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.

“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”

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?

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.

nytimes.com

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 👇

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

NCAA men’s basketball final four and championship games will be in San Antonio, Texas in April. Hundreds of athlete will gather with families and friends then travel back home and spread out across the country. The time to get your measles vaccine is NOW. #medsky

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

A child in Texas has died of measles, the first confirmed fatality in the state’s worst outbreak in three decades, state health officials said Wednesday.

FED. WORKERS: I am collecting data on agency instructions w.r.t the OPM email. I am seeking the following: (1) Your agency and bureau, (2) who sent the instruction, (3) whether you were told to reply, (4) a screenshot of the instruction for verification (anonymize) (if possible). Signal: Nbednar.46.