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Congress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just... consistent??

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

What was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"No you don't understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we're just being consistent."