Vafa T
@vafata.medsky.social
Endocrinologist, New Yorker by choice, atheist, Yankees fan, childless cat lady. Passions: patient care and social justice. There, now you know me.
Our awesome cat sitter sent this pic of our ginger waking up from his nap to say hi to her 🥹😻
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Our awesome cat sitter sent this pic of our ginger waking up from his nap to say hi to her 🥹😻
Waymo sucks. Hire drivers and stop the corporate greed.
The death of Kit Kat, a bodega cat run over by a Waymo self-driving taxi, has sparked outrage and debate in San Francisco, with some bemoaning the way robot taxis and automation have taken over the city.
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
The self-driving taxis have become ubiquitous in the city, but an uproar ensued when one ran over a beloved feline.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Waymo sucks. Hire drivers and stop the corporate greed.
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
They want to feel good about themselves and they can’t and shouldn’t.
May 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
They want to feel good about themselves and they can’t and shouldn’t.
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A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?
The Hope Florida Foundation quietly gave the money to two nonprofit political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies defeat a ballot measure.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
They took a home run away from Judge and then decided that’s not enough and took a no hitter away from Fried. Ridiculous. @ny-yankees.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
They took a home run away from Judge and then decided that’s not enough and took a no hitter away from Fried. Ridiculous. @ny-yankees.bsky.social
Side question: what kind of person agrees to be on a firing squad?
The return of the firing squad is a defeat for death penalty supporters | Austin Sarat
The return of the firing squad is a defeat for death penalty supporters | Austin Sarat
The method is a vivid reminder of the brutality of state killing. That undermines the pro-capital-punishment narrative
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Side question: what kind of person agrees to be on a firing squad?
Theoretical question: can states stop paying tax to federal government? For example: can New York allow her citizens to keep their federal tax or keep the funds for the state?
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Theoretical question: can states stop paying tax to federal government? For example: can New York allow her citizens to keep their federal tax or keep the funds for the state?
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Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!?
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
April 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!?
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
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A Chinese woman detained by U.S. border officers for overstaying a visitor visa died by suicide while being held at a border patrol station in Arizona, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who is a ranking member of the House subcommittee overseeing immigration.
Chinese Woman Detained in Arizona Border Station Dies by Suicide
A woman detained by U.S. border officers for overstaying a visitor visa died by suicide while in custody, according to a Democratic congresswoman.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A Chinese woman detained by U.S. border officers for overstaying a visitor visa died by suicide while being held at a border patrol station in Arizona, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who is a ranking member of the House subcommittee overseeing immigration.
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So my dear husband decided to upgrade the wifi right before @ny-yankees.bsky.social game started. Due to “technical difficulties” I missed one of the most exciting games in Yankees history. We’re gonna need marriage counseling.
March 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So my dear husband decided to upgrade the wifi right before @ny-yankees.bsky.social game started. Due to “technical difficulties” I missed one of the most exciting games in Yankees history. We’re gonna need marriage counseling.
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Have you:
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?
Let us know 👇
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?
Let us know 👇
Have You Recently Sought Help From the CFPB? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is walking away from cases that might have helped return money to consumers across the U.S. We want to hear from people who feel left behind.
propub.li
March 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Have you:
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?
Let us know 👇
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?
Let us know 👇
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All of these Republican congressmen who said in these past posts that they will never vote for another CR will vote for another CR on Tuesday.
March 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
All of these Republican congressmen who said in these past posts that they will never vote for another CR will vote for another CR on Tuesday.
5 year olds with a keyboard at @whitehouse. 🙄
March 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
5 year olds with a keyboard at @whitehouse. 🙄
I know what you’re trying to say, but when you think about it, not surprising at all. Did you think they would welcome a man who’s standing up to their master over the misogynist rapists twins?
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I know what you’re trying to say, but when you think about it, not surprising at all. Did you think they would welcome a man who’s standing up to their master over the misogynist rapists twins?
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If I wrote this, you all would say I was taking the bit too far, wouldn't you?
March 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If I wrote this, you all would say I was taking the bit too far, wouldn't you?
Very.
March 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Very.