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Mirage of energy sanctions against Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/11/mirage-of-energy-sanctions-against.html

In a message to members, the WGA says Disney's licensing deal with OpenAI "appears to sanction" OpenAI's "theft of our work", and it plans to meet with Disney (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/…

Disney’s OpenAI Deal 'Appears to Sanction' AI Company's 'Theft of Our Work,' WGA Says
The Writers Guild of America said that Disney's huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to "sanction" the AI company's "theft of our work."

Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/cut-off-by-their-banks-and-even-iced-out-by-alexa-sanctioned-icc-staffers-remain-resolute/

Scoop: Trump sanctions Maduro's nephews, 6 ships carrying Venezuela oil (Marc Caputo/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/venezuela-maduro-sanctions-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p66#a251211p66

Sources: Intel tested chipmaking tools this year from CA-based ACM Research, which has deep China ties; ACM's two overseas units were targeted by US sanctions (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-

Zelensky to impose sanctions against close associate following large-scale corruption probe, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/zelensky-to-impose-sanctions-against.html

'They're no longer hiding': How Russia is shipping liquefied natural gas to China despite sanctions - France 24
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251212-russia-deliveries-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-china-sanctions-united-states

Investigation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK-registered companies to move ~$1B in stablecoins since 2023, evading international sanctions (TRM Insights)
https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/how

How Two UK-registered Companies Moved Over a Billion in Stablecoins for the IRGC | TRM Blog
Two UK exchanges linked to Iran’s IRGC moved ~USD 1B in crypto—underscoring how sanctioned actors are building infrastructure, not just abusing it.

TTP: Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store host dozens of apps linked to US-sanctioned foreign companies; Google removed 17 apps and Apple removed 35 (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)

Blacklisted foreign companies persist in app stores, defying U.S. sanctions
U.S. tech giants Apple and Google are hosting apps from blacklisted foreign organizations, defying Treasury Department sanctions.

US Threatens ICC With More Sanctions to Prevent Future Prosecution of Trump: Report | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-sanction-icc-2674387107