…Take teak, for example. I just read about how folks who build decks for yachts are advertising themselves as “socially responsible” when they are importing Burmese teak….they are pretending that their teak purchases are NOT benefitting the junta. This self-deception harms us all…

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…I hope that Julie Su’s nomination to become your Sec of Labor goes well. Her pro-union stance may be a bit radical but hopefully the GOP will be impressed with her 2001 MacArther genius grant…

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…Kamaria Braye, reporting on WAVY, Channel 10, speculates that you are visiting VA Beach today to announce your candidacy. Apparently, the beach resort community is purple. My sister lives there, but don’t expect her to attend your event….

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…Please thank the folks at the USCIRF for including Kachin Christian leader Reverend Hkalam Samson on their list of folks being detained for their religious beliefs….

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..My read of Roger Cohen is that he believes war is inevitable, that there are good guys & bad guys & military spending is the answer. I have had enough of that mentality & am sorry that the NYT put his article at the top of their webpage….

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…I’m sure she told you about her warm reception by Ambassador Meg Whitman in Nairobi. She may NOT have told you about her brilliant speech….

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…“With a mass boycott of public schools entering its 3rd year, the parallel government is scrambling to fine-tune alternatives to junta-run education, while lower-income families find it increasingly difficult to stay away.” Please see what you can do to ameliorate this situation….

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…That got me worried about the media in our country. Mehdi Hasan says the American right has become a “cancel culture brigade” who ban books, prevent the teaching of history & purge the GOP of moderates….

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…Whoever thought that a quick trip to Kyiv would cause such a stir? Yesterday’s news was full of dramatic accounts of how your snuck into a war zone on a purple train….

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…I admire your courage in pulling off a visit that is “unprecedented in modern times” as the first time a US president had visited “the capital of the country at war where the United States military does not control the critical infrastructure”. Were you on pins & needles during the 10-hour train trip?…

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Have you called Jimmy Carter (JECJ) to thank him for his service & his brave choice to spend his last days at home? …We are fortunate that JECJ’s choice to pursue hospice has been so widely publicized. It might help other folks in his situation….

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Have you read White Noise? …The chemical disaster caused by the train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, matches the toxic plume in the book…Where do you think the higher power is leading us with this set of coincidences?

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…Olive Slow (OS) has a new book coming out, explaining the history of the country since the British left. They sowed the seeds of today’s crisis by seeding dissension among the ethnic groups & dismantling cultural & educational institutions….

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Have you checked in with Uzra Zeya about the new National Unity Government (NUG) Embassy that opened in DC this week? She helped cut the ribbon & said the office was made possible by the BURMA Act….

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…How are you feeling about Diane Feinstein’s announcement? …when you call her to congratulate her on her career, please add my thanks for blazing a trail for women in the Senate.

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