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Let's see if we can find the Piedmont Care panel. Today is #GivingTuesday so please consider supporting us as we brace for next year's federal cuts to HIV services.
Sometimes the internet is amazing!
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Let's see if we can find the Piedmont Care panel. Today is #GivingTuesday so please consider supporting us as we brace for next year's federal cuts to HIV services.
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Sometimes the internet is amazing!
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sometimes the internet is amazing!
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Today is World AIDS Day, which the Trump Admin is refusing to commemorate. AIDS was the issue that got me riled up about politics and health policy at a very young age growing up in the SF Bay Area. I re-read And the Band Played On during the pandemic (teaching it again in spring) and it's haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today is World AIDS Day, which the Trump Admin is refusing to commemorate. AIDS was the issue that got me riled up about politics and health policy at a very young age growing up in the SF Bay Area. I re-read And the Band Played On during the pandemic (teaching it again in spring) and it's haunting.
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On World AIDS Day, we honor the lives of those lost to HIV and the resilience of those who have paved the way for progress.
We must continue to fight against cuts to treatment, prevention, and research.
Today is not just a day for remembrance — it's a call for action.
We must continue to fight against cuts to treatment, prevention, and research.
Today is not just a day for remembrance — it's a call for action.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On World AIDS Day, we honor the lives of those lost to HIV and the resilience of those who have paved the way for progress.
We must continue to fight against cuts to treatment, prevention, and research.
Today is not just a day for remembrance — it's a call for action.
We must continue to fight against cuts to treatment, prevention, and research.
Today is not just a day for remembrance — it's a call for action.
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When we commemorate #WorldAIDSDay today, in the face of the silence of our government, we think of those who have passed, those living with HIV, and the families and communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic — an epidemic worsened by devastating cuts to our healthcare and science.
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
When we commemorate #WorldAIDSDay today, in the face of the silence of our government, we think of those who have passed, those living with HIV, and the families and communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic — an epidemic worsened by devastating cuts to our healthcare and science.
Today is #WorldAIDSDay. This is a picture of the Piedmont Care quilt panel. Please support your local AIDS Service org with your $$$, time, and talent.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay. This is a picture of the Piedmont Care quilt panel. Please support your local AIDS Service org with your $$$, time, and talent.
Extended hours for HIV testing today at Piedmont Care! Free! #CutsKill #SaveHIVFunding
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Extended hours for HIV testing today at Piedmont Care! Free! #CutsKill #SaveHIVFunding
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NEW: A majority of voters (63%) support a Medicare for All system that would:
- Eliminate most private insurance plans
- Replace premiums with higher taxes
- Guarantee health coverage for everyone
- Eliminate most out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles
- Eliminate most private insurance plans
- Replace premiums with higher taxes
- Guarantee health coverage for everyone
- Eliminate most out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW: A majority of voters (63%) support a Medicare for All system that would:
- Eliminate most private insurance plans
- Replace premiums with higher taxes
- Guarantee health coverage for everyone
- Eliminate most out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles
- Eliminate most private insurance plans
- Replace premiums with higher taxes
- Guarantee health coverage for everyone
- Eliminate most out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles
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“The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—a piece of doublespeak so thick that it might unsettle Orwell”
There is nothing evidence based about what the CDC has done to the website. Vaccines do not cause autism.
There is nothing evidence based about what the CDC has done to the website. Vaccines do not cause autism.
The Undermining of the C.D.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—a piece of doublespeak so thick that it might unsettle Orwell”
There is nothing evidence based about what the CDC has done to the website. Vaccines do not cause autism.
There is nothing evidence based about what the CDC has done to the website. Vaccines do not cause autism.
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FDA is supposed to protect us from unsafe and ineffective medicines and vaccines.
And yet 🫠...just like at CDC, it's the political appointed leadership holding the agency hostage...
FDA is failing in its mission as it turns a political hammer to the covid vaccines.
A few points in next post 👉
FDA is supposed to protect us from unsafe and ineffective medicines and vaccines.
And yet 🫠...just like at CDC, it's the political appointed leadership holding the agency hostage...
FDA is failing in its mission as it turns a political hammer to the covid vaccines.
A few points in next post 👉
FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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FDA is supposed to protect us from unsafe and ineffective medicines and vaccines.
And yet 🫠...just like at CDC, it's the political appointed leadership holding the agency hostage...
FDA is failing in its mission as it turns a political hammer to the covid vaccines.
A few points in next post 👉
FDA is supposed to protect us from unsafe and ineffective medicines and vaccines.
And yet 🫠...just like at CDC, it's the political appointed leadership holding the agency hostage...
FDA is failing in its mission as it turns a political hammer to the covid vaccines.
A few points in next post 👉
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The Global Fund has fallen short of its $18 billion target, risking the progress made against AIDS, TB, and malaria.
Our latest Editorial discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping the future of global health investment.
Read this & more: spkl.io/63321A5zXh
Our latest Editorial discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping the future of global health investment.
Read this & more: spkl.io/63321A5zXh
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Global Fund has fallen short of its $18 billion target, risking the progress made against AIDS, TB, and malaria.
Our latest Editorial discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping the future of global health investment.
Read this & more: spkl.io/63321A5zXh
Our latest Editorial discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping the future of global health investment.
Read this & more: spkl.io/63321A5zXh
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The US CDC is in critical condition
Grim analysis by @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
Grim analysis by @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition
For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been
the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses,
and safeguarding population hea...
www.thelancet.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The US CDC is in critical condition
Grim analysis by @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
Grim analysis by @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
Awful in every respect. We also need that data! This movement to end HIV relies on it!
The State Department has warned employees not to use government funds to mark Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” nyti.ms/3KhPDrA
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Awful in every respect. We also need that data! This movement to end HIV relies on it!
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Just calling the pope the antichrist and encouraging others to disobey Rome, the way totally real and not at all fake-ass Catholics do
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just calling the pope the antichrist and encouraging others to disobey Rome, the way totally real and not at all fake-ass Catholics do
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The United States government has ordered its employees not to speak at any events for World AIDS Day or promote them on social media.
I guess they think that if we ignore HIV/AIDS it will just go away.
It didn’t work for Reagan and it’s not going to work now.
I guess they think that if we ignore HIV/AIDS it will just go away.
It didn’t work for Reagan and it’s not going to work now.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The United States government has ordered its employees not to speak at any events for World AIDS Day or promote them on social media.
I guess they think that if we ignore HIV/AIDS it will just go away.
It didn’t work for Reagan and it’s not going to work now.
I guess they think that if we ignore HIV/AIDS it will just go away.
It didn’t work for Reagan and it’s not going to work now.
WTH is this? World AIDS Day has been recognized for decades! A heartfelt time to remember and reflect - to recommit to end the HIV pandemic - a time to rally resources for the cause. And doing this right when folks are on holiday and the event is Monday! Sinister and hate-filled!
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
WTH is this? World AIDS Day has been recognized for decades! A heartfelt time to remember and reflect - to recommit to end the HIV pandemic - a time to rally resources for the cause. And doing this right when folks are on holiday and the event is Monday! Sinister and hate-filled!
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This Administration’s policies will spur millions of new infections and deaths from AIDS. Today’s announcement is simply to rub all of our noses in this. It is to say: we know what we’re doing; we don’t care. It is pure sadism. It’s a descent into barbarism once again.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This Administration’s policies will spur millions of new infections and deaths from AIDS. Today’s announcement is simply to rub all of our noses in this. It is to say: we know what we’re doing; we don’t care. It is pure sadism. It’s a descent into barbarism once again.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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Of all the people to attack, a sitting US Senator, husband of a congresswoman who survived being shot in the head, a former Naval aviator who flew 39 combat missions and a freaking actual honest to god astronaut who’s been to space four times!
These are not bright guys.
These are not bright guys.
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Of all the people to attack, a sitting US Senator, husband of a congresswoman who survived being shot in the head, a former Naval aviator who flew 39 combat missions and a freaking actual honest to god astronaut who’s been to space four times!
These are not bright guys.
These are not bright guys.
This will go badly.
BREAKING: Days after Trump called for the execution of a group of Democratic lawmakers, the Department of War now says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a decorated Navy veteran, for “serious allegations of misconduct.”
After Trump's Death Threats, Defense Department Opens Probe into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This will go badly.
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This fourth installment of the SPLC’s "Whose Heritage?" report offers an evolving assessment of the threats and harms that find continued life through Confederate symbols, “Lost Cause” narratives and ideologies of white supremacy.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This fourth installment of the SPLC’s "Whose Heritage?" report offers an evolving assessment of the threats and harms that find continued life through Confederate symbols, “Lost Cause” narratives and ideologies of white supremacy.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
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We are doing everything to stabilize the situation," said the President of Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are doing everything to stabilize the situation," said the President of Ukraine.
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116 years ago a bunch of working class women changed the world because they got together and fought for their rights. Their fight is still our fight.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
116 years ago a bunch of working class women changed the world because they got together and fought for their rights. Their fight is still our fight.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...
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Because it apparently bears repetition:
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Because it apparently bears repetition:
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
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‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.