…My favorite image is of a monk & nun facing a row of soldiers & the text reads “Please Drive Away the brutality mind from the hearts of Terrorist Soldiers.” It expresses my sentiment….

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…I hope you get a chance to meet Francis Lovvett, the 100-year-old vet of the 10th Mt Division who is eager to have Mt Hale protected. He shared the profound effect that his service had on him noting, “There's something about being part of these natural surroundings. That just makes you better…”

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…Do what you can to discourage “parachute science” on fossils found in the amber from the Kachin State of Burma. …Scientists buy amber on the black market & publish about it. This kind of exploitation makes matters worse in Burma. … Read more

…You could also use the occasion to announce your Exec Order that Mount Evans in CO be renamed, Mount Blue Sky. I hope you’ve heard about the 250-mile walk, sponsored by Ancestral Healing Circle, to draw attention to the effort for the name change….

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…Twitter is full of disturbing news about junta atrocities & tweets show the courageous citizens who continue to resist. The most uplifting one showed a protest of about a hundred people of various ages riding their bikes chanting anti-junta slogans….

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How was your visit to Poughkeepsie? I saw an interesting photo of you & IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, looking at some complicated contraption. What was that thing?…

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…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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