Facebook is interfering with political ad transparency investigators, blocking users from cooperating with their investigations.

We should stop letting Facebook play games about this, by passing laws that require political advertising platforms to give the public all information about advertising campaigns, and allow each user to get full information about the campaigns that targeted per and how.

The charges against Huawei include reselling US goods to Iran, obstruction of justice, and theft of trade secrets.

Keeping technical trade secrets is antisocial, and if Huawei had released them to the public, I for one would not criticize. However, it appears that Huawei proceeded to keep the same techniques secret.

I applaud the fact that this article avoided describing trade secrets as "intellectual property", which would have confused trade secrets with other things that are totally different.

Right-wing extremists have adopted tactics of harassment and threats against progressives in Portland, including the mayor.

They have also forcibly shut down public talks — a tactic that is wrong no matter who does it.

Demasking nonviolent protesters, especially protesting the deportation thugs, must be seen as an act of violence, since it could result in their deportation.

Asia Bibi, her conviction for blasphemy finally overturned, is now free to leave Pakistan, if she can evade the Muslim fanatics that want to kill her.

There is no progress, however, on repealing the law against blasphemy. I recommend that people avoid visiting Pakistan unless it is for a vital necessity.

When Ravi Ragbir, anti-deportation activist, was summoned to meet with the US deportation department, Rep. Yvette Clarke and members of the New York City government tried to accompany him. Thugs told them they were not allowed, and neither was his wife. The result was a standoff.

Clarke promised Congress would investigate those practices.