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2025 will see proliferation of so-called bounty bills targeting trans people, librarians, abortion services and more.

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[–] Alteon 29 points 3 weeks ago

This shit is disgusting. It's even more appalling that people would even actually contribute to it.

[–] Shanedino 14 points 3 weeks ago

So we can start mass reporting republican leaders and possibly get paid for it?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Proscription:

During the dictatorial reign of Sulla, the word took on a more sinister meaning. In 82 or 81 BC, Sulla instituted the process of proscription in order to purge the state of those supporters of his populist rivals, Gaius Marius and his son. He instituted a notice for the sale of confiscated property belonging to those declared public enemies of the state (some modern historians estimate about 520 people were proscribed as opposed to the ancient estimate of 4,700 people) and therefore condemned to death those proscribed, called proscripti in Latin.

Basically Sulla said if you kill these people on these proscription lists then Sulla will split their property with you.

[–] Cris_Color 13 points 3 weeks ago

I guess if the Nazis did it we need to give it a try too 🙃

They were a big fan of the whole, "having citizens spy on and turn eachother in" thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

First they came for the immigrants..