Daniel Wipert
@daniel-wipert.bsky.social
Music/Film Nerd. Data Enthusiast.
Co-host of Film Trace https://bsky.app/profile/filmtrace.bsky.social
"There's no medicine more powerful than music."
Co-host of Film Trace https://bsky.app/profile/filmtrace.bsky.social
"There's no medicine more powerful than music."
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“.. People wait to receive free food during a giveaway at Shiloh Mercy House in Oakland, California. Bay Area food banks are operating in crisis mode, with thousands of households struggling after the temporary halt in SNAP benefits worsened already high levels of food insecurity.”
@gettyimages.com
@gettyimages.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“.. People wait to receive free food during a giveaway at Shiloh Mercy House in Oakland, California. Bay Area food banks are operating in crisis mode, with thousands of households struggling after the temporary halt in SNAP benefits worsened already high levels of food insecurity.”
@gettyimages.com
@gettyimages.com
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“it is bonkers, frankly, when you see [what is happening in Charlotte] yourself.”
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“it is bonkers, frankly, when you see [what is happening in Charlotte] yourself.”
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Shapiro: Trump sits behind his desk in the Oval Office every day bullshitting the American people. But when the American people show up at the grocery store, it doesn’t matter how much they were listening to Trump — they see the prices, and they see those prices going up.
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Shapiro: Trump sits behind his desk in the Oval Office every day bullshitting the American people. But when the American people show up at the grocery store, it doesn’t matter how much they were listening to Trump — they see the prices, and they see those prices going up.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
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One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
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ICYMI: “.. rivaling or surpassing models hundreds of times its size, even outperforming Chinese rival DeepSeek's famed R1 that went viral at the start of this year ..”
(via @deanbaker13.bsky.social)
venturebeat.com/ai/weibos-ne...
(via @deanbaker13.bsky.social)
venturebeat.com/ai/weibos-ne...
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
ICYMI: “.. rivaling or surpassing models hundreds of times its size, even outperforming Chinese rival DeepSeek's famed R1 that went viral at the start of this year ..”
(via @deanbaker13.bsky.social)
venturebeat.com/ai/weibos-ne...
(via @deanbaker13.bsky.social)
venturebeat.com/ai/weibos-ne...
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Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board of directors following the release of the Epstein emails.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board of directors following the release of the Epstein emails.
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💯
Plus, publications themselves are now run by callous editors and publishers (often from England inexplicably) who do not invest in reporter development and are fine with waves of devastating layoffs. I have friends who were recently fired by Emma Tucker of the Wall Street Journal for no reason
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
💯
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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“…two showboats trying to out-detail each other, with maudlin prose dissecting a relationship that’s portrayed as tortured, but was really just between two careless narcissists.” Marisa with (let it be) the last word:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“…two showboats trying to out-detail each other, with maudlin prose dissecting a relationship that’s portrayed as tortured, but was really just between two careless narcissists.” Marisa with (let it be) the last word:
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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Olivia Nuzzi was doing journalism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Olivia Nuzzi was doing journalism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
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Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
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California is building the economy of the future — investing in companies building the next generation of manufacturing.
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
California is building the economy of the future — investing in companies building the next generation of manufacturing.
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Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
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Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
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This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
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“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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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 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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:
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marisa’s one of the best in the biz. if you’re not a paid subscriber, fix that shit.
I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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:
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
marisa’s one of the best in the biz. if you’re not a paid subscriber, fix that shit.
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Kristi Noem is to dogs what Donald Trump is to women.
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Kristi Noem is to dogs what Donald Trump is to women.
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Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
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New MRI, please.
Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New MRI, please.