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I don’t want to diminish Daphne Caruana Galizia’s legacy, but she did not break the story of the Panama papers. While Galizia played an important role in uncovering the corruption of politicians from her home country, Malta; the story of the Panama Papers broke after an anonymous whistleblower leaked the files to a German journalist who then got the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists involved who broke the story collectively. Galizia’s previous investigations were confirmed by the Panama Papers.
Let me be clear: Galizia was an extremely courageous journalist who paid for her life with the investigations she did and deserves to be remembered as such. She did not break the story of the Panama Papers though.
Also, things have been done about it. The offices were shut down in 2018 and there have been multiple criminal trials over the whole fiasco.
It’s also been talked a lot about in various parliaments and congresses as room for improvement such as requiring a real and exclusive physical address, as a way to prevent 200,000+ businesses from operating out of a small building.
prevent 200,000+ businesses from operating out of a small building.
That must be one big building!
Or not…
There’s one in Delaware that’s got like 10,000. Delaware is super easy to open a company in, and you don’t have to be a resident to do so.
Well, the billionaire owned media told me there was nothing to see here, and that I should move along.
Remember the way bitcoin exploded right after?
Macri from argentina, piñeira from chile and lasso from ecuador had 10+ billion dollars no one ever know where they came from, who’s money is that and what to do with this information, no one ever was hold accountable. The closest thing was Lasso tearing down the congress and calling to emergency elections but no one persecute him or anyone.
The whole Bill Burr perspective that corporations and such are legalized mafia that are still going to occasionally whack people for real instead of with lawyers is more than a joke.
How many people were hardcore assassinated by these people in 2024?
There were those 2 Boeing whistleblowers that suddenly became terminally suicidal, and a Tesla whistleblower suddenly found his brake lines cut. Idk if those happened in 2024 (I don’t think so), but they definitely keep happening.
It wasn’t 2024?
Reading news lately is like trying to drink from a firehose like it’s a bubbler.
Bill Burr is kind of a piece of shit, idk if leaning on him is a good look.
Not my favorite over the years, no. I’m more into Josh Johnson or Trevor Noah for standup.
Even so, he’s right on this.
I try not to put myself in a silo.
Basically none.
See, killing someone makes them a martyr Sueing them into the ground or just buying the newspaper and firing the journalist generally does not.
But movies told me that exposing the bad things to the public is supposed to end the bad things
There was a movie about this, with Meryl Streep, and there was a real feel of outcry from it, and a real sense that they knew nothing would actually happen.
Campaign finance reform prevents serious reform from happening that could target the rich.
Allegedly murdered with a car bomb!!!
Who knows it might have been suicide, or a martial dispute, or an unpaid parking fine.
Some countries can be really strict about the no parking zone. Especially after you piss off a bunch of murderous unethical billionaires.
Well, since the rich asshole who ordered the hit is currently on trial for it, and a laundry list if other crimes, including money laundering and bribing the head of the anti-money laundering investigative unit, we can say that it happened.
The guy also spent 5 years in jail awaiting trial for murder before he was granted bail.
It’s a a slow march to justice but it is still moving (slowly).
Same with the Mueller Report amirite
