While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” a U.s. Marshals Special Weapons And Tactics team arrests Paul Aker, of Houston, texas, over 1,500 “dollars” in unpaid Federal student loans.

       NOTE: There were around 3,000 SWAT raids in 1980.  Four decades later that number had risen to nearly 80,000.

       [updated 4/1/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.