Nov 13

Nov 13 11/13/2022

…According to the WP back when you (& XJ) both were VPs you hosted one another for several days. While you now deny that you are friends, I remind you that we are all Friends.

Nov 12

…I greatly appreciate your attendance at ASEAN. According to the NYT “showing up matters” especially in Asia. According to the WP, one of your “enduring challenges… (is) to persuade your fellow leaders that former (POTUS’) disruption of American foreign policy was an aberration, not a long-lasting shift.”…

Nov 11

Nov 11 11/11/2022

RCA

…I am intrigued by Polish “fusionist,” Kasia Molga, who put her tears into tiny bottles with algae in an exhibit called, “How to Make an Ocean.” …. I hope these images move you to make climate change one of your priorities…

Nov 10 11/10/2022

RCA

…Are you ready for your trip? I’ve never been to any of the places that you will be visiting. I hope you get a couple of minutes to go to the beach in Sharm El-Sheikh. It’s too bad that you’ll be too busy talking to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi about jailed activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to go snorkeling….

Nov 9

Nov 9 11/9/2022

RCA

…I am most excited about Rep elect from FL-10, Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the 1st Afro-Cuban to serve in Congress. Thanks for calling him last night & sharing what it was like to be a youngster in Congress….

Nov 8

Nov 8 11/8/2022

RCA

…I am concerned about Alaa Abd El Fattah, the activist & software developer, imprisoned for most of the last 9 years over his condemnations of Egypt’s authoritarian government. He’s about to die from his hunger strike…

Nov 7

Nov 7 11/7/2022

RCA

…Did you hear that the Tazaungdaing light festival in Burma resumed? It’s an event celebrating the end of the rainy season when folks make hot air balloons with a bunch of candles that go up & then explode in a burst of fireworks….

Nov 4

Nov 4 11/4/2022

RCA

…NM(2) has a hotly contested House race due to redistricting. Do you know anything about GOP incumbent, Rep Yvette Herrell, member of the Cherokee Nation? So many stereotype-breaking statements in that last sentence! Makes me want to spend the rest of the day learning about her…..

Nov 3

Nov 3 11/3/2022

RCA

I’m sure you know that Gov Lujan Grisham is excited to host you in NM today! She believes you can galvanize voters to elect Democrats up and down the ballot and encourage turnout across the state….

Nov 2

Nov 2 11/2/2022

RCA

…While I hope the midterms yield a 118th Congress that is more harmonious than the 117th, I don’t think that pandering to the electorate’s appetite for cheap gas is wise….

Oct 31

Oct 31 10/31/2022

RCA

..My condolences to you. I’m not sure whose funeral you will be attending in NYC today, but I hope you find some comfort from gathering to celebrate the life of a loved one. No matter whose funeral one attends, it’s always draining to be reminded of the fragility of life….

Oct 30

Oct 30 10/30/2022

RCA

Dear Friend in the Communications Office, As you may know, I write the POTUS almost every day. I have noticed that the character limit on the "Contact the President" website has changed. What is the new limit?…

Oct 30

Oct 30 10/30/2022

RCA

…Since you are not in the news today, I am reading about alternative energy projects. In a story about the construction of the largest solar farm in the world, the G notes that “over the past year, solar projects in OH, KY & NV have been delayed or sunk by irked local people…..