Russell Crowe on Gladiator 2:
‘They failed, and they failed because they didn’t understand what made the first film so successful: it had a moral core. Here’s the thing, most people want that. On the surface, they might go for entertainment, but if they’re going to love something and keep it with them forever, like that movie? …The love for that thing is because of its moral core. All guys want to be that man who can stay that strong, and all women want a man who can love them in that way.’
🚨 BREAKING: In a bombshell moment, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ABOLISHES H-1B VISAS from being used at state universities
"We can do it with Florida RESIDENTS or AMERICANS! If we can't? Then man, we need to REALLY look deeply at what's going on with this situation!"
DeSantis exposed that H-1B AUDITS found colleges were bringing in Chinese people on visas to talk to students about "public policy," among other issues.
"Why do we need to bring someone from CHINA to talk about public policy?!"
"I am directing today the Florida Board of Governors to PULL THE PLUG on the use of these H-1B visas at our universities."
HUGE! I LOVE my state! @GovRonDeSantis ☀️
Communist propaganda is always the inverse of Capitalist reality ...
Chart 1 = U.S. Market Cap as a % of global GDP
Chart 2 = China Market Cap as a % of global GDP
Chart 3 = Ratio of U.S. Market Cap as a % of global GDP / China Market Cap as a % of global GDP.
The U.S. Stock Market as a percentage of GDP is now 5x bigger than Chinas share versus 4x 20 years ago.
After the great globalization period of 1995-2007 and borrowing western Capitalist ideals to liberalise their Economy, China hasn't grown their public company global market share for 20 years (10.5% flat).
China is an example of exactly how NOT to do it, once a country lifts itself out of Communist poverty and joins the global Capital markets.
"Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics" obviously doesnt work and is ret4rded. Proven!
By all objective measures, Chinese public companies are an absolute disaster, whereas the U.S. Stock Market remains the greatest wealth generator in the history of mankind.
How's your 401K / IRA doing?
“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” - President DONALD J. TRUMP 🇺🇸
And then they all proceeded to bring enough Muslims into the U.S. to conquer entire cities, while sending our best men to die in the shitholes we plucked them from.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was released on this day in 1981. That’s 45 years ago!!
The melting-face finale still lives rent-free in our nightmares.
Happy birthday to one of the greatest adventure films ever made.
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Mariah Carey "Hero"
https://t.co/AdXkkfxNgm
Patrick Bateman review;-
You like Mariah Carey?
Most people focus on the voice. And, to be fair, it's difficult not to. The technical ability is extraordinary. The range, the control, the precision. But I think that misses what made her one of the defining artists of her generation.
A lot of singers can perform. Very few can convince millions of people that they understand exactly what they're feeling.
Take "Hero."
When it was released in 1993, it was easy to dismiss it as just another inspirational ballad. I think that's a mistake. The song succeeds because it understands something fundamental about people: most of us spend our lives searching for reassurance that we're capable of more than we think.
The arrangement is deceptively simple. The production never overwhelms the message. Everything is built around a single idea, and that idea is delivered with absolute conviction.
At the emotional center of the song is the belief that strength isn't something you find in other people. It's something you discover in yourself.
As Mariah puts it: "So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you'll finally see the truth, that a Hero lies in you."
That's the genius of the record.
Most motivational songs tell the listener what to do. "Hero" tells the listener what they already are. The song isn't about achievement. It's about self-belief. And Mariah delivers that message with such sincerity that even the most cynical listener wants to believe it.
That's why the song endured.
Not because of the vocal performance, although it's remarkable. Not because of the production, although it's flawless. It endured because it offers something people rarely find in popular music: genuine encouragement without irony.
And that's what separates a hit song from a timeless one.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump is considering ending D.C. Home Rule and re-federalizing the District of Columbia as written in the Constitution.
@BasedMikeLee and I have a bill that will do just that. Trump wants to return to constitutional government, and I stand ready to support him.
Pass the BOWSER Act.
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