Danielle Venton

Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good? The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.

The idea that the Ancients lived by an awesome and universal moral code strikes me as a little suspicious after years of listening to The Rest is History for starters. @holland-tom.bsky.social will you discuss this for the pod? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Guys. Oh no. I read a David Brooks piece for the first time and did not think it was very good

Trump Says Climate Repeal Saves $1.3 Trillion. The EPA’s Math Differs The agency’s own cost-benefit assessment for revoking the endangerment finding points to steep costs that may outweigh the savings.

President Trump said repealing climate standards for cars and the so-called endangerment finding would save Americans $1.3 trillion. EPA chief Zeldin repeated the stat.

But that's not actually what EPA's own math says. My story @bloomberg.com, with a gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

A million billion percent

The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.

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Three cheers for the sources that give great quotes. And also for @mollytaft.com @wired.com. Link to story below

I’m beginning to think about a third of Americans have completely lost their freaking minds

(when it comes to anything)

feel like I just fell through an irony blackhole

It is wonderful when national anthems sound exactly as you would want them to.

cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

Will do, and please take care of yourself. <3

Thank you, Jared!

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Intriguing!

I'm sorry to hear that. Are you able to tell us any more?

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

I would call that a change opportunity

Billionaires out of the news biz please

For the record, I knew this one was what was going to break me and in fact it has.

Called & left message. Thanks!

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🔥👩‍🚒Question for all you fire aces: Which community has the best plan for dealing with wildfire smoke when it arrives? Bonus points if it's in California

Happy bill introduction season to all who celebrate

Protestantism in a Tom-Holland-of-The-Rest-is-History kind of way?

The Pollution Playbook: How Industry Blocks Regulation of Toxic Chemicals - Center for International Environmental Law Discover how chemical, plastics, fossil fuel, and pesticide industries manipulate science, lobby regulators, and delay toxic chemical regulation.

Want to learn how "how industry actors manipulate science, lobby policymakers, and undermine democratic decision-making to maintain profits at the expense of human and environmental health"? Check out CIEL's new report.

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🚨 CPJ strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arrests which mark a serious escalation of attacks on the press in the United States.

Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...

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A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou

New study finds that emphasizing collective efficacy (people's ability to catalyze large-scale change) is very effective in catalyzing behavioural change.

As you can see from my pinned post, I'm a big fan of simple messages that can mobilize public support for climate action!

6/ 🏡At a ribbon-cutting event, officials walked model homes with drought-tolerant landscaping and crushed granite yards — balancing aesthetics with fire safety, not abandoning one for the other.

5/ 🤝 This isn’t just about cool design — it’s a test case for how California might build entire communities in fire zones moving forward, particularly as climate-driven megafires become more common.