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Advocacy groups across the country reported record volunteer sign-ups, overwhelmed not by the tragedy of what Kutcher shared but by the solidarity it inspired. Research organizations saw a surge of donations—some small, some astonishingly large—all of them traced back to the emotional ripple effect of the press conference. Several labs even released statements expressing gratitude not just for the funding but for the visibility; after years of fighting for attention in an oversaturated media landscape, they were finally being heard.
