…It looks like you got a warm reception in Houston yesterday & got to meet Judge Hidalgo. I’d love to hear what your impression of her was….
…I hope that UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (LTG) is also knowledgeable on the topic (Myanmar). I caught the tail end of her remarks to the special meeting that the special envoy to the UN Sec Gen called today. It seems that she’s bringing her commitment to multilateralism to the situation…
I want to introduce you to my neighbor, Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR). … I just heard him talk about his latest book, Ministry for the Future. .. Believe it or not, he is a utopian & tries to imagine his way to a transformed future where we learn to live differently to survive. KSR could help John Kerry & Gina McCarthy develop their narratives so they are not all doom & gloom.
…The bad news is what happened to Rodney Reese (RR) in Plano, TX. In case you didn’t read the Guardian, the poor kid was walking home …when the police tried to stop him. They had been called out on a wellness check because someone noticed him stumbling along on the ice. He ended up spending the night in jail….
…a 66-year-old who lives within 20 miles of the Pfizer plant hasn’t been able to get vaccinated yet. If she happens to come to your press conference, I suggest that you avoid playing “personal politics” & refrain from telling her you will take care of her. Folks like me wonder, “what about the rest of us?”…