4/13/2023

…Did you see the piece in today’s WP, “How Bono helped bring peace to Northern Ireland?” … Now I can see why Jill invited him to the STOU this year….

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4/12/2023

…Congratulations on your speech at Ulster University today. I loved your observations that “Where barbed wire once sliced up the city, today we find a cathedral of learning built of glass, letting the light shine in & out.… an incredible testament to the power & possibilities of peace.”…

4/11/2023

…I encourage you to promote peace education in Belfast where they continue to struggle with the question of whether past wrongs should be forgiven or atoned for….

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4/10/2023

…I just tuned into the WH event, "EGGucation." Those Easter bunnies on the balcony with you & Jill were creepy. You might reconsider including them next year….

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4/8/2023

…Hkalam Samson former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention in Myanmar who has been sentenced to 6 years in jail for hanging out with the wrong people. …Please do what you can to bring attention to his plight….

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4/7/2023

…Thanks for doing what you can to support our transgender youth. …As U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin wrote “not one child has been or is likely to be harmed by B.P.J.’s continued participation on her middle school’s cross country team.”

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4/6/2023

…What a relief that the ideal of democracy ruled the day in WI yesterday, with Judge Janet (JJ) winning her seat on the Supreme Court. ...”her victory indicates an “informed democracy” & an “unmistakable blow to right-wing judges & politicians pushing forced-birth laws, hyper-gerrymandering, voter suppression and union-busting.”

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4/4/2023

… DO NOT follow Jill’s suggestion & invite the Iowa women’s basketball team to the WH. The POTUS never has the 2nd place finishers join the winners.  Give Angel Reese the spotlight she deserves….

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4/3/2023

…What do you know about this electrolyzer they are building at the Cummins plant? A “fuel agnostic internal combustion engine platform that leverages a range of lower carbon fuel types” sounds promising but I have no idea how that might work….

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4/2/2023

…I tried to learn about your trip to MS & saw a moving video of people in Rolling Fork who lost loved ones. The depth of their sorrow was palpable….Let’s do right by them now & help all we can….

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4/1/2023

…The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) promote the ARA for its emphasis on systems research that approaches farming, climate/environment, & nutrition/health equity as interconnected issues & works across disciplines to identify common solutions….

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3/31/2023

…I was disappointed that in your 2023 proclamation (of Cesar Chavez Day) you didn’t mention the Filipino’s role in the farmworkers’ union movement….

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3/30/2023

….The WI supreme court election brings up the challenge of balancing majority rule with protecting the rights of the minority. The NYT calls it, “by far the most important political contest of the year”….

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3/29/2023

…Please send my appreciation to Archbishop Elpidophoros at tonight’s reception celebrating Greek Independence Day for making “good trouble” in the Orthodox church by baptizing the children of gay couples & alluding to women’s right to choose….

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