Teri T. Lahmon
@terilahmon.bsky.social
Scholar. Thinker. Grad Student @ UIUC Dept. of Communication.
Mother. Cat Lady. Sister. Friend.
Protector. Fighter. Bullier of bullies.
Mother. Cat Lady. Sister. Friend.
Protector. Fighter. Bullier of bullies.
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Teri T. Lahmon
@terilahmon.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Hello fellow Feds!
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
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Mega🧵 CDC IGNORES URGENT EPI AID REQUESTS
1/9 🚨 Maine is facing the largest HIV outbreak in its history.
It asked CDC for help.
😡 CDC is ignoring the request.
This is not getting enough attention in the news — and it should be.
🔗👇
1/9 🚨 Maine is facing the largest HIV outbreak in its history.
It asked CDC for help.
😡 CDC is ignoring the request.
This is not getting enough attention in the news — and it should be.
🔗👇
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting
After initially approving Penobscot County's request for CDC aid, the agency put it on hold. Meanwhile, the virus spreads.
web.archive.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mega🧵 CDC IGNORES URGENT EPI AID REQUESTS
1/9 🚨 Maine is facing the largest HIV outbreak in its history.
It asked CDC for help.
😡 CDC is ignoring the request.
This is not getting enough attention in the news — and it should be.
🔗👇
1/9 🚨 Maine is facing the largest HIV outbreak in its history.
It asked CDC for help.
😡 CDC is ignoring the request.
This is not getting enough attention in the news — and it should be.
🔗👇
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🚨🚨 INFANT FORMULA RECALL 🚨🚨
Please share widely
👇
Please share widely
👇
ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
🚨🚨 INFANT FORMULA RECALL 🚨🚨
Please share widely
👇
Please share widely
👇
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🧵🦠There is an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta that has caused 25 hospitalizations and 6 deaths across 18 states.
Food recalls:
🚫Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad🚫Scott & Jon's shrimp scampi with linguini bowls
www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...
Food recalls:
🚫Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad🚫Scott & Jon's shrimp scampi with linguini bowls
www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Pasta Meals
Information about Listeria outbreak linked to prepared meals.
www.cdc.gov
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🧵🦠There is an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta that has caused 25 hospitalizations and 6 deaths across 18 states.
Food recalls:
🚫Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad🚫Scott & Jon's shrimp scampi with linguini bowls
www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...
Food recalls:
🚫Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad🚫Scott & Jon's shrimp scampi with linguini bowls
www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...
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Reposted by Teri T. Lahmon
Hello fellow Feds!
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Hello fellow Feds!
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
Reposted by Teri T. Lahmon
Since Halloween is almost upon us, let’s do some spooky public health trivia! 👻
Which of these MMWR reports are real?
1️⃣Lead poisoning from candy
2️⃣Burn injuries from flammable costumes
3️⃣Pumpkin-carving hand injuries
4️⃣Haunted-house chlorine gas release
🎃 Leave your guess in the comments!
Which of these MMWR reports are real?
1️⃣Lead poisoning from candy
2️⃣Burn injuries from flammable costumes
3️⃣Pumpkin-carving hand injuries
4️⃣Haunted-house chlorine gas release
🎃 Leave your guess in the comments!
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Since Halloween is almost upon us, let’s do some spooky public health trivia! 👻
Which of these MMWR reports are real?
1️⃣Lead poisoning from candy
2️⃣Burn injuries from flammable costumes
3️⃣Pumpkin-carving hand injuries
4️⃣Haunted-house chlorine gas release
🎃 Leave your guess in the comments!
Which of these MMWR reports are real?
1️⃣Lead poisoning from candy
2️⃣Burn injuries from flammable costumes
3️⃣Pumpkin-carving hand injuries
4️⃣Haunted-house chlorine gas release
🎃 Leave your guess in the comments!
I have a confession:
Sometimes when I walk in class, hit the lights, turn on the A/V and open my MacBook, I have to suppress the urge to tell the class, “Turn to page three hundred ninety four.”
Sometimes when I walk in class, hit the lights, turn on the A/V and open my MacBook, I have to suppress the urge to tell the class, “Turn to page three hundred ninety four.”
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I have a confession:
Sometimes when I walk in class, hit the lights, turn on the A/V and open my MacBook, I have to suppress the urge to tell the class, “Turn to page three hundred ninety four.”
Sometimes when I walk in class, hit the lights, turn on the A/V and open my MacBook, I have to suppress the urge to tell the class, “Turn to page three hundred ninety four.”
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Reposted by Teri T. Lahmon
Before October ends, it’s worth reminding folks of the importance of breast cancer screening. Mammograms are recommended for 👻🐝 >40 and folks of all ages with higher risk of breast cancer. Everyone (even you, men!) should do self-examinations ~1x per month.
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Before October ends, it’s worth reminding folks of the importance of breast cancer screening. Mammograms are recommended for 👻🐝 >40 and folks of all ages with higher risk of breast cancer. Everyone (even you, men!) should do self-examinations ~1x per month.
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It’s day 29 of the shutdown and SNAP is set to stop next week. Food banks are already being overwhelmed. If you can, please donate to your local food bank 🍽️
💵Because food banks can purchase food at a discount, donating money goes further than donating food
📋If donating food, check for a wish list
💵Because food banks can purchase food at a discount, donating money goes further than donating food
📋If donating food, check for a wish list
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s day 29 of the shutdown and SNAP is set to stop next week. Food banks are already being overwhelmed. If you can, please donate to your local food bank 🍽️
💵Because food banks can purchase food at a discount, donating money goes further than donating food
📋If donating food, check for a wish list
💵Because food banks can purchase food at a discount, donating money goes further than donating food
📋If donating food, check for a wish list
Reposted by Teri T. Lahmon
Most people in the US don’t give diphtheria a passing thought if they’ve heard of it at all. We have decades of vaccines to thank for that, for now.
But it’s surging in places like Somalia, where health systems have been weakened by war, and hit hard by USAID cuts.
The cruelty is the point.
🎁🔗:
But it’s surging in places like Somalia, where health systems have been weakened by war, and hit hard by USAID cuts.
The cruelty is the point.
🎁🔗:
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Most people in the US don’t give diphtheria a passing thought if they’ve heard of it at all. We have decades of vaccines to thank for that, for now.
But it’s surging in places like Somalia, where health systems have been weakened by war, and hit hard by USAID cuts.
The cruelty is the point.
🎁🔗:
But it’s surging in places like Somalia, where health systems have been weakened by war, and hit hard by USAID cuts.
The cruelty is the point.
🎁🔗:
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I am tired.
Nevertheless, we persevere.
Nevertheless, we persevere.
October 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I am tired.
Nevertheless, we persevere.
Nevertheless, we persevere.
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🧵🧵 MPOX
1/9
Three cases of Mpox Clade 1 confirmed in Los Angeles this month, none with recent foreign travel.
That suggests *local spread* is happening.
People here already have it and have transmitted it.
This is concerning - let’s delve in.
(Marathon post ahead!)
1/9
Three cases of Mpox Clade 1 confirmed in Los Angeles this month, none with recent foreign travel.
That suggests *local spread* is happening.
People here already have it and have transmitted it.
This is concerning - let’s delve in.
(Marathon post ahead!)
A potentially more severe strain of mpox may be spreading in L.A. County
It’s the first time this particular type of mpox, known as “Clade I,” has been found in the United States among people who had no history of traveling overseas to high-risk areas.
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
🧵🧵 MPOX
1/9
Three cases of Mpox Clade 1 confirmed in Los Angeles this month, none with recent foreign travel.
That suggests *local spread* is happening.
People here already have it and have transmitted it.
This is concerning - let’s delve in.
(Marathon post ahead!)
1/9
Three cases of Mpox Clade 1 confirmed in Los Angeles this month, none with recent foreign travel.
That suggests *local spread* is happening.
People here already have it and have transmitted it.
This is concerning - let’s delve in.
(Marathon post ahead!)
This week I’ve been teaching about mis- and dis- information, ethical communication and bias. I had a disturbing number of real world examples happening in the moment.
Today, I also told them everything id political because we *are* the polis.
“Health is political and healthcare is justice.”
Today, I also told them everything id political because we *are* the polis.
“Health is political and healthcare is justice.”
All politics is local.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.pbs.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This week I’ve been teaching about mis- and dis- information, ethical communication and bias. I had a disturbing number of real world examples happening in the moment.
Today, I also told them everything id political because we *are* the polis.
“Health is political and healthcare is justice.”
Today, I also told them everything id political because we *are* the polis.
“Health is political and healthcare is justice.”
Hello fellow Feds!
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hello fellow Feds!
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I am still recruiting participants for my study on identity and resilience in these times of political unrest.
This study is IRB approved, and your privacy will be closely guarded. We are now only requiring one interview session. I can also be reached on signal @ BeingTeri.53
I’m taking a class on social movements this semester and just last week we were talking about when a symbols are hijacked and used against their original meaning. “Woke” was the example I gave.
As a longtime RATM fan and lover of frogs this particular rehabilitation is giving me much needed joy.
As a longtime RATM fan and lover of frogs this particular rehabilitation is giving me much needed joy.
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m taking a class on social movements this semester and just last week we were talking about when a symbols are hijacked and used against their original meaning. “Woke” was the example I gave.
As a longtime RATM fan and lover of frogs this particular rehabilitation is giving me much needed joy.
As a longtime RATM fan and lover of frogs this particular rehabilitation is giving me much needed joy.
Reposted by Teri T. Lahmon
🐸 🌈 ❤️
Kermit Sings "The Rainbow Connection" - The Muppets
YouTube video by ABC
m.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🐸 🌈 ❤️
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We’ve got generations out in the streets — toddlers, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.
90 year olds who saw fascism rise — & helped the world defeat it.
And toddlers who may not speak much yet but still know this truth:
In America, we don’t have kings
🚫👑
#NoKings
#DemocracyRocks 🇺🇸
90 year olds who saw fascism rise — & helped the world defeat it.
And toddlers who may not speak much yet but still know this truth:
In America, we don’t have kings
🚫👑
#NoKings
#DemocracyRocks 🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We’ve got generations out in the streets — toddlers, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.
90 year olds who saw fascism rise — & helped the world defeat it.
And toddlers who may not speak much yet but still know this truth:
In America, we don’t have kings
🚫👑
#NoKings
#DemocracyRocks 🇺🇸
90 year olds who saw fascism rise — & helped the world defeat it.
And toddlers who may not speak much yet but still know this truth:
In America, we don’t have kings
🚫👑
#NoKings
#DemocracyRocks 🇺🇸
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Hearing on AFGE’s request for a TPO on the recent RIFs.
The gov’s lawyer is looking super stressed. Must be hard defending the indefensible. When the law is 0 percent on your side, how must it feel to stand in front of a judge and argue what you know is bull? #CDC #fedemployees #RIF
The gov’s lawyer is looking super stressed. Must be hard defending the indefensible. When the law is 0 percent on your side, how must it feel to stand in front of a judge and argue what you know is bull? #CDC #fedemployees #RIF
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hearing on AFGE’s request for a TPO on the recent RIFs.
The gov’s lawyer is looking super stressed. Must be hard defending the indefensible. When the law is 0 percent on your side, how must it feel to stand in front of a judge and argue what you know is bull? #CDC #fedemployees #RIF
The gov’s lawyer is looking super stressed. Must be hard defending the indefensible. When the law is 0 percent on your side, how must it feel to stand in front of a judge and argue what you know is bull? #CDC #fedemployees #RIF
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🚨ATTN FEDS!🚨
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has sued over firings on 10/10
CDC, join our local (AFGE2883) to support and get represented: www.afge2883ga.org. See below for RIF guidance & resources
Other feds, check if AFGE covers your agency: www.afge.org/about-us/age...
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has sued over firings on 10/10
CDC, join our local (AFGE2883) to support and get represented: www.afge2883ga.org. See below for RIF guidance & resources
Other feds, check if AFGE covers your agency: www.afge.org/about-us/age...
October 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨ATTN FEDS!🚨
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has sued over firings on 10/10
CDC, join our local (AFGE2883) to support and get represented: www.afge2883ga.org. See below for RIF guidance & resources
Other feds, check if AFGE covers your agency: www.afge.org/about-us/age...
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has sued over firings on 10/10
CDC, join our local (AFGE2883) to support and get represented: www.afge2883ga.org. See below for RIF guidance & resources
Other feds, check if AFGE covers your agency: www.afge.org/about-us/age...
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RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center
Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.
They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.
Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center
Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.
They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.
Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠
2024 Accomplishments
Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States
www.cdc.gov
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center
Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.
They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.
Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center
Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.
They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.
Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠
I was sent a RIF notice tonight, but you can’t RIF away the work we’ve done together. I have seen you, worked with you, known you.
Let me do you this last service.
We have adapted the protocol so that only one interview is required.
And yes :) it’s IRB approved.
#feds #RIF
Let me do you this last service.
We have adapted the protocol so that only one interview is required.
And yes :) it’s IRB approved.
#feds #RIF
We are conducting a study that seeks to understand how federal workers define their professional identity and how they are practicing resilience during the current administration. If you are or were an FTE, please review the flyer below and contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!
October 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM