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** OCTOBER 2, 2022
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom ([link removed])

Masters of Deceit: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear, Mind Control & Brain Warfare ([link removed])

Overthrow the Government: All the Ways in Which Our Rights Have Been Usurped ([link removed])

First Came 9/11. Then COVID-19. What’s the Next Crisis to Lockdown the Nation? ([link removed])

The American Kleptocracy: A Government of Liars, Thieves and Lawbreakers ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Free Speech Victory: Court Overturns $3000 in Fines Against Protesters Who Displayed Controversial Anti-Biden, Anti-Trump Political Signs ([link removed])

Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense: Sixth Grader Reported to Police for Flashing Toy Gun as Part of Zoom Class Halloween Game ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Challenges Government Efforts To Undermine Sixth Amendment Rights, Unfairly Deny Protections to Citizens in Criminal Cases ([link removed])

Rutherford Institute Challenges Anti-Boycott Law, Denounces Attempt by Texas Officials To Muzzle Political Viewpoints ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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5th Circuit Upholds Texas Law Forbidding Social Media ‘Censorship’ — Again ([link removed])

Federal Judge Rules Terror Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights ([link removed])

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling That Required Jewish University To Recognize LGBTQ Group ([link removed])

Court: Remote Test Proctoring Scan of Student’s Bedroom Violated Fourth Amendment ([link removed])

Fifth Circuit Opinion in United States v. Morton Threatens Cell Phone Users’ Privacy ([link removed])

Arizona Judge: State Can Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban ([link removed])

Oregon City Trying To Take Blankets, Pillows From Homeless Loses Appeal ([link removed])

10th Circuit Grants Immunity to Oklahoma Cop in Killing of Nude Teen ([link removed])

Seventh Circuit Sides With Religious Rights Over Gender Expression Rights in Prison Strip-Search Case ([link removed])


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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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'The American Police State: Who Will Protect Us From The Government's Standing Army?' - John Whitehead at the Ron Paul Institute's 2022 Washington Conference ([link removed])


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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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FBI's Raid On A Christian Family Is Its Most Dangerous Abuse Yet ([link removed])

Kansas Cop Tased a 12yo Autistic Boy Who Was Handcuffed, Shackled, and Hogtied ([link removed])

Cops Locked a Woman in a Patrol Car Parked on Train Tracks, Left Her There Until a Train Plowed Into Her ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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11,000 Federal Inmates Were Sent Home During the Pandemic. Only 17 Were Arrested for New Crimes ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Putin Grants Citizenship to Edward Snowden, Who Disclosed Us Eavesdropping ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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FBI Misled Judge on Beverly Hills Seizure Warrant ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Atlanta School District To Install License Plate Readers ([link removed])

Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones To Record Passenger Conversations ([link removed])

Postal Service Surveilled Protesters With Pro-Gun, Anti-Biden Agendas ([link removed])

Police Violate State Law and Utility Customers’ Privacy by Sharing Data Without a Warrant ([link removed])

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers ([link removed])

US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data ([link removed])

Customs Officials Have Copied Americans’ Phone Data at Massive Scale ([link removed])

Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’ ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Schools Are Embracing Invasive Facial Recognition Surveillance ([link removed])


** ECONOMY
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Treasury Recommends Exploring Creation of a Digital Dollar ([link removed])


** SOCIAL MEDIA
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How the Polarizing Effect of Social Media Is Speeding Up ([link removed])

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