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DECEMBER 22, 2019

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

The Child That Christmas Forgot: How Would Jesus Fare in the American Police State? 

Sin Taxes & Other Orwellian Methods of Compliance That Feed the Government’s Greed 

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act?

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman Alleges TSA Agents Groped Her Upper and Lower Body Without Warning in Full View of Other Travelers 

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

Overkill: 13-Year-Old Student Handcuffed, Arrested, Charged With Felony & Criminally Prosecuted for Pointing Imaginary ‘Finger Gun’ at Classmates
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IN THE COURTS

Warrant Not Always Needed for ‘Inadvertent’ NSA Surveillance of Americans: U.S. Court 

Another Federal Court Says Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone Doesn't Violate The Constitution

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? 

Welfare Checks Turn Deadly: You Might Want to Think Twice Before Calling the Cops

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

The Christmas Hope: A To-Do List for a Better World

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

Police Officers Won’t Be Disciplined After Blinding Man With Pepperball Gun 

Cop Forced Homeless Man to Lick Public Urinal or Face Arrest, Then Tried to Cover It Up 

Police Barged Into Man’s Home at Night and Beat Him Up for No Reason 

In One California City, Police Kill With Near Impunity 

Accidental Shootings Show Police Training Gaps 

Officer Fires at Suspect Whose Umbrella Was Mistaken for a Rifle 

A Texas Deputy Is in Jail for Conducting Unlawful Strip Searches on Women

OVERCRIMINALIZATION 

Bicycle Registration Law Gives Police Yet Another Excuse to Punish Insufficiently Meek Citizens 

Seven Cities in a Snowy State Ban Snowballs. Now One is Poised to Reverse Course 

Cities Increasingly Enacting Bans Restricting Homeless People 

California Bringing Back Debtors Prisons for Homeless

AMERICA AT WAR

The 2020 NDAA: A Rubber Stamp for War 

Dems Warn Virginia Sheriffs Refusing To Enforce Gun-Control Laws: We’ll Send In The National Guard

BEHIND BARS

Deaths in Custody. Sexual Violence. Hunger Strikes. An Exclusive Look at US Immigration Detention 

How Families Cope with the Hidden Costs of Incarceration for the Holidays 

Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Eating a Cookie Is Released
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Army’s Secret Flights Over Washington Now an ‘Enduring’ Mission 

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation 

Man Loses Home After Failing To Pay $8.41 In Property Taxes 

IRS Privatization Program for Collecting Tax Debts Triples Profits in 2019

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

Ring Camera Hacker Harasses Mississippi 8-Year-Old in Her Bedroom

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Cars Are Secretly Spying on Us 

Facebook Says It Can Locate Users Even if They Opt Out of Tracking 

  

98% Of World’s Population Is Now A Part Of ‘Google Maps’ Satellite Images 

Giant Surveillance Balloons Are Lurking at the Edge of Space 

Using Trump As A Prop, The Myth Of 'Anonymized' Cell Data Is Finally Exposed 

The FBI Teams Up With The Post Office To Get Your Fingerprints

FREE SPEECH

Lawsuit Alleges USPS Rule Barring ‘Any Depiction’ of Religious Content on Stamps Violates First Amendment

TECHNOLOGY

How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life 

Creepy Robots Are a Step Closer to Making ‘Terminator’ a Reality 

Federal Study Confirms Racial Bias of Many Facial-Recognition Systems, Casts Doubt on Their Expanding Use

FURTHER READING 

92% of Americans Think Their Basic Rights Are Being Threatened

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