Twinkle Denoyo
Research & Advocacy
Independent Research

Dispatches on war,
power, and who pays the price

A collection of research pieces on geopolitics, immigration rights, and political accountability — exploring the human cost of conflict, the machinery of disinformation, and the stories that mainstream narratives leave out.

9 pieces  ·
Research collated with Claude (Anthropic)  ·
Last updated April 2026
2026 Elections & Voter Guides
Voter Guide
MD-6 Democratic Primary 2026 — Who's running and where do they stand?
A full breakdown of all 8 Democratic candidates competing for Maryland's 6th Congressional District on June 23, 2026 — rated on immigration, Palestine, women's rights, education equity, and AIPAC ties. Includes a progressive voter recommendation.
Voter Guide
MD-6
June 23
Immigration & Civil Rights
Featured
The Laken Riley Act — Who it really affects
Signed into law January 2025, this law mandates detention of non-citizens based solely on arrest — no conviction, no bond hearing, no due process. Including the story of an 18-year-old abuse survivor locked up for two months over an unproven shoplifting charge.
Immigration
Civil Rights
US Law
Israel, Palestine & The Occupied Territories
Timeline
History of Israel as a State
A chronological account of Israel's founding, expansion, and occupation — from the Balfour Declaration through the present conflict, with sourced events and context often missing from Western media.
 Analysis
Countering the Rhetorical Trap
How the accusation of antisemitism is weaponized to shut down legitimate criticism of Israeli state policy — and how to respond to each rhetorical maneuver clearly and honestly.
 Comparison
Historical Parallels: Nazi Germany & Israel
A documented side-by-side comparison of policies, laws, and military actions — examining what historians, legal scholars, and international courts have said about the parallels and distinctions.
 Media
The Language of Bias — Media Coverage of Israel/Palestine
How word choice, framing, and omission shape public understanding of the conflict. A visual analysis of how Western outlets cover Israeli and Palestinian deaths, actions, and motivations differently.
War, Geopolitics & Political Accountability
Data
The Human Cost — Five Wars, April 2026
A data visualization of casualties across five active and recent conflicts — putting numbers, proportionality, and media attention into comparative perspective.
 Accountability
The Record — Trump Administration False Claims 2026
A sourced, searchable tracker of false and misleading claims made by the Trump administration in 2026 — across economy, immigration, the Iran war, NATO, elections, and personal statements.
 Geopolitics
Countering the NATO Freeloading Myth
Fact-checking the claim that European allies don't pay their fair share — examining defense spending data, in-kind contributions, and what burden-sharing actually means.
About
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Twinkle Denoyo
Independent Researcher & Writer
Independent researcher and writer on geopolitics, immigration rights, and political accountability. Passionate about humanizing the people behind policy debates — informed by personal relationships with immigrants across the Philippines, Canada, Australia, the UK, and the United States. Research collated with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic). All sources are publicly available government, legal, and nonprofit data.
All pieces on this site are for informational and advocacy purposes. Statistics reflect publicly available sources including ACLU, USCIS, Migration Policy Institute, USAFacts, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, ICC, and major news organizations. Research was collated by Twinkle Denoyo with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic). This site does not represent the views of any employer or institution.