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Congratulations, Ari and yes, I’m sharing!

Re: Maya Wiley’s visual: As an African American woman, I am quite familiar with that look: from my mother, aunts, sisters, daughter, granddaughter, and yes, from me. To Sam Nunberg, that look was asking: “YOU GONH DO WHAAAAT?!” It was certainly my highlight from the reel! That was a live intervention of humanity. In that moment, all walls were removed, and we saw one human being caring for another, and the other being able to receive it. My other favorite was/is the camaraderie that has developed between Bill Krystol and Fat Joe. Two people from two totally different worlds, being able to SEE one another; to LISTEN, to LEARN, to understand and maybe even change a viewpoint.

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Hi Diva!!! I love your comment. My grandma was a stoic lady, just one sideway look and we knew we were in trouble. So I definitely understand, "the look". I got on late today, but enjoyed reading how our two Sandra's got to meet at Ari's event. I'm so happy for them. I hope our next zoom is soon, we will be better prepared. 😊

On the political front, the circus continues. 🙄😒🥴

Have a blessed weekend!!!🙏❤️🤗

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Hi V, I’m always looking for you to join the conversation.😀 Am just returning from a birthday party. They know I hate these late outings (anything after 5 pm [1 pm really]. Now, I’m off my reading/movie schedule. Enough complaining! Yes, I’m so excited for the two Sandras, and looking forward to the next zoom...And the beat goes on: The Florida judge gave the big guy a legal spanking today, causing him to drop his frivolous lawsuit against Leticia James.😂 They all need this lesson. The only way to stop the BS-slow it, anyway. Enjoy your weekend, as well!❤️🙏🏽

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Oh Diva, sure hope this is the beginning of accountability. For Dump to drop his lawsuit against Leticia James shows he is getting scared of being called a LOSER again.!!!🤣

I've been reading the J6 Report, it's really eye opening, and so much to digest.

Have a good night!!!😊

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Never ending circus

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You got that RIGHT!?

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Hello Olddiva,

What a lovely comment! Yes- Maya Wiley's genuine care and concern for another *human being* was moving. A moment to remind us all that we have much in common as humans. 💙🤗

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Well, Ms S.R., your namesake told on you-a meeting at the J6 Report event. Now, I’m really 😭. That had to be fun! So happy for you ladies. Tell me how you found each other.

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Awww..... we'll keep hope alive that we all see each other one day; at least at the June zoom event? I was in line and heard her say she was "Sandra from NJ" and I was like, OMG! 🙀 Small world ☺️

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I didn’t realize that you heard me introduce myself to Ari😃😃😃 Yes indeed it’s a small world 🌎

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Ahhh, HOW WONDERFUL! I’ll be more prepared for the zoom this time. Didn’t know about that, either. I need to stay close to you Sandra(s), to be in the know😂😂😂

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Strap in, my friend...were all on this 'wild' ride together! 😅😂

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I’m hanging on❤️😂

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Right! More in common, than not! Oftentimes, we miss it!

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Diva you Freakin Rock! You are truth every time you post. And honey old isn’t even who you are.

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Hi Ms Pamela! Bless your heart, Precious! 😂 Nice to meet you! I’m old, Pamela; trying to keep up, but I’m OLD! God has been good to me, and Ari gives me a platform to write all the Shid I yell at the tv (what old folks do).😂😂😂😂😂. Be Well! ❤️

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Ms Diva - I swear I am not stupid & have used computers since the beginning 🤣 - the three dots only gave me a choice of Hide Comment, Delete Comment & I forget the third but it was not Edit. 🤣 and not I get the notice that you replied - I click that & it takes me to the beginning of all the comments. Maybe I should have this on iPad rather than my phone!! 😝

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Olddiva, yes! That Look is my mom, my aunts, my late grandma, basically every Black woman of earlier generations than mine. I wish I could do it too!

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Hi R.F! If you were around it, it’s there! It just hasn’t been provoked.😂. It has been displayed by Oprah, Michelle, Whoopi, Kamala-all the girls! The thing is, we all know what it means: You’ve gone just a little too far or “FOR REAL!” *Please forgive my initial error in your name!🙏🏽❤️

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Well said

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Hi Diva. 🤗 Hope all is well. Just wanted to say hello, and let you all know I found one of Ari's events on the J6. Report on You Tube. It's the one with John Flannery. It's on Politics and Prose. Hope you can find it. Take care my friend. Till next time, be safe. God bless!!!🙏❤️😊

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Hello, V!, found it! Thanks a whole heap. Will watch on tomorrow. It’s the closest to being there. Have a great week! ❤️ n 🙏🏽.

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It was awesome!!! 😊

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Good morning Ms Diva - do you know where I am able to watch the show with Ari and his parents? I somehow missed it and as it seems to have been on TikTok I do not have the app any longer. I would love to see the parents ❤️❤️

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I decided to put TikTok back on my phone - gotta see the real Ari! - ‘cause we got the right to fight....

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Ok Darlin I restarted my phone & it is finally taking me where it is supposed to. I guess my phone was the one that was confused 🫤 😂

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😂😂😂 Good morning, Pamela! You never know what you’re going to get: “Edit comments or the Delete/Hide” situation. I had to learn how to deal. So, my limited brain decided to copy, then delete the whole thing (since those are my choices), paste, which enables me to edit. This technology is not for me, but it’s what we have, so I just keep stumbling, until something kicks in. Glad you got your phone to do what you needed.

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Excellent idea! Thank you for the “copy/paste” idea! Works every time 😂

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Good morning, Pamela! That method works for me. I’m sure there’s an intended method out there, but it doesn’t show up on Substack. A more simple way to edit, used to show up in my email portal, but not anymore (I receive the newsletter two ways). I loathe sending out communications with errors, so I had to figure out a method for corrections: Copy/Correcting/Pasting was it for me.😂. Have a great day and weekend, Pamela❤️

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OK! They’re just not for me (Twitter, FB/Meta, Instagram, etc.). Would probably be arrested, were I a participant.😂

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Lmao - I was on Twitter because of the Orange Jackass - I definitely used my extensive vocabulary of all the ways to say FU to the unstable genius (not) I kept my account but stopped posting when I heard the other Jackass might buy it. Elon is another that has far too much $$ and not enough class. When he did buy it I deleted my app. FB I have because of family & friends from my childhood, but I don’t post a lot or even read what’s there. I had TikTok at first because my granddaughter but it on my phone and did a funny video or two & I never used it. I deleted it then 😂 but tons of Ari Videos have made me change my mind - he has more stuff than my DIL and she has a LOTA 😂 WISHY WASHY ME!!

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Yes, these grandkids will make you do things you never thought you’d do, and I do miss some of Ari’s other communications-you win some, you lose some! FB and Instgram, I won’t sign up, because they’re owned by Mark🤮. A guttural dislike for his business practices and his arrogance is also🤮. I simply text a picture. Listening to Ari re: The Debt, these Republicans run up!

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You got that right! I rarely if EVER agreed with Repuglicans on ANYTHING-but I did not think I would ever sell us out to get more power and money. When he called JMcCain a traitor- and his so called “best friend” Lindsay turned around and started kiss some Orange behind? I woke the hell up! The people in that party are now traitors to their party & to this country. The things they say when they know they are lying? The conspiracy theories are just effing nuts!! Then when McTraitor thanked the traitor in chief for all he has done? He should have been kicked out then & there. Phew guess I went off on a tangent there... 🤦‍♀️

Yeah grandkids are something else - and my life is so much better with them in it!

Hope you are having a good day Ms. Diva - it has been colder than usual here in the desert. Hope you are keeping warm in California and not anywhere near the floods. 😘

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Mornin’, Pamela! Yes, it’s in this very newsletter. Scroll up to the picture of Ari and his dad. Watch it there! It’s fun! On my way to the hair salon. Have a great day!❤️

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Scroll up, if in the comments, down from the beginning of the newsletter.

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Thank you Ms Diva! Appreciate it!! ❤️

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My favorite segment was where Peter Navarro explained the Green Bay Sweep, and when you told him that was the plan for a coup he denied it like the thought never entered his mind.

Ari, I hope you and your team continue to bring out the facts and hold people accountable!

Congratulations and continued success!!

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Thanks Ari, for all that you do. Love your style, your guests, your focus, sense of humor, and your stand on the issues. You help us get through these wild times, which would be far more difficult without you, so hoping you stay on as one of our truth leaders for many decades to come. Happy New Year!

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Amen to this!!

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Of a similar vintage of your parents, I love how you love them. It says a lot about the three of you (and Jonathan, of course).

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Extraordinary times feels like an understatement. Less than a decade time wise but a lifetime of craziness. My favorite Beat moment is identifying Jan 6 as a coup attempt for Peter Navarro. I also appreciate how you and your team weave together all the moving parts to the insurrection through time. Many news outlets describe a discreet news moment and then their reaction or opinion about

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Hello Ari,

Your question "Do you ever feel like we are living in extraordinary, intense, overwhelming times?" might have been meant to be rhetorical, but I'll answer anyway: uhmmm, Yaaaaah! Lol 😂😆

Your viewers, too, are grateful; grateful that we can listen to you explain, break down and call out when/as required!! CONGRATS on the various milestones, from Jay-Z's use of your #HOVDid breakdown, to 5 years during these 'wid' times, to one billion views!! You are on a roll. Keep up the good work! 🎉🎉

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Hi Sandra!!!🤗 lm so happy you got meet Ari!!! Did he sign your book? You got to meet Sandra O too. How i wish we could all meet some day. Have a blessed weekend!!!🙏❤️😊

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Hello V,

Yes- I got my book signed!!! The line was long, but worth the wait. One of these days, my friend...would be too cool for school if we all met lol🙏🏽❤️

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Congratulations Ari, you’re the best. I appreciate the way you report the news and explain it in simple terms to those of us who have a hard time understanding some legal terms. Thank you 🙏 for being open and honest. I really love your show and MSNBC.

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Why does justice move at glacial speed wen it comes to jailing Steve Bannon? Since his conviction long ago he has continued to wreak havoc! He's a real threat to democracy.

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Hi Ari.

I saw your video celebrating your 1 billion views. I have been watching the show since it began and love it. My son is 43 and the other is 40, so I think your age is in that range. I watch you to get the facts and you keep it real. I also love music and have a wide range of songs on my playlist. I do have hip hop and some rap on my playlists as well. Keep the good vibe going, and your interviews with Mavericks and Fallback Fridays. I have watched them all and being the same age and having all of Cindy Lauper's songs on my playlists, I loved her take. She is right that we lived in a pre Roe world. Just facts. I love Fat Joe and all the other rappers that I have found out exist to widen my perspective, as they are the Bob Dylan's of your generation. When I miss your show, then I always watch it on YouTube. You are rocking it kid!

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I thought the episode with you and your parents was illuminating. Just a peek into your life. I think some of my favorite moments have been "Fallback Fridays". Anytime you have Bill McChrystal and Killer Joe on together is a party. I don't want to sound like a broken record, but the rap/hip hop music references are my favorite moments. You have found a way to ground pieces/reports that can be too esoteric for me. Please, Ari, keep it up for as long as it makes you happy.

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Ever watch something over and over again because it makes you smile? Thanks for all that, Ari.

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Good evening and Happy Fri-YAY, Ari and everyone 😃😃😃

First, it was so nice to see you, Ari in person, in NYC for the January 6th report at the NY Historical Center. I loved every minute of the conversation between you and Andrew Weissmann, Esq. It was very insightful

Second, I will like to thank you for signing my copy of your book 📚 I highly appreciate it😃

I am so glad that I found a show like yours, The Beat, that gives us factual information and also legal analysis. I love that you quote rap lyrics and this is one of things that I love about your show. I just love how positive and optimistic your show is, even during not so good times.

Congratulations on reaching a billion streams. I am so glad to be one of the billion viewers and a subscriber to this newsletter.

I can connect to your show through various ways with my devices…I can set the DVR to record your show during times that I am not at home😃 I also bookmarked the link that you provided. I have tuned in through the MSNBC app watching The Beat on my way to NJ from NYC in the train. I don’t like to miss The Beat😃😃😃

I will definitely share this link👍🏽

My favorite Beat memory, hmmmmm, I cannot choose😃

The episode of you and Maya Wiley Esq. convincing Sam Numberg to show up in his subpoena

The episode where you asked Peter Navarro, “do you realize that you are describing a coup?”

The blue muppet and the great Michael Steele🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Any episode with Elie Mystal and so on

Keep soaring higher and higher, Ari 😃😃😃Congratulations from moi, a Beatnik for life #BeatBillion

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Hi Sandra!!! 🤗 You said everything so perfectly. You truly spoke for all of us. WOW!!! How lucky to have met Ari, and he signed your book.😊 Were you able to ask any questions? Was Andrew Weissman doing the meet and greet as well? Sorry for being so inquisitive, I'm just so excited for you, and you got to meet Sandra R too. Have a blessed weekend!!!🙏❤️😊

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Ask all the questions, V, cause this inquiry mind wants to know, too.😂

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Hi V Garcia, thank you😃😃😃 Ari is a true gem😃😃😃I didn’t ask any questions. Other people asked questions and they were very good questions. I didn’t see Andrew Weissmann during the meet and greet...he either left or was in the other side of the stage.

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Hi Ms O! Ditto to your narrative. A signed copy, huh? I won’t give you the Maya look, but a sad face for me😩 and a very happy one for you😀. That must have been quite exciting--you get all the goodies! I think of you, every time there’s an opportunity for an Ari siting. A Happy Fri-YAY to you and a great weekend!❤️

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Hi Olddiva, yes it was very exciting for me😃😃😃 Ari is the real deal and very nice😃😃😃

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Ahhh! It’s so nice when tv personalities match your perception.

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I absolutely love your show Ari and it helps me survive these overwhelming times. I also love your references to music and artists because they have such an impact on society and can help all of us to fend off the wild times. Hope to see you for many, many more shows!

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Thank you Helen!

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It was a delight to watch the YouTube collage of your show highlights. A billion streams- but I’m not surprised. I record The Beat with TiVo so I can watch whenever I get home. When I travel out of country I watch the show on YouTube usually the next day due to time differences, and I watch your interviews there also. I’m happy to be part of the Billion. This is quite the milestone and I know it’ll be one of many to come.

I would love to see Melissa Murray included.

Also, loved the white shirt, plum tie, and black jacket combo the other night! Enjoy your weekend.

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Best, most informative show going.

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Ari -- Shout out to your Dad. Nashville Skyline is one of my favorite albums but Blood on the Tracks is my number one. Also thank you very much for introducing me, through your ongoing interpretations, to rap wisdom. You are clearly the Rosetta Stone for Rap and Hip-hop.

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Hey hey love to hear it

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Nashville Skyline is an all time favorite!

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