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** MAY 21, 2023
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Business As Usual: Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish ([link removed])

Danger Within: The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone ([link removed])

Disarm the IRS, De-Militarize the Bureaucracy, and Dismantle the Standing Army ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Supreme Court Refuses to Rein In the IRS, Allows Agency to Carry Out Secret, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts ([link removed])

Police Get a Green Light to Use Force Against Unarmed Individuals Who Have Already Surrendered or Complied ([link removed])

Court Threatens Street Preacher With Arrest for Using Bible Verses to Criticize Same-Sex Marriage, Denouncing Drag Show on Social Media ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Supreme Court Leaves in Place Illinois Restrictions on Military-Style Weapons ([link removed])

FBI Broke Rules in Scouring Foreign Intelligence on Jan. 6 Riot, Racial Justice Protests, Court Says ([link removed])

Sheriff May Be Liable for Death of Autistic Teen Suffocated by Deputies ([link removed])

Twitter Dodges Liability Over Tweeted Child Porn ([link removed])

Judge Strikes Down Bulk of NJ Law Prohibiting Guns at ‘Sensitive Places’ ([link removed])

Man on Home Confinement Loses Appeal Over Warrantless Search ([link removed])

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging California District Attorney’s DNA Collection Program ([link removed])

Purse Search Deemed Lawful Under Automobile Exception ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.

First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next ([link removed])

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best ([link removed])

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap ([link removed])

Impeach the Deep State for Conspiring Against the Constitution ([link removed])

Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth ([link removed])


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BOOKS BY JOHN W. WHITEHEAD
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* The Erik Blair Diaries ([link removed])

T-SHIRTS
* Defund the Thought Police ([link removed])
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* Wake Up, America ([link removed])
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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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The NYPD Took This Dog Into Custody Because His Owner Filmed the Police ([link removed])

States With the Most Militarized Police Departments ([link removed])

Police Misconduct Lawsuits Have Cost Long Island Taxpayers $165 Million Since 2000 ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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California Is One of 16 States That Allows Forced Labor ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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The American Police State Will Continue to Spread Its Wings ([link removed])

TSA Rolls Out More Facial Recognition At Major Airports ([link removed])

Asylum-Seekers Bussed Out of NYC ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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U.S. Military Expands 5G Pilot Programs ([link removed])

Four More States Pass Consumer Privacy Statutes ([link removed])

Big Tech Is Already Warning Us About AI Privacy Problems ([link removed])

FTC Gives Businesses More Reasons to Worry About Biometric Privacy ([link removed])

Online Age Verification Is Coming, and Privacy Is on the Chopping Block ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Montana Sets Itself Up for First Amendment Lawsuits With TikTok Ban ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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Congress Tries Again To Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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OpenAI, Microsoft, Google Join AI Talks at Secretive Meeting ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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IRS To Pilot Its Own Tax E-File Platform In 2024 - What Could Go Wrong? ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Tennessee Governor Dissolves Groups That Probe Police Misconduct ([link removed])

Nebraska Legislature Passes Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Abortion ([link removed])

The Plan to Save and/or Kill Texas Drag ([link removed])

North Carolina General Assembly Overrides Veto of 12-Week Abortion Ban ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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Justice Neil Gorsuch Speaks Out Against Lockdowns and Mandates ([link removed])

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