Hello, I’m Daniel, a freelance journalist covering democratic movements and elections around the world.

I’m proud to say that I’m the first American and second Westerner to visit the camp of the Seventh Brigade of the People’s Defense Force (PDF) along the Thai-Myanmar border. They are fighting for a return to a federal, democratic system against the military junta that overthrew the democratically elected government in 2021.

Here I am on the Thai-Myanmar border with the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Cobra Column 2 VENOM