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Returning to the tried and true (opens the original)
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Cross-posted to Why This Matters.<img alt="text" class="sizing-normal" height="4608" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1601154803927-9e79122f5b76?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg
Shanksville, remembering (opens the original)
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“New York’s king of excess and hype, Donald Trump” (opens the original)
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Ben Elmo and Asleep at the Wheel (opens the original)
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A happy, fun story for Labor Day weekend. And the story just happens to be true!<img alt="black and white animal skull" class="sizing-normal" height="4430" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-15
Perspective (opens the original)
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We were taking advantage of a gorgeous sunny March day in 2024. “Let’s go to Füssen!” my friend suggested. Without a moment’s hesitation, I agreed.We drove the “17” through Steingaden towards Schwangau. If you’ve been to this corner of Oberbayern, you know how few towns you see. It’s mostly farmland and forests. Green, green everywhere.The first time the mountains became larger than life, R. slammed on the brakes and pulled into the driveway of one of those farms. “Thes
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