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** MAY 1, 2022
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Jackboots Policing: No-Knock Raids Rip a Hole in the Fourth Amendment ([link removed])

‘We the People’ Are the New, Permanent Underclass in America ([link removed])

A Vicious Cycle in Blue: Police Violence Kills Three People a Day ([link removed])

Humilitainment: How to Control the Citizenry Through Reality TV Distractions ([link removed])

Digital Tyranny: Beware of the Government’s Push for a Digital Currency ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Supreme Court Allows Police to Use Warrantless Real-Time Cell Phone Data to Sweep Americans Into Digital Data Dragnet ([link removed])

Tenn. Bill Criminalizes Homelessness, Puts Citizens at Risk of Jail Time, Police Searches & $3,000 Fine for Sleeping Outside ([link removed])

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Fourth Amendment Right to Hold Police Accountable for Malicious Prosecutions, Arrests Without Probable Cause ([link removed])

Where Does Free Speech End and Government Censorship Begin on the Football Field? School Bans Coach From Silently Praying After Games ([link removed])

Supreme Court Sees Nothing Wrong with Prolonged, Warrantless Spying of One's Home by Police Using Hidden Cameras ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Supreme Court Debates Whether Miranda Warnings Are a Constitutional Right ([link removed])

Texas Appeals Court Rules That Police Can Inflict Pain On Detained Individuals ([link removed])

County Defends Wanted Alert System Without Probable Cause at Appeals Court ([link removed])

Court Rules It's Unconstitutional to Pressure Arrestee to Be Baptized in Exchange for Leniency ([link removed])

Scooping Private Data Doesn’t Violate Fourth Amendment if the Owner Can Still Access It, Court Rules ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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The Illusion of Freedom: We’re Only as Free as the Government Allows ([link removed])

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Humilitainment: How to Control the Citizenry Through Reality TV Distractions ([link removed])

Dystopia Disguised as Democracy ([link removed])

The Government’s Kill Switch for Your Car, Your Freedoms and Your Life ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth ([link removed])


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** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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Judges In 33 States Are NOT Required To Have Law Degrees ([link removed])

Appeals Courts Across The Country Are Keeping Transcripts Hidden From The Public ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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US Police Have Killed Nearly 600 People in Traffic Stops Since 2017 ([link removed])

No-Knock Raids Have Led to Fatal Encounters and Small Drug Seizures ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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Americans Send Average of $2K to Military ([link removed])

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** BEHIND BARS
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Amtrak Asks TSA To Start Screening Rail Passengers Against Terrorist Watchlist for First Time ([link removed])

FBI Conducted 3.4 Million Data Record Searches in 2021 ([link removed])

FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data Doubled From 2020 to 2021 ([link removed])

Judge Voids National Mask Mandate for Airplanes, Other Transportation Settings ([link removed])


** WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY
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Algorithm That Screens for Child Neglect Raises Concerns ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Public Realizes Nowhere Is Safe From Big Brother As Police Celebrate 10,000th Drone ([link removed])

Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant ([link removed])

Police Routinely Use Secret GPS Pings To Track People’s Cell Phones ([link removed])

The FBI Is Spending Millions on Social Media Tracking Software ([link removed])

Fusion Centers Target The Homeless, Substance Abusers, Protesters And More ([link removed])

Police Installing More Automatic License Plate Readers ([link removed])

Pentagon Caught Launching ‘Surveillance Balloons’ To Track And Spy On Americans In The Midwest ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Microchip Implants That Let You Pay With Your Hand ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Teacher Forced to Apologize for Discussing Cotton Plants During Lesson on Slavery ([link removed])

Police Are Ticketing Thousands of Students Every Year for Minor Misconduct Issues ([link removed])

Texas Teachers Asked to Sign ‘Non-Disparagement' Agreements Over Banning Books About The Holocaust ([link removed])

Florida Rejects 54 Math Books, Citing Critical Race Theory and Common Core ([link removed])

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