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Sep 20, 2023ยทedited Sep 20, 2023

I saw "A Haunting in Venice" this afternoon. The famed fictional detective Hercule Poirot, rationalist and atheist, must solve two seemingly impossible murders that appear to have supernatural trappings. I won't give anything away, but I found this far more satisfying than I ever would some film that purports to be a true story, yet is steeped in lies.

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How surprising that someone who grew up to consider women as objects harass women once adult ๐Ÿ™„

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I used to think soap operas weren't realistic because of all the drama. Now I just wish that were the case.

Anyone want to take bets that the real issue the LDS are having with Ballard is that he didn't send them their share?

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I was struck by the fact he sent pictures in his underwear. Most sleezeballs won't wear that much when sexting (harassing) a woman. That's better, I guess?

Democrats using an elixer of youth? Have you seen Joe, Bernie and Diane? They look almost as bad as Pat Robertson did.

And of course he accuses his critics of pedophilia. Those are his enemies according to his legend, so of course anyone standing against the good fight, must be a pedophile.

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As I have said before, this is getting boring in its frequency right? Seems to me if anyone is in the entertainment industry, and anyone who is a religious they should be treated with caution โ€“ as red flags for sexual abuse. Money and power just seem to turn guys into idiots.

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"The Church didnโ€™t elaborate on what, exactly, was โ€œmorally unacceptable.โ€"

The "church" didn't get their cut.

It couldn't have been anything sexual, after all, they were founded by a pedophile.

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Jim Caviezel. Funny way to spell Kevin Sorbo.

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โ€œHollywood always takes liberties with films โ€œbased on true stories,โ€ and they routinely overlook facts in order to tell a more idealized tale.โ€œ

And the right wing takes liberties with the box office numbers to pretend their movies are more popular than they really are. Corporate donors buying out theaters to simultaneously brag about selling out packed theaters and complain thereโ€™s a conspiracy at the theaters keeping people from watching the movies. Theyโ€™re bragging online it has beat all kinds of flicks box office, the same way their apologetics books make the best sellers lists. Individuals are not purchasing tickets or books, but churches and religious groups buy up the tickets/books in bulk to store away.

The lies regarding the box office lead me to believe there might be lies in the movie as well.

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I am sure the deep state is behind this smearing of Tim Ballard. They are responsible for everything that goes against ฬถrฬถeฬถaฬถlฬถiฬถtฬถyฬถ our narrative.

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The more virtuous the public persona, the more disgusting the laundry pile.

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OT : DM is a fighter. After several round of chemo she is not sick, she doesn't even need to take her anti nausea meds.

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"...but the girl actually rescued herself..."

Ironic, since conservatives/Republicans like Ballard are always touting self-reliance/self-independence.

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If anyone is using the blood of children to make a youth elixir, it's Tom Brady. Or maybe Elijah Wood.

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It's always about projection. Always.

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