Oct 19

Oct 19 10/19/2022

…When I meditated with my BFF this AM, she read a piece from Thich Nhat Hanh about finding an island of peace within ourselves. The stories from Burma make it hard for me to find that place as they challenge my faith in the divine spark that I believe exists inside every person….

Oct 16

Oct 16 10/16/2022

RCA

…I am excited about a couple of women I just learned about who are serving our country admirably. Dr. Laurie Leshin was written up in the CSM & is working to end gender disparities at the Jet Propulsion Lab….

Oct 15

Oct 15 10/15/2022

RCA

…I encourage you to invite Ingjin San to the WH to learn how to spice things up. She mixes "fashion with passion" & used her collection of designs for fashion week to protest the junta’s atrocities in Burma….

Oct 14

Oct 14 10/14/2022

RCA

…The LA Times notes that your trip to the City of Angels involves a “tableau” crafted to convey an “image of unity.” Do you think you succeeded in bringing some healing after those racist remarks damaged the Oaxacan community?…

Oct 13

Oct 13 10/13/2022

RCA

…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….

Oct 13

Oct 13 10/12/2022

RCA

…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…”

Oct 13

Oct 13 10/11/2022

RCA

…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

Oct 10

Oct 10 10/10/2022

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…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….

Oct 10

Oct 10 10/8/2022

RCA

…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….

Oct 7

Oct 7 10/7/2022

RCA

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?…

Oct 6

Oct 6 10/6/2022

RCA

…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.

Oct 5

Oct 5 10/5/2022

RCA

…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….

Oct 4

Oct 4 10/4/2022

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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.

Oct 3

Oct 3 10/3/2022

RCA

…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….

Oct 3

Oct 3 10/2/2022

RCA

…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….