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About Vinnie Vetaducci

Yes, Vinnie Vetaducci is a pseudonym.

My background is digital marketing, software, and data systems. That work teaches you how information moves, who controls it, and how easily it gets buried. When I moved to the Pocono Mountains, I started noticing how much of what happens in small-county government, courts, and nonprofits never gets covered. Not because it isn't newsworthy. Because there's no one left to cover it.

I use a pen name because the work is bigger than the byline. Anonymity, used honestly, has always been part of how accountability gets done in this country. Thomas Paine published *Common Sense* signed only "Written by an Englishman." He understood the argument had to stand on its own, without his name attached to soften it or discredit it. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote the Federalist Papers as "Publius," a shared pseudonym, because they were making a case, not building a personal brand.

That tradition didn't end in the 18th century. Whistleblowers, leak sources, and loose leaderless movements like Anonymous all made the same bet: some truths are worth telling even if the messenger stays out of the frame.

I report on data centers, local corruption, courts, nonprofits, and the people who'd rather you not ask questions. Every claim I publish is sourced. Public records, documents, on-record statements. My name isn't the story. The story is.

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The American Nightmare: The Phil Lather Story (Part 1 of 3)

The American Nightmare: The Phil Lather Story (Part 1 of 3)

Opinion and Analysis HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY — In late July, Phil Lather posted a video to Facebook that has been viewed more than 707,000 times. He is standing in his bar at the Moonshadow Inn and Resort in Beach Lake, a historic hotel and restaurant he calls “absolutely beautiful.” He is holding a copy of...

James Allen Stalter Says Brendan Ellis Is His Attorney

James Allen Stalter Says Brendan Ellis Is His Attorney

A convicted felon with a record spanning two states faces criminal charges for directing a child to commit an assault. His attorney field is blank. His email tells a different story. James Allen Stalter, 40, of Texas Township, Wayne County, has been charged with corruption of minors, criminal solicitation to commit simple assault, and aiding...

There Was Never a Reason To Remove Central Park

There Was Never a Reason To Remove Central Park

Opinion | Analysis. Statements marked [FACT] are supported by documented records, emails obtained via Right-to-Know request, or PA DEP correspondence. Statements marked [SPECULATION] are the author’s interpretation. On November 18, 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection sent Honesdale Borough its verdict on the Central Park soil. Here is the key passage: “While it appears...

First Palestine, Now Scranton: Organized Intelligence Collection Might Be Coming To Your Town Next

First Palestine, Now Scranton: Organized Intelligence Collection Might Be Coming To Your Town Next

The surveillance system Scranton wants to build next to City Hall was designed for the occupied West Bank, refined on Palestinians, and is maintained today by engineers in Tel Aviv. Axon is the storefront. Israel is the back office. The Pocono Review reported in July that the old Fidelity Bank branch at 334-346 N. Washington...

Missing Playground FOUND! It’s in a Junk Pile.

Missing Playground FOUND! It’s in a Junk Pile.

A PPP supporter posted a photo to shut us up. Instead she handed us Exhibit A. Now ask yourself: why would a borough promise a playground to another park, then leave it rotting behind a maintenance building? Opinion | Analysis This article contains clearly labeled opinion and speculation alongside documented facts. Facts are sourced from...

Get the Flock Out: America Has Turned on Flock Safety, and the Cancellations Aren’t Stopping

Get the Flock Out: America Has Turned on Flock Safety, and the Cancellations Aren’t Stopping

One hundred and seventy-three. That’s the number of American public entities, including cities, counties, universities, and special districts, that have canceled, declined to renew, paused, rejected, or deactivated contracts with Flock Safety. Flock is the Atlanta-based company that operates the largest private automated license plate reader network in U.S. history. But the number isn’t the...

ADA Ellis and Coroner Howell

ADA Ellis, Coroner Howell, and the Conflict Nobody Wants to Talk About — A Commentary

Video Transcript: ADA Ellis, Coroner Howell, and the Conflict Nobody Wants to Talk About Transcript of our video commentary — watch the full video above. On August 14th, our reporter Nicole Hallman published an article about Wayne County Assistant District Attorney Brendan Ellis quietly representing County Coroner Edward Howell in a civil case — the...

DaVita Controls 37% of the U.S. Dialysis Market and Runs Eight Centers in NEPA. It Has Paid Nearly $1 Billion in Fraud Settlements. Know Your Rights. Spot the Red Flags.

DaVita Controls 37% of the U.S. Dialysis Market and Runs Eight Centers in NEPA. It Has Paid Nearly $1 Billion in Fraud Settlements. Know Your Rights. Spot the Red Flags.

Three times a week, people across Northeast Pennsylvania drive to a dialysis center, sit in a chair, and let a machine clean their blood for hours. They trust the staff. They trust the process. Most of them believe they’re waiting for a kidney transplant that will get them out of that chair for good. What...

Will Too Many COVID Vaccines Cause Cancer? How Many Have You Received?

Will Too Many COVID Vaccines Cause Cancer? How Many Have You Received?

A prominent British oncologist who testified before the United States Senate is sounding the alarm — claiming that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are directly linked to cancer. His name is Dr. Angus Dalgleish, and what he’s saying is worth hearing. Who is Dr. Angus Dalgleish? Dr. Dalgleish is not a fringe figure. He is a British...

50 Officers Charged With or Accused of Misusing Flock. How Many Cameras Are in Your Town?

50 Officers Charged With or Accused of Misusing Flock. How Many Cameras Are in Your Town?

A Washington Post investigation published in early August 2026 found that at least 50 law enforcement officers across the United States have been charged with or accused of misusing Flock’s automated license plate reader network, most often to track women they knew personally. In Mooresville, North Carolina, Officer Elizabeth Snowman was arrested and charged on...

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