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einpoklumtoday at 5:57 PM1 replyview on HN

Links to the actual announcements of sanctions:

* https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/

* https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20...

And - the list of people that were originally put in this category when G.W. Bush issued this executive order has 29 people/organizations: Usama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaida, and various affiliated/related organizations.

So, yesterday it was Bin-Laden, today it is some Italian left-wing tech guys, and tomorrow it might well be you or me. Get ready to be branded a terrorist at some point.


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includenotfoundtoday at 7:27 PM

> today it is some Italian left-wing tech guys

For context, the organization is "left-wing" as in "hosting antifa", not as in "giving unfortunate people a social net". Very far to the left, self recognized radical activists.

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