A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for freedom

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** JANUARY 3, 2021
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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2020: The Year the Tree of Liberty Was Torched ([link removed])

Big Brother in Disguise: The Rise of a New, Technological World Order ([link removed])

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat ([link removed])

Warp Speed Ahead: COVID-19 Vaccines Pave the Way for a New Frontier in Surveillance ([link removed])

Don’t Call the Cops. Especially if Your Loved Ones Are Old, Disabled or Have Special Needs ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Undermining the Fourth: Police—in ‘Hot Pursuit’ Over Driver’s Loud Music—Follow Car, Carry Out Warrantless Home Invasion ([link removed])

Victory: U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Individuals Wrongly Placed on ‘No Fly List’ as Retaliation for Not Spying on Religious Brethren ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Restrain Government From Meddling in Church Affairs ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Challenges Baltimore’s Use of City-Wide, Daytime Aerial Surveillance to Spy On and Track Citizens ([link removed])
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** COVID-19
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Fauci Says Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines Possible for Travel, School ([link removed])

NYC Ousts 12,000 Students From In-Person Class Over Virus Test Forms ([link removed])

Can My Employer Require Me To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? ([link removed])


** IN THE COURTS
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Appeals Court Blocks New York Governor’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Houses of Worship ([link removed])

Ali v. Trump: Does the Due Process Clause Apply at Guantánamo? ([link removed])

Floyd v. City of New York: Lawsuit Challenges Practices of Racial Profiling, Stop and Frisks ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat ([link removed])

Warp Speed Ahead: COVID-19 Vaccines Pave the Way for a New Frontier in Surveillance ([link removed])

End the Government’s War on America’s Military Veterans ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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All Is Not as It Seems: A Special Message from John W. Whitehead ([link removed])


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** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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Shot by Police and Wrongly Convicted, Termaine Hicks Is Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Neurologists Say There is No Medical Justification for Police Use of Neck Restraints ([link removed])

2020: The Year Of Unprecedented Police Brutality ([link removed])

US Police Have Killed Over 1,600% More Citizens Than Mass Shooters Since 2015 ([link removed])

Cyberbullying: How Cops Abuse Social Media To Publicly Humiliate ([link removed])

New Study Finds That Militarizing Local Police Does Not Reduce Crime ([link removed])

Rebekah Jones, Fired COVID Data Scientist, Has Home Raided by Florida Police ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads ([link removed])

President Trump Invokes 2018 Executive Order, Authorizing Military Response to Cyber Warfare ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Shot by Police and Wrongly Convicted, Termaine Hicks Is Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison ([link removed])

The National Guard Is Using Force on Prisoners After Little Training ([link removed])

Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Underground Bases and Tunnels: What is the Government Trying to Hide? ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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Viagra-Smuggling Scandal Hits Federal Air Marshals ([link removed])

US Police Have Stolen $68 Billion in the Past 20 Years From American Citizens Without Due Process ([link removed])

Fort Hood Panel Faults Army for Ignoring Sexual Assaults ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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NY Becomes the First to Suspend Facial Recognition Technology in Schools ([link removed])

Doorbell Surveillance Networks Have Arrived. Should We Be Scared? ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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In 2020, U.S. Journalists Faced Unprecedented Attacks ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Another "Pre-Crime" AI System Claims It Can Predict Who Will Share Disinformation Before It's Published ([link removed])

Intel Agencies To Perfect Facial Recognition From Drones ([link removed])

‘This Is Not Science Fiction,’ Say Scientists Pushing for ‘Neuro-Rights’ ([link removed])


** DRONES
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U.S. To Allow Small Drones To Fly Over People And At Night ([link removed])

This Tiny Drone Uses an Actual Moth Antenna To Sniff Out Target Chemicals ([link removed])

San Diego Wants To Use Military Grade Drones To Catch Speeders ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues ([link removed])

Why 2020 Really Was the Worst Year Ever ([link removed])

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