Ed Harris
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A new administration here in the US.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Everyone cutting out social media for one day a week.
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Removal of fear and anxiety.
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People seeing their own greatness, rather than buying into their fears.
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