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9. We should feel inspired by their ability to persevere and fight through a situation that was just as bad or even worse than the situation many of us face today.

Do not obey in advance and despair.

Instead, resist, rebel, and scream for your right to live to your last breath.
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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8. These are just a few of many, many actions taken by a very small number of AIDS activists in just one city that dramatically shifted the health outcomes and public narrative of a pandemic that has impacted hundreds of millions of people. Their actions ended the mass deaths of LGBT people.
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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4. "In November 1993, the suit was settled, with the clinic agreeing to pay the HIV-positive man $85,000. The Ventura demonstration also helped found ACT UP/Ventura."
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4. "A month later ACT UP/LA took action against a Ventura; medical clinic for refusing to treat the wounds of an HIV-positive man."
"The demonstration (in a driving rainstorm) followed the first-ever filing of an AIDS discrimination lawsuit under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. "
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3. "In February 1992 ACT UP/LA exposed the medical apartheid existing in Los Angeles by demonstrating at USC University Hospital, an institution serving only patients with private insurance."
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1. "Soon after, LA County acceded to the central demand for the creation of a dedicated AIDS unit at the hospital, and in September 1989 a 20-bed unit was opened.
2. In March 1989, ACT UP/LA demonstrated at Cedars-Sinai MC in support of a proposed AIDS ward, and in May 1989 the ward was approved."
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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*and media in general: don’t undersell the tremendous amount of text material at itch.io!
July 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Someone mentioned if you have a 401k (hah!) that invests in either company, you can e-mail their investor relations groups because you're a shareholder and that has higher likelihood of impact because they have to respond to shareholders.
July 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Someone put together an awesome Google Doc with as much info piled together as possible

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Anti-Censorship Campaign
⊘Anti-Censorship Campaign ⊘ ⟡ Complaint Letter Template Customer Complaint Dept, This message is to lodge an official complaint about the ongoing rampant restrictions your company has placed on ...
docs.google.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I only learned this a few days ago! bsky.app/profile/amnh...
🦈 Dive into the Museum’s collections with Ryan Thoni, curatorial associate of Ichthyology, and meet the shark that inspired the #Jaws movie poster!
July 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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5/5 We can’t undo this SCOTUS ruling, but we can stay informed & vigilant. We must support independent science, demand transparency from HHS, and report any moves that undermine evidence-based care. #ProtectScience #PublicHealth #ProtectScience #PSTF
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM