🚨The WH held secret meetings in coordination with FBI and DOJ, that included everyone from Vance down to the Chief of Staff and KKKaroline Leavitt to protect Trump from the Epstein files. The criminal cover up is exposed. They must all be removed and prosecuted by law.
John Waters on the "Fright Break" gimmick introduced in the theater by William Castle in "Homicidal" (1961) which made the movie a success:
"'Homicidal' (1961) has the dubious distinction of being the first film in cinematic history to utilize the “Fright Break.” Two minutes before the picture ended, the screen would once again go blank and the voice of Castle himself would announce, “This is a Fright Break. You hear that sound? The sound of a heartbeat? It will beat for another sixty-five seconds to allow anyone who is too frightened to see the end of the picture to leave the theater. You will get your full admission refunded!" Naturally exhibitors were wary of this campaign because it violated the golden rule of exploitation: Never offer a money-back guarantee.
The first time the Fright Break was tested, the entire audience stampeded to the box office and Mr. Castle nearly collapsed. He soon figured out the problem— the audience loved the picture, but the gimmick created such word of mouth that they figured out how to get the last laugh. They simply stayed and saw the film a second time and then tried to cash in. Mr. Castle was no dummy. He began issuing different-colored tickets for each show. It worked. Now about one percent asked for a refund. This one percent seemed to be Castle’s ultimate challenge: He went to unheard-of lengths to humiliate the adventurous ticket buyer who had the nerve to ask for his money back.
William Casde simply went nuts. He came up with “Coward’s Corner,” a yellow cardboard booth, manned by a bewildered theater employee in the lobby. When the Fright Break was announced, and you found that you couldn’t take it anymore, you had to leave your seat and, in front of the entire audience, follow yellow footsteps up the aisle, bathed in a yellow light. Before you reached Coward’s Corner, you crossed yellow lines with the stenciled message: “Cowards Keep Walking.” You passed a nurse (in a yellow uniform?... I wonder), who would offer a blood-pressure test.
All the while a recording was blaring, ‘Watch the chicken! Watch him shiver in Coward's Comer!” As the audience howled, you had to go through one final indignity—at Coward’s Corner you were forced to sign a yellow card stating, “I am a bona fide coward.” Very, very few were masochistic enough to endure this. The one percent refund dribbled away to a zero percent, and I’m sure that in many cities a plant had to be paid to go through this torture. No wonder theater owners balked at booking a William Castle film. It was all just too damn complicated."
("Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters", John Waters, 1983)
P.S: On this day, 65 years ago, "Homicidal" (1961) premiered in Minneapolis, USA.
All watch parties have been cancelled around Madison Square Garden a slap in the face to Knicks fans who’ve waited 26 years for this. And all because a man whose name appears in the Epstein files 1 million times wants to go to the Knicks game. #crueltyisthepoint
🚨 Trump's new Medicaid rules just made it official: having cancer is not enough to be exempt from work requirements. You have to PROVE cancer is stopping you from working. While you're in chemo.
This week, the Trump administration released its final 400-page rule on how states must enforce the Medicaid work requirements that were buried inside last year's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Starting January 1, 2027, most low-income adults on Medicaid must prove every single month they are working, volunteering, or attending school for at least 80 hours — or lose their coverage.
For months, advocates for cancer patients and people living with HIV had been pushing for a blanket medical exemption. What they got instead was a trap. The new rule ties the definition of "medically frail" — the exemption category — directly to a person's ability to work. That means cancer patients who are still capable of working, even in between chemo rounds, do not automatically qualify. A woman with early-stage breast cancer receiving radiation treatment? May not qualify. A man living with HIV who takes medication and still reports to work? No exemption.
And here's the part that should stop you cold: Harvard health policy professor Adrianna McIntyre told reporters that even cancer patients who ARE technically exempt could still lose coverage — because the paperwork process is so complex that "a recently diagnosed cancer patient who is employed might lose Medicaid coverage due to errors in completing the necessary paperwork." Cancer will not wait while a Medicaid office sifts through forms.
The American Cancer Society ran the numbers. Researchers at the University of Chicago published a study in JAMA Oncology projecting that over 1 million mammograms and colorectal and lung cancer screenings will be missed within the first two years of these rules. That translates to more than 2,300 undetected cancer cases — hundreds at advanced stages — and an estimated 155 avoidable deaths from just three types of cancer alone.
A coalition of 48 patient advocacy groups signed a joint statement calling the rule "life-threatening." The American Academy of Pediatrics said it will "harm those whom Medicaid is intended to support." The HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute's director said bluntly: "We will lose individuals from Medicaid, and many will become ill and die as a result."
68 million Americans depend on Medicaid. The CBO says at least 5 million will lose coverage. And Dr. Oz went on TV to defend it by saying Medicaid recipients watch too much television.
Pussy ass bitch always walks out of interviews when he’s called out on his lies. Then he reverts to name calling. The good part is watching the lumbering fat fuck struggle to get out of his chair. Have I ever told you guys how much I hate this motherfucker?
Something smells re Trump going to MSG for the Nicks game. Normally the stink is him, but that’s not what I mean. He knows he’s gonna get booed and cause chaos at the entrances. He’s hated in NY. So why’s he going? I smell another fake assassination attempt on the horizon.
@LuckyMcGee@HunterBiden@JoeyMannarino@realDonaldTrump You can’t be real. @realDonaldTrump is a pedo, rapist, and murderer. He is the biggest traitor this country has ever known. He faked multiple assassinations, stole multiple elections, and is destroying this country because he has been bought and sold by putin and israel
@LuckyMcGee@HunterBiden@JoeyMannarino It is funny how you post these things about Biden, but you continue to ignore the fact that @realDonaldTrump rapes and murders children (boys and girls) and that this is all in the Epstein files and is the reason we are carrying out war for Israel.
A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.
She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.
Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.
Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.
Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.
She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.
By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.
Smoking crack doesn't make you a bad person.
Hiring prostitutes doesn't make you a bad person.
Drunk texting women doesn't make you a bad person.
Raping defenseless children with Jeffrey Epstein makes you a bad person.
Hope this clears things up.
@SoundDobad I know this may sound petty, but I can’t stand it when people put photoshop a meth pipe in my mouth. A crack pipe doesn’t have that little bowl at the end. This is why we can’t trust AI. Please make the appropriate edit. Thank you for your attention to this matter.