…. According to the WP, DC got back to some degree of normality yesterday as folks went to various museums & monuments & watched fireworks….

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…Have you heard about the new fad in China called, “tangping”? I just read about it in the NYT. Some of the young folk are “defying the country’s long held prosperity narrative” and are lying down rather than work 996….

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…I hope your speech to the teachers goes well today. Please echo NEA President, Becky Pringle’s, emphasis on teaching the TRUTH. You might build on her evocation of Sojourner Truth (ST) in her key note speech…

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…You may meet Israeli military from Unit 9900 who have modeled the building & interviewed family members so they have an idea where to look for people. They are experts at searching the rubble of collapsed buildings…

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…While I loved seeing the photo of you at The Pearl Ice Cream Parlor, you should have gone to Culvers to get frozen custard….Thanks for mentioning the PFAs that are contaminated the drinking water in the area….

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Enjoy La Crosse! Hopefully, the rain will hold off & you can take a walk around the city before your speech at the Grand River Station….

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…Did you enjoy communion this weekend? An article in the NYT attempted to educate its readers about the transubstantiation that comes from the holy mystery of sacrament & the WP scolded the American Bishops for the “weaponization of Eucharist.” It’s too bad that politics has transcended faith…

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…Check out KCS’ feature article, “Black farmers fight food insecurity, gun violence in St. Louis.” It makes a case for “a self-sustaining and economically beneficial food infrastructure for residents” in the hopes of nourishing people as a tool for crime reduction. Folks like KC’s Black Farmer Jane, aka La'Trice Murray, and West Sac’s Farmer Nelson Hawkins, are growing fresh veggies to feed the neighborhood….

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… how was your meeting with President Ashraf Ghani & Chair Abdullah Abdullah? Did you develop a plan for evacuating the interpreters & their families? They need Special Immigration Visas which are only available in Kabul …

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…Congratulations on your “breakthrough” on the infrastructure bill in your talks with the Senators yesterday. Do you think you can figure out the revenue stream with Susan Collins (SJC), Jeanne Shaheen & the other Republicans in the group?…

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Have you heard of the “God Shaped Hole” Blaise Pascal, the famous mathematician, wrote about? It’s the idea that we all experience a profound longing, a craving, an “infinite abyss” that comes from feeling that “there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace….

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…Did you see the WP’s op-ed piece by Katrina vanden Heuvel who is worried that you are rekindling Cold War rhetoric in an effort to get bipartisan support when you should be trying to collaborate with China to fight climate change. Her opinion merits some attention….

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…Should I invest in a co-housing condo development in West Sacramento? Perhaps you will have a better idea after you meet with your “financial regulators” today….

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…I am speed writing this letter because I have my Yangon Friends Meeting in a few minutes….We would love to have you join us. Perhaps you will become a convinced Friend. It might be a welcome change from the politics of the Catholic Church…

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…It looks like you had fun signing the Junteenth National Holiday Bill yesterday. I loved seeing you give Opal Lee the pen that you used to sign it. KDH’s comments were spot on, especially her observation that we “must learn from our history.”…

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