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OCTOBER 23, 2022

WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES

Think Twice Before Calling the Cops: The Deadly Cost of Police Welfare Checks 

America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury and Executioner 

All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition 

RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES

Rutherford Institute Warns Against Giving the Government a Green Light to Chill Political Speech on Social Media 

U.S. Supreme Court Gives Police the Green Light To Preemptively Shoot and Kill Drivers They Fear Could Pose a Danger to Others 

Biden Administration’s Attempt to Force Healthcare Workers to Violate Their Ethical and Religious Convictions Circumvents the Constitution 
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IN THE COURTS

Appeals Court Says It Is Illegal To Give Bologna Sandwiches to the Homeless 

Appeals Court: California Corrections Officers Can't Be Sued For Lying About An Inmate Being A Snitch And Offering A Bounty To Beat Him 

U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Challenge to Police Qualified Immunity Defense 

New York Judge Blocks State Ban on Guns in Places of Worship 

“Room Scans” in Remote Examinations Ruled Unconstitutional 

Appeals Court: No Immunity for Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Woman at Protest 

Eighth Circuit Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE

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America’s Death Squads: When Police Become Judge, Jury and Executioner 

All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition 

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

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VODCAST: ON TARGET

WATCH: John Whitehead Speaks on "The American Police State: Who Will Protect Us From The Government's Standing Army?"

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AMERICAN POLICE STATE

US Police Kill Twice As Many People Every Year As We've Been Told 

Federal Police Carry Out Van Abductions of Protesters 

Bodycam Footage Shows Colorado Cops Discussing Stoning and Beating Protesters to Death 

Cops Arrest Man for Rolling Car Window Up and Pepper Spray His Dad 

Police Using DNA to Generate AI Images of Suspects 

San Antonio Police Fire Cop Who Shot an Unarmed Teen Sitting in His Car Eating a Burger  

Cop Stomps on Handcuffed Homeless Man’s Face

AMERICA AT WAR

Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns 

Thousands of Soldiers, Veterans Slapped With Misleading Criminal Record 

The Pentagon Will Pay for Service Members To Travel for Abortions

BEHIND BARS

All Profit, No Risk: How the Bail Industry Exploits the Legal System
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Federal Report Gives Evidence That Bitemark Analysis Is Nonsense

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Judge Who Repeatedly Lied, Forged Court Documents and Put Out Illegitimate Arrest Warrants, Suspended 

U.S. Fought To Keep Veterans’ Jobs With Foreign Governments Secret 

Trump Charged Secret Service Agents ‘Exorbitant’ Rates at His Hotels, Expense Records Show 

Police Sergeant Found Guilty of Attempted Theft, Misconduct in Office

WAR ON KIDS, FAMILY

Child Welfare Agents Almost Never Get Warrants to Search Homes

SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY

U.S. Military Bases Sell Chinese Govt-Made Smart Devices With Privacy Policies Stating Data Can Be Sent to China 

Smart Meter Companies Were Caught Secretly Handing Over Data to Law Enforcement 

Pilot Program Looking To Nab Noisy Drivers

ASSET FORFEITURE

Asset Seizures Could Skyrocket Due To Post-Pandemic Debt Default, Says Bailiff

TECHNOLOGY

XPeng Flying Car Takes to the Air 

Mouse and Human Brain Cells in a Lab Dish Learn To Play Video Game Pong

POLITICS

Which States Have Abortion on the Ballot?

FURTHER READING 

Is the Right To Vote in the Constitution?

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