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monocasa 13 hours ago

> Something we know about because the US political system has levers that can be pulled to apply pressure for transparency.

We know most of it because of whistleblower leaks.

afavour 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Otherwise known as a lever within the US political system that allows for transparency.

No free press, no whistleblowers.

monocasa 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm mainly thinking of Snowden, who wasn't afforded whistleblower protections, and who mainly distributed through foreign media like Der Spiegel and The Guardian.