And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.
The Weathermen and Panthers held meetings together and exchanged intel about government surveillance and police informants.
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Zannelli stepped in as acting chief in January after Karl Jacobson abruptly filed retirement papers when he was confronted about money that was missing from the fund the department uses to pay confidential informants.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Pritzker did not know at the time of the photo-op that McMiller and his accomplices would soon be facing first-degree murder charges.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
As Othman ran, Gonzales-Magallanes and the juvenile accomplices, who were armed with guns, exited their hiding spots in nearby bushes, prosecutors said.
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