David Daniel
@daviddaniel.bsky.social
Husband & father, American Jew, entertainment journalist, environmentalist, reader, regular blood donor. SoCal native, home after Boston & Atlanta sojourns. “Find the good, and praise it" - Alex Haley
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David Daniel
@daviddaniel.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Kindness is as critically underrated as it is monumentally important.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
"I didn’t feel like writing this week, but God decided to lay it on thick, so here we are."
The first two weeks of this year have seemed like a decade. It's no small comfort to have @sarahkendzior.bsky.social to help guide us through the madness.
The first two weeks of this year have seemed like a decade. It's no small comfort to have @sarahkendzior.bsky.social to help guide us through the madness.
New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill
Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"I didn’t feel like writing this week, but God decided to lay it on thick, so here we are."
The first two weeks of this year have seemed like a decade. It's no small comfort to have @sarahkendzior.bsky.social to help guide us through the madness.
The first two weeks of this year have seemed like a decade. It's no small comfort to have @sarahkendzior.bsky.social to help guide us through the madness.
“The centralization of this information by the federal government would have a chilling effect on voter registration which would inevitably lead to decreasing voter turnout as voters fear that their information is being used for some inappropriate or unlawful purpose.” – Judge David O. Carter
Judge deals blow to the Trump Justice Department’s use of the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls | CNN Politics
The Trump administration’s sweeping legal effort to obtain Americans’ sensitive data from states’ voter rolls is now almost entirely reliant upon the Civil Rights Act – a Jim Crow-era law passed to pr...
www.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:51 PM
“The centralization of this information by the federal government would have a chilling effect on voter registration which would inevitably lead to decreasing voter turnout as voters fear that their information is being used for some inappropriate or unlawful purpose.” – Judge David O. Carter
"We are living through the darkest moment I can remember, and in that moment one of the few bright lights—literal and metaphorical—comes from small-scale solar."
I'll take whatever good news I can get these days, and this is wonderful. Thanks yet again, @billmckibben.bsky.social.
I'll take whatever good news I can get these days, and this is wonderful. Thanks yet again, @billmckibben.bsky.social.
Solar as Solidarity
It's not just for saving planets any more
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"We are living through the darkest moment I can remember, and in that moment one of the few bright lights—literal and metaphorical—comes from small-scale solar."
I'll take whatever good news I can get these days, and this is wonderful. Thanks yet again, @billmckibben.bsky.social.
I'll take whatever good news I can get these days, and this is wonderful. Thanks yet again, @billmckibben.bsky.social.
From @us.theconversation.com:
"Free speech and independent media play a vital role in holding governments accountable by informing the public about government wrongdoing.
This is precisely why autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin have worked to silence independent media."
"Free speech and independent media play a vital role in holding governments accountable by informing the public about government wrongdoing.
This is precisely why autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin have worked to silence independent media."
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
From @us.theconversation.com:
"Free speech and independent media play a vital role in holding governments accountable by informing the public about government wrongdoing.
This is precisely why autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin have worked to silence independent media."
"Free speech and independent media play a vital role in holding governments accountable by informing the public about government wrongdoing.
This is precisely why autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin have worked to silence independent media."
Interesting piece on @us.theconversation.com. It's an old saw that "all politics are local," but that assumes people care about where they live.
One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometowns
Fostering a sense of pride in local communities increases citizen participation, including, at a bare minimum, voting in municipal elections.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Interesting piece on @us.theconversation.com. It's an old saw that "all politics are local," but that assumes people care about where they live.
Pluto TV also has temporary Star Trek "pop-up" channels through January 31 for TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager.
After January 31, Enterprise moves to the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel.
After January 31, Enterprise moves to the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel.
We've got faith of the heart.
Kicking off the year-long celebration of Star Trek's 60th anniversary with a pop-up category for Pluto TV's Trek collection including a new ENTERPRISE 24/7 channel: pluto.tv/us/live-tv/6...
Kicking off the year-long celebration of Star Trek's 60th anniversary with a pop-up category for Pluto TV's Trek collection including a new ENTERPRISE 24/7 channel: pluto.tv/us/live-tv/6...
Watch Star Trek: Enterprise: Live TV Channel for Free | Pluto TV
Humanity takes its first steps into deep space on Star Trek: Enterprise. Follow Captain Archer and the original Enterprise on groundbreaking journeys, all day every day on Pluto TV. Watch Star Trek: E...
pluto.tv
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Pluto TV also has temporary Star Trek "pop-up" channels through January 31 for TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager.
After January 31, Enterprise moves to the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel.
After January 31, Enterprise moves to the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel.
"The paradox is hard to miss. Trump’s bid to 'Make America great again' is undermining an area in which America is already great – at the global forefront of the search for a cure for this disease."
Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The paradox is hard to miss. Trump’s bid to 'Make America great again' is undermining an area in which America is already great – at the global forefront of the search for a cure for this disease."
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SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
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1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
Project 2025’s chapter on the intelligence community... "argues that a new Trump administration should be more vigorous in investigating journalists when a government official leaks information to the press.” The chapter’s author, Dustin Carmack, is now Meta’s director of public policy.
Project 2025 laid the groundwork for Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home
On Wednesday morning, the FBI executed a search warrant on a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a probe into a government worker accused of illegally retaining classified information.
The rep...
www.niemanlab.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Project 2025’s chapter on the intelligence community... "argues that a new Trump administration should be more vigorous in investigating journalists when a government official leaks information to the press.” The chapter’s author, Dustin Carmack, is now Meta’s director of public policy.
Monday, Britain’s communications regulator announced it is investigating Grok over the same activity. January 2, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced its own probe of "the dissemination of sexually explicit 'deepfakes,' notably featuring minors, generated by Grok, X's artificial intelligence."
California AG to probe Musk’s Grok for nonconsensual deepfakes
California’s attorney general said Wednesday that his office has opened a probe into the spread of nonconsensual sexually explicit material by the artificial intelligence tool Grok.
therecord.media
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Monday, Britain’s communications regulator announced it is investigating Grok over the same activity. January 2, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced its own probe of "the dissemination of sexually explicit 'deepfakes,' notably featuring minors, generated by Grok, X's artificial intelligence."
"In the end, the only news from CBS's interview with Trump was that CBS interviewed Trump. That’s it. They talked to him. They got him on camera.
But there wasn't much to it. That’s not meant to be a criticism, necessarily. Just a fact. If you missed it, you didn’t miss anything."
But there wasn't much to it. That’s not meant to be a criticism, necessarily. Just a fact. If you missed it, you didn’t miss anything."
CBS News’ Donald Trump interview was much ado about nothing - Poynter
Tony Dokoupil got face time with the president, but the conversation was restrained, polite — and ultimately forgettable
www.poynter.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
"In the end, the only news from CBS's interview with Trump was that CBS interviewed Trump. That’s it. They talked to him. They got him on camera.
But there wasn't much to it. That’s not meant to be a criticism, necessarily. Just a fact. If you missed it, you didn’t miss anything."
But there wasn't much to it. That’s not meant to be a criticism, necessarily. Just a fact. If you missed it, you didn’t miss anything."
"This stunning victory is largely the result of decades of cancer research that provided clinicians with the tools to treat the disease more effectively, turning many cancers from a death sentence into a chronic disease."
More Americans Than Ever Are Surviving Cancer, with 70% Living 5 Years or More After Diagnosis
The American Cancer Society says in a new report that 7 in 10 Americans are living five years after their initial diagnosis. Study authors say that earlier detection and decades of research have contr...
people.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"This stunning victory is largely the result of decades of cancer research that provided clinicians with the tools to treat the disease more effectively, turning many cancers from a death sentence into a chronic disease."
“The incident highlights not only the extreme extent to which America’s cities and towns are surveilled, but also… police believe this surveillance evidence is infallible and bulletproof. It also shows… there is no safety in the idea that you have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide.”
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“The incident highlights not only the extreme extent to which America’s cities and towns are surveilled, but also… police believe this surveillance evidence is infallible and bulletproof. It also shows… there is no safety in the idea that you have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide.”
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Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
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Frequently when people attack or vandalize or threaten synagogues they use the excuse the synagogue has recently had some event or said something that can be construed as Zionist as opposed to, you know, Jewish. Hard to sell for a place burned down a year ago.
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Anti-zionist graffiti was discovered Sunday on a wall of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire in California.
Synagogue Is Vandalized Days After Anniversary of L.A. Wildfire That Leveled It
Graffiti denouncing Zionism was discovered Sunday on a wall of the campus, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Frequently when people attack or vandalize or threaten synagogues they use the excuse the synagogue has recently had some event or said something that can be construed as Zionist as opposed to, you know, Jewish. Hard to sell for a place burned down a year ago.
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"The agents pressed his face against the pool of blood and did not immediately call paramedics. 'The other officers were mocking him, saying, ‘You’re going to lose your eye.'"
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
"The agents pressed his face against the pool of blood and did not immediately call paramedics. 'The other officers were mocking him, saying, ‘You’re going to lose your eye.'"
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Rachel McAdams is to be honored with the 2,833rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Motion Pictures Category, on Tuesday, January 20.
Guest speakers: Sam Raimi, director of her new film "Send Help," and Domhnall Gleeson, who starred with McAdams in the 2013 movie "About Time."
Guest speakers: Sam Raimi, director of her new film "Send Help," and Domhnall Gleeson, who starred with McAdams in the 2013 movie "About Time."
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Rachel McAdams is to be honored with the 2,833rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Motion Pictures Category, on Tuesday, January 20.
Guest speakers: Sam Raimi, director of her new film "Send Help," and Domhnall Gleeson, who starred with McAdams in the 2013 movie "About Time."
Guest speakers: Sam Raimi, director of her new film "Send Help," and Domhnall Gleeson, who starred with McAdams in the 2013 movie "About Time."