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Man jailed for parole violations after refusing to decrypt his Tor node

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988 points heavyset_go | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 12:10 UTC | HN request time: 2.161s | source
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potatototoo99 ◴[16 Sep 25 12:39 UTC] No.45261423[source]▶
Just another day in the police state.
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macawfish ◴[16 Sep 25 12:45 UTC] No.45261474[source]▶
It's unsettling how quickly things are escalating.
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encrux ◴[16 Sep 25 13:19 UTC] No.45261866[source]▶
Nothing about this was quick. 2015 was the first time we had an increase in authoritarianism in the public debate.

Project 2025 was announced in 2023.

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1. bigfishrunning ◴[16 Sep 25 14:22 UTC] No.45262634[source]▶
The patriot act was a pretty major increase in authoritarianism in 2001. We've been on this particular slippery slope since the start of the cold war.