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Published: January 11, 2025 16:18

The Internet is so good for stuff like mutual aid and keep people informed amid crisis. Like, when I feel despair--and these days I often do--it's a small encouragement to be reminded that when we are proximal to suffering, we are capable of extraordinary…

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Published: January 11, 2025 14:38

Our old enemy frozen pitch strikes again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:56

People of Philadelphia and surrounding environs: Tickets for the Everything Is Tuberculosis tour are NOW ON SALE: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/preview/c58a1443ba0359ba/ce7129e69831fd01 (Very excited to chat with the brilliant Adam Grant for this…

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Published: January 10, 2025 15:19

Tickets for Philadelphia go on sale at NOON EASTERN TIME today. I am sorry if it sells out quickly. Tickets still available in Atlanta, Plano, Houston, and San Mateo. I believe everywhere else is sold out. (Sorry! I underestimated your enthusiasm!) Tix…

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Published: January 9, 2025 20:47

SOLD OUT: Indianapolis, Boston, New York, Seattle, and St. Louis. Tickets still available elsewhere but are selling (stunningly!) fast so get yours now at everythingistb.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 9, 2025 02:23

Update: Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Boston are sold out. (Sorry!) New York will sell out by tomorrow. Tickets still available in the other cities for now. Thanks for the (stunning! overwhelming!) interest in this book. [contains quote post or other…

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Published: January 8, 2025 21:25

The first review of EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS is here and it's a **star** from Kirkus. (Mild spoilers ahead.) https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-green/everything-is-tuberculosis/

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Published: January 8, 2025 20:51

Everything is TB Tour! Coming to you this March with some truly spectacular friends. Tickets will include a pre-signed copy of the book and are available now at everythingistb.com EXCEPT for Philadelphia, PA (available Friday). Excited to see you all!

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Published: January 8, 2025 14:53

The Everything Is Tuberculosis book tour will be announced this afternoon. I haven't been on tour for a book since 2017! I am excited and nervous!

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Published: January 7, 2025 16:40

My ankle hurts. https://youtu.be/U4vS7obwgq4?si=tqwuIKUsqvkrhJIy

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Published: January 6, 2025 15:02

When I was a kid, around 1,800,000 people died every year of tuberculosis. Now, around 1,250,000 do. That's important progress. But at this current rate, it'll take a CENTURY to push TB deaths much below 500,000 per year. That's totally unacceptable for a…

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Published: January 4, 2025 18:52

Finished signing 110,000 copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis. Grateful to have done it, and also grateful to be done with it. Get yours at everythingistb.com. http://everythingistb.com

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Published: January 4, 2025 14:42

Join me for the FINALE OF THIS RIDICULOUS ENDEAVOR as I sign the last of 110,000 copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis. https://youtube.com/live/8D4njJdJx6Y?feature=share

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Published: January 4, 2025 02:26

This is a fascinating article, and a reminder that TB is caused by impoverishment as much as it's caused by bacteria. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 4, 2025 02:23

THIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS

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Published: December 30, 2024 21:56

The redoubtable @afcwimbledon1889.bsky.social have just beaten Gillingham* 1-0 to make their way into second place in League Two. Am I dreaming? * Or possibly Jillingham. No one knows the correct pronunciation.

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Published: December 30, 2024 20:26

Help This Star Won't Go Out provide direct support to families of kids with cancer. All donations will be matched by Hank and me for the next two days: tinyurl.com/OrbitOfHope http://tinyurl.com/OrbitOfHope

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Published: December 30, 2024 03:34

We should do this, but only on bluesky. I'll start: Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone has fallen by over 60% since 2017 thanks to investments from the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health and their partners.

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Published: December 29, 2024 16:01

I have made a helpful guide so that you can know approximately when your signed preorder of Everything Is Tuberculosis was signed. Copies 1-10,000 were signed in green, 20,000-30,000 in blue, and so on. You can preorder your signed copy at…

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Published: December 29, 2024 13:11

It is once again time to sign my name over and over again.

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Published: December 28, 2024 17:18

Big mail day here.

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Published: December 27, 2024 20:10

Let's do this, wimbly womblies. https://www.youtube.com/live/aPsHiHnhPoA

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Published: December 26, 2024 01:00

Deleting tweets just before they go viral >>>>>>>

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Published: December 23, 2024 17:47

When we talk about cost-effectiveness in health, we often don't fully calculate costs--or benefits. As Paul Farmer said, "What's really expensive is not curing TB." I'm thinking about that as I watch tuberculosis survivor Henry hand out food in his…

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Published: December 22, 2024 21:12

Signatures from the last two days. (Sharpie for scale.)

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Published: December 21, 2024 16:17

Signing your name 100,000 times is actually quite time-consuming.

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Published: December 20, 2024 16:06

People of the UK, Ireland, and related regions: You too can now buy a SIGNED copy of my new book Everything Is Tuberculosis via our friends at @waterstones.bsky.social. Preorder here:…

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Published: December 17, 2024 22:48

I absolutely love that Everything Is Tuberculosis (signed edition) is cheaper on Amazon than Everything Is Tuberculosis (unsigned edition). My signature is worth negative seven dollars. Incredible. Wondrous. I hit 75,000 signatures today. Still a long…

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Published: December 17, 2024 19:49

Let the world's largest iceberg inspire you: Even after spending months spinning in the same spot, you too can become unstuck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 17, 2024 16:11

Since Looking for Alaska has become the second-most banned book in America, let's talk about THAT scene. youtu.be/nuyaO-rFGjk https://youtu.be/nuyaO-rFGjk

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Published: December 17, 2024 01:22

I am UTTERLY fascinated with the second-hand market for gravesites. First off, they are so expensive! A good spot at crown hill will you set you back a used Mazda. Second, how did you come to own this plot you do not need? Have you escaped the claws of…

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Published: December 16, 2024 23:29

People are always like, "This is a core memory" while watching a sunset with friends or whatever. But all my core memories are, like, the time I was invited to visit the New York Knicks' locker room after the game and though the sandwich buffet was for me…

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Published: December 16, 2024 21:07

Everything about getting older is great except for the breakdown of the vessel that contains you (or, arguably, the breakdown of the vessel that is you).

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Published: December 14, 2024 16:53

The world's greatest fourth tier English football team emerges victorious once again, and Wimbledon are in fourth place in the League Two table. Hope is the thing with feathers.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 13, 2024 19:59

Join me live inside your internet as the Wimbly Womblies attempt to ... win the FA Cup? https://youtube.com/live/G0palqMsHxI

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Published: December 13, 2024 17:26

Getting sick with tuberculosis shouldn't be fatal. It also shouldn't be a cause of impoverishment. Too often, it's both. [contains quote post or other embedded content]