…I was distressed to see the images of 200-year-old Waiola Church in Lahaina in flames. On their website they note, it is a “community cornerstone” where members commit “to live our lives as a testament to our belief that Jesus Christ is our model for abundant living.”….

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…Creative rebellion helps society move forward. It was evident this week in the red umbrella campaign in Yangon to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising….

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…It looks like you had a blast with Dusty Baker, et al, yesterday when the Astros visited the WH. He’s an inspiration – still coaching at age 74!…

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…It’s the 26th anniversary of my biggest accomplishment in life – giving birth to my daughter….

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…Maung Saungkha, poet & leader of the Bamar People's Liberation Army, says, “we must overcome our ego, homesickness & intellectual pride… we must fight a revolution within ourselves before we can fight a revolution against others.”….

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… Today I write to you about the photos in today’s WP of the children killed in Pa Zi Gyi. I found it too heart breaking to read every word of the article that provided a detailed account of the bombing on April 11…

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…I am riled up because “Paris & Washington shrugged at the darker sides of Bazoum’s rule, including substantial use of the state’s legal & administrative powers to constrain and marginalize political opponents & critics.”…

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Have you seen the photos of the unveiling of the Maravijaya Buddha in Naypyidaw, Burma? … I’d rather see the junta building Buddhas than buying bombs, so I am not complaining….

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…I had a magical moment in Rep. Mike Thompson (CMT)’s office yesterday where I gathered with 5 others from the Davis Advocacy team of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)….

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            Speaking of disappointment, are you feeling it regarding the bankruptcy of Yellow? It’s so unfortunate that CEO Darrell Harris failed! …

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…Speaking of interns, did you see that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (LAM)’s July interns succeeded in their efforts to get a selfie with every member of the Senate? They got their last photo with Amy Klobuchar on Thursday….

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Last week the higher power intervened & prevented us from getting internet access in Dunbar, so I spent the week doing puzzles, cleaning up brush & exploring the latest developments in our ever changing mini-lake instead of writing to you….

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…I found it extremely creepy that the squad of 7 tech leaders at your AI event was so homogeneous. Mustafa Suleyman & Dario Amodei were the only guys who were not WASPy….

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…Have you heard of “Barbenheimer”, also on the WP opinion page today? It’s the “campy, mindless confection of Mattel-meets-mushroom-cloud content that this nuclear meet-cute has produced.”…

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…Speaking of fun, did you have a good time at the picnic yesterday? My quick look at Twitter suggests that you spent the whole evening posing for photos with various Congress people & their families, including my Rep. Mike Thompson & his nephew….

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