Braving the ice, there are hardy souls currently demonstrating outside the Egyptian embassy here in DC over the incarceration of political blogger Abdelkareem Soliman Amer, 22, who is in prison because Egyptian authorities didn’t like what he had to say. Specifically, he is charged with “Defaming the President of Egypt” and “Highlighting inappropriate aspects that harm the reputation of Egypt and spreading them to the public.” He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Bizarrely, a British political blogger may be in jail soon as well. Guido Fawkes has been threatened with imprisonment if he doesn’t hand over all his research on the dealings of a think-tank connected to Chancellor Gordon Brown.

Where’s Milton when you need him?