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** SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Would Orwell Be Branded a Terrorist? The Government’s War on Thought Crimes ([link removed])

Political Gaslighting: The Government’s Latest Playbook for Dismantling the Constitution ([link removed])

How Tyranny Becomes Entrenched: 9/11 and the Police State’s Endless Power Grabs ([link removed])

A Police State Presidency: When ‘Rule of Law’ Becomes ‘Rule by Gunpoint’ ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Penalizing Dissent: Civil Rights Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech and Target Peaceful Protesters ([link removed])

Civil Liberties Groups File First Amendment Challenge to Trump’s National Guard Deployment, Echoing Founders’ Warnings Against Standing Armies ([link removed])

In a Decisive First Amendment Victory, Court Rules: Government Can’t Freeze Funding to Impose State-Sanctioned Ideology on Harvard ([link removed])


** LEGAL FEATURES
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Executive Overreach and the Erosion of Constitutional Safeguards: When the Executive Branch Becomes Judge and Jury ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Florida Open-Carry Gun Ruling Leads to Chaos and Confusion ([link removed])

Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Approved by Congress ([link removed])

Federal Reserve Governor Urges Supreme Court to Prevent Trump From Removing Her ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.
Apocalypse Now: The Government’s Use of Controlled Chaos to Maintain Power ([link removed])

We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President ([link removed])

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

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Fired Feds, Trump Lovers and Veterans: Meet the People Applying for ICE Jobs ([link removed])

Masked Agents Are the Unmistakable Sign of a Police State ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” ([link removed])

Hegseth Summons Generals and Admirals for Rare Meeting in Virginia ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Florida’s GEO Group Plays Central Role in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan ([link removed])
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** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Donald Trump and Peter Thiel Are Using AI To Supercharge the Surveillance State ([link removed])

Virginia Police Used Flock Cameras to Track Driver 526 Times in 4 Months ([link removed])

The Department of Homeland Security Is Unlawfully Collecting DNA ([link removed])

DHS Collected DNA from 2,000 U.S. Citizens Without Due Process. It's Now in a Law Enforcement Database ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP
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FBI Fires Agents Seen Kneeling in Iconic Photo During George Floyd Protests Five Years Ago ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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Trump Admin Bars Diplomats From Shopping at Costco ([link removed])

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Latest Blow for Indiana Soybean Farmers ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis ([link removed])

Trump Is Trying to Literally Erase the History of Slavery ([link removed])


** CULTURE
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From Courtroom to Canvas: Civil Liberties Defender John W. Whitehead Explores Freedom and Technology Through Art in New Exhibit ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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America Is Walking a Dangerous Road ([link removed])

Forgiveness or Revenge? ([link removed])

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