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Peace amid the Chaos, Discord, and Ongoing Flood of Misinformation. . .




For about ten hours Saturday, it was possible to forget about our complete and utter lack of leadership -- amid the ongoing loss of lives and related, unresolved social issues boiling over -- through physical labor outside.

-- Heinz-Ulrich





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  1. Himawan SantJune 1, 2020 at 2:21 AM

    I'm sorry about what is happening. Hopefully the situation will get better soon

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  2. Fashion Write For UsAugust 18, 2020 at 11:12 PM

    Hi! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I genuinely enjoy reading your blog posts. Can you recommend any other Fashion Write For Us blogs that go over the same topics? Thanks a ton!

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