We’re on our third annual long camping trip, this time focused on the Great Lakes, staying in state or national parks. Lake Michigan is my favorite. The weather-making power of Lake Superior is breath-taking, but it was at Lake Superior that we encountered a gentle, quite friendly seagull.
We’ve missed two hurricanes. We’ve explored Timothy Snyder’s book, On Freedom. If you Google “Timothy Snyder On Freedom YouTube,” you’ll see options of varying lengths for hearing Snyder discuss the themes of this important book. A key focus for Snyder is addressing climate change.
We’ve seen a variety of Harris signs, some hand-painted. We’ve seen Trump “Save America” signs, often with many in one yard. Repetition, his strong suit, may be contagious. Since reading about a Washington Post poll, when I see a Trump sign, my mind goes to this data point:
Among Ohio Republicans, 42 percent say Trump was telling the truth when he said Haitian immigrants are eating people’s cats and dogs, 29 percent say he was saying something false and 26 percent say they are not sure.
Friar (above) has found ways to adapt to the cold temps we’ve had on this trip. A look-alike friend (below), heading north from Ohio, seems to be driving a getaway van. Maybe Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield have traumatized critters as well as humans.
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