ENCOURAGING: Comedian Bill Maher went on a blistering tirade against “child abuse”

Thursday, May 2, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/media/bill-maher-rips-dems-in-quiet-on-set-rant-says-left-will-overlook-child-sex-abuse-if-guy-from-the-wrong-party-calls-it-out/

Bill Maher rips Dems in ‘Quiet on Set’ rant, says left will overlook child sex abuse if ‘wrong party’ calls it out
By Alexandra Steigrad
Published April 22, 2024, 12:01 p.m. ET

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Comedian Bill Maher went on a blistering tirade against “woke” ideology, saying that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “wasn’t wrong” when he called out Disney for sexualizing children, and that liberals were willing to “overlook” it because it was a Republican who spoke out.

The host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” delved into the shocking revelations from Max documentary, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” during his latest episode Friday.

“OMG. Nickelodeon? It wasn’t a studio, it was Neverland Ranch with craft services,” Maher said.

Bill Maher said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “wasn’t wrong” when he criticized Disney for sexualizing children. 

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Maher said Nickelodeon isn’t all that different than Disney, citing a report that showed a slew of workers at the Mouse House, too, had been arrested for sex crimes against kids.

“A 2014 CNN report discovered that at least 35 Disney employees had been arrested for sex crimes against children. And in 2021, Disney child star Alyson Stoner confessed she only narrowly survived the toddler-to-trainwreck pipeline. The next year, child star Cole Sprouse told The New York Times that young actresses at the Disney Channel were heavily sexualized from an early age,” he said. 

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“Oh, for pedophiles in Hollywood. It’s a small world, after all,” the comedian deadpanned. “DeSantis wasn’t wrong! But we’re so tribal now, the left will overlook child-f—ing if the guy from the wrong party calls it out.”

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Bill Maher is like Piers Morgan in my book.  I don’t always agree with their politics, but I listen when they “hit one out of the park”.

In this case, Maher is “right over the target” to chastise those who would absolve child predators because they are of the correct party.

Sounds like Nickelodeon, Disney, and Hollywood in general need a “colonoscopy” level investigation of all the allegations and convictions.  

Some long prison sentences and “banishments” need to be handed out with lots of publicity.  

Argh!

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ENCOURAGING: Denis Villeneuve makes an end-of-life wish happen

Saturday, March 16, 2024

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dune-2-man-dying-wish-1.7132622?utm_placement=newsletter

Montreal
Dune: Part Two premiered at Quebec palliative care home to fulfil man’s dying wish

  • Man died before watching ending of movie on filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s laptop

CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2024 3:17 PM EST | Last Updated: March 4

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The work of Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve was shown in a room at a palliative care centre to fulfil the end-of-life wish of a long-time film fan in a special world premiere, well ahead of the official launch.

A man from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., had an almost impossible final wish when he knew he was at the end of his life. The movie buff said he would like to see the film Dune: Part Two, which was set to be released on March 1, before he died.

He expressed this wish to Josée Gagnon, whose job is to accompany people at the end of life through her company L’Avant.

Sébastien Pilote, a director from the Saguenay region, put Gagnon in touch with Villeneuve, the renowned filmmaker, after she put a call-out on Facebook with the man’s last wish. 

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Noblesse oblige

Nice to see Hollywood doing something positive. 

It’s a mitzvah.  (Nine out of ten Jews will tell you that mitzvah means doing a good deed.)  “A mitzvah is not just a good deed” — Rabbi Zushe Greenberg

In this case, satisfying a being fan’s wish, connects us all with the beauty of the act.  A connection with the Devine, the Universe, or whatever you call God.

So maybe there are some redeeming qualities in Hollywood.

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DISCOURAGING: Abandonment makes crazy children

Monday, February 26, 2024

https://www.thefp.com/p/rob-henderson-the-three-adults-who-abandoned-me

Rob Henderson: The Three Adults Who Abandoned Me

  • My biological father, my birth mom, and my adoptive dad all left me. They also taught me the most important lesson of my life.

By Rob Henderson
February 19, 2024

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Since my father abandoned my mom and me three times, I believe I grew up screwed up.  

I am preventing one youngster from compound abandonment issues.  

I understand how it screws you up in your life.

It’s a sadness you carry all your life.

Dona Nobis Pacem

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ENCOURAGING: Jermaine Gresham, former tight end, helps lady out of a tight spot.

Friday, January 26, 2024

FROM QUORA

“WOW okay so the most amazing thing just happened to me and I can’t help but share it with the world. American Airlines instituted a new policy where you have to pay to take a carry-on onto the plane. Which is ridiculous but off topic.

I consolidate my bags into one and they measure it and say it’s just a little too big. They proceed to charge me $50, except they only take credit card, no cash. Since I just got back from Europe all my cards are being declined as Chase doesn’t know I’m back.

They tell me that I’m going to have to miss the flight and head back to the ticket counter to pay down there. I’m pleading, devastated after a long day of travel. Then, this man walks up and says, “How much is it?” They tell him $50 and he says “I got it.”

I’m astonished and tell him it’s fine not to worry and he hands the lady his card as the American Airlines employees stand in silence shocked by this man’s generosity. They swipe the card and he tells me to have a great flight and hop on board.

I’m crying as I write this and as I board the flight. This man was an angel. I stop him as he’s sitting in first class and try to give him my money but he just shook me off and told me to pay it forward.

My heart is so happy. There are good people in this world. Be that person for someone because I know after this I sure will be.” 💕

Update: It was NFL player, Jermaine Gresham.

Credit: Twitter/@Delilah_Cassidy

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Jermaine Gresham (born June 16, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL).

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Wow, that is a true Knight In Shining Armor.  Hope the NFL is listening.

We always hear about the bad things that NFL players do; here’s a different story.

And, shame on American Airlines for their policy change.

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ENCOURAGING: How to “encourage” good behavior

Sunday, October 22, 2023

https://www.quora.com/Can-you-legally-leave-the-restaurant-if-the-waiter-doesn-t-give-you-a-check-in-30-minutes

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Any restaurant manger worth his salt would attempt to accommodate a customer in this situation and at the very least give some sort of discount if not just comp the meal outright. Pissed off customers are like a virus to a restaurant and quit often lead to their deaths. The saying is if somebody is happy with their experience they’ll tell their friends but if they’re unhappy they’ll tell everyone.

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I’d go a little futher and let me share my strategy and tactics to help “the invisible hand of the marketplace” administer some “market discipline”.  If I am happy or unhappy, then I not only tell everyone but I also use social media to praise or complain.  I don’t know if my social media posts make a difference but sometimes I get a positive response from the target.

YMMV 

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ENCOURAGING: Demonstrating how little we really know challenges us as a speciaes to “wise up”

Friday, August 25, 2023

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-find-a-whole-new-ecosystem-hiding-beneath-earths-seafloor/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=17-08-2023

Scientists Find A Whole New Ecosystem Hiding Beneath Earth’s Seafloor
By Andy Corbley – Aug 15, 2023 

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“The discoveries made on each Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition reinforce the urgency of fully exploring our ocean so we know what exists in the deep sea,” said Wendy Schmidt, president and co-founder of Schmidt Ocean Institute. “The discovery of new creatures, landscapes, and now, an entirely new ecosystem underscores just how much we have yet to discover about our Ocean–and how important it is to protect what we don’t yet know or understand.”

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I’m continually amazed at all the fundamental scientific discoveries we keep making.  The Johari window http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window seems have a huge quadrant 4 (I can’t see; you can’t see) content.

Fascinating.  And, encouraging that there is so much left to discover.

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ENCOURAGING: Polish marching band resupplied in TWO hours by a local community

Friday, August 4, 2023

https://www.wboy.com/news/upshur/west-virginians-rush-to-aid-polish-marching-band-that-lost-instruments-uniforms-while-traveling/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

West Virginians rush to aid Polish marching band that lost instruments, uniforms while traveling
by: Joey Rather, Jalyn Lamp 
Posted: Jul 20, 2023 / 08:02 PM EDT 
Updated: Jul 20, 2023 / 08:02 PM EDT 

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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Travelling across the world can be stressful, but arriving in a foreign country with most of your belongings missing can seem like a nightmare. Thankfully, when this situation happened to a Polish marching band visiting Buckhannon, West Virginians were quick to help.

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All needs were met in 2 hours.  That’s impressive. 

Would be nice to know who screwed up?  So they could make amends.

Perhaps, a GOFUNDME for the community of BUCKHANNON might be a nice idea.

We shouldn’t rely on Karma to reward them.

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