…You owe a big debt to your buddy Steve Ross, because as I'm sure you know, many of his customers and employees at Soulcycle don't like the fact that he hosted that your $$ buddies at Sandcastle. Since the company's philosophy is to provide an "inspirational, meditative fitness experience that’s designed to benefit the body, mind and soul," folks' aren't happy that their minds and soul are too troubled by your tweets to put their hearts into their workouts. …
…Have you heard of polyfluoroalkyl (PFAs) substancesthat are used in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) to extinguish flammable liquid fires? Another of these amazing inventions with the potential to cause great harm… I am sure you will want to give Andrew Wheeler a call and make sure that the EPA gets busy on figuring out what to do about regulating PFAs. GA and several other states are way out ahead of them on this, and it's time to show some leadership so that we can all get on the same page.
… do you agree with me that no one needs to be able to shoot 10 rounds without having to reload? According to Robert Spitzer writing in today's NYT the gun industry is about to release some lighter guns with "better anti-friction self-lubricating technology" that will enable them to shoot 40 - 100 rounds. You could start by banning those. It would be a small start but it would show that you are trying.
… Your guy, Dr. Robert Redfield, proposed organizing syringe exchanges. I think that's a great idea, and seems like a bold move for a Republican. In the past, folks like Jesse Helms said, funding needle exchanges was like the government saying, "it’s not only all right to use drugs, but we’ll give you the needles.” …
…I encourage you to take a look at the article in today's NYT about the closing of the Warroad Pioneer, the newspaper that has been serving a corner of northern MN for the last 121 years. The owner says that the“dire retail reconfiguration and exodus has had a catastrophic impact on this community newspaper.” Maybe you can do something about this…
So, you're in Jamestown to celebrate the first meeting of a representative assembly in 1619. I hope that you take VA Gov. Ralph Northam's word to heart, “We know our diversity is our strength, and we welcome immigrants, refugees and all those who, like those who stood on this spot 400 years ago, come to Virginia in search of a better life.”
