Daniel Strauss
@danielstrauss.bsky.social
Journalist. Hedge knight. Dr Pepper lover. Go Blue. I’m the man like Lando.
ICYMI, we profiled Abdul El-Sayed through the lens of his defeat in the governor's race in 2018 and how he learned from it. prospect.org/2026/07/30/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
prospect.org
One reason why Abdul El-Sayed's campaign caught fire this year? His opposition to data centers. It's also been the thrust of Francesca Hong's campaign in neighboring Wisconsin. good @danielstrauss.bsky.social piece prospect.org/2026/07/30/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
prospect.org
One of the most insightful El-Sayed profiles I’ve read Traces his evolution from the 2018 candidate who lost a Dem primary to the one who could win in 2026 By @danielstrauss.bsky.social prospect.org/2026/07/30/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
prospect.org
NEW: This is Abdul El-Sayed's second statewide campaign in Michigan. He lost the first one in 2018 when he was 32 years old. Daniel Strauss did perhaps the canonical profile of him in that campaign; he returned to talk to El-Sayed about what he learned from that experience.
Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
prospect.org
Worth reading.
Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social · 2w agoWhy has DSA grown? One argument from this research: not just ideology, but organization. Strong membership plus ongoing and continuous participation in social movements creates credibility, committed volunteers, political skills, and durable electoral capacity. www.niskanencenter.org/inside-the-d...
I love it when scared suburbanites have to regale us with the tales of how they saw a couple homeless people in downtown Salt Lake
A group of high-ranking Senate Democrats called on their Republican counterparts to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures pose national security risks
Top Senate Democrats Call for Probes Into Trump Crypto Earnings
A group of high-ranking Senate Democrats Friday called on their Republican counterparts to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures pose national security risks.
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"There won’t be more discoveries, and we’ll just stop at what we already know." @cantlonlab.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.
Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.
nytimes.com
So if I squint real hard this makes it a second season of Mare variety.com/2026/tv/news...
‘Task’ Season 2 Becomes ‘Mare of Easttown’ Crossover With Julianne Nicholson Reprising Emmy-Winning Role (EXCLUSIVE)
Julianne Nicholson has joined HBO's 'Task' Season 2, reprising her Emmy-winning 'Mare of Easttown' role as Lori Ross.
variety.com
“To those not already convinced that work ought to be a source of pleasure, talk of earning one’s living by playing doesn’t sound very serious, so mathematicians typically look for a more respectable name for what we seek. It might be surprising to learn how often we choose the word understanding.”
Knowledge Collapse
AI companies are racing to mechanize mathematics. Where does that leave human understanding?
bostonreview.net
There are gonna be a lot of Haaland/Buu comparisons aren’t there?
Notable — Haley Stevens makes no outreach to Mallory McMorrow supporters, while Abdul El-Sayed explicitly welcomes them to his movement:
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last mo.McMorrow has been a force in Michigan, and seemed to have real camaraderie with Abdul El-Sayed early on. We’ll see if that extends to now and she joins forces with him to meet Democrats & independents where they are, rather than try to buoy the sinking ship Stevens represents.
For some reason I see this as a good omen www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/w...
Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London
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Serious question: does anyone actually finish their vacation beach reads? The books you bring on vacation?
