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A delightful conversation with US District Judge @RoyKAltman on his bestselling book, "Israel on Trial", examining how the rules of evidence used in courts can help distinguish fact from fiction in an age of misinformation and challenging the false allegations against Israel.
Jordan Peterson had a pretty blunt take on marriage and timing:
“You only get about five chances in your life.”
He pointed out that it especially applies to women because of biology. It takes roughly a year to truly know someone, then there’s recovery time after a breakup, then time to meet someone new. Before you know it, years have slipped by.
His advice? When you find someone solid who checks the boxes, don’t overthink it, get on with it.
This one really stuck with me. In today’s world of endless swiping and “there’s always someone better,” it’s a sobering reminder that time isn’t infinite, especially if you want kids.
A lot of people are delaying serious relationships, only to realize later that the options have narrowed. Peterson’s point cuts through the romantic daydreaming with cold realism.
What do you think, is the “five chances” idea too harsh, or does it feel realistic?
@CNviolations ... well, not back, exactly, but throw it into the mouth of an active volcano, but only after walking through hundreds of miles of treacherous territory and being hounded by evil enemies wanting the ring ...
Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."
Christopher Hitchens: ”In 1786, when the United States was barely a country, it was having its sailors taken as slaves by the Barbary states, the states of the Ottoman Empire and North Africa. Tripoli, shores of Tripoli. Ships stopped, its crews carried off into slavery. We estimate 1.5 million European and American slaves taken between 1750 and 1815.
Jefferson and Adams went to their ambassador in London and said, why do you do this to us? The United States has never had a quarrel with the Muslim world of any kind. We weren't in the crusades. We weren't at war with Spain. Why do you do this to our people and our ships? Why do you plunder and enslave our people? The ambassador said very plainly, Mr. Abdul Rahman said, because the Quran gives us permission to do so, because you are infidels, and that's our answer. Jefferson said, well, in that case, I will send a navy which will crush your state, which he did.
Islamic fundamentalism is not created by American democracy. It's a lie to say so. It's a masochistic lie, and it excuses those who are the real criminals, and blames us for the attacks made upon us.”
New Yorkers are about to enjoy one of the most beloved features of Communism: government grocery stores.
It's not Communism, it's sparkling Democratic Socialism.
The initial money hole is $30 million for a single store — 4 times the cost of a Whole Foods.