3/8/2025

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT,

            Are you familiar with Ganesha? He’s the favorite Hindu God of my 4th grade Friend. He’s got an elephant head & a human body, & he eliminates obstacles. Mantras recited to him evoke confidence. As a fan of pachyderms, I am intrigued with the idea of combining a thick skin with a pure heart, so I will continue to be on the lookout for references to him.

            My Friend alerted me that Holi is next Friday. I don’t know if he will miss school so he can celebrate. His parents work at the USPS, so they won’t have that day off. Do you think we should celebrate Holi in the classroom? We might make a mess, but throwing colored powder at each other to celebrate the triumph of love over evil & the onset of spring sounds like fun!

Since you aren’t hung up on the separation between religion & school, you might encourage teachers to embrace all of the holidays their students observe. Maintaining the Dept of Ed would give you a platform to spread that message.

How did Thursday’s cabinet meeting go? NBC claimed ERM had a “showdown” with your secretaries. Are they accurate in reporting that you have “decided to curtail (his) sweeping power … (&) his Doge cost-cutting initiative?” I think that would be prudent. He’s created enough havoc for now.

How did The White House Digital Assets Summit go? Was the Crypto Crew satisfied that their investment in your campaign was worth it? Trying to wrap my head around crypto makes my head hurt & also make me question our whole monetary system. I’m staying away from it.

Regarding Burma, did you notice Min Aung Hlaing’s announcement that elections will be held in Dec or Jan? Please call him to clarify we won’t recognize an “election” when his underlings couldn’t even collect census data in more than half the country. You can’t say you “won” a free & fair election, when you can’t run one.

I’ve got to go. I’m off to our MA Symposium to hear first year teachers talk about their inquiry projects.

BYBS,