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JULY 7, 2019

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

It’s Time to Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America 

How Evil Wins: The Hypocritical Double Standards of Political Outrage 

The Jackboots Are Coming: Mass Arrests, Power Grabs and the Politics of Fear

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Rutherford Institute Challenges Unconstitutional Sign Restrictions That Discriminate Against Political Speech 

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Forcibly & Warrantlessly Carry Out Blood Draws on Unconscious Drivers 

Victory: Supreme Court Protects Anti-Government Speech, Strikes Down Law Allowing Gov’t to Censor Speech It Finds ‘Immoral’ or ‘Scandalous’ 
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IN THE COURTS

In Guantánamo Case, U.S. Government Says It Can Indefinitely Detain Anyone — Even U.S. Citizens

Expect More Government Secrecy in Business Relationships, Thanks to Supreme Court 

A Day of Sorrow for American Democracy: Rucho v. Common Cause

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.

Is the U.S. Military Planning to Take Over America? 

Drivers Beware: The Deadly Perils of Traffic Stops in the American Police State

The Jackboots Are Coming: Mass Arrests, Power Grabs and the Politics of Fear

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

America’s Dirty Little Secret: Sex Trafficking Is Big Business

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Viral-Video Arrest Puts Focus on Troubling Police Escalation Incidents Nationwide 

Cops Taser and Arrest Man for Speaking Out on Behalf of Falsely Detained Teen 

St. Louis County Reaches $750,000 Settlement After Woman’s Dog Was Fatally Shot in SWAT Raid 

Black Hospital Patient Went on a Walk With an IV Drip; Police Arrested Him 

City of New York Pays $610,000 to a Woman Who Was Forced to Give Birth in Handcuffs

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Police Starting To Enforce Law That Prohibits People Living In Their Vehicles 

Country Time Offers to Pay Fines for Kids Operating Unlicensed Lemonade Stands
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Spy Agencies Turn to AI to Stay Ahead of Adversaries 

China Hacked Eight Major Computer Services Firms in Years-Long Attack

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Jeffrey Epstein Documents Could Expose Powerful Politicians, Businessmen 

DHS Chief Orders Probe of Agents' Offensive Facebook Posts 

Lawsuits Allege Police Cover-up of Sex Abuse by Officers in Maine

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

Pastor Gets Life in Prison for Trafficking Teenage Girl

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Smile, Your City Is Watching You 

Ford Technology Tracks Seatbelt Use 

SnapShot Drone Allows For Quick, Easy Video Surveillance 

California Unveils Huge ‘Cradle-To-Career’ Student Tracking System 

Amazon Admits It Keeps Alexa Voice Recordings Indefinitely 

Moral Science Confirms People Behave Better When They Think They’re Being Watched 

Is Facebook Listening to Me? Why Those Ads Appear After You Talk About Things

FREE SPEECH

Facebook Censored a Post for ‘Hate Speech.’ It Was the Declaration of Independence

TECHNOLOGY

Face-Reading AI Will Tell Police When Suspects Are Hiding Truth 

US Military Laser Can Identify People by Their Heartbeats From 650 Feet Away 

EDUCATION

“Aggression Detectors” Monitoring Students Don’t Really Work

FURTHER READING 

Lincoln and Trump: Two of a Kind?

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