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AUGUST 21, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?

This Is Amerika: Where Fascism, Totalitarianism and Militarism Go Hand In Hand

P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z

One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms?

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

As COVID Rates Rise, Student Whistleblowers Disciplined for ‘Negative’ Social Media Posts of Crowded Hallways, Maskless Students at School

Rutherford Institute Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Apply Unanimous Jury Rule Retroactively to All Convictions That Violate the Sixth Amendment

In a Victory for Religious Freedom, U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Government From Meddling in Employment Decisions at Religious Schools

TRI IN THE NEWS

The News with Rick Sanchez: Google ‘Illegally’ Sharing Info With Police

Freedom Forum: Did Georgia School Officials Forget That the First Amendment Protects Students Too?

Bill Martinez Live: John Whitehead on Fascism, Totalitarianism and Militarism Go Hand In Hand

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COVID-19

Big Pharma's Covid-19 Profiteers

Lockdowns, Coronavirus, and Banks: Following the Money

Melbourne Authorities to Use Surveillance Drones to Catch People Not Wearing Masks

Why COVID-19 Has Increased Demand for Off-Duty Police in Retail

France Deploying Riot Police to Enforce Masks

COVID and Cash: Most Americans Now Fear Touching Paper Money

Police Seen 'Choking' Woman in Video for Not Wearing Face Mask

New York City Police Use Pandemic To Create COVID-19 Checkpoints

Robotic Assistance Devices Announces Face Mask Detection Orders

College Contact-Tracing App Readily Leaked Personal Data, Report Finds

IN THE COURTS

Police Search for a Bicycle Riding Infraction Is Unjustified

Judge Blocks Indiana From Removing People From Voter Rolls

Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Flint Residents for Water Crisis

Judge Rules Federal Agents Lack Authority to Clear Portland Streets

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P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z

One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms?

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Chicago Police Are Retiring at Twice the Normal Rate

The Tennessee Highway Patrol Are Employees Of Homeland Security

Couple Suing City of San Jose, Police Over Use of Force in Hotel Altercation

Georgia State Trooper Charged With Murder in Shooting of Black Driver

Georgia Governor Passes Law Granting Cops Protected Status For 'Bias-Based' Crimes

Military Surplus Equipment Flows to Illinois Police, Sheriffs

AMERICA AT WAR

Portland Protesters Set Fire to County Government Building

U.S. Military Made $2 Million in Civilian Casualties Payments in Afghanistan in Recent Years

Julian Assange Court Case Delayed Again in Bizarre Circumstances

Pentagon Requires Training That Refers to Protesters, Journalists As ‘Adversaries’

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NATIONAL SECURITY

The TSA Is Secretly Conducting Risk Assessments Of Americans Using Mass Transit

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Government Spent Tens of Millions on Treatment for Chemical Weapons Exposure. No One Knows If It Works

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Michigan College To Track Students At All Times

NSA Warns Location Tracking Settings on Mobile Devices Are Difficult If Not Impossible to Turn Off

How Fusion Centers Keep Tabs on Black Lives Matter Protesters

Government Tracking Software Inside Hundreds of Mobile Phone Apps

Water Bills Skyrocket with New Smart Meters

Judge Approves $650 Million Settlement in Facebook Biometric Case

TikTok Collected Persistent IDs From Android Phones in Apparent Violation of Google Policy

FREE SPEECH

San Diego Has Been Ticketing People for “Seditious Language”

Facebook Restricts More Than 10,000 QAnon and US Militia Groups

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Police Tech Companies Also Grapple With Calls for Reform

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are Being Released In Florida

Elon Musk: Your Brain Will Get Its Own USB-C Port

DRONES

Multi-Agency Advisory Aims to Clarify Safe and Legal Use of Drone Detection Technology

EDUCATION

With Remote Learning, Schools Are Watching and Reporting Parents at Alarming Rates

ECONOMY

America’s Top 12 Plutocrats Now Own $1 Trillion in Wealth

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Pharmacists Can Now Vaccinate Children 3–18 in All 50 States

Moderna’s Coronavirus Treatment Transforms Body Into Vaccine-Making Machine

POLITICS

Trump Threatens to Send Law Enforcement to the Polls

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Twitter Critics

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