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posted by n1 on Wednesday June 14 2017, @11:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-like-old-times dept.

The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.

Senators on Wednesday passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats for rebuking Russia after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow had deliberately interfered in the presidential campaign. Lawmakers who backed the measure also cited Russia's aggression in Syria and Ukraine.

Source: USNews.com


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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:25AM (3 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:25AM (#525768)

    To reply to my own comment, was on the phone with a friend. He pointed out that if the payoff for being bad is high, and the chance of getting caught is low, and if caught the penalties don't matter, then bad behaviour will happen.

    I should make that a sig somewhere, except I don't use sigs anymore.

    / See: HRC's email server while sec of state

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  • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:36AM (2 children)

    by jmorris (4844) on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:36AM (#525803)

    Hmm, is your 'friend' Scott Adams? Because his post today was on exactly that subject. That exact quote is in a pullquote box.

    • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:53AM (1 child)

      by Snotnose (1623) on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:53AM (#525813)

      Dunno, not sure what websites he visits. But seeing the Scott Adam's website I'm all "um, err, I'm an idiot".

      That said, I first heard the quote some 40 years ago. Then again, had George not said it I would have never made the connection.

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      • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:07AM

        by jmorris (4844) on Thursday June 15 2017, @02:07AM (#525820)

        That is the magic of the Internet at work. Meme magic; Kek is smiling.