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News junkie. Media critic. Producer/director/writer. Video storyteller. Narrative Producer. Trope Creator. dwjMEDIA “The most powerful way to spread an idea is through a story.” Dan Johnson X

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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 31m
www.washingtonpost.com/nation...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 32m
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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I spent a weekend with Gen Alpha. I needed a translator
From “huzz” to “unc” to “fries,” Gen Alpha has a growing vocabulary that can leave older generations confused. Here’s what their latest slang means.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 34m
apnews.com/article/ciga...
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The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette
Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 34m
A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine apnews.com/article/russia-ukr...
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A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine
A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital endures relentless aerial attacks.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 36m
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Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth announces new Pentagon initiatives
In an address to troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaned hard into culture war flashpoints, while touting new military initiatives.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 38m
www.theguardian.com/world/202...
theguardian.com
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 40m
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/ny...
nytimes.com
The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways
The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.” Here are the revelations so far.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 40m
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight - www.reuters.com/world/pilot-b...
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A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight
When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly plunged from ​over 30,000 feet on Wednesday, passenger Almog Italie said it felt like the plane was passing through "massive turbulence" before he ‌realised a life-or-death struggle had unfolded in the cockpit.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 41m
An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight apnews.com/article/pilot-flyd...
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An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight
An Indian airline captain is being hailed as a hero after thwarting an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight. Capt.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 42m
www.washingtonpost.com/politi...
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Political climate has so soured for GOP, even Mississippi Democrats are hopeful
A Democrat hasn’t won a Senate race in the state since 1982, but a young district attorney has a message for party officials and donors: “If we try, we win these voters.”
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 43m
www.cnn.com/politics/early-vo...
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Tracking early voting in the 2026 US midterm election | CNN Politics
It’s possible that as many two-thirds of all votes in the midterm elections will come in the mail or will be cast during early voting.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 43m
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
theguardian.com
Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraud
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 44m
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt apnews.com/article/christa-pi...
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 11h
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 12h
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Most Americans do not believe childhood vaccines cause autism, poll finds
Around 68 percent of respondents to a poll by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center said it is false that “vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and ru...
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 13h
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Cornell agrees to independent review of how it handled fraternity sexual assault allegations: Governor
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for the outside review, saying what happened raised "serious questions about Cornell campus culture."
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 14h
www.latimes.com/entertainment...
latimes.com
Federal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward
The judge's approval allows tech scion David Ellison to finalize his company's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 14h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/wo...
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UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says
The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 17h
UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base apnews.com/article/britain-ai...
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UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in an incident involving five men arrested near a U.S.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 17h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/l...
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Democratic lawmakers call for protections over third country deportations after ‘indefensible’ court ruling – US politics live
Lawmakers say ‘Congress must step in’ after supreme court ruled to allow Trump officials to resume deporting people where their lives could be in danger
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 18h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...
nytimes.com
Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations
A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. Attorney General.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 21h
Live updates: A fight between pilots forces a flight to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing, officials say apnews.com/live/israel-dubai-...
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Live updates: A fight between pilots forces a flight to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing, officials say
A flydubai flight headed to Tel Aviv, Israel, was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a fight between pilots, raising concerns about a possible hijacking.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 21h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us...'s-headlines&regi_id=195399&segment_id=227281&user_id=ed6c73ac5fc5a910cbf5fe9124d27ea4
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 21h
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 21h
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Exclusive | FTC opens sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other super intelligence models
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched the investigation before one of the AI models went rogue during a test — in what’s since been dubbed the “Hugging Face incident” — but the ag…
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
nypost.com/2026/09/30/world-n...
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Off-duty pilots on Israel-bound plane heroically landed aircraft after cockpit stabbing, passengers say
The “relief” pilots slated to skipper a subsequent flight, passengers told the BBC – managed to stabilize the Boeing 737 Max.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate apnews.com/article/economic-g...
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US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics
The hearing offered a forum for Republicans to try to paint Smith as a political operative and assail him anew for what they contend were politicized prosecutions that unfolded during the 2024 presidential race.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
www.wired.com/story/how-israe...
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
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The Great Data-Center Rebellion
Could a new populist movement help save American democracy?
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 22h
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks to 1 million Americans
Nearly 1 million Americans will begin receiving $500 Obamacare refund checks on Sept. 30, along with letters signed by President Donald Trump.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/politi...
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Analysis: Trump’s blasé attitude toward AI risks backfiring politically | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
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One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford called 999 himself
He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
www.theguardian.com/business/...
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A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maga – with social media influencers
Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/wo...
nytimes.com
After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
Israeli officials say diverted flydubai incident may be attempted 'terror attack' - www.reuters.com/world/middle-...
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Israeli officials say diverted flydubai incident may be attempted 'terror attack'
The Israeli government believes an incident on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted ‌to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals on Wednesday, may have been an attempted "terror attack" by one of the pilots, according to two Israeli officials.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call apnews.com/article/israel-sau...
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A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call
A FlyDubai plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/world/...
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Live updates: Plane plummets 17,000 feet after ‘violent incident’ between pilots | CNN
A “violent incident” between two pilots caused a FlyDubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia. Follow for live updates.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 23h
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Israel Dubai flight: Passengers tell Israeli media pilot was stabbed on diverted plane
The Saudi airport where the plane - carrying about 150 people - landed says the captain and first officer sustained injuries, and have been taken to hospital.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Jack Smith: Trump 'Engaged in Serious Crimes' Against US
Jack Smith ripped Trump in his opening statement to a Senate panel, saying his investigation uncovered "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" of "serious crimes."
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us...
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/politi...
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Sen. Eric Schmitt’s basketball mixup, a confident witness and other takeaways from Jack Smith’s hearing | CNN Politics
Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two indictments against now-President Donald Trump in 2023, testified in front of Congress again on Tuesday — this time, to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apnews.com/article/trump-ai-a...
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Donald Trump says that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews of the technology during a meeting at the White House.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Cornell gang rape story is being scrutinized. It's not uncommon www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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The Cornell gang rape story is being scrutinized. It's not uncommon
Sometimes victims' accounts shift or change over time. But experts say these discrepancies alone do not mean that an assault never happened.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In win for Trump, Supreme Court again allows third-country deportations www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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In win for Trump, Supreme Court again allows third-country deportations
The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a judge's order requiring migrants be able to contest their removal to countries other than their own.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.axios.com/2026/09/29/trum...
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Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing.
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Daniel Johnson @danieljohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/te...
nytimes.com
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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