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Professor of “bioethics” claims drinking whole milk is racist
Our take: This guy’s cheese has slid all the way off his cracker. Drinking whole milk is racist? I bet his next argument is that green olives being in jars so they can be seen, but black olives being in cans, so they are hidden from sight, is also racist. We hope this guy gets the help he needs because he is clearly not well.
COURTESY: NEW YORK POST
You need an ID to get a job shoveling snow in NYC, but not to vote
Our take: You cannot make this up, people. Comrade Mamdani wants people to help shovel snow as yet another winter storm hits the East Coast. All you have to do is fill out your paperwork and bring 2 original forms of ID plus copies, and you can start as soon as the snow starts falling. But if you want to vote for Comrade Mamdani in the next election, just show up! We have been listening to the “voter ID laws are Jim Crow 2.0” arguments and have yet to hear one that sounds like anything more than common-sense protections to ensure our elections are free and fair. We would argue that if you don’t have the mental horsepower to obtain documents to prove your identity, we probably don’t want you voting on things that affect our society. Stay warm, people!
COURTESY: MSN
Employee and Circle K in court fight over $12.8 million winning lottery ticket
Our take: Here is the scenario. A customer asks for $85 worth of lottery tickets at an Arizona Circle K. They print them out, and the customer is short $25. The store keeps the printed but unpurchased tickets. The next day, the manager realizes one of the tickets is the winning ticket for the $12.8 million drawing, so he buys the tickets and claims the prize. Circle K says not so fast – printed but unpurchased tickets after the drawing are property of the company, according to Arizona law. Circle K has filed suit against the manager. It will be super interesting to see how this one plays out.
COURTESY: MSN
Tip of the day – How to approach difficult conversations
Change Your Own Motives
Helpers love to fix other people. However, the only person you have any control over, and the first person you need to work on, is yourself.
When difficult situations arise, first examine your own personal role in the problems and challenges you encounter. Ask:
“In what ways, no matter how small, am I responsible?”
Knowing how you contributed makes you less likely to project blame or shame onto the other person.
Also, as you enter into crucial conversations, make sure you’re clear on your real goal. As tensions arise, it’s easy to get sucked into wanting to look good, or defend against looking bad, or win.
But, most often, the goal you want is to find a mutually beneficial solution that strengthens your relationship with the other person. Ask:
“Am I contributing to the shared pool of meaning now, or have I lost sight of that goal?”
While it’s true that sometimes we’re caught in a genuine dilemma with only two bad options, most of the time we have healthy alternatives. So consider replacing “either/or” thinking (“Well, I guess it’s either this or that”) with “both/and” thinking (“How can we both get this and that”).
By looking for “and” solutions, our brains move to higher-level, more complex, integrative thinking. Ask:
“Now that I understand exactly what the other person wants, how can I help them get it AND work toward getting what I want myself?”
In other words, see if you can play the game so everyone wins.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself. That’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him.” – John Spence