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.
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How did journalists find the man behind the biggest deepfake porn site in the world? 404 Media’s @samleecole.bsky.social reveals how David Do, a pharmacist, was confronted at his Toronto home in her new podcast Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire on CBC.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
How did journalists find the man behind the biggest deepfake porn site in the world? 404 Media’s @samleecole.bsky.social reveals how David Do, a pharmacist, was confronted at his Toronto home in her new podcast Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire on CBC.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...
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February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
Trump’s White House website welcomes visitors with a pop-up that reads: “WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE!” But on this heavy news day a year into Trump’s second term, it is increasingly clear that as his re...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
February 17, 2026
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Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
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New: Stephen Colbert accused his network, CBS, of refusing to broadcast his interview with Texas Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, during Monday night’s airing of “The Late Show” for fear of running afoul of the Trump administration.
Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for nixing James Talarico interview
The late-night host said the network feared running afoul of new FCC guidance directing shows to give equal airtime to political candidates.
www.texastribune.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
New: Stephen Colbert accused his network, CBS, of refusing to broadcast his interview with Texas Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, during Monday night’s airing of “The Late Show” for fear of running afoul of the Trump administration.
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This is how you live a life
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is how you live a life
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This is the thing I think trolls, etc don't understand: Once I block you I literally never think about you again. Shit, five minutes after I block someone I don't remember who they are or why I blocked them. They simply and literally don't exist for me anymore. If this is a victory for you, fine.
Some of y’all must have a blocking kink. It’s weird — you’re intentionally rude, obstinate or worse — in my replies as it daring me to block you as it gains you something. I won’t remember two minutes from now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is the thing I think trolls, etc don't understand: Once I block you I literally never think about you again. Shit, five minutes after I block someone I don't remember who they are or why I blocked them. They simply and literally don't exist for me anymore. If this is a victory for you, fine.
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very good explanation of why not to feed images into an image generator, especially when memorializing children after a devastating tragedy.
better not to use image generators at all.
better not to use image generators at all.
The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
very good explanation of why not to feed images into an image generator, especially when memorializing children after a devastating tragedy.
better not to use image generators at all.
better not to use image generators at all.
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As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
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Elana Meyers Taylor.
Wins medals in 4 Olympics (bronze in 2010, silver in 2014/18/22)
In 2020 & 2022, she has kids. Both have special needs. She lives on the road with them, flying around the world for months at a time to compete in bobsled.
And THEN! At 41! She wins her first gold.
American hero.
Wins medals in 4 Olympics (bronze in 2010, silver in 2014/18/22)
In 2020 & 2022, she has kids. Both have special needs. She lives on the road with them, flying around the world for months at a time to compete in bobsled.
And THEN! At 41! She wins her first gold.
American hero.
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Elana Meyers Taylor.
Wins medals in 4 Olympics (bronze in 2010, silver in 2014/18/22)
In 2020 & 2022, she has kids. Both have special needs. She lives on the road with them, flying around the world for months at a time to compete in bobsled.
And THEN! At 41! She wins her first gold.
American hero.
Wins medals in 4 Olympics (bronze in 2010, silver in 2014/18/22)
In 2020 & 2022, she has kids. Both have special needs. She lives on the road with them, flying around the world for months at a time to compete in bobsled.
And THEN! At 41! She wins her first gold.
American hero.
@billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter is, as usual, a mixture of horror stories, encouraging news, and cool stuff. This, from Bill via @wbur.org, is both cool and encouraging.
Boston is piloting a new type of heat pump that's as easy to install as a window AC
The Boston Housing Authority is piloting a new type of window-mounted heat pump that's relatively inexpensive and easy to install.
www.wbur.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
@billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter is, as usual, a mixture of horror stories, encouraging news, and cool stuff. This, from Bill via @wbur.org, is both cool and encouraging.
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This story is so great!
Congratulations to J.R. Dawson! 'Dawson's short story “Six People to Revise You” is the co-winner of the Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll! You can read it here! buff.ly/Y3xl6Ua
February 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This story is so great!
Got 12 minutes and feel like laughing? Do yourself a favor and watch this Oscar-nominated short film. Don't read the description: just click play, and thank me later.
JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA / 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Short Film
YouTube video by JULIA AKS
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Got 12 minutes and feel like laughing? Do yourself a favor and watch this Oscar-nominated short film. Don't read the description: just click play, and thank me later.
Publicist for the family: Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died at his home in Middleburg, VA, last night at the age of 95.
So many remarkable performances, including Lonesome Dove, The Godfather I & II, Apocalypse Now, and Tender Mercies, but to me, he'll always be Boo Radley.
Thanks, Boo.
So many remarkable performances, including Lonesome Dove, The Godfather I & II, Apocalypse Now, and Tender Mercies, but to me, he'll always be Boo Radley.
Thanks, Boo.
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Publicist for the family: Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died at his home in Middleburg, VA, last night at the age of 95.
So many remarkable performances, including Lonesome Dove, The Godfather I & II, Apocalypse Now, and Tender Mercies, but to me, he'll always be Boo Radley.
Thanks, Boo.
So many remarkable performances, including Lonesome Dove, The Godfather I & II, Apocalypse Now, and Tender Mercies, but to me, he'll always be Boo Radley.
Thanks, Boo.
Wonderful seeing my friend Matthew Henerson (aka Count Johann Kilian Von Strack) in the Pasadena Playhouse's fantastic production of AMADEUS, led by the *phenomenal* Jefferson Mays as Salieri.
The show runs through March 15 -- see it if you possibly can.
The show runs through March 15 -- see it if you possibly can.
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Wonderful seeing my friend Matthew Henerson (aka Count Johann Kilian Von Strack) in the Pasadena Playhouse's fantastic production of AMADEUS, led by the *phenomenal* Jefferson Mays as Salieri.
The show runs through March 15 -- see it if you possibly can.
The show runs through March 15 -- see it if you possibly can.
Settled in for opening night of Amadeus at the Pasadena Playhouse.
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Settled in for opening night of Amadeus at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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"OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
This isn't a dead canary in the coal mine, it's a miner. AI doesn't work.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
This isn't a dead canary in the coal mine, it's a miner. AI doesn't work.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
This isn't a dead canary in the coal mine, it's a miner. AI doesn't work.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
This isn't a dead canary in the coal mine, it's a miner. AI doesn't work.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
Great story about a remarkable man and the community that has responded to him. #FindTheGood
Meet the Publix cashier who customers wait 40 minutes to see
Customers line up for the friendliest checkout in town, where one Publix cashier raised more than $31,000 for Special Olympics.
www.11alive.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Great story about a remarkable man and the community that has responded to him. #FindTheGood
Sunday timeline cleanse: a little beauty from our front porch.
Hope your day includes some beauty.
Hope your day includes some beauty.
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Sunday timeline cleanse: a little beauty from our front porch.
Hope your day includes some beauty.
Hope your day includes some beauty.
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Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
Consumptive Capitalism
On MAHA and Expensive Suffering -- A Guest Post by Sara Silverstein
snyder.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
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Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
DHS Cites Cuba And Venezuela As Law Enforcement Models For ICE
In a social media post, DHS listed Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
Dinner and a Billy Connolly comedy show.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Dinner and a Billy Connolly comedy show.
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Free and unlocked. Alex Vesia’s humanity reminds us why we love baseball: open.substack.com/pub/mollykni...
Alex Vesia's humanity reminds us why we love baseball
Free Friday newsletter
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Free and unlocked. Alex Vesia’s humanity reminds us why we love baseball: open.substack.com/pub/mollykni...
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Here's your chance to share your thoughts on the 90,000 sf ballroom.
Don't waste it!
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Don't waste it!
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Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal | National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has opened the public comment period on the East Wing Modernization Project, including the proposed construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom additi...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Here's your chance to share your thoughts on the 90,000 sf ballroom.
Don't waste it!
ow.ly/LThl50YfoCJ
Don't waste it!
ow.ly/LThl50YfoCJ