Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) (@firedbutfighting.bsky.social)

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

@firedbutfighting.bsky.social

Fired federal employees working to protect public health. Learn more at: https://www.firedbutfighting.org linktr.ee/firedbutfighting

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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We found out the hard way this year that political appointees impact our public health systems. Remember, cyclospora outbreak caused nearly 13,000 illnesses in 21 states? CDC & its partners helped expose lettuce. CDC follows evidence. Congress controls funding. Public Health is on the Ballot. Vote.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Groceries hitting your budget hard? Dr Elizabeth talks about high grocery prices and how this is related to our current election. Public Health is on the Ballot. Go vote to support public health.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Listen to Aryn talk about one of the ways Public Health is on the Ballot right now. Which of your candidates will support public health? Find Out and Go Vote. #affordability

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Nov 3rd midterms are an opportunity for public health to put collective power into practice. To protect election integrity, we need to go beyond learning what’s on ballots & voter registration. Midterms: From Election Integrity to Collective Power Mon, October 26, 2026 3-4pm ET buff.ly/Wfyt8lS 1/4🧵

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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...creating chaos & sowing doubt, & preventing a certification if election doesn't go in their favor. Public health has a role before, during, & after election. Let's make their tactics backfire through mass participation at polls, enforcing results, & preparing for attempts to subvert process. 3/4🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Join Health in Partnership, Protect Democracy, APHA, HealthBegins, National Public Health Coalition, Health Equity Community Collaborative, Branch4, & others at a 1hr event. Learn about what to expect, what’s at stake, & how we take action! Register buff.ly/Wfyt8lS Mon, Oct 26, 2026 3-4pm ET 4/4🧵

buff.lyWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Midterms: From Election Integrity to Collective Power. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.The November 3rd midterm elections are one immediate opportunity for public health to put our collective power into practice. But to protect election integrity, we need to go beyond learning what’s…

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Let's ensure communities are voting freely & fairly, votes counted, & election results are upheld. The Admin has been doing everything it can to prevent people from voting, & as we know, corrupting elections is a pillar of authoritarian playbook, things like disrupting elections & voting,... 2/4🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Join us! Tuesday, October 13, 2026 @7:30pm ET.

MomsRising@momsrising.org

As kids settle back into school, keeping our families healthy & safe is crucial. Join us, @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, & more next Tuesday at 7:30 pm ET for our Virtual Public Health Town Hall on top-of-mind public health topics! https://www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/1049681/?source=bsky.mr

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Public health is on the ballot this election. Join us on Oct 13, 2026 at 7:30pm ET for a virtual Town Hall hosted by MomsRising and National Public Health Coalition. Steps to take today: 1) Register ✅️ buff.ly/j2m8nvM 2) Share this post 📣 1/2 🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Virtual Town Hall Speakers Oct 13, 2026 at 7:30pm ET. Jaimie Worker, Caring Across Generations Owais Durrani, DO, Emergency Medical Physician Liz Marnik, PhD, Immunology & Genetics Kelly Whitener, MPH, JD, Center for Children & Families Kathleen Ethier, PhD, National Public Health Coalition 2/2 🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Public health is on the ballot this election. To learn more, come to our virtual Town Hall on Oct 13, 2026 at 7:30pm eastern. Hosted by MomsRising and National Public Health Coalition. Steps to take today: 1) Save the Date 🗓️ 2) Register ✅️ www.mobilize.us/momsrising/e... 3) Share this post 📣

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Contact tracing during an outbreak investigations is not for the faint of heart. It takes long hours, and lots of conversations. Public health staff do it to help save lives through the prevention and control of diseases. #TaylorSwift #PatientZero

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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2 yrs ago Hurricane Helene ravaged Eastern TN & Western NC, 250+ dead, many injured, & about $78B in damage. Storms spark long-term public health crises. Do candidates on your ballot plan to respond w/ forward-looking policies to rebuild & prepare? buff.ly/ls5ax2y

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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When floodwaters came, a Western North Carolina family fought to survive. When waters receded, their ordeal was far from over. On this 2 yr anniversary, read this story of loss, resilience, & hidden dangers left behind by Hurricane Helene. nationalpublichealthcoalition.substack.com/p/the-bottom...

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Celebrating new Taylor music? Don’t mind if we do. (But seriously, COVID-19 cases are up, go ahead and get that vax). #vaccines #TaylorSwift #PatientZero

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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Perfectly encapsulates our mood today. 🥴 😐️ Oh who are we kidding, this is our mood every day of 2026 to date. 🤣

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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18 Sept

Know voters who sit out of midterm elections? Let's motivate them! If in Atlanta, join us this Saturday, Sep. 19, for a postcard-writing (un) happy hour. If you're a weekday person, join us on Thursday, Oct. 1. We will supply postcards and pens. Details in image and @ firedbutfighting.org/events

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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15 Sept

Today is #NationalVoterRegistration Day! Public Health is in the ballot this November. Are you #VoteReady? Go to nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-..., see if you’re registered to vote. Leave a ✅️ in comments once you are done.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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13 Sept

Why have window screens? Window screens help keep 🪰 bugs 🦗 outside, that can transmit diseases to us. Next time you have your window open and there is a screen keeping bugs out, thank Public Health. Dr Elizabeth is here talking to us about window screens and why she doesn't see them in Italy.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Sept

It is 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. NPHC honors victims, their families, & first responders of Sept 11th attacks. The aftermath of 9/11 had many lingering effects on Americans, notably 1st responders & New Yorkers living near ground zero, those in DC, & in PA. 1/4🧵

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Sept

WTC Health Program provides medical monitoring & treatment for WTC-related conditions to those directly affected by Sept 11th attacks in New York, at Pentagon, and in Shanksville, PA. The Program also funds medical research into physical & mental health conditions related to 9/11 exposures. 3/4🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Sept

It’s critical that these programs continue to be funded to honor those who served and were first on the scene on that fateful day. 4/4🧵 #9/11 #Sept11 #PublicHealth

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Sept

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Sept

As NYC Mayor Mamdani releases ground zero recovery & air quality government documents, we’d like to highlight CDC NIOSH’s ongoing commitment to the World Trade Center Health Program. 2/4🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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10 Sept

Meet Caroline DeBerry, CDC’s new Acting Communications director! Who better for public health than a Christian romance novelist & Project 2025 writer? 🩺📚

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Deb Houry

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28 Aug

The institution has been weakened, but we have not stopped fighting for its mission. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social are supporting displaced staff, preserving expertise, speaking truth, and defending public health. www.statnews.com/2026/08/28/c...

statnews.comWe quit the CDC last year. The problems we protested remainHow disease spreads and the risks and benefits of interventions are questions for science, not for ideology.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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29 Aug

Dear PA Department of Health, Career CDC staff & NPHC are so sorry that political appointees used CDC’s official X account to undermine your credibility. We support you and are thinking of you during this time. #Measles #MMR #Vaccines

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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29 Aug

Is this RFK Jr's version of "radical transparent? I guess data doesn't fall under that umbrella... Make it make sense, please. #measles

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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29 Aug

We need an HHS sec who promotes lifesaving vaccines instead of contributing to dangerous misinformation. To be perfectly clear, measles is a vaccine preventable disease. MMR vaccine is most safe and effective way to prevent measles. #vaccinessavelives #measles #RFKJr

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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15 Aug

In the ATL? Come walk with us for HIV prevention, care, & treatment. Register with the Fired But Fighting team for AIDS Walk Atlanta on September 26, 2026, at Piedmont Park. Registration: www.aidswalkatlanta.org/site/TR/Walk... 1/2 🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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15 Aug

Not in the ATL? You can still support our fundraiser by buying our team tee by August 24, 2026. All proceeds from this T-shirt sale go to AIDS Walk. Shirt fundraiser: www.customink.com/fundraising/... 2/2 🧵

customink.comSupport Help FBF/NPHC Raise Money for AIDS Walk Atlanta 2026 for A donation to AIDS Walk Atlanta on behalf of FBF/NPHCJoin the Fired But Fighting / National Public Health Coalition's AIDS Walk team at: https://www.aidswalkatlanta.org/site/TR/WalkRun/General?pg=team&team_id=6806&fr_id=1120

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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15 Aug

We are going to be hiding and chilling inside this #caturday. We hope you are able to rest up this weekend.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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14 Aug

Tell us you are careless and clueless, without telling us you are careless and clueless. #JayB #CDC #CantLetItGo

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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14 Aug

Public health is a web and that’s what makes it powerful. 🕸️ Like 🕷️ Spider Man building webs to catch and save people, public health connects people, communities, resources, and support systems to help keep communities safe and healthy. Every connection matters. Every strand makes the web stronger. 🕷️

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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11 Aug

Former CDC Center Director Dr. Dan Jernigan speaks about his experience with the domestic terrorist attack that took place a year ago today and its aftermath. www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/c...

statnews.comI was in my office when bullets hit the CDC. A year later, the agency remains under attack“It was briefly more dangerous to sit at a desk in Atlanta than to chase a hemorrhagic fever in the field,” writes Daniel Jernigan.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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10 Aug

We spent time recently commemorating & reflecting on Officer David Rose's sacrifice last Aug 8, 2025 to protect & save lives of CDC staff and their children. The road leading into CDC main campus has been renamed. Plaques have been placed. CDC community at large put up signs at CDC campuses in ATL.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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7 Aug

Help! We need a bigger boat. #Odyssey #Scylla #PublicHealth

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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9 Aug

So many more we could add. It is like another layer of hell has opened up.

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Abby T. (NPHC | FBF)

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9 Aug

Also to be perfectly clear - normal ass career CDC staff did *not* do this or participate in it. This was a boys club leadership gathering that *some* career staff were forced to witness, and we should be grateful they were brave enough to bring this attrocity to light.

teabelly@teabelly.bsky.social

Today at CDC they had a "celebration" for Jay. Someone heard the doge boys in IOD say “Welcome to the party” AT THE FUQING PLAQUE DEDICATION for the officer that died one year ago during CDC attack to someone. They’re all just having a big party...

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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8 Aug

When the scientists are not at the table. #saxophonegettinglouder

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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7 Aug

Our thoughts on the anniversary of the terrorist attack Aug 8, 2025 on CDC main campus. #PublicHealth #CDC

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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6 Aug

A man woven entirely by hand who's never been tested is a splinter waiting to happen, and not the kind that tweezes out. Protect the wood, get tested. #STD #STI #PublicHealth #Wicker

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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6 Aug

🎉 Let's celebrate all wins, including small ones.🎊 Keep up the pressure. Aug 3, 2026, U.S. Senate released text of the continuing resolution (CR), & it INCLUDES language to delay implementation of OMB-2026-0034, which is OMB’s proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, until Dec 11, 2026.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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5 Aug

AP News Mike Stobbe wrote "NPHC, an organization of former & current CDC workers, was not reassured by her responses & said senators should require specific written commitments from Schwartz on 🖊️scientific independence, 🖊️evidence-based vaccine policy, 🖊️conflicts of interest & 🖊️other issues." 1/2 🧵

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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5 Aug

“'The public needed to hear clear commitments about how she would protect CDC guidance from political pressure,' the group said in a statement. 'Too often, her stated commitments were incomplete, vague, or missing.'” 2/2 🧵 apnews.com/article/cdc-...

apnews.comSenate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC directorPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cleared a hurdle in the Senate.

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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1 Aug

Oh to have our portraits painted. #Caturday

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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31 July

Leaning into our feelings. #DrFauci #COVID #PublicHealth #CDC

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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28 July

Grab one or all. A pin for everyone, science lovers, vax champions, public health defenders, & those who are just "le tired." Every purchase helps support efforts to advocate for & strengthen public health when it's needed most. 🧷 Support public health. 🛒 Shop now at FiredButFighting.org/shop

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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27 July

It’s the season of the ticks... I mean sticks! High in ATL is 92! 🥵 If going to Noah Kahan show, drink plenty of H2O before, esp our SSRI girlies. (Keep cyclospora 🥬 poops 💩 in your pants & not on the floor, per Noah’s request) �

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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26 July

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

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25 July

A little sweetie dropping in to wish you a happy #caturday.