Maria Smilios

Experts warn loss of USAID endangers the fight against deadly TB

For those who care about TB—and humanity—this is a terrific and well-referenced article about the death and destruction sown by the current U.S. administration. www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis... thank you @cidrap, for this comprehensive reporting. @tbfighters.org @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

Interviewing 1 TB book author = cool

Interviewing 4 amazing TB book authors = amazing!

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa Enkh-Amgalan

Join us in Copenhagen at @theunion.org Conference in November!

conf2025.theunion.org

Delighted that 4 amazing authors will join Union TB conference this year!

Thrilled to be moderating the panel with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, @mariasmilios.bsky.social, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan, @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social

Read about their TB books 👇🏽

communities.springernature.com/posts/tb-an-...

I’m honored to be part of this incredible group of authors

Using my voice & the story of the Black Angels to help eradicate this disease beside such extraordinary & dedicated people TB research has been such a gift 🙏

@madhupai.bsky.social
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
@nadinesmith.bsky.social

Tuberculosis - new warriors take on an old enemy TB has affected humans for centuries. In 2025, it is the number 1 infectious killer of humankind. We know how to control this disease, but have chosen not to. Four new books bring attention to this an...

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-...

Thank you

Review: 'The Aviator and the Showman' untangles Amelia Earhart's fateful marriage — and thrill-seeking ambition 'The Aviator and the Showman,' Laurie Gwen Shapiro's vibrant account of Amelia Earhart's union with a publicity-seeking publisher, unpacks the mystery surrounding her final flight.

I fell hard for @lauriestories.bsky.social's "The Aviator and the Showman" and you will, too: it's a glorious work of narrative nonfiction. Out next week from @vikingbooks.bsky.social. Here's my review for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

The first of many
But…those emails

They took $45 million from FEMA to build the Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp that flooded on day 1.

In North Carolina, they denied us more FEMA funds. Now we know why.

Thank you

Really?? I didn’t even know it existed. Can you take some pictures and send them to me so I can make a post. This is pretty awesome.

The grift never ends

Let’s not mince words: these are concentration camps in the Everglades
And yes those are cages

Wow. I had no idea about city hall

Posted on X from the Dept. of Homeland security for Alligator Alcatraz

How is this tolerated by a single democrat?

❤️

Currently reading…

The Black Angels

(74th book of 2025) #Booksky 📚

Can I get a hallelujah? 😇😉

Opinion | This Problem Is Easy to Solve

The US led the way in fighting malnutrition, and USAID provided a miracle peanut paste that brings kids back from the brink -- until now. Starvation is a problem that we can actually solve, but we're now retreating from the fight. Here's what I found in West Africa: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

With all these Feds in masks, MAGA has to be concerned.

Remember during Covid they all thought it was unhealthy and you rebreathe diseases!

Make Agents Healthy Again!

Charlatans running the country

"If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived."

I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today.

I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children.

Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us.

One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

Trump’s America👇

Guys raging over a street sign for the Black Angels & my book that tells their story

This fury is born from a culture that fears truth, science, & Black history

I share this b/c I refuse to
let them erase these women again

@nadinesmith.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social

Gillibrand’s phone lines are wide open today too

Tell her New York women deserve to go to work without being groped and sexual assault doesn’t belong in Gracie Mansion

She stood for survivors in Minnesota what about her own constituents in NYC?

NSF grant funding has been cut in half. What does it mean for science? Plus, how a new blood test helps diagnose Alzheimer’s—and what its limitations are:

A black and white photo from the First World War. There is a soldier seated in the foreground. He is wearing a metal mask that has a mustache. Behind him is a woman holding a paint brush. This is Anna Coleman Ladd, the artist who created the mask.

During #WW1, artists like Anna Coleman Ladd created masks for disfigured soldiers. The metal was painted with hard enamel to resemble the recipient's skin tone. Ladd used real hair to create the eyelashes, eyebrows and moustaches. Had it not been for her efforts, many would have lived in isolation.