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The Insurgence: Sheriffs

The Insurgence: Sheriffs is a podcast series that uncovers how a national network of Generically used to describe factions of right-wing politics that are outside of and often critical of traditional conservatism. Learn more sheriffs is mobilizing to create a White Christian republic, one county at a time. The series features first-hand accounts from people across the country who have come up against the sometimes-fatal  consequences from the unchecked power of county sheriffs and their growing alignment with the new Far Right. The Insurgence: Sheriffs is created and hosted by investigative reporter and PRA Research Director Cloee Cooper, and co-executive produced by Political Research Associates and Cuentero Productions

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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 6
This episode explores how constitutional sheriffs’ actions have escalated voter intimidation and suppression, with plans to deputize armed citizens and form “posses” to disrupt election processes and intimidate officials.
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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 5
Sheriffs wield immense power over jails, controlling the lives of a third of the nation’s incarcerated population. What happens when that power goes unchecked, & sheriffs ignore a pandemic’s threat or dozens die from medical neglect?
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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 4
What happens when the Constitutional Sheriffs network finds an ally in the White House? In this episode, we uncover how far-right networks leveraged the power of local sheriffs to collaborate with ICE in a nationwide crackdown on immigrants.
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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 3
This episode examines a turning point in the growing alliance between far-right activists and local sheriffs in their resistance to federal authority.
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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 2
Why are sheriffs aligning with right-wing insurgents? We go back to 2012 in Las Vegas, where a new far-right network of sheriffs held its first-ever gathering. Their mission? To combat what they saw as the “socialist” agenda under former President Obama.
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Political Research Associates
The Insurgence: Sheriffs—Season 1, Episode 1
Through firsthand accounts, this episode traces the chilling reality faced by racial justice protesters in 2020—who were violently run out of town by militias in coordination with their local sheriff.
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