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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Our whole society is based on car ownership. Is it even possible to change that?
Cars are essential to American life. They’re also toxic for the environment, humans, and society, these authors say.
www.inquirer.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Our whole society is based on car ownership. Is it even possible to change that?
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
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New from Thad Moore @ajc.com, a fascinating story about our messed up sanctions program and how it can affect the house next door. With @johdellosso.bsky.social
www.ajc.com/news/2025/12...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/12...
The feds, a flipper and a Russian’s decaying mansion: An Atlanta real estate saga
The Treasury Department accused an Atlanta real estate investor of "egregious" violations of economic sanctions after he bought a Russian socialite's Alpharetta mansion.
www.ajc.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New from Thad Moore @ajc.com, a fascinating story about our messed up sanctions program and how it can affect the house next door. With @johdellosso.bsky.social
www.ajc.com/news/2025/12...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/12...
Where do DC mayoral hopefuls stand on firing jacked up trucks into outer space?
December 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Where do DC mayoral hopefuls stand on firing jacked up trucks into outer space?
2026 will be the year of the bollard.
Bollards…completely unstoppable.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
2026 will be the year of the bollard.
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
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Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
Someone needs a little visit from Establishment Claus.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Someone needs a little visit from Establishment Claus.
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Too many people have way more money and power than anyone should, and it leads to antisocial, anti-community behavior. Philanthropy, as generally practiced, can't make up for it. We really do need to tax excessive wealth.
Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Too many people have way more money and power than anyone should, and it leads to antisocial, anti-community behavior. Philanthropy, as generally practiced, can't make up for it. We really do need to tax excessive wealth.
The spot in the middle makes a great filipino box-spring hog.
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The spot in the middle makes a great filipino box-spring hog.
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Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves. buff.ly/MjSJjst
Thursday's Headlines Knock Down a Straw Man — Streetsblog USA
Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves. buff.ly/MjSJjst
🎶 Ain't no party like a related party 🎶
Nvidia is spending $1.3 billion to rent its own chips back from CoreWeave, a company in which it owns a $4 billion stake.
There are, AFAICT, only two explanations for this arrangement:
(1) It's accounting fraud.
(2) It's accounting non-fraud, because we don't prosecute financial crimes anymore.
There are, AFAICT, only two explanations for this arrangement:
(1) It's accounting fraud.
(2) It's accounting non-fraud, because we don't prosecute financial crimes anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🎶 Ain't no party like a related party 🎶
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As progress on climate goals falters, it is time for state transportation leaders to come to terms with an inconvenient truth: climate goals are not feasible without a swift and methodical reallocation of road space away from cars.
Opinion: One Less Lane Ought To Fix It — Streetsblog USA
Federal inaction means states must lead on reducing emissions — but their reluctance to reallocate road space for cars may doom climate goals.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As progress on climate goals falters, it is time for state transportation leaders to come to terms with an inconvenient truth: climate goals are not feasible without a swift and methodical reallocation of road space away from cars.
The Americans, season 7. The FBI reassigns Stan to arrest farm workers in Iowa. Philip and Elizabeth are redeployed to DC and have regular access to cabinet officials. The KGB relocates Martha to Europe to set up a publicly traded payment processor.
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Americans, season 7. The FBI reassigns Stan to arrest farm workers in Iowa. Philip and Elizabeth are redeployed to DC and have regular access to cabinet officials. The KGB relocates Martha to Europe to set up a publicly traded payment processor.
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BREAKING: Gag order lifted! Open Secrets victory in interdict filed by Integrated Convoy Protection
READ THE MEDIA STATEMENT HERE: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/press-release-gag-order-lifted-open-secrets-victory-in-urgent-interdict-filed-by-armoured-vehicle-company-integrated-convoy-protection/
READ THE MEDIA STATEMENT HERE: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/press-release-gag-order-lifted-open-secrets-victory-in-urgent-interdict-filed-by-armoured-vehicle-company-integrated-convoy-protection/
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: Gag order lifted! Open Secrets victory in interdict filed by Integrated Convoy Protection
READ THE MEDIA STATEMENT HERE: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/press-release-gag-order-lifted-open-secrets-victory-in-urgent-interdict-filed-by-armoured-vehicle-company-integrated-convoy-protection/
READ THE MEDIA STATEMENT HERE: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/press-release-gag-order-lifted-open-secrets-victory-in-urgent-interdict-filed-by-armoured-vehicle-company-integrated-convoy-protection/
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Yo La Tengo- "Miles Away" (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Yo La Tengo
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
DC politics today.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
DC politics today.
It true.
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It true.
A haunting song, and fitting for a bout of bronchitis.
Raging Lung
YouTube video by The Knife - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A haunting song, and fitting for a bout of bronchitis.
💥💥💥 honored that our @postandcourier.bsky.social, @ajc.com and @istories.bsky.social pieces on sanctioned Russian bankers and their US property investments were featured in The Sunday Long Read (@thesundaylongread.bsky.social) newsletter!
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Missing kayaker, wildlife traffickers, special teams & more in this week's issue. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Missing Kayaker, Wildlife Traffickers, Special Teams
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
💥💥💥 honored that our @postandcourier.bsky.social, @ajc.com and @istories.bsky.social pieces on sanctioned Russian bankers and their US property investments were featured in The Sunday Long Read (@thesundaylongread.bsky.social) newsletter!
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A joint investigation between Russian and American journalists has discovered how a Russian banker's $6-million mansion traded hands just before U.S. sanctions early in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russian banker transferred South Carolina mansion to ex-wife days before U.S. sanctions hit, investigation finds — Meduza
Sergey Khotimsky, the founder and co-owner of Sovcombank, transferred portions of his American real estate holdings to his former wife, Elena Baskina, at the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion…
meduza.io
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A joint investigation between Russian and American journalists has discovered how a Russian banker's $6-million mansion traded hands just before U.S. sanctions early in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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What’s the price for protecting the world’s best hope against climate change?
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
DRC's mangroves park damaged by logging, smuggling and violence
Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important forests
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
What’s the price for protecting the world’s best hope against climate change?
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
For Kim Rebholz, who was hired to monitor the DRC’s rainforest, it was his family’s safety
Today we’re exposing the environmental crimes he witnessed – which he says go back to the former president
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1/ #DRC 🇨🇩: BREAKING -- Joint investigation by @pplaaf.bsky.social and @tbij.bsky.social exposes large-scale destruction of the Mangrove Marine Park.
Dans les eaux troubles du Parc marin des Mangroves en République démocratique du Congo : enquête sur un écosystème en danger – PPLAAF
www.pplaaf.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
1/ #DRC 🇨🇩: BREAKING -- Joint investigation by @pplaaf.bsky.social and @tbij.bsky.social exposes large-scale destruction of the Mangrove Marine Park.