Grand Rapids, Michigan Chapter of the John Birch Society

07/22/2026

Rep. Keith Self just introduced legislation that would prohibit federal law-enforcement agencies from getting data from state and local mass-surveillance devices, including Flock cameras, without a warrant.

Read the article for more on this important development ...
https://thenewamerican.com/us/congressmen-want-to-force-feds-to-get-warrant-to-access-local-surveillance-camera-data/

07/02/2026

Those fighting AI data centers to protect private property and personal choice are falsely being labeled “Luddites” who are stopping progress.

06/17/2026

06/01/2026

We’re told AI is just about convenience. Smarter assistants, faster tools, better productivity. But what happens when those systems stop assisting and start replacing human decision-making entirely?

In The New American’s June issue, “The AI Prison Planet,” the warning is simple but chilling: We may be building a world where every action is tracked, predicted, and optimized by machines we don’t control.

From smart devices in the home to algorithm-driven workplaces and surveillance systems scaling across cities, the infrastructure of total visibility is already being built — piece by piece, update by update.

Subscribe today to read this latest issue: https://thenewamerican.com/print/the-ai-prison-planet/

04/09/2026

Flock cameras are in Grand Rapids and around West Michigan. Here’s what you should know about them.

More than 80,000 Flock AI cameras are actively surveilling nearly every American as they go about their daily lives.