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** NOVEMBER 1, 2025
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Vampire State: Feeding on Our Fear, Freedom and Finances ([link removed])

Who Would Jesus Bomb? The Gospel According to the Military-Industrial Complex ([link removed])

Police State Bounty Hunters: The Rise of ICE’s Unconstitutional War on America ([link removed])

Trump’s Everywhere War: An Insurrection Against the Constitution ([link removed])

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


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Truth Matters: Court to Rehear Challenge to President’s Use of National Guard Against Protesters After ‘Factual Discrepancy’ Emerges ([link removed])

Extreme, Unprecedented, and Unconstitutional: Legal Coalition Warns Against President’s Unchecked Power to Deploy Troops Against Citizenry ([link removed])

Ideological Extortion: Civil Liberties Groups Challenge the Government’s Political War on ’Thought Crimes’ at Private Universities ([link removed])

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])


** 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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Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions ([link removed])

The Supreme Court: The Last Defense Against Trump’s Military Police State ([link removed])

Trump Lodges Formal Appeal of Criminal Hush Money Case ([link removed])

States Sue Trump Administration for Withholding Food Aid During Shutdown ([link removed])

Judge to Unseal More Than 100 Documents in Epstein-Related Civil Suit Against JPMorgan Chase ([link removed])

Trump Ordered to Thaw SNAP Funds Despite Shutdown ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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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])

Apocalypse Now: The Government’s Use of Controlled Chaos to Maintain Power ([link removed])

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** ON TARGET VODCAST, INTERVIEWS
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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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‘Quick Reaction’ National Guard Forces to Be Trained for Civil Disturbances by 2026 ([link removed])

Trump Claims He Can Send 'Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines' Into US Cities ([link removed])

How Amazon Turned Your Neighborhood Into a Police Database ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Meet The Mysterious Billionaire Paying American Troops During Government Shutdown ([link removed])

Release of Two Survivors of US Strike Against Alleged Drug Smugglers Raises More Questions ([link removed])

Why Fentanyl Smuggling isn't War and Cannot Justify Extrajudicial Killing ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Florida Scrubs Arrests of U.S. Citizens From Immigration Enforcement Data ([link removed])

In Gift to Private Prisons and Telecom Giants, Trump FCC Jacks Up Price of Inmate Phone Calls ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks ([link removed])

Trump Administration Is Sharing Old, Unrelated and Misleading Footage to Promote Its Immigration Agenda ([link removed])

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Did TSA Rely on “Counter-Extremism” Group to Put Names on a Watchlist? ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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States Collect Millions by Selling Drivers’ Data to Private Investigators, Data Brokers ([link removed])

NYPD Camera Points Directly Into Their Bedroom ([link removed])

Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears ([link removed])

ICE Just Bought A Social Media Surveillance Bot ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH / CENSORSHIP
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They Displayed Anti-Trump Buttons — Then the Sheriff Alerted Secret Service ([link removed])

The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Popular AI Chat Site Bans Kids From Talking With Chatbots ([link removed])

Amazon Unveils AI Smart Glasses for Its Delivery Drivers ([link removed])

Visa Launches Biometric Digital Identity Initiative For Payments ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Cancer Rates Among Young Adults Are Rising Faster in the Corn Belt ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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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])

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