I understand you spent time last night with U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (MJB), R-Ala. & 49 of your closest friends where you discussed strategy for the Jan 6 Electoral College Session. I am sorry to hear that you all are spending your Saturday nights on a conference call perseverating about the Presidential election….
…According to the NYT, 2020 has been a great year for Buckminster’s Fuller’s invention which is being used by restaurants & bars to provide CV-safe seating. … Mariah Carey is hosting a lodger on the NASDAC terrace overseeing the ball drop tonight in Times Square. The dome has a bed in it. Some lucky Airbnb customer reserved it for $21. What a great publicity stunt!
…We have just so many days in our lives & we have to make the best of each one, no matter what they may bring. I’m sure that’s the way that Luke Letlow’s family feels right now after losing him to CV. As you know, he was just 41 with no underlying conditions. His future was bright after having won the 5th Congressional District in LA…
…Your GRATEFUL activity could be to call the 44 GOP folk who voted for your $2000 relief checks in Congress yesterday. You could start at the end of the alphabet & talk to Rep Lee Zelden of NY’s 1st District. He represents my brother & listed 15 projects of the Appropriations bill that will directly benefit the folks at the tip of Long Island. Many involve doing feasibility studies related to remedying problems such as “flood,” “hurricane” & “shoreline depletion.”…
…I wish you had more faith in your friends so that you could trust that STM did his best to represent you when negotiating with NPP, CES, AMM & KOM about the stimulus bill. The NYT reports that, up until now, STM had the “unique ability to walk a tightrope between (you) and congressional leaders, serving as an emissary in difficult negotiations,” so it’s too bad that you are contradicting him now….
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…I’m also dwelling on Nashville. The RV blew up about 2.5 miles from Jubilee Hall, home to the Fisk Jubilee singers of 1871. W E B Du Bois wrote about the Songs of Sorrow that they shared with the world in 1871 as bearing “heart–touching witness… the music of an unhappy people, of the children of disappointment; they tell of death and suffering and unvoiced longing toward a truer world, of misty wanderings and hidden ways.”…
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…Has the Canadian air arrived in FL yet? Have the iguanas started to fall from the trees? I wouldn’t want to be hit in the head by a descending reptile. According to the Palm Beach Post this is the perfect opportunity for homeowners to eradicate their properties of these invasive pests, because they are paralyzed by the cold….
“I am only a Bill” describes the long, long process for a bill to become a law which is NOT the process used to generate the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. …We both know that the 5593-page document on your desk did not follow this process. AOC has complained that she did not have time to read the document before being asked to sign it….
…thank the 43 Congress people who are retiring this year, especially KA Sen Pat Roberts (CPR) who has had a half-century in KA politics…. you might ask him for some tips. He’s known to be one of the best bosses in DC. His staff say they love to work for him because his motto is “take the job seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously.”
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…I know that your heart goes out to the families that are struggling to make ends meet. They are worried about being evicted from their homes the day after Christmas. While living off of a $300/week unemployment benefit is impossible, it might be just enough to get them through this crisis….
…I suggest that you to do something about Russia’s breach of 40 – 50 computer networks. Some speculate that the IRS has been hacked, which can’t be good for anyone, but especially you. I understand that you tweeted that the situation is “well under control” & hinted that the Chinese might be the culprits, when Mike Pompeo is suggesting otherwise…
