John Dell'Osso
@johndellosso.bsky.social
Raking muck for the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF). Freelance journalism and investigative simulations on the side. Semi-random thoughts on transportation, bikes, music, and other stuff.
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US consumer watchdog says it is legally blocked from accessing funds reut.rs/4p5bX6x
US consumer watchdog says it is legally blocked from accessing funds
The top U.S. consumer watchdog said on Monday it was legally prohibited from drawing cash from the Federal Reserve to support continuing operations, but that its current funding should last through the end of this year "at least."
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
US consumer watchdog says it is legally blocked from accessing funds reut.rs/4p5bX6x
There is a special place in hell reserved for people who throw dog shit in streetside residential garbage cans where the city only picks up whatever is in an actual garbage bag.
a man with a beard and blue eyes is making a funny face
ALT: a man with a beard and blue eyes is making a funny face
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There is a special place in hell reserved for people who throw dog shit in streetside residential garbage cans where the city only picks up whatever is in an actual garbage bag.
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Using MuckRock's crowdsourcing platform and Amazon Textract, CCIJ extracted and verified vote counts during Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, collecting and analyzing over 160,000 polling unit results. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
Preserving Democracy: How CCIJ verified and permanently archived Nigerian election documents
Earlier this year, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism undertook a massive audit of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, collecting and analyzing over 160,000 polling unit results.
www.muckrock.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Using MuckRock's crowdsourcing platform and Amazon Textract, CCIJ extracted and verified vote counts during Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, collecting and analyzing over 160,000 polling unit results. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
If I weren't a po' boy,
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If I weren't a po' boy,
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
Ya ha deedle deedle bubba bubba deedle deedle dum
a+ pun
Sean Charles Dunn’s moment of culinary resistance — he wouldn't be subservient, one could say — has become a symbol of D.C.’s refusal to accept the federal occupation quietly.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
How a thrown sandwich became a symbol of D.C.’s resistance
In an already surreal moment, Washingtonians have embraced bread puns, sandwich flags, and sub-themed street art as a form of protest.
51st.news
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
a+ pun
The coldest cut is the deepest.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The coldest cut is the deepest.
Big day for sandwiches.
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Big day for sandwiches.
Whenever someone noteworthy dies, I think of this.
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Whenever someone noteworthy dies, I think of this.
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Hello Bluesky I’m out of my depth on a question to do with correspondent banks, how they work, and, particularly, how to determine which specific U.S. correspondent bank would’ve served which specific foreign bank at a certain period of time. Anyone have any ideas for good people to talk to?
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November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hello Bluesky I’m out of my depth on a question to do with correspondent banks, how they work, and, particularly, how to determine which specific U.S. correspondent bank would’ve served which specific foreign bank at a certain period of time. Anyone have any ideas for good people to talk to?
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🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Thinking of this for no particular reason.
Gold taps and a private zoo: President Yanukovych's luxury compound
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thinking of this for no particular reason.
I'm really excited to see this in the world. I collaborated with German civic education nonprofit CRISP and the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga to pilot a corruption-related simulation game in Colombia.
Simulation Game “Tools for Integrity-Based Decision-Making” jointly implemented with Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Colombia.
Students, academics and civil servants in Bucaramanga, Colombia, participated in an integrity-focused simulation game as part of a joint pilot implemented by CRISP and Universidad Autónoma de Bucarama...
crisp-berlin.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I'm really excited to see this in the world. I collaborated with German civic education nonprofit CRISP and the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga to pilot a corruption-related simulation game in Colombia.
You're welcome.
In a Jar
YouTube video by Dinosaur Jr. - Topic
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October 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
You're welcome.
A car ran a stop sign as I was turning on my bike.
I yelled at them because how else can I express my displeasure?
Another driver in the next lane rolled his window down and yelled at me for having the audacity to yell at a dangerous driver!
Lots of sociopathy.
I yelled at them because how else can I express my displeasure?
Another driver in the next lane rolled his window down and yelled at me for having the audacity to yell at a dangerous driver!
Lots of sociopathy.
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A car ran a stop sign as I was turning on my bike.
I yelled at them because how else can I express my displeasure?
Another driver in the next lane rolled his window down and yelled at me for having the audacity to yell at a dangerous driver!
Lots of sociopathy.
I yelled at them because how else can I express my displeasure?
Another driver in the next lane rolled his window down and yelled at me for having the audacity to yell at a dangerous driver!
Lots of sociopathy.
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🌍 Oct 31: Learn to follow global money trails & uncover who really controls international companies.
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Money, Movement, and Misdirection | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center and Anna Massoglia, Sunlight’s director of investigations, for a hands-on session on tracking the people, money, and networks behind international businesses.
www.sunlightresearch.net
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🌍 Oct 31: Learn to follow global money trails & uncover who really controls international companies.
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
Anna Massoglia shares tools for tracing influence across borders.
Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...
#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #DataJournalism
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Nel gennaio 2012 Altamides è stato utilizzato per cercare di localizzare persone vicine agli esponenti del partito di opposizione in esilio del Ruanda. Si tratta dell’ex capo dei servizi segreti, Patrick Karegeya, e l’ex capo di Stato maggiore, il generale Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa
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Oppositori politici del Ruanda tra i target di Altamides, il software di First Wap
Tracciati i numeri di telefono delle persone più vicine a due dei principali leader dell’opposizione in esilio in Sudafrica nel 2012. Il governo di Kigali nega ogni responsabilità, ma è accusato di av...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nel gennaio 2012 Altamides è stato utilizzato per cercare di localizzare persone vicine agli esponenti del partito di opposizione in esilio del Ruanda. Si tratta dell’ex capo dei servizi segreti, Patrick Karegeya, e l’ex capo di Stato maggiore, il generale Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Looking for folks who’d be good to have on a panel or discussion around government (local particularly) open meetings — let me know if you know anyone who’d be good to invite, especially if that’s you!
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Looking for folks who’d be good to have on a panel or discussion around government (local particularly) open meetings — let me know if you know anyone who’d be good to invite, especially if that’s you!
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Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Sanctioned Russian bankers owe Beaufort County more than $278,000 in back taxes
Sanctioned Russian bankers who own luxury homes in SC’s Palmetto Bluff resort owe back taxes to Beaufort County, which can’t collect due to Treasury sanctions.
www.postandcourier.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
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In 2007, an employee of Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling Barzani family wrote to a U.S. lawyer with a problem.
Two Barzani brothers had bought properties in the U.S. — but they were concerned that this information was public.
So the lawyer looked to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Two Barzani brothers had bought properties in the U.S. — but they were concerned that this information was public.
So the lawyer looked to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In 2007, an employee of Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling Barzani family wrote to a U.S. lawyer with a problem.
Two Barzani brothers had bought properties in the U.S. — but they were concerned that this information was public.
So the lawyer looked to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Two Barzani brothers had bought properties in the U.S. — but they were concerned that this information was public.
So the lawyer looked to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Friday was my last day with the @govacctproj.bsky.social before joining @occrp.org. I was really hoping to get this one last story out that we had partnered on before I officially left, but anyway, I'm really proud of it and all the work I did in almost 9 years at GAP
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.
The five sons of Iraqi Kurdistan’s founding president acquired real estate across the United States and went on luxury shopping sprees. At least some of the money came from major Kurdish conglomerates that two of the brothers appear to have secretly controlled, according to leaked documents.
www.occrp.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Friday was my last day with the @govacctproj.bsky.social before joining @occrp.org. I was really hoping to get this one last story out that we had partnered on before I officially left, but anyway, I'm really proud of it and all the work I did in almost 9 years at GAP
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
The plot thickens!
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Sanctioned Russian bankers owe Beaufort County more than $278,000 in back taxes
Sanctioned Russian bankers who own luxury homes in SC’s Palmetto Bluff resort owe back taxes to Beaufort County, which can’t collect due to Treasury sanctions.
www.postandcourier.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The plot thickens!
The outlook for intellectual freedom at my alma mater is not promising.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... UT Austin is one of the 9 schools offered a deal: accede to White House demands and get funding priority
Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage
An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The outlook for intellectual freedom at my alma mater is not promising.