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Evidentiary Limits in Public Sources Restrict Attribution of Specific Sanctions Evasion Facilitators in South Asia and Middle East for Russian and Iranian Oil
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Explainer
At least half a dozen current Trump administration officials appear in recently released Jeffrey Epstein files
DOJ Releases Nearly 3.5 Million Pages of Epstein-Related Records Under Congressional Mandate
Governments Imposed Record 296 Internet Shutdowns Across 54 Countries in 2024, with Ongoing Disruptions into 2025 Used to Curb Protests, Conflicts, and Information Flows
Iran’s Nationwide Protests of Late 2025–Early 2026: Economic Trigger, Escalation, and the Government’s Framing
Netanyahu Voices Support for Iranian Protesters Amid Economic Unrest
Grok’s New Image Editor on X Allows Prompt-Based Alterations of Photos of World Leaders
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On Investigative Journalism
“Journalism is not activism, but when truth itself is attacked, reporting becomes an act of resistance.”
“The job of journalism is to question power, not to echo it.”
“Investigative journalism exists because power prefers darkness.”
“Facts are subversive when those in power depend on lies.”
“Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.”
“Without investigative journalism, corruption becomes policy.”
“Good journalism comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable.”
“The powerful fear scrutiny more than opposition.”
“Journalism matters because someone wants something hidden.”
“Investigative journalism is democracy’s early warning system.”
“Power hates being named.”
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed.”
“Authoritarianism thrives where journalism is silenced.”
“Investigative journalism is slow because truth resists shortcuts.”
“When journalism fails, propaganda fills the vacuum.”
“Journalism is an act of memory against enforced forgetting.”
“Investigative reporting is how citizens reclaim power.”
“Truth-telling is the most radical act in corrupt systems.”
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