…How can we remedy trauma & loss? The latest 1000-page report from the CA slavery reparations task force provides some possibilities….

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…As we celebrate our independence from King George 3, let’s promote creative rebellious actions like the Boston Tea Party rather than the 1st shots at Lexington & Concord. Let’s also remember all those people around the world who are oppressed by their governments….

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…there are 18 different ways that 3 individuals in a network can relate to one another, assuming that in a triad each of the people has a relationship with each of the others which can be positive, negative or ambivalent….we have ambivalent relations with China & Russia with relations from trade being positive & those from politics/security being negative.

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…What do you think of that idea? “God is change.” I encountered it when reading Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler. Published in 1993, it’s prophetic dystopic speculative fiction about 2023 – 2027, when food & water are scarce…

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…What’s your impression of your host, Gov. JB Prtizker (JBP)? … He just disappointed many of his constituents by canceling a health care program for low-income residents lacking permanent legal status. JBP has the $550 million to pay for the program himself.

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…It’s too bad that folks like Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) & House Energy & Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) are so worried about fraud … Do you think they have a suspicious mindset?…

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… I am still scratching my head, not sure what to make of the situation in Moscow. The NYT says Russians are “gripped by uncertainty after mutiny,” especially because VVP didn’t say anything yesterday….

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…I am doing the same for the people of Burma after seeing sketches done by a former prisoner of Insein, who noted, "the room we slept in could fit, at most, 150 people, but there were 474 sleeping there. People had to lie down like tinned fish."…

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…Did you see the article, “Tiny Bundles of Hope: Critically Endangered Turtles Hatch in Myanmar”, in today’s NYT? Super cute baby Burmese peacock turtles waddling out of their hole on their way to Indawgyi Lake….

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…The news of Burma continues to discourage me. According to the NYT, “more than 130 people, most of them women, have been arrested for participating in a “flower strike” marking the b-day of Aung San Suu Kyi… who turned 78 on Monday.”…

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…I’m glad you’re talking to NDM today & hope your conversation leads to greater understanding. According to the CSM we need to build “trusted collaboration” with India…

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…Will his situation harm your campaign, since “the history of troubled presidential children is extraordinarily long, often the result of struggles to live up to lofty expectations amid the glare of public attention?”… RHB may be a sympathetic character since ½ of Americans say they have a family member or close friend who is addicted.

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…Did you get a chance to learn much about Chiena Ty yesterday? …she seems to be a passionate soul, using her energies to make the world a better place….Thanks for giving her words of encouragement.

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…Here’s a suggestion for your campaign people. Get Opal Lee (OL) on the payroll. Her brilliant job campaigning to get Junteenth recognized as a federal holiday demonstrates that she has the charisma to garner attention….

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…Quick reunion report – I have encountered at least 3 different false memories. I am not sure who is correct in each case, but I have been involved in conversations where people are telling me things that don’t coincide with my recollection of events.

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