Danielle Ohl
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Danielle Ohl
@dtohl.bsky.social
· Jul 28
The tragic consequences of PA's failed mental health system
One family's story reveals the human cost of hospital closures, funding cuts, and the resulting failures in Pennsylvania's mental health care system.
www.spotlightpa.org
This is Sue’s story. But it could be the story of any of the roughly half a dozen families I spoke to for this investigation.
And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.
And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.
showing Colton the greatest film of all time, GOON (2011)
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
showing Colton the greatest film of all time, GOON (2011)
fellas, is a tidy narrative to say it's bad to cut a journalist into pieces with a bone saw?
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
fellas, is a tidy narrative to say it's bad to cut a journalist into pieces with a bone saw?
I love the library. The passport guy is kindly, but firmly, going "No! No, no, no, no, no." into the phone. People are flipping through the actual, physical newspaper. A guy is learning how to read behind me. The sun is hitting the free plant exchange in the windowsill just so. It rocks!
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I love the library. The passport guy is kindly, but firmly, going "No! No, no, no, no, no." into the phone. People are flipping through the actual, physical newspaper. A guy is learning how to read behind me. The sun is hitting the free plant exchange in the windowsill just so. It rocks!
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
I know a lot has happened this year, but I do think we moved on too quickly from the pope throwing a Clipse concert.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I know a lot has happened this year, but I do think we moved on too quickly from the pope throwing a Clipse concert.
I have a question. Are one lane bridges a thing outside Pennsylvania?
I’m talking about little bridges over a stream or something, and a two lane road narrows to one lane over the bridge, so all the cars have to alternate.
I assume this is only a thing here because Pennsylvania is a fake place.
I’m talking about little bridges over a stream or something, and a two lane road narrows to one lane over the bridge, so all the cars have to alternate.
I assume this is only a thing here because Pennsylvania is a fake place.
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have a question. Are one lane bridges a thing outside Pennsylvania?
I’m talking about little bridges over a stream or something, and a two lane road narrows to one lane over the bridge, so all the cars have to alternate.
I assume this is only a thing here because Pennsylvania is a fake place.
I’m talking about little bridges over a stream or something, and a two lane road narrows to one lane over the bridge, so all the cars have to alternate.
I assume this is only a thing here because Pennsylvania is a fake place.
If you too would like the burden of understanding this hed/subbed combo, can’t recommend Wild Faith by @swordsjew.bsky.social enough!
Mike Pence wrote an opinion piece for Fox News. Reading the headline, I was like, "Okay, seems like a normal take."
Then I read the subheadline and... bro, what?
Then I read the subheadline and... bro, what?
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you too would like the burden of understanding this hed/subbed combo, can’t recommend Wild Faith by @swordsjew.bsky.social enough!
every thanksgiving i am the pie guy, and this year everyone says no, we've got the pies covered, and what the hell! I am the pie guy!! I bring the pies!!!
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
every thanksgiving i am the pie guy, and this year everyone says no, we've got the pies covered, and what the hell! I am the pie guy!! I bring the pies!!!
Reading this was so cathartic and clarifying. Marisa is a gift.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reading this was so cathartic and clarifying. Marisa is a gift.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
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 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
While you're all here, if you want to read some actual journalism, this is the second story in my series about the collapse of the mental health care system in Pennsylvania. I'm really proud of it.
What happened to PA's promise of community mental health care
After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible.
www.spotlightpa.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
While you're all here, if you want to read some actual journalism, this is the second story in my series about the collapse of the mental health care system in Pennsylvania. I'm really proud of it.
I can't be completely sure why, but at bottom, i think this is cormac mccarthy's fault
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I can't be completely sure why, but at bottom, i think this is cormac mccarthy's fault
I do love when people write books and blogs and you find out just how much of their semi-literate published work was just editing
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I do love when people write books and blogs and you find out just how much of their semi-literate published work was just editing
underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
learning a lot more about Jacob Bernstein than Olivia Nuzzi in this profile, I'll tell you what
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
learning a lot more about Jacob Bernstein than Olivia Nuzzi in this profile, I'll tell you what
not to be the most annoying person alive, but i feel like it's my duty as the only member of my family who is not a nurse to say: you don't have a "v-fib flare-up"
v-fib is just...dying
like, if he did have a v-fib rhythm, he could be shocked back but
extremely weird way to say this
v-fib is just...dying
like, if he did have a v-fib rhythm, he could be shocked back but
extremely weird way to say this
John Fetterman was taken to the hospital after suffering from a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and falling near his home
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
not to be the most annoying person alive, but i feel like it's my duty as the only member of my family who is not a nurse to say: you don't have a "v-fib flare-up"
v-fib is just...dying
like, if he did have a v-fib rhythm, he could be shocked back but
extremely weird way to say this
v-fib is just...dying
like, if he did have a v-fib rhythm, he could be shocked back but
extremely weird way to say this
Ohio's largest youth treatment center, a 110-bed facility on the edge of a state forest, has become a locus of chaos over the past year. Kids are hurt and cause hurt. Staff are told not to call 911. Community members are confused and concerned. Stunning work from @brittanyhailer.bsky.social.
How an Ohio Youth Treatment Center Tried to End Escalating Violence
A year after taking over Mohican Young Star Academy, new owners and leadership face questions from workers, police and neighbors about its direction.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ohio's largest youth treatment center, a 110-bed facility on the edge of a state forest, has become a locus of chaos over the past year. Kids are hurt and cause hurt. Staff are told not to call 911. Community members are confused and concerned. Stunning work from @brittanyhailer.bsky.social.
hey, my halloween party is saturday is it too late to change my costume to lily allen as smoking nun
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
hey, my halloween party is saturday is it too late to change my costume to lily allen as smoking nun
i always thought it was a dojo
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
i always thought it was a dojo
I regret to report it’s almost certainly Trap Queen.
This question is inspired by a discussion about the DJ selections at homecoming events: what song is the most uniquely recognizable to people who were in college when you were?
October 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I regret to report it’s almost certainly Trap Queen.
look, there's farmland or mountain towns in almost every county in pennsylvania......but calling Delco rural is.....a stretch www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
Opinion | This HBO Mini-Series Gets Rural America Right
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
look, there's farmland or mountain towns in almost every county in pennsylvania......but calling Delco rural is.....a stretch www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
gonna be thinking about “a few small beers” for the rest of my life
October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
gonna be thinking about “a few small beers” for the rest of my life
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
im not sure why nyt sharing HBH content is somehow going to be the thing that breaks me but
Tieghan Gerard, who runs the wildly popular Half Baked Harvest blog, posts a new recipe nearly every day, all year round, but her favorite season is (of course) fall. Even if you don’t identify with the Pumpkin Spice Latte set, this is a delicious snack cake. nyti.ms/42HDClj
October 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
im not sure why nyt sharing HBH content is somehow going to be the thing that breaks me but