Eileen

Editor TV and Film - I tell stories

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@AwTroon @MelissaCarterTO @politvidchannel Yeah this is not true. South Africa is not predominantly white. They are the minority. South Africa is 80%+ Black African.

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

It's sad how many people don't know that there are shuttles that will pick you up from your home and take you to a free shelter during Hurricane Milton.

The fact that people still push the "poor people can't afford to evacuate" line is really sad.

Please help combat this and spread the phone number to request a shuttle, and let people know Uber and Lyft are also offering free or discounted rides to evacuate the storm and get to a shelter.

Also important to note that there are shelters who are specially equipped for people with special needs.

UBER AND LYFT TO PROMO CODE: miltonrelief

SHUTTLE # FOR EVERYONE EVACUATION ZONES:
1 [phone]

[Joey Rosati | Tampa SMB Owner @rosaticorp]

🚨 Just received a phone call from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office this afternoon. Officer reads off his badge number & proceeds to ask if this is [my name] located at [my address] w/ SSN# [reads last 4 of my social]. Fuck. Was walking through Costco as I took the call.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, alleging an illegal monopoly over live events in the U.S. https://t.co/yMlRYo0WqR

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@eddieadolf It was intense though

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@eddieadolf I also did not think it was fireworks came on here to see what was going on and finally found a tweet that showed it was indeed fireworks

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@TheKylieChi I think it has potential. Depends on who you cry infront of. Let us know

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@TheKylieChi At least you’ll have a good story

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@TheKylieChi California Cryo bank

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

@SMObserved @Caltrans It was a storage yard not a homeless encampment. Check your facts!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is Princess Lili'uokalani. She would become the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii. The photo was taken in 1853 when she was only 15 years old.

In 1874, Lili'uokalani's brother, David Kalakaua became king, and a few years later, she was named the heir apparent. She spent the next few years building schools for the people of Hawaii.

In 1881, Liliuokalani served as regent while the king was away on his tour of the world. When a smallpox epidemic broke out on the island of Oahu, she made the quick decision to close down all its ports, which helped to contain the spread and ended up saving many lives. However, her decision irked many of the wealthy sugarcane plantation owners.

In 1891, her brother died, and she became the ruler of Hawaii. Unfortunately, her reign would be very short-lived as a coup led by Sanford Dole (his cousin founded the Dole Food Company) and several other white businessmen and lawyers with the backing of the United States would annex the islands. Two years later, when Lill'uokalani and her supporters attempted to return to power, she was charged with treason and forced to go under house arrest. In order to pardon her supporters, she agreed to yield her power to the United States.

"Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands."

She spent the remainder of her life in exile until her death in 1917 at age 79.

[Goolam @goolammv]

Siya Kolisi addressing President Cyril Ramaphosa today “ in this Springbok winning squad we are a diverse group of players from different backgrounds and races but when we came together we conquered the world, you should do the same in your cabinet, have ministers from different backgrounds and races and when they will come together South Africa will conquer the world”
Siya Koilsi rightly implying that South Africa should have a more inclusive government.
#StrongerTogether #FNBStadium

[AB @AlannaBennett]

Can we at least bring back movie intermissions if we're going to do this!!!!! PLS I BEG, if we take one thing from Gone With the Wind let it be this

[John Cusack @johncusack]

Great thought for day

KURT VONNEGUT:
I went out to buy an envelope ~ Oh, my wife says,  well, you're not a poor man, You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around.
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore. ~ Kurt Vonnegut 100%

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Disney CEO Bob Iger is set to make $27 million a year. Nearly 90% of @SAGAFTRA members scrape by on less than $27,000 a year.

Their fight is about fair pay, the future of jobs, & whether our economy works for working people, not just billionaire CEOs. I’m fighting by their side.

[_DavidMorrell @_DavidMorrell]

Interesting analysis of how Netflix pays success-based residuals to writers in Europe, as required by European copyright regulations. Could this work in the U.S. and help end the WGA strike?
https://t.co/HNcBTHa91o

[Brent Lindeque @BrentLindeque]

I've spoken about this openly many times but the need in our country is so incredibly heavy.

Good Things Guy was created as a platform to share good news but we have also become a middle-ground for South Africans who are in desperate need of help.

Our inbox, social media "tags" and messages overflow daily.

Yesterday, Bryan Ndlovu innocently replied to a post explaining how he had to book himself into hospital to survive stage 6 loadshedding as he needs oxygen 24 hours a day and the long break was too long for what he had at home.

I asked him if I could share his story so others could gain some perspective.

The post sparked anger for the government and the situation they created but most importantly, it inspired strangers to share kindness in the face of tragic circumstances. The love that poured in for Bryan - and others who face a similar situation - was nothing short of amazing. So many South Africans opened their hearts with messages of hope to a complete stranger.

An anonymous donor even came forward to gift him an inverter, while another is organising him a new wheelchair.

But Bryan is one of many, many stories of people who need our help in South Africa.

This morning, like every day, I woke to messages from South Africans in need. So many of them. Messages asking for donations. Or just help.

Nappies. Baby Formula. A light so that their child can study. Sanitary pads for their sister. University fees so they can continue to study. Dog food for their furbaby. Help with transport to job interviews. Money to pay rent. Money to cover medical fees. Money for food.

I even had messages asking me to just listen to them. To hear their stories.

We try to help as many people as possible. We connect them with the right organisations who might be able to assist. Tyler spends every start of the year researching and publishing lists upon lists of charity organisations doing good things in our country.

So why am I posting this?

First and foremost, to thank the helpers, healers and heroes doing everything they can to help the hurt, uplift the broken and restore hope for those who have lost it.

But I also wanted to remind you that the person standing next to you - in whatever queue you're in - might be dealing with the absolute most. And that angry oke in traffic might just be trying to get to where they are going to survive whatever it is they are going through. And maybe that person you haven't heard from in a while might not want to burden you with their troubles. Ja, even that stranger on social media you are trying to fight with might be holding on to the thinnest of threads. Oh, and that person standing on the corner at the intersection you pass every day is most probably smiling through so much pain.

And I know it's hard for all of us. We are dealing with a lot right now. So I'm not asking anyone to bend over backwards or do what is out of your reach.

All I am asking for is a little extra kindness. Actually, a lot of it.

A smile. A simple hello. Human kindness in action.

And if you have the means, then please help someone in need with money, donations or your time.

We need to make it easier for others.

That's all.

Okay. Love you. Bye.

[Eileen @gypsy_Eileen]

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