Okay going to try something different:
The MAIA-1 (IMO 9358010), one of the Russian cargo ships that were responsible for moving DPRK munitions to Russia, is sailing completely unimpeded through the Suez Canal RIGHT NOW.
It's about to enter the Med in less than an hour.
#DarkChemistry | The production of synthetic drugs requires a range of precursor chemicals. InSight Crime investigated the flow of these substances to Mexico, where they are used to produce methamphetamine and fentanyl.
🔴 Read our latest investigation: https://t.co/Bb9Hs7w7z0
1/22 This is Svetlana Maniovich. She is your guide to the world of extreme Russian glamour. She radiates richness. Diamonds, furs, Rolls Royces - she has it all and more. In summer you can find her in St Tropez where she rents a villa for €150k/month, or on a yacht in Naples🧵
NEW: Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas in undisclosed real estate deal.
Crow netted two vacant lots and the house where Thomas’ elderly mother was living. It’s unclear if he paid fair market value.
https://t.co/j9byPGpUnI
w/ @js_kaplan@Amierjeski
The US sanctioned Chinese companies to fight illicit fentanyl. But the drug’s ingredients keep coming | Scoville Fellow '18 @_logna comments @CNN. https://t.co/XVr9IWPpdU
The US government is trying to stop China from selling chips to Russia that aid its war effort. It’s failing.
A new @thewirechina investigation shows the whack-a-mole nature of America's expansive sanctions regime:
https://t.co/Ep8kBR4mEM
Russia may be evading US sanctions and getting supplies of US semiconductors from Chinese re-sellers. A Wire investigation found that a network of US-sanctioned Chinese firms continue to ship chips to Russia. See @NorthropKatrina's work here: https://t.co/30fBsQA21y
🚨New paper🚨 Offshore networks of oligarchs, is up on @PNASNexus. With @EBHarrington, @dan_rockmore, and F. Fu, we analyzed 1.9 million wealth managers and clients. Results: sanctions on wealth managers may be a more effective strategy (1/5).
Open Acess: https://t.co/dwZdMckAKx
“Despite int’l scrutiny and sanctions protocols, reliable global trade data shows that Chinese state-owned defense companies continue to send military-applicable parts to sanctioned Russian defense companies,” said @C4ADS. https://t.co/BNg4GMb8sa
Can't help but wonder if this could have been avoided.
We published social media photos, satellite imagery, detailed analysis of AIS data and ship documentation of the SMOOTH SEA 22's ID laundering in Sep 2021.
Now multiple people are dead.
https://t.co/3NczxGCU6m
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is due to how persistently ADS-B Exchange has refused to censor flight data - making it one of the most reliable sources of flight data on rogue actors, pariah states, and the super wealthy.