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NOVEMBER 29, 2020

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Don’t Call the Cops. Especially if Your Loved Ones Are Old, Disabled or Have Special Needs 

America After the Election: A Few Hard Truths About the Things That Won’t Change 

The 2020 Election Bamboozle: We Are All Victims of the Deep State’s Con Game 

Mile Markers of Tyranny: Losing Our Freedoms on the Road from 9/11 to COVID-19 

Since 9/11, the Government’s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Rutherford Institute Issues ‘Opt Out’ Letter for Families to Preserve Privacy Rights at Home in the Presence of Virtual Classroom Surveillance  

Under ‘Policing for Profit’ Forfeiture Scheme, Michigan Police Wrongfully Seized and Kept Man’s Car for Three Years Without a Warrant and Without a Trial

Delaware Promises Not to Re-Impose Discriminatory COVID-19 Restrictions Against Churches in a Victory for Religious Freedom

Sixth Grader Suspended, Reported to Police for Displaying Toy Gun During Zoom Class as Part of Assignment to Look ‘Scary’

Virginia Supreme Court Allows Police to Use License Plate Readers As Mass Surveillance Tool to Track Drivers 

TRI IN THE NEWS

Whitehead on The Big Picture: What Won't Change After the Election

IN THE COURTS

Court: Mental Health Detentions Don’t Require Actual Showing of Dangerous Behavior; Probability Enough 

High Court Blocks NY Virus Limits on Houses of Worship 

Sixth Circuit Halts Resumption of In-Person Classes at Private, Religious Schools 

Plot to Shake Up Census on Track for Supreme Court Redux 

Ohio Appeals Court Rules Ban on Trigger Activators Unconstitutional
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End the Government’s War on America’s Military Veterans 

America After the Election: A Few Hard Truths About the Things That Won't Change 

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Anarchy Is Being Loosed Upon the Nation 

The 2020 Election Bamboozle 

The Election Has Already Been Hijacked 

Mile Markers of Tyranny: Losing Our Freedoms on the Road from 9/11 to COVID-19 

Since 9/11, the Government’s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government 

Attack of the Tomato Killers: The Police State’s War on Weed and Backyard Gardens 

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

The Politics of Fear in America: A Nation at War with Itself

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COVID-19

America’s COVID-19 Restrictions Go Full Authoritarian  

Fresno Bishop Tells Catholics Not to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Citing Use of Stem Cells 

Gov. Scott: Students Who Join Gatherings Will Be Asked to Quarantine 

Officials to Get Help From State Troopers to Enforce COVID Safety Measures 

Early Coronavirus Mutation Made It Harder to Stop, Evidence Suggests 

Small Gatherings Spread the Virus, but Are They Causing the Surge? 

Qantas Airways CEO Says COVID Vaccination Will be Mandatory For Travel 

NYC Restaurant to Require Customers to Take $50 Covid Test Before Indoor Dining  

PA Gov Announces New COVID Rules, Including Wearing a Mask in Your House 

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Virginia Becomes Third State To Ban No-Knock Search Warrants 

Tracking Police Dog Bites Across the Country 

Black Man Pulled Over, Tased for ‘Dirty License Plate’ 

Kentucky Cops Attack Man Filming Arrest Of Black Driver
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GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Will Likely Get Budget Increase From Congress Anyway

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Biometric Police State? DHS Plans to Start Collecting Eye Scans and DNA — With the Help of Defense Contractors 

CBP Proposes Eliminating Age Restrictions and Opt-Out Policies for Non-Citizen Biometric Data Collection 

The DEA Wants Access To 131 Million Prescription Records 

DHS Plans to Start Collecting Eye Scans and DNA

TECHNOLOGY

Elon Musk Unveils Brain Chip Implant 

CIA Partners with Google, Amazon and IBM in Latest Big Tech Procurement Drive 

Army-Funded Algorithm Decodes Brain Signals

EDUCATION

Police Monitor Children’s Grades To Determine Who Will Become A Criminal

ECONOMY

12 Iconic Retailers Sink Into Pandemic Bankruptcy

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