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** AUGUST 8, 2025
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Theft of a Nation: How the Deep State Swamp Is Stealing the People’s Power ([link removed])

The New Gulag: Mental Health Detentions and the Criminalization of Dissent ([link removed])

The Untouchables: The Sexual Predators Within America’s Power Elite ([link removed])

The Wearables Trap: How the Government Plans to Monitor, Score, and Control You ([link removed])

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America’s Most Lawless Agency: ICE Is the Prototype for Tyranny ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Can the Government Decide What Counts as Worship? Court Says Yes—Rutherford Says No ([link removed])

Supreme Court Lets Facebook Off the Hook for Government-Directed Censorship ([link removed])

Fourth Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Law Firm Intimidation Policy’ as Unconstitutional ([link removed])

Wrong Address, Wrong Target, Real Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Holds FBI Liable for Botched SWAT Raid ([link removed])

'1984' Becomes Government Policy: What’s Happening to Harvard Could Happen to Anyone ([link removed])

SCOTUS: Religious Parents Should Have a Say About LGBTQ Curriculum in Elementary Schools ([link removed])

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Trump Administration Accused of Using Deportation Powers to Punish Protesters, Chill Political Speech ([link removed])

Police Can No Longer Rely on ‘Moment-of-Threat’ Doctrine to Sidestep Scrutiny for Misconduct Leading to Use of Deadly Force ([link removed])


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Deporting Political Protesters Threatens Us All: Khalil v. Trump ([link removed])

Executive Overreach and the Erosion of Constitutional Safeguards: When the Executive Branch Becomes Judge and Jury ([link removed])

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Constitution Deleted: Web Glitch Erases Part at Odds With White House Policy ([link removed])

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