Daniel Villareal
- Digital Asset Manager, California Department of Housing & Community Development
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We’re all shipping Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott after this tantalizing photo op
With Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott portraying lovers in an upcoming gay romance, we were already prepared to swoon. But it might just be their (literally) steamy friendship offscreen that sends us into cardiac arrest. Andrew Scott celebrating his birthday with Paul Mescal at a gay bar.
Trump Sought Ownership Deal With Parler While Still President
Reprinted with permission from Alternet While in office, former Donald Trump repeatedly profited off of both the presidency and his businesses. So it isn't really surprising that Trump tried to profit off of the far-right Twitter-copycat Parler too. Spoiler alert: It didn't work.
WATCH Rep. Jeffries’ Scorching Brooklyn Takedown Of Utah GOP Trumpster
WATCH Rep. Jeffries' Scorching Brooklyn Takedown Of Utah GOP Trumpster Reprinted with permission from Alternet Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) figuratively set fire to freshman Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT)in a speech that called him out for daring to criticize Democrats for not being patriotic while Owens himself had voted, one day after the January 6 insurrection, to overturn the results of a fair presidential election in favor of Donald Trump.
Shocker: Marjorie Taylor Greene Lied About Her QAnon Posting
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Reprinted with permission from Alternet In her Thursday floor speech before the House voted to strip her of all her committee assignments, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that since she started running for office, she never voiced support for any of the extremist conspiracy theories that she had previously touted on social media. However, that's a lie. "I never said once during my entire campaign QAnon," Greene said in her Thursday speech.
Ohio GOP Legislators Think Trump's Birthday Should Be A Holiday
Reprinted with permission from Alternet Republican Ohio State Representatives Jon Cross and Reggie Stoltzfus want to make former President Donald Trump's June 14 birthday a holiday called "Donald J. Trump Day" in order to "celebrate one of the greatest presidents in American history." But June 14 is already Flag Day, a national holiday commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777 -- and Trump was a horrible president.
Sorry! No Big Military-Style Sendoff For You, Mr. President
Reprinted with permission from Alternet President Donald Trump, who still hasn't conceded that he lost the election, will soon be leaving the White House. On his way out, he's not participating in any of the traditional hand-off rituals that incumbents typically do to welcome newly elected Presidents (like leaving a farewell letter of advice to the new president or having a one-on-one conversation with them).
GOP Official Who Attended White House Party Infects Entire Family
Reprinted with permission from Alternet Tom Mountain, the mask-denying vice chairman of the Massachusetts GOP's governing body who attended a largely maskless Hanukkah party at the White House on December 9, has since infected four of his family members with COVID-19. Mountain's wife pleaded with him not to attend the party over fears that he'd get infected with the virus. He has since given her the virus as well as his son, his daughter-in-law, and his mother-in-law.
Trump Ignores Nashville Blast, Urging Supporters To Rally In D.C. On January 6
Proud Boys in Washington, D.C. for protest that turned violent Reprinted with permission from Alternet President Donald Trump has so far ignored the massive bombing in Nashville, Tennessee that damaged 41 buildings. Instead, he is asking his Twitter followers to rally in Washington D.C. on January 6 to support his overturning an election that he lost over 46 days ago.
Watch: Rudy Reduced To Peddling Cigars And Gold Coins On YouTube
Reprinted with permission from Alternet Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney of Donald Trump, has repeatedly and thoroughly discredited himself by pushing far-fetched lies about how President-elect Joe Biden allegedly stole the election. But just when you thought he couldn't get any lower, he's now on YouTube selling cigars and gold coins on his personal YouTube channel.
CC Slaughters Was Born in a Pandemic - And That’s How it Ended
This story is part of a series at them. memorializing LGBTQ+ spaces that have shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while also highlighting other businesses that are struggling to survive. Read more from the Queer Spaces Project here. When CC Slaughters first opened in downtown Portland in 1981, the first year of the HIV epidemic, it heralded a rebirth of local gay bars.
Trump Fires Pentagon Advisors, Appoints Cronies And Denies Briefings To Biden
Reprinted with permission from Alternet On Friday, the White House fired nine members of the Pentagon's Defense Business Board and installed people loyal to President Donald Trump, Politico reports. At the same time, Trump's Pentagon officials have refused members of President-elect Joe Biden's transition team to meet with officials at U.S. intelligence agencies.
Wisconsin Recount Finds 132 More Biden Votes - And Costs Trump $3 Million
Reprinted with permission from Alternet The re-election campaign of soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump spent $3 million for a recount of votes in Wisconsin in the hopes of throwing out tens of thousands of absentee and early ballots cast in support of President-elect Joe Biden. But Trump's $3 million dollar gambit hasn't paid off. In fact, it actually increased Biden's lead over him by 132 votes.
GOP State Officials Threaten Violent ‘War’ Against Black Lives Matter
Reprinted with permission from Alternet This week, two local Republican leaders published and then deleted social media posts which threatened violence in an imminent right-wing clash against Black Lives Matter and Antifa (anti-fascist) activists. First, Iron County, Utah commissioner Paul Cozzens published a now-deleted picture showing a soldier with a gun and the words: "Warning to BLM & Antifa—Once you've managed to defund & eliminate the police, there's nobody protecting you from us.
Arkansas Republican Who Called Virus ‘A Hoax’ In Hospital With Covid-19 Pneumonia
Reprinted with permission from Alternet Jason Rapert, an anti-gay Republican Arkansas state senator who has called face mask mandates "draconian" and shared articles calling COVID-19 a hoax, has tested positive for COVID-19 after speaking at a church service and other recent events without a face mask.
Texas GOP Sues Houston To Hold Convention In Virus Hotspot
The Texas Republican Party was all set to hold a 6,000-person convention in Houston this next week even though the city is located in Harris County, the Texas county with the highest overall number of coronavirus cases. But because the county has averaged around 950 new COVID-19 cases each day over the last week, Houston's Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner effectively canceled the event on July 8.
CD8+ T Cells Lack Local Signals To Produce IFN-γ in the Skin during Leishmania Infection
CD8+ T Cells Lack Local Signals To Produce IFN-? in the Skin during Leishmania Infection Fernanda O. Novais, Andrea C. Wong, Daniel O. Villareal, Daniel P. Beiting, Phillip Scott The Journal of Immunology March 1, 2018, 200 (5) 1737-1745; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701597
CD8+ T Cells Lack Local Signals To Produce IFN-γ in the Skin during Leishmania Infection
CD8+ T Cells Lack Local Signals To Produce IFN-? in the Skin during Leishmania Infection Fernanda O. Novais, Andrea C. Wong, Daniel O. Villareal, Daniel P. Beiting, Phillip Scott The Journal of Immunology January 24, 2018, ji1701597; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701597
VIDEO: San Jose home transformed into Halloween haunted hotel
SAN JOSE (KRON) —Â A home in San Jose has taken the haunted house decorations to a new level and transformed into a haunted hotel. KRON4’s Daniel Villareal was there to get a look at the home and the crowds that came out to have a look. The crowds began lining up several hours before the haunted house even was open. The hotel is modeled after an iconic South Bay hotel — Hotel De Anza. Watch the above video to see Daniel’s full report.
VIDEO: 2 new lawsuits filed in Gilroy High School teacher’s sexual misconduct case
GILROY (KRON) — More child victims have come forward, accusing a former South Bay teacher of catfishing. Two new lawsuits were filed on Wednesday against the Gilroy Unified School District. One lawsuit was already filed by a mother whose child was allegedly a victim of a teacher’s sexual misconduct. Twenty-five-year-old Douglas Le was arrested at his home back in April. He is accused of posing as a young girl on social media and asking hundreds of minors to send him sexually explicit photos.
Video: Dog severely injured after allegedly being thrown off East Bay freeway overpass
MARTINEZ (KRON) — Contra Costa County Animal Control is caring for a severely injured dog after it was allegedly thrown off a freeway overpass. Now, the Australian Shepherd is on the road to recovery. The 1-year-old dog is recovering from a traumatic experience that left her with some serious injuries over the weekend. On Saturday, she was brought to a veterinary hospital by folks who found her on Highway 4 in Antioch.
New state-of-the-art Oakland community center opens
The East Oakland Youth Development Center had a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Libby Schaff and actor Mark Curry were there. The new center is the result of an $11 million campaign by Regina Jackson. Mayor Schaff said for the people of Oakland, this is a step in the right direction. The facility includes a martial arts dojo and yoga studio, Apple Mac lab, acoustically sound music room, and new office spaces.
Hollister family pleads for help hours before father will be deported to Mexico
HOLLISTER (KRON) — A family in Hollister is pleading for help, just hours before their father and husband will be deported to Mexico. Mauricio Magdaleno-Montes was detained by immigration officials earlier Tuesday after he had filed a motion to stay in the United States. He has been in the U.S. illegally for more than 20 years. Mauricio’s wife, who suffers from a brain injury, is begging officials to let him stay to take care of her and their children.
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