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JUNE 20, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Red Flagged Nation: Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American 

Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation 

America, Meet Your New Dictator-in-Chief: The President’s Secret, Unchecked Powers 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Visiting a Barbershop Too Often: Lacking Proof, Court Relies on Algorithm to Assume Scope of Crime 

Houston Forces Private Businesses to Install 24/7 Citywide Digital Surveillance Cameras for Warrantless Access by Police 

Texas School District Restricts First Amendment Activity, Bans Teachers and Employees From Publicly Criticizing School Policies 
HELP US MAKE THE GOVERNMENT PLAY BY THE RULES OF THE CONSTITUTION: $250,000 MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN ENDS ON 6/30

IN THE COURTS

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Police Can Forcibly Take A Motorist's Blood For Being Drunk In His Driveway

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Thousands of Immigrants Can Be Detained Indefinitely 

Court Rules Against NYPD for Collecting DNA on Suspect Unrelated to Arrest Charges 

Divided Kentucky Court Rules Against Warrantless Cellphone Tracking 

Iowa High Court Rules Abortion Is Not a Right Under State Law 

Fourth Circuit: Public School Gender-Specific Dress Code Requirement Violates Equal Protection Clause 

NJ Court Rules: Rescue Doctrine Extends Only to Human Life, Not Pets 

Arizona Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Anonymous Juries 

NY Court Rules Elephants Aren’t Persons

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

Freedom Under Fire is a free weekly podcast available on SoundCloud and iTunes.

Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation 

America, Meet Your New Dictator-in-Chief: The President’s Secret, Unchecked Powers 

Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence 

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law

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JUSTICE SYSTEM

Sweeping Reporting Failures May Compromise the FBI’s 2021 Crime Data

AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Kansas Law Enforcement Seized $21 Million From People, Most Of Whom Were Never Charged With Crimes

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Tennessee Made Homeless Camps a Felony. Colorado Is Trying Something Else 

AMERICA AT WAR

"Top Gun: Maverick" is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It 

BEHIND BARS

Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers 

In Japan, Making “Online Insults” Can Now Land You With a Year in Jail 
HELP US CONTINUE TO SOUND THE ALARM: $250,000 MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN ENDS ON 6/30

NATIONAL SECURITY

NSA's Stellar Wind Program Was Almost Completely Useless, Hidden From FISA Court By NSA And FBI 

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Congress Examines Fraud in Pandemic Aid for Small Businesses 

Louisiana Cops Shoot and Kill Man, Then Cover Up the Murder

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Meta Is Sued for Collecting Data on Hospital Patients 

COVID Was Technocracy's Coup D’Etat 

Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition

TECHNOLOGY

AI is ‘No Magical Shortcut’ FTC Says in Fighting Disinformation Online 

Self-Driving Car Systems Were Involved in 400 Crashes Since 2021 – 273 Were Teslas 

Google Now On Board with Digital Wallet to House Digital ID, Vaccine Certificates, Driver’s Licenses 

Digital ID Companies Thrived During the Pandemic. Only Now Are Their Privacy Claims Being Challenged

CRIME

Did the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 Bring Down Mass Shootings? Here’s What the Data Tells Us 

EDUCATION

Ohio Governor Signs Bill Making It Easier for Teachers To Carry Guns

ECONOMY

Consumer Are Spending Less Because of Inflation, Economic Fears 

Amazon’s Workforce Turnover Is So High That It Could Run Out of People To Hire by 2024 

White House Official: Administration Urgently Researching Central Bank Digital Currency

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Posts Could Lead to Gun Confiscation Under Proposed Red Flag Laws 

Biden Advisor Says Social Media Should Silence Anyone Who Criticises Green Energy "Transition"

POLITICS

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Extradition to US Approved by UK 

Gun Control Bill Modeled After Texas Abortion Ban Advances in California Legislature

FURTHER READING 

The Five Stages of Totalitarianism

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