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** OCTOBER 10, 2022
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition ([link removed])

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])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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Biden Administration’s Attempt to Force Healthcare Workers to Violate Their Ethical and Religious Convictions Circumvents the Constitution ([link removed])

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])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Protections for Tech Companies ([link removed])

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Ban on Gun ‘Bump Stocks’ ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit Rules California Can’t Ban ‘For-Profit’ Prisons ([link removed])

Can Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law Strike Down the State’s Abortion Ban? ([link removed])

Appeals Court: Border Patrol Can Use Hotel Managers To Let Them Search Rooms To Circumvent the Fourth Amendment ([link removed])

Appeals Court Ruling Allows Arizona Abortions To Restart ([link removed])

Ninth Circuit Urged To Allow Look at Use of Chemical Weapons by Feds on Portland Protesters ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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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])

Weaponizing the Bureaucracy: Who Will Protect Us from the Government’s Standing Army? ([link removed])

Digital Authoritarianism: AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy ([link removed])

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


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** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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‘Law Enforcement Lookup:' Thousands of NYPD Misconduct Files Made Available to Public ([link removed])

Interior Dept. To Require Body Cams for Law Enforcement ([link removed])

Death Penalty Dropped for Man Charged in Botched No-Knock Raid ([link removed])

Uvalde School Police Force Indefinitely Suspended Over Mass Shooting Response ([link removed])

Officer Fired After Shooting Teenager Who Was Eating in a McDonald's Parking Lot ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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DHS Is Spending Millions To Combat “Misinformation” and “Disinformation” ([link removed])

Army Secretly Allows Shooting Dogs, Cats for Research ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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Nearly Half of the Country Now Has Serious Doubts About the FBI ([link removed])

The US Government Takes One More Step Towards Digital ID Program ([link removed])


** GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
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County Uses Cannabis Abatement Enforcement To Extract Hundreds of Thousands in Fine Without Proof ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Meet the Military Contractor Running Fare Collection in NYC Subways — and Around the World ([link removed])

Cleveland Has Spent Millions on Police Cameras. Why Are the Locations a Secret? ([link removed])

Surveillance Shift: San Francisco Pilots Program Allowing Police To Live Monitor Private Security Cameras ([link removed])

Rape Kit DNA Protected Under a New California Law ([link removed])

Utility Pumps Customers' Smart Meter Data To Police Without Warrant ([link removed])

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


** FREE SPEECH
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The U.S. Government’s Vast New Privatized Censorship Regime ([link removed])

State Court Finds Punta Gorda Sign Ordinance Unconstitutional ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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How AI Is Helping Birth Digital Humans That Look and Sound Just Like Us ([link removed])


** RESISTANCE
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Sinead O'Connor No Longer Alone In Church Protest ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Biden Pardons Federal Convictions for Marijuana Possession ([link removed])

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