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**Ishmael by Daniel Quinn ** Not exactly about religion but a turning point for me.

Ishmael is a half ton silverback gorilla. He is a student of ecology, life, freedom, and the human condition. He is also a teacher. He teaches that which all humans need to learn — must learn — if our species, and the rest of life on Earth as we know it, is to survive.

The book opens with a deceptively ordinary personals ad: “Teacher seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world.” Seeking a direction for his life, a young man answers the ad and is startled to find that the teacher is a lowland gorilla named Ishmael, a creature uniquely placed to vision anew the human story.

done this monthly since his innauguration. Its like its his menstrual cycle or something.

Female here - I thought this was hysterical & am going to offer it up to my girlfriends as a sign at the next protest.

I thought the tariffs would bring manufacturing jobs to America. Are there no competent advisors in this administration?

This. The tariffs will be damaging but long term loss of confidence in the US will be worse.