Daniel Garrett

I'm slowly working on a long-delayed project, feeling a little less guilt; and enjoying some films, music, and a brief exchange with a friend. Hoping the year might end with a little more peace and joy, for me, for all.

What It Means to Survive Money for jails and power for data centers; no money and no power for the people. It’s the Louisiana story, but it’s also the United States story.

Money for jails and power for data centers; no money and no power for the people. It’s the Louisiana story, but it’s also the United States story.

#Louisiana #HurricaneKatrina #Disaster
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Pawpaw Season Is Here. Where to Taste DC’s “Tropical” Fruit—and Pick Them. - Washingtonian The pawpaw, similar to a banana or mango, grows wild in the Washington area.

Pawpaw season is upon us. You may have heard of pawpaws, but many locals still know little about the “tropical” fruit that grows wild in some wooded areas in the DC region.

Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior 'Open' prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S.

www.zohranfornyc.com/platform ... www.theatlantic.com/internationa... ... theconversation.com/even-the-muc...

"Made in close collaboration with the artist, this highly anticipated volume moves chronologically through the entirety of Annie Lennox’s life and career..."
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...

How We Be Free: a Black fugitive study kit Playing cards, dice and dynamic Black study... guided by the legacies and practices of freedom-seeking ancestors.

Good colleagues have this kickstarter. Consider backing it.

I just backed How We Be Free: a Black fugitive study kit on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Trump Plots Social Security Overhaul That Could Cut Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands Plans to remove age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working are backed by Trump’s “Grim Reaper,” Russell Vought.

Trump is coming for Social Security. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

A group of four college students of different races/ethnicities talk and laugh together as they walk across a campus.

Opinion | Colleges and Universities Must Pursue Every Legal Path to Ensure Diverse Student Bodies

They should continue to consider socioeconomic and geographic indicators in admissions, eight state attorneys general write. https://bit.ly/4qckdmG

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: Kahlil Joseph’s Feature Debut Is a Kinetic Tribute to Black Experimentalists Premiering at Sundance, the 'Lemonade' director's film blends a fictional Afro-futurist narrative, archival research, multimedia work and personal history.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

'The White Lotus' was more religious than you think (RNS) — There is a lot of Buddhism, a bit of Greek tragedy — and yes, Judaism and Christianity as well.

“What was the religious vision of this season of The White Lotus? It starts with Buddhism." religionnews.com/2025/04/17/t...

tumbleweedwrites.com/2023/04/07/d...

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Gore Vidal: American prophet The writer understood better than anyone how far the United States was going to fall

www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...

YouTube video by MSNBC Lawrence: Donald Trump proves he’s the stupidest man in the Situation Room

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyev...

YouTube video by MSNBC Lawrence: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIx...

What is the 'little patch of yellow wall' that Proust so admired in this painting by Vermeer? (Proust once called his canvas 'the most beautiful picture in the world.)

Experts disagree, but American painter Jonathan Janson sums up the question nicely:

www.essentialvermeer.com/proust/prous...

OP-ED: Homelessness returns to Depression-era levels. Time for a New Deal 2.0 The number of people experiencing homelessness in New York City has reached unprecedented levels since the Great Depression.

OP-ED: "The number of people experiencing homelessness in New York City has reached unprecedented levels since the Great Depression. On average in July 2025, according to the Coalition for the Homeless, 104,000 people slept in city shelters on a given night, the highest number recorded."

Why Diversity is Important A government representative of its people is better run, more meritocratic, and helps achieve equity. It creates and implements more inclusive policies and elevates a diverse set of role models. Le…

This is America?

Why Diversity is Important: inclusiveamerica.org/why-diversit... … www.weforum.org/stories/2021... … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coac... ... www.pewresearch.org/social-trend... … Diversity Leads to Better Team Performance: www.forbes.com/sites/roncar...

For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

New Column: Democrats actually have a strong hand to play here, if they're willing to do it. If if if... newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com

Why Diversity is Important A government representative of its people is better run, more meritocratic, and helps achieve equity. It creates and implements more inclusive policies and elevates a diverse set of role models. Le…

Many do not realize these are serious times, serious matters.

Why Diversity is Important: inclusiveamerica.org/why-diversit... … www.weforum.org/stories/2021... … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coac... ... www.pewresearch.org/social-trend... www.forbes.com/sites/roncar...

Cornelius Annor, Ghanaian (1990- ), Card Players, 2022, acrylic, fabric and fabric transfer on canvas, 212 x 151 cm, private collection

Why Diversity is Important A government representative of its people is better run, more meritocratic, and helps achieve equity. It creates and implements more inclusive policies and elevates a diverse set of role models. Le…

Great!

Why Diversity is Important: inclusiveamerica.org/why-diversit... … www.weforum.org/stories/2021... … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coac... ... www.pewresearch.org/social-trend... … Diversity Leads to Better Team Performance: www.forbes.com/sites/roncar...

Why Diversity is Important A government representative of its people is better run, more meritocratic, and helps achieve equity. It creates and implements more inclusive policies and elevates a diverse set of role models. Le…

Why Diversity is Important: inclusiveamerica.org/why-diversit... … www.weforum.org/stories/2021... … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coac... ... www.pewresearch.org/social-trend... … Diversity Leads to Better Team Performance: www.forbes.com/sites/roncar...

Why Diversity is Important A government representative of its people is better run, more meritocratic, and helps achieve equity. It creates and implements more inclusive policies and elevates a diverse set of role models. Le…

Why Diversity is Important: inclusiveamerica.org/why-diversit... … www.weforum.org/stories/2021... … www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/coac... ... www.pewresearch.org/social-trend... … Diversity Leads to Better Team Performance: www.forbes.com/sites/roncar...

It’s more important than ever to persevere.
I need to do this for my gg grandfather, Joseph Delmont Donato, a free person of Color, who fought for blacks to have the right to vote and signed a petition sent to Lincoln from Louisiana blacks.
Below my g grandfather Wilfrid Donato

We really need to retire "contrarian" as a descriptor for Weiss immediately.

The reason she is getting this job right now is because of her *non-contrarian* sensibilities.

She espouses views that the US's current power structure likes.

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning Extended interview: Jennifer Lopez

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k483...

We've had fuckups in the White House before, but never a president who seemed so deliberately intent on being a fuckup.

It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.

“If you can beat the oligarchs here…that will send a message to every community in America that real change is possible.”

More of my conversation with Bernie Sanders on democracy, oligarchy and his time as Mayor.

I’ve lived through government shutdowns.

Under normal circumstances, I understand why compromises are made to keep the government running.

These are not normal circumstances.