Marco Dalla Stella

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investigative journalist with data chops. | words in eng, ita, esp. | m.dallastella@proton.me | signal mdallastella01 | threema BCDRUHTF marcodallastella.com

Living within walking distance of a public pool in NYC is one of the great perks of my neighborhood. Unfortunately since I moved here (2021), lifeguard shortages made lap swimming tricky. Glad to see things are finally back to normal.

Social Distortion’s new album, Born to Kill, sounds like it was made by a band in their 40s, not their 60s (except maybe one song). The title track is a banger, and there are two or three other hidden gems. Looking forward to seeing them with the Descendents in Brooklyn this September.

In January, a phishing message arrived on my Signal account, supposedly from "Signal Support." I was able to turned the tables on the attackers and get a unique view of the wide-scale campaign by the attacker's targeting journalists and politicians I was target #13,730 in their database.

Signal phishing attempt from Signal Support

“It’s a country with no gold of its own—yet until recently, Switzerland refined nearly 70% of the world’s gold. That share may have dropped to around 50%, but it remains the global hub for gold refining. That alone raises serious questions.”

Curaçao has no natural gold deposits. So why did dozens of tons of gold refined at a prestigious Swiss refinery come from the island? The evidence points to their origin in conflict areas in Venezuela — highlighting weaknesses in gold industry rules that persist today. www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Conflict-Tainted Venezuelan Gold Entered World Market Through Caribbean Island, Documents Indicate

The Caribbean island of Curaçao has no natural gold deposits. So why did dozens of tons of gold refined at a prestigious Swiss refinery come from the island? The evidence points to their origin in con...

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🚨 New investigation just dropped 🚨 For years, tainted Venezuelan gold reached one of the most prestigious Swiss refineries. Clear red flags didn’t prevent more than 70t of gold, valued at $2.2B, to enter the global markets via the front door. 🧵1/5

Una investigación revela cómo Curazao, una isla sin minas, exportó miles de millones en oro venezolano a una de las mayores refinerías del mundo. Este corredor permitió introducir en el mercado global más de 2.000 millones de dólares en oro. Por @marcodallastella.com www.lamarea.com/2026/02/26/l...

La ruta de la 'chatarra' venezolana: oro que se vende por toda Europa | lamarea.com

Una isla sin minas exportó miles de millones en oro venezolano a una de las mayores refinerías del mundo. Una nueva investigación revela cómo funcionaba la operación.

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