Daniel Frankenstein

MS NOW anchor @ErielleReshef never planned to become a television journalist. After completing a master’s degree in diplomacy and conflict studies in Israel in 2010, she happened to be watching an English-language news program whose anchors were about to go on maternity leave. Her husband wrote down the email address on the screen and pushed her to apply. Reshef, who had never worked in a newsroom or even read from a teleprompter, went in for a screen test. She was hired by the now-shuttered IBA English News, Israel’s Channel 1, the next day. That chance opportunity launched a career that has taken Reshef from her hometown of Oklahoma City to local television, international news and eventually ABC News, where she spent eight and a half years, including as a national correspondent. Last June, she left the relative comfort of a network news reporting job to join MS NOW, formerly known as MSNBC, where she is now a fill-in anchor for daytime cable news shows for the first time. Along the way, her upbringing in a small but tight-knit Jewish community, her Israeli family ties and her years living in Israel have remained central to how she understands both the world she covers and her role as a journalist. For Reshef, 42, those identities don’t conflict with journalism but are part of what she brings to the job. In an interview with Jewish Insider, Reshef said her Jewish values — particularly curiosity, rigorous debate and a commitment to understanding people on the margins — are the “scaffolding” of her journalism. Full story from @HaleyCohen19: ji.news/5ivcb

Erielle Reshef’s journey from Israeli TV to MS NOW, @HaleyCohen19 reports ji.news/5itkz

This is the reason why you want early stage investors on your board throughout the lifecycle of the company Later stage investors (who often gain board control) have no incentive to recover anything more than their preference

עסקת ענק בהייטק הישראלי: ביוקאץ' נמכרת לוויזה ב–2.4 מיליארד דולר themarker.com/technation/202…

Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire @BioCatch a leading provider of behavioral-first, multi-signal fraud intelligence. Together, we’ll help detect and prevent fraud earlier in the customer journey. vi.sa/4xniqOt

Had a blast continuing convo on agentic diffusion in F500 w/@jmk37 CTO of McKinsey, @WSummerlinAI @DHFrankenstein We all know that the last mile in the enterprise is the longest, but when labs/vendors send FDEs who owns the learnings? Easy button vs. own thy evals?

I’m so fucking sick of snark from people on here because I talk about Jew hatred a lot. First, those who have followed me for a while know this has been a focus of mine for more than 10 years — it’s not something I suddenly picked up post–October 7. My focus is largely on extremism, particularly in America, not on Israel, although I fully understand there’s crossover. Second, people who say my focus on this is cringe, annoying, or stupid either don’t understand how serious this problem is — or they’re Jew haters themselves. This is an urgent matter. I wouldn’t spend this much time on it if it weren’t. And despite what some people online seem to believe, it certainly isn’t lucrative or helpful to my career. We know from decades of research that once someone adopts a fully developed antisemitic worldview, it becomes very, very difficult to deradicalize them — though not impossible. I don’t want to lose more people to the abyss of Jew hatred. As far as I’m concerned, this is existential. When hatred of Jews becomes part of someone’s identity and worldview, it shapes how they understand everything: politics, morality, and even their sense of belonging. Antisemitism operates differently from many other forms of hatred because it is conspiratorial in nature rather than simply prejudicial. Conspiracy beliefs are self-sealing: evidence against them is interpreted as proof of the conspiracy itself. People who adopt strong antisemitic views often move into social ecosystems that reinforce those beliefs: online communities, ideological networks, and political movements. Antisemites also see their hatred as morally justified. In their minds, they are defending civilization, fighting corruption, exposing hidden evil, and, as many of you learned recently, exposing child-killing pedophiles. Once hatred becomes framed as a moral duty, deradicalization becomes far more difficult. Antisemitism also “explains” everything to the Jew hater. Because Jews are falsely framed as the hidden cause behind many unrelated problems, Jews become the grand explanatory theory for the world’s failures and for the failures and challenges people have personally. People who criticize me or mock me ultimately don’t bother me. But it is deeply annoying and concerning — particularly because they cannot even claim that I spend my time advocating for Israel or defending the decisions of the Israeli government. So their issue is with Jews. Ultimately, if you have a problem with me talking about this, you can kiss my Iranian ass.

One has to wonder if remaining Iranian regime officials considered that by waging an assault on Arab Gulf States (who HAD previously vowed to sit out of the conflict UNTIL they were attacked) they'd likely be forgoing any post-conflict safe refuge in those very States (interlocutors Oman & Qatar stunningly included). Where will these ex-officials run to if the regime is toppled? Will these Gulf States have a short term memory? Or will this burn any egress / bridge they could have crossed.

Jack Hughes: the first player in hockey history to have a Bar Mitzvah and a Golden Goal! Pretty cool!

In San Francisco, we are focused on delivering results for the people who live, work, and visit our amazing city. That's what I told everyone on The Pat McAfee Show, and that's what I tell San Franciscans every day.    This Super Bowl week, San Francisco is showing the world that we are a city on the rise.

Mayor Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion noticeably trash-free as UES neighbors drown in 8-foot piles of garbage. Read today's cover here: nypost.com/2026/02/01/us-new…

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: I can’t help but notice that the “Free Palestine” crowd seems to have zero interest in freeing Iran. Maybe it wasn’t about peace and human rights at all, writes @johnondrasik. on.wsj.com/4qSSs1J

Hamas is a terrorist organization. We do not support terrorists. Period.

Exclusive: A detailed investigation exposes how false claims on @Wikipedia fabricate history - then get laundered into activist and media campaigns used to smear elected officials and demand resignations Thread ⬇️⬇️

CEO Ariel Assaraf and VP of AI Liran Hason shared their vision for the future of observability, explaining how #Coralogix is leading the shift with the release of our autonomous AI agent, Olly. Learn more here: coralogix.tech/48OJLzn 👇

What happened at @PESynagogue last night was totally unacceptable no matter your faith or background. This type of protest and vile language should concern us all. When you desecrate one house of worship, you desecrate them all. I'll be visiting Park East Synagogue to stand with our Jewish community when I am back in town.