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My deepest sympathy to you as you mourn the loss of your mentor and friend. You said it best in the podcast, "The people we have lost will live on in us and the work we do". I wrote that down to remember in my own life. Thank you, and know that we are all here with you as we carry on with the work ahead.

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Wow Michael. Sounds like you had a real human connection with your protector. You were lucky. Those types of connections are few and far between in life. Millions are grateful for Mort's helping you become who you are. Thanks for taking the banner forward and for supporting future banner holders who will benefit from your leadership. We need more people like you, now more than ever, especially in such crazy times. Bless you.

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Jun 6, 2022·edited Jun 6, 2022

So sorry for the loss of your dear friend. My deepest sympathy. 💔

Be careful, safe and well. Take care of yourself. We need you.

Congratulations on your weight loss. It's not easy, especially at our age.

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Michael, thank you for this raw and detailed and moving podcast. Given that you have been contributing so greatly to my life dating back to Roger and Me (politically, intellectually, socially, culturally, and soulfully), I feel privileged to listen in on some of your thoughts and feelings about your dear confidante and protector, Morton Janklow. First and foremost, I'm sorry that you're experiencing this loss. Although there is much I would love to say, for brevity, I'll simply share how much I value your unhurried, honest, and emotionally real way of communicating. You are a treasure in this world, and I'm grateful that you are here and that you continue to give SO much to all of us.

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I am so sorry for your loss. Morton Janklow certainly sounded like one of the good guys. Keep strong, we are with you.

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Bless you for sharing a personally meaningful loss of Mort, a believer in the deep value of your voice. Geeze I love guard dogs of freedom and life. You’re one, too 💙

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So sorry to hear of your loss Michael. Heroes of that magnitude are few and far between, especially those who have covered your back. Just know that you, too, are a hero to many and your courage and voice are something of a miracle in these times. Keep on keepin' on. Take extra care if yourself right now and know that you are beloved to many.

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My heartfelt sorrow for the loss of your friend and champion for the people. There is hope of more human beings like him. Take heart, it’s going to change, because the Republicans are now playing their own death march.

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You better keep an eye on a head injury. If you start slurring speech. Go to hospital!

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Very sorry for you loss. He sounded like a great person!

❤️‍🩹.

I have been watching two days of Family guy. Lol

Get to gym. Take care of yourself, I’m sure your sore now.

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As always Michael thanks for your heartfelt sharing of your wonderful friendship and love for Mort. Please know that he will always be your protector and will always be by your side in difficult times. That’s what guardian angels do😊✌️

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Dear Michael, I have come across your marvelous life's mission late in my own life. However, when I first heard your podcast and watched your movies, the voice was so familiar because I was on my own journey of learning about the world we live in and how it has operated and how we get to where we are. Your teachings have been a great source of comfort to me in that the things that I instinctively knew all my life, if not consciously, are true. I hear the vulnerability you are feeling in the loss of your friend, mentor, advocate. How appropriate. I love that you went from that immediately, to knowing that you have learned all you needed to and the mantle has been handed to you to be an advocate for others. We all know you have been doing that anyway but perhaps it will be bolstered with the unique wisdom passed from Mort to you. May The Great Arms of Love and Comfort be with you as you transition to a journey without Mort physically there for you. He has taken his light into another room and just a desire from you to connect with him will bring him close in spirit. Blessings.

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Okay, Mike, another comment!

When I said I was 76, I didn’t mean I was smarter than you. I have a lot to learn from people in their teens and 20s. I just wanted to say where I was in life.

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Hey, I can’t find the second comment I made. I’ll give it again in case I didn’t post it successfully.

I sympathize with you on your fall. I fell last Sunday on a NYC sidewalk and, although there were no broken bones, it was traumatic to lose my balance like that, and I’m feeling sore and tired. I’ll see a chiropractor. If it happens again, Michael, let your knees and arms take your fall—do not let it get to your head again. The head is obviously very important. Not to scare you, but people have died from what looked like ordinary falls that ended in hitting their heads—as I’m sure you’ve heard. Go easy.

I think you’re lucky that you lost weight despite not exercising. Most people lose weight while exercising (although they’re building muscle) and gain weight while not exercising. To maintain optimum weight is essential for one’s health, of course. You wrote me that you would continue to eat ice cream and drink sugary Coca Cola every day. That’s defiance, but it doesn’t pay. We all need for you to live a long time. Please don’t take offense. 😇 Your importance comes not from your size but your principles. The Reverend Al Sharpton knows that. Mike, this is tough love, you know. There have been things I needed to hear, too, but didn’t want to hear.

I’m very glad you’re working out. Good for you.

I’ve had to cut back on cholesterol and caffeine. For years I drank 6 cans of Tab a day. I quit a few years before Coke stopped making it!

It’s good that neither of us smokes.

Keep strong and know that millions are being encouraged by you, and that not all good effects are obvious at first. So many wonderful things are unseen!

From a 76-year-old.

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For some reason, Mike, I didn’t see this until today, June 17th. So sorry for your loss. Yes, somebody who stood by you like that would mean a great deal.

I was thrilled by your narrative of how you won out against Rupert Murdoch, and wound up with a bestseller! That’s quite a story. It was quite a lucky coincidence that you went to give a speech that you’d hesitated to give (with Mort’s encouragement, right?), and wound up talking about your book, and ONE librarian at the back of the room, without your knowing it, started a revolution! Wow! The way things can come together so unexpectedly!

There’s so much history here. Thanks for sharing.

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