…Did you ever wonder why the protest signs in Myanmar are written in English? Today’s CSM offered the answer, explaining that there’s a “global peace industry, enhanced by the connective power of the internet” to appeal to an international audience…

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I got a smile out of reading about Jill’s “semi-stealth visit”…I hope to meet Winette someday, because not only do we share the same last name, we share a passion for baking & STEM education. I’m sure her PhD in Biomedical Engineering comes in handy when she’s thinking through a new cooking technique. Maybe you can invite her to the WH so she can show off her award-winning cupcake baking talents…

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…If I had more time, I’d figure out how to slip a word about elephants into this note as I was excited to see protestors riding elephants in Ongyaw, but alas, my timer just rang so I am closing.

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…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….

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…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…

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…It’s too bad that distributing the vax in an equitable & orderly manner has turned into such a nightmare. The NYT has a fascinating info graphic to represent this dynamic for every county in the US. Take a look. It’s fascinating….

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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.

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…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….

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…Thank you for scheduling a moment of silence today to mark the loss of 500,000 American lives to CV. I am trying to fathom that #. I’ve seen an analogy showing that a bus caravan of all those people would stretch from DC to Delaware….

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It’s Sunday. Soon, I will be sitting in front of my computer with about 30 faces covering my Zoom window….

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…Did you get to spend much time with Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla (AB)? Did you know that his parents’ survived the Nazi occupation of Greece?” ….

…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?”…

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…Jim McIngvale … the guy in North Houston who has opened his 100,000 sq ft mattress store to 300 folks who were freezing in their houses. He’s got a bright smile & a positive attitude. He says that “when adversity hits, we come together.”…

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…The indefatigable folks of NOLA didn’t forget Mardi Gras. The New Culture Riderz were out in the streets on their horses & the bike Krewe decorated their cycles. Isn’t it great that they managed to mark the day in a CV safe way?…

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…You are off to WI, the Ambrose family stomping grounds, today. Yeah! My ancestors started a mill in Whitewater in 1839. My grandma was the first woman to serve as a Walworth County Supervisors & a bypass of US Hwy 12 is named after my uncle, Stephen…

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