Danielle Venton
Science reporter @kqednews // wildfire, space & oceans // studied @UCSC_SciCom @humboldtcalpoly // Host of the KQED Climate Book Club -- come read with us! Reach me on Signal: DVenton.09
- Reposted by Danielle VentonMy 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
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- Reposted by Danielle VentonIf 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.
- Billionaires out of the news biz please
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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
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- Reposted by Danielle Venton🚨 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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- Reposted by Danielle VentonNew 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!
- 1/ 🧵 What is a wildfire-prepared neighborhood? In Cameron Park’s Stone Canyon, 24 single-story homes are being built as Northern California’s first wildfire-prepared neighborhood — designed from the ground up to resist fire, not just individual homes. www.kqed.org/science/1999...
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- Reposted by Danielle VentonYour regular reminder that when folks say "its cold outside where I live, what happened to global warming?" that the world is big, and weather still exists.
- Reposted by Danielle VentonTomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
- Reposted by Danielle VentonICYMI: Kennedy funded a study of the Hep. B vaccine on W. African babies. The country called it off for now. Infants there face 1/5 odds of mom-to-baby infection. The disease is excruciating & cuts off decades of life. w/ Stephanie Nolen GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/h...
- #icanhazpdf? www.nature.com/articles/s41... email: d venton AT kqed DOT org 🙏 please help this nerd become even nerdier 🙏
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- 1/ Cultural burning returns to the Sierra foothills — KQED For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land. 🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
- Reposted by Danielle Venton"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
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- Reposted by Danielle VentonEvacuations are once again being prepped in SoCal for a wave of deep tropical moisture arriving tomorrow. Second time in two weeks.
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- My final written offering of year is a reflection from the @kqedscience.bsky.social team about stories that stuck with us this year. Read here: www.kqed.org/science/1999...
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- Reposted by Danielle VentonHere's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #AGU25 #climate
- Say whaaaaaa?
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