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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Techno-Censorship: The Slippery Slope from Censoring ‘Disinformation’ to Silencing Truth 

Impeach the Deep State for Its Conspiracy to Kill the Constitution  

Pure Evil: The Boys and Girls Being Sold for Sex During COVID-19 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Religious Freedom Victory: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Death Row Inmate’s Right To Have Pastor Present As Spiritual Advisor During Execution 

TRI Warns: Government Officials Cannot Censor Speakers Critical of COVID-19 Protocols During Public Comment Sessions 

Rutherford Institute Calls for Greater Protections for the Citizenry in the Face of Unwarranted, Citywide Aerial Surveillance by the Police 
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IN THE COURTS

Judge Blocks South Carolina Abortion Ban Day After Governor Signs Bill 

Six More Oath Keepers Indicted for US Capitol Riot 

Congressman’s Post-Riot Suit Could Dismantle Hate Groups 

Judge Asked to Block Practice of Coercing People Charged with Misdemeanors to Give Up Their DNA 

Ninth Circuit Affirms Order to Reduce Overcrowding at Immigration Detention Facilities Due to COVID-19 

Federal Court Rules Against Owners of Dirt Racetrack Who Challenged COVID-19 Shutdowns  

Judge Rules Cops Must Return Cash Seized Under Civil Asset Forfeiture—Or Go to Jail 

Warrantless Digital Device Searches at U.S. Border Ruled Valid 

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Techno-Censorship: The Slippery Slope from Censoring ‘Disinformation’ to Silencing Truth 

Impeach the Deep State for Its Conspiracy to Kill the Constitution 

Pure Evil: The Boys and Girls Being Sold for Sex During COVID-19 and the Super Bowl

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law 

Impeach the Deep State for Conspiring Against the Constitution 

The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap 

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COVID-19

Van Morrison To Start Legal Action Over Northern Ireland COVID Ban on Live Music 

Biden Admin "Working Directly" With Big Tech To Crush Vaccine Dissent 

With Coronavirus Cases Down Sharply, Here’s Why Experts Say Not To Reopen 

Under Pressure, New York Ends Mandatory COVID Testing in Schools 

UC Berkeley Forbids Solitary Outdoor Exercise to Fight COVID 

Cashing in on COVID: Facial Recognition and Thermal Imaging Techs Are Booming at the Cost of Your Privacy 

Coming Soon: The ‘Vaccine Passport’ 

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

A Tactical Police Unit Protected Drug Dealers, Planted Evidence, and Brutalized Citizens 

Wisconsin's Capital City Is Trying To Ban White People From Police Board 

Charges Dropped Against Buffalo Police Officers Who Violently Shoved A 75-Year-Old Protester 

Police Trainer: “Be Polite, Be Professional, Have a Plan To Kill Everyone You Meet.” 

Frank Serpico: Police See Themselves as ‘Judge, Jury, and Executioner’ 
 

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Removing Condom Without Consent Would Be Classified As Sexual Battery Under California Bill 

AMERICA AT WAR

Nearly 5,000 National Guard Troops To Remain in Washington Through Mid-March Due to Concerns About Online Chatter 

Army Special Forces Wants Lasers to Shoot Down Drones 

BEHIND BARS

Bruce Springsteen Arrest Report Includes 24 Pages Held Back by Dept. of Interior “Pending Trial” 

Prisons Prime Testing Ground for Dehumanizing Hi-Tech “Advances”  

The New Debt Prisons 

The Dangers Of Letting Private Corporations Handle Prisoner Mail 
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GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Defense Attorneys in George Floyd Case File for Dismissal, Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct 

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

COVID-19 School Closings and Child Abuse Reports  

The City Where Police Unleash Dogs On Black Teens 

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

How Hackers Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away 

What’s the Difference Between ‘Smart City’ and Surveillance? 

Advanced A.I. Software Developed for “Smart Cities” Will Create “Spotlight” On the Tracked Subject  

5 Ways Biometric Security Can Be Spoofed 

FREE SPEECH

10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2021 

Russia Moves to Stifle Dissent After Poisoned Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Is Sentenced 

Big Tech Censorship -- Are They Now the 'Fourth Branch of Government?' 

DRONES

Drones With Facial Recognition Are Set To Fly 

DJI and Draganfly Tried to Use the Pandemic to Get Law Enforcement to Use More Drones 

EDUCATION

Fired Duquesne U. Prof Can Get His Job Back — If He Undergoes Re-Education  

HEALTH & MEDICINE

How a Few Big Food Companies Control What You Eat 

POLITICS

Biden Removes ‘We the People’ Petitioning From White House Website 

New Republican Bill Would Punish North Carolina Cities That ‘Defund the Police’  

California's “Homeless Inspector General” Could Sue Cities Plagued By Homelessness 

FURTHER READING 

How Reading Great Literature Helps Protect You From Big Brother 

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