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The Paradise Papers šŸŒ“

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists brings us the Paradise Papers!

Since this is a global investigation with many, many stories - not all effecting Trump, I thought Iā€™d create a thread specifically for it with some resources. Per ICIJā€™s latest newsletter - there will be at least one new story daily for the remainder of this week alone.

  • Snapshot of the Investigation
  • Twitter List of all the Paradise Paper reporters
  • A guide to key terms/jargon from BBC
  • ICIJā€™s website provides a comprehensive place for the latest stories so far
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First up ā€“ an interactive to explore influencers within the Trump world.

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From my understanding itā€™s because all the document leaks have to do with off-shore accounts that people/companies use as tax havens (often they are islands).

Here is a good example:

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ā€œBut if we just lowered the corporate tax rate, they wouldnā€™t have to exploit loopholes like this!ā€

>__<

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(But still would)

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#3

I really want to understand this Paradise Papers thing, but Iā€™m already lost at the title! :cold_sweat: Where does the word ā€œparadiseā€ fit in? Iā€™ll be trying to follow along hereā€¦

#5

The scale of this is staggering. Phew.