Darius Tahir
@dariustahir.bsky.social
health tech journo at KFF Health News. do people really read the bios, if they're not of Civil War generals?
Haley Stevens a semi-counterexample
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Haley Stevens a semi-counterexample
Interesting tidbit from the new Washington Post poll on the VA governor's race: at least in this poll's records, Trump's approval ratings in the state are the best they've ever been.
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Interesting tidbit from the new Washington Post poll on the VA governor's race: at least in this poll's records, Trump's approval ratings in the state are the best they've ever been.
EXPERT: it's called having infants
September 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
EXPERT: it's called having infants
Folks… found the new media business model
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Folks… found the new media business model
New refutation of Fukuyama just dropped
June 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New refutation of Fukuyama just dropped
A beautiful attempt at my name at the cafe.
May 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A beautiful attempt at my name at the cafe.
Classic, but not as good as:
May 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Classic, but not as good as:
Two reviews? Of two cities, each so unknown? For such a low price?
May 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Two reviews? Of two cities, each so unknown? For such a low price?
Of all the administration figures in a recent YouGov poll, RFK has the second-highest favorables and the best net favorability
April 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Of all the administration figures in a recent YouGov poll, RFK has the second-highest favorables and the best net favorability
Loudoun County, in one headline
April 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Loudoun County, in one headline
If anyone from HHS involved in health and tech -- cybersecurity, health records, research, genomics, and so on -- has gotten laid off today and would like to talk about their experiences, my signal is here:
April 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If anyone from HHS involved in health and tech -- cybersecurity, health records, research, genomics, and so on -- has gotten laid off today and would like to talk about their experiences, my signal is here:
There’s a great part of playing for keeps where it talks about Toni Kukoc’s pregame meals:
March 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There’s a great part of playing for keeps where it talks about Toni Kukoc’s pregame meals:
the wizards at the Times have not included enough spaces for "the respect and adoration of my peers and family"
February 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
the wizards at the Times have not included enough spaces for "the respect and adoration of my peers and family"
Need to say something about health tech -- inside government, big corporations, hospitals, or insurers? -- but privately? Message me on Signal
February 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Need to say something about health tech -- inside government, big corporations, hospitals, or insurers? -- but privately? Message me on Signal
Just did the guy-blinking-meme gif reaction when I saw this Wall Street Journal editorial page headline:
January 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just did the guy-blinking-meme gif reaction when I saw this Wall Street Journal editorial page headline:
A ZipRecruiter partnership with Severance seems....questionable... interesting...I'm falling for the trap, but... hmm
January 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A ZipRecruiter partnership with Severance seems....questionable... interesting...I'm falling for the trap, but... hmm
Two takes on cyber rules (from the other place) —>
December 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Two takes on cyber rules (from the other place) —>
Justttt before the New Year and a new admin, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights proposes a new cybersecurity regulation to toughen some* requirements for some * health care orgs to protect patient info
*(too technical for limited characters)
*(too technical for limited characters)
December 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Justttt before the New Year and a new admin, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights proposes a new cybersecurity regulation to toughen some* requirements for some * health care orgs to protect patient info
*(too technical for limited characters)
*(too technical for limited characters)
Me, instead of responding to bad posts:
November 29, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Me, instead of responding to bad posts:
I’m not a yuppie, I’m a
November 29, 2024 at 2:57 PM
I’m not a yuppie, I’m a