Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️

“Ultimately, the secret of quality is love. You have to love your patient, you have to love your profession, you have to love your God. If you have love, you can then work backward to monitor and improve the system.” - Donabedian

Last year, Donald Trump Jr. invested in a rare earths startup at a $200 million valuation. Then three months later, the US government announced a huge loan backstop for the company and now it's worth around $2 billion. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

WHOA. Lewandowski is accused of demanding fees from a private prison company to steer them ICE contracts, at a time when he was widely known to be running DHS on Kristi Noem's behalf. Congress should conduct a full and bipartisan investigation into this.

BREAKING NBC: Pete Hegseth says 'family after family' of service members killed urged the admin to "not stop until the job is done." But the father of one of those service members says he never said that. "I can't speak for the other families. When he spoke to me, that was not something we talked about." nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

my paper bracket is perfect #MarchMadness

NEW: Israeli strikes on Iranian internal security forces, including decapitation strikes, have likely caused shock and confusion within the Iranian internal security apparatus and disrupted internal security operations to some degree. It remains impossible to assess based on the available open-source evidence to what degree internal security operations have been disrupted. Other Key Takeaways ⬇️🧵(1/3) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck vessels at a major Caspian Sea port in northern Iran that Iran uses to conduct trade with Russia. The IDF targeted “dozens” of vessels, including the Artesh Navy Moudge-class frigate IRIS Deylaman, at the 4th Artesh Naval District Headquarters at Bandar Anzali Port, Gilan Province, on March 18. The IDF’s March 18 airstrikes on Bandar Anzali follow reports that Russia is providing Iran with Russian-produced and possibly modified Shahed drones. Israeli strikes on Iranian internal security forces, including decapitation strikes, have likely caused shock and confusion within the Iranian internal security apparatus and disrupted internal security operations. The combined force has continued to strike Iranian ballistic missile infrastructure and air capabilities to degrade Iran’s ability to conduct retaliatory attacks and maintain air superiority over parts of Iran. Israeli Army Radio, citing the IDF, reported on March 19 that the combined force has destroyed around 85 percent of Iran’s surface-to-air missiles. Iran continued to conduct drone and missile attacks targeting the Gulf states and Gulf energy infrastructure, including the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, on March 18 and 19. US President Donald Trump threatened on March 18 to “blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field” if Iran launches another drone or missile attack targeting Qatar following Iran’s missile attacks targeting the Ras Laffan Industrial City.

Nowruz Mubarak to all the Iranian Americans who call New York City home! It was an honor to celebrate Charshanbeh Soori with so many of you in anticipation of spring, renewal, and - now especially - the enduring hope of a new day for the Iranian people. 
Nowruz is typically a time of good feeling, but this year is different. I continue to stand in opposition to this war, and I wish as many moments of joy as possible for all Iranians observing this special holiday.

WEMBY GAME-WINNER TO CLINCH THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE SPURS 🔥

Luka Dončić vs the Heat: - 60 PTS - 7 REBS - 5 STLS - 60% FG - 52% 3PM It is the most points the Miami Heat have allowed to a single player in franchise history

We're under 1% 👀 #MarchMadness

Eye-opening stat: Duke is the FIRST-EVER 1-seed to trail a 16-seed by double-digits at halftime in NCAA tournament history, per ESPN Research.

Chase Johnston had not made a 2-PT shot all season...UNTIL NOW High Point takes the lead with 11.2 seconds left!

12-SEED HIGH POINT STUNS 5-SEED WISCONSIN AND ONLY 3% OF BRACKETS REMAIN PERFECT 😱

CHASE JOHNSTON'S FIRST 2-POINTER ALL SEASON WAS TO WIN THE GAME FOR HIGH POINT 🍿

Today, I signed a proclamation officially designating the last Monday of March as Farm Workers Day in the City of Los Angeles. Joined by Councilmembers Rodriguez, Padilla, Hernandez, and Jurado, we came together to recognize the generations of farm workers whose labor, sacrifice, and organizing helped advance basic rights that were denied to so many. Farm Workers Day will serve as a moment for Angelenos to reflect on the movement’s lasting impact and recommit to dignity, equity, and justice for all working people. Los Angeles stands with the workers who have always moved us forward.

Breaking: Jeff Bezos is in talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy manufacturing companies and use AI to automate them wsj.com/tech/jeff-bezo…

🌡️108°F in North Shore, CA on Wednesday tied the all-time hottest March temperature on record in the United States — a record that stood since 1954! 🔴#ClimateCentral's Climate Shift Index shows this heat was made at least 5x MORE likely due to climate change.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than three months, a setback for prospective home shoppers this spring homebuying season. abcnews.link/Wy5N3S4

Okay, Before today, I knew Arnold Ventures funded Vinay Prasad - but I didn't know the amount. Today I learned that: - Vinay Prasad was funded by ~$4m grants from 2017-23, and continues to be funded by AV - Marty Makary was also funded by AV - $500-$1m in grants - Tracy Beth Hoeg was supported indirectly by Arnold Ventures while working in Vinay Prasad's lab So basically Arnold Ventures was able to place ideologically aligned people at the FDA. TO BE CLEAR, I think @Arnold_Ventures does great things. I agree with its goal of lowering cost of medicines. However, I disagree with its approach. I also think sometimes, they end up funding ideologues - people who wants to "prove" their biases rather than being evidence or fact-driven.

Iran’s strike last night wiped out 17% of Qatar’s natural gas export capacity, repairs are expected to take three to five years -Reuters (Based prewar market estimates, Iran managed to destroy ~3.5% of global LNG capacity in a single strike.)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers say they'll change name of César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations.