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Issue 49

💪Fired But Fighting: This week in “you cannot be serious,” NIH is running CDC? FDA blinked. Ways to make yourself a problem.

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Issue 48

💪Fired But Fighting: WTAF - 1st Anniversary of Probationary Terminations. New analysis from CDC Data Project. CDC grants cancelled. Survey for probationary terminated staff and Black public health heroes.

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Issue 47

CDC gets full funding despite Bobbo’s wishes: Shutdown ends. RIFs must be justified: Measles in detention facilities.

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Issue 46

💪Fired But Fighting: ICE as a Public Health Problem. RA Arbitration wins. New Merch. Save HHS states our position on ICE and CBP funding. Vaccine databases not being updated. (Un) Happy Hour.

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Issue 45

Fired But Fighting: 💪 Where’s OUR Peace Prize?

New chaos data viz. 2026 proposed budget for HHS. Cute new merch. 

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Issue 44

Fired But Fighting: 💪 All the distractions have distractions now. 

NIOSH is back. Mental health grants cancelled. Public comment needed on new OPM rule.

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Issue 43

Fired But Fighting: 💪 Hold the vax and pass the beef tallow, I want a Darwin Award.

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Issue 42

Fired But Fighting: 💪 New Year’s Eve Edition Oh great. Another year of this.

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Issue 41

Fired But Fighting: Holiday Christmas Edition

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Issue 40

💪Fired But Fighting: AAP funding revoked. Shady RA guidance: Why is this admin so hellbent on killing children?

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Issue 39

Fired But Fighting: Oregon Trail Edition. Vaccine policy rolled back.

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Issue 38

Fired But Fighting: More ACIP Nonsense:  ACIP protest. Likely MSPB class certification. Holiday shopping.

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Issue 37

Fired But Fighting, Thanksgiving Edition: Spoon of the Week. Holiday Shopping. Tips.

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Issue 36

Fired But Fighting: Reinstatements and Back Pay and ACIP, Oh My! Let’s exchange insurance because feds have a serious case of whiplash.

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Issue 35

💪Fired But Fighting: The Sh*tdown is over. The Fight Continues. 💩 Sh*tdown ends after 42 days. Surveys for federal employees.

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Issue 34

💪Fired But Fighting: NPHC takes APHA. Longest shutdown in U.S. history. RIF data collection efforts continue. The shutdown is still going, but so are we.

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Issue 33

💪Fired But Fighting: The Courts Strike Back. New RIF Data. Judge Illston blocks furlough RIFs. Data team releases new RIF data. Talent marketplace launches.

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Issue 32

Fired But Fighting: Chaos and Demolition Continue - Important legal updates. FBF+2883 (Un) Happy Hour. Shutdown resources.

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Issue 31

Fired But Fighting: Spooky AF - RIFs and rescissions and WTAF

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Issue 30

 Fired But Fighting: 30th. F*cking. Issue. The congressional jackass carousel continues. More shutdown resources. Upcoming events.

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