Joe Meiring
@joemeiring.bsky.social
Design consultant working mostly on non-profit, global health care projects. Part-time designer at Ariadne Labs, a Joint Innovation Center at Brigham & Women's Hospital and The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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A reminder that Apple’s (not Hoefler’s) Hoefler Text: is buggy. Hyphens and dashes are in the cap position (too high). It’s been reported many times on Apple’s feedback site and mentioned to various employees. Perhaps Apple has simply decided that this is not a bug.
#HoeflerText #Apple #Fonts
#HoeflerText #Apple #Fonts
January 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM
A reminder that Apple’s (not Hoefler’s) Hoefler Text: is buggy. Hyphens and dashes are in the cap position (too high). It’s been reported many times on Apple’s feedback site and mentioned to various employees. Perhaps Apple has simply decided that this is not a bug.
#HoeflerText #Apple #Fonts
#HoeflerText #Apple #Fonts
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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COLLINS: Stephen, you're part of the group the president has said is running Venezuela. What are your day to day responsibilities?
STEPHEN MILLER: ... heh heh. The president has asked Rubio to be the lead
C: But what are you specifically doing?
M: I don't want to talk too much about myself
STEPHEN MILLER: ... heh heh. The president has asked Rubio to be the lead
C: But what are you specifically doing?
M: I don't want to talk too much about myself
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
COLLINS: Stephen, you're part of the group the president has said is running Venezuela. What are your day to day responsibilities?
STEPHEN MILLER: ... heh heh. The president has asked Rubio to be the lead
C: But what are you specifically doing?
M: I don't want to talk too much about myself
STEPHEN MILLER: ... heh heh. The president has asked Rubio to be the lead
C: But what are you specifically doing?
M: I don't want to talk too much about myself
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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NPR did a debunk on the 1000% increase in assault numbers
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November 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
NPR did a debunk on the 1000% increase in assault numbers
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
Corporate Donors to Trump’s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
Corporate Donors to Trump’s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The corporate and billionaire donors to Donald Trump’s gaudy ballroom project are beset by conflicts of interest,…
www.citizen.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Corporate Donors to Trump’s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
Boston No Kings protest
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Boston No Kings protest
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. Scientists have issued a fresh warning about the health of bird populations, with 61% of assessed species now recording declines.
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. Scientists have issued a fresh warning about the health of bird populations, with 61% of assessed species now recording declines.
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When Laura Ingraham was a student at Dartmouth, she attended a meeting of the Gay Student Union and wrote down the names of the attendees, which she then published in the student newspaper. This was a time when it was very dangerous to be outed as gay. She is a dispicable, vile person.
August 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
When Laura Ingraham was a student at Dartmouth, she attended a meeting of the Gay Student Union and wrote down the names of the attendees, which she then published in the student newspaper. This was a time when it was very dangerous to be outed as gay. She is a dispicable, vile person.
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STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
June 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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Imagine that: a drunk Fox entertainment host can't run the largest agency in the world. It's a real shocker.
www.mediaite.com/politics/the...
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‘There Is a Complete Meltdown in the Building’: Pentagon Reportedly in ‘Chaos’ as Hegseth Loses Four Staffers in One Day
“Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”
www.mediaite.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine that: a drunk Fox entertainment host can't run the largest agency in the world. It's a real shocker.
www.mediaite.com/politics/the...
www.mediaite.com/politics/the...
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Air pollution has now surpassed tobacco and poor diet as a leading cause of death. At YSPH, Prof. Krystal Pollitt is using artificial intelligence and a novel wristband detection device to better understand people's exposure to chemicals in the environment.
www.weforum.org/stor...
www.weforum.org/stor...
How we prioritize clean air in an AI-powered world | World Economic Forum
Air pollution is a top global killer but AI can help monitor air quality and reduce hidden pollutants; innovation is key to ensuring clean air for all.
www.weforum.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Air pollution has now surpassed tobacco and poor diet as a leading cause of death. At YSPH, Prof. Krystal Pollitt is using artificial intelligence and a novel wristband detection device to better understand people's exposure to chemicals in the environment.
www.weforum.org/stor...
www.weforum.org/stor...
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HEARING STARTING SOON (5 p.m. ET). Listen on the public line: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816 (then press the pound sign).
Judge Boasberg to DOJ: Nah, we're having the hearing
March 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
HEARING STARTING SOON (5 p.m. ET). Listen on the public line: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816 (then press the pound sign).
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The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
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March 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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💥SCOOP💥Remaining USAID staff members were instructed to help shred and destroy the agency’s classified and personnel documents at headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, there are concerns that this doesn’t follow protocol for disposal of sensitive documents.
#scoop #USAID #documents
#scoop #USAID #documents
Scoop: USAID staff instructed to shred and burn classified documents
www.devex.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
💥SCOOP💥Remaining USAID staff members were instructed to help shred and destroy the agency’s classified and personnel documents at headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, there are concerns that this doesn’t follow protocol for disposal of sensitive documents.
#scoop #USAID #documents
#scoop #USAID #documents
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How the NIH dominates the world’s health research — in charts
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the NIH dominates the world’s health research — in charts
Abrupt cuts by the Trump administration to the US National Institutes of Health threaten progress in medical research globally.
www.nature.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
How the NIH dominates the world’s health research — in charts
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“Despite what you heard, [Trump] came in with just under 50 percent of the vote,” Buttigieg said. “He won, I’m not disputing that. But it was the smallest popular vote margin since Nixon."
Pete Buttigieg Perfectly Skewers Trump’s So-Called “Mandate”
The former transportation secretary really cut Donald Trump down to size.
newrepublic.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Despite what you heard, [Trump] came in with just under 50 percent of the vote,” Buttigieg said. “He won, I’m not disputing that. But it was the smallest popular vote margin since Nixon."
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That is correct.
Like the spoiled children of the rich who squander their unappreciated legacies, a vast swath of Americans are taking for granted the hard-earned freedoms and rule of law that made us a rich and powerful nation. If we are not careful we will lose our inheritance forever.
March 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That is correct.
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This is go to prison forever malfeasance. A guy who is currently a SpaceX employee also serves as an FAA official who cancels a big contract to award instead no-bid to his own employer and starts installing hardware without statutorily required tests and assurances
Of course, Ted Malaska has a whopping conflict of interest here.
He is both:
- a SpaceX employee (identifying himself as a "SpaceXer" on his Twitter/X profile),
&
- federal employee -- and important one at that --"leading an engineering unit inside the FAA."
...
He is both:
- a SpaceX employee (identifying himself as a "SpaceXer" on his Twitter/X profile),
&
- federal employee -- and important one at that --"leading an engineering unit inside the FAA."
...
March 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is go to prison forever malfeasance. A guy who is currently a SpaceX employee also serves as an FAA official who cancels a big contract to award instead no-bid to his own employer and starts installing hardware without statutorily required tests and assurances
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In January, Louisiana state troopers swept homeless encampments in New Orleans and bused people to an industrial warehouse to hide the homelessness crisis from Super Bowl tourists. A city council staffer described the “transitional center” as unfit for human habitation.
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Could Trump’s New HUD Create Homeless Detention Camps? Here’s What’s We Know.
With vague threats from Trump and his new HUD Secretary Scott Turner, here's a breakdown of what we know, what's possible and what cities should prepare for.
nextcity.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In January, Louisiana state troopers swept homeless encampments in New Orleans and bused people to an industrial warehouse to hide the homelessness crisis from Super Bowl tourists. A city council staffer described the “transitional center” as unfit for human habitation.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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