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Ben McAdams: “You don’t get angry about something that you’ve given up on. You don’t speak up unless you believe your voice matters.…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2026
You don’t get angry about something that you’ve given up on. You don’t speak up unless you believe your voice matters. You don’t protest unless you think that somebody might listen, you don’t show up unless some part of you believes that this place is still worth fighting for.
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McAdams addresses frustrations with the Trump administration.

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