… DO NOT follow Jill’s suggestion & invite the Iowa women’s basketball team to the WH. The POTUS never has the 2nd place finishers join the winners.  Give Angel Reese the spotlight she deserves….

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…What do you know about this electrolyzer they are building at the Cummins plant? A “fuel agnostic internal combustion engine platform that leverages a range of lower carbon fuel types” sounds promising but I have no idea how that might work….

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…I tried to learn about your trip to MS & saw a moving video of people in Rolling Fork who lost loved ones. The depth of their sorrow was palpable….Let’s do right by them now & help all we can….

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…The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) promote the ARA for its emphasis on systems research that approaches farming, climate/environment, & nutrition/health equity as interconnected issues & works across disciplines to identify common solutions….

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…I was disappointed that in your 2023 proclamation (of Cesar Chavez Day) you didn’t mention the Filipino’s role in the farmworkers’ union movement….

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….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”….

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…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….

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…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.”…

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…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….

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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.”…

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

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

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…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….

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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.”

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.”…

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