As I picked up trash on the River Walk today, I witnessed two notable events….

..  I worry that your visit to Mount Airy Church of God in Christ was not the best idea….

… please find out about the seizure of Thandwe Airport by the Arakan Army. It’s the first time the junta has lost control of an airport. This one serves Ngapali, a 7-kilometer long beach on the Bay of Bengal which is an international tourist destination…

…Did you enjoy the pyrotechnics? I was able to see three different fireworks displays from my living room, & felt dissonance each time at the awfulness & awefullness of the spectacles….

…Clare Hammond’s (CH) new book On the Shadow Tracks, which she wrote …. “the expansion of Myanmar’s railways is about the projection of military power, for the benefit of distant urban elites in London, Calcutta, Yangon, & now Naypyitaw. The key to this was forced labor regimes which were & are human rights catastrophes.”

…Please reach out to the Karen Refugee community in Utica, NY. One of their beloved teens, Nyah Mway, was shot by police after being stopped because his friend was riding a bike in the road….

…As you know we are entering an 11-day stretch of 100+ temps here. Please talk about what we should do for our houseless neighbors on Thursday, when most of the public cooling centers will be closed for the July 4 holiday….

…I know Jill & the other Bidens are supportive of your staying in the race. The choice is not easy & I’m glad I don’t have to make it. As the G says, we “are caught between Scylla & Charybdis.”…

… I hope your visit to the Hamptons goes well today. Perhaps you can stop by Estia’s Little Kitchen & say hi to my brother, Colin (CTA)….

… As you may recall, I will be living in a new place, about 15 miles from Davis, in West Sacramento. Today we are moving a bed, two dressers, a book case & “the project.”…

I love you! I hope that you dazzle the world, tomorrow. Let your God shine through, keep your temper at bay & bask in the moment….

… folks in Israel feel the same way as they are withdrawing the current exemption for ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, men from military service. I have read that non-Haredi Israelis put up with their exemption because they were convinced that intense study of the Torah gave the Haredi special status….

.. My husband got his heart set on the recipe, so I promised to make it for his birthday, along with the chocolate-strawberry cake I told you about….

… 13 youth “accused the HI Department of Transportation of consistently prioritizing building highways over other types of transportation.” The settlement includes increasing access to public transport & pathways for pedestrians & bikes & establishing a youth council to advise the department….

… I am reminded of Ronald Reagan (RWR) & Jimmy Carter (JEC) ‘s debate in 1980 when RWR said, “There you go again” sounding like he was correcting his misguided son with loving condescension…