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U.S. seizes a seventh Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in Caribbean, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 week ago

Exactly. The word 'seized' is normally used with 'assets' and has connotations of legally appropriating something due to a judicial process. There is absolutely zero legal justification for what the Trump regime is doing. Words matter.