Code with Care
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Data Scientist | AI/ML/NLP | health outcomes/costs of care | maternal/infant health | addiction | views my own
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
During a House hearing last month, VA Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Officer Charles Worthington said REACH VET “has used AI algorithms to identify over 130,000 veterans at elevated risk, improving outpatient care and reducing suicide attempts.”
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VA’s AI suicide prevention tools aren’t meant to replace clinical interventions — advocates want it to stay that way
The AI tools currently being used to identify veterans at high-risk of suicide always include human outreach.
www.nextgov.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
During a House hearing last month, VA Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Officer Charles Worthington said REACH VET “has used AI algorithms to identify over 130,000 veterans at elevated risk, improving outpatient care and reducing suicide attempts.”
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Who Left the Federal Workforce www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Former Federal Workers on the Cost of Trump's Cuts
The New York Times photographed and interviewed two dozen former federal workers from across the country to get a sense of what they left behind and what they face next.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Who Left the Federal Workforce www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“We are in purgatory—not having enough resources to do our jobs, and not knowing what the vision is for the agency moving forward. Leadership by utter neglect.”
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“We are in purgatory—not having enough resources to do our jobs, and not knowing what the vision is for the agency moving forward. Leadership by utter neglect.”
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RFK Jr. likes to wax nostalgic about how “healthy” America was in the 1960’s. He bases this on one datapoint, the prevalence of obesity.
But let’s dip our toes into reality. In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now
But let’s dip our toes into reality. In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now
August 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
RFK Jr. likes to wax nostalgic about how “healthy” America was in the 1960’s. He bases this on one datapoint, the prevalence of obesity.
But let’s dip our toes into reality. In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now
But let’s dip our toes into reality. In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now
Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.
www.motherjones.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted.
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On C-sections, intraoperative pain, and how patients and providers are working together to solve this problem
The Retrievals, Season 2 www.nytimes.com/article/seri...
The Retrievals, Season 2 www.nytimes.com/article/seri...
From Serial Productions: The Retrievals, Season 2
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
On C-sections, intraoperative pain, and how patients and providers are working together to solve this problem
The Retrievals, Season 2 www.nytimes.com/article/seri...
The Retrievals, Season 2 www.nytimes.com/article/seri...
“…new scholarship program that will fully fund master’s degrees for at least 50 students with significant experience in the public sector, including the military.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
Harvard Creates New Public Service Program, as Trump Slashes Federal Jobs
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July 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“…new scholarship program that will fully fund master’s degrees for at least 50 students with significant experience in the public sector, including the military.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
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RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
July 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
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A new paper shows that pediatric deaths in the US are significantly higher than in comparable countries, but what is driving this?
“Premature births, sudden unexpected infant deaths, congenital anomalies for infants; firearms, motor vehicle crashes, substance use, and homicide for ages 1-19”.
“Premature births, sudden unexpected infant deaths, congenital anomalies for infants; firearms, motor vehicle crashes, substance use, and homicide for ages 1-19”.
Trends in US Children’s Mortality, Chronic Conditions, Obesity, Functional Status, and Symptoms
This study aims to determine how US children’s health has been changing from 2007 to 2023 using multiple data collection methods and a comprehensive set of health indicators.
jamanetwork.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A new paper shows that pediatric deaths in the US are significantly higher than in comparable countries, but what is driving this?
“Premature births, sudden unexpected infant deaths, congenital anomalies for infants; firearms, motor vehicle crashes, substance use, and homicide for ages 1-19”.
“Premature births, sudden unexpected infant deaths, congenital anomalies for infants; firearms, motor vehicle crashes, substance use, and homicide for ages 1-19”.
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NO KINGS DAY was not a dour, dismal acknowledgement of certain defeat, as much as it was a joyfully defiant dance party of pissed off people who haven’t let a minority movement of misery make them in capable of jubilation.
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I'd Lost A Few Things. 'No Kings Day' Helped Me Find Them Again
Photo by Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
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June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NO KINGS DAY was not a dour, dismal acknowledgement of certain defeat, as much as it was a joyfully defiant dance party of pissed off people who haven’t let a minority movement of misery make them in capable of jubilation.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/id-lost-a-...
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In March, VA officials across the US warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain a cancer registry for “immediate termination.”
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials”
Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests…
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In March, VA officials across the US warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain a cancer registry for “immediate termination.”
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
“Faith is when you…think that, well, America is exceptional and everything will work out in the end. And hope is when you observe and participate in the thing that carries out the truth...hope is connected to action…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Opinion | The Beautiful Danger of Normal Life During an Autocratic Rise
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Faith is when you…think that, well, America is exceptional and everything will work out in the end. And hope is when you observe and participate in the thing that carries out the truth...hope is connected to action…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
“…federal agencies have lost some 135,000 to firings and voluntary resignation, with another 150,000 in planned reductions.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects
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June 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“…federal agencies have lost some 135,000 to firings and voluntary resignation, with another 150,000 in planned reductions.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
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Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH:
❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually
All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually
All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH:
❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually
All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually
All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“(This) isn’t just about my friends’ losing their jobs. It’s about our entire country losing faith in the importance of expertise that’s wielded in service of the greater good.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Opinion | Living Among the DOGE Wreckage
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“(This) isn’t just about my friends’ losing their jobs. It’s about our entire country losing faith in the importance of expertise that’s wielded in service of the greater good.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
“I mean, out of 59,000 dead names…the niece of Ray Delgado shows up when I’m touching his name?” Mr. Marlantes continued. “You gotta say that’s not just coincidence.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
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50 Years After Saigon’s Fall, ‘the Wall’ Reflects and Collects a Nation’s Trauma
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May 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“I mean, out of 59,000 dead names…the niece of Ray Delgado shows up when I’m touching his name?” Mr. Marlantes continued. “You gotta say that’s not just coincidence.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
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My ongoing request:
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
NSF appears to be terminating hundreds of its grants to Harvard, per internal sources at NSF and at Harvard. At least one division has had all its grants cut.
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My ongoing request:
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
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Please check in with your fed friends. It's kinda stressful here
You’re fired
You’re rehired
You’re refired
You’re staying but your team is fired
Your team is staying but your funding’s cut
You’re moving across the country, maybe
Restraining order 🛑
Restraining order against the restraining order 🔙
You’re fired
You’re rehired
You’re refired
You’re staying but your team is fired
Your team is staying but your funding’s cut
You’re moving across the country, maybe
Restraining order 🛑
Restraining order against the restraining order 🔙
a cartoon character from bob 's burgers wearing a pink bunny hat says this is fine
Alt: Louise from bob 's burgers wearing a pink bunny hat and staring into the distance. Her left eye is twitching with stress. The caption says "this is fine"
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May 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Please check in with your fed friends. It's kinda stressful here
You’re fired
You’re rehired
You’re refired
You’re staying but your team is fired
Your team is staying but your funding’s cut
You’re moving across the country, maybe
Restraining order 🛑
Restraining order against the restraining order 🔙
You’re fired
You’re rehired
You’re refired
You’re staying but your team is fired
Your team is staying but your funding’s cut
You’re moving across the country, maybe
Restraining order 🛑
Restraining order against the restraining order 🔙
This was a delightful read. Still wrapping my head around how GLP-1s and LASIK were invented tho🦎🥽🤯 #savescience
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This was a delightful read. Still wrapping my head around how GLP-1s and LASIK were invented tho🦎🥽🤯 #savescience
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
“I hope that the judge rules Wednesday that I can be released, so I can return to my lab. There is a data set that I’m halfway finished analyzing. I want to go home and finish it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren’t in ICE Detention
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“I hope that the judge rules Wednesday that I can be released, so I can return to my lab. There is a data set that I’m halfway finished analyzing. I want to go home and finish it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
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They're dismantling (what remains of) the social safety net and replacing it with a dragnet instead.
May 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
They're dismantling (what remains of) the social safety net and replacing it with a dragnet instead.