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Thank YOU Bari! I have to say you are my most favorite person in the world that I've never met =) and I'm thrilled to subscribe and do a tiny part to help out. It is truly incredible what you've been able to accomplish through pure grit and incredible journalism. Your ability to dig into difficult issues and communicate in such an eloquent and easily absorbed way is inspiring and quite moving.

I was losing hope for the future of this country, watching the culture being ripped apart by false narratives and corrupted media despite being the most progressive and inclusive and free country in the history of the world (as my brother loves to say "its too good here"). But seeing you and Taibbi and Greenwald and Coleman Hughes and Chatterton Williams, etc. take a stand for the common sense moderates (who I believe are still the majority) has given me true hope for change. I believe that to save us from this downward spiral we need to be able to speak to the center-right and center-left majority in a way that is inviting, open-minded, informed and free-thinking. Where folks can bring different perspectives without being attacked or forced to agree and where disagreement is encouraged and makes us all better. Solving the complex problems America faces today cannot be done with the current overreach and corruption in our government and mainstream media or by mob rule. It needs to come from the people in the middle. I encourage you to do more long form discussions and Clubhouse looks like the new place where that may be happening. Perhaps a podcast as well and be sure to have conservatives join you as well.

And lastly, thank you for your work highlighting the discrimination and concerning shift impacting American Jews. It is outrageous how little is reported or discussed about Jews in this country under the guise of being too low on the victim hood scale. It's also absurd that Jews on the left seem fine ignoring all of this in the name of so called racial justice or because they hate Trump or republicans or whatever the excuse is this year. Your discussion with Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove was an amazing summation of the current situation and I've shared it with many friends who needed to hear it. You touched on many of the points discussed over the last few years in one sit down and again did so beautifully.

So thank you for your bravery and hard work. I hope to be able to join the fight in my own way soon but for now I have hope that we can right the ship and look forward to what comes next for you. Happy early Pesach!

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