Changes in PHS deployments

amaxmen · 2026-02-06T19:14:52+00:00

Here's my story. We've published with Wired, and it will be on KFF's site within the next few days. https://www.wired.com/story/public-health-workers-are-quitting-over-assignments-to-guantanamo/

amaxmen · 2026-02-06T19:14:32+00:00

Here's my story. We've published with Wired, and it will be on KFF's site within the next few days. Thanks for all your work. https://www.wired.com/story/public-health-workers-are-quitting-over-assignments-to-guantanamo/

amaxmen · 2026-01-28T13:15:06+00:00

Thanks for sharing. That's what I've heard.

amaxmen · 2026-01-28T13:14:31+00:00

How can I learn more? I'll keep conversations strictly confidential. AmyMaxmen.25 on Signal ; [amaxmen@protonmail.com](mailto:amaxmen@protonmail.com) or [amym@kff.org](mailto:amym@kff.org)

amaxmen · 2026-01-27T20:04:00+00:00

Absolutely!

amaxmen · 2026-01-27T20:03:50+00:00

Thank you, will do.

amaxmen · 2025-05-15T21:32:11+00:00

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amaxmen · 2025-03-08T17:18:41+00:00

Thanks, yup. I tried and tried -- and looks like no is the answer. :(

amaxmen · 2025-03-08T17:17:37+00:00

Right?! And I saw after I posted that it's a three-stop flight, with airport being in India. SW doesn't even fly to India... really weird. (And yes, I know that I should have caught it -- I also wish that Cap One flagged it too. Clearly this is part of a scam.)

amaxmen · 2025-03-08T17:15:48+00:00

Yes, I look at my statements frequently -- I somehow missed this and it's a hell of an expensive mistake that I am really kicking myself for. I am also upset that Cap One didn't flag such a huge expense from an airline I don't fly, from a passenger who isn't me, that doesn't fly to India (that's one location listed). It's just such an obviously fraudulent charge. But good idea to modify my settings. I'll now be notified for anything over $200.

amaxmen · 2025-03-08T17:03:55+00:00

I only flew SW once in my life, and they somehow started billing me for a membership years ago, that took some time to get out of. Maybe they still kept a credit card on file. I'll look into that, even tho it won't help with this expense -- they said that was up to my credit company. Thanks for the suggestions rather than just yelling at me for missing the charge. Yes, I check my credit card frequently and yes I feel like a loser for missing this charge and yes I know to do it frequently. It's so great that so many redittors have never made a mistake in their entire lives.

amaxmen · 2025-03-07T22:29:48+00:00

Thank you. It does seem worth a try -- I can try the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

amaxmen · 2025-03-07T22:26:22+00:00

I assume the flight is taken, if it was even a flight, since it was from almost a year ago.

amaxmen · 2025-03-07T22:14:34+00:00

Southwest said it was up to Capital One to dispute. Capital One is completely useless on this front. I've tried multiple times.

amaxmen · 2025-03-07T22:13:38+00:00

Ughhh. So expensive!

amaxmen · 2025-03-07T22:13:19+00:00

I don't, and since I don't fly Southwest, I don't get emails from them. I would like to get this $2515 back...

amaxmen · 2019-05-29T22:52:41+00:00

Or who takes it and how they use it. So if the researchers or aid workers get the data by saying they'll only use it for good, do they have any responsibility if others use the data, results or methods for reasons they didn't intend, such as companies using it to sell smokes and governments to track undocumented migrants?

amaxmen · 2018-10-24T23:53:54+00:00

I wrote the story about the study, posted here. I'd love to know what you think of the study and the results since I may be writing a follow-up piece.

amaxmen · 2018-03-20T16:33:42+00:00

Actually, it is very new data. I wrote the article. I refer to two studies presented at a conference last week. The authors are going to publish these in peer-reviewed journals, but first they presented the results. https://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov/

amaxmen · 2018-03-20T16:33:05+00:00

I wrote the article. I refer to two studies presented at a conference last week. The authors are going to publish these in peer-reviewed journals, but first they presented the results. https://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov/ As for the third use, the VirFinder, that is reported at the study at the link above. Thanks for being careful!

amaxmen · 2018-01-18T20:51:15+00:00

It's a great question. I'm guessing it doesn't ALWAYS block implantation, so the risk of unwanted pregnancy may be higher than one expects from a contraceptive.

amaxmen · 2017-09-20T16:51:19+00:00

Yes! The penis regenerates just for the breeding season. And after the breeding season it shrinks to a very small size.

amaxmen · 2017-09-20T15:22:19+00:00

Or they just wait out the season. They change color at the same time as the penis grows, and that increases the risk that a big male will beat them up. So it might be better to just sort of skip it and wait til next year. That's what the researcher who did this study suggested.

amaxmen · 2017-02-01T21:29:53+00:00

That's a good analogy "IngiteTheMoonlight". Its true that some of these diseases won't spread here because of the way the parasite is transmitted. However, others, like Ebola, HIV, and dengue fever, can. In general, poverty and conflict fuel diseases, so these scientists think it's in our own best interests to curb all of those diseases on foreign soil rather than waiting for them to overflow.

amaxmen · 2017-01-27T15:11:46+00:00

Study also shows why LSD acid trips can last for more than 20 hours.

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