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34. Thank you. This is consistent with a book I've been meaning to read, but is still far back in my schedule...

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Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:52 PM

Friday

...The Great Leveler.

Subtitle:

Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

What I think may be different than past examples of societal collapse - which is clearly underway and is responsible for the placement of the corrupt orange pedophile in the White House, a symptom, not a cause - is the decline in resources, one of which is the very air we breathe.

Thanks again. A wonderful read.

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