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** MAY 31, 2020
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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From 9/11 to COVID-19, It’s Been a Perpetual State of Emergency ([link removed])

The Slippery Slope to Despotism: Paved with Lockdowns, Raids and Forced Vaccinations ([link removed])

The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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New York State Gives Green Light for Churches to Hold Drive-In Worship Services in a Victory for Common Sense in the Midst of COVID-19 ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions, Meddling in Church Affairs and Violating Religious Freedom ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Warns of First Amendment Lawsuit After Police Threaten Church With $1000 Fines for Holding Drive-In Worship Services ([link removed])


** TRI IN THE NEWS
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Attorney Who Warns About Big Tech and Big Brother Sees Big Problem ([link removed])

Know Your Rights or Get Swept Up Into Government’s ‘Massive’ Contact-Tracing ‘Show Your Papers’ Scheme ([link removed])

Delaware Sued for Violation of Religious Freedom ([link removed])

Gov. Cuomo Gives Go Ahead for Drive-In Services for Churches ([link removed])

New York Pastor Threatened With $1,000 Fine for Holding Drive-In Church Service ([link removed])

Harvard Prof With $4 Million Home Wants Future Without Yours ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 Travel Ban Ruled Unconstitutional ([link removed])

Supreme Court Won’t Force States to Speed Up Church Reopenings ([link removed])

Federal Judge Guts Florida Law Requiring Felons to Pay Fines Before They Can Vote ([link removed])

Judge Rules Michigan Barber Can Stay Open Days After His License Was Suspended for Defying Coronavirus Lockdown ([link removed])

Ohio Judge Deems the State's COVID-19 Lockdown 'Arbitrary, Unreasonable, and Oppressive' ([link removed])


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

From 9/11 to COVID-19, It’s Been a Perpetual State of Emergency ([link removed])

The Slippery Slope to Despotism: Paved with Lockdowns, Raids and Forced Vaccinations ([link removed])

The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Is the Pentagon Preparing for Martial Law in America? ([link removed])


** TRI GIFT SHOP
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BOOK: Battlefield America: The War on the American People (Autographed by John W. Whitehead) ([link removed])



** COVID-19: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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Billionaires to Build a High-Tech Coronavirus Dystopia ([link removed])

Prestige Ameritech Offered to Make Millions of N95 Masks in Texas. The Government Turned Him Down ([link removed])

“We Need An Army Of Contact Tracers” – Meet The Enforcement Arm Of The “New Normal” ([link removed])

“Contact Tracer” and “Disease Investigator” Jobs Spring Up Across the Country ([link removed])

“Metalhead” DARPA Robot Enlisted by Police to Enforce Social Distancing ([link removed])

The Intelligence Community Wants New COVID-19 Tracking Tools ([link removed])

As 100,000 Die, COVID-19 Lays Bare America’s Brutal Fault Lines" Race, Gender, Poverty and Politics ([link removed])

U.S. Field Hospitals Stand Down, Most Without Treating Any COVID-19 Patients ([link removed])

Lockdowns Made No Difference to Coronavirus but Destroyed Millions of Livelihoods Worldwide, JP Morgan Study Claims ([link removed])

Only One in Two Americans Say They’d Take a COVID-19 Vaccine ([link removed])

Undercover Agents Enforcing State Health Rules at Restaurants, Bars ([link removed])

The COVID-19 Tracer Training Course Is A Guide To Suspending Rights ([link removed])

No Masks Allowed: Stores Turn Customers Away in US Culture War ([link removed])

What if the Government Has It Wrong? ([link removed])

Illinois Governor Threatens Business Owners with a Year in Prison if They Try to Reopen ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Restrained Man Pleads With Police in Fatal Incident in Minnesota ([link removed])

FBI Investigates Death of Black Man in Minneapolis After Video Shows Police Officer Kneeling on His Neck ([link removed])

Police Are Complicit in Politicians' Disregard for the Rule of Law ([link removed])

As Protests Ramped Up Across The Country, So Did Police Brutality ([link removed])

NYPD Officer Rams Into Crowd of George Floyd Protesters ([link removed])

Police Act Like Laws Don’t Apply to Them Because of ‘Qualified Immunity.’ They’re Right. ([link removed])

Louisville Police Shoot Pepper Pellets at TV Crew Live on Air ([link removed])

A Pregnant Black Woman Miscarried After California Police Allegedly ‘Stomped’ on Her Stomach ([link removed])

10 Ways a Roadside Police Stop Can Go Wrong ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Pentagon Puts Military on Standby As Trump Prepares to Deploy Army to the Streets ([link removed])

Where Do Many Police Departments Train? In Israel ([link removed])

Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Pandemic ([link removed])

Texas Sheriff Raids Bar Protest With Military-Style Assault Vehicle, SWAT Team ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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GPS-Monitoring Ankle Bracelets for People Charged With Crimes Cause Huge Personal and Financial Trouble ([link removed])
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** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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Media Elite Denounce Looting Even as Billionaires Reap Record Profits from Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts ([link removed])

Wealthiest Hospitals Got Billions in Coronavirus Bailout ([link removed])

Two Cops Were Given Qualified Immunity After Allegedly Stealing $225,000. SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Case ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Immunity Passports Are a Threat to Our Privacy and Information Security ([link removed])

Airlines Pushing Contact Tracing, ‘Immunity Passport’ As Right To Travel ([link removed])

Sonoma County to Require Cellphone App, Temperature Checks for Employees Returning to the Workplace ([link removed])

Lawmakers Warn Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Is Ripe for Abusive Surveillance ([link removed])

NSA’s Social Network Mapping is More Vast, Omnipresent and Horrifying Than Snowden Revealed ([link removed])

Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network ([link removed])

Trump's Secret New Watchlist Lets His Administration Track Americans Without Needing a Warrant ([link removed])

DoorDash Uses COVID-19 As An Excuse To Track Customers Locations ([link removed])

When Your Hospital Morphs Into A Real-Time Surveillance Center... ([link removed])

Your Car Knows Secrets About You. Here’s How to Protect Yourself ([link removed])

TSA To Check Passengers' Temperature At Airports ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Deepfakes Are Going To Wreak Havoc On Society ([link removed])

Online Services Uses Advanced Artificial Intelligence to Scan Social Media Posts of Job Applicants ([link removed])

Nextdoor Helps Spread Neighborhood Snitching By Showering Law Enforcement With Gifts ([link removed])

Apple Sneaks COVID-19 Contact Tracing into Latest Phone Update ([link removed])

Robots Could Gain Artificial Eye That 'Sees' Like Human ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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The World’s 25 Richest Billionaires Have Gained Nearly $255 Billion In Just Two Months ([link removed])


** RESISTANCE
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Protesters, Rioters, Looters, and Revolutionaries, Be Aware There Are Government Agents Among You ([link removed])

Nothing Is Certain But Death, Taxes, And Police Infiltration Of US Protests ([link removed])

Hong Kong's Government Is Now Calling Pro-Democracy Protesters ‘Terrorists’ ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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As Chief Prosecutor, Klobuchar Declined to Bring Charges Against Cop that Killed George Floyd ([link removed])

Virginia's Creeping Authoritarianism ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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America Gasps for Air ([link removed])

US Must Take ‘Serious Action’ to Halt Police Killings of Unarmed African Americans ([link removed])

Early Americans Would Have Rejected the U.S. Government of Today ([link removed])

Reviving the Freedom of Association ([link removed])

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