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December 5, 2019 at 8:58 PM

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

Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman Alleges TSA Agents Groped Her Upper and Lower Body Without Warning in Full View of Other Travelers Poorly trained TSA agents have subjected elderly travelers to inappropriate touching, excessive searches and aggressive pat downs. Vi…

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December 3, 2019 at 4:36 PM

This #GivingTuesday, we need your help to make America free again

This #GivingTuesday, we need your help to make America free again $100,000 matching gift campaign ends on 12/31 Donate online at www.rutherford.org Dear Friend, Your donations make it possible for The Ruther…

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December 2, 2019 at 10:11 PM

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? | By John W. Whitehead

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act? | By John W. Whitehead Our civil liberties continue to die a slow, painful death.  ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short …

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December 1, 2019 at 10:04 PM

America needs more people like you

America needs more people like you Together, we WILL make America free again Donate online at www.rutherford.org Dear Friend, In a year filled with toxic talk, partisan politics and violence, you have been a sh…

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November 25, 2019 at 6:23 PM

Don’t Just Give Thanks. Pay Your Blessings Forward | By John W. Whitehead

Don’t Just Give Thanks. Pay Your Blessings Forward | By John W. Whitehead It’s never too late to start making things right in the world. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this e…

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November 25, 2019 at 12:48 AM

Freedom Watch • Cops Put GPS Tracker on Man’s Car, Charge Him With Theft for Removing It; War on Terror Has Killed 801,000 People & Cost $6.4 Trillion

Freedom Watch • Cops Put GPS Tracker on Man’s Car, Charge Him With Theft for Removing It; War on Terror Has Killed 801,000 People & Cost $6.4 Trillion “These are the times that try men’s souls.” ― Thomas Paine  Your year-end tax-deductible donations support The Ruther…

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November 21, 2019 at 4:39 PM

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

Broken Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Address Racial Bias & Systemic Injustice That Contributed to Hispanic Inmate’s Death Sentence Chronic injustice has turned the American dream into a nightmare View this email in your browser …

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November 19, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Impeach the Government: Rogue Agencies Have Been Abusing Their Powers for Decades | By John W. Whitehead

Impeach the Government: Rogue Agencies Have Been Abusing Their Powers for Decades | By John W. Whitehead Don’t fall for the partisan shell game that sets Donald Trump up as the fall guy for the Deep State’s high crimes and misdemeanors. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This co…

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November 15, 2019 at 9:05 PM

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

Overkill: 13-Year-Old Student Handcuffed, Arrested, Charged With Felony & Criminally Prosecuted for Pointing Imaginary ‘Finger Gun’ at Classmates The girl with the "imaginary" gun was punished more harshly than students who brought actual guns to school in their backpacks …

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November 12, 2019 at 10:18 PM

Casualties of War: Military Veterans Have Become America’s Walking Wounded | By John W. Whitehead

Casualties of War: Military Veterans Have Become America’s Walking Wounded | By John W. Whitehead Freedom is not free. It’s time the rest of the nation did its part to safeguard the freedoms we too often take for granted. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is ava…

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November 9, 2019 at 10:15 PM

Freedom Watch • Police Tased Man in His Home as He Held His Baby; Woman Gets Arrest Warrant for Late Library Books; Trump To Further Militarize Police

Freedom Watch • Police Tased Man in His Home as He Held His Baby; Woman Gets Arrest Warrant for Late Library Books; Trump To Further Militarize Police "Speak up now or wake up one morning to the silence of a new kind of tyranny." — J. Pilger  Your tax-deductible donations…

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November 5, 2019 at 2:20 PM

A New Kind of Tyranny: The Global State’s War on Those Who Speak Truth to Power | By John W. Whitehead

A New Kind of Tyranny: The Global State’s War on Those Who Speak Truth to Power | By John W. Whitehead The Deep State has embarked on an all-out assault on activists, journalists and whistleblowers who attempt to speak truth to power. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This comm…

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November 1, 2019 at 12:39 PM

Justifying Brutality: Police Defend Use of Taser, Chokehold & Excessive Force Against Man Who Complied During Arrest

Justifying Brutality: Police Defend Use of Taser, Chokehold & Excessive Force Against Man Who Complied During Arrest Police claim that citizens who comply with police do not have a clear right to be free from police brutality. View this email in your browser …

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October 28, 2019 at 3:24 PM

They Live, We Sleep: Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst | By John W. Whitehead

They Live, We Sleep: Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst | By John W. Whitehead All is not as it seems.   ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version View this email in your browser …

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October 22, 2019 at 12:37 PM

The Pathocracy of the Deep State: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government | By John W. Whitehead

The Pathocracy of the Deep State: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government | By John W. Whitehead Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths.  ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherfor…

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October 18, 2019 at 2:03 PM

Threatening Fines & Jail Time, Kentucky Bureaucrats Prevent Ministry From Giving Free Eyeglasses to Homeless

Threatening Fines & Jail Time, Kentucky Bureaucrats Prevent Ministry From Giving Free Eyeglasses to Homeless This is bureaucratic overregulation and government criminalization of those who work to alleviate the plight of the homeless. View this email in your b…

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October 15, 2019 at 8:51 PM

Terrorized, Traumatized and Killed: The Police State’s Deadly Toll on America’s Children | By John W. Whitehead

Terrorized, Traumatized and Killed: The Police State’s Deadly Toll on America’s Children | By John W. Whitehead  “Mommy, am I gonna die?”— 4-year-old Ava Ellis after being shot in the leg by a police officer   ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available onlin…

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October 15, 2019 at 1:12 AM

Freedom Watch • Family Arrested For Loitering Outside Their Home; 13-Year-Old Girl Charged With a Felony for Pointing Finger Gun at Classmates; More

Freedom Watch • Family Arrested For Loitering Outside Their Home; 13-Year-Old Girl Charged With a Felony for Pointing Finger Gun at Classmates; More "I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal means." — John Lennon  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherfor…

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October 7, 2019 at 1:57 PM

John Lennon vs. the Deep State: One Man Against the ‘Monster’ | By John W. Whitehead

John Lennon vs. the Deep State: One Man Against the ‘Monster’ | By John W. Whitehead John Lennon's dream of peace is getting harder to reconcile with the reality of the American police state. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherfor…

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October 2, 2019 at 1:26 PM

Victory: City Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest of Disabled Veteran for Canned Iced Tea, Bug Spray

Victory: City Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest of Disabled Veteran for Canned Iced Tea, Bug Spray Government officials spent more than $3 million on security only to arrest a disabled veteran with a walker for buying cans of iced tea and bug spray. View this email in y…

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October 1, 2019 at 1:11 PM

Guns for Hire: No, the Government Shouldn’t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe | By John W. Whitehead

Guns for Hire: No, the Government Shouldn’t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe | By John W. Whitehead U.S. military servicepeople have been reduced to little more than guns for hire: stretched too thin and deployed to police the globe. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: T…

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September 29, 2019 at 2:35 PM

Freedom Watch • Child Sex Trafficking Sting Nabs More Than 100, Including Church Leader; Calif. Wants to End Homelessness by Jailing People; and More

Freedom Watch • Child Sex Trafficking Sting Nabs More Than 100, Including Church Leader; Calif. Wants to End Homelessness by Jailing People; and More “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”― Thomas Paine  Your tax-deduc…

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September 26, 2019 at 6:12 PM

Rutherford Institute Challenges Discriminatory Law Preventing Students From Using Scholarships to Attend Private Schools With Religious Ties

Rutherford Institute Challenges Discriminatory Law Preventing Students From Using Scholarships to Attend Private Schools With Religious Ties The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause requires neutrality when it comes to religion. View this email in your browser …

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September 24, 2019 at 6:50 PM

Welfare Checks Turn Deadly: You Might Want to Think Twice Before Calling the Cops | By John W. Whitehead

Welfare Checks Turn Deadly: You Might Want to Think Twice Before Calling the Cops | By John W. Whitehead Police shoot and kill someone in mental crisis every 36 hours ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Sho…

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September 22, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Freedom Watch • Court Rules That Cops Stealing Your Stuff Isn't Unconstitutional; Cops Shoot and Kill Woman in Her Own Home During Welfare Check; More

Freedom Watch • Court Rules That Cops Stealing Your Stuff Isn't Unconstitutional; Cops Shoot and Kill Woman in Her Own Home During Welfare Check; More "Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"-W.O.…

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September 20, 2019 at 5:39 PM

Rutherford Institute Challenges Arkansas Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule as Unconstitutional Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights

Rutherford Institute Challenges Arkansas Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule as Unconstitutional Infringement of Prisoners’ First Amendment Rights Under this policy, it would have taken Martin Luther King five months and 70 postcards to write and send his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. …

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September 18, 2019 at 12:12 AM

It’s Constitution Day. Do you know where your freedoms are?

It’s Constitution Day. Do you know where your freedoms are? “On questions of power then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” Donate online at www.rutherford.org …

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September 16, 2019 at 7:28 PM

Martial Law Masquerading as Law and Order: The Police State’s Language of Force | By John W. Whitehead

Martial Law Masquerading as Law and Order: The Police State’s Language of Force | By John W. Whitehead There can be no free speech for the citizenry when the government speaks in a language of force.  ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.…

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September 15, 2019 at 1:41 PM

Freedom Watch • NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time; DMVs Are Selling Your Data and Making Millions; and More.

Freedom Watch • NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time; DMVs Are Selling Your Data and Making Millions; and More. “These are the times that try men’s souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford I…

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September 13, 2019 at 12:07 PM

Blank Check Policing: Cops Stop Cars Registered to Unlicensed Owners, Whether or Not Owners Are Behind the Wheel

Blank Check Policing: Cops Stop Cars Registered to Unlicensed Owners, Whether or Not Owners Are Behind the Wheel Police officers have been given free range for carrying out traffic stops as long as they can provide a palatable pretext for doing so.  View this emai…

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September 10, 2019 at 2:49 PM

The Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good | By John W. Whitehead

The Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good | By John W. Whitehead In America today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Ve…

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September 5, 2019 at 5:27 PM

Rutherford Institute Launches Inquiry Into Government Use of Drivers’ License Photos to Build Facial Recognition Database, Track Citizens

Rutherford Institute Launches Inquiry Into Government Use of Drivers’ License Photos to Build Facial Recognition Database, Track Citizens The government has weaponized surveillance, DNA and biometric technologies to render the Fourth Amendment null and void.  View…

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September 3, 2019 at 7:59 PM

Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11 | By John W. Whitehead

Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11 | By John W. Whitehead Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Versi…

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August 29, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Rutherford Institute Challenges Government Efforts to Undermine Sixth Amendment Assurance of Right to Legal Counsel

Rutherford Institute Challenges Government Efforts to Undermine Sixth Amendment Assurance of Right to Legal Counsel What we are dealing with is a rogue government that persists in disregarding the law whenever, wherever and however it chooses. View this email in y…

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August 28, 2019 at 6:07 PM

The American Gulag: Brick by Brick, Our Prison Walls Get More Oppressive by the Day | By John W. Whitehead

The American Gulag: Brick by Brick, Our Prison Walls Get More Oppressive by the Day | By John W. Whitehead Here's the thing about walls: they not only keep those on the outside from getting in, they also keep those on the inside from getting out. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITOR…

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August 27, 2019 at 2:16 AM

Freedom Watch • Federal Judges Are Waging War On The Fourth Amendment; 79-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Jail Time for Feeding Stray Cats; and More

Freedom Watch • Federal Judges Are Waging War On The Fourth Amendment; 79-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Jail Time for Feeding Stray Cats; and More “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos." …

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August 23, 2019 at 7:24 PM

Rutherford Institute Challenges Death Sentence / Solitary Confinement of Inmate Based on Racial Bias, Mental Incompetence & Systemic Injustice

Rutherford Institute Challenges Death Sentence / Solitary Confinement of Inmate Based on Racial Bias, Mental Incompetence & Systemic Injustice There is nothing moral or just about the death penalty, certainly not the way it is implemented in America View this …

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August 21, 2019 at 1:59 PM

American Apocalypse: The Government’s Plot to Destabilize the Nation Is Working | By John W. Whitehead

American Apocalypse: The Government’s Plot to Destabilize the Nation Is Working | By John W. Whitehead The seeds of chaos are being sown, and it’s the U.S. government that will reap the harvest. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.ruther…

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August 19, 2019 at 1:52 PM

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hold Border Patrol Agent Accountable for Shooting Mexican Child at Play

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hold Border Patrol Agent Accountable for Shooting Mexican Child at Play All government agents should be bound by the chains of the Constitution. View this email in your browser   Fo…

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August 16, 2019 at 6:20 PM

AUGUST 2019 PODCASTS: Draconian Laws, Precrime & the Surveillance State; American Gestapo; Tyranny Disguised as Law-and-Order; and More

AUGUST 2019 PODCASTS: Draconian Laws, Precrime & the Surveillance State; American Gestapo; Tyranny Disguised as Law-and-Order; and More TUNE IN to the latest episodes of Freedom Under Fire, a weekly podcast featuring constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead. View this…

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August 12, 2019 at 6:44 PM

Who Inflicts the Most Gun Violence in America? The U.S. Government and Its Police Forces | By John W. Whitehead

Who Inflicts the Most Gun Violence in America? The U.S. Government and Its Police Forces | By John W. Whitehead 1200% more people have been killed by police than mass shooters since 2015 ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org…

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August 10, 2019 at 11:07 PM

Freedom Watch • Military to Monitor All Movement in US; 74-Year-Old Arrested for Not Showing ID While Changing Tire; Police Use Streetlamps to Spy

Freedom Watch • Military to Monitor All Movement in US; 74-Year-Old Arrested for Not Showing ID While Changing Tire;  Police Use Streetlamps to Spy Justice should not be contingent on where one lives.  Your tax-deductible donations support The Rutherford Institute's ongoi…

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August 9, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Justice Should Not Be Contingent on Where One Lives

Justice Should Not Be Contingent on Where One Lives Rutherford Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Hold States to Sixth Amendment Standard of a Unanimous Jury Verdict in Criminal Cases View this email in your browser …

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August 7, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Sex Offender Rehab Facility Restricts Residents’ Access to Bible Studies, Communion Services in Violation of Federal, State Law

Sex Offender Rehab Facility Restricts Residents’ Access to Bible Studies, Communion Services in Violation of Federal, State Law The most fundamental guarantee of the First Amendment is that the government must remain neutral when it comes to religion. View this em…

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August 6, 2019 at 7:11 PM

We’re All Enemies of the State: Draconian Laws, Precrime & the Surveillance State | By John W. Whitehead

We’re All Enemies of the State: Draconian Laws, Precrime & the Surveillance State | By John W. Whitehead If you’re not scared yet, you should be. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …

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August 4, 2019 at 11:32 PM

Freedom Watch • Philly Using Sonic Weapon on Kids; 79-Year-Old Woman Gets Jail for Feeding Stray Cats; Military Vet Funds to Be Used for Border Wall

Freedom Watch • Philly Using Sonic Weapon on Kids; 79-Year-Old Woman Gets Jail for Feeding Stray Cats; Military Vet Funds to Be Used for Border Wall “Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.”—P.C. Roberts on the danger the FBI poses to our civil lib…

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July 30, 2019 at 8:02 PM

The Rise of the American Gestapo: Has It Already Happened Here? | By John W. Whitehead

The Rise of the American Gestapo: Has It Already Happened Here? | By John W. Whitehead The Deep State’s love affair with totalitarianism began long ago. ATTENTION NEWSPAPER EDITORS: This commentary is available online at www.rutherford.org. Long Version • Short Version …

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July 29, 2019 at 12:49 PM

Freedom Watch • Parents Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches; Man’s Home Seized Over $8.41 in Unpaid Taxes; 91,000 Dams Earn a “D” for Safety

Freedom Watch • Parents Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches; Man’s Home Seized Over $8.41 in Unpaid Taxes; 91,000 Dams Earn a “D” for Safety “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [[and women] to do nothing.”—Edmund Burke  Your tax-deduct…

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July 26, 2019 at 9:21 PM

Fourth Circuit Bars Prison Officials From Subjecting Death Row Inmates to Harsh, Dehumanizing Conditions

Fourth Circuit Bars Prison Officials From Subjecting Death Row Inmates to Harsh, Dehumanizing Conditions Trust the government to police itself, and it will sidestep the law at every turn. View this email in your browser …

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July 24, 2019 at 3:58 PM

Monsters with Human Faces: The Tyranny of the Police State Disguised as Law-and-Order | By John W. Whitehead

Monsters with Human Faces: The Tyranny of the Police State Disguised as Law-and-Order | By John W. Whitehead We have let the government’s evil-doing, its power grabs, brutality, meanness, inhumanity, immorality, corruption, and tyranny go on for too long. ATTENTION NEWSPAP…

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