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MAY 1, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Jackboots Policing: No-Knock Raids Rip a Hole in the Fourth Amendment 

‘We the People’ Are the New, Permanent Underclass in America 

A Vicious Cycle in Blue: Police Violence Kills Three People a Day 

Humilitainment: How to Control the Citizenry Through Reality TV Distractions 

Digital Tyranny: Beware of the Government’s Push for a Digital Currency 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Supreme Court Allows Police to Use Warrantless Real-Time Cell Phone Data to Sweep Americans Into Digital Data Dragnet  

Tenn. Bill Criminalizes Homelessness, Puts Citizens at Risk of Jail Time, Police Searches & $3,000 Fine for Sleeping Outside 

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Fourth Amendment Right to Hold Police Accountable for Malicious Prosecutions, Arrests Without Probable Cause 

Where Does Free Speech End and Government Censorship Begin on the Football Field? School Bans Coach From Silently Praying After Games 

Supreme Court Sees Nothing Wrong with Prolonged, Warrantless Spying of One's Home by Police Using Hidden Cameras 
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IN THE COURTS

Supreme Court Debates Whether Miranda Warnings Are a Constitutional Right 

Texas Appeals Court Rules That Police Can Inflict Pain On Detained Individuals 

County Defends Wanted Alert System Without Probable Cause at Appeals Court 

Court Rules It's Unconstitutional to Pressure Arrestee to Be Baptized in Exchange for Leniency 

Scooping Private Data Doesn’t Violate Fourth Amendment if the Owner Can Still Access It, Court Rules

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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The Illusion of Freedom: We’re Only as Free as the Government Allows

Jackboots Policing: No-Knock Raids Rip a Hole in the Fourth Amendment 

Humilitainment: How to Control the Citizenry Through Reality TV Distractions 

Dystopia Disguised as Democracy 

The Government’s Kill Switch for Your Car, Your Freedoms and Your Life 

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Techno-Censorship: When Censoring ‘Disinformation’ Becomes Silencing Truth 

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JUSTICE SYSTEM

Judges In 33 States Are NOT Required To Have Law Degrees 

Appeals Courts Across The Country Are Keeping Transcripts Hidden From The Public 

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

US Police Have Killed Nearly 600 People in Traffic Stops Since 2017 

No-Knock Raids Have Led to Fatal Encounters and Small Drug Seizures

AMERICA AT WAR

Americans Send Average of $2K to Military 

Army To Test Its Biggest Interactive Drone Swarm Ever Over Utah

BEHIND BARS

Florida Cops Nearly Sent a Five-Year-Old to Jail
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Amtrak Asks TSA To Start Screening Rail Passengers Against Terrorist Watchlist for First Time 

FBI Conducted 3.4 Million Data Record Searches in 2021 

FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data Doubled From 2020 to 2021  

Judge Voids National Mask Mandate for Airplanes, Other Transportation Settings

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

Algorithm That Screens for Child Neglect Raises Concerns 

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Public Realizes Nowhere Is Safe From Big Brother As Police Celebrate 10,000th Drone 

Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant 

Police Routinely Use Secret GPS Pings To Track People’s Cell Phones 

The FBI Is Spending Millions on Social Media Tracking Software 

Fusion Centers Target The Homeless, Substance Abusers, Protesters And More 

Police Installing More Automatic License Plate Readers 

Pentagon Caught Launching ‘Surveillance Balloons’ To Track And Spy On Americans In The Midwest

TECHNOLOGY

Microchip Implants That Let You Pay With Your Hand

EDUCATION

Teacher Forced to Apologize for Discussing Cotton Plants During Lesson on Slavery 

Police Are Ticketing Thousands of Students Every Year for Minor Misconduct Issues 

Texas Teachers Asked to Sign ‘Non-Disparagement' Agreements Over Banning Books About The Holocaust 

Florida Rejects 54 Math Books, Citing Critical Race Theory and Common Core 

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