Danielle McLean
@daniellebmclean.bsky.social
Reporter for hire, bylines: New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Teen Vogue, ThinkProgress & more - SPJ Ethics Committee Member & former chair - daniellemclean87@gmail.com
My latest for the @nytimes.com --- A wave of small and midsize cities are betting on stadiums anchoring mixed-use development as engines of growth. But the mixed-use ambitions often fade or slow once the games start. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/r...
Can Soccer Stadiums Revitalize American Cities?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My latest for the @nytimes.com --- A wave of small and midsize cities are betting on stadiums anchoring mixed-use development as engines of growth. But the mixed-use ambitions often fade or slow once the games start. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/r...
Trans woman who plays women’s sports, here! I’m leaving to celebrate my gay wedding! Happy Pride everyone!
June 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trans woman who plays women’s sports, here! I’m leaving to celebrate my gay wedding! Happy Pride everyone!
🔥🔥🔥HOT TAKE 🔥🔥🔥 that will get me ❌ CANCELLED! ❌ Being trans is good and correct and those who disagree are wrong. 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
March 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🔥🔥🔥HOT TAKE 🔥🔥🔥 that will get me ❌ CANCELLED! ❌ Being trans is good and correct and those who disagree are wrong. 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
I know this opinion will get me cancelled but I, for one, think it’s wrong to discriminate against populations many have deemed undesirable — even it’s just 10 kids who want to play sports with their friends amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/...
Opinion: I’m a transgender player in a women’s hockey league. That’s exactly where I belong | CNN
Danielle McLean is a transgender woman who has found community and acceptance through the sport of hockey. She plays in a league of women who accept her and who have come to be like family. This is in...
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March 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I know this opinion will get me cancelled but I, for one, think it’s wrong to discriminate against populations many have deemed undesirable — even it’s just 10 kids who want to play sports with their friends amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/...
Sylvester Turner was largely responsible for reducing Houston's homelessness population by more than 60% over the course of a decade --- by overseeing a housing first model that other cities are now emulating. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/houston...
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Sylvester Turner was largely responsible for reducing Houston's homelessness population by more than 60% over the course of a decade --- by overseeing a housing first model that other cities are now emulating. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/houston...
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Using my “personal liberties” to repost this
Here’s why some billionaires are going soft on Trump
February 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Using my “personal liberties” to repost this
Nice seeing children of billionaires represented in politics
Breaking News: Josh Kraft, whose father owns the New England Patriots, said he was running against Boston’s Democratic mayor, Michelle Wu.
Patriots Owner’s Son Challenges Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nice seeing children of billionaires represented in politics
How are Democrats not running on solving homelessness and the high cost of housing? There's a proven template in Houston of solving homelessness through housing first. There's a plan with Build Back Better on how to solve the housing crisis.
February 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How are Democrats not running on solving homelessness and the high cost of housing? There's a proven template in Houston of solving homelessness through housing first. There's a plan with Build Back Better on how to solve the housing crisis.
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This is what happens when tax cuts for oligarchs supercede public safety.
104 United Airlines passengers were evacuated after a fire on the wing appeared before take off. Last week Trump fired the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Committee and froze TSA hiring.
104 United Airlines passengers were evacuated after a fire on the wing appeared before take off. Last week Trump fired the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Committee and froze TSA hiring.
February 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is what happens when tax cuts for oligarchs supercede public safety.
104 United Airlines passengers were evacuated after a fire on the wing appeared before take off. Last week Trump fired the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Committee and froze TSA hiring.
104 United Airlines passengers were evacuated after a fire on the wing appeared before take off. Last week Trump fired the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Committee and froze TSA hiring.
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
As a trans woman, a lot of the EOs have been tough and scary… I’m not sure why, but this one really hits hard. Just makes me sad
The State Department LGBTQI+ traveler page is now the LGB traveler page.
The same link that used to go to that page now directs to the new LGB page.
The same link that used to go to that page now directs to the new LGB page.
January 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As a trans woman, a lot of the EOs have been tough and scary… I’m not sure why, but this one really hits hard. Just makes me sad
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I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
Trans people in US federal prisons face brutal crackdown under Trump order
Advocates report harassment and loss of gender-affirming care as trans women face transfers to men’s prisons
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
There’s a lot of parallels between Sydney White (2007, starring Amanda Bynes) and today’s political environment — and the populist (anti-oligarchic) messaging Dems could take into the 2028 election youtu.be/N-Hua-wJzVc?...
Sydney White Official Trailer #1 - Amanda Bynes Movie (2007) HD
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January 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
There’s a lot of parallels between Sydney White (2007, starring Amanda Bynes) and today’s political environment — and the populist (anti-oligarchic) messaging Dems could take into the 2028 election youtu.be/N-Hua-wJzVc?...
Just an FYI, it's easy for Jamie Dimon and his company to "get over it" when it comes to increased costs because he's a billionaire and his firm will soon become richer when Trump's new tax plan passes. www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/b...
January 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just an FYI, it's easy for Jamie Dimon and his company to "get over it" when it comes to increased costs because he's a billionaire and his firm will soon become richer when Trump's new tax plan passes. www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/b...
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More work is needed to address climate change as cities and states are battling extreme weather, former President Joe Biden said at a mayor's conference. Pete Buttigieg also spoke at the event, which was covered for Smart Cities Dive by contributor @daniellebmclean.bsky.social bit.ly/40KJcmp
Biden urges mayors to continue the climate change fight
Former President Biden and then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting Friday.
bit.ly
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More work is needed to address climate change as cities and states are battling extreme weather, former President Joe Biden said at a mayor's conference. Pete Buttigieg also spoke at the event, which was covered for Smart Cities Dive by contributor @daniellebmclean.bsky.social bit.ly/40KJcmp
Putting things into perspective: North Carolina tends to spend very little on their schools
January 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Putting things into perspective: North Carolina tends to spend very little on their schools
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Presenting with my favorite partners, @spj_tweets, on the relationship b/w #whistleblowers & #journalists. Thx @GovAcctProj, @kathf, @DanielleBMcLean, Marcel Reid, @alextarquinio, @makejdm!
November 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Presenting with my favorite partners, @spj_tweets, on the relationship b/w #whistleblowers & #journalists. Thx @GovAcctProj, @kathf, @DanielleBMcLean, Marcel Reid, @alextarquinio, @makejdm!
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NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
Fun Fact: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was elected four different times) funded his widely popular New Deal in 1935 through a Wealth Tax that taxed magnates and rich people at 75% apps.irs.gov/app/understa...
January 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fun Fact: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was elected four different times) funded his widely popular New Deal in 1935 through a Wealth Tax that taxed magnates and rich people at 75% apps.irs.gov/app/understa...
Speaking of corps and billionaires enriching themselves at the expense of the public --- I co-wrote an investigative piece showing how large corps like ExxonMobil peddle their influence for needless tax breaks at the expense of struggling public school districts. theconversation.com/students-los...
Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students
An estimated 95% of US cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Speaking of corps and billionaires enriching themselves at the expense of the public --- I co-wrote an investigative piece showing how large corps like ExxonMobil peddle their influence for needless tax breaks at the expense of struggling public school districts. theconversation.com/students-los...
24 hours later, does anyone know if he's apologized for the misunderstanding and denounced Nazism yet?
Feel like that would be the obvious thing you would do if you accidentally did a Nazi salute.
Feel like that would be the obvious thing you would do if you accidentally did a Nazi salute.
January 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
24 hours later, does anyone know if he's apologized for the misunderstanding and denounced Nazism yet?
Feel like that would be the obvious thing you would do if you accidentally did a Nazi salute.
Feel like that would be the obvious thing you would do if you accidentally did a Nazi salute.
Honestly, Lina Kahn may be the Democrats' best messenger heading into the 2026 and 2028 elections
There's literally nobody who can say they stood up for workers by taking-on the corporate giants and billionaires who are now openly praising and working to influence Trump, like she can.
There's literally nobody who can say they stood up for workers by taking-on the corporate giants and billionaires who are now openly praising and working to influence Trump, like she can.
UnitedHealth found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Honestly, Lina Kahn may be the Democrats' best messenger heading into the 2026 and 2028 elections
There's literally nobody who can say they stood up for workers by taking-on the corporate giants and billionaires who are now openly praising and working to influence Trump, like she can.
There's literally nobody who can say they stood up for workers by taking-on the corporate giants and billionaires who are now openly praising and working to influence Trump, like she can.
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CALL TO ACTION: The Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against retaliatory gov’t surveillance.
Tell your senator that you support the #PRESSAct today!
Use this ACLU tool to send a message to your senator now: go.peoplepower.org/letter/congr...
Tell your senator that you support the #PRESSAct today!
Use this ACLU tool to send a message to your senator now: go.peoplepower.org/letter/congr...
December 7, 2024 at 5:04 PM
CALL TO ACTION: The Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against retaliatory gov’t surveillance.
Tell your senator that you support the #PRESSAct today!
Use this ACLU tool to send a message to your senator now: go.peoplepower.org/letter/congr...
Tell your senator that you support the #PRESSAct today!
Use this ACLU tool to send a message to your senator now: go.peoplepower.org/letter/congr...
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i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will.
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...