I am eager to hear your update on our CV testing strategy today. Maybe you heard about Dr. Ala Stanford (AS) on NPR. She heads the group, Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, which has been testing folks in the African American community in Philly…. Since April they’ve performed thousands of tests & her $$ award from the city will keep her team at this for a while.

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I did some reading about Amy Barrett (ACB) … While I was impressed that she is “humble, generous, loving & kind,” according to her friend & colleague at ND law school, Nicole Garnett, I find People of Praise’s practices creepy.

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…I found it striking that when you were at the Latino Roundtable yesterday, and singing the praises of “Jorge”, calling him a “superstar” & a “champion” for knocking Kamaru Usman out in short order, you never said, “Masvidal,” so I kept wondering who you were talking about….

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…On your stop at the airport in Newport News today you will be very close to my mother’s house. The folks in Williamsburg would love for you to swing through to see the House of Burgess, which paved the way for democracy by housing the general assembly of elected officers from around the VA colony….

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…I encourage you to head over to the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts during your visit to Charlotte. They aim to “close the cultural divide and to develop sustainable ways to promote diversity, inclusion and equity across the community” using art rather than violence to enable people to express themselves and be seen….

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…Isn’t it sad that the UN’s 75th birthday is being celebrated on-line? I wish you were more enthusiastic about the UN. … It may not be perfect, but it’s better than nothing.

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…Isn’t it time to bring the manufacture of N95s back to the USA? Since 3M & Honeywell can’t make enough of them, please help folks like, Ranvir Gujral, turn his factory floor into a N95 mask production facility….

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…I am confused about Tik Tok. It seems to me that you gave a very nice present to your friend, Larry Ellison (LJE), when you forced the Chinese to hand over their US operation. Now LJE & his friends at Oracle own 20% of Tik Tok. Something seems fishy there….

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…Are you a feminist? Am I a feminist? Will your nominee to the Supreme Court be a feminist? What even is a “feminist?”…

….my day is clouded by the news of RBG’s passing. Ever since June, 2018 when I watched, “Notorious RGB,” I have evoked her name as I do my pushups in the morning. Her strength inspired me to develop my own….

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I wish you safe travels today & hope you avoid catching CV. It seems some folks are traveling again spreading CV from place to place. This weekend, motorcyclers are convening at Lake of the Ozarks. I hope it’s not another super-spreader event, like the Sturgis Rally, earlier this summer….

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…Tommy Bartlett’s Show is closing after a 68-year run entertaining tourists on Lake Delton at the WI Dells. Everyone in the state is heart-broken, because even if they’ve never been to the show, they’ve seen the billboards on the highway…You might want to head down to see the Dells after your rally. You might also consider loaning Tom Diehl a few million dollars so he can keep the place open until Covid ends.

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I hope you enjoy your High Holy Days celebration at the WH by wearing a mask & practicing social distancing. ….As you celebrate Rosh Hashanah today, I hope you’ll seek forgiveness from those you have harmed…

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I’m also wondering about the status of the Temple Mount, specifically the Dome of the Rock & the Al Aqsa mosque. Apparently, the Temple Mount is a sacred space for the Muslims & the new agreement goes against the one made by Bibi & King Abdullah of Jordan in 2015 that “Muslims pray on the Temple Mount; non-Muslims visit the Temple Mount.” …

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You are coming to my neck of the woods this morning….I’m sure you’ve been briefed on just how bad the fire situation is…Please don’t mention cleaning the forest floor. If you go to our dense forests, you’ll see why that’s an intractable solution…

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