8/22/2019

… I'm sure you'll have fun giving Bob Cousy his Presidential Medal of Freedom today. He sounds like your kind of guy - a renegade, playing basketball with a dramatic flair, razzle, dazzle - tricky behind the back passes - defying authorities by playing his own way…

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8/21/2019

I was surprised that you called off your trip to Denmark. Poor Queen Margarethe and her staff have spent the past couple of weeks preparing for your visit and now they are left in the lurch. I hope you will make it up to her somehow….

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8/18/2019

…Reading about him in today's NYT reminds me that he operates like so many of the adolescent boys I used to teach, acting out to get attention. The NYT says that he has a "singular grip" on your immigration policy and that he is your " ideological chaperone." I hope you will find some kinder, gentler people to inform your thinking about immigration. ..

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8/16/2019

…Speaking of Bibi, he's got his hands full trying to figure out what to do with Ayelet Shaked (AS), the new "Iron Woman" who is leading the "United Right" Zionist coalition. Do you know about her? I find it fascinating that a secular woman is representing orthodox Jews who prefer to segregate the sexes. Some people think she could become the PM….

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8/15/2019

 I am back home and thinking about what kind of fresh start I want to have. Spending less time on these letters comes to mind, but I'm not sure that's possible. I might be addicted to this convoluted process of trying to offer you loving advice.

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8/14/2019

Tell Stephen Miller and Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II to back off of the plan to withhold Green Cards from poor folks. Those guys are misguided and don't realize that many of the patient and tender folk providing elder care in this country will be hurt by this. Lots of families depend on them to provide help for their frail loved ones. I am sure you don't want those old folks to have to suffer because their helpers decide to go home.  

8/12/2019

Please help me understand the logic in arresting people who have been in the country for several years, paying taxes and working hard at an unpleasant job. They aren't hurting anyone. … It seems only fair to raid every poultry plant, so please make sure that the Perdue plants get hit sometime soon.

8/11/2019

Did you know that our galaxy is warped? It's tempting to use that information to explain what's been going on lately, but the Milky Way has had this shape for longer than the Earth has existed so it can't explain why everything seems so out of whack these days. …

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8/10/2019

…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. …

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8/9/2019

…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.

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8/8/2019

 It's a beautiful day here in Middleton, WI, after some exciting thunder and lightning last night. The rain was music to my ears, and the fresh air this morning is a delight….

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8/7/2019

  It’s my daughter’s birthday. I am en route to the blessed place that I labored for 36 hours to make it happen. My husband and I naively thought that we would be walking the 9 blocks to and from Meriter Hospital where she was born. No such luck…

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8/6/2017

…Have you talked to Mitch in the last couple of days? He's got a lot on his plate and could use some encouragement. It's too bad that he fell and fractured his shoulder just when we need him to get busy with gun control….

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