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30:00 Self-hatred
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40:00 God’s suffering servant, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=NASB
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47:00 With the overturning of Roe v Wade, democracy is working says Mickey Kaus
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53:30 Will Tucker Carlson succeed on Twitter? https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/
54:20 Steven Crowder
55:00 Decoding the Gurus, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/
58:00 How do you react to kindness?
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