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Far-right US thinktank to give award to extremist sheriff leading ‘disaster’ office

Claremont Institute to present sheriff award to Chad Bianco, who is involved in a state investigation of jail deaths

The Guardian - US

There’s no place for Oath Keepers and other far-right extremists among Chicago police

Without the three-part investigation ‘Extremism in the Ranks,” how long would the problem of Oath Keepers and other extremists in the Chicago Police Department have been left to fester?

Chicago Sun-Times

Cops with ties to Oath Keepers are a ticking time bomb for Chicago

Police with extremist ties are a clear and present danger to normal society and responsible law enforcement, a Hyde Park letter writer says.

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Illinois sheriff says cop signed up for Oath Keepers but now renounces the extremist group

The Stephenson County sheriff says Chief Deputy Andrew Schroeder’s association with Oath Keepers was “brief” and that he is an “exemplary” cop. Other officials in the county remain concerned.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police oversight panel asks city watchdog to investigate Chicago Police Department’s ties to extremist groups

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability on Thursday recommended the city’s inspector general investigate officers named on an Oath Keepers list so any extremists can be “rooted out” of the department.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police oversight panel to push new outside investigation into cops with extremist ties

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will vote Thursday on asking the city’s inspector general to investigate cops named on an Oath Keepers list.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: CPD vows to root out officers with extremist ties

Plus: Suspect in teacher’s murder arrested, the state of Chicago’s music scene and more.

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Chicago’s top cop vows ‘stringent’ efforts to root out officers with extremist ties after investigation by WBEZ, Sun-Times

Supt. Larry Snelling and other brass did not explain the department’s lack of action since a membership list was leaked two years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: Who are the Oath Keepers?

Plus: A child mourned in Englewood, a twist in an $11M unclaimed estate saga and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

How the Chicago Police Department tolerates officers with ties to extremism and what’s being done about it

A new civilian oversight panel is working with Chicago police on a policy that would bar officers from joining hate and extremist groups.

Chicago Sun-Times

How we investigated cops with ties to the Oath Keepers

Reporters with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ filed more than 200 open records requests with the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who are the Oath Keepers?

The anti-government group is best known for plotting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but its notoriety extends years earlier.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officers with ties to extremist Oath Keepers stay on the force. Some have troubling records.

An investigation by WBEZ, Chicago Sun-Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project found allegations of excessive force, improper searches and racist comments on the job.

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: far-right Oath Keepers kept up dues payments after Capitol attack

Venmo records show members of rightwing militia paid vice-president for months after group’s January 6 role was exposed

The Guardian - US

Trump’s indictment proves he might not be bright, but he is dangerous

Donald Trump’s frantic, cynical and preposterous attempts to hang on to power after losing the 2020 election were a dark moment in US history

The Independent UK

Capitol riot defendant gets probation after rare setback for prosecutors at Oath Keepers trial

A security operations leader for the far-right Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to two years of probation

The Independent UK

Members of Congress demand update from Homeland Security on Oath Keepers and militias in government

‘It is clear that the issue of extremists infiltrating federal law enforcement is a persistent and clear threat to the rule of law and national security,’ lawmakers write

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Salon

DOJ: Oath Keepers' sentences too lenient

Prosecutors say Stewart Rhodes' 18-year sentence and others are below sentencing guidelines

The Independent UK

Broadway star cleared over Jan 6 role after his lawyer argues he was a ‘wannabe’

James Beeks portrayed Judas in a production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in 2021 when he was arrested

The Independent UK

Former 'Jesus Christ Superstar' actor with Oath Keepers ties acquitted of all charges in Jan. 6 riot

A federal judge has acquitted a former “Jesus Christ Superstar” actor of conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group to obstruct Congress in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack

Salon

A MAGA movement betrayed morphs

In his new book "The Age of Insurrection," David Neiwert traces the path of the far-right since the Capitol riot

Al Jazeera

US Capitol rioter receives 12-year sentence for stun gun attack

Daniel Rodriguez made a dramatic exit from court after receiving one of the longest sentences for the January 6 riots.

The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty listed as ‘anti-government’ group by extremism watchdog

The ‘parents’ rights’ group has backed book bans and the removal of discussions of race and LGBTQ+ issues in schools

The Independent UK

New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge

A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress

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