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Latest · Letter · September 2026

The Wrong Apocalypse

They said AI might kill us. Then they asked for a chip sanction China already refused.

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13 Sep 2026Letter

The Wrong Apocalypse

They said AI might kill us. Then they asked for a chip sanction China already refused.

Investigations

The map, with the receipts. Built for the reels; every claim has a document under it.

Investigation · 28 Sep 2026

Filed in Beijing, Cited in Washington

Approval batches, Hong Kong filings, a federal court record, lobbying reports. One American investor chairs a company whose trials appear in both files, and no rule reviewed here addresses a seat of that kind.

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Investigation · 16 Sep 2026

The Practice Room

The parrot guesses the next word. Then it goes to school. Watch what the school does to it. Twenty-four steps, one picture, every source.

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Investigation · 15 Sep 2026

The Ring

The map from the reel, with a document under every tile. And why this is more dangerous than a one-in-four guess about the end of the world.

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Investigation · 14 Sep 2026

The Wrong Whistleblower

Grant tables, campaign filings, timestamps. You capitalize the network. Then you run the clock. Every line and circle drawn from a document its subject published.

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