11/24/2025

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT, 

Are you looking forward to being in a holiday spirit this week? I encourage you to set your grievances aside as you engage in each of our national rituals, so you aren’t caught saying something nasty. Let’s both work on exercising self-restraint so we can contain our shadow selves & only let our Light shine through.  That way we don’t have to engage in damage control from some harmful remark that makes us sound heartless. 

Today, you could just let Melania do all the talking about the Concolor Fur that Rex & Jessica Korson are bringing from their farm in Sidney, MI. Rex says the 22-foot tree was selected due to its coloring, taper, & overall uniformity. He attributes its high quality to his workers who labor throughout the year trimming trees.  

While I appreciate the beauty of a tree, we’ll be using our IKEA mural to hang our ornaments on. It’s a climate friendly alternative that fits in a small apartment. Perhaps you could encourage baby-boomers to make similar choices. 

Speaking of advice to over-65s, you might remind them of the generation gap they experienced during the Vietnam war so they can understand Gen Zers. According to the CSM, kids these days are feeling “a widespread sense of inequity across generational lines” as they play “the game of academic achievement, but (wonder) where are the well-paying jobs they were promised.” Youth protests are igniting all over the world as kids demand “everyday things: jobs, health care, public services.” They are particularly sensitive to corruption, incompetence, & inequality. If Baby Boomers could financially support younger folks, we might avoid some major social upheavals.  

Please take a look at Than N Oo’s piece in the Asia Times. He suggests that the logic you are using in Venezuela could be applied to Burma & calls for the US to designate the junta as a terrorist group for their affiliation with scam centers. While I don’t agree, his analysis can help you see the urgency of this matter. 

BYBS,