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In America, we're in the middle of a cyberwar with Russia.

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Van Jones
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 20
Civil Rights Advocate
Environmentalist
Human Rights Activist
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Fighting for and defending the values from the pulpit is critical. You can't love the Creator, and disrespect the creation.
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The Russians have had and continue to have an active program to undermine American society.
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I do feel kind of like I have a split identity in that there's Van Jones, who has this big public role and tries to inspire millions of people to do new stuff together. And then there's just me: a pretty quiet, shy, retiring person.
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