5/5/2020

…I encourage you to watch the NYT video analyzing Dr. Amy Acton during the Ohio press conferences. She’s so relatable that FB videos show little girls donning white coats & imitating her. The key is to use the word “acknowledge” to express vulnerability…..

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5/4/2020

Did you enjoy your townhall at Lincoln Memorial yesterday? I liked how the questioners were on video from all over the country asking you about some challenging issues … best of all was Carolyn’s question about why you bully the press. I was surprised that you equated yourself with Abe claiming that you get hounded by the press more than he did….. I hope you listened to Carolyn’s suggestion that you “let go of those behaviors that are turning people away from you.”

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5/3/2020

What’s blooming at Camp David today? I hope you’ll take a few minutes to go out and see. Even better, take some photos & upload them to iNaturalist. … Photographing nature can lead to awe, & awe can lead to happiness, & I think happiness would relieve you from some of the angst that misguides you. Does Barron like nature? He might enjoy iNaturalist….

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5/2/2020

Well, KJU is not dead. He’s back, puffing away on his ciggy as he cuts the red ribbon at a fertilizer factory. Maybe they don’t have CV in NK, or maybe KJU contracted it & recuperated. Anyway, you don’t have to worry about disruption in Pyongyang due to confusion about who should be in charge….

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5/1/2020

…According to the Korean Herald, a NK defector says he’s 99% sure that KJU is dead. Do you think his sister will take over? That would be interesting!…

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4/30/2020

… Today I am wondering about MRP? Why is he wandering around Mayo Clinic barefaced? I know he is an attractive guy with a winning smile, but now is the not the time for vanity. Even though it’s difficult to talk through a mask, don’t you think he should be setting a good example?…

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4/29/2020

…make sure that all of the companies follow JBS’ lead and fix their plants. At their Greeley, CO facility, they put up shields between workstations and lunch tables. They have tents at entry points to check workers for symptoms & make sure they have their masks. They have signs all over the factory to remind folks about social distancing & hand-washing.

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4/28/2020

…It seems like you are getting advice from all kinds of interesting places. According to Friday’s Guardian,  Mark Grenon, leader of Florida's Genesis II Church of Health & Healing, wrote to you about the miracles of bleach before you mused about that in your press conference. Did you know that he makes a lot of $$ from convincing parents of autistic kids to buy his product, Miracle Mineral Solution? ….

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4/27/2020

I don’t know what to make of the ad that John H. Tyson (JHT) put in the WP yesterday. I’m afraid he’s playing with fire & could ignite an inferno by calling into question the food supply. Most Americans have never faced food insecurity. As my dad loved to say, Americans enjoy the cheapest food in the world & we take it for granted. Folks will freak out if that changes….

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4/26/2020

When I googled TMD I was surprised to see a photo of you with him & HDRC in Oct. 2016 laughing together at the Al Smith Dinner for Catholic Charity. ..I encourage you to spend more time with TMD. He’s so diplomatic & exudes generosity, forgiveness & love. We could use more of that kind of presence in our lives.

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4/25/2020

Speaking of ventilators, I was excited to hear about the special COVID ventilator that engineers at NASA have invented. … I encourage you to give the chief engineer, Dr. Stacey Boland, a call to congratulate her for leading her Jet Propulsion Lab team to get it designed in record time.

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4/24/2020

I hope you didn’t inject any disinfectant this morning and I hope no one else did either. I know you’re just trying to be helpful and your brain runs on overdrive, but your remark yesterday was sooo misguided….

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4/23/2020

…I’m excited about the 1 trillion tree campaign! Just remember, it’s not enough to plant the trees, we have to take care of them, too. …According to World Resources Institute it will take the US $4 billion a year to finish the campaign within 20 years. It’s great that you took the first step in that effort yesterday….

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4/22/2020

It’s Earth Day and my brother’s birthday. Time to celebrate!!! You are welcome to join our family Zoom call at 6:00… He’s the proud owner of a restaurant in Sag Harbor. He doing ok with his “Drive-up & Take away” service with an extensive menu of burritos, sandwiches and tacos. … He’s always enthusiastic about a new business plan. You’d love him. I know I do….

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4/21/2020

…Maddie Graham is a 17-year old climate warrior, who was featured in the WP today. She’s bummed that Earth Day will be virtual this year. She’s not willing to sit at home and watch the world burn, so she’s getting out there. She & her buddies held a “funeral for the future in Nov.”…Please Zoom with her so she can convince you that this crisis could bring the new dawn of a clean energy future.

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