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** DECEMBER 22, 2019
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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The Child That Christmas Forgot: How Would Jesus Fare in the American Police State? ([link removed])

Sin Taxes & Other Orwellian Methods of Compliance That Feed the Government’s Greed ([link removed])

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman Alleges TSA Agents Groped Her Upper and Lower Body Without Warning in Full View of Other Travelers ([link removed])

Broken Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Address Racial Bias & Systemic Injustice That Contributed to Hispanic Inmate’s Death Sentence ([link removed])

Overkill: 13-Year-Old Student Handcuffed, Arrested, Charged With Felony & Criminally Prosecuted for Pointing Imaginary ‘Finger Gun’ at Classmates ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Warrant Not Always Needed for ‘Inadvertent’ NSA Surveillance of Americans: U.S. Court ([link removed])

Another Federal Court Says Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone Doesn't Violate The Constitution ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? ([link removed])

Welfare Checks Turn Deadly: You Might Want to Think Twice Before Calling the Cops ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World ([link removed])


** TRI GIFT SHOP
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BOOK: Battlefield America: The War on the American People (Autographed by John W. Whitehead) ([link removed])



** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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Police Officers Won’t Be Disciplined After Blinding Man With Pepperball Gun ([link removed])

Cop Forced Homeless Man to Lick Public Urinal or Face Arrest, Then Tried to Cover It Up ([link removed])

Police Barged Into Man’s Home at Night and Beat Him Up for No Reason ([link removed])

In One California City, Police Kill With Near Impunity ([link removed])

Accidental Shootings Show Police Training Gaps ([link removed])

Officer Fires at Suspect Whose Umbrella Was Mistaken for a Rifle ([link removed])

A Texas Deputy Is in Jail for Conducting Unlawful Strip Searches on Women ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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Bicycle Registration Law Gives Police Yet Another Excuse to Punish Insufficiently Meek Citizens ([link removed])

Seven Cities in a Snowy State Ban Snowballs. Now One is Poised to Reverse Course ([link removed])

Cities Increasingly Enacting Bans Restricting Homeless People ([link removed])

California Bringing Back Debtors Prisons for Homeless ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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The 2020 NDAA: A Rubber Stamp for War ([link removed])

Dems Warn Virginia Sheriffs Refusing To Enforce Gun-Control Laws: We’ll Send In The National Guard ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Deaths in Custody. Sexual Violence. Hunger Strikes. An Exclusive Look at US Immigration Detention ([link removed])

How Families Cope with the Hidden Costs of Incarceration for the Holidays ([link removed])

Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Eating a Cookie Is Released ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Army’s Secret Flights Over Washington Now an ‘Enduring’ Mission ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation ([link removed])

Man Loses Home After Failing To Pay $8.41 In Property Taxes ([link removed])

IRS Privatization Program for Collecting Tax Debts Triples Profits in 2019 ([link removed])


** WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY
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Ring Camera Hacker Harasses Mississippi 8-Year-Old in Her Bedroom ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Cars Are Secretly Spying on Us ([link removed])

Facebook Says It Can Locate Users Even if They Opt Out of Tracking ([link removed])

NEC Uses Customer Experience Centers To Expand Government-Run Facial Recognition ([link removed])

98% Of World’s Population Is Now A Part Of ‘Google Maps’ Satellite Images ([link removed])

Giant Surveillance Balloons Are Lurking at the Edge of Space ([link removed])

Using Trump As A Prop, The Myth Of 'Anonymized' Cell Data Is Finally Exposed ([link removed])

The FBI Teams Up With The Post Office To Get Your Fingerprints ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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Lawsuit Alleges USPS Rule Barring ‘Any Depiction’ of Religious Content on Stamps Violates First Amendment ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life ([link removed])

Creepy Robots Are a Step Closer to Making ‘Terminator’ a Reality ([link removed])

Federal Study Confirms Racial Bias of Many Facial-Recognition Systems, Casts Doubt on Their Expanding Use ([link removed])


** FURTHER READING
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92% of Americans Think Their Basic Rights Are Being Threatened ([link removed])

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