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US π—ͺπ—›π—˜π—‘ π——π—œπ—— π—•π—¨π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—¬π—œπ—‘π—š π—•π—˜π—–π—’π— π—˜ π—Ÿπ—˜π—”π——π—˜π—₯π—¦π—›π—œπ—£? π—œ π—›π—¨π— π—•π—Ÿπ—¬ π—”π—¦π—ž π—”π— π—˜π—₯π—œπ—–π—”: π—ͺ𝗛𝗬 π—œπ—¦ 𝗔 π—•π—¨π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—¬ π—œπ—‘ 𝗖𝗛𝗔π—₯π—šπ—˜ 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—ͺ𝗛𝗬 𝗔π—₯π—˜ π—’π—‘π—Ÿπ—¬ 𝗔 π—™π—˜π—ͺ π—¦π—§π—”π—‘π——π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗒 𝗦𝗔𝗬, β€œπ—‘π—’π—§ 𝗧𝗒𝗗𝗔𝗬. 𝗑𝗒𝗧 𝗧𝗒𝗠𝗒π—₯π—₯𝗒π—ͺ.”?

A face can become part of how an era is remembered. This image accompanies the historical question explored in this essay. WHEN DID BULLYING BECOME

Grace Notes
𝗧π—₯π—œπ—‘π—œπ——π—”π—— & π—§π—’π—•π—”π—šπ—’, π—™π—’π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—’π—ͺ π—§π—›π—˜ π—¬π—˜π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—’π—ͺ 𝗕π—₯π—œπ—–π—ž π—₯𝗒𝗔𝗗… 𝗒π—₯ π—˜π—”π—¦π—˜ 𝗒𝗑 𝗗𝗒π—ͺ𝗑 π—§π—›π—˜ π—₯𝗒𝗔𝗗? πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή

Our national anthem calls us to build a nation where every creed and race finds an equal place. That promise not Oz is the destination

Grace Notes
π—§π—›π—˜ π—ͺπ—”π—¦π—›π—œπ—‘π—šπ—§π—’π—‘ π—₯π—˜π—™π—Ÿπ—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—£π—’π—’π—Ÿ: π—ͺπ—›π—˜π—‘ π—§π—›π—˜ 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗠 π—₯π—œπ—¦π—˜π—¦ 𝗧𝗒 π—§π—›π—˜ 𝗦𝗨π—₯π—™π—”π—–π—˜, π—§π—›π—˜ π— π—œπ—₯π—₯𝗒π—₯ π—₯π—˜π—©π—˜π—”π—Ÿπ—¦ π—§π—›π—˜ π—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘

Artistic Impression. Enhanced for visual storytelling. GCW Β© Grace Notes in Context. There is an active dichotomy playing out in the nation’s capital. The Washington

Personal Reflection
π—ͺπ—›π—˜π—‘ π— π—”π—šπ—” 𝗣𝗒𝗧𝗨𝗦 π— π—˜π—˜π—§π—¦ π—§π—›π—˜ π—ͺ𝗒π—₯π—Ÿπ——’𝗦 π——π—˜π—™π—œπ—‘π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘ 𝗒𝗙 π— π—”π——π—‘π—˜π—¦π—¦: π——π—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿπ—— 𝗧π—₯𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗧𝗒π—₯𝗠𝗦 𝗒𝗨𝗧 𝗒𝗙 π— π—˜π—˜π—§ π—§π—›π—˜ 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—¦

WATCH THE CLIP THAT INSPIRED THIS COMMENTARY Before reading further, take a moment and watch the exchange for yourself. The observations that follow are not

Grace Notes
π‰π€π’πŒπˆππ„ π‚π‘πŽπ‚πŠπ„π“π“: 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ππ”ππ‹πˆπ‚ 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 πƒπ„π‹πˆπ•π„π‘π’ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π‚πŽππ†π‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ€π‹ π‚π‹π„π€ππ’πˆππ† 𝐀𝐍𝐃 π‘π„π€π’πŽππˆππ†

Watching the House Judiciary hearing regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center was a reminder that sometimes the subject listed on the agenda is not the

Grace Notes
π“π‘πž 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 π‹πžπ¨ Xπˆπ• 𝐒𝐧 π‚πšπ¦πžπ«π¨π¨π§ β€” π–π‘πžπ«πž π…πšπ’π­π‘, πƒπ’π¬πœπ¨π«π, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 π–π’π­π§πžπ¬π¬ 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭

An Agnostic. A non-practicing Catholic. A ritualistic warrior confers inner thoughts and discussion. πŸ”— Watch the Mass here I share this not as indoctrination. Even the

Grace Notes
𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐒𝐧𝐠 π€π¦πžπ«π’πœπš 𝐁𝐒π₯π₯𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐧 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π…πšπ¦π’π₯𝐲 β€” 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐒𝐭𝐑 π‘πžπœπžπ’π©π­π¬ 𝐭𝐨 π•πžπ«π’πŸπ²

A Grace Notes reflection on power, spectacle, political symbolism, billion-dollar proximity, and the public unease of watching too much happen in plain sight. Wait. Stop

Personal Reflection
π‚πŽππ…π‘πŽππ“ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π‘πŽπŽπŒ πƒπžπšπ« π€π¦πžπ«π’πœπš

β€œThere are moments now when I sit quietly after another barrage of headlines and genuinely wonder whether America even recognizes itself anymore.” Not the loud