…Please give a shout out to the courageous youth & monks in Burma out protesting the junta as they mark their 73rd Independence Day & pray that the large # of peeps deters the military from attacking….

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…One article points out the tension between the fed role between upholding moral obligation & insuring tribal sovereignty. Apparently, the Nooksack Tribe is “disenrolling” 306 members. …The “victims” claim their rivals want their houses which have become quite valuable.

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… They wondered if we approved of Cardinal Charles Bo’s meeting with Min Aung Hlaing on 12/23 where he accepted a donation from the Tatmadaw. It was disturbing to see the Cardinal gleefully cutting a cake with the General, but talking is better than nothing ….

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…Katherine Gammon’s article in today’s G recounts all of the climate crises of the year, noting that you took “disaster tours” of at least 5 of them. …. While she does not come right out & say it, the implication of her article is that it’s time for your CCC Bill….

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…did you see last night’s PBS Newshour segment with Priscilla Clapp former chief of mission in Myanmar? She pointed out that the situation there is dire…

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…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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…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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…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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…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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…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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…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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…I saw the photos of your cute, new pup, Commander. What a nice gift!…

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…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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…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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…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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