Will Robinson
@willrobinson1776.bsky.social
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Will is a progressive writer and media producer. He's trying to be a better Ancestor. He/Him
đ¨ Lesson from Abroad, Urgency for Home đ¨ Crowd size grabs headlines. But real power comes from structure, discipline, and defections. If we want to win here, we need to learn from what actually worked there.
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The Overview: Three Strategies the U.S. Resistance Needs Now
Crowd size grabs headlines. Structures, rituals, and defections win.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-overview-three-strategies-the?r=77gcg&utm_medium=ios
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Stop Measuring Marches. Start Building Power.
Progressives have taken thousands of actions and put millions in the streets. If protests alone could stop Authoritarianism, weâd be done by now. What works is structure, discipline, and defections.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/stop-measuring-marches-start-building
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Please listen to the DemLabs podcast of about a Cacerolazo - using pots and pans to protest Authoritarianism!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Mother Jones
about 2 months ago
"Weâre creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-deportation-trump-miller-big-beautiful-bill-200-billion-spending-increase/
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Becky Pringle
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Yesterday, I joined
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to highlight how parents, educators, and community leaders are speaking out for all studentsâand against the attacks on public schools.
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Becky Pringle
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As I said in my op-ed, Trumpâs newly-signed tax bill, which Republicans overwhelmingly voted for, slashes food assistance by ~$186 billionâthe largest cut in American history. 18 million children will lose free school meals. We must hold these lawmakers accountable.
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Trumpâs Tax Bill Will Starve Public Schools. Kids are Next
An estimated 18 million kids could lose access to free school meals because of Trump's tax bill.
https://time.com/7308619/trump-starve-public-schools/
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The Most Trusted Messengers Arenât on TV - Theyâre in Your Phone and Just Down the Street
Theyâre not polished or paid to persuade. Theyâre neighbors, coworkers, and cousinsâsharing WhatsApp messages, posting Instagram Reels, and building trust one conversation at a time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-most-trusted-messengers-arent?r=77gcg
about 2 months ago
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Responding to Changes in Digital Communications with Will Robinson Here is the link -
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Responding to Changes in Digital Communications with Will Robinson - The Great Battlefield Podcast
Will Robinson returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at The New Media Firm and his Substack where he's calling for change to how we communicate with voters.
https://greatbattlefield.com/episode/responding-to-changes-in-digital-communications-with-will-robinson/
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Letâs stop debating explaining and letâs start connecting. Because one powerful story can do what a dozen fact sheets canât.
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The Stories Democrats Arenât Telling (But Should)
We can still talk about policy. But policy comes after connectionâand connection starts by putting the audience first.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-stories-democrats-arent-telling?utm_source=app-post-stats-page
3 months ago
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I Actually Read the Declaration of Independence. Some of our Founder's grievances sound very familiar.
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I Actually Read the Declaration of Independence
And what struck me most were the grievances: a list of accusations against King George III that feel more pointed and poetic than any speech today.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/i-actually-read-the-declaration-of?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Authentic > Polished: Authenticity beats polish every time. The most persuasive political videos today arenât studio-producedâtheyâre shot on phones by real people telling real stories.
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Authentic > Polished
Why Low-Fi Political Videos Are Winning Heartsâand Votes
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/authentic-polished?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 months ago
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10 Signs Youâre Dealing with a Sociopath
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10 Signs Youâre Dealing with a Sociopath
Does this apply to you anyone we know?
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/10-signs-youre-dealing-with-a-sociopath?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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The $900 Million Message That Missed the Moment: What Future Forward Got Wrong
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The $900 Million Message That Missed the Moment: What Future Forward Got Wrong
Democrats canât afford to hand over their story to an algorithm.
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-900-million-message-that-missed?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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I understand that President Biden is a public figure who has spent decades in the spotlight. But for an exposĂŠ to be released at a moment when his family is enduring yet another personal tragedy feels needlessly cruel.
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Biden diagnosed with âaggressive formâ of prostate cancer | CNN Politics
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an âaggressive formâ of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/18/politics/joe-biden-prostate-cancer
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Danger Will Robinson! Elon Musk's platform X (formerly Twitter) granted verified status to accounts associated with designated terrorist organizations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/t...
#verifiedterrorists
#xbluecheck
#elonmusk
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Terrorists Continue to Pay for Check Marks on X, Report Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/technology/x-terrorists-verified-badges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Hk8.Puek.KPJGTKGI3yf3&smid=url-share
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The New Empire: How the Right Built a 24/7 Culture Machineâand Why Progressives Must Catch Up Overview:
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The New Empire: How the Right Built a 24/7 Culture Machineâand Why Progressives Must Catch Up Overview:
Part 2: Core Infrastructure â Broadcast, Digital, Influencers, and Funding
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-new-empire-how-the-right-built-2a6?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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The Democratic brand is at a low point, while the right wing has built a 24/7 culture machine. To fight back effectively, we first need to understand how we got here. Please read and share.
#DisinformationCrisis
#FightTheRight
#FiftyFiftyOne
#PeoplesMovement
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The New Empire: How the Right Built Their 24/7 Culture Machine
Part 1: From Goldwater to Bots: How the Right Engineered a Permanent Media Machine
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/the-new-empire-how-the-right-built?r=77gcg
5 months ago
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Anne Applebaum
5 months ago
The DC attorney nominee has appeared dozens of times on Russian state media
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Trumpâs D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Trump nominee Ed Martinâs 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/16/ed-martin-rt-sputnik-usattorney/?utm_campaign=wp_politics_am&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F421eaea%2F67ff831c37beb82d8aed6c00%2F596bfc129bbc0f403f9d0118%2F13%2F53%2F67ff831c37beb82d8aed6c00
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The American right built a decentralized, emotionally resonant, and wildly effective media empireâwhile traditional media crumbled and progressives got stuck in outdated campaign tactics. They are winning the media war.
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How the Right Won the Media War â And What We Can Still Do About It
A three-part exploration of how the American right built a decentralized, emotionally resonant, and wildly effective media empireâwhile traditional media crumbled and progressives got stuck in outdate...
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/how-the-right-won-the-media-war-and?selection=3bb64dd8-b863-4002-b9de-1b531fb752c5
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Marc Elias
6 months ago
đ¨Attention Members of the DC Barđ¨ Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.
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Itâs time for Democrats to break their broadcast campaign ad addiction.
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Democrats Need To Change How We Buy Media
In a recent Nielsen report, broadcast TV accounted for just 21.2% of total television usage
https://open.substack.com/pub/willrobinson/p/we-need-to-change-how-we-buy-media?r=77gcg&utm_medium=ios
6 months ago
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Democrats remain heavily invested in traditional political communications - and we lose. In contrast, the Republican Party and aligned right-wing media ecosystems have rapidly adapted to disruption by embracing digital-first, always-on communication platforms. MoreâŚ
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Will Robinson | Substack
Progressive media consultant and activist.
https://substack.com/@willrobinson?invite
6 months ago
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The Trump Musk brown shirts are about to decimate the Department of Education, putting free and reduced lunches for 20 million school children on the chopping block. Tell Congress that protecting our kids is more important than pleasing billionaires.
7 months ago
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The Republican budget resolution makes $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over a decade, affecting nearly 80 million Americans. This also provides $4.5 trillion in tax cuts - with most going to Billionaires, millionaires, and corporations.
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Help! My Trevor Fundraiser has surfaced a wave of incredible hate on my social media pages - mainly the Faceplace. The bot posts are threatening and have bad spelling! Please support the Trevor Project and stand up for our kids. Thanks!
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7 months ago
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Elon Musk now has a private armed security force. What could possibly go wrong with that?
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Elon Muskâs private security detail gets deputized by US Marshals Service
The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Muskâs private security detail, giving them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, three law enforcement officials fami...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-private-security-detail-000536313.html
7 months ago
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đŤĄđşđ¸ "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ââAmerica, for which we are willing to die," â Mark Milley âď¸He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.
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The German Labour Front was the Nazi replacement for the trade unions that Hitler dissolved completely in 1933. Here was their logo, complete with 14 teeth, the same as the DOGE logo. Symbols Matter! h/t Jim Stewartson MindWar
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There are so many Trump actions to be concerned about, but literally rewriting history is authoritarian - especially around slavery. I'm going to take a minute and send an email to
[email protected]
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7 months ago
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Whatâs next..,
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The Trump-led attack on transgender people is a deliberate effort to divide and weaken our country. Defeating it requires more than just media campaignsâwe must organize. Itâs encouraging to see The New York Times call it out for what it is
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Opinion | Trumpâs Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans (Gift Article)
Trumpâs attacks on trans people are on the wrong side of history and humanity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/opinion/transgender-trump-orders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk4.tpVA.f_PwwfnB9vCO&smid=url-share
8 months ago
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What Trump is suggesting is ethnic cleansing. War has been raging in the Mideast for millennia; I'm not sending my kid to go fight so Trump can do Real Estate Development.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/p...
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Analysis: Trumpâs Gaza âRivieraâ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking | CNN Politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldnât keep the smirk off his face.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/trump-gaza-takeover-analysis/index.html
8 months ago
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Why is Trump putting tariffs on Canada, one of our closest allies and trading partners?
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Come on Phil! No Shadow Please!
8 months ago
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One of the most despicable tools of authoritarians is erasing history to better control the future.
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Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump's executive orders.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/defense-agency-bans-black-history-month-rcna190189
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When a government abandons morality, corruption spreads, power goes unchecked, and the most vulnerable bear the cost. "The Trump administration is looking to abolish the Pentagon office responsible for preventing civilian casualties."
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MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-militarys-treatment-of-civilians-in-war-to-change-under-trump-proposal/ar-AA1y8n3S?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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8 months ago
Our children deserve nothing less than to be their true, authentic selves. Their medical care should be determined by their parents and doctors, not politicians. Trump's executive order banning gender-affirming care is harmful and cruel.
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Bending to public outrage, the Trump administration rescinded its executive order to freeze federal spending. They showed us who they are and what they are willing to do at our children's expense to push their agenda. This reversal only demonstrates the need for all of us to speak truth to power.
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Jim Acosta's Substack. Please share...
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The Jim Acosta Show | Substack
I hope to lead a thoughtful and enlightening discussion about the most important news of the day, with a specific emphasis on American politics and the state of democracy in the U.S. and around the wo...
https://jimacosta.substack.com/?r=77gcg&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web
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In a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy, the sole surviving child of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, read her letter to U.S. Senators in which she labeled her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a "predator."
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Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a âpredatorâ ahead of his confirmation hearings
YouTube video by CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WQ9MtzuYaA
8 months ago
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I think thereâs, frankly, too much of a focus on past guilt, and we need to move beyond that. Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents ... let alone their great-grandparents, maybe even,â Musk said, in an apparent reference to Germanyâs Nazi past.
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Elon Musk addresses far-right crowd in Germany after backlash over salutes, Nazi puns
Musk told AfD supporters at a campaign event that âchildren should not be guilty of the sins of their parentsâ in an apparent reference to Germanyâs Nazi past.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/elon-musk-afd-germany-speech-nazi-jokes-salutes-rcna189283
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted spending on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. It specifies that foreign military financing for Egypt and Israel will continue, but it also appears to end funding for military assistance to Ukraine and other allies.
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State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid
The âstop-work ordersâ appear to apply to US aid for all countries except Israel and Egypt.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/24/state-department-foreign-aid-pause-00200510?fbclid=IwY2xjawIB1c9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUK3mCzap37gJ1Ny6Yj44WGHyGvfvgg84UC1q-KeKH_wUylwlcGEmC8okg_aem_OjhP6CgVKhrOKVSsGORlIg
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The religious concept of witnessing to power refers to the act of speaking truth, particularly moral or spiritual truths, to those in positions of authority or influence. Exhibit 1:
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Bishop lectures Trump to his face during prayer service: 'I ask you to have mercy'
Buddeâs remarks followed executive actions from Trump to crack down on immigration and roll back protections for trans people.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/bishop-marian-budde-trump-anti-trans-immigrant-policies-rcna188627?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0H6xgKQRpLnhe_7yzomh8_-ivdyJPrYOJS-j0DaQkqr-f0MqVPbsGt5ls_aem_IYWxepSEl43Esxoc3oQaGw
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He's tossed a deck of MAGA cards. Trumpâs executive order blitz is a swarming tactic designed to overwhelm and create outrage fatigue. We need a strategic response on what matters, not just a press reaction. This is an opportunity to ORGANIZE and frame the narrative around our vision for the future
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"One day, our children and grandchildren may ask us, 'When it was all on the line, what did you do?' And the only acceptable answer is, everything we could," Cecile Richards. Rest In Power Cecile.
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It doesn't matter how popular it is, TikTok is considered a significant security risk to the United States due to concerns about data privacy and the potential for unauthorized access to sensitive user information by the Chinese government.
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Justice Dept. asks court to reject TikTok challenge to crackdown law
The DOJ argued that TikTok under Chinese ownership poses a threat because of its access to Americans' personal data, and asserted that China can manipulate information that Americans consume via TikTok.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/usdoj-tells-court-reject-tiktok-challenge-crackdown-law-2024-07-27/?utm_source=chatgpt.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawH4fOVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcncO11g-XhmPf43eB0noYFHSKYDyJUsSbVscTcwqkoQ5RqNTXGswIj4-w_aem_rygXOW8bTwBO1YegSPzqug
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Really? A handout photo released by the Trump Vance Transition Team shows the official portrait of President-elect Donald Trump, Jan. 15, 2025.
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To the brave firefighters and first responders risking everything to battle the California wildfires: thank you for your courage, dedication, and sacrifice. You are true heroes, and our thoughts are with you as you protect lives and communities.
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