/residents-express-fear-after-sheriff-says-write-down-all-the-addresses-of-harris-supporters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theportager.com/residents-expr</span><span class="invisible">ess-fear-after-sheriff-says-write-down-all-the-addresses-of-harris-supporters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> # BruceZuchowski <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>Constitutional sheriffs wield unchecked power across America<br>Jessica Pishko says a group of sheriffs have become a flashpoint in current politics of toxic masculinity, guns, white supremacy, rural resentment</p><p>* Jessica Pishko (book): The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy<br><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">penguinrandomhouse.com/books/7</span><span class="invisible">07263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JessicaPishko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JessicaPishko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalSheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalSheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicMasculinity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Woman claims her <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/megachurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megachurch</span></a> banned her for criticizing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pastor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pastor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnV0XIstzs4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=BnV0XIstzs</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p>James River Church in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Missouri</span></a> allegedly kicked out Rahela Petian for daring to criticize their pastor. They even called on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> to arrest her (in front of her children!) at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> just before a service.<br>Now she wants the whole damn world to know about it.</p>
DB 🌱💦<p>More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas. </p><p>"The Justice Department declined to comment." </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CountySheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountySheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/county-sheriffs-deaths-accountability/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/county-sherif</span><span class="invisible">fs-deaths-accountability/</span></a></p>
hambonehead<p>Listening to Refuse Fascism (Constitutional Sheriffs, Militias, and Other Local Fascist Initiatives): <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refuse-fascism/episodes/Constitutional-Sheriffs--Militias--and-Other-Local-Fascist-Initiatives-e2imivh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/refuse-fascism/episodes/Constitutional-Sheriffs--Militias--and-Other-Local-Fascist-Initiatives-e2imivh</span></a></p><p>Sam talks with three experts on widespread local fascist organizing around the country including the so-called Constitutional Sheriffs movement, the embrace by local governments of right wing militias and fascist efforts to modify the constitution itself. Devin Burghart (@dburghart) is the Executive Director, at the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights. Carolyn Gallaher is a professor at American University. She has written about rightwing paramilitaries in the U.S. and Northern Ireland. Read more from her here. Follow her on Twitter at @C_OGallachoir or at Bluesky at @cgallaher.bsky.social. CJ Spencer (@ByCJSpencer) wrote How the Far Right-Wing Plans to Obliterate More of Our Constitutional Rights. Read more from them here. Upcoming Event!Join us for our next Patron-only Virtual Event:Sunday April 28, 5PM ET Book Club Chat discussing Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Register for Zoom at <a href="http://patreon.com/RefuseFascism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">patreon.com/RefuseFascism</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (see pinned post)*Not a patron? Fix that here: <a href="http://patreon.com/RefuseFascism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">patreon.com/RefuseFascism</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. We're still on Twitter (@RefuseFascism) and other social platforms including Threads, Mastodon and Bluesky. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out @samgoldmanrf. You can also send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Record a voice message for the show here. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org · <a href="http://patreon.com/RefuseFascism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">patreon.com/RefuseFascism</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> · Venmo: Refuse-Fascism · Cashapp: $RefuseFascism Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown Mentioned in this Episode: Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University by Lara-Nour Walton (The Nation) January 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court today (Most of the justices seem to want to make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox) The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explained (The Court mostly reinstates Idaho’s ban on transgender health care for children.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox) The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states (It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.) by Ian Millhiser (Vox) --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refuse-fascism/message" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/refuse-fascism/message</span></a></p><p><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refuse-fascism/episodes/Constitutional-Sheriffs--Militias--and-Other-Local-Fascist-Initiatives-e2imivh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/refuse-fascism/episodes/Constitutional-Sheriffs--Militias--and-Other-Local-Fascist-Initiatives-e2imivh</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/refusefascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refusefascism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ConstitutionalSheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalSheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/militias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militias</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sheriffs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rightwingExtremists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwingExtremists</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/StopFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopFascism</span></a></p>
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