Anti-Defamation League says 10 purported Oath Keepers in Illinois work as firefighters, paramedics or EMTs, most of any state
The findings are based on a 2021 leak of the Oath Keepers’ purported membership rolls. The ADL said it compared the names with information found in public databases, media reports and social media platforms to identify those who held public safety jobs.
chicagotribune.comPro-Trump messages painted on headstones at Jewish cemetery in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Police are investigating vandalism that left several headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids spray-painted with “TRUMP” and “MAGA” before President Donald Trump held his final campaign rally in the western Michigan city. Grand Rapids police officers on Monday found six headstones spray-painted with red paint at the Ahavas Israel Cemetery. The vandalized graves were discovered hours before Trump visited Grand Rapids late Monday night in his final campaign rally before Election Day. Wittkowski said the Grand Rapids Police Department had made no arrests or identified any suspects in the vandalism as of Tuesday morning. Grand Rapids’ Jewish community will not be cowed by this vile attack on Ahavas Israel," the caucus said in its statement.
'OK' hand gesture, 'Bowlcut' added to hate symbols database
Oren Segal, director of the ADL's Center on Extremism, said context is key to interpreting whether an "OK" symbol is hateful or harmless. He said the ADL had been reluctant to add it to the database "because 'OK' has meant just 'OK' for so long."
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