I am worried about Maynmar this morning. I several Friends with ties to Yangon. During my conversations with them, I have witnessed the strong draw that the place has on those who have lived there. So, it troubles me to see the Tatmadaw has detained Aung San Suu Kyi & has taken control of the government….
… many young Russians are woke & not intimidated by the prospect of getting arrested. 100,000 taking to the streets in over 100 cities, some in subzero temps, to express their frustration with corruption – that’s inspiring! I saw some video of people throwing snowballs at police officers. I’m not sure if that counts as violence or not….
… Thanks for taking the time to Tweet about Hank Aaron’s passing. My grandmother followed baseball & was a Milwaukee Braves fan. I have an official scorecard from the Braves’ 1956 season full of signatures including Hammerin’ Hank’s, but I suspect that a friend of hers may have forged them all….
…So today I’d like to thank you & Jill for inviting Amanda Gorman (ASCG) to be your poet laureate. I know a few young folk who “spit” & am sure they were inspired by her. As the Guardian notes, those snippets from her performance being replayed on TV provide “lyric adrenaline bursts to reanimate democracy”…
I understand that Melania is almost ready to go. Her shoes are packed. She’s said her goodbyes. All that’s left is to get on the plane tomorrow. I hope that you will be able to spend more time with her once you get to FL. You won’t be getting these letters any more so she will have to carry on my ministry efforts….
