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.
I really hope someone can help me with this.
I want to ditch my Substack login, but I still want to receive the emails with the great writing I subscribe to there, until the writers (I hope) move to other platforms.
(I'd tag some of them for added visibility, but that feels like snitch-tagging.)
I want to ditch my Substack login, but I still want to receive the emails with the great writing I subscribe to there, until the writers (I hope) move to other platforms.
(I'd tag some of them for added visibility, but that feels like snitch-tagging.)
I need some Substack help from y'all.
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I really hope someone can help me with this.
I want to ditch my Substack login, but I still want to receive the emails with the great writing I subscribe to there, until the writers (I hope) move to other platforms.
(I'd tag some of them for added visibility, but that feels like snitch-tagging.)
I want to ditch my Substack login, but I still want to receive the emails with the great writing I subscribe to there, until the writers (I hope) move to other platforms.
(I'd tag some of them for added visibility, but that feels like snitch-tagging.)
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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I need some Substack help from y'all.
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I need some Substack help from y'all.
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
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EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid.
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid.
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
I got a lot of the references in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance (with the help of some friends here on Bluesky), but I knew I missed some things. This helped.
Here’s Every Reference You Might Have Missed at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Check out the cultural tributes and hidden details in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show, from sugar cane fields to a live wedding.
www.billboard.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I got a lot of the references in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance (with the help of some friends here on Bluesky), but I knew I missed some things. This helped.
From @niemanlab.org:
"Operation Midway Blitz sent readers to Chicago’s WBEZ, Operation Charlotte’s Web did the same for Charlotte’s WFAE, and the chaos in Minneapolis led Minnesota Public Radio to the top of the traffic rankings."
"Operation Midway Blitz sent readers to Chicago’s WBEZ, Operation Charlotte’s Web did the same for Charlotte’s WFAE, and the chaos in Minneapolis led Minnesota Public Radio to the top of the traffic rankings."
ICE activity is pushing readers to nonprofit news sites that cover immigrant communities
From Somalis in Minneapolis to Nepalis in New York City, immigrant communities turn to trusted local news sources. Here's our regular ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
From @niemanlab.org:
"Operation Midway Blitz sent readers to Chicago’s WBEZ, Operation Charlotte’s Web did the same for Charlotte’s WFAE, and the chaos in Minneapolis led Minnesota Public Radio to the top of the traffic rankings."
"Operation Midway Blitz sent readers to Chicago’s WBEZ, Operation Charlotte’s Web did the same for Charlotte’s WFAE, and the chaos in Minneapolis led Minnesota Public Radio to the top of the traffic rankings."
Michelle Yeoh is set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Motion Pictures category!
Guest speakers at the Oscar winner's February 18th ceremony on Hollywood Blvd. will be directors Jon M. Chu and Ang Lee.
Guest speakers at the Oscar winner's February 18th ceremony on Hollywood Blvd. will be directors Jon M. Chu and Ang Lee.
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Michelle Yeoh is set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Motion Pictures category!
Guest speakers at the Oscar winner's February 18th ceremony on Hollywood Blvd. will be directors Jon M. Chu and Ang Lee.
Guest speakers at the Oscar winner's February 18th ceremony on Hollywood Blvd. will be directors Jon M. Chu and Ang Lee.
I need some Substack help from y'all.
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I need some Substack help from y'all.
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
I have a Substack login. I subscribe to a bunch of writers who use the platform. I read all of them in my email inbox, not on the Substack site or app.
If I cancel my Substack account, will I still get the emails? Or will I have to resubscribe to everyone?
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Go big (screen) or go home?
It took just seven years for the Motion Picture Academy to go from launching the Academy Screening Room, so members could stream movies at home, to canceling in-person screenings of Oscar-nominated films due to declining attendance.
It took just seven years for the Motion Picture Academy to go from launching the Academy Screening Room, so members could stream movies at home, to canceling in-person screenings of Oscar-nominated films due to declining attendance.
Film Academy Will No Longer Show Oscar-Nominated Films to Members on Big Screen (Exclusive)
The organization says its post-nominations screenings, which reportedly cost thousands of dollars a pop, drew "an average of five members" over the last years, leading to the decision to eliminate the...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Go big (screen) or go home?
It took just seven years for the Motion Picture Academy to go from launching the Academy Screening Room, so members could stream movies at home, to canceling in-person screenings of Oscar-nominated films due to declining attendance.
It took just seven years for the Motion Picture Academy to go from launching the Academy Screening Room, so members could stream movies at home, to canceling in-person screenings of Oscar-nominated films due to declining attendance.
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Allison makes the hilarious and manifestly correct point here that, hey, maybe a bunch of cities lining the world's most spectacular natural bay should use boats to get around? What about that? www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
San Francisco Bay Area traffic is worse than ever. Could a ferry boom make a difference?
Embracing ferries as a core part of our regional public transportation system is a no-brainer.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Allison makes the hilarious and manifestly correct point here that, hey, maybe a bunch of cities lining the world's most spectacular natural bay should use boats to get around? What about that? www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
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This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
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Lawmakers in California, Hawaii, & New York have introduced measures to authorize their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies on behalf of residents whose insurance premiums have soared because of climate disasters.
No pay wall.
No pay wall.
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Lawmakers in California, Hawaii, & New York have introduced measures to authorize their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies on behalf of residents whose insurance premiums have soared because of climate disasters.
No pay wall.
No pay wall.
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This is very, very good, and worth your time to read.
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is very, very good, and worth your time to read.
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This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Anyone could have seen this coming (no pun intended), but they made and sold them anyway.
This was no accident, à la the oft-repeated Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park (scientists so preoccupied, etc.) – they just didn’t care this would happen, and who would be targeted.
This was no accident, à la the oft-repeated Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park (scientists so preoccupied, etc.) – they just didn’t care this would happen, and who would be targeted.
So-called ‘manfluencers’ are filming themselves trying to pick up women. Smart glasses are their perfect tool | CNN
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Anyone could have seen this coming (no pun intended), but they made and sold them anyway.
This was no accident, à la the oft-repeated Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park (scientists so preoccupied, etc.) – they just didn’t care this would happen, and who would be targeted.
This was no accident, à la the oft-repeated Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park (scientists so preoccupied, etc.) – they just didn’t care this would happen, and who would be targeted.
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Wonderful thread breaking down the halftime performance. ♥️
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Wonderful thread breaking down the halftime performance. ♥️
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
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Priceline has an ad pushing its AI assistant and the guy requesting help says he wants to find an eco-resort. Cognitive dissonance was apparently not a thing in that ad pitch.
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Priceline has an ad pushing its AI assistant and the guy requesting help says he wants to find an eco-resort. Cognitive dissonance was apparently not a thing in that ad pitch.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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If you have a LARGE follower count, pls know that Scott Horton is a chronic thief of posts. He also gets things very wrong and won't take posts down. No matter how nicely you ask.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Check the words. Check the time stamps.
Fucking clown shit.
Fucking clown shit.
February 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
If you have a LARGE follower count, pls know that Scott Horton is a chronic thief of posts. He also gets things very wrong and won't take posts down. No matter how nicely you ask.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.
Please unfollow him and do not repost.
Although he steals everything, Horton was recently verified by Bluesky.