8/22/2025

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT,

What is the announcement you will be making at noon? In my dreams, it would be one of the following:

1)  You have convinced Bibi to end his attack on the people of Gaza. They will be provided with food & the bombing will end. He will stop vilifying the Palestinian people.

2)  You have convinced VVP to end his attack on the people of Ukraine. He will pull his troops out of the occupied areas. He will stop vilifying VOZ.

3)   You have convinced MAH to end his attack on the people of Burma. He will commit to eliminating the Four Cuts policy that cuts of food, funds, information, & recruitment in places where the EAOs are active. He will stop vilifying his opponents.

4)   You have convinced yourself to end your attack on crime in DC by placing National Guard Troops on the Mall. Instead, you will commit to refunding grants to community violence intervention programs that have proven to be effective in places like Boston & Chicago which identify the highest-risk individuals by looking at arrest data & their history of being victimized by gun violence, conducting a network analysis of their friends & associates for similar characteristics, & cross-check that with information gathered by outreach workers on the ground & provide these kids with alternatives to violence. (Read Arne Duncan’s piece in today’s NYT for more info.)

Congratulations on having your $500 million fine voided. I didn’t have time to research what that was all about, but that’s a big fine & I’m sure you are relieved that a judge found it to be excessive. I hope you avoid whatever behavior led up to the fine.

                  BYBS,