11/9/2023

…When you talk with Shawn Fain today, please ask him to work with the teacher’s unions to bring his magic to their efforts. He amazed me with his success with the big 3!…

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11/8/2023

…you need to campaign more on environmental issues. … our kids are “crafting a new ethos about consumption, ‘progress,’ & what it means to have a good life.” They reject the idea of never-ending expansion….Please encourage them!

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11/7/2023

…Photos of the Amtrak event yesterday show you grinning from ear to ear. As “train-rider-in-chief” you must have been thrilled…

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11/6/2023

…If you want to see a nice example of that, check out today’s NYT’s story about a Jewish San Franciscan whose ice cream store was vandalized by an antisemite….

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11/5/2023

…My visit to the new Gorman Museum of Native American (NA) Art on the UCD campus illustrated that vanquished people survive. The collection of contemporary works included many expressions of the idea that despite efforts to eradicate them, NAs have survived & adapted….

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11/4/2023

…What’s up with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou? He looks like some of the boys I went to high school with in 1978, too cool for school & hoping to get high. Was he on board with the plan to avoid China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” & embrace our “high-quality transparent approaches to infrastructure and inter-development” investment?…

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11/1/2023

…You could launch your “Investing in Rural America” program anywhere, why pick Northfield, MN? ….You could have gone to Callaway, MN, instead, where Native Harvest works to maintain the ag practices of the Chippewa….

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10/31/2023

…How was your trick-or-treating event yesterday? I love that the theme was “Hallo-READ!” …Why didn’t you don a costume? Since Jill was a cat, you could have been a dog….

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10/30/23

…Our recent obsession with AI has me scratching my head. It was NOT invented yesterday. In fact, I just found a fascinating article “An AI experiment in college math education” written at Harvard in 2003….

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10/29/2023

…Do you worry about a black swan event with China? Today’s news of a Chinese fighter jet flying within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber caught my attention. Best to open lines of communication ASAP….

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10/28/2023

…Did you see the compelling demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday of the shabbat table with empty chairs? The families of the hostages do not want us to forget that their loved ones are in Gaza in tunnels vulnerable to whatever attack Bibi may order….

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10/27/2023

…Ned Temko, has hope for the Mid-East. He emphasizes that the situation is complex with “both sides feel(ing) immensely vulnerable, immensely uncertain, & immensely angry.”…

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10/26/2023

…Did you have fun with the Aussies at the WH last night? According to the G, you had quite the group including a rap star, an Indigenous voice process co-designer & a body positivity activist. WOW! …

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10/25/2023

It’s too bad that the B-52s won’t get to share their music with PM Anthony Albanese at your state dinner tonight. I understand Jill’s hesitation in having them play, but having friends over is a time for fun. Don’t you think?…

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