Senator Schiff tried to enable blanket surveillance of US internet communication, by proposing an amendment specifically permitting such surveillance of unauthorized immigrants.

The article argues that the FBI could have used this as an excuse to collect everyone's data and look through it to see who was an unauthorized immigrant.

India jails Kashmiris that criticize the occupation of Kashmir. To get out of jail, they have to promise not to criticize the government. As far as I can tell, this is forever, but it would be tyrannical even if it lasted for one day.

They were jailed without legitimate charges or trial, which is tyrannical too.

(satire) *New Republican slogan: a vote for Biden is a vote for seeing the dentist twice a year.*

Many of the Portland protesters arrested by federal thugs were charged with the most minor of crimes, such as "failure to obey". The thugs were evidently seeking any excuse to arrest someone. And when the protesters were released from jail, their release conditions included "may not participate in protests."

That condition may be unconstitutional in the US, but it has been used often against protesters arrested in the UK.

Colombia's ex-president Álvaro Horrible is under house arrest during an investigation into charges he tried to frame an opposition politician.

I hope he will someday face charges for supporting the right-wing paramilitares, who were and perhaps still are the most dangerous terrorists in Colombia.