Mar 30

Mar 30 3/30/2023

….The WI supreme court election brings up the challenge of balancing majority rule with protecting the rights of the minority. The NYT calls it, “by far the most important political contest of the year”….

Mar 29

Mar 29 3/29/2023

RCA

…Please send my appreciation to Archbishop Elpidophoros at tonight’s reception celebrating Greek Independence Day for making “good trouble” in the Orthodox church by baptizing the children of gay couples & alluding to women’s right to choose….

Mar 28

Mar 28 3/28/2023

RCA

…loved reading the transcript of your remarks at yesterday’s SBA Women’s Business Summit when you made impromptu comments about how incredible your sister is. According to her recent memoir, you, two, have a fantastic relationship. As she puts it, “I had a PhD in my brother.”…

Mar 28

Mar 28 3/27/2023

RCA

…Did you see the photos of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing riding around in his jeep commemorating Burma’s 78th Armed Forces Day? In a rare speech… he mentioned something about democracy which makes me wonder what his conception of that might be….

Mar 25

Mar 25 3/25/2023

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…This sentiment emerged from reading about your visit to Canada & KMH’s visit to Africa. You spent your visit trying to reassure the kanooks that we are “two people” that “share one heart.”…

Mar 24

Mar 24 3/24/2023

RCA

…Speaking of trust, thanks for visiting Canada & restoring their trust in us…

Mar 22 3/22/2023

RCA

… I am resisting the urge to investigate how the awards ceremony turned out yesterday…

Mar 21

Mar 21 3/21/2023

RCA

…Did you get to spend much time with Sahba Motallebi & Rana Mansour at the Nowruz party? …I hope you thanked her for spreading the word about the protests in Iran….

Mar 20

Mar 20 3/20/2023

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….How delightful to read that you are celebrating Nowruz today! … It makes so much sense that Persians begin the New Year at spring equinox. I’m not so sure about jumping over fires but love the special meal with 7 symbolic offerings starting with the letter “S.”

Mar 20

Mar 20 3/19/2023

RCA

I just listened to Rabbi Peter Berg at the Ebenezer Baptist Church as it celebrates its 137th anniversary. Sen. Warnock introduced him with a story from 1965 when Rabbi Jacob Rothschild rallied temples to sponsor an interracial celebration of MLKJ’s Nobel Peace Prize which launched Atlanta as a metropolitan city, “too busy to hate.”…

Mar 18

Mar 18 3/18/2023

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…I just listened to your remarks at the Friends of Ireland Lunch yesterday & was reminded that your g-pa was named Ambrose. His 1st name is my last name, that connects us in a weird sort of way….

Mar 17

Mar 17 3/17/2023

RCA

…Did you consider inviting Michelle O’Neill to your celebration of St. Patty’s Day with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar? As one of the leaders of Northern Ireland & Sinn Féin she wants to see a united Ireland…..

Mar 17

Mar 17 3/16/2023

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…I was interested in a factoid you shared in Las Vegas yesterday. “3.4 million people with Medicare would have saved an average of nearly $70 on shingles, tetanus and other vaccines last year had the Inflation Reduction Act been in effect — a total savings of about $230 million.” I hope the right people were listening to that one….

Mar 17

Mar 17 3/15/2023

RCA

…My BFF & I are perturbed about this banking situation. She’s from a banking family. …She believes banking should be boring & says her dad cried when the Glass–Steagall law was repealed in 1999. How did you vote on that one?

Mar 14

Mar 14 3/14/2023

RCA

…Please reconsider selling submarines to Australia. The executives at General Dynamics must be thrilled. At $2.8 billion a pop, they can make some nice profits from that sale. …