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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Today in #404DeepDive: People are modding Meta Ray-Bans to spy on you. Already, there are videos with millions of views of men using the glasses to film massage workers, asking for happy endings. What's Meta's response? @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Today in #404DeepDive: People are modding Meta Ray-Bans to spy on you. Already, there are videos with millions of views of men using the glasses to film massage workers, asking for happy endings. What's Meta's response? @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
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Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
“Shortly after the US began launching lethal strikes against the boats in September… the UK grew concerned that the US might use intelligence provided by the British to select targets. British officials believe the US military strikes, which have killed 76 people, violate international law.”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Shortly after the US began launching lethal strikes against the boats in September… the UK grew concerned that the US might use intelligence provided by the British to select targets. British officials believe the US military strikes, which have killed 76 people, violate international law.”
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
“When we walked out on strike in October 2022 it wasn’t just for us and our rights as workers, we were fighting for fair treatment for the future journalists in Pittsburgh and beyond. Today’s victory vindicates our fight and shows NewsGuild workers will never back down no matter how long it takes.”
Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
The Post-Gazette must now comply with the Court’s order. Strikers look forward to ending the strike and returning to work.
newsguild.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
“When we walked out on strike in October 2022 it wasn’t just for us and our rights as workers, we were fighting for fair treatment for the future journalists in Pittsburgh and beyond. Today’s victory vindicates our fight and shows NewsGuild workers will never back down no matter how long it takes.”
"Carlson has personally read ad copy for all 3 companies and promoted special discount codes for each company’s products. Through these ads, Rocket Money, Eight Sleep, and Beam are financing Carlson’s efforts to mainstream white supremacy, antisemitism, and other extremist views." - @popular.info
These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy
Carlson recently conducted a softball interview of Nick Fuentes, who advocates for racial segregation, praises Hitler, and argues that women should not be allowed to vote.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Carlson has personally read ad copy for all 3 companies and promoted special discount codes for each company’s products. Through these ads, Rocket Money, Eight Sleep, and Beam are financing Carlson’s efforts to mainstream white supremacy, antisemitism, and other extremist views." - @popular.info
"We liked the fact that LGBT is basically outlawed here in official ways," patriarch Leo Hare told NBC News. The Hares moved to Russia, motivated both by his wife, who said she "heard the Lord talking to me," and Leo's consumption of news from far-right conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones.
For my first piece back from vacation, I blogged about the people who moved from Texas to Russia to escape gay people and then found out living in Russia kind of sucks:
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
They left Texas for Russia to escape 'LGBT indoctrination.' Turns out, it sucks.
Their Texas towns had too much "DEI" and "LGBT indoctrination." So they moved to Russia and became influencers.
www.chron.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"We liked the fact that LGBT is basically outlawed here in official ways," patriarch Leo Hare told NBC News. The Hares moved to Russia, motivated both by his wife, who said she "heard the Lord talking to me," and Leo's consumption of news from far-right conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones.
U of M says the "'high-performance computing facility" won’t be used to make nuclear weapons. That rings hollow for residents who oppose construction, worry about its effect on the environment and the power grid, and want to know why a nuclear weapons lab wants to build an AI facility in their town.
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
U of M says the "'high-performance computing facility" won’t be used to make nuclear weapons. That rings hollow for residents who oppose construction, worry about its effect on the environment and the power grid, and want to know why a nuclear weapons lab wants to build an AI facility in their town.
I'm sure we can expect Congressional hearings on this deadly product, just as they had about social media, video games, rap music...
TW: suicide
TW: suicide
Parents sue ChatGPT after son’s suicide | CNN
Zane Shamblin spent the last hours of his life in a conversation with ChatGPT just before he died by suicide. In a lawsuit, Zane’s parents accuse Open AI and the creators of ChatGPT of developing a pr...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm sure we can expect Congressional hearings on this deadly product, just as they had about social media, video games, rap music...
TW: suicide
TW: suicide
Damn. Wilkins was a great player, and an even better coach and person. Thank you, Lenny.
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88 | CNN
Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Damn. Wilkins was a great player, and an even better coach and person. Thank you, Lenny.
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.
By @emcahan.bsky.social
"Exile invariably happens to other people in other countries in other times … until it happens to you."
We published explosive stories about the president of El Salvador. Now we can’t go home
The long read: Days before we ran interviews with gang leaders describing their alleged ties to Nayib Bukele’s government, we left the country to avoid arrest. We fear our exile will never end
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Exile invariably happens to other people in other countries in other times … until it happens to you."
ICYMI: "The age of professional fact-checking on social media is over.”
meet the new community note writers on X:
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November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
ICYMI: "The age of professional fact-checking on social media is over.”
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Who could have possibly predicted that when major sports sacrificed their credibility to cash in on gambling, it would lead to betting scandals?
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they’d throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of s...
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Who could have possibly predicted that when major sports sacrificed their credibility to cash in on gambling, it would lead to betting scandals?
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Hard to believe that MLB, which has gotten heavily into the world of gambling on baseball games, including having gambling dens in MLB stadiums & promoting betting during TV broadcasts of games, would now be having to deal with a major gambling scandal.
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media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hard to believe that MLB, which has gotten heavily into the world of gambling on baseball games, including having gambling dens in MLB stadiums & promoting betting during TV broadcasts of games, would now be having to deal with a major gambling scandal.
Tell me again why it was a good idea for sports leagues to partner with gambling companies.
MLB betting scandal: Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis L. Ortiz indicted
Both pitchers were already on administrative leave during an MLB investigation
www.cbssports.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tell me again why it was a good idea for sports leagues to partner with gambling companies.
13 infants in 10 states were hospitalized after consuming Whole Nutrition Infant Formula from two lots: 206VABP/251261P2 and 206VABP/251131P2.
No deaths have been reported; the FDA says it's investigating how the contamination happened, and whether it affected any other products.
No deaths have been reported; the FDA says it's investigating how the contamination happened, and whether it affected any other products.
Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled | CNN
Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that was being recalled, authorities said Saturday.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
13 infants in 10 states were hospitalized after consuming Whole Nutrition Infant Formula from two lots: 206VABP/251261P2 and 206VABP/251131P2.
No deaths have been reported; the FDA says it's investigating how the contamination happened, and whether it affected any other products.
No deaths have been reported; the FDA says it's investigating how the contamination happened, and whether it affected any other products.
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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I've added this update to my story about the ongoing torture of SNAP recipients:
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've added this update to my story about the ongoing torture of SNAP recipients:
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Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
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My kids are reading "Night" at school and then reading about what we are doing to immigrants and others in this country right now, and they are absolutely connecting the dots.
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My kids are reading "Night" at school and then reading about what we are doing to immigrants and others in this country right now, and they are absolutely connecting the dots.
"What I need now is for there to be justice, because he took her life... I don't believe that's human."
- Mauricio Velasquez, whose wife, Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, was killed when their cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address.
- Mauricio Velasquez, whose wife, Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, was killed when their cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address.
💔 32yo mother of 4, Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, a Guatemalan cleaning worker who mistakenly went to a wrong home was fatally shot in her head at an Indiana home. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/clean... #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"What I need now is for there to be justice, because he took her life... I don't believe that's human."
- Mauricio Velasquez, whose wife, Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, was killed when their cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address.
- Mauricio Velasquez, whose wife, Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, was killed when their cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address.