Happy Devil wears Prada day 🤗

Well worth the read as it shows how the damage TB does extends beyond the infected individual. ameyawdebrah.com/the-shadow-t... @stoptb.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @globalsentinels.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social

Important PSA from @scalzi.com and his hype man (me): EMPATHY IS COOL, ACTUALLY

I do not know anything about this new CDC director nominee, but I know she'll be played by Viola Davis in the movie

I’d like to emphasize again, @msf.org isn’t asking Gilead for donations. They want to pay Gilead money in return for Lenacapavir, and Gilead is refusing to sell.

PEPFAR saves lives, but only when the program is funded, and funding means nothing if it sits unused. Use this tool to email your members of Congress to demand they release PEPFAR funding: act.pih.org/cdc-pepfar

the soggy, floppy fries are the best ones

Happy 17776 day to all who celebrate. If I continue to age tomorrow, @jonbois.bsky.social will be hearing from my lawyer

This is, of course, the ultimate goal of the Trump administration's new strategy to divert global health funding away from NGOs toward governments. It increases USA's leverage to hold the funds hostage in exchange for bounty.

Reporting in northern Cameroon, I noticed a few people sitting at the back of a hospital compound. They had drug-resistant TB. They weren't there to get meds or see a doctor: they LIVE there. For months. In isolation. That's government policy. Sanitarium throwback. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/h...

Excellent article by @stephanienolen.bsky.social about how the shuttering of USAID diverted money away from local groups that delivered care, towards big US companies that took an overhead cut, turned around, and then subcontracted to those same groups www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/h...

excellent thread. this also highlights why tiered pricing doesn't always benefit LMICs. as we saw with GSK's decision to halt their TB vaccine, high prices in the US are so delicious for corporations that they'll never prioritize access to medicines in LMICs

Another successful TB Ed talk complete! If you weren't able to watch this one live, you can catch the recording at www.youtube.com/live/g4gE2bp... I'd say it was a good one, but they really all are.

Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back.

Investing in TB R&D is smart policy. Stronger treatments mean fewer side effects, less strain on health systems, and more lives saved. This #WorldTBDay, we’re calling for sustained investment to #EndTB. The tools exist — progress depends on commitment.

Candiace Dillard Bassett come to TB Hill Day next!

My new essay on inspiring books on tuberculosis I hope some day in the future, in my lifetime, a new book will tell the epic tale of how the white plague was finally defeated. That's the book I’ve been wanting to read forever. journals.theunion.org/content/ijtl...

One of the things I love about tberadicator.com is how stupid I feel when I get hit by one of the latent TBs because it's so extremely avoidable. Which is also true of real-life LTBI! and yet we don't deliver tuberculosis preventative therapy to everybody infected, for some reason (greed)

This #tuberculosis eradicator game goes so hard!! (I panik when the government funding cuts hit) tberadicator.com

Should @hankgreen.bsky.social run for congress? I'm gonna say no, on the basis of protecting our lovely mods from the comments. Should every nerdfighter go to tbfightertofu.github.io/hill_day/moc... and tell their reps to support #tuberculosis funding? Yes!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6N...

Working with @tbfighters.org and @pih.org to end tuberculosis is probably the most important thing I’ll ever do in my lifetime 🧡 And if that’s the case, it will have been a life well spent It’s so fun that we get to do this with friends, too. That makes it even better #TBHillDay

TBFighters are on the Hill today, advocating for increased funding to fight TB! Join us and help amplify our work by using @pih.org's tool to contact your representatives: https://act.pih.org/tb-funding-2026  #TBHillDay #TBSky #IDSky

We can and we WILL #EndTB! . . #TBHillDay #RestoreTBFunding #Tuberculosis #PublicHealth #Nerdfighter #JohnGreen #EverythingIsTuberculosis

Author @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social is back on Capitol Hill today with @tbfighters.org, @pih.org and other advocates pushing for more funding — again — to fight tuberculosis.

It's today! Call your your Congressional Representative and two Senators and ask them to speak up for $225 million for CDC's TB programs in fiscal year 2027 (FY27). Call the Capitol Switchboard at 1-202-224-3121. Please leave a message on the voicemail if no one answers.

Ready to talk to Congress about how to #EndTB @tbfighters.org @pih.org @resultsorg.bsky.social @tballiance.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social

This tool is updated with the #P4A2026 charities! Browse charities by size and grant history, or use the roulette to find a random video! tbfightertofu.github.io/p4a/roulette...

We love our @herorats.bsky.social!! APOPO trains rats to detect TB (and landmines!) TB detection rats screen samples quickly & accurately, helping APOPO shorten the time between detection and treatment in communities where access to diagnostics remains limited. projectforawesome.com/videos/apopo...

TBFighters know @msfaccess.org from our fight for affordable TB treatment and diagnostics, but they do so much more! MSF acts fast to save people’s lives in conflict zones, natural disasters, and epidemics. projectforawesome.com/videos/docto...

Spiro protects people from TB by screening them and giving them medicine that can stop them getting TB. They focus on removing barriers to care and work in the community so they can reach as many people as possible. bsky.app/profile/habi...

@wearetb.bsky.social (and their Spanish-language group Somos TB) is a network of tuberculosis survivors working to support each other and to achieve lasting change in TB diagnostics, treatment, and public health programs. bsky.app/profile/tori...

An incredible FOUR MILLION DOLLARS will be distributed to worthy charities bc of the #P4A2026 and there's still time to vote who will get the funds! If you, like us, are looking for some #Tuberculosis fighting causes to support, here are some you can vote for (& you can vote multiple times): #TBSky

I, too, love Darcy and hate TB. If you hate #tuberculosis, vote for @treatmentactiongroup.org to get funds in #P4A2026!

I love working with Tori for a lot of reasons but especially because we communicate in the same break-neck speed, overlapping talking way, haha - I’ll say it again and again but the @tbfighters.org are my answered prayer and I’m so grateful. 💚

How Day 2 of #P4A2026 is going:

The #ProjectForAwesome is this weekend! Learn about the time ACT UP stormed the NIH, and vote for @treatmentactiongroup.org to receive a grant here! projectforawesome.com/videos/proje... @tbfighters.org

Okay this is another contender for Best TBFighters Stream. Go watch it when you get the chance!

TBFighting merch is LIVE on our @dftbarecords.bsky.social store! There's never been a more important time to tell every person you meet about #Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease. Now your shirt, tote bag, and stickers can help! https://store.dftba.com/collections/tbfighters

Did you miss our talk with Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee about Search-Treat-Prevent? You can watch it and all past TB Ed Talks streams any time on our Youtube channel!

#Tuberculosis #EndTB

#tuberculosis (TB) is airborne, preventable and curable. Yet every day TB claims thousands of lives and pushes people into poverty. At #APOPO, with the help of our #HeroRATs, we diagnose 48% more patients for partner clinics who then receive life-saving treatment. #SDG3 #EndTB

Wealth has a large impact on quality of care, or even if one gets care, as individuals like Dr. Robitzek saw in his personal and professional life. How does income impact a person’s experience with TB, both today and in the past? #TBReaders

If you’re interested in attending #TBHillDay 2026 (especially if you’re from WY, HI, AR, ID, KS, LA, ME, ND, OK, RI, or SD) you can learn more and apply here: tbfighters.org/hill-day/

Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa The sudden dismantling of USAID has led to more death and disease www.economist.com/middle-east-...

We had such a great time at the US #TBHillDay in April we're taking it up north!🇨🇦 Join us for the #LeadOnTB Advocacy Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept 25, 2025: bit.ly/LeadOnTB

The impact of USAID cuts is slowly but surely visible in many countries where we work. For eg: In Gambella, Ethiopia, funding cuts led to the suspension of nutrition services in 4 out of 7 refugee camps, leaving around 80,000 children under the age of 5 at risk of life-threatening malnutrition.

TB is the # 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to. New books by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan bring fresh advocacy communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...

USAID prevented nearly 5 million deaths from TB in the last twenty years, according to analysis published in the Lancet. If these cuts remain, they estimate 14 million preventable deaths over the next five years: www.nbcnews.com/heal... Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...

Join tomorrow's LIVE town hall discussion to break down the rescissions package in the US Senate! We'll learn more about how this vote affects PEPFAR, public radio, and public broadcasting plus how we can fight back. Register now! act.pih.org/defend-f...

Undoing progress through sudden tuberculosis funding cuts - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...