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Shalom 💜

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Nerdfighter and general fan of awesome. #EndTB tbfighters.org (they/he)

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Shalom 💜 @shalom.dftba.social · 07/02/2026
Reading papers on TB which start with "In 1882, Robert Koch..." "Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause..." like, yes, please enlighten me on what this disease is and provide an abridged history before discussing your analysis of preventative treatments in contact tracing programs 🫡
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Haunted Hannah 👻 🍂🎃 @hannahposts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I'm so angry at rage bait
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 26/11/2025
TB Ed Talks are one of my favorite things. Come learn with us!
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Jay✨ @ismildlypoetic.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Is Partners in Health on your holiday shopping list? Did you completely forget to get something for them this year? Do you want to start your shopping early? If yes to any of these questions, my personal fundraiser link is below!
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Shailly Gupta @shaillygupta.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Happening Now!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqQ...
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Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 31/10/2025
#TBReaders Book Club had an amazing time reading The Underdream by Aiyana Masla. Want to be a part of our next read? Join our Book Club discord server here: tbfighter.link/tbrea... Shoutout to AngienessNotFound for the picture!
A tiny skeleton with a bloody handkerchief in one hand climbing on top of Everything Is Tuberculosis. Text on the image reads "Everything? Still!?"
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Hanna @hannamaypost.dftba.social · 13/10/2025
Day 13: Ask Hank Anything #NerdfArters On the Journey of Meaning, one question persists: Who the eff is Hank?
Drawing of Hank Green playing a guitar in front of giant glowing text that says, “HANK.”
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 03/09/2025
On 9/18, #TBReaders is starting The Underdream by Aiyana Masla, a brilliantly poignant collection of poems written while Masla was recovering from #Tuberculosis . Order it at www.aiyanamasla.com/... or request it at your local library! tbfighters.org/book-...
"Introducing TBReaders Next Book: The Underdream." The cover of The Underdream by Aiyana Masla. "A reckoning with what it means to slow down — these poems inquire into the necessity of doing so; for our bodies and for the earth. Written while healing from active pulmonary Tuberculosis, The Underdream is at once intimate with death, while also raw with desire to keep living in these temporary bodies, alive, alive, alive." TBReaders Book Club logo. tbfighters.org/book-club
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 10/06/2025
Would you spend $20 to save a human life? What about $20 to save thousands of lives? What if I told you that if you pay US taxes, you already *have* paid this $20, but Trump doesn’t want it to be spent saving lives? That’s exactly what’s happening with these rescissions: youtu.be/oJW2iES4oPw?...
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The Bargain of a Lifetime
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Partners In Health @pih.org · 05/06/2025
Partners In Health unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s June 4 travel ban, which names two countries in which PIH works, and demands its immediate withdrawal. 👇🧵
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 28/05/2025
If you didn't make it to #TBHillDay this year, you can still talk to your reps locally or virtually! TBFighter Caroline set up a meeting with the office of Senator Mike Lee of Utah and was accompanied by Lindsay from @PIH.org! The Senator's staff applauded our work and were very receptive.
A polaroid photo of a woman holding her computer with a sticker that reads "Ask me about tuberculosis". In the corner is a badge that says "I advocated for TB Hill Day"
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robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
As I embark on founding the @globalsentinels.bsky.social people often ask me what I am doing & why. I wrote this blog to share my why & vision. Please give it a read & let me know what you think by leaving a comment or reaching out to me directly. www.globalsentinelsmovement.net/blog/launchi...
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Shalom 💜 @shalom.dftba.social · 14/05/2025
My body: "oh no!! We're in pain!" Me: takes action to remedy that pain My body: actually, you know what would solve this problem? Fainting and falling on our head 🤠
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 13/05/2025
Thank you to @neal.house.gov , @repmcgovern.bsky.social, @pressley.house.gov, @lynch.house.gov, and @keating.house.gov for signing the #TB Dear Colleague letter! Just waiting on @trahan.house.gov, @repauchincloss.bsky.social, @whipkclark.bsky.social, and @moulton.house.gov to complete the MA set!
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Dear Colleague Templates | TBFighters
Templates for contacting your representative about tuberculosis
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Partners In Health Canada 🇨🇦 @pihcanada.org · 08/05/2025
🧡 The #FourthTrimester is a time of healing, learning, and deep need for support. Yet, it's often overlooked. Let's talk about it. 🧵 #MaternalHealth #HealthEquity
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Carole Mitnick @cdmitpih.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
This is a spectacular tribute to people who care about others, simply because they are human and intentionally because they are the most marginalized, isolated. We have a lot to learn from @pih.org and socios en salud. 🥰
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TB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Did you see the below video from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social re the impact of U.S. #FundingCuts on the fight to #EndTB? Now hear from Chamreun from Cambodia who explains how efforts to find people with TB and get them the care they need has halted.
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Carole Mitnick @cdmitpih.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
« Americans spend roughly seven times more on pet food annually than is spent globally on TB. » 200+ generous ppl used their hard-earned resources to tell their Members of Congress that we can do much better, w/a modest additional, per-capita investment! I’m so grateful. #TBSky @tbfighters.org
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TB Hill Day: Asking Congress to Support the Fight Against the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease
Partners In Health helped facilitate the largest Tuberculosis (TB) Hill Day to date alongside TB experts, survivors, advocates—and bestselling author John Green.
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Happy Isis Day to all who celebrate
1976 Bob Dylan at a microphone in whiteface and a fancy hat
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 03/05/2025
As we near the end of EITB by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, we couldn't be more excited for the next book #TBReaders will be reading together: Phantom Plague by @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social! Order your book or request it from your local library now to make sure you’re ready!
An announcement for the next TBReaders book. "INTRODUCING OUR NEXT BOOK: THE PHANTOM PLAGUE BY VIDYA KRISHNAN. Phantom Plague takes a deep dive into the systems and collective choices that have allowed epidemics to thrive in a world that can cure them, but chooses not to. It is a riveting story of doctors, scientists, survivors, and victims grappling with the horrors of plague and fighting tooth and nail to overcome the barriers that stand in the way of the thriving global health care system that remains within our grasp, yet eludes us."
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 01/05/2025
#Tuberculosis anywhere is tuberculosis everywhere. We could choose to live in a world with tuberculosis nowhere, but that takes governments investing in the fight to #EndTB much more than they have been.
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TB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
TB anywhere is TB everywhere! We can't wait for the U.S. to come back to their senses to fund the fight to #EndTB again. We must all work hard to find new ways to #FundTB & see partners #CommitInvestDeliver. Thanks @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social for raising awareness! youtube.com/shorts/AyTcz...
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We can’t afford to wait.
YouTube video by John Green
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Partners In Health @pih.org · 28/04/2025
Governments around the world borrow money to fund essential services when revenue falls short. But in many low-income countries, more money is spent repaying debt than funding health systems. Watch our video to learn more, then read the full article: bit.ly/3EBAkHn
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 27/04/2025
Our Q&A with Henry Reider and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on #EverythingIsTuberculosis is coming up in just over two weeks, and we need you to vote which questions get asked! Join our #TBReaders discord server to choose your top five favorites at tbfighter.link/tbrea...
Pictures of John Green and Henry Reider. "Join us for a live Q&A Thursday May 15th at 12PM ET. Vote for your favorite questions today!"
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Hanna @hannamaypost.dftba.social · 25/04/2025
Please consider reaching out to your Texas representative about voting against HB 267. No librarian should live in fear of being arrested because one person doesn’t like a book and calls the police claiming it is “obscene”. HB 267 is scheduled for a vote by the full House Monday, April 28th.
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 24/04/2025
Have questions for @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and Henry Reider about Everything Is #Tuberculosis? Now's your chance! Comment your questions below or join the #TBReaders Discord to talk with other readers leading up to the Q&A on May 15: tbfighters.org/book-...
An announcement graphic for a live Q&A about Everything Is Tuberculosis with John Green and Henry Reider. Submit questions now! Q&A May 15 at 12 ET. Comment with your questions!
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 22/04/2025
Thanks to @lynch.house.gov for signing the FY26 House #Tuberculosis Dear Colleague Letter! Learn about what that means and check if your rep (or Senator!) has signed here: results.org/blog/fy26-ap... And if they haven’t, give ‘em a call/email!
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FY26 Appropriations: Tell Congress to fund the fight against global poverty - RESULTS
This article was originally published on April 4, 2025 and will be updated throughout our FY26 appropriations campaign. It was last updated on April 16. As RESULTS advocates, our mission […]
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Sara's Bookish Macarons (she/her) @sarasbookmacarons.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Everything is Tuberculosis by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social macarons 💛 #booksky I've been a fan of John's writing for years now, but as someone who works for a global health NGO this book was especially important to me. Thank you John, please consider these macarons my "Polo" to your "Marco"
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 18/04/2025
We are excited to announce that #TBReaders will be doing a live Q&A with Henry Reider and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on May 15th @ 12pm ET! This will be a fantastic opportunity to dive deeper into the themes and messages in #EverythingIsTuberculosis 1/4
EITB Author Q&A. We are hosting a EiTB Q&A session with John Green and Henry Reider on May 15th @ 12pm EST
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 17/04/2025
Let's keep the #TBHillDay energy going! Join us in urging both the House and Senate to support the #Tuberculosis Dear Colleague Letter! Your rep's signature can make a big difference and help save lives. Contact them now! tbfighters.org/templ...
A illustrated feather quill is signing on a dotted line at the bottom and text reads "TB Dear Colleague Letter. Ask your reps to sign on!"
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Vidya Krishnan @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Guys, I wrote a little something... My new book -- about Delhi, Ghalib, love, & loss-- will be available at retailers on April 21. Preorder link: amzn.in/d/aZpKMo7.
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cranberrymuffin.bsky.social @cranberrymuffin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Due Process is fundamental to good government. The Deseret News published my opinion about this, along with their own in this weekend's newspaper. www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...
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Readers’ Forum: Denying due process always leads to tragedy
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Rep. Lois Frankel @frankel.house.gov · 10/04/2025
Deadly diseases like TB don’t stop at borders—gutting programs that detect, treat, and contain them worldwide puts us at risk at home. Sat down with John Green to discuss the human cost of these cuts and the urgent need to restore this life-saving funding.
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Celeste Moss @celestevmoss.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I want able to attend #TBHillDay live today but I am still so filled with hope 🪶🪶🪶 @partnersinhealth.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
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Allison DeVoe @devoeas.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It has been a day. But tomorrow is the big one. We got this team! #TBHillDay @tbfighters.org @partnersinhealth.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
A room stuffed with nerdfighters and public health experts in training for TB hill dayJohn Green speaks behind a podium at TB hill day trainingNine hands wearing lots of TB related bracelets in together overlapping
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Beanewood Commafurbatch Ending @beanedictc.dftba.social · 07/04/2025
As I make my way to DC for #TBHillDay, here’s a real easy thing US folks can do to help from home, a train, a plane, in a box, with a fox, or anywhere else you have an internet connection: nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...
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Protect TB Funding
Tell Congress to reverse the Trump Administration's decision to freeze all U.S. foreign aid spending on global health programs and protect Tuberculosis funding.
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Tori ✨ @tori.dftba.social · 07/04/2025
Overcame the horror of hearing my own voice for the @tbfighters.org cause. Getting excited for #TBHillDay
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 02/04/2025
Want to get involved but can't get to DC? We have a handy guide with everything you need to host your own local or virtual meeting with your reps and participate in all sorts of other ways, too! tbfighter.link/virtu...
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 31/03/2025
Tomorrow is #AprilFoolsDay ! Y'know who we think is a fool? #Danaher for their insistence on price gouging life-saving testing! If you agree, help us send them an email every 15 minutes to let them know it's #TimeFor5 dollar testing. Fill out this spreadsheet to join in: docs.google.com/spre...
A fun April Fools' Day Time For $5 infographic. "This April Fools' Day, let's email Danaher and show them that we haven't forgotten their promises. #TimeFor5" There's a mustache, nose, and glasses in one corner and a mustache over the TBFighters hourglass in the other corner
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 29/03/2025
During @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's #EverythingIsTuberculosis book tour, TBFighters have been setting up tables to share resources to #EndTB ! We've had a great time spreading awareness with our fellow TB haters, @PartnersInHealth.bsky.social and RESULTS!
A polaroid style collage of TBFighters at the Everything is Tuberculosis book tour. Many TBFighters are wearing red shirts with illustrated lungs and text below that says "we can end TB." John is also taking selfies with many of the TBFighters! Beanie Sandfurbs makes an appearance on one of the tables as a mascot. In the top right corner is a beautiful hand made cardigan with lungs on the back and red "End TB" below it. Text in the bottom reads "It was great meeting TBFighters at the Everything is TB tour!"
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 29/03/2025
Calling your reps during the week, but want to fight to #EndTB on the weekends too? Handwritten letters are another powerful way to show your elected officials you care! Send a letter to end the freeze of humanitarian funding using the template at: tbfighters.org/templ...
A hand written letter, envelope, and stamps.
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 28/03/2025
Think #Tuberculosis can’t happen where you live? Think again! Tuberculosis can infect anyone, regardless of location or socioeconomic status. #GlobalHealth www.muellerhealthfou...
Tuberculosis myth: "Tuberculosis doesn't happen where I live." Fact: Tuberculosis (TB) can occur anywhere in the world, regardless of socioeconomic status. TB is most common in low-income countries, often because testing and treatment are harder to get. In 2023, over 9600 people in the United States contracted tuberculosis.
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Partners In Health @pih.org · 27/03/2025
Testing. Treatment. Advocacy. We are proving that TB can be beaten, but it takes all of us to drive change 💪 Let’s fight for a world where no one dies from a preventable disease. Click here to learn more about TB by downloading our advocacy guide: act.pih.org/tb
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Carole Mitnick @cdmitpih.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Great question. There was supposed to be an annual audit. Neither the methodology to be used, nor the results of such an audit, have ever been shared with the public that paid to develop the technology. We have no idea of it has happened. It’s still #Timefor5
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 27/03/2025
Don't live in the US and concerned about the attacks on #Tuberculosis and global health care? We need your help too! Ask your elected officials or ambassadors to increase funding for humanitarian aid and save lives: docs.google.com/docu...
A paper, pen, and stamped envelope laid out. On the paper is written, with location and name redacted: Dear Senator Warren, My name is. I am a constituent from. I am writing to ask you to oppose the Trump Administration's "Stop Work Order" that has halted foreign aid funding
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NPR @npr.org · 27/03/2025
John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.
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John Green cherishes life by writing about death
John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.
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Carole Mitnick @cdmitpih.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
See example of GenXpert cartridge: Cepheid received $250M in public/philanthropic funds for its development. At current volumes, they COST <$4 to make (tinyurl.com/Xpert4). Cepheid PRICES them at $8-$50. They claim cost is $8. But they have shared no evidence to explain this deadly discrepancy.
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Carole Mitnick @cdmitpih.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Consider, @stephanienolen.bsky.social, that the tool PRICE—not the COST—is the problem. Price is not immutable. Price is the product of our treating lifesaving drugs as a commodity, which we allow companies to price at will. This despite huge public investment in many of our newest innovations. 🧵½
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 27/03/2025
#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk. It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
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US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
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