John Dell'Osso
@johndellosso.bsky.social
Investigative journalist focused on corruption, money laundering and other forms of skulduggery. Game designer and founder, @investigativesimulations.org. Semi-random thoughts on transportation, bikes and music.
A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
bloomberg.com
🧵Alert: The backstory on this story may interest you. Or it may bore you. Either way, here it goes. I first asked the FCC for Chairman Brendan Carr's 2025 financial report on June 24.
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
propublica.org
I'm looking forward to the #SeriousPlay Conference in Durham, NC this coming week. I can't wait to learn from people who design 'serious games' and talk about what we're doing at @investigativesimulations.org.
On the other hand, this is a great way to illustrate the spacial inefficiency of cars. It's good reminder that cars aren't a technology problem; they're a geometry problem. Or, as @doctorow.pluralistic.net succinctly put it, "Geometry hates cars."
Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️@arif.bsky.social · 3w agothis shot is so bleak lmao
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Bottle up the first 1:50. I love the whole song, but that instrumental is a special kind of magic.
The Cure - Pictures Of You
YouTube video by TheCureVEVO
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The inherent sadness of this comment is a good demonstration for why we need to rethink the physical layout of our communities and overall mobility. Paging @thewaroncars.bsky.social.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.UN Ambassador Matt Whitaker: "People are enjoying the United States of America because it's an awesome place. We have extraordinary things like Buc-ee's and Chick-fil-A, very convenient to eat in your car while you're having a phone call. It's an amazing country."
🇨🇭 It was an honor to talk to students at the Institut de lutte contre la criminalité économique Neuchâtel, Switzerland alongside my friend @karinepfenniger.bsky.social about doing financial investigations with open sources.
UPDATE: another packed house at #IRE26 for "Strategies for investigating anonymous companies." As @dgillison.bsky.social said, the fact that we've had so many attendees over the last two years says something about how frequently journalists find themselves face to face with these kinds of firms.
John Dell'Osso@johndellosso.bsky.social · 2mo ago@dgillison.bsky.social and I had a packed house on a Saturday morning at #IRE25 in New Orleans last year for our session on figuring out who benefits from secretive offshore companies. And now, we're bringing it back home to Washington, DC (sort of) for #IRE26 (@ire.org)
Happy Father's Day, especially to the fathers who bike.
With the ever-declining state of search, the verb "Google" is on the same etymological arc as "Munson"
🦀 🦀 🦀 We'll be at #IRE26 near Washington, DC later this week. We have answers to all your questions about how simulation games can teach journalists and public interest researchers how to follow the money. Our founder, @johndellosso.bsky.social, will be around. Come say hello!
John Dell'Osso@johndellosso.bsky.social · 2mo ago@dgillison.bsky.social and I had a packed house on a Saturday morning at #IRE25 in New Orleans last year for our session on figuring out who benefits from secretive offshore companies. And now, we're bringing it back home to Washington, DC (sort of) for #IRE26 (@ire.org)
@dgillison.bsky.social and I had a packed house on a Saturday morning at #IRE25 in New Orleans last year for our session on figuring out who benefits from secretive offshore companies. And now, we're bringing it back home to Washington, DC (sort of) for #IRE26 (@ire.org)
Evergreen and widely applicable @xkcd.com.
Texas Tribune@texastribune.org · 2mo agoFive cases of New World screwworm were recently confirmed in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Gov. Greg Abbott this week held a joint press conference to address the flesh-eating fly that poses a threat to Texas' $15 billion cattle industry . Here’s what you need to know. 🧵
In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...
Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry
nytimes.com
"Gordon S Wood, a Pulitzer prize-winning author and historian, was killed on Sunday when he was struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Rhode Island."
Gordon S Wood, Pulitzer-prize winning historian, dies after being struck by a car in Rhode Island
A renowned academic, Wood was hit by a car as he was crossing a supermarket’s parking lot and later died of the injuries
theguardian.com
If I ruled the world, there would be way more bollards.
🇧🇪 Goedendag ! We are in Mechelen, Belgium for Dataharvest 2026, put on by @journalismarena.eu. If you want to hear about how we are using simulation games to teach investigators how to follow the money and promote accountability, our founder @johndellosso.bsky.social is here to spread the word.
OpenFacto a accueilli les 24-25 mai John Dell'Osso @investigativesimulations.org pour un jeu de simulation mobilisant toutes les compétences requises à une enquête financière sur des cas de corruption, de fraudes et autres conflits d'intérêt. Un grand succès pour ce nouveau format pédagogique. ✌️
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Investigative Simulations Lab@investigativesimulations.org · 2mo agoThis past weekend in Paris, investigators uncovered a vast criminal conspiracy. They followed paper trails across borders. They traced links between organized crime, professional enablers and corrupt officials. They worked under pressure. You probably didn't hear about it in the news though.
This past weekend in Paris, investigators uncovered a vast criminal conspiracy. They followed paper trails across borders. They traced links between organized crime, professional enablers and corrupt officials. They worked under pressure. You probably didn't hear about it in the news though.
The Anti-Corruption Data Collective found long-shot wagers — bets of more than $2,500 with less than 35% odds — on military outcomes won more than they lost. Researchers say it’s a telltale sign of “systemic insider-trading.” cbsn.ws/4uUJPG8
📢 ICYMI: We recently launched the Beta version of #EveryPolitician, a global #database of political officeholders. Read all about it - or come and help us make it better ➡️ www.opensanctions.org/articles/202...
As the CIA closes The World Factbook, we’re opening our global map of political power
We’re on a mission to track who runs the world — and to make political data more transparent.
opensanctions.org
Such a good soundtrack, and one of the few where I can mostly separate the content of the show/movie from my enjoyment of the music. Requiem for a Dream would be an example where that is not the case.
KATTLE BATTLE | Watchmen OST
YouTube video by Original Soundtrack
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This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history. I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.
nytimes.com
Today, @tbij.bsky.social launches Voices For Transparency, a photo series showing the human stories behind corporate secrecy in the UK's CDOTs. 🌏 Ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit, the UK must end offshore secrecy & lead by example in the global fight against corruption. 🔗 Full series below ⤵️
We obtained a trove of internal ICE records showing detention center guards have increasingly used physical force and chemical agents on detainees. Gift link: wapo.st/4tdgBRA story w/ @abtran.bsky.social & team