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Earlier this week , the group released a reflection declaring, “No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement activities.”

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Today we are led by a man who believes the best thing to do to ensure world peace is to deny science, deny immigrants a chance at a decent life, quit investing in international health organizations, destroy the Palestinians while paving over Gaza and turn a deaf ear to international reactions to these policies by eliminating any ability to gather intelligence.

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"There's only so many times you can turn a deaf ear to being called murdering scum," smiles former fox hunt master, Byron John.

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The Arab group of nations says the Security Council cannot turn a deaf ear to the pleas of the international community demanding a ceasefire.

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They turn a deaf ear when the Russian leader dismisses Ukraine as a fake nation without a real identity.

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