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Darius Tahir

@dariustahir.bsky.social
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health tech journo at KFF Health News. do people really read the bios, if they're not of Civil War generals?

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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 19h
the question on my mind for sure
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My toddler has crowned herself "queen of the night."
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Even in musicals the Nationals cannot win.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
issues worth considering as some people insist waymos must be deployed right this second to washington d.c., famously a city with zero secret service motrocades
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spotted new posters around DC today
OMG.
AMERICANS ARE LOSING ACCESS
TO
LIFE-SAVING
CLINICAL TRIALS.
OMB.
UNITED SCIENCE
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The perfect plot summary. Meditating, smiling, over how my novels I could thusly summarize: Nick Carraway is in a town where a small incident becomes large. Milkman Dead is in a town where a small incident becomes large. Raskolnikov is in a town where a small incident becomes large.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
INTRO TO TODDLER POSTMODERNISM: Toddler comes up with a rubber ducky. I want to see a picture, she says. Don’t have one. Should we take one? Obviously. The picture is more real than reality. Here is the picture.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Brock Purdy
Brock Purdy
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🫡
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Always enjoy when an author just decides to insert a personal opinion in the guise of story, in this case regarding Ottolenghi’s love of pomegranate seeds.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
blocking out my schedule. telling my toddler i will be unavailable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJS...
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You Can See Everything | Official Teaser HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
this is actually the initiation rite to become a health journalist
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And now, my in-depth conversation with Stanford football GM and former NFL superstar Andrew Luck. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
sfgate.com
Andrew Luck is just another bureaucrat now
SFGATE's Drew Magary heads to Stanford to grill its general manager of football.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
State of our economy: US Open court inside advertisements: JPMorgan… Harvey (AI for lawyers) … Oura (health gadgetry/AI for worried athletes)….
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
TODDLER: *ventriloquizing doll* I don’t want to go to sleep, I don’t want to go to sleep! TODDLER *to doll* you have to go to sleep, you have to go to sleep!
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Never in doubt
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 28/08/2026
Happy Tan Suit Day to all who celebrate. (Originally August 28, 2014)
Obama in a tan suit.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
When the crossword puzzle narrows it down
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NPR is the only free-to-air American broadcaster that has a bureau in India, a nuclear power with a population of 1 billion. An insane but true fact.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: DC judge slams Trump admin for its overhaul of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, saying it "appears to elevate fertility and marital procreation over well-tested forms of contraception and pregnancy prevention.” The new criteria is on ice while litigation continues over the next few months
politico.com
Judge halts Trump’s abstinence-only overhaul of teen sex ed program
But the ruling will not restore tens of millions in funds cut earlier this summer.
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Arielle Zionts @ajzionts.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The feds+states are pushing AI through the Rural Health Transformation Program despite the lack of studies on AI in rural health settings. It's unclear how many states will be collecting+sharing outcomes. And rural people I spoke w/ were skeptical of AI. kffhealthnews.org/rural-health...
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Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution - KFF Health News
The $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program is set to flood rural America with new AI health tools. That’s despite little evidence on whether health-related AI can improve access to ca...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 13/08/2026
Some Iowans with disabilities who are covered by Medicaid say the program’s income and asset limits prevent them from saving money and accepting promotions. kffhealthnews.org/insurance/medicai…
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People With Disabilities Say Medicaid's Limits on Income Stifle Career Advancement - KFF Health News
Special Medicaid programs in many states allow disabled people to work while receiving benefits, and most limit how much participants can earn and the assets they can hold. Some Iowans are pushing lawmakers to remove those limits, which they say can dam...
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KFF @kff.org · 12/08/2026
The new federal vaccine recommendation executive order directs the HHS Secretary to offer the MMR vaccine as separate shots. KFF experts explain that when countries have moved away from combination MMR vaccinations in the past, measles, mumps, rubella outbreaks increased. on.kff.org/4wPY93Z
Text on a dark background: "The administration has indicated these actions are intended to align the U.S. with peer countries, particularly Denmark. Prior KFF analysis has found, however, that Denmark itself is an outlier among “peer” nations, recommending vaccines against 10 diseases while most European countries recommend vaccines for 15 or more. Moreover, the EO’s directive to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots (a policy that could not be put into practice yet as no single component vaccine is currently licensed in the U.S.) would actually cause the U.S. to diverge from the policies of peer, developed nations including Denmark."
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
to the tune of Matchbox 20's "If you're gone": 🎵IF YOU'RE FLAN!🎵
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Some red states are prohibiting people from attesting to being too sick to meet Medicaid work reqs, meaning people will need to gather medical paperwork to prove frailty — and states will need to be ready to process it quickly and accurately. Both of those are cracks people will slip through.
politico.com
The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it.
Several conservative states will require proof from people who say they're too sick to work.
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Erik Gregersen @ctgriffes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
As an adaptation of Homer’s epic, the Honda Odyssey is a complete disaster. With its roomy cabin and rear entertainment system for the kids, the minivan foregrounds concerns that only arose with the American nuclear family and say nothing about the brutality that underlay the Bronze Age.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
don't love this! no thanks!
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NPR @npr.org · 01/08/2026
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days. n.pr/45EhJnK
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Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My colleagues and I look into rural healthcare and AI:
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Sabriya Rice @sabriyarice.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A 2024 Louisiana state law forced hospitals to remove misoprostol from specialized carts designed to treat hemorrhages and instead keep it locked in a secure room designated for controlled substances. Similar legislation failed in other states reports @halleparker.bsky.social of @veritenews.org.
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Abortion Drug Law in Louisiana Heightens Hemorrhage Risk for Pregnant Patients - KFF Health News
A 2024 state law reclassified misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. That affects how hospitals can access the drugs in non-abortion emergencies, and other states appear to be taking n...
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KFF @kff.org · 29/07/2026
As we head into the midterm elections, health care costs remain a top concern for voters. What do they want candidates to address? KFF’s @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social shares insights from recent KFF polling.
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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US FTC, Utah Sue Hims & Hers Health in Federal Court
The Federal Trade Commission, Utah and Los Angeles County sued Hims & Hers Health Inc. Wednesday for allegedly misleading consumers about its products and sharing their private health information ...
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Trump has extensive stock holdings in tobacco companies: kffhealthnews.org/courts/fda-t...
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Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has pursued an extensive pro-tobacco agenda as the president and his political movement have been buoyed by a flood of tobacco industry money, federal records show.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
posting online is a classic way of demonstrating and even improving family unity
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Arielle Zionts @ajzionts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A @kffhealthnews.org team has collected most states' approved plans and first-year budgets for the #RuralHealthTransformationProgram! #RHTP #RuralHealth Team: Me, @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social + Nate Payne kffhealthnews.org/rural-health...
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Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans - KFF Health News
KFF Health News is working to collect and post approved plans as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW: the fed’s consumer protection agency announced a program to obtain data from EDs. They’ve inspired alarm among executives for the breadth of data they’re seeking, including vaccine injuries. W/ Amanda Seitz + Maia Rosenfeld @cnn.com/ @kffhealthnews.org: www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
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Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records | CNN
A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personall...
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
STEP ONE: 1) Steve Cohen, pay me $1 billion for "expenses" 2) OK, now I'm going to spend a few billion on the actual Mets 3) either get lucky, win world series, legend forever, or don't, get fired, either way... 4)-10): Parisian pied a terre.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
George Washington after the battle of brandywine:
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Anne Cronin @annecronin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
FREE LINK > It's official -- the US already has more measles cases in 2026 than it did for all of last year. @jessicanix.bsky.social reports that it's the highest number in 35 years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Measles Infections Surpass 2025 Total to Reach 35-Year High
US measles cases in 2026 have already outpaced last year’s total and have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 22/07/2026
Our year-long investigation with @KFFHealthNews.org shed light on how care varies for uninsured gunshot victims in emergency rooms. Join us on July 29 at 1 p.m. ET for a closer look at the data we obtained and what it reveals about gun violence. Read more: thetr.ac/xPrz2
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
George Akerlof, 1970:
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In John Gregory Dunne’s THE STUDIO a hackish producer explains that the difference between Dickens, a bad writer, and Hollywood, full of good writers, is that Dickens never gives Scrooge a backstory to explain why he’s so mean.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
BREAKING NEWS @nytimes.com
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
With Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld: the feds wants to get its hands on insurance data for its workforce in its quest to hunt down waste and fraud. It says it’ll protect the information. Privacy experts are wary. With @kffhealthnews.org and @cbsnews.com; www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
cbsnews.com
Trump's personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical records
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 21/07/2026
Computer system problems foreshadow trouble as states prepare to roll out the most significant and complicated changes to their Medicaid programs in years. kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/d…
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A Deloitte-Run System Denied Medicaid Benefits for Michigan’s Disabled. Now Trump’s Law Piles On. - KFF Health News
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy law ar...
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The main American contribution to men’s global soccer culture apparently still is a fictional character.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
note that online ketamine has managed to get quite the toehold on social media despite, in theory, company standards making it difficult: kffhealthnews.org/courts/ketam...
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When It Comes to Ketamine, Meta’s Posting Policy Is No Party to Decipher - KFF Health News
Despite growing awareness that the party drug is dangerous, the social media company is open to promotion of the drug in treating mental health.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Futbol is coming to el casa.
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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 15/07/2026
The lesson of this game is clear: England just don’t have enough MLS players to compete at the highest level
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Spiritually, we can all become dads at any age.
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