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** FEBRUARY 18, 2024
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Global Deep State: A Fascist World Order Funded by the American Taxpayer ([link removed])

2024 Is the New 1984: Big Brother and the Rise of the Security Industrial Complex ([link removed])

Terror by Night: Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do ([link removed])

I’m Not Breaking Up With America This Valentine’s Day and Neither Should You ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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The Case Against Technofascism: When Big Tech Companies Censor Speech ([link removed])

Supreme Court Gives Government the Green Light to Obstruct Citizens From Voting at Polling Places Based on the Content of Speech on Clothing ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Calls on Supreme Court to Uphold Laws Prohibiting Censorship by Tech Companies & Protecting Free Speech on Social Media ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Judge Orders Trump to Pay More Than $350 Million in Civil Fraud Suit ([link removed])

EPA Broke Federal Law in Handing Off Wetlands Permit Approval to Florida, DC Judge Rules ([link removed])

Indiana Asks Seventh Circuit to Reinstate Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors ([link removed])


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

Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do ([link removed])

The White House's Secret Surveillance Program Breaks All the Laws ([link removed])

Watchlisted: You’re Probably Already on a Government Extremism List ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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The Rise of the Security Industrial Complex: One America News ([link removed])


** TRI IN THE NEWS
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The Census Bureau Is Considering How to Ask About Gender Identity. People Have Their Opinions ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Police Fired at Handcuffed Man in SUV After Mistaking Acorn for Gunshot ([link removed])

Lawmakers Preliminarily Approve No-Go Zone Around First Responders ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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Vegas Bans Stopping on Pedestrian Bridges ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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The New Drone Wars: As Prices Fall, Casualties Mount ([link removed])

DC Needs You Angry At Foreign Tyranny So You Won't Notice It At Home ([link removed])

The War in Ukraine Is Fueling Record Us Arms Exports ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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If You Spend Time in Jail Because the Government Lied, You Should Be Able to Sue ([link removed])

Artificial Intelligence Is Putting Innocent People at Risk of Being Incarcerated ([link removed])
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** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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The Government Is Using Data Brokers to Evade Privacy Protections ([link removed])

Qualified Immunity Is Not Limited to Police Brutality. It Protects a Wide Variety of Abusive Officials ([link removed])


** WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY
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FBI Sees Concerning Increase in Sextortion Cases Targeting Teenage Boys ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Proposed Questions on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for the Census Bureau’s Biggest Survey ([link removed])

Facial Recognition: Coming Soon to an Airport Near You ([link removed])

The Government Wants to Scan Your Face in the Name of Security, but Who Is Watching the Government? ([link removed])

Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever ([link removed])

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare ([link removed])

A Company Tracked Visits to 600 Planned Parenthood Locations for Anti-Abortion Ads ([link removed])

Online Retailer Temu Facing a Class-Action Lawsuit in Illinois Over Data Privacy Concerns ([link removed])

US Puts Boots on the Ground in Japan to Bolster Disease Surveillance ([link removed])

Government Funds AI Tools for Whole-of-Internet Surveillance and Censorship ([link removed])


** CENSORSHIP & FREE SPEECH
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Progressives Are Ditching Free Speech To Fight 'Disinformation' ([link removed])

A Strong First Amendment Keeps Government Bullies At Bay ([link removed])

A Small Town, Public Art, and the First Amendment ([link removed])

The White House Pressured Amazon to Target Dissenting Books ([link removed])


** ASSET FORFEITURE
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** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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** POLITICS
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Bipartisan Complaints After House Nixes Vote On 9/11-Era Surveillance Law ([link removed])

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How Red-Light Camera Laws Could Help Drive Federal AI Regulation ([link removed])

Mayors Ask DHS to Extend Migrant Work Permits ([link removed])

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