France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.

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    2 days ago

    Yeah, of course. The patriot act was already written way before 9/11, it was a wishlist and they only needed the right excuse to pass it. It’s something they’d always wanted to begin with (both Republicans and Democrats), and it’s politically not possible to repeal.