Quinn Leffingwell, MPH
@quinnleffingwell.bsky.social
Tulsa, OK. Interested in substance use, maternal and child health, and harm reduction. He/him. Chelsea FC and OKC Thunder.
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During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
Wow, this was an infuriating read
For years, the opioid epidemic outpaced treatment access. Suboxone could've helped, easing withdrawal, quelling cravings, preventing relapse. Today, even with generics, only 1 in 4 adults get it.
Here is how a company's thirst for profits and political red tape kept it out of reach. nyti.ms/45MfcYH
Here is how a company's thirst for profits and political red tape kept it out of reach. nyti.ms/45MfcYH
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wow, this was an infuriating read
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This totally makes sense. A notable public figure in the US (Amazon labor organizer Christian Smalls) is illegally arrested by Israel and subjected to severe physical violence while on a hunger strike… and not one US media outlet of any type has decided that is news.
Update on treatment of Handala detainees:
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This totally makes sense. A notable public figure in the US (Amazon labor organizer Christian Smalls) is illegally arrested by Israel and subjected to severe physical violence while on a hunger strike… and not one US media outlet of any type has decided that is news.
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This is the most obvious thing I’ve ever said in a post, but renters are citizens of a city. Full citizens. Because of course they are. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn’t just clueless about the affordability struggles that cities face — they’re clueless about the essential reality of cities.
More than two thirds of New Yorkers are tenants. Andrew Cuomo compared them to hotel guests.
We need a Mayor who will bring our city together around an agenda to lower costs for everyone, whether they rent or own.
We need a Mayor who will bring our city together around an agenda to lower costs for everyone, whether they rent or own.
July 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is the most obvious thing I’ve ever said in a post, but renters are citizens of a city. Full citizens. Because of course they are. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn’t just clueless about the affordability struggles that cities face — they’re clueless about the essential reality of cities.
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One of the unexpected things about (most) administrative data is that they don't routinely come with family/relationship information.
Address is also usually removed for research because it's identifiable information, so household level analysis can be very difficult.
Address is also usually removed for research because it's identifiable information, so household level analysis can be very difficult.
The real power of administrative register data: Each person-year has an anonymized address ID, which lets me measure how much siblings actually lived together growing up. Just did that—and linked it to survey data on 15,000 siblings!
#sociology @erc.europa.eu
#sociology @erc.europa.eu
July 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
One of the unexpected things about (most) administrative data is that they don't routinely come with family/relationship information.
Address is also usually removed for research because it's identifiable information, so household level analysis can be very difficult.
Address is also usually removed for research because it's identifiable information, so household level analysis can be very difficult.
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Utrecht, Netherlands is about to build the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge
nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/u...
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge
nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/u...
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
July 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Utrecht, Netherlands is about to build the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge
nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/u...
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge
nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/u...
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Not clicking on that but I will note, it's a great thing to have wealth and privilege and decide that redistribution needs to happen so you have less and others have more
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth.
Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth.
www.forbes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Not clicking on that but I will note, it's a great thing to have wealth and privilege and decide that redistribution needs to happen so you have less and others have more
Democratic Establishment, panicked, yelling:
"We need to energize young male voters to win elections!"
Zohran: wins, running a pro-Palestine, public transit, and housing platform:
Democratic establishment: NOT LIKE THAT
"We need to energize young male voters to win elections!"
Zohran: wins, running a pro-Palestine, public transit, and housing platform:
Democratic establishment: NOT LIKE THAT
June 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Democratic Establishment, panicked, yelling:
"We need to energize young male voters to win elections!"
Zohran: wins, running a pro-Palestine, public transit, and housing platform:
Democratic establishment: NOT LIKE THAT
"We need to energize young male voters to win elections!"
Zohran: wins, running a pro-Palestine, public transit, and housing platform:
Democratic establishment: NOT LIKE THAT
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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
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📣New paper out in Pediatrics about Adolescent & Young Adult OUD Care Access, by part of our UW team💕, & co-first-author, Dr. Alexis Ball!
📝Documenting part of what we already know in practice:
real care options & honest conversations @ drug use matter a lot.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
📝Documenting part of what we already know in practice:
real care options & honest conversations @ drug use matter a lot.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
June 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📣New paper out in Pediatrics about Adolescent & Young Adult OUD Care Access, by part of our UW team💕, & co-first-author, Dr. Alexis Ball!
📝Documenting part of what we already know in practice:
real care options & honest conversations @ drug use matter a lot.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
📝Documenting part of what we already know in practice:
real care options & honest conversations @ drug use matter a lot.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Further motivation to learn Spanish: I would never have to listen to Doris Burke call an NBA game again
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Further motivation to learn Spanish: I would never have to listen to Doris Burke call an NBA game again
Pacers fans sound like they haven’t updated their ball knowledge since Hoosiers came out
June 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Pacers fans sound like they haven’t updated their ball knowledge since Hoosiers came out
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from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
The type of photo you frame and hang above your desk
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The type of photo you frame and hang above your desk
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OKC exemplifies everything that people who don't actually watch the NBA, get wrong about the NBA.
Nobody plays defense. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
It's all about threes. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Everyone plays exactly the same way. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Nobody plays defense. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
It's all about threes. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Everyone plays exactly the same way. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
May 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
OKC exemplifies everything that people who don't actually watch the NBA, get wrong about the NBA.
Nobody plays defense. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
It's all about threes. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Everyone plays exactly the same way. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Nobody plays defense. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
It's all about threes. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
Everyone plays exactly the same way. Really? Go watch the Thunder.
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For anyone running a #Quarto website/report/whatever HTML, you might like to know about the YAML option
page-layout: full
I personally prefer wider content areas so pages don't feel as long, but each to their own
quarto.org/docs/output-...
#rstats #dataBS
page-layout: full
I personally prefer wider content areas so pages don't feel as long, but each to their own
quarto.org/docs/output-...
#rstats #dataBS
Page Layout – Quarto
quarto.org
May 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For anyone running a #Quarto website/report/whatever HTML, you might like to know about the YAML option
page-layout: full
I personally prefer wider content areas so pages don't feel as long, but each to their own
quarto.org/docs/output-...
#rstats #dataBS
page-layout: full
I personally prefer wider content areas so pages don't feel as long, but each to their own
quarto.org/docs/output-...
#rstats #dataBS
Officially added three new initials to my name ☺️
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Officially added three new initials to my name ☺️
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On the blog: strategies for mapping dense point data in R.
Learn how to use:
🌎 Circle clusters
🌎 Dynamic heat maps
🌎 Point jittering for same-location events
Read the post: walker-data.com/post...
#rstats #gis #datavisualization
Learn how to use:
🌎 Circle clusters
🌎 Dynamic heat maps
🌎 Point jittering for same-location events
Read the post: walker-data.com/post...
#rstats #gis #datavisualization
May 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
On the blog: strategies for mapping dense point data in R.
Learn how to use:
🌎 Circle clusters
🌎 Dynamic heat maps
🌎 Point jittering for same-location events
Read the post: walker-data.com/post...
#rstats #gis #datavisualization
Learn how to use:
🌎 Circle clusters
🌎 Dynamic heat maps
🌎 Point jittering for same-location events
Read the post: walker-data.com/post...
#rstats #gis #datavisualization
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Childhood adversity as a risk factor for autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for psychiatry www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Childhood adversity as a risk factor for autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for psychiatry
Autoimmune diseases are a heterogeneous category of disorders caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors which lead to a dysre…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Childhood adversity as a risk factor for autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for psychiatry www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Check out the latest study from CDUHR affiliated investigator Ashly Jordan - A Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in New York State
journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
March 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Check out the latest study from CDUHR affiliated investigator Ashly Jordan - A Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in New York State
journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
journals.lww.com/lww-medicalc...
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
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"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in WW1 and death of her grandson in WW2 obviously profoundly affected the artist. This print reflects the theme of a mother protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt
April 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in WW1 and death of her grandson in WW2 obviously profoundly affected the artist. This print reflects the theme of a mother protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt