David LaCroix
@daviddlacroix.bsky.social
Healthcare/healthtech product manager. Nothing gets by me, eventually. Pro-🦀 / Pro-18F / former CDC OPHDST
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My final manuscript in! And now I give you..... COVER REVEAL (US cover, UK is sooooo different but it's not public yet)
December 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My final manuscript in! And now I give you..... COVER REVEAL (US cover, UK is sooooo different but it's not public yet)
Huge update on upholding language access in US healthcare from on of the leading healthcare accreditors:
jeenie.com/resources/bl...
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Joint Commission: Language Access Is Patient Safety
Language access is now a Patient Safety Requirement. Here's what the New Joint Commission update really means for hospitals starting Jan 2026.
jeenie.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Huge update on upholding language access in US healthcare from on of the leading healthcare accreditors:
jeenie.com/resources/bl...
jeenie.com/resources/bl...
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The Thing* about computer technology that makes it different from other things is that *almost everything is a latrine*.
Sorry, guys and gals, but this is true.
Sorry, guys and gals, but this is true.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Thing* about computer technology that makes it different from other things is that *almost everything is a latrine*.
Sorry, guys and gals, but this is true.
Sorry, guys and gals, but this is true.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
It’s a cookbook, Charlie Brown
I'M A FAN OF MAN, Charlie Brown
No. Have you, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It’s a cookbook, Charlie Brown
No. Have you, Charlie Brown?
We're on an express elevator to hell, going down, Charlie Brown
They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
No. Have you, Charlie Brown?
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Shame on that coach for letting hershfelt back on the field it's unfair for her to let that goal happen and then immediately pull her you should have pulled her when she was hurt and I'm not even a Washington fan #nwsl #washingtonspirit #NYgotham
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Shame on that coach for letting hershfelt back on the field it's unfair for her to let that goal happen and then immediately pull her you should have pulled her when she was hurt and I'm not even a Washington fan #nwsl #washingtonspirit #NYgotham
Hell yeah
Held the back line down 🧱
Tara McKeown is the 2025 NWSL Defender of the Year!
Tara McKeown is the 2025 NWSL Defender of the Year!
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Hell yeah
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one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
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friendly reminder that socialist mayors governed Milwaukee for nearly half a century from 1910-1960
during this time Milwaukee achieved milestones such as being the healthiest, safest, and best-governed city in America
during this time Milwaukee achieved milestones such as being the healthiest, safest, and best-governed city in America
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
friendly reminder that socialist mayors governed Milwaukee for nearly half a century from 1910-1960
during this time Milwaukee achieved milestones such as being the healthiest, safest, and best-governed city in America
during this time Milwaukee achieved milestones such as being the healthiest, safest, and best-governed city in America
Be sure to fork!
Direct File is survived by its code, lovingly preserved on GitHub for potential revival whenever the leaders of the executive branch are no longer bent on looting the country.
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Be sure to fork!
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When your peers call you one of the best in the world — that says everything. 🏆
Congratulations to Barbra Banda on her selection into the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11. ⚡
Congratulations to Barbra Banda on her selection into the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11. ⚡
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When your peers call you one of the best in the world — that says everything. 🏆
Congratulations to Barbra Banda on her selection into the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11. ⚡
Congratulations to Barbra Banda on her selection into the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11. ⚡
By Narumi Miura, #5 / midfielder on the @washingtonspirit.com - and one of our favorites to watch play.
“Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player”
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“Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player”
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Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player ｜三浦 成美
This is a story of a professional soccer player whose menstrual period, which had stopped for seven years, was restored. And I’ll do translation on English as well. Narumi Miura May 16, 2022 09:32 (,...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
By Narumi Miura, #5 / midfielder on the @washingtonspirit.com - and one of our favorites to watch play.
“Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player”
note.com/narumi08/n/n...
“Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player”
note.com/narumi08/n/n...
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This article posted by Narumi Miura (who says teammate Kaylie Collins helped her translate into English) today feels like an noteworthy step towards destigmatizing discussions of menstruation in women's sports
Seven years without a period as a professional soccer player ｜三浦 成美
This is a story of a professional soccer player whose menstrual period, which had stopped for seven years, was restored. And I’ll do translation on English as well. Narumi Miura May 16, 2022 09:32 (,...
note.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This article posted by Narumi Miura (who says teammate Kaylie Collins helped her translate into English) today feels like an noteworthy step towards destigmatizing discussions of menstruation in women's sports
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That era is ending, and the era of public research has been gone for decades. Companies keep their secret sauce well locked up, now. When critical infrastructure fractures, we may lose the ability to do the joint research and operations required for whole domains of human technological advancement
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That era is ending, and the era of public research has been gone for decades. Companies keep their secret sauce well locked up, now. When critical infrastructure fractures, we may lose the ability to do the joint research and operations required for whole domains of human technological advancement
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I believe @silviamg.bsky.social is on a social media hiatus as of now, but she left us with this post about book sales being down across the board and her theories why and how it will affect marginalized authors most: silviamoreno-garcia.com/boycott-not-...
Boycott? Not likely | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
silviamoreno-garcia.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I believe @silviamg.bsky.social is on a social media hiatus as of now, but she left us with this post about book sales being down across the board and her theories why and how it will affect marginalized authors most: silviamoreno-garcia.com/boycott-not-...
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I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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October 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.
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If you've ever driven through the intersection at Georgia and Missouri Avenues NW, you've gone through Alan's Oasis, where a homeless man has been giving out free bottles of water for more than three years. This is a such a great profile of Alan: 51st.news/dc-alans-oas...
For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection
He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.
51st.news
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you've ever driven through the intersection at Georgia and Missouri Avenues NW, you've gone through Alan's Oasis, where a homeless man has been giving out free bottles of water for more than three years. This is a such a great profile of Alan: 51st.news/dc-alans-oas...
What could be better than going along for a deep dive into Cormac McCarthy’s enormous and wide-ranging book collection? Finding @bryangiemza.com in the middle of it!
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth
The famously reclusive novelist amassed a collection of thousands of books ranging in topics from philosophical treatises to advanced mathematics to the naked mole-rat
www.smithsonianmag.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What could be better than going along for a deep dive into Cormac McCarthy’s enormous and wide-ranging book collection? Finding @bryangiemza.com in the middle of it!
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
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Black people actually did call all of this, so did Indigenous people. White people just thought we were exaggerating because you were fine with the violence toward communities that you thought wouldn't include you. But the thru line from eugenics, bleach, and Ivermectin to here was incredibly clear
This. This administration is even worse than any of us thought possible. Who had destroy NIH, CDC, USAID, EPA, scientific research all at the same time on their bingo card?
My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Black people actually did call all of this, so did Indigenous people. White people just thought we were exaggerating because you were fine with the violence toward communities that you thought wouldn't include you. But the thru line from eugenics, bleach, and Ivermectin to here was incredibly clear
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This is very sad for us, but we need to find a new home for Dug because he is struggling in a house with small kids. If you want a smart, lovable hound who enjoys nose work and nose hugs, please let me know. home-home.org/pets/ae50a2b...
September 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is very sad for us, but we need to find a new home for Dug because he is struggling in a house with small kids. If you want a smart, lovable hound who enjoys nose work and nose hugs, please let me know. home-home.org/pets/ae50a2b...
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Ding ding ding!
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Ding ding ding!