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JANUARY 3, 2021

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

2020: The Year the Tree of Liberty Was Torched 

Big Brother in Disguise: The Rise of a New, Technological World Order 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat 

Warp Speed Ahead: COVID-19 Vaccines Pave the Way for a New Frontier in Surveillance 

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

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Undermining the Fourth: Police—in ‘Hot Pursuit’ Over Driver’s Loud Music—Follow Car, Carry Out Warrantless Home Invasion 

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

Rutherford Institute Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Restrain Government From Meddling in Church Affairs 

Rutherford Institute Challenges Baltimore’s Use of City-Wide, Daytime Aerial Surveillance to Spy On and Track Citizens 
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COVID-19

Fauci Says Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines Possible for Travel, School 

NYC Ousts 12,000 Students From In-Person Class Over Virus Test Forms 

Can My Employer Require Me To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

IN THE COURTS

Appeals Court Blocks New York Governor’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Houses of Worship 

Ali v. Trump: Does the Due Process Clause Apply at Guantánamo? 

Floyd v. City of New York: Lawsuit Challenges Practices of Racial Profiling, Stop and Frisks

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat 

Warp Speed Ahead: COVID-19 Vaccines Pave the Way for a New Frontier in Surveillance 

End the Government’s War on America’s Military Veterans 

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All Is Not as It Seems: A Special Message from John W. Whitehead

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JUSTICE SYSTEM

Shot by Police and Wrongly Convicted, Termaine Hicks Is Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Neurologists Say There is No Medical Justification for Police Use of Neck Restraints  

2020: The Year Of Unprecedented Police Brutality 

US Police Have Killed Over 1,600% More Citizens Than Mass Shooters Since 2015 

Cyberbullying: How Cops Abuse Social Media To Publicly Humiliate 

New Study Finds That Militarizing Local Police Does Not Reduce Crime 

Rebekah Jones, Fired COVID Data Scientist, Has Home Raided by Florida Police

AMERICA AT WAR

The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads 

President Trump Invokes 2018 Executive Order, Authorizing Military Response to Cyber Warfare

BEHIND BARS

Shot by Police and Wrongly Convicted, Termaine Hicks Is Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison 

The National Guard Is Using Force on Prisoners After Little Training 

Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents and Skipping School
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NATIONAL SECURITY

 Underground Bases and Tunnels: What is the Government Trying to Hide?

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Viagra-Smuggling Scandal Hits Federal Air Marshals 

US Police Have Stolen $68 Billion in the Past 20 Years From American Citizens Without Due Process 

Fort Hood Panel Faults Army for Ignoring Sexual Assaults

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

NY Becomes the First to Suspend Facial Recognition Technology in Schools 

Doorbell Surveillance Networks Have Arrived. Should We Be Scared?

FREE SPEECH

In 2020, U.S. Journalists Faced Unprecedented Attacks

TECHNOLOGY

Another "Pre-Crime" AI System Claims It Can Predict Who Will Share Disinformation Before It's Published 

Intel Agencies To Perfect Facial Recognition From Drones   

‘This Is Not Science Fiction,’ Say Scientists Pushing for ‘Neuro-Rights’

DRONES

U.S. To Allow Small Drones To Fly Over People And At Night 

This Tiny Drone Uses an Actual Moth Antenna To Sniff Out Target Chemicals 

San Diego Wants To Use Military Grade Drones To Catch Speeders

FURTHER READING 

J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues 

Why 2020 Really Was the Worst Year Ever

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