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A small intrusion. A big erosion of the Fourth Amendment.
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Your Car Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment. A K-9’s Snout Shouldn’t Change That
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Your Car Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment. A K-9’s Snout Shouldn’t Change That
tinyurl.com/bdh4v37e
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A small intrusion. A big erosion of the Fourth Amendment.
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Your Car Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment. A K-9’s Snout Shouldn’t Change That
tinyurl.com/bdh4v37e
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Your Car Is Protected by the Fourth Amendment. A K-9’s Snout Shouldn’t Change That
tinyurl.com/bdh4v37e
The machinery of secrecy in government is now running at full throttle.
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A Loss for Transparency, a Win for Government Secrecy: Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder to Expose Corruption, Demand Accountability
tinyurl.com/4fkmmpaz
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A Loss for Transparency, a Win for Government Secrecy: Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder to Expose Corruption, Demand Accountability
tinyurl.com/4fkmmpaz
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The machinery of secrecy in government is now running at full throttle.
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A Loss for Transparency, a Win for Government Secrecy: Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder to Expose Corruption, Demand Accountability
tinyurl.com/4fkmmpaz
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A Loss for Transparency, a Win for Government Secrecy: Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder to Expose Corruption, Demand Accountability
tinyurl.com/4fkmmpaz
The presidency was never meant to be a franchise.
America is not for sale.
#RuleOfLaw #Kleptocracy #WeThePeople
America is not for sale.
#RuleOfLaw #Kleptocracy #WeThePeople
October 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The presidency was never meant to be a franchise.
America is not for sale.
#RuleOfLaw #Kleptocracy #WeThePeople
America is not for sale.
#RuleOfLaw #Kleptocracy #WeThePeople
CONSTITUTION IN CRISIS: Trump’s NSPM-7 secretly expands surveillance powers with no oversight, no transparency, no limits.
Unchecked power is unconstitutional power.
Swipe for the breakdown — and come back tomorrow for the full analysis. #surveillance
Unchecked power is unconstitutional power.
Swipe for the breakdown — and come back tomorrow for the full analysis. #surveillance
September 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
CONSTITUTION IN CRISIS: Trump’s NSPM-7 secretly expands surveillance powers with no oversight, no transparency, no limits.
Unchecked power is unconstitutional power.
Swipe for the breakdown — and come back tomorrow for the full analysis. #surveillance
Unchecked power is unconstitutional power.
Swipe for the breakdown — and come back tomorrow for the full analysis. #surveillance
Trump promised to “drain the swamp.” Instead, he institutionalized it:
– Cash for cronies
– Pardons for allies
– Billion-dollar family deals
– DOJ cover-ups
So much for making America great again. #RuleOfLaw #GovernmentCorruption #MakeAmericaFreeAgain
– Cash for cronies
– Pardons for allies
– Billion-dollar family deals
– DOJ cover-ups
So much for making America great again. #RuleOfLaw #GovernmentCorruption #MakeAmericaFreeAgain
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump promised to “drain the swamp.” Instead, he institutionalized it:
– Cash for cronies
– Pardons for allies
– Billion-dollar family deals
– DOJ cover-ups
So much for making America great again. #RuleOfLaw #GovernmentCorruption #MakeAmericaFreeAgain
– Cash for cronies
– Pardons for allies
– Billion-dollar family deals
– DOJ cover-ups
So much for making America great again. #RuleOfLaw #GovernmentCorruption #MakeAmericaFreeAgain
The Founders warned against standing armies. Their fears are becoming reality.
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Standing Armies at Home: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Trump’s National Guard Takeover
Source: tinyurl.com/2bmsy45p
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Standing Armies at Home: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Trump’s National Guard Takeover
Source: tinyurl.com/2bmsy45p
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Founders warned against standing armies. Their fears are becoming reality.
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Standing Armies at Home: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Trump’s National Guard Takeover
Source: tinyurl.com/2bmsy45p
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Standing Armies at Home: Civil Liberties Groups Oppose Trump’s National Guard Takeover
Source: tinyurl.com/2bmsy45p
If you wouldn’t trust your worst political enemy with the powers of a dictator, don’t trust your favorite politician with them either.
On #ConstitutionDay, remember: liberty is not about party—it’s about principle.
On #ConstitutionDay, remember: liberty is not about party—it’s about principle.
September 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you wouldn’t trust your worst political enemy with the powers of a dictator, don’t trust your favorite politician with them either.
On #ConstitutionDay, remember: liberty is not about party—it’s about principle.
On #ConstitutionDay, remember: liberty is not about party—it’s about principle.
What on earth is happening to this country?
It’s not politics as usual. It’s not bureaucratic overreach.
It’s theft in the gravest sense imaginable. The government is seizing what does not belong to it: our voice, our rights, our power to choose and to resist.
It’s not politics as usual. It’s not bureaucratic overreach.
It’s theft in the gravest sense imaginable. The government is seizing what does not belong to it: our voice, our rights, our power to choose and to resist.
August 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What on earth is happening to this country?
It’s not politics as usual. It’s not bureaucratic overreach.
It’s theft in the gravest sense imaginable. The government is seizing what does not belong to it: our voice, our rights, our power to choose and to resist.
It’s not politics as usual. It’s not bureaucratic overreach.
It’s theft in the gravest sense imaginable. The government is seizing what does not belong to it: our voice, our rights, our power to choose and to resist.
She was detained without warning, denied legal counsel, and transferred to a remote immigration facility. No violence. No crime. Just speech.
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No One’s Speech Is Safe: Trump’s Deportation Machine Targets Dissenting Voices
tinyurl.com/3ne6t5rw
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No One’s Speech Is Safe: Trump’s Deportation Machine Targets Dissenting Voices
tinyurl.com/3ne6t5rw
May 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
She was detained without warning, denied legal counsel, and transferred to a remote immigration facility. No violence. No crime. Just speech.
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No One’s Speech Is Safe: Trump’s Deportation Machine Targets Dissenting Voices
tinyurl.com/3ne6t5rw
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No One’s Speech Is Safe: Trump’s Deportation Machine Targets Dissenting Voices
tinyurl.com/3ne6t5rw
Should masked federal agents be allowed to conduct detentions in our courthouses?
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Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Charlottesville Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears
tinyurl.com/2ry4kf35
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Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Charlottesville Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears
tinyurl.com/2ry4kf35
April 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Should masked federal agents be allowed to conduct detentions in our courthouses?
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Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Charlottesville Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears
tinyurl.com/2ry4kf35
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Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Charlottesville Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears
tinyurl.com/2ry4kf35
Lawyers Punished. Rights Erased. Courts Bypassed.
This is what tyranny looks like.
Now more than ever, we need your help to push back.
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This is what tyranny looks like.
Now more than ever, we need your help to push back.
DONATE NOW: rutherford.org/donate
April 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lawyers Punished. Rights Erased. Courts Bypassed.
This is what tyranny looks like.
Now more than ever, we need your help to push back.
DONATE NOW: rutherford.org/donate
This is what tyranny looks like.
Now more than ever, we need your help to push back.
DONATE NOW: rutherford.org/donate
If non-citizens can be deported for engaging in lawful, nonviolent political speech, who’s next? This is a threat to everyone’s rights.
#FreeSpeech is not just for citizens—it’s for all.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2awr28zc
#FreeSpeech is not just for citizens—it’s for all.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2awr28zc
March 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If non-citizens can be deported for engaging in lawful, nonviolent political speech, who’s next? This is a threat to everyone’s rights.
#FreeSpeech is not just for citizens—it’s for all.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2awr28zc
#FreeSpeech is not just for citizens—it’s for all.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2awr28zc
SCOTUS just let a botched SWAT raid slide, and Trump wants to give police even more immunity. Are we entering a new era of lawless policing?
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Can Police Raid the Wrong Home With No Consequences? SCOTUS Says Maybe.
tinyurl.com/ysh2rhke
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Can Police Raid the Wrong Home With No Consequences? SCOTUS Says Maybe.
tinyurl.com/ysh2rhke
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
SCOTUS just let a botched SWAT raid slide, and Trump wants to give police even more immunity. Are we entering a new era of lawless policing?
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Can Police Raid the Wrong Home With No Consequences? SCOTUS Says Maybe.
tinyurl.com/ysh2rhke
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Can Police Raid the Wrong Home With No Consequences? SCOTUS Says Maybe.
tinyurl.com/ysh2rhke