…Are you enjoying the festive décor of the WH? I’m not big on that kind of thing. I pulled out a dish towel with Santa riding a bike & hung it on the stove. That’s the extent of my holiday décor for the time being….
11/29/2021
…Please add a conversation with Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison to your “to do” list this week. According to the G, “Australia… has invested $157m in 14 publicly traded companies that have done business with the Myanmar military… ” Please tell him, “It is time Australia stops profiting at the expense of the lives of Myanmar people and Myanmar’s future.”
11/28/2021
…While we may be “witnessing what economists are calling the Great Resignation, the unprecedented decision by many Americans to voluntarily quit their jobs, step back, and ask what they really want from work and life,” we can also engage in a national “Great Reconsideration… recalibrating along higher hopes for equality and fairness, compassion and safety, freedom and responsibility.” I encourage you to try on this rhetoric this week as you try to sell BBB…
11/27/2021
…your TO DO list should include A) support research on OM, B) ramp up genomic surveillance, C) require Moderna & Pfizer to develop OM specific vax & D) get people in Africa vaxed. The jury is out on whether a travel ban is going to do any good….
11/26/2021
…The best news of the day comes from the KCS which announced that Kevin Strickland, who has been unjustly imprisoned for the last 40 years, has received pledges totaling $951,338 from 16,300 donors from around the world…
11/24/2021
..How are things in Nantucket? It looks like you are having s sunny end-of-fall day. Perfect for a bike ride….
11/23/2021
…Thought I’d give Keto pumpkin pie a try. Do you have a favorite pie? …
11/21/2021
…We began our time together by talking about Tazaungmone festival in Myanmar …. Our Friend in Yangon reported that while not as spectacular as some years, this year people are gathering to mark the occasion bringing some joy to the embattled community. That was heartwarming news…
11/20/2021
…I got a kick out of seeing you so jovial at the turkey pardon yesterday. The WP reported that you were in Uncle Joe mode, “playful, relaxed, delivering bad jokes with good humor,” such as the one about the turkeys being IN new power couple….
11/19/2021
…Frank Bruni points out that you’ve been able to pass “a troika of trillions,” & “that’s not nothing.” He concludes that the cynicism around your victories is “off base. While it pantomimes sophistication, it reeks of simple-mindedness.”…
11/18/2021
…I am thrilled by your nomination of Saule Omarova as comptroller of the currency. I hope the haters, who are attacking her Russian roots, don’t get her down at her Senate hearing today….
11/17/2021
…It looks like you had a scenic moment yesterday in NH standing on the Route 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River touting the infrastructure bill while a gentle snow fell. I’m sure you talked about BBB, too….
11/16/2021
…I wish I had time to read the news today! So much to be excited about. You signed the infrastructure bill & Danny Fenster was released from prison in Myanmar. I am so happy for you & for us….
11/14/2021
…Albuquerque recently started ABQ Community Safety (ACS) for this kind of thing. It’s a crew of behavioral health specialists ready to help. 911 dispatchers are being trained to sus out the situations where they are needed….
11/13/2021
…After lamenting the lack of art at COP 26 in yesterday’s letter, today I saw a video of Little Amal, a giant puppet who trekked from Syria to England to dramatize the plight of child refugees. She met the Pope, encountered warm receptions & harsh rejections in various locales & paraded through Glasgow this week….