12/27/2021

…I’m sure you heard the terrible news from Myanmar reported in yesterday’s NYT. “Save the Children said that at least 38 people had been killed …near the village of Moso in the Hpruso township, a Christian community.”…

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12/26/2021

…We need a guy like DMT in Myanmar to lead an effort similar to South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee. He believed “it was necessary to open the wound to cleanse it…

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12/25/2021

…The best news of the day was your visit to the Children’s Hospital where you told the kids about Commander & his antics. I hope he didn’t destroy Jill’s slipper when he chewed on it….

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12/24/2021

…The big news of the day is the 448 flights in the USA that have been canceled due to staffing shortages. Up till now we, Americans, have taken our smoothly functioning economy for granted….

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12/23/2021

…Thanks for pausing the student loan payments – that story was on the front page of the Sac Bee & the KCS. You need to do more of that kind of thing to stay on the front page of the local newspapers….

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12/22/2021

…Mother Jones was known for her fiery speeches where she spoke in the most passionate and profane terms against the exploitation of workers and their children. She appreciated the importance of the “oxygen of publicity” saying, “it takes extraordinary means to attract ordinary interest.”

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12/20/2021

…don’t waste any more time berating JM3. He’s on his own channel & clearly ambivalent about his loyalties……So, let go of your BBB mantra & go to the next letter of the alphabet for the CCC bill (Combat Climate Change)….

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12/19/21

…I hope you find some time to acknowledge the passing of bell hooks. She was an American treasure … a “brazen truth teller willing to be vulnerable.” bell preached a doctrine of radical love noting, “the moment we begin to love, we begin to move against domination.”…

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12/18/21

…how did the Medal of Honor event go the other day? It’s mind-boggling how a guy like Alwyn Cashe (ACC) wasn’t awarded the medal right away. Someone who repeatedly goes into a burning vehicle to save his men should be recognized….

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12/17/2021

…I hope you thank JEC’s wife, Emily, today… she emphasized the importance of helping “those less fortunate” by “sharing the little you have.” As you know, JEC attributed his game-changing endorsement of you to her. I’m sure he will be missing her….

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12/16/2021

…Your trip to KY is the top of the news today. ..Your sound bite, “no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes” is cited as an effort to bring unity. Thanks for being such a good Consoler in Chief!…

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12/15/2021

….The most striking news of the day is a photo in the Guardian of dead giraffes from Kenya. They got stuck in the mud & were too weak to get out…….CC is partially responsible. Please make some noise about that!…

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12/13/2021

…“interfaith dialogue is often essential to bringing peace.” I am not sure what the schism between those Eastern Orthodox churches might be, but reconciliation between them might help VVP cool off….

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