Daniel Strauss

What a time it must be to be a student journalist at Harvard right now www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Tempting

RFK Jr. targets vaccine makers' federal liability protections Kennedy has repeatedly pushed the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism.

RFK Jr. targets vaccine makers' federal liability protections, a move that could jeopardize access to all vaccines

www.axios.com/2025/07/28/r...

Layers!

i don’t understand how to pack for san francisco in the summer

bro are you seriously supine in a porch hammock basking in the celestial chorus of summer cicadas on a warm July evening right now

It’s amazing to me how many people are genuinely torn between watching the South Park season even if it means subscribing to Paramount and missing it but not giving Paramount money.

Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’ Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.

“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

Nectar of the gods.

When your partner tells you your in laws are staying an extra few days.

It’s worth your time.

WaPo: We've killed our independence and objectivity, please like our owner

NYT: Trump Making Amazing Deals, White House Says; Mamdani Late 4 Times in 6th Grade

CBS: We'll censor things you dislike, here's millions of dollars, please let our parent do a merger

WSJ: BREAKING: TRUMP-EPSTEIN LETTER!

Some books really don’t age well.

“And ultimately, what I fear,” Mamdani said, “is that if this is what Donald Trump and his administration feel comfortable about saying about the Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City, imagine what they feel comfortable saying and doing about immigrants whose names they don’t even know.”

*sees guy with a Dad Girl hat, starts to go over to compliment him*
*then sees it’s a Barstool hat, stops, and goes about my business*

(1) Totally believe that Trump doesn't realize they're "touching" Medicaid.
(2) Also believe that a lot (10%? A third? More?) of congressional Republicans sincerely believe that none of their supporters will be affected by the Medicaid cuts.

Fact check: Was suspected assassin Boelter close with MN Gov. Walz? Boelter was appointed to an advisory board in 2019, but one member says the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis.

Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...

What to know about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing today A Tennessee judge is scheduled to hear arguments Friday about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released from jail.

What to know about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing today

The Peace President

Scott Frank on Netflix, the future of Hollywood, and Dept. Q Channels with Peter Kafka · Episode

One thing that really stuck out to me in this @pkafka.bsky.social interview with Scott Frank: don’t go try to break into screenwriting, break into game writing open.spotify.com/episode/35s0...

Israel Launches Attack on Iran as Tehran Scrambles Jets

Israel launches what it calls a "preemptive strike" against Iran, targeting elements of its nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities. Follow our live coverage here: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

So this is cool.

Hey @abraham.bsky.social Osiris Reborn looks 🔥. How involved were you two in crafting the plot?

White House Threatens Columbia’s Accreditation Over Protests The Education Department said Columbia University no longer appeared to meet accreditation standards after concluding that the school is in violation of anti-discrimination laws, the latest effort by the Trump administration to target elite schools over their handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

BREAKING: Columbia University no longer meets accreditation standards after violating antidiscrimination laws, the US says

YouTube video by House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget

🚨 FOLLOW LIVE: Russ Vought, Trump's budget director who said he wants to put federal workers "in trauma," is testifying on Capitol Hill.

I'm reporting on Vought. I'll be live-tweeting the hearing. (Link to livestream below.)

Send me your questions and tips. 1/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1sZ...

My take on Elon Musk and his plan to leave government.

www.economist.com/united-state...

With a mini scoop at the end - the workers going back into the United States Institute of Peace offices found a whole bunch of weed apparently thrown away by the DOGE staffers who had been hanging out there

I wish I could say I’m sad to see the Pocket App go.

'Utterly terrifying:' Disability advocates fear rollback of DEI under Trump, Braun The disability community fought for inclusion in corporate and government DEI efforts. Now they're worried they'll be on the chopping block.

A story about a community that is often left out of the loudest DEI ~discourse~: 'Utterly terrifying:' Disability advocates fear rollback of DEI under Trump, Braun

www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Here’s the thing about Your Friends and Neighbors. It suffers from the same thing as so many other shows about rich people during a murder. We’re supposed to rethink any envy about being rich but…the show also glorifies that…