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MAY 21, 2023

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Business As Usual: Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish 

Danger Within: The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone 

Disarm the IRS, De-Militarize the Bureaucracy, and Dismantle the Standing Army 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court Refuses to Rein In the IRS, Allows Agency to Carry Out Secret, Warrantless Searches of Innocent Taxpayers’ Bank Accounts 

Police Get a Green Light to Use Force Against Unarmed Individuals Who Have Already Surrendered or Complied 

Court Threatens Street Preacher With Arrest for Using Bible Verses to Criticize Same-Sex Marriage, Denouncing Drag Show on Social Media
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IN THE COURTS

Supreme Court Leaves in Place Illinois Restrictions on Military-Style Weapons 

FBI Broke Rules in Scouring Foreign Intelligence on Jan. 6 Riot, Racial Justice Protests, Court Says 

Sheriff May Be Liable for Death of Autistic Teen Suffocated by Deputies 

Twitter Dodges Liability Over Tweeted Child Porn 

Judge Strikes Down Bulk of NJ Law Prohibiting Guns at ‘Sensitive Places’ 

Man on Home Confinement Loses Appeal Over Warrantless Search 

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging California District Attorney’s DNA Collection Program 

Purse Search Deemed Lawful Under Automobile Exception

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next 

A Nanny State Idiocracy: When the Government Thinks It Knows Best 

Raging Bulls in Blue: The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids 

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap 

Impeach the Deep State for Conspiring Against the Constitution 

Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

The NYPD Took This Dog Into Custody Because His Owner Filmed the Police 

States With the Most Militarized Police Departments 

Police Misconduct Lawsuits Have Cost Long Island Taxpayers $165 Million Since 2000

BEHIND BARS

California Is One of 16 States That Allows Forced Labor
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NATIONAL SECURITY

The American Police State Will Continue to Spread Its Wings 

TSA Rolls Out More Facial Recognition At Major Airports 

Asylum-Seekers Bussed Out of NYC

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

U.S. Military Expands 5G Pilot Programs 

Four More States Pass Consumer Privacy Statutes 

Big Tech Is Already Warning Us About AI Privacy Problems 

FTC Gives Businesses More Reasons to Worry About Biometric Privacy 

Online Age Verification Is Coming, and Privacy Is on the Chopping Block 

FREE SPEECH

Montana Sets Itself Up for First Amendment Lawsuits With TikTok Ban

ASSET FORFEITURE

Congress Tries Again To Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses

TECHNOLOGY

OpenAI, Microsoft, Google Join AI Talks at Secretive Meeting

ECONOMY

IRS To Pilot Its Own Tax E-File Platform In 2024 - What Could Go Wrong?

POLITICS

Tennessee Governor Dissolves Groups That Probe Police Misconduct 

Nebraska Legislature Passes Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Abortion 

The Plan to Save and/or Kill Texas Drag 

North Carolina General Assembly Overrides Veto of 12-Week Abortion Ban

FURTHER READING 

Justice Neil Gorsuch Speaks Out Against Lockdowns and Mandates

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