Danny Rivero
@danielrivero.bsky.social
I like digging up dirt, figuratively and literally. Public radio in Miami. 🇨🇺🇺🇸. Pro-Puerto Rico.🏴
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Danny Rivero
@danielrivero.bsky.social
· Apr 26
I have a book coming out in October about Florida's decades long battle for voting rights for people with felony convictions
It's an extremely hopeful but ultimately infuriating saga that I reported for years.
Preorder your copy today for Independent Bookshop Day.
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It's an extremely hopeful but ultimately infuriating saga that I reported for years.
Preorder your copy today for Independent Bookshop Day.
bookshop.org/p/books/just...
And children this is yet another example of why labor unions are good
“Yang Jiemin, VP of the state-owned company behind the port, said its highly automated operations require 60% fewer workers than traditional ports. It underscores one advantage Chinese companies have in deploying AI versus the U.S.: no independent labor unions.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-r... (🎁🔗)
Robots and AI Are Already Remaking the Chinese Economy
China’s factories and ports are learning to make and export more goods faster, cheaper and with fewer workers.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
And children this is yet another example of why labor unions are good
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I did a deep dive into the White House's draft executive order that would have counteracted states' abilities to write and enforce their own AI laws.
Boy, does it give David Sacks a lot of influence over setting federal AI regulatory policy!
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Boy, does it give David Sacks a lot of influence over setting federal AI regulatory policy!
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face
A leaked executive order reveals that the tech billionaire would have become America’s AI policy gatekeeper.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I did a deep dive into the White House's draft executive order that would have counteracted states' abilities to write and enforce their own AI laws.
Boy, does it give David Sacks a lot of influence over setting federal AI regulatory policy!
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Boy, does it give David Sacks a lot of influence over setting federal AI regulatory policy!
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Told my parents about this the other day and they were livid.
And no increased energy demand from massive data centers is not why our electricity bills keep going up. Land in Florida is too expensive to build them.
It's bc everything FPL *should have* been doing for over a decade, and politicians.
And no increased energy demand from massive data centers is not why our electricity bills keep going up. Land in Florida is too expensive to build them.
It's bc everything FPL *should have* been doing for over a decade, and politicians.
"Between this and a $5 billion rate increase FPL won in 2021, the average FPL customer will wind up paying hundreds of dollars more each year for electricity than they were five years ago."
@jasongarcia.bsky.social does an excellent job explaining the latest and largest FPL rate hike.
@jasongarcia.bsky.social does an excellent job explaining the latest and largest FPL rate hike.
Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
Florida Power & Light won permission last week to raise electricity rates by $7 billion over the next four years. Here's why it's so big, how FPL pulled it off, and who should be held accountable.
jasongarcia.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Told my parents about this the other day and they were livid.
And no increased energy demand from massive data centers is not why our electricity bills keep going up. Land in Florida is too expensive to build them.
It's bc everything FPL *should have* been doing for over a decade, and politicians.
And no increased energy demand from massive data centers is not why our electricity bills keep going up. Land in Florida is too expensive to build them.
It's bc everything FPL *should have* been doing for over a decade, and politicians.
I confess to being a guy who bought a handful of 250th anniversary USPS stuff, it's genuinely one of the things we have in this country that I am most proud of
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I confess to being a guy who bought a handful of 250th anniversary USPS stuff, it's genuinely one of the things we have in this country that I am most proud of
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I choose to believe this happened in the exact style of a movie about a musician getting their demo tape in the hands of a record exec.
Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
University of Alabama freshman draws state's court-ordered Senate map | Alabama Reflector
TUSCALOOSA — Daniel DiDonato says he’s been passionate about elections since he was a young child. He submitted six maps to a federal court.
alabamareflector.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I choose to believe this happened in the exact style of a movie about a musician getting their demo tape in the hands of a record exec.
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remember this "case" began with DHS press person claiming that multiple vehicles had ambushed and cornered CBP agents in a scene reminiscent of Baghdad 2007
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
remember this "case" began with DHS press person claiming that multiple vehicles had ambushed and cornered CBP agents in a scene reminiscent of Baghdad 2007
The more you post about this stupid project the more you help its SEO and the more you make it a real thing. Literally ignore it and it's likely to go away.
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The more you post about this stupid project the more you help its SEO and the more you make it a real thing. Literally ignore it and it's likely to go away.
Ok but this is actually how I see the Fed
Trump: "I love the Fed job. To me it's the easiest job in the world. You play golf for 28, 29 days, then you go and make a little speech, tell everybody in the case of the current guy the wrong information because he has no clue ... it's all based on instincts."
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ok but this is actually how I see the Fed
"The Trump Administration is more competent in the second term" argument is getting harder to defend by the day
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"The Trump Administration is more competent in the second term" argument is getting harder to defend by the day
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NEW: Gov. Abbott has declared CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups.
The declaration prohibits both groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows "increased enforcement" against both groups, the governor said Tuesday.
www.keranews.org/politics/202... #txlege
The declaration prohibits both groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows "increased enforcement" against both groups, the governor said Tuesday.
www.keranews.org/politics/202... #txlege
Gov. Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups
Gov. Greg Abbott filed the designation letter Tuesday.
www.keranews.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Gov. Abbott has declared CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups.
The declaration prohibits both groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows "increased enforcement" against both groups, the governor said Tuesday.
www.keranews.org/politics/202... #txlege
The declaration prohibits both groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows "increased enforcement" against both groups, the governor said Tuesday.
www.keranews.org/politics/202... #txlege
Simultaneously this is why freedom of the press is so important - to be able to ask this question directly to the Saudi leader - coming from a place where you would be jailed or worse for asking it.
And also case in point of what we could lose if the press abides by the deference Trump demands.
And also case in point of what we could lose if the press abides by the deference Trump demands.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Simultaneously this is why freedom of the press is so important - to be able to ask this question directly to the Saudi leader - coming from a place where you would be jailed or worse for asking it.
And also case in point of what we could lose if the press abides by the deference Trump demands.
And also case in point of what we could lose if the press abides by the deference Trump demands.
I'm sorry but this made me actually laugh out loud, considering how California responded to this effort
BREAKING: A three-judge court blocks Texas from using the congressional map passed by its Republican-controlled legislature in August for the 2026 midterms as part of the gerrymandering fight sparked by President Trump. An appeal to the Supreme Court is expected
www.courtlistener.com/docket/60654...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/60654...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction – #1437 in Leagu...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
www.courtlistener.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm sorry but this made me actually laugh out loud, considering how California responded to this effort
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NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
read @telliotter.bsky.social:
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
Animal news is cool but I hope the wolves don't start relying on crab traps too much
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals.
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals.
cheknews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Animal news is cool but I hope the wolves don't start relying on crab traps too much
President Trump endorses conservative Emilio Gonzalez in the Miami mayoral runoff election, taking place on December 9th.
This is a big race to watch - Miami hasn't elected a Democrat for mayor since 1993. But a progressive Democrat led votes in the first round.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
This is a big race to watch - Miami hasn't elected a Democrat for mayor since 1993. But a progressive Democrat led votes in the first round.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
President Trump endorses Gonzalez in Miami mayor race
"Emilio T. Gonzales [sic] has my Complete and Total Endorsement," wrote the president, misspelling his name. Gonzalez, a conservative, will be facing Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, in the Dec. 9 runoff e...
www.wlrn.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
President Trump endorses conservative Emilio Gonzalez in the Miami mayoral runoff election, taking place on December 9th.
This is a big race to watch - Miami hasn't elected a Democrat for mayor since 1993. But a progressive Democrat led votes in the first round.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
This is a big race to watch - Miami hasn't elected a Democrat for mayor since 1993. But a progressive Democrat led votes in the first round.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
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Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Chris’s whole post is amazing, including this, from E.B. White:
In the meantime Florida is discussing removal of all property tax for homesteaded properties.
Under absolutely any kind of analysis that policy will result in a massive shift of wealth and taxation from the wealthy (homeowners) to the not-so-wealthy (renters).
Under absolutely any kind of analysis that policy will result in a massive shift of wealth and taxation from the wealthy (homeowners) to the not-so-wealthy (renters).
A report by the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks exceeds $300 billion annually—which is more than triple the amount of housing assistance and subsidies provided for low-income renters. https://ow.ly/eNnU50XrUSq
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In the meantime Florida is discussing removal of all property tax for homesteaded properties.
Under absolutely any kind of analysis that policy will result in a massive shift of wealth and taxation from the wealthy (homeowners) to the not-so-wealthy (renters).
Under absolutely any kind of analysis that policy will result in a massive shift of wealth and taxation from the wealthy (homeowners) to the not-so-wealthy (renters).
Oh hey there's my byline in there
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Oh hey there's my byline in there
I'm starting to see a global building of momentum towards the left, after years of right-drift.
The UK was the exception in the past few years... with Starmer at the helm I expect it to be the exception in the years to come, swinging in the other direction.
The UK was the exception in the past few years... with Starmer at the helm I expect it to be the exception in the years to come, swinging in the other direction.
maybe if he takes more consultant advice to move to the right on immigration he can turn those numbers around
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm starting to see a global building of momentum towards the left, after years of right-drift.
The UK was the exception in the past few years... with Starmer at the helm I expect it to be the exception in the years to come, swinging in the other direction.
The UK was the exception in the past few years... with Starmer at the helm I expect it to be the exception in the years to come, swinging in the other direction.
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WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
Gambling is truly corrosive to society.
Sector by sector everything is getting swallowed up by it. Poof it just happened a few years ago and there was not any real discussion, we're simply living in it now. Everything is a gamble.
Sector by sector everything is getting swallowed up by it. Poof it just happened a few years ago and there was not any real discussion, we're simply living in it now. Everything is a gamble.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Gambling is truly corrosive to society.
Sector by sector everything is getting swallowed up by it. Poof it just happened a few years ago and there was not any real discussion, we're simply living in it now. Everything is a gamble.
Sector by sector everything is getting swallowed up by it. Poof it just happened a few years ago and there was not any real discussion, we're simply living in it now. Everything is a gamble.
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Affordability, transit, corruption: Miami mayoral candidates talk biggest challenges at forum (via @danielrivero.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Affordability, transit, corruption: Miami mayoral candidates talk biggest challenges at forum
Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez, the two remaining candidates for the City of Miami mayoral race, traded insights into how they would tackle some of the city’s most pressing problems in a forum org...
www.wlrn.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Affordability, transit, corruption: Miami mayoral candidates talk biggest challenges at forum (via @danielrivero.bsky.social) www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Reminds me of a class I took on Human Sexuality at Miami Dade College (I wonder if that's still allowed to be taught) and the WASP professor shared a funny story:
She heard a guy talking naughty to a girl at the gym calling her "mami" on the phone. She was mortified. Then she learned what he meant.
She heard a guy talking naughty to a girl at the gym calling her "mami" on the phone. She was mortified. Then she learned what he meant.
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Reminds me of a class I took on Human Sexuality at Miami Dade College (I wonder if that's still allowed to be taught) and the WASP professor shared a funny story:
She heard a guy talking naughty to a girl at the gym calling her "mami" on the phone. She was mortified. Then she learned what he meant.
She heard a guy talking naughty to a girl at the gym calling her "mami" on the phone. She was mortified. Then she learned what he meant.
In 1923 Florida decided that students at FAMU (an HBCU) would *only* be taught vocations. No liberal arts, history, all that jazz. FL removed the beloved school president who wanted students to have a well rounded education.
Students went on strike. Faculty resigned. Buildings mysteriously burned.
Students went on strike. Faculty resigned. Buildings mysteriously burned.
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In 1923 Florida decided that students at FAMU (an HBCU) would *only* be taught vocations. No liberal arts, history, all that jazz. FL removed the beloved school president who wanted students to have a well rounded education.
Students went on strike. Faculty resigned. Buildings mysteriously burned.
Students went on strike. Faculty resigned. Buildings mysteriously burned.