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We the Victims: Who Pays When the Government Weaponizes Its Power?

This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead at The Rutherford Institution It has been republished with permission from the author. Please contact the author directly for republishing information. “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”—Donald Trump One way or another, the American taxpayers always get screwed by politicians eager

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Filming Cops Is a First Amendment Right. The Feds Keep Harassing People for It Anyway.

From “reason.com” Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime. Renée Good had just died. Hours after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot the Minneapolis protester on January 7, Kristi Noem, then the secretary of homeland security, said Good had been engaged

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Congress Is About To Legalize Liquidation Of National Forests.

From “The Free Thought Project” Predatory figures within the federal government are seeking to pillage national forests for their own gain, and stripping away protections in a move that will do irreparable damage to America’s natural ecosystems and wildlife. Brooke Rollins, the USDA Secretary who called the Roadless Rule an “absurd obstacle” to forest management, declared

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Congress Just Passed a Terrifying Surveillance Bill…

From “Lincoln Square” Max Burns breaks down CORCA, a barely covered bill passed by the House that could give DHS and ICE sweeping power to collect personal data from people accused of shoplifting. Burns explains why the bill is not really about retail theft — it is about surveillance, data collection, and expanding ICE’s reach

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War Against The Homeless Continues As Louisiana Cruelly Criminalizes The Unhoused

From “The Free Thought Project” Aggressive anti-homeless legislation only serves to further exacerbate an increasingly inhumane approach to the homeless crisis. There’s an old saying that says “you are always closer to being homeless than you are to being a millionaire”, meant to emphasize the rampant wealth inequality and deteriorating quality of life for most

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Your Vote Means Nothing. The Military Is Already Building the Surveillance State

From “Man In America” In Box Elder, Utah, the community voted against a 40,000-acre data center being built in their backyard. It was built anyway. Why? Because it went through the Military Installation Development Authority, a quasi-government entity that does not need your vote. President Trump signed an executive order accelerating federal permitting of data

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The Growing Backlash Against License Plate Surveillance

From “Car Coach Reports” By now, most Americans assume they’re being watched online. What they don’t expect is just how aggressively they’re being tracked offline, every time they get behind the wheel. A quiet but powerful fight is unfolding across the country over automated license plate reader systems, and it’s not just about traffic enforcement

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