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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

The Pornification of America: How Young Girls Are Being Groomed by Sexual Predators 

The Super Bowl’s Biggest Losers: The Boys and Girls Being Sold for Sex 20 Times a Day 

Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War 

Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Citing Harm to Environment, Rutherford Institute Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Construction of Gas Pipeline Through Appalachian Trail 

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

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

Oklahoma Federal Court Rules That Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force (Taser, Chokehold)
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IN THE COURTS

Should a Prosecutor's Immunity Cover Faking Documents to Lock Up Witnesses? 

Suit Against Police for Using Armored BearCat for Search Warrants Dismissed 

Judge Denies Injunction to Pastor Who Claims She Was Targeted For Work With Immigrants 

Police Allowed To Conduct Illegal Searches Of Vehicles At Concerts And Music Festivals

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Red Flag Nation: Anti-Gun Laws, Sanctuary Cities and the Second Amendment 

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

School Resource Officer Caught on Camera Threatening to Shoot Students 

No Charges for Police Officer Who Shot and Killed 14-Year-Old Holding an Air-Soft Toy Gun 

‘Don’t Kill My Daddy’ – Armed Bounty Hunters Arrest Man for Traffic Tickets in Front of Young Kids 

Study Finds That TV Crime Shows Justify Police Misconduct 

Police Officer Shoots, Kills Handcuffed Suspect Inside Cruiser

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

No Us City Fines People Like Washington Fines People

BEHIND BARS

Mississippi’s Notorious Prison Farm Is a Death Machine for Inmates  

Waterboarding of Detainees Was So Gruesome That Even CIA Officials Wept
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NATIONAL SECURITY

The FBI Just Put White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis on the Same Threat Level as ISIS 

Nearly 200 People Have Had Their Guns Seized in N.J. Under New ‘Red Flag’ Law

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Houston Man Found Innocent After Prosecutors Conclude His Drug Case Was Based on Lies by Former Cop

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

US Foster Care Problems Lead Kids to Prison & Homelessness 

Nanny Cam at Phoenix Home Catches Federal Agent Smelling Girl’s Underwear 

Close to 20,000 Kids Reported Missing in Ohio Last Year

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Coronavirus Brings China’s Surveillance State Out of the Shadows 

The Nightmare of Airport Facial Recognition 

"Brief Cam" Allows Police To Identify People By What They Are Wearing And Carrying 

Northeastern U. Scientists Plan to Use Surveillance Tech to Catch 'Implicit Bias' 

Amazon Ring And Facial Recognition Are Threat To A Free Society 

Rekor Systems Uses Video Doorbells To Create Neighborhood License Plate Reader Networks 

Privacy Groups: Surveillance Is Threatening Democracy 

The CIA's "Signature School" Is Equipping Firefighters With Wearable Emotion/Facial Recognition Devices

FREE SPEECH

Virginia Cops Arrest Man for Refusing to Show ID after Photographing Cop Cars

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

‘Shocking’ Animal Welfare Violations Uncovered at US Government Labs 

Tesla Remotely Disables Autopilot on Used Model S After It Was Sold

EDUCATION

Locker Room Sex Assault Victims Sue Md. School System, Asserting Officials Ignored ‘Brooming Ritual’ to Protect Football Program 

School District Called Police After 6-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome Pretended To Shoot Teacher With Finger 

Secret Service Agents And U.S. Marshals Are Patrolling Our Schools

ECONOMY

National Debt Increased by $3 Trillion During Donald Trump's Three Years as President

POLITICS

Secret Service Spending at Trump Hotels: Rooms for Agents Cost Up to $650 per Night 

Charities Steered $65 Million to Trump Lawyer Sekulow and Family  

The Members of Congress Who Profit From War

FURTHER READING 

Why Did One of Jeffrey Epstein’s Bank Accounts Come Back Online After His Death? 

Jeffrey Epstein Had 14 Phone Numbers Connected to Trump 

European Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring Worth $77M, Accused of Smuggling 10,000 Migrants

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