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** AUGUST 21, 2020
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election? ([link removed])

This Is Amerika: Where Fascism, Totalitarianism and Militarism Go Hand In Hand ([link removed])

P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z ([link removed])

One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms? ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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As COVID Rates Rise, Student Whistleblowers Disciplined for ‘Negative’ Social Media Posts of Crowded Hallways, Maskless Students at School ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Apply Unanimous Jury Rule Retroactively to All Convictions That Violate the Sixth Amendment ([link removed])

In a Victory for Religious Freedom, U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Government From Meddling in Employment Decisions at Religious Schools ([link removed])


** TRI IN THE NEWS
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The News with Rick Sanchez: Google ‘Illegally’ Sharing Info With Police ([link removed])

Freedom Forum: Did Georgia School Officials Forget That the First Amendment Protects Students Too? ([link removed])

Bill Martinez Live: John Whitehead on Fascism, Totalitarianism and Militarism Go Hand In Hand ([link removed])
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** COVID-19
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Big Pharma's Covid-19 Profiteers ([link removed])

Lockdowns, Coronavirus, and Banks: Following the Money ([link removed])

Melbourne Authorities to Use Surveillance Drones to Catch People Not Wearing Masks ([link removed])

Why COVID-19 Has Increased Demand for Off-Duty Police in Retail ([link removed])

France Deploying Riot Police to Enforce Masks ([link removed])

COVID and Cash: Most Americans Now Fear Touching Paper Money ([link removed])

Police Seen 'Choking' Woman in Video for Not Wearing Face Mask ([link removed])

New York City Police Use Pandemic To Create COVID-19 Checkpoints ([link removed])

Robotic Assistance Devices Announces Face Mask Detection Orders ([link removed])

College Contact-Tracing App Readily Leaked Personal Data, Report Finds ([link removed])


** IN THE COURTS
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Police Search for a Bicycle Riding Infraction Is Unjustified ([link removed])

Judge Blocks Indiana From Removing People From Voter Rolls ([link removed])

Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Flint Residents for Water Crisis ([link removed])

Judge Rules Federal Agents Lack Authority to Clear Portland Streets ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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This Is Amerika: Where Fascism, Totalitarianism and Militarism Go Hand In Hand ([link removed])

P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z ([link removed])

One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms? ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Pressure Points: Government Paranoia ([link removed])


** TRI GIFT SHOP
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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Chicago Police Are Retiring at Twice the Normal Rate ([link removed])

The Tennessee Highway Patrol Are Employees Of Homeland Security ([link removed])

Couple Suing City of San Jose, Police Over Use of Force in Hotel Altercation ([link removed])

Georgia State Trooper Charged With Murder in Shooting of Black Driver ([link removed])

Georgia Governor Passes Law Granting Cops Protected Status For 'Bias-Based' Crimes ([link removed])

Military Surplus Equipment Flows to Illinois Police, Sheriffs ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Portland Protesters Set Fire to County Government Building ([link removed])

U.S. Military Made $2 Million in Civilian Casualties Payments in Afghanistan in Recent Years ([link removed])

Julian Assange Court Case Delayed Again in Bizarre Circumstances ([link removed])

Pentagon Requires Training That Refers to Protesters, Journalists As ‘Adversaries’ ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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The TSA Is Secretly Conducting Risk Assessments Of Americans Using Mass Transit ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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Government Spent Tens of Millions on Treatment for Chemical Weapons Exposure. No One Knows If It Works ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Michigan College To Track Students At All Times ([link removed])

NSA Warns Location Tracking Settings on Mobile Devices Are Difficult If Not Impossible to Turn Off ([link removed])

How Fusion Centers Keep Tabs on Black Lives Matter Protesters ([link removed])

Government Tracking Software Inside Hundreds of Mobile Phone Apps ([link removed])

Water Bills Skyrocket with New Smart Meters ([link removed])

Judge Approves $650 Million Settlement in Facebook Biometric Case ([link removed])

TikTok Collected Persistent IDs From Android Phones in Apparent Violation of Google Policy ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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San Diego Has Been Ticketing People for “Seditious Language” ([link removed])

Facebook Restricts More Than 10,000 QAnon and US Militia Groups ([link removed])


** SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Police Tech Companies Also Grapple With Calls for Reform ([link removed])

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released In Florida ([link removed])

Elon Musk: Your Brain Will Get Its Own USB-C Port ([link removed])


** DRONES
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Multi-Agency Advisory Aims to Clarify Safe and Legal Use of Drone Detection Technology ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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With Remote Learning, Schools Are Watching and Reporting Parents at Alarming Rates ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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America’s Top 12 Plutocrats Now Own $1 Trillion in Wealth ([link removed])


** HEALTH & MEDICINE
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Pharmacists Can Now Vaccinate Children 3–18 in All 50 States ([link removed])

Moderna’s Coronavirus Treatment Transforms Body Into Vaccine-Making Machine ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Trump Threatens to Send Law Enforcement to the Polls ([link removed])

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Twitter Critics ([link removed])

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