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some personal news! just over a month ago, i left my role as a senior product designer at intuit and joined to lead product design. i wrote this piece to explain my decision and why i am so excited for this new adventure, but the tldr is this:

big news: president biden will announce on thursday a requirement that all federal employees contractors be vaccinated against the coronavirus, or be required to submit to regular testing and mitigation requirements, per a source with direct knowledge reports.

creating incentives for vaccination is vital; treating the removal of an important protective measure as an incentive is folly - mask mandates need to endure until after vaccination, but cdc guidance mucked that up, putting kids sick at risk

avoid the "delta stress test" 1. this version is far more transmissible w/ 1000 x viral load than the original 2. vaccines still are protecting well vs severe illness but we're seeing an increase in breakthroughs disease 3. helps; synergy 4. this wave will pass

"the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding...and a fact-finding commission would be prudent." -- kevin mccarthy, january 13, 2021

d.c. police officer michael fanone slams his hand on the table while calling out congress members who downplay the capitol attack "too many are telling me that hell doesn't exist, or that hell wasn't actually that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful."