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We also look ahead to next week's guests: Jeff Fish of "Abolitionists Rising" and Grace's Dad, Scott Schara.

Scott's new book: https://a.co/d/082F2U28

Abolitionists Rising: https://abolitionistsrising.com

The Five Tenets of Abolitionism: Dusty Deevers at the Abolition Now Conference:
https://youtu.be/vTNqMdg9nNw?si=SiDV14oWo-yCm5nF

Friends of the IDF 990: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133156445/202513029349302236/full

Episode 400: Why Are We "Friends Of The IDF"?