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CDC Scientist here. I made it through the RIF and am bracing for what comes next. It is chaos. It is traumatic. I'm here to bear witness and document what I'm seeing and experiencing.
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During #NPHW, we're sharing insights those who've dedicated their careers to saving public health at the #CDC. Find out how you can be part of the solution: bit.ly/firedfeds

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Thank you Fired but Fighting for keeping the stories of CDC colleagues going! #cdc #hhs #rfkjr #thisisacoup

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Don't believe anything you hear from Trump or his goons. They are all lying and killing people for profit and personal gain. This is not about efficiency. This is not about saving money. THIS IS A COUP. #cdc #publichealth #rfkjr #hhs #measles

submitted 20 hours ago • 0 comments

Fuck this is embarrassing. No communication from RFK Jr, or any leadership, but I can read about the fate of CDC in an OpEd he wrote for the fucking NY Post... nypost.com/2025/04/10/o... #cdc #publichealth #rfkjr #coup #hhs

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Why I made this account: I've been with CDC for going on a decade. I'm scared. I've tried to get information out through other channels and it falls flat. Let me be clear: This is not about efficiency. This is not about saving money. THIS IS A COUP. #cdc #publichealth #rfkjr #wearefucked

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On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested that the measles outbreak in Texas, which is now over 500 cases, is beginning to subside and grow more slowly. But a review of state data indicates there’s no decline yet in the pace of cases.

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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

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On Monday we are expecting to hear the reorganization plans for HHS. After already being left in shambles from the RIF last week, with no guidance from leadership, we're bracing for more devastation and chaos. #cdc #publichealth #hhs #rfkjr #werefucked #thisisacoup

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...

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I made it through the RIF. Survivor's guilt is real. For the last week I've had to show up in person not knowing what happens next. Did you know that CDC leadership cannot definitively say the RIFs are over? #fascistcoup #cdc #tryingtokeepfoodonthetable #rfkjr #wearefucked

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For weeks I've been wondering where the fuck our leadership is... Dr. Susan Monarez was named as Acting CDC Director by Trump on January 23rd. Came across this today: open.substack.com/pub/insideme... #cdc #rfkjr #wearefucked

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