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@VeroniqueB99

trying to remain sane. tough some days, as you likely know. Stay safe. Had a decent No Kings Protest across from Texas A&M, productive in that 3 freshmen girls approached me asking if they could ask me something. The head of the group is from Idaho, and they were wondering why all the people were lining University Dr. She said her folks were Republicans, to which I asked: "so, do they like the fact that trump is giving the Qataris an airbase there"? She said, "They are SO mad!"

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2. We talked for about 30 mins. I explained that the protests were happening all over the country, and that they could find out where by googling it. It was actually a good discussion no raised voices. I even got some help from a Brit who had just gotten his citizenship as he backed me up on what we discussed. No shouting, just talking. They thanked us and left.

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3. I had seen a young black man standing by himself about 10 ft away, and I walked up to him asking how he was doing? He had just transferred into A&M, from San Antonio, a Nuclear Engineering major. So, smart kid, hopefully. Hope he does okay. I gave him my contact info letting him know he could reach out, if he needs to cuz I've been here a long damn time. He said 2 Petroleum Engineering classes were killing him. Told him my dad taught that long ago. Take care.