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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

We the Exploited: The U.S. Government Buys and Sells Its Citizens for Profit and Power 

Stop Drinking the Political Kool-Aid, America: Voting Will Not Save Us 

Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It’s Time to Recalibrate the Government 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

After Fighting for Freedom Abroad, Decorated Gulf War Veteran Is Punished for Exercising His Own Right to Political Free Speech at Home 

Police in Armored Vehicle Fire Tear Gas at Legal Observers Who Filmed Interaction Between Cops and Protesters 

Rutherford Institute Sues Over Discrimination of a Christian Study Center, Warns That First Amendment Requires Equality for All Religious Beliefs
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IN THE COURTS

Supreme Court Refuses To Jump Into Fight Over Death Sentence for 18-Year-Old in Alabama 

Supreme Court Keeps Pause on Florida Law Targeting Drag Shows 

She Got a Ticket for Beeping Her Car Horn, Now the Supreme Court Must Sound Off 

Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process 

New York Judge Suspends Trump Gag Order in Fraud Trial, Citing Free Speech 

Judge Rejects Town’s Ban on ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag 

Louisiana State Bar Violated Lawyers’ Free Speech Rights, Appeals Court Rules 

Court Says Carmakers Not Violating Privacy Laws for Storing Text Messages that Could Later Be Retrieved by Law Enforcement

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Cancel Culture’s War on History, Heritage and the Freedom to Think for Yourself 

Don’t Trust the Government with Your Privacy, Property or Your Freedoms 

Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom 

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

Free Speech in an Age of Government Bullies, Corporate Censors and Compliant Citizens

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Police Misconduct Settlements Can Cost Millions, but Departments Rarely Feel the Impact 

Subway Riders Torn Over NYPD’s New Robot Patrol 

Cops Sneak Onto Man’s Property, Confiscate Surveillance Camera Without a Warrant

AMERICA AT WAR

IRS Spends $10 Million on Weapons and Ammunitions
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SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance 'Abuses' 

ChatGPT Has Been Turned Into A Social Media Surveillance Assistant 

A New Era of Privacy Laws Takes Shape in the United States 

Can Police Search My Mail and Packages? California Law Says Only Under These Circumstances 

Hochul Says NY Is Conducting Social Media ‘Surveillance Efforts’ To Monitor ‘Hate Speech’ 

The US Government Agencies Secretly Buying Up Your Phone Data

FREE SPEECH & CENSORSHIP

Feds Gave $1M To AI Startup Blacklisting Companies Spreading 'Disinformation'

ECONOMY

Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts

POLITICS

Talks on Surveillance Law Simmer as Its Expiration Date Looms 

GOP Lawmaker Calls for Renewal of Surveillance Tool As He Proposes Changes To Protect Privacy 

Where the Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on Abortion

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