<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><h1 class="gmail-center" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">This newsletter contains links from both the current and the previous issues, since some of the comments came late in the week in response to the Peoples' Park situation.</span></font><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-07/article/50540?headline=Resignation-of-Harvard-University-President-Claudine-Gay-a-travesty---Jagjit-Singh" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay a travesty!</a><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal"> </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px">Jagjit Singh</i><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal"> </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px">01-07-2024</i><br></h1><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50534?headline=French-company-profits-from-genocide-of-Yazidi-sTh--Jagjit-Singh" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>French company profits from genocide of Yazidi’sTh</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jagjit Singh</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-02-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50524?headline=SMITHEREENS-Reflections-on-Bits-and-Pieces-Wars-Words-Wonders--Gar-Smith" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">SMITHEREENS: Reflections on Bits and Pieces: Wars,Words,&Wonders</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Gar Smith</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50528?headline=Check-Trump-s-Words-for-Lying--Bruce-Joffe" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Check Trump's Words for Lying</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bruce Joffe</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50526?headline=Ongoing-Devastation-in-Gaza--Jagjit-Singh" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Ongoing Devastation in Gaza</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jagjit Singh</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50531?headline=2023-Literary-Fiction-Mystery-Thriller-Suspense--Bob-Burnett" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">2023 Literary Fiction: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bob Burnett</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50530?headline=Now-or-Never-Benny-Gantz-s-Moment---James-Roy-MacBean" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Now or Never: Benny Gantz's Moment </a><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">James Roy MacBean</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50529?headline=ON-MENTAL-WELLNESS-Zen-Versus-Pharmacology--Jack-Bragen" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">ON MENTAL WELLNESS: Zen Versus Pharmacology</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jack Bragen</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-01-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-07/article/50538?headline=THE-BERKELEY-ACTIVIST-S-CALENDAR-January-7-14--Kelly-Hammargren" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">THE BERKELEY ACTIVIST'S CALENDAR: January 7-14</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-07-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-07/article/50539?headline=A-former-Israeli-IDF-soldier-speaks-out--Jagjit-Singh" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">A former Israeli IDF soldier speaks out</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Jagjit Singh</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-07-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50537?headline=Mr.-Humbert-I-Respectfully-Disagree-with-Your-People-s-Park-Position--Moni-T.-Law-J.D.-Cal-Alum-Berkeley-Resident" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">Mr. Humbert, I Respectfully Disagree with Your People’s Park Position</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Moni T. Law, J.D. Cal Alum, Berkeley Resident</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-06-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50536?headline=People-s-Park-Update-and-Thoughts---District-8-Councilmember-Mark-Humbert" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">People's Park Update and Thoughts </a><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">District 8 Councilmember Mark Humbert</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-06-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50535?headline=1400-Law-Enforcement-Personnel-Expected-to-Gather-in-Berkeley-To-Support-Construction-at-People-s-Park-in-the-Next-Week--Planet" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-red" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:red">Flash: 1400 Law Enforcement Personnel Expected to Gather in Berkeley To Support Construction at People's Park in the Next Week</span></a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Planet</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-03-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50533?headline=An-Open-Letter-to-UC-Berkeley-br-Chancellor-Carol-Christ--Kate-Harrison-Berkeley-City-Councilmember" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">An Open Letter to UC Berkeley<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Chancellor Carol Christ</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kate Harrison, Berkeley City Councilmember</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-02-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50532?headline=National-Trust-Backs-Preservation-of-People-s-Park--Harvey-Smith" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)"><span class="gmail-green" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:green">New: </span>National Trust Backs Preservation of People's Park</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Harvey Smith</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">01-02-2024</i></p><p class="gmail-small_air_around" style="margin:4px 6px 4px 15px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2024-01-01/article/50523?headline=THE-BERKELEY-ACTIVISTS-CALENDAR-January-1-7-2024--Kelly-Hammargren" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,51,153)">THE BERKELEY ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR, January 1-7, 2024</a> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Kelly Hammargren</i> <i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">12-31-2023</i></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Becky O'Malley<br></div>Editor<br></div><b><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Berkeley Daily Planet</span></b><br><a href="http://berkeleydailyplanet.com" target="_blank"><span>berkeleydailyplanet.com</span></a><br></div><a href="mailto:bomalley@berkeleydailyplanet.com" target="_blank">bomalley@berkeleydailyplanet.com</a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