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“the souls of those with

rounds still in the chamber.” Damn, exactly right.

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Yeah. :(

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Great work, I’m not one for writing poetry but I do write a lot against wars.

https://www.diligent.news/p/war-is-still-a-racket

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Thanks! I'm sure you read Gangsters of Capitalism yeah? 2023. It was a really good recap of Smedley Butler in a kind of travel style.

Being from Pennsylvania myself, the whole Quaker connection is especially interesting as well.

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Only put a heart here because my heart is here when I read this--fantastic piece. Wish could have a sad or hug emoji to press instead of heart on this topic.

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Thanks Bev. I'll take the hug emoji in words, it means a lot!

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I'm glad the safety was on

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So am I. I'm trying to be more optimistic in 2025, we'll see how it goes 🤣 so far the streak is going strong!

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