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OCTOBER 3, 2021

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

COVID-19 Detention Camps: Are Government Round-Ups of Resistors in Our Future? 

Freedom from Fear: Stop Playing the Government’s Mind Games 

20 Years of Government-Sponsored Tyranny: The Rise of the Security-Industrial Complex from 9/11 to COVID-19 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Special Report: Civil Liberties in the Age of COVID-19 

Know Your Rights: How To Request a Religious Accommodation for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace 

TRI Asks SCOTUS to Protect the Right to Speak Out Against Government Corruption Without Legislative Retaliation 

Rutherford Institute Joins Coalition to Curb Executive Branch Power & Presidential Overreach, Restore Checks and Balances 
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COVID-19

Where Does Biden Get the Authority To Mandate Vaccination?  

What’s Happening With COVID Vaccine Apps in the US 

California Business Owners Sue Governor Over the Lockdowns 

A Year Later, 45% of COVID Patients in Wuhan Still Have Symptoms 

Question: Will Americans Be Forced To Be Vaccinated for Jury Duty? 

YouTube To Remove Misinformation Videos About All Vaccines 

Federal Contractors Must Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination by December 8

IN THE COURTS

U.S. Judge Upholds COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Those With ‘Natural Immunity’ 

Court Temporarily Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NY Health Workers Seeking Religious Exemption 

Court To Sheriff: Sending An Officer To Tell A Teen To Delete Instagram Posts Is So Very Obviously A Rights Violation 

Massachusetts Supreme Court Being Asked To Decide Whether Cops Can Engage In Warrantless Surveillance Of Social Media Users

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Freedom from Fear: Stop Playing the Government’s Mind Games 

The Right to Be Let Alone: What to Do When COVID Strike Force Teams Come Knocking 

George Orwell’s 1984 Has Become a Blueprint for Our Dystopian Reality 

Podcast Archive

VODCAST: ON TARGET

COVID-19 Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare or Pandemic Threat? 

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Deaf Colorado Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased, Jailed 

DHS And Police Think Motorists Should Put Drivers Licenses In Clear Bags 

How Police Shootings Play Out in Rural America 

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

The Excessive, Unjust Enforcement of Petty Traffic Laws

AMERICA AT WAR

Using Drones To Kill Lets The Military Bypass Soldiers Who Might Resist  

Military Suicides: Deaths by Suicide Spike 15% in 2020 From 2019 

Homicides Up 30 Percent in Largest Increase on Record, FBI Says

BEHIND BARS

Faith Groups Defend Texas Inmate’s Right To Have Pastor Lay Hands on Him During Execution 

How ICE Uses Appeals to Keep Immigrants in Detention 

PA Man Facing 7 Years In Jail for Underpaying for a Soda by 43 Cents
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Apple Moves To Store iCloud Keys in China, Raising Human Rights Fears

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

131 Federal Judges Broke the Law by Hearing Cases Where They Had a Financial Interest

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

The FBI’s Secret FISA Court Surveillance Applications Are Chock Full of Screw-Ups 

Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance  

IRS Would Track All Bank Transactions Over $600 Under Biden Plan 

What Police Can Do With Social Media Spy Tool ShadowDragon

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon Is Hijacking Our Emotions To Put Robots in Our Homes

ECONOMY

Pandora Papers: Global Elite Shield Riches From Taxes, Probes and Accountability 

How the CDC Became America’s Landlord 

Mail Delivery Slowdown: USPS To Slow Delivery Starting October 1 

The Fed Is Evaluating Whether To Launch a Digital Currency

POLITICS

House Passes Legislation To Create Statutory Right to Abortion As Battle Over Texas Law Heats Up 

House Votes Down Amendment To Limit Transfer Of Military Equipment To Police

CULTURE

From 'Argo' to 'Homeland' to 'Zero Dark Thirty,' How the CIA Used Hollywood to Promote Itself

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