Re:Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US an...
by mikkupikku on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @05:25PM
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> Tomorrow France can tell Visa/MC/Banks they must service ICC judges or lose the ability to bank in their country and suddenly said providers will be concerned about the predicament they are in.
Absolutely. You get the Visa executives lobbying the American government to stop this madness and it will stop.
Re:Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US an...
by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @07:05PM
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I'm not sure how you can look at the current political situation in the US and conclude that business executives get veto power over government decisions. Trump just this month summoned the CEOs of every major pharma company in the US for a ritual humiliation, and commanded them to give him steep discounts for a new self-branded website he's setting up.
Re:Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US an...
by mikkupikku on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @09:33AM
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Visa > pharma. When big finance yanks his leash, he'll come to heel.
I disagree. Tomorrow France can tell Visa/MC/Banks they must service ICC judges or lose the ability to bank in their country and suddenly said providers will be concerned about the predicament they are in.
The EU better pull its head out of its ass about following everything the US does at this point. It's obvious over here in the states things have gone off the rails, and they'll go down with us if they want to remain so tightly coupled.