Don't block IPs as it provides fairly weak security.
possiblylinux127
The US has a long history of secret court systems
While I don't have evidence to support it, my guess would be that China had a part in getting her elected.
It isn't a crime. Of you can deescalate a situation you absolutely should.
The problem here is that the opposition leader is clearly loyal to China
Translation: the opposition leader is loyal to China
https://apnews.com/article/china-cisco-falun-gong-surveillance-c336e8ab44d9e1e59c748450a6ddf078
Cisco is potentially liable for knowingly aiding in the prosecution and attacks on Falun Gong
The sad part is that thanks to technology it is very easy for China to crack down people exercising basic human rights. That's probably why nothing major has happened in a long time.
The turns have tabled
It was in self defense
Russia is becoming incredibly dystopian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit
The thing that pisses me off the most about these courts is that they completely violate the idea of a fair trial where you are innocent until proven guilty. The Judges in these courts seem to be openly biased toward government entities and the trials they oversee are mostly for show. They deliberately set up the defendant to loose by doing crazy things like denying a defendant access to legal council.