Big Government is casting a wider net, seeking to police people’s thoughts as expressed on social media and use those posts to have people fired or to deny visas to potential visitors and workers — again, based on their thoughts and opinions. The news about visa denials came even as the vice president of the United States used his government office to guest host Charlie Kirk’s former radio show and make more threats to use government as a weapon against people solely for political purposes.

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