David LaCroix
@daviddlacroix.bsky.social
Healthcare/healthtech product manager. Nothing gets by me, eventually. Pro-🦀 / Pro-18F / former CDC OPHDST
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It’s not so much that Trump & co don’t think slavery was important, they want to remove this history precisely *because* of how important it was. They don’t want people to learn about slavery because then people would understand how it continues to shape the landscape of inequality in America today.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 PM
It’s not so much that Trump & co don’t think slavery was important, they want to remove this history precisely *because* of how important it was. They don’t want people to learn about slavery because then people would understand how it continues to shape the landscape of inequality in America today.
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EXTRA, EXTRA! TRINITY RODMAN IS STAYING IN DC ⭐️
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 AM
EXTRA, EXTRA! TRINITY RODMAN IS STAYING IN DC ⭐️
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BREAKING: Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit through 2028 after her previous four-year extension lapsed on Dec. 31, the team announced on Thursday.
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
BREAKING: Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit through 2028 after her previous four-year extension lapsed on Dec. 31, the team announced on Thursday.
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At 6:14, Michele Kang announces that Trinity Rodman has signed a new three-year deal with the Spirit.
I was off on my guessed announcement time by one minute.
I was off on my guessed announcement time by one minute.
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
At 6:14, Michele Kang announces that Trinity Rodman has signed a new three-year deal with the Spirit.
I was off on my guessed announcement time by one minute.
I was off on my guessed announcement time by one minute.
Hey, @isabel.kim - I read and enjoyed your story “Wire Mother” in Clarkesworld when it came out. It was on my mind again today, and I remembered where I first heard of the experiment the title references: Carl Sagan’s _Cosmos_. So thanks for indirectly getting me back to this great book, too.
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Hey, @isabel.kim - I read and enjoyed your story “Wire Mother” in Clarkesworld when it came out. It was on my mind again today, and I remembered where I first heard of the experiment the title references: Carl Sagan’s _Cosmos_. So thanks for indirectly getting me back to this great book, too.
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The historic Sis’s Tavern music hall in North Brentwood, once frequented by the likes of Duke Ellington, is now available for private event bookings, including banquets. hyattsvillewire.com/2026/01/10/s...
Historic Sis's Tavern in North Brentwood Now Available for Private Rentals
The historic Sis's Tavern music hall in North Brentwood, once frequented by the likes of Duke Ellington, is now available for private event bookings, including banquets.
hyattsvillewire.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The historic Sis’s Tavern music hall in North Brentwood, once frequented by the likes of Duke Ellington, is now available for private event bookings, including banquets. hyattsvillewire.com/2026/01/10/s...
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I don’t make the rules, but when it’s reposting this, I damn well follow them and YOU’D BETTER TOO. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
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January 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I don’t make the rules, but when it’s reposting this, I damn well follow them and YOU’D BETTER TOO. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...
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6. #HHS and #CDC leadership aren't pushing #flu vaccination — and have dropped the recommendation that all kids get flu vaccine — but if you want to avoid flu and you haven't been vaccinated, you could still get a shot. Flu is miserable, folks. Best to avoid it. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 1, ending January 10, 2026
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally, but influenza activity has decreased.
www.cdc.gov
January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
6. #HHS and #CDC leadership aren't pushing #flu vaccination — and have dropped the recommendation that all kids get flu vaccine — but if you want to avoid flu and you haven't been vaccinated, you could still get a shot. Flu is miserable, folks. Best to avoid it. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
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Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
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In today's Muster @robertdbland.bsky.social examines the legacy of the Reconstruction generation www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/01/reme...
Remembering Reconstruction’s Lost Generation - The Journal of the Civil War Era
Benjamin Franklin Randolph was part of a generation that changed the nation’s political history. Born free and raised in Ohio, he attended Oberlin College and after graduating he served as a principal...
www.journalofthecivilwarera.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In today's Muster @robertdbland.bsky.social examines the legacy of the Reconstruction generation www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/01/reme...
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the kinds of people I think the Space can be opened to are people like:
* SAHM with 10h/wk to invest in a lifestyle business, knows her customer base well but wants to focus on them not debugging
* bench scientist, smart as fuck, wants to use computational tools but can't be arsed to learn bash
* SAHM with 10h/wk to invest in a lifestyle business, knows her customer base well but wants to focus on them not debugging
* bench scientist, smart as fuck, wants to use computational tools but can't be arsed to learn bash
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
the kinds of people I think the Space can be opened to are people like:
* SAHM with 10h/wk to invest in a lifestyle business, knows her customer base well but wants to focus on them not debugging
* bench scientist, smart as fuck, wants to use computational tools but can't be arsed to learn bash
* SAHM with 10h/wk to invest in a lifestyle business, knows her customer base well but wants to focus on them not debugging
* bench scientist, smart as fuck, wants to use computational tools but can't be arsed to learn bash
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"Almost all the infrastructure we now use to find, access, and read books in virtual environments... has existed for two decades. So why are the vast majority of digitized books still inaccessible on the web?"
Monica Westin says it doesn't need to be this way.
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
Monica Westin says it doesn't need to be this way.
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
The Dream of the Universal Library—Asterisk
The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why can’t we have nice things?
asteriskmag.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"Almost all the infrastructure we now use to find, access, and read books in virtual environments... has existed for two decades. So why are the vast majority of digitized books still inaccessible on the web?"
Monica Westin says it doesn't need to be this way.
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
Monica Westin says it doesn't need to be this way.
asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
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The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
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no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
A good gift to myself.
I ordered mine instantly, then took a while to get it framed.
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A good gift to myself.
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capybara listening to good music
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
capybara listening to good music
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This is actually smart. Hire QUALIFIED people who are being fired and chased out of the Federal government.
Breaking: Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to announce on Monday that California has hired two former CDC leaders who accused the Trump administration of abandoning scientific standards.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is actually smart. Hire QUALIFIED people who are being fired and chased out of the Federal government.
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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?