…Have you heard the disappointing but not surprising news that the junta has sentenced Toru Kubota, Japanese journalist, to 10 years in prison for sedition & violating immigration laws. …Please express your concerns about this & pressure PM Fumio Kishida to do the same.

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…Please don’t make promises we can’t keep when you visit FL today. While folks there are hurting, it will be tempting to tell them that we’ll rebuild their homes & make them whole. I think that’s a bad idea! I recommend that we declare Sanibel Island a national park. Tear down the causeway & refrain from building new structures there….

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…take a minute to view the Burmese artwork @JusticeMyanmar created to advertise #Revotober. The visuals are compelling & express so much of what’s on the hearts & minds of folks. I am grateful that they have internet access & can share their work. Please do what you can to help them.

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…I did learn about Sor Isolina Ferre. She was quite something! A rich girl who decided to join the convent to help the poor. She is credited with disrupting gang violence….

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…Kudos to you for your speech at the Phoenix Dinner, the best part being the end when you reminded the audience about the origins of the name of the event….

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…If you see KC Rep. Emanuel Cleaver tonight, you might congratulate him on finally getting Truman’s statue in the Rotunda. He’s especially grateful to Truman for desegregating the military which helped build a Black middle class….

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…I was disappointed that only one of the dozen leaders in attendance was a woman. I hope you congratulated Fiame Naomi Mataafa, PM of Samoa, for her persistence in finally taking office…..

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…I hope your meeting with the leaders of the Pacific Islands goes well today. It’s unfortunate that Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands has decided to reject the draft agreement your folks proposed….

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Please help Burma – today I learned that the elephant population there is at risk. Illegal trade has sky-rocketed. Let’s do more to ameliorate the situation.

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Did you enjoy your visit with the 2021 World Series Winners? Upset kings of October! Never be counted out! We need examples of folks like them to inspire us in these challenging times….

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…For me awe comes in the synchronous moments when something happens that seems “meant to be.” I just had one of those when I happened to choose to read an article about the Bridge Studio in the KCS….

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…Please double check on Puerto Rico. I hope you can help the folks there who are frustrated, feeling like they are not getting the services they pay for with their federal taxes. Do you think it’s time for them to become a state?…

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Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – what fun to have Elton singing on the South Lawn!

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…Please give Thaw Nandar Aung asylum. She’s the Burmese woman who spoke against the junta during the Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Bangkok last year. After traveling to Vietnam, the Thai government won’t let her back in because the junta revoked her passport….

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…In your speech yesterday you said, ““If parents cannot feed their children, nothing else matters.” Please get busy making sure the children in Burma do not go hungry….

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