Rob O'Dell

Former data and investigative reporter at the Arizona Republic. Won Pulitzer in 2018 and Goldsmith in 2020. PA native. Proud dad to two girls.

[Rob O'Dell @robodellaz]

More than a year ago, I was asked to do the impossible. Help build an algorithm that could tease out what statehouse bills were created from model legislation (ie copy-paste legislation). Along with a terrific team @USATODAY and @azcentral. We did it. Here’s how. (THREAD)

[Stacey Barchenger @sbarchenger]

Here's the original investigation by @robodellaz and @ByIanJames: https://t.co/7bc4HXdIh3

[Josh Reynolds @JoshReynolds24]

HOW IN THE ACTUAL HELL IS THAT NOT A PUSHOFF ON TATUM?!?! IN WHAT WORLD?!?!??

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

Arizona has revoked permits that would have allowed a Saudi dairy company to drill two more wells on state-owned farmland. The decision comes nearly a year after @robodellaz's investigation revealed sweet deals in leases of state land. @sbarchenger https://t.co/Vf00WsxqN0

[Erik Turner Cover 1 @ErikJTurner]

A source just said the Bills “got their slot receiver on a tight end contract.”

He’s a tight end but will be used like a WR. A top 10 prospect fell into their laps and he coincidently dominates in the areas the Bills need back in their offense…..Pretty wild.

[Will Novak @WillNovak13]

Very exciting news regarding a potential movie about #AngelosBachelorParty:

[Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck]

hahahahaha Paul Reed just tried to control the ball with his feet while rolling around on the floor, I love this dude

(honestly kind of a smart play as Butler might have had an easy bucket otherwise)

[Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) @froomkin]

“This is a seminal moment in the history of mass media. And we need to treat it that way.” Read @ThePlumLineGS on Fox. https://t.co/MDqlVWAqdN

[Andrew Brandt @AndrewBrandt]

The NFLPA team survey has some striking stuff.
The Cardinals charged players for eating meals at the team facility? Wow.
We encouraged players to eat at the facility and hoped they would.
Did Michael Bidwell really need that money for player food? Bad look.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

I frame it a little differently: the commercial wing of a political movement that operates by monetizing resentment. But I like @davidfolkenflik's description too.

[Rob O'Dell @robodellaz]

@mitchthorson @usatgraphics @urbaninstitute Congrats Mitchell!

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

@mtgreenee Man that sucks. I was attacked and screamed at in 2018 by an insane woman named Marjorie Taylor Greene. She had no respect for the privacy of me as an 18 year old school shooting survivor or my staff.
She was self righteous, insane, and completely out of control.

[Aaron Quinn @AaronQuinn716]

We are about to find out how much influence McDermott had over the defense.

He stated many times publicly that it was Frazier's defense. I don't know whether everyone believes that or not.

Either way, who they hire, and this next year will give us the answer. #BillsMafia

[Josh Reynolds @JoshReynolds24]

Possibly the funnest Sixers basketball sequence in years. LFG.

[Eliot Shorr-Parks @EliotShorrParks]

Tonight showed the difference between Jokic and Embiid

Embiid was mostly awful on offense. Still made a huge impact on the game with his defense

Jokic can’t do that

#💯

[Craig Harris @CraigHarrisNews]

This move by @krismayes is happening because former @azcentral reporter @robodellaz broke this story. #journalismmatters

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

🤷‍♂️ We can regret every day about what might have been had we acted in time, but what is most important is acting now so we have fewer regrets tomorrow. Stop repeating the same mistakes and give Ukraine everything it needs to win now. https://t.co/bcL59C0YHG

[Tom West @TomWestNBA]

Ah, another old Sixers backup center who'll wrongfully take minutes away from Paul Reed.

[Tom West @TomWestNBA]

Meanwhile, as the Sixers sign another bad center, Isaiah Joe is leading the NBA in 3PT% at 45.8% on 4.6 attempts per game -- and 10.6 (!) per 36 minutes.

Over his last 11 games, he's played 21.5 minutes per game to average 11.9 points and 50.6% from 3 on 7.0 attempts.

[Colin Cowherd @colincowherd]

Hate that call. Not on this stage. Eagles haven’t made stops in the second half but …agree w Greg Olsen.

[Bryson Stott @bryson_stott10]

The striped shirts ruin another game.. Weird.