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Nine months after his last trade, Tom was on a Manhattan sidewalk when he heard, “Are you Thomas Covey Hardin?” and found himself upstairs at a Wendy’s with two agents and a flipped FBI badge. “We know about your four trades,” they told him, and even mentioned his baby nephew by name; his first thought was not heroic—it was, “Oh my God, my parents are gonna kill me,” followed quickly by fears of prison and losing his wife. Over the next seven years, he wore a wire, helped build dozens of insider‑trading cases, spiraled into shame and depression, and watched his thirties disappear while he tried and failed to start businesses with a Google‑searchable felony on his name. He says it was his wife who insisted on him taking small, concrete steps to normality and redemption — running 5Ks, volunteering at church, being a stay‑at‑home dad. And one night he realized he was finally sleeping again because, finally, “I was thinking less about myself.”。关于这个话题，新收录的资料提供了深入分析
"But we now have hope that the regime will soon be gone. We are happy."，这一点在新收录的资料中也有详细论述
The survey ran for 30 days (from November 17th to December, 17th 2025) and collected 7156 responses, a slight decrease in responses compared to last year. In this blog post we will shine a light on some specific key findings. As usual, the full report is available for download.