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A painful read, leaving me with an enhanced sense of respect for you and a deeply felt gratitude for the courageous stance you’re taking on behalf of all of us. We believe in truth. Thank you Alex, very much.

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I respectfully disagree.

However noble CH's mission, they hung you, a loyal and dedicated supporter, out to dry to cater to the ideology of elite donors for your act of free expression that had nothing to do with the mission of feeding the poor.

I don't like disloyalty, especially pragmatic disloyalty (if not for inconvenient moments, what value does loyalty have?).

Fuck them.

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I truly love the comments section. Almost as much as your emails!! Both keep me sane in this time of insanity. I’d like to share a little light in the darkness we find ourselves in. My wife is a nurse. She has begged me for years to sell our house in PA, quit my union job, pull our kids out of public school in favor of us homeschooling them and go see this beautiful country of ours. I was always been the stick in the mud in her dream. Then Covooties hit and I realized that life is for living. So in May I quit, we sold our house, I’m now a homeschooling father of our three children and we’re currently in AZ. We’re gonna bounce around to the free states and make the most of the situation. I hope everyone reading this can make the most of what we are experiencing and turn it into some positive because I’ve never been happier. Peace and love to you all.

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Alex, I'm not sure I have the words to adequately describe how much your writing means to me.

I could trot out all the usual fare that it is inspirational or makes me feel brave...which it is and it does. But it's more than that. As I have always wanted to be a writer and have had dozens and dozens of people practically beat me over the head to do so, it is kind of pathetic that I don't know how to describe what that post stirred up inside of me.

So all I will say is thank you for not only your incredible skill but for the person you are and for sharing so generously with us all your wisdom, humor and light.

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For so much of my time in school, I remember people asking questions like "why didn't regular German people refuse to go along with the Nazis?" It was so incomprehensible to most of the people I grew up with. But now we know. There is little doubt that the Nazis controlled culture in a similar way that we see now. If you didn't go along with every little thing they said then you would be removed from "respectable" society. Of course, eventually, that meant being marched off to the camps but at first, it just meant not being socially acceptable. Intolerance of dissenting viewpoints is a dangerous cultural weapon to wield. I am old enough to remember when people said "I disagree with what you are saying but I'll fight to the death to protect your right to say it." Now people just report to Twitter and get the dissenting person banned.

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My heart broke a little reading this.

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Alex - thank you for seeking the truth and being okay with the consequences. The truth about lockdowns/masks/covid risks, etc...have separated my wife and I from very long-supported charities as well and so I understand the disappointment you are experiencing. I commend you for not condemning them for their choices, even if they maybe short-sighted. I wanted to post this message but I had to become a subscriber to post, which is actually great. What better way to encourage you than to become a subscriber? If you are ever in the Seattle/Bellevue area of the Northwest you can invite yourself into our home. I'm a right-wing, homeschooling dad and religious fanatic who loves Jesus, but I would suspect there is more that connects us than separates Americans who believe in the liberty of ALL Americans, no matter how small or large percentage of the population we make up. Thanks for working tirelessly to report the news which is fit to print/send. Keep up the good fight, in the end, Truth wins!

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It’s enough to drive the strongest amongst us mad and to begin questioning ourselves. Continue to be a rock Alex, your time is now and we’re with you.

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This should be an Op Ed in the WSJ. Please consider submitting? So poignant and I hope Jilly reads it and feels ashamed. Thanks very much for sharing. ( and may PEN rot….)

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Brilliant essay. Thanks for sharing your story. It seems the tide is hopefully turning with the new Project Veritas videos that came out last night with the Pfizer scientist touting the value of natural immunity, one said they feel they work for an evil corporation, a new Pfizer whistle blower coming forward with emails tomorrow, massive demonstrations all over Europe, NZ finally realizing ZERO CHINESE VIRUS is impossible. We all look forward to your 3 hour discussion with Joe Rogan soon!

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The constant in this story is a man standing by and for things he believes in. Know that millions stand by and for you. Thank you.

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Truth is treason in the Empire of Lies.

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Alex, please do not stop. A close friend, and ER nurse in Denver, worked through the pandemic, selflessly and hailed as a “hero”. She called us the other night crying. She’s getting fired now because she’s not vaccinated. She risked it all last year, when no one knew anything about the virus, and people stayed home. She went to work every day and took care of sick people. Now we

are going to help support her if they shit can her. Last year “hero” and now we fire you.

Alex, please do not stop. When I feel like caving, it’s stories like this that wake me up to stand alone if necessary.

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Good story—by measures uplifting and chilling—thanks for sharing. As you know, you are on the right side of history here. When societies go mad, there are usually a few who try to sound the alarm. When the history on this one is written, they will say, “There were a few who tried to tell the truth, including . . . and Alex Berenson.” Keep up the great work.

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I know it must hurt, but there are so many of us out here who are thankful for your voice, thankful for your research, and proud of your bravery. We may not be as important as board members from PEN or City Harvest, but we are loyal to you no matter what.

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Alex, you may not consider yourself a conservative, but your fans (I am one) are attracted to your integrity and persistence in expressing the truth. Not the elites version of truth. There are few celebrities with integrity and values. Large categories like Republican and Democrat or conservative/liberal no longer work. Everyone is nuanced and everything has been rationalized to the point of outright lies. Just get the jab. Not because of the medicine, but because of the hassle. It's preposterous that we have arrived here. You remain a beacon of light in these dark days (as corny as that sounds).

Thank you!

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