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Along Red Canyon, Utah.

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Can you imagine in your lifetime a headline like this? Way to go.

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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🇺🇸 CNN poll shows just 8% of Americans view Russia positively—on par with those who think the moon landing was fake. 61% see Russia as an enemy, and only 4% as a partner. Only 9% like Putin, with the same percentage believing the Earth is flat. 52% support Ukraine using U.S. weapons in Russia.

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@scooter225.bsky.social did you see this?

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RFK Jr. is on the job. Round up the leeches and let the bloodletting begin.

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Today’s letter from the Open Road.

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Essential in our current chaos.

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This is absolute truth

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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Today Elon Musk and Michael Flynn went for the Lutherans. Tomorrow it will be Catholic charities. Among other things they want to break are our churches. Sound familiar? #Dietrichbonhoeffer www.theamericanconservative.com/why-are-the-...

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The world may be a mess, but Canyon de Chelly’s Spider Rock was perfection yesterday.

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"You deserve leadership in Washington that does not answer to the lobbyists… or to the corrupt special interest but answers only to you, the hardworking citizens of America," Trump said during his 2024 campaign After he won, TRUMP IMMEDIATELY NAMED A CORPORATE LOBBYIST AS HIS CHIEF OF STAFF

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The sculptures of Daniel Chester French continue to infuse and inspire chapters of our travel. By the time we’re done traveling in May, we’ll have sought out four more of his statues. #danielchesterfrench

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It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

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Sonoran sunrise on our hike this morning.

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I know she lived a full and lovely life, but I was sad to read that Alice Brock of Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ died this week. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/22/m...

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Greetings humans beneath Blue Skies. In lieu of an intro, here is an essay about it’s more important than ever to support print media: open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

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My email inbox fills daily w/ ads, solicitations, newsletters, press releases, bills & more. Most never get read. Some must be read. One I want to read is the Substack from Tom Ryan (author of "Following Atticus"). An email equivalent to a 'timeline cleanser.' open.substack.com/pub/tomryan/...

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Our 5-month long hiking road trip begins in less than three weeks. Twenty-four national parks will be involved. #nationalparks #grandcanyon

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Gateway Arch National Park #nationalparks #nps

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