…Have you read, “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” Frederick Douglas (FD)’ 1852 oratory to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society?…

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…Our Friend in Burma asked how we could continue to believe in God when he lets atrocities happen. …Our Friend is suffering from various health issues which I am sure are brought on by the stress of coping with the daily barrage of military violence perpetrated against his friends & neighbors. …

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…MLLG did a great job on NPR explaining why she is taking the unusual measure of refusing to extradite people when their state puts out a warrant for their participation in abortion activities. She said, “how extraordinary is it that a state says they're going to prosecute their own residents and their health care providers for providing legal procedures in another state? This is the nuttiest thing and the most draconian, ineffective policies I've ever seen.”…

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…You know all about having signature authority. Every time you wield your pen, it takes a little piece of you. Signing requires the intellectual & psychic energy to decide, “do I want my name on this?”…

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…Speaking of Burma, the people are worried that Aung San Suu Kyi’s will not survive the terrible conditions in prison. The Irrawaddy reports that the world has been “silent” about her plight. Please make more noise about your concern for her well-being.

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…I also gave you a hard time about how you teased the King of Spain that you both had “married up.” This may be true of you, but Queen Letizia is a commoner, so not only was the joke not funny, it was not valid….

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…Did you know that folks in India are excited that you made a special effort to warmly greet PM Modi (NDM) yesterday? Some find it surprising that you reached out to a guy whose party just got in trouble with the Muslim nations for denigrating the prophet, Muhammad….

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I am looking at photos from the G7 & was relieved to see that today’s “family photo” had a bit more estrogen & melanin than yesterday’s.

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I just found the G7 family photo & asked myself, what’s wrong with this picture? Did you have that question, too? I hope you noticed, too much testosterone & not enough melanin!

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.You are in the air right now, heading off to Schloss Elmau to confer with other leaders about making the world a better place. I hope you can get that figured out….

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I would never have guessed that wind could get someone so excited, but your exuberance about the new GE Haliade-X 835-foot offshore wind project on Block Island was a breath of fresh air after the bad news about the SCOTUS gun decision….

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…Thanks also for welcoming Danielle Green & the other wounded warriors to the WH this AM as they rode through DC on their 4-day bike trip. It’s inspiring to see folks like Danielle keep on, keeping on, despite suffering from life changing injuries in battle….

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…This AM I learned about the Wa people who live near the border of China in Burma. The women do a wonderful hair swinging dance to show their respect to nature & their vigorous enthusiasm and optimism. Apparently, the Was have had their own “mini-state” because they have an ethnic army that is 30,000 strong…

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…I read about Title IX in the CSM. I am intrigued to see what you’ll be doing at the WH on Thur to commemorate its 50th anniversary. It’s too bad that Patsy Mink is no longer alive to celebrate with you….

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On federal holidays, I try to explore the significance of the day. Juneteenth is intriguing because it’s hard to imagine how 250,000 enslaved people could be kept in bondage for 2 years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation & 2 months after Appomattox….

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