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** FEBRUARY 9, 2020
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Pornification of America: How Young Girls Are Being Groomed by Sexual Predators ([link removed])

The Super Bowl’s Biggest Losers: The Boys and Girls Being Sold for Sex 20 Times a Day ([link removed])

Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War ([link removed])

Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Citing Harm to Environment, Rutherford Institute Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Construction of Gas Pipeline Through Appalachian Trail ([link removed])

Law Criminalizing Speech That ‘Encourages’ Immigrants to Remain in the Country Is So Broad That It Could Be Used to Punish Anti-Government Speech ([link removed])

West Virginia High School Shuts Down Youth Alive Club’s Inspirational Bulletin Board Over Inclusion of Self-Help Post-It Notes With Bible Verses ([link removed])

Oklahoma Federal Court Rules That Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force (Taser, Chokehold) ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Should a Prosecutor's Immunity Cover Faking Documents to Lock Up Witnesses? ([link removed])

Suit Against Police for Using Armored BearCat for Search Warrants Dismissed ([link removed])

Judge Denies Injunction to Pastor Who Claims She Was Targeted For Work With Immigrants ([link removed])

Police Allowed To Conduct Illegal Searches Of Vehicles At Concerts And Music Festivals ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment ([link removed])

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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The Freedom Crisis in America ([link removed])


** TRI GIFT SHOP
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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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School Resource Officer Caught on Camera Threatening to Shoot Students ([link removed])

No Charges for Police Officer Who Shot and Killed 14-Year-Old Holding an Air-Soft Toy Gun ([link removed])

‘Don’t Kill My Daddy’ – Armed Bounty Hunters Arrest Man for Traffic Tickets in Front of Young Kids ([link removed])

Study Finds That TV Crime Shows Justify Police Misconduct ([link removed])

Police Officer Shoots, Kills Handcuffed Suspect Inside Cruiser ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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No Us City Fines People Like Washington Fines People ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Mississippi’s Notorious Prison Farm Is a Death Machine for Inmates ([link removed])

Waterboarding of Detainees Was So Gruesome That Even CIA Officials Wept ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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The FBI Just Put White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis on the Same Threat Level as ISIS ([link removed])

Nearly 200 People Have Had Their Guns Seized in N.J. Under New ‘Red Flag’ Law ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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Houston Man Found Innocent After Prosecutors Conclude His Drug Case Was Based on Lies by Former Cop ([link removed])


** WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY
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US Foster Care Problems Lead Kids to Prison & Homelessness ([link removed])

Nanny Cam at Phoenix Home Catches Federal Agent Smelling Girl’s Underwear ([link removed])

Close to 20,000 Kids Reported Missing in Ohio Last Year ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Coronavirus Brings China’s Surveillance State Out of the Shadows ([link removed])

The Nightmare of Airport Facial Recognition ([link removed])

"Brief Cam" Allows Police To Identify People By What They Are Wearing And Carrying ([link removed])

Northeastern U. Scientists Plan to Use Surveillance Tech to Catch 'Implicit Bias' ([link removed])

Amazon Ring And Facial Recognition Are Threat To A Free Society ([link removed])

Rekor Systems Uses Video Doorbells To Create Neighborhood License Plate Reader Networks ([link removed])

Privacy Groups: Surveillance Is Threatening Democracy ([link removed])

The CIA's "Signature School" Is Equipping Firefighters With Wearable Emotion/Facial Recognition Devices ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Virginia Cops Arrest Man for Refusing to Show ID after Photographing Cop Cars ([link removed])


** SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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‘Shocking’ Animal Welfare Violations Uncovered at US Government Labs ([link removed])

Tesla Remotely Disables Autopilot on Used Model S After It Was Sold ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Locker Room Sex Assault Victims Sue Md. School System, Asserting Officials Ignored ‘Brooming Ritual’ to Protect Football Program ([link removed])

School District Called Police After 6-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome Pretended To Shoot Teacher With Finger ([link removed])

Secret Service Agents And U.S. Marshals Are Patrolling Our Schools ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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National Debt Increased by $3 Trillion During Donald Trump's Three Years as President ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Secret Service Spending at Trump Hotels: Rooms for Agents Cost Up to $650 per Night ([link removed])

Charities Steered $65 Million to Trump Lawyer Sekulow and Family ([link removed])

The Members of Congress Who Profit From War ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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Why Did One of Jeffrey Epstein’s Bank Accounts Come Back Online After His Death? ([link removed])

Jeffrey Epstein Had 14 Phone Numbers Connected to Trump ([link removed])

European Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring Worth $77M, Accused of Smuggling 10,000 Migrants ([link removed])

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