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dear mariann,

thank you for this thoughtful piece, as always.

"Maybe we are all on our way to going back to being flat-earthers" <-- full CIRCLE?

"So who do you trust — really trust — to tell you the truth? By and large, I trust the animals." <-- beautiful!

thank you for sharing!

love

myq

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Wonderfully written and a point absolutely worth making.

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Thanks for this Mariann!

You really captured it - “So what does it do to us when someone we care about, and who cares about us, doesn’t even remotely understand the most meaningful thing we’ve ever done?”

Something I regularly wrestle with. Especially people who are so incredible in so many ways and yet there remains this huge blind spot with animals

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Hey Mariann and Jasmin,

I’m putting together an article about what a second Trump term would mean for animals. If you’d like to participate, email me a response to the following three questions. Unfortunately, I can’t do phone or Skype interviews. I’ll likely publish the article on my blog, Counterpunch and a few other places.

My questions:

What would a second Trump term mean for animals and the animal rights movement? (One paragraph or more)

How much effort should animal activists put directly toward preventing a second Trump term as opposed toward preventing animal exploitation? (One paragraph or more)

Can you provide a brief biography of yourself? (One to two sentences)

Thanks for considering it! No worries if you’re too busy.

Best,

Jon Hochschartner

JonHoch87@aol.com

SlaughterFreeAmerica.Substack.com

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