According to the Tulsa World, you left a great impression of the folks who met you. …Michelle Brown-Burdex appreciated your genuine interest in the Greenwood Cultural Center which helped set her at ease as she toured you around.

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…Survivors Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis, his sister, Viola Fletcher & Lessie Benningfield Randle are asking for justice & recognition so I am grateful that you will be in Tulsa today & will meet them. Unfortunately, many feel like the commemoration has been turned into a tourist attraction, where White folks are profiting from the harm they caused….

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When I was 13, I was elected by the Girl Scouts to lead the Memorial Day Parade. I had no conception of war at the time. I did not picture 18-years-olds jumping out of airplanes, or riding in a tank, or running up over a dune dodging bullets, grenades & rockets….

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…So, here’s a radical thought for you to ponder, given that War is Not the Answer, you can divert all of the $$ going into the development of new weapons to pay for your infrastructure projects. Free 2 birds with 1 key…

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…Your speech was great, except for the part when you tried to compliment Brittany Bean (BB). That was cringe-worthy….

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…Please help me understand your stance on the environment. … Don’t you think it’s crazy that they will have to install chillers into the permafrost so that they can drill? Isn’t that a sign that things are awry?…

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…I wonder if George Floyd’s death signifies the racial reckoning that we need. …So, my friends, students & sister who insist that they mean no harm, that they aren’t racist, that they don’t see color, still don’t get it. The legislative efforts of various states to ban critical race theory demonstrate the desire of many to ignore the past….

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…It looks like you will have lovely weather for your visit to Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) today. I hope you get a chance to see their Ideation Station which has “fab lab” equipment to “to promote innovation, creativity and design, and to facilitate mastery of new and emerging technologies.”…

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…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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