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OCTOBER 2, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom 

Masters of Deceit: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear, Mind Control & Brain Warfare 

Overthrow the Government: All the Ways in Which Our Rights Have Been Usurped 

First Came 9/11. Then COVID-19. What’s the Next Crisis to Lockdown the Nation? 

The American Kleptocracy: A Government of Liars, Thieves and Lawbreakers 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Free Speech Victory: Court Overturns $3000 in Fines Against Protesters Who Displayed Controversial Anti-Biden, Anti-Trump Political Signs 

Zero Tolerance = Zero Common Sense: Sixth Grader Reported to Police for Flashing Toy Gun as Part of Zoom Class Halloween Game 

Rutherford Institute Challenges Government Efforts To Undermine Sixth Amendment Rights, Unfairly Deny Protections to Citizens in Criminal Cases 

Rutherford Institute Challenges Anti-Boycott Law, Denounces Attempt by Texas Officials To Muzzle Political Viewpoints
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IN THE COURTS

5th Circuit Upholds Texas Law Forbidding Social Media ‘Censorship’ — Again 

Federal Judge Rules Terror Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights 

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling That Required Jewish University To Recognize LGBTQ Group 

Court: Remote Test Proctoring Scan of Student’s Bedroom Violated Fourth Amendment 

Fifth Circuit Opinion in United States v. Morton Threatens Cell Phone Users’ Privacy 

Arizona Judge: State Can Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban 

Oregon City Trying To Take Blankets, Pillows From Homeless Loses Appeal 

10th Circuit Grants Immunity to Oklahoma Cop in Killing of Nude Teen 

Seventh Circuit Sides With Religious Rights Over Gender Expression Rights in Prison Strip-Search Case

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Rutherford Institute Challenges Anti-Boycott Law, Denounces Attempt by Texas Officials To Muzzle Political Viewpoints 

Weaponizing the Bureaucracy: Who Will Protect Us from the Government’s Standing Army? 

Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy 

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

'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

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

FBI's Raid On A Christian Family Is Its Most Dangerous Abuse Yet 

Kansas Cop Tased a 12yo Autistic Boy Who Was Handcuffed, Shackled, and Hogtied 

Cops Locked a Woman in a Patrol Car Parked on Train Tracks, Left Her There Until a Train Plowed Into Her 

BEHIND BARS

11,000 Federal Inmates Were Sent Home During the Pandemic. Only 17 Were Arrested for New Crimes
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Putin Grants Citizenship to Edward Snowden, Who Disclosed Us Eavesdropping

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

FBI Misled Judge on Beverly Hills Seizure Warrant

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

Atlanta School District To Install License Plate Readers 

Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones To Record Passenger Conversations  

Postal Service Surveilled Protesters With Pro-Gun, Anti-Biden Agendas 

Police Violate State Law and Utility Customers’ Privacy by Sharing Data Without a Warrant 

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers 

US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data 

Customs Officials Have Copied Americans’ Phone Data at Massive Scale 

Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’

EDUCATION

Schools Are Embracing Invasive Facial Recognition Surveillance

ECONOMY

Treasury Recommends Exploring Creation of a Digital Dollar

SOCIAL MEDIA

How the Polarizing Effect of Social Media Is Speeding Up

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