I am going to try and write a short poem a day. Going to write and post them here for the sake for some form of social accountability. Let's see how this goes!
“And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought.”
― St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
Meet Stuart Seldowitz, a former advisor to the White House who used to advise Obama on foreign policy.
He is a three-time winner of the State Department’s Superior Honour Award.
When you tell me to trust the testimonies of Zionist forces, as a Mizrahi Jew, I say pass.
Zionism had Israeli Jews dress up as our Iraqi neighbors and friends to massacre us, fellow Jews. Why? So that Mizrahi Jews would flee Iraq and help settle Palestinian homes cleared of Palestinians.
https://t.co/MJs46bAbnn
I spoke with Minister @GantzBe yesterday. I reaffirmed Canada’s support for Israel and its right to defend itself, in accordance with international law, and emphasized the importance of taking all possible measures to protect civilians.
@Bariiiiiq You'd be surprised how gaming becomes more tenable once you're married. You have someone that forces you to do it in moderation
(6 hours is moderation right??? 🤔)
My favourite study of "how often does a family with small children get a respiratory infection?" is this one, from the USA:
https://t.co/fepEzs4A6Q
Children <5y have one of 16 common respiratory viruses detected in a nasal swab 50% of the year!
A great decision I made years ago was quitting big brand sodas. It's not very hard to do once you get over it, now it's almost too easy.
I've probably had two glasses in the last 14 years. That too cause I was offered without asking by a host and refusal would be disrespectful.
Early in my career, I consulted for Coke to ensure sugar taxes failed and soda was included in food stamp funding.
I say Coke's policies are evil because I saw inside the room.
The first step in playbook was paying the NAACP + other civil rights groups to call opponents racist