Michael Daniels
@mdaniels.me
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Tufts 🐘. they/he. 🏳️🌈.
@mdaniels5757 pretty much everywhere else.
Tufts 🐘. they/he. 🏳️🌈.
@mdaniels5757 pretty much everywhere else.
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“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
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I kinda sniffed at the headline—suicidal teen commits suicide is tragic but not necessarily the machine’s fault— and then the article and especially the logs are so so much worse than I thought they would be.
Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I kinda sniffed at the headline—suicidal teen commits suicide is tragic but not necessarily the machine’s fault— and then the article and especially the logs are so so much worse than I thought they would be.
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i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
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I am so glad "why tariff banana" thought is reaching members of Congress. It's the most obvious example of how insane this administration's trade policy has been—officials like Lutnick can't give a good justification for it because there simply isn't one
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I am so glad "why tariff banana" thought is reaching members of Congress. It's the most obvious example of how insane this administration's trade policy has been—officials like Lutnick can't give a good justification for it because there simply isn't one
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“The president’s solutions-focused approach to legal roadblocks necessitated thinking outside the constitutional box.”
New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution”
“The president remained steadfast in his novel interpretation of constitutional law.” “Faced with the choice between clinging to the letter of the ...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“The president’s solutions-focused approach to legal roadblocks necessitated thinking outside the constitutional box.”
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I'm reading the report behind these headlines about glyphosate and it may be the most scientifically illiterate thing I've come across (although it's a close thing with the recent MAHA report). 1/n
June 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I'm reading the report behind these headlines about glyphosate and it may be the most scientifically illiterate thing I've come across (although it's a close thing with the recent MAHA report). 1/n
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Do you think you can counter "you consider them men in sports contexts, how are they not men in bathroom contexts"?
Because that is a logical haymaker Dems are sleepwalking right into. Argue the science, explain how transition works, please!
Because that is a logical haymaker Dems are sleepwalking right into. Argue the science, explain how transition works, please!
May 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Do you think you can counter "you consider them men in sports contexts, how are they not men in bathroom contexts"?
Because that is a logical haymaker Dems are sleepwalking right into. Argue the science, explain how transition works, please!
Because that is a logical haymaker Dems are sleepwalking right into. Argue the science, explain how transition works, please!
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Some women want love.
Some seek power and money.
Some seek attention and fame.
Me?
I just want to know who the administrator of DOGE really is.
My manifesto, my magnum opus—“The WITAOD Chronicles”—is out now. ⬇️ 👇
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Some seek power and money.
Some seek attention and fame.
Me?
I just want to know who the administrator of DOGE really is.
My manifesto, my magnum opus—“The WITAOD Chronicles”—is out now. ⬇️ 👇
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
May 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some women want love.
Some seek power and money.
Some seek attention and fame.
Me?
I just want to know who the administrator of DOGE really is.
My manifesto, my magnum opus—“The WITAOD Chronicles”—is out now. ⬇️ 👇
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Some seek power and money.
Some seek attention and fame.
Me?
I just want to know who the administrator of DOGE really is.
My manifesto, my magnum opus—“The WITAOD Chronicles”—is out now. ⬇️ 👇
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Korea's preeminent *conservative* paper of record exclusively reports that President Yoon ordered someone at the National Intelligence Service (Korean CIA) to arrest the head of his own party (who would later vote against martial law) and when the NIS man refused, ordered his dismissal.
“‘정치인 체포’ 지시 받았다는 홍장원 1차장, 정치적 발언 문제돼 국정원 차원 인사 조치”
정치인 체포 지시 받았다는 홍장원 1차장, 정치적 발언 문제돼 국정원 차원 인사 조치 정보소식통 尹, 洪차장에 직접 전화로 지시
www.chosun.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Korea's preeminent *conservative* paper of record exclusively reports that President Yoon ordered someone at the National Intelligence Service (Korean CIA) to arrest the head of his own party (who would later vote against martial law) and when the NIS man refused, ordered his dismissal.
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The Onion has purchased InfoWars.
Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’
Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, int...
theonion.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:04 PM
The Onion has purchased InfoWars.
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Does anybody need millions of dollars worth of supplements?
November 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Does anybody need millions of dollars worth of supplements?
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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Me, cheerfully opening that “origins” tab thinking it can’t be that bad and immediately getting hit with racism so intense my brain shorts out and I Kubrick-stare for a solid 20 seconds
October 31, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Me, cheerfully opening that “origins” tab thinking it can’t be that bad and immediately getting hit with racism so intense my brain shorts out and I Kubrick-stare for a solid 20 seconds
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I see Politico has decided not to f**k around with headlines anymore. www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.
A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them.
www.politico.com
October 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I see Politico has decided not to f**k around with headlines anymore. www.politico.com/news/2024/10...
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Better a hundred innocent men be lethally injected than two prosecutors be impugned
One striking moment in the argument was how animated Justice Thomas was -- not about the potential miscarriage of justice, but at the idea that prosecutors originally involved in the case didn't get a chance to defend their conduct, almost as if THEY somehow suffered a due process violation:
October 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Better a hundred innocent men be lethally injected than two prosecutors be impugned
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MAGA torn between glee at a Democrat being charged and horror at a cop being held accountable
September 26, 2024 at 3:11 AM
MAGA torn between glee at a Democrat being charged and horror at a cop being held accountable
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Anyway congrats to Glenn Kessler for at least fact-checking adults, as opposed to lying about what his sources told him about a ten-year-old rape victim.
www.levernews.com/emails-raise...
www.levernews.com/emails-raise...
Emails Raise Questions About WaPo Fact Checker
The Post corrected Glenn Kessler’s column questioning reporting about a child rape victim, shortly after The Lever obtained emails showing inaccuracies.
www.levernews.com
August 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Anyway congrats to Glenn Kessler for at least fact-checking adults, as opposed to lying about what his sources told him about a ten-year-old rape victim.
www.levernews.com/emails-raise...
www.levernews.com/emails-raise...
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Classic American political dialogue is premised on the idea that we share fundamental values but disagree on how best to promote them.
I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
Yep. One of the biggest blind spots people have is assuming that underneath, others share the same basic values as them. They have trouble imagining an ideology that is completely misaligned with theirs.
July 3, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Classic American political dialogue is premised on the idea that we share fundamental values but disagree on how best to promote them.
I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
I haven’t believed this for a while. Other than “I prefer to be alive and not dead” and “I like pudding,” I do not share values with these people.
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Roberts: wait Bruen says WHAT? Fuck fuck fuck I gotta stop voting on shit when I’m drunk. Okay. You can do this Johnny. You went to Harvard. Let’s parse our way out of this mess. Fuckin’ Thomas, I should have known better.
June 21, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Roberts: wait Bruen says WHAT? Fuck fuck fuck I gotta stop voting on shit when I’m drunk. Okay. You can do this Johnny. You went to Harvard. Let’s parse our way out of this mess. Fuckin’ Thomas, I should have known better.
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The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...
June 17, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...
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Average American president has been convicted of .74 felonies
May 30, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Average American president has been convicted of .74 felonies