…Despite the turmoil in the country, the faithful are watering the Bodhi trees to get them through the end of the driest period of the year & to honor Buddha. Given our climate plight I think we could use more rituals to honor trees…

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…I love the idea of investing $50 billion into making roads safer for peds & bikes. Will that include funding for things like the Harry Wiggins Trolley Trail in KC that follows an old streetcar line? My daughter might be able to use that as she rides her bike to work from her new home…

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…MJI hinted that you might be visiting the ROK. When you do, you can visit Hill 205 where Ralph Puckett Jr. exhibited “conspicuous gallantry & intrepidity…heroism and selflessness above & beyond the call of duty.” It’s impressive that he is still going strong at age 94, after all he went through during the Korean War….

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Are you ready for your visit with H.E. Moon Jae-In (MJI) today? It’s too bad that his visit to Congress for the past couple of days was eclipsed by news of the Israel-Gaza situation. Speaking of which, what a relief that the cease fire is holding….

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…I hope you will provide refugee status to Thuzar Wint Lwin. She held up a sign, saying “Pray for Myanmar” while showing off her Chin attire. The junta will arrest her if she returns to her homeland, so please let her stay in the US until democracy is restored in Burma….

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…Did you know that Dearborn is 30% Arab American? Did you see that thousands of them came out for a protest yesterday? Is that what led you to tell Bibi he needed to de-escalate?…

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…When you go to the Ford factory in Dearborn today, I hope you meet Linda Zhang. She’s the lead person of the team that designed the Electric version of the Ford F-150….

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…Another way to lift your spirits would be to invite Reps Cortez, (AOC), Tlaib (RHB), Pressley (ASP), Omar (IAO) & Bush (CB) to the WH. They’ve got some energy!!! They can help you understand why you need to halt the sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Bibi….

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….I understand that some of the Catholic Bishops think you should stop receiving Communion because you are Pro-Choice. ….I would think that they’d want everyone to take communion because as Pope Francis wrote Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.”….

…I just found out that the Burmese junta has killed several poets..…Franco’s men killed Federico Garcia Lorca (FGL) back in the day, & yet, as he wrote, “his blood came out singing” as his poems became more popular than ever….

…I’m sure you are aware that it was Eid al-Fitr in most places yesterday celebrating the end of Ramadan with a feast. You should check out all of the beautiful pictures in the G from around the world showing the celebration….

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…I hope you can come to an agreement today with Sen. Capito & her GOP friends about which of these projects to take on. Apparently, she’s ready to make a deal, even though her boss, AMM, says he’s not….

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I enjoyed listening to ME Gov. Janet Mills’ (JTM) witty remarks at your virtual gathering yesterday. I love the “Your Shot to Get Outdoors” campaign. …How did you like JTM’s joke: “When we asked people in Maine to stay six feet apart -- or, as the fishermen say, "one fathom" -- some people asked, "Why so close?"..

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…It looks like Utah Gov. Spencer Cox could use the most help in getting shots in the arms of his citizens. As you know they are near the bottom of the list when it comes to percent of people vaccinated….

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…I saw the video of the call you made to Sec of Labor Marty Walsh’s mom to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day and tell her what a good job he was doing. It’s too bad she didn’t pick up….

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