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eppur_se_muova

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1. The Magnitsky Act was meant to impose sanctions on human rights violators and dictators, especially Russia/Putin.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:10 PM

Aug 18

https://humanrightsfirst.org/project/global-magnitsky-and-targeted-sanctions/

Count on this maladministration to pervert it for the opposite effect.

~~(I would like to see more background on this story .... )~~ ETA: I just realized it's Eduardo Bolsonaro, not Jair (his father), at the top of the story. Makes more sense now.

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The Magnitsky Act was meant to impose sanctions on human rights violators and dictators, especially Russia/Putin. eppur_se_muova Aug 18 #1

Excellent malaise Aug 18 #2