Russian thugs set up an "anarchist" group to recruit people for some sort of insurrection. Apparently the members didn't want to break laws as much as the thugs wished, so they had to torture them into confessing.

The US, China and many other countries are using digital technology (including phones) to monitor some people's lives totally. They have no ways to communicate which are not monitored.

The article's term, "terror capitalism", is a bit remote for the enslaved Uighurs, and doesn't fit the imprisoned asylum seekers since they don't do any particular kind of work.

The UK intelligence services were so focused on terrorism that they ignored Russian manipulation of UK elections.

I still think that election manipulation by the billionaires and businesses was a bigger harm. But they are both wrong.

Senator Romney, one of the few Republicans that has refused to support the conman personally, is little better than other Republicans in regard to principles. He is pushing to establish a secret system to cut Social Security. Naturally, other Republicans agree,

*'Victory for the Rule of Law': Federal Judge Curbs Powers of Trump's Secret Police in Portland.*