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.
The study found Kentucky could save $2.6 billion for ratepayers through 2050 by replacing coal-fired power with clean energy resources, primarily solar power paired with batteries to store the power.
About 4.6 million people in KY, so that's more than $500 each.
(h/t @billmckibben.bsky.social)
About 4.6 million people in KY, so that's more than $500 each.
(h/t @billmckibben.bsky.social)
Kentuckians could save billions if utilities moved beyond fossil fuels, study finds • Kentucky Lantern
A new study argues Kentucky ratepayers could see billions of dollars in savings through 2050 if utilities moved beyond fossil fuels.
kentuckylantern.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The study found Kentucky could save $2.6 billion for ratepayers through 2050 by replacing coal-fired power with clean energy resources, primarily solar power paired with batteries to store the power.
About 4.6 million people in KY, so that's more than $500 each.
(h/t @billmckibben.bsky.social)
About 4.6 million people in KY, so that's more than $500 each.
(h/t @billmckibben.bsky.social)
No wonder I'm depressed: I've been paying close attention to the news. (Errant click on that one miss.) See how you do in @us.theconversation.com's 2025 year in review news quiz!
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December 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No wonder I'm depressed: I've been paying close attention to the news. (Errant click on that one miss.) See how you do in @us.theconversation.com's 2025 year in review news quiz!
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If only someone had been screaming this from the rooftops for the last seven years. 👋🏼
Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If only someone had been screaming this from the rooftops for the last seven years. 👋🏼
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Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
@scalzi.com referencing Buckaroo Banzai in his appreciation of “Groundhog Day” warmed this old Gen-Xer’s heart.
For today's December Comfort Watch, we have Groundhog Day, a story which is in a few significant ways like A Christmas Carol, with the mechanism of redemption turned on its head:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Twenty-Five: Groundhog Day
Is there a day in your life that you would want to live over and over again? I can think of one or two perfect days I’ve had, and at least initially I might be okay stuck in them in an eterna…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
@scalzi.com referencing Buckaroo Banzai in his appreciation of “Groundhog Day” warmed this old Gen-Xer’s heart.
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US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Can the war on coal still be won?
Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
buff.ly
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
Despite finding myself in more malls, restaurants and airports than usual this holiday season, I somehow avoided The Boy, once again winning @littledrummerboychallenge.com... and once again, it was for Fawn, a friend gone far too soon.
Listening (after Bing & Bowie) to a mix Fawn made me. Miss her.
Listening (after Bing & Bowie) to a mix Fawn made me. Miss her.
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Despite finding myself in more malls, restaurants and airports than usual this holiday season, I somehow avoided The Boy, once again winning @littledrummerboychallenge.com... and once again, it was for Fawn, a friend gone far too soon.
Listening (after Bing & Bowie) to a mix Fawn made me. Miss her.
Listening (after Bing & Bowie) to a mix Fawn made me. Miss her.
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This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Merry Christmas to everyone spending today alone.
Who’s sick in bed and unable to participate in festivities.
Who’s in the hospital wishing they could be at home.
Who’s caring for someone who’s sick and having a difficult time.
The holidays hit different for us and that’s ok.
Who’s sick in bed and unable to participate in festivities.
Who’s in the hospital wishing they could be at home.
Who’s caring for someone who’s sick and having a difficult time.
The holidays hit different for us and that’s ok.
December 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone spending today alone.
Who’s sick in bed and unable to participate in festivities.
Who’s in the hospital wishing they could be at home.
Who’s caring for someone who’s sick and having a difficult time.
The holidays hit different for us and that’s ok.
Who’s sick in bed and unable to participate in festivities.
Who’s in the hospital wishing they could be at home.
Who’s caring for someone who’s sick and having a difficult time.
The holidays hit different for us and that’s ok.
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Run, run, Rudolph!
‘Santa and wife’ pulled over for speeding | CNN
A driver and their passenger wearing Santa and Mrs. Claus costumes were pulled over for speeding, according to a Facebook post on the Fulton County Ohio Sheriff page.
www.cnn.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Run, run, Rudolph!
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This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
Yuletide wishes from “on high!”
Astronauts send Christmas cheer to Earth | CNN
Astronauts of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station reflected on the unique experience of spending the holiday season in space and extended wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New ...
www.cnn.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Yuletide wishes from “on high!”
Our Christmas Eve viewing is done: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) and "A Charlie Brown Christmas," plus John Williams conducting the Boston Pops on "Sleigh Ride" via YouTube.
The rain has stopped, at least for now, and I successfully avoided The Boy for another year. Wishing everyone a calm night.
The rain has stopped, at least for now, and I successfully avoided The Boy for another year. Wishing everyone a calm night.
December 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Our Christmas Eve viewing is done: "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) and "A Charlie Brown Christmas," plus John Williams conducting the Boston Pops on "Sleigh Ride" via YouTube.
The rain has stopped, at least for now, and I successfully avoided The Boy for another year. Wishing everyone a calm night.
The rain has stopped, at least for now, and I successfully avoided The Boy for another year. Wishing everyone a calm night.
"When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert."
- Chuck Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has been presiding over holiday "Jazz Jams" at the Kennedy Center since 2006.
- Chuck Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has been presiding over holiday "Jazz Jams" at the Kennedy Center since 2006.
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. Musician Chuck Redd, the show's host, says he called off the performance after the White House announced President Donald ...
apnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert."
- Chuck Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has been presiding over holiday "Jazz Jams" at the Kennedy Center since 2006.
- Chuck Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has been presiding over holiday "Jazz Jams" at the Kennedy Center since 2006.
"Who are we if our country’s children—everyone’s children—are not our priority?"
@connieschultz.bsky.social is always worth reading, especially this, now.
@connieschultz.bsky.social is always worth reading, especially this, now.
Best Intentions
During my first Christmas season as a single mother, in 1994, I frequently visited an antique shop in Chardon, Ohio during my rounds as a reporter for The Plain Dealer.
connieschultz.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Who are we if our country’s children—everyone’s children—are not our priority?"
@connieschultz.bsky.social is always worth reading, especially this, now.
@connieschultz.bsky.social is always worth reading, especially this, now.
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Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
February 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
Yes, it's a couple of years old.
Yes, it's a car commercial.
I couldn't care less.
Bless everyone who looks beyond themselves and tries to help others, at the holidays, and always.
Yes, it's a car commercial.
I couldn't care less.
Bless everyone who looks beyond themselves and tries to help others, at the holidays, and always.
One of the best Christmas Commercials. Chevy really did an awesome job! ❄️🎄🎁❤️#christmas #chevy
YouTube video by Ben Burnett
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Yes, it's a couple of years old.
Yes, it's a car commercial.
I couldn't care less.
Bless everyone who looks beyond themselves and tries to help others, at the holidays, and always.
Yes, it's a car commercial.
I couldn't care less.
Bless everyone who looks beyond themselves and tries to help others, at the holidays, and always.
Whoa: I-5 closed between Penrose Street and Lankershim Boulevard in the northeast San Fernando Valley in L.A. due to several feet of floodwaters on the freeway. ktla.com/weather/torr...
December 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Whoa: I-5 closed between Penrose Street and Lankershim Boulevard in the northeast San Fernando Valley in L.A. due to several feet of floodwaters on the freeway. ktla.com/weather/torr...
I can vouch for "The Ballad of Wallis Island," "Lilly," "The Lost Bus," "My Dead Friend Zoe," "Sketch," "Steve," and at least four more on this list, and others are on my to-watch list.
The Best Overlooked Films of 2025
Films like "The Surfer" and "Chronology of Water" might not have broken through on initial release, but they deserve another chance from viewers.
variety.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I can vouch for "The Ballad of Wallis Island," "Lilly," "The Lost Bus," "My Dead Friend Zoe," "Sketch," "Steve," and at least four more on this list, and others are on my to-watch list.
Yup. Staying put.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yup. Staying put.
Yule like this trivia from @npr.org!
"Before crooners sang about carols being sung by a fire, Yule meant something different: a pagan mid-winter festival around the solstice, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people... Drinking copious amounts of ale was not only encouraged but required."
"Before crooners sang about carols being sung by a fire, Yule meant something different: a pagan mid-winter festival around the solstice, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people... Drinking copious amounts of ale was not only encouraged but required."
How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.
www.npr.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Yule like this trivia from @npr.org!
"Before crooners sang about carols being sung by a fire, Yule meant something different: a pagan mid-winter festival around the solstice, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people... Drinking copious amounts of ale was not only encouraged but required."
"Before crooners sang about carols being sung by a fire, Yule meant something different: a pagan mid-winter festival around the solstice, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people... Drinking copious amounts of ale was not only encouraged but required."