I was happy to hear that you had three women at the table yesterday as you conferred with the top brass. While I am not a fan of the military… Did they get a chance to speak? Did anyone talk about the situation in Myanmar?
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..Charles Blow, opining in the NYT, shares my concern that you are not noisy enough. In lamenting your poor standing in the polls, he claims that the American public, “wants a show and a showman to distract from its misery. Biden is not that. And he is being punished for not being a huckster.”…
I’m just learning about the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act (FABS) & realized the brilliance of its name since the facilities that semiconductors are built in are called “fabs.” While it is prudent to have computer chips built in the USA, I wonder if the FABS Act addresses the environmental impacts of this industry.
…Speaking of which, when you talk with NDM, be sure to discuss Burma. Perhaps you could make a deal with him about allowing refugees to pass through India on their way to the US. Moreover, please tell him to be mindful of his neighbor, Bangladesh & its hope to eventually send its 1 million Rohingya refugees back to their homes….
…Finally, as we enter Holy Week, please recall Jesus’ plea to love the enemy. It’s a tall order, but deserves repeating. The Buddha said something similar, but his message is not easy to condense into a short phrase. Suffice it to say, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER & providing weapons is not the way to peace….
You are going to have a beautiful day to celebrate Justice Katenji Brown Jackson’s (KBJ) confirmation to become the 1st Black member of the SCOTUS….According to Maisie Sparks writing in the CSM, KBJ led with love during those hearings showing “humility, empathy, inner grit, and other virtues” handling “exchanges that were demeaning with the strength of grace and the power of silence.” …