The Convocation Unscripted
By Diana Butler Bass, Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones, and Jemar Tisby
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Welcome to "The Convocation Unscripted," a free-wheeling conversation between Diana Butler Bass, Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones, and Jemar Tisby. We are each scholars (three historians and one sociologist) who write about religion and its intersection with culture, history, and politics in America. We also each take our own Christian faith seriously and are deeply concerned about the future of both democracy and Christianity in the U.S. Most importantly, over the years, we’ve found ourselves to be not just fellow travelers but friends. This is the video/podcast component of our unique Substack magazine "The Convocation," which you can subscribe to here: https://convocation.substack.com/
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What Vance and Thiel's Talk of the Antichrist and End Times Really Reveals
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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The Important of Strengthening Community Ahead of the Midterms
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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The Smithsonian, the State, and the Spirit of Freedom
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Why Steven Miller's Chilling Speech Matters
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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ICE is Killing Innocent People in Our Streets
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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The Mainstreaming of Doug Wilson, Self-Described Christian Deceiver
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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TCU+Live: Your Questions on Religion and Politics Answered
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Declares Trump Not "Overtly" Racist
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Listening to the Testimony of Women and Black Americans in the Church and the Country
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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TCU+Live: Your Questions on Religion and Politics Answered
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Christian Nationalism, Demonization, and the End of Moral Politics
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May 29, 2026 |
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Rededicate 250, Selma, and the Future of American Democracy
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May 22, 2026 |
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The Decline of America as a Good Neighbor
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May 15, 2026 |
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Gerrymandering Our Way Back to Jim Crow
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May 08, 2026 |
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“Anti-Christian Bias” and the War on Voting Rights
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May 01, 2026 |
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Trump Reads the Bible, Doug Wilson Falls Flat, and Churches Step Up
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Trump's Attacks on Pope Leo XIV, Posing as Jesus
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Humanity vs. Brutality Amid Trump's Immigration Crackdown
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Cesar Chavez, Reckoning, and Democratic Backsliding
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Normalcy and Resistance Amid an Unjust War
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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TCU+LIVE: Pete Hegseth's Christian Nationalism and the War in Iran
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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It's All About the Hierarchy
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Weaponizing White Femininity, Erasing Climate Change
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Trump's Shameful National Prayer Breakfast Ramble
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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The Courage to Speak Up
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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The Escalating ICE Brutality and Church Protests
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Minneapolis Clergy Standing with Immigrants against ICE, Featuring Rev. Angela Denker
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Standing Together for Truth Amid Trump's Lies and ICE Violence in 2026
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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MAGA Vanity and Advent Humility
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The Moment Trump’s Panic Became Visible
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Trump’s Continued Endorsement of Violence and Christian Nationalism
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Shutdown and Release: Dems Cave, Consequences of Epstein Files
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The Most Important 2025 Election Result: A Reminder that an Authoritarian Future is Not Inevitable
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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"A Beautiful Year" with The Convocation Unscripted
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The Good News Episode: Defenders of Democracy are Finding Their Footing
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Calling Out Christian Glee Over ICE Brutality, Answering Your Questions
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Hegseth's "Warrior Ethos" and White Evangelical Toxic Masculinity
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Patterns from the Past, Lessons for our Future
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Truth and Reality Amid Political Violence and Attacks on Free Speech
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Stuck in the Cycle of Doom and Gloom?
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting, CDC and Vaccines, Trump Getting into Heaven
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Legacy of James Dobson, Trump's DC Military Takeover
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Trump’s Attack on Universities, Authoritarian Hierarchies vs. Christian Egalitarianism
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Epstein and QAnon, DHS’s White Supremacists Memes, Hunger in Gaza
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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When the Warnings Come True: The Big Ugly Bill, ICE Funding
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Israel, Iran, and End Times Prophecy
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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How the Evangelical Theology of Spiritual Warfare Set the Stage for Political Assassinations in the US
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Empathy, Solidarity, and Resisting the Trumpian Military State
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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On Honor, Service, and other Patriotic Values
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May 30, 2025 |
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The Politics of Othering
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May 24, 2025 |
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What do we make of Pope Leo XIV, the first in history from the United States?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Racial and Religious Divides in America
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Legacy of Pope Francis and the Weaponization of "Anti-Christian Bias"
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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The Crucifixion of Jesus and our Political Moment
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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As Trump Wrecks the Economy and the Government Bans Books, the Importance of Standing Up
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Building Resistance, The Great Digital Book Burning, and Attacks on the Keepers of Truth and History
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Quiet and Steady Resistance: the Work of Racial Justice and Repair Continues in Local Communities
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Finding Bright Lines, Embracing Empathy, and Taking Sides
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Trump's State of the Union and the Season of Lent
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Don't Lose Your Humanity
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Money, Lies, and God
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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The Rise of Religious Resistance, MAGA DEI Hysteria, and Theological Anthropology
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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New PRRI Study on Christian Nationalism, Trump’s Redefinition of Religious Liberty, Signs of Resistance and Hope
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Trump’s Racist Politicization of a National Tragedy, and The Stirrings of a Faith Resistance
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Mercy vs. Power, Empathy vs. Cruelty: What Does a Faithful Response to Trump’s Return to Power Look Like?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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The Truth Episode: Lies about Wildfires, the End of Fact Checking, and the Honesty of Jimmy Carter
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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First PRRI Post-election Poll, Normalizing Telling the Truth, and Politics Comes Home for the Holidays
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Trump Appointments and Advent
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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The Faith & Democracy Tour, Stop #3 - The Convocation Unscripted Team Comes to Atlanta
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Shock and Awe: One Week After the Election
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Where do we go from here? Our First Convocation Unscripted+ LIVE Webinar
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Our Last Conversation Before the 2024 Election: Uncertainty, Courage, and Refusing to Obey in Advance
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Our Faith & Democracy Tour - The Convocation Unscripted Comes to Tempe, AZ
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Vance, Walz, and the VP Debate; Project 2025 Revisited; and The Convocation Unscripted’s Road Show
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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A Test of Faith, the Christian Kindness in Truth Telling, and a preview of “For Our Daughters"
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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The Spirit of Justice, Trump and Abortion, and Church Growth
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Godless Liberals? Faith at the Democratic National Convention
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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The Significance of Tim Walz's Midwestern Lutheran Dad Vibe
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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The Republican Carnival and the Harris Launch
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Project 2025 and "Government Schools"
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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The Last Presidential Debate in America
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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When Your Religion Cancels You
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Trump is a Convicted Felon. Now What?
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May 31, 2024 |
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Welcome to The Convocation Unscripted
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May 30, 2024 |