Sanctioning Francesca Albanese

Marco Rubio tramples on law, justice, and truth.

The Nation
NEW!!! #US. is #sanctioning 12 entities, and two vessels that have imported oil and other illicit goods in support of #Iran-backed #Houthis

NEW!!! #Lithuania’s president calls for tougher #russia sanctions, including disconnecting all remaining russian banks from SWIFT and #sanctioning vessels

President Nauseda also proposed targeting energy companies that fund russian state budget, such as Rosatom, Gazprom, Lukoil

“There is an #aggressor, which is #Russia, and an attacked people, which is #Ukraine,” #Macron told reporters in Portugal.

He emphasized that supporting Ukraine and #sanctioning Russia was the right decision three years ago and remains so today.

“We must thank all those who helped, and we must respect those who have been #fighting since the beginning,” he added.

https://kyivindependent.com/there-is-an-aggressor-which-is-russia-says-macron-after-zelensky-trump-clash/

#RussianAggression #TrumpRussianAsset #StandWithUkraine

'There is an aggressor, which is Russia,' says Macron after Zelensky-Trump clash

French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Russia is the aggressor in its war against Ukraine following a heated exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 28.

The Kyiv Independent
Colorado GOP threatens to sue Durango school district over sanctioning LGBTQ, BLM flags

The Colorado Republican Party is threatening to sue the Durango School District "for every last dime they have" over a proposed resolution to classify the Black Lives Matter flag and

Colorado Politics
Amanda Serrano vacates WBC title in dispute with sanctioning body

Amanda Serrano takes a moral stand after the WBC refuses request to allow women to fight 12, three minute rounds.

Bad Left Hook

Poll Workers’ Lawyers Bill Rudy Giuliani $89k for Missing Evidence

Faced with a potentially costly #defamation #lawsuit for spreading conspiracy theories about two Georgia poll workers following the 2020 election, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney #Rudy #Giuliani is already facing consequences for refusing to turn over evidence in the case.

Following a federal judge’s order #sanctioning Giuliani last month—and ordering him to #pay legal fees #for #wasting #everyone’s #time—the poll workers’ lawyers on Wednesday submitted a legal bill in court totaling $89,172.

It's less than half of what they say they normally charge for the time they spent dealing with Giuliani's antics.

The final bill is up to U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who previously wrote that Giuliani “#arbitrarily #limited his #search” of an email server and “conducted only an imprecise ‘manual search’ of his text messages,” causing a #ten-#month #delay—only to later #surprise the opposing side with another 4,000 pages of evidence.

Giuliani was once Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor but is now facing #disbarment in the nation’s capital for having “#weaponized his #law #license to bring a #frivolous #action in an attempt to #undermine the #Constitution” in the service of former President Donald Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lawyers-bill-rudy-giuliani-dollar89k-for-missing-evidence

Lawyers Bill Rudy Giuliani $89k for Missing Evidence

A judge already said Rudy Giuliani needs to pay up. Now ticked off lawyers have submitted their bill to the court.

The Daily Beast
Trans male boxer Patricio Manuel wins fight against cisgender rival

Trans male boxer Patricio Manuel has won his third fight against a cisgender rival, and could now be ranked by a major sporting body.

PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news

Instead of targeting #oligarchs and their assets, the #researchers at #DartmouthCollege proposed a “more effective and efficient” #strategy : #sanctioning the #professional #wealth #managers who help the oligarchs stack their #wealth #offshore , such as #bankers , #lawyers and #accountants . This would be particularly #effective with #Russian oligarchs, because they tend to employ the same #FinancialAdvisers and boutique #WealthManagement firms, the #study found.

https://www.icij.org/investigations/russia-archive/analysis-of-icij-data-shows-how-to-stop-russian-oligarchs-in-their-tracks/

Analysis of ICIJ data shows how to stop Russian oligarchs in their tracks  - ICIJ

To really rein in Putin’s allies’ wealth, governments should target their financial enablers, a new study suggests.

ICIJ

@kenji: What do you have in mind when talking about "#hackback" and effective #sanctioning tools?

#kas #cybersecurity