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thomasllon Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $200B scandal (2018)

I'm getting flashbacks to numerous "Vulcans Vs Humans" debates I had with friends in my halcyon days...

thomasllon Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $200B scandal (2018)

Uncover the theft of hundreds of thousands will get you a bonus.

Uncover the theft of millions will get you a big promotion.

Uncover the theft of billions by corrupt state actors and international crime syndicates is only ever going to get you dead.

Perhaps I have a different mindset, but if I had been looking into this, I think I would have stopped digging as soon as I got a hint of how deep this rabbit hole actually was. Risk vs Reward.