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𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐍𝐄𝐘’𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄, 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐖𝐀𝐘 Sage Steele had wanted to be a sportscaster since she was eleven years old, and by 2021 she was living that dream at ESPN. Then Disney handed every employee the same ultimatum:... be fully vaccinated by September 30th, or be fired. Steele was in the worst possible position to fight it. She had just come through a divorce, was raising three teenagers, and carried 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 with college bills landing all at once. So she complied. She took a vaccine she did not want in order to keep the job she loved, and she says she has regretted it ever since. That same day, a podcast host asked what she thought of the mandate, and she told the truth: “𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰”. She had already obeyed. She said it on her own time. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫, then stripped away her biggest assignments. Then she watched the double standard play out in the open. Her liberal colleagues editorialized freely on ESPN’s airwaves — against Florida’s parental-rights bill, mourning the end of Roe — and no one laid a finger on them. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭. So she sued the Walt Disney Company. Her father, the first Black varsity football player at West Point, had made her memorize the cadet prayer as a girl: “𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨”. The night before the lawsuit went public, she apologized to her seventeen-year-old son for the ugly headlines coming. He looked at her and said, “𝘔𝘰𝘮, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧”. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.show more

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My Mother Will Live 100 Years More People will continue to speak the name of a woman who gave kindness freely and inspired their strength By Charlie LeDuff Charlie LeDuff Mother's life was not one of accolades or prizes or financial riches. Mother was a handsome woman who lived a normal life. But when cancer came to claim her face, it exposed a beauty previously unseen by me. “That’s the thing about growing old,” she said of the affliction that had stolen her eyes and taken the bridge of her nose and left her in darkness. “Eventually God punishes every woman for her vanity.” Even so, Mother continued to wear a wristwatch so she might document the hour when her eyesight would return. Of course, it never did. She was 81. Evangeline Baldis (née Steele) was born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the daughter of a truck driver and waitress. In her life, Mother was many things. A factory girl, a florist, a painter, a gourmet, a theologian. She was a wife to three men. Mother to five children. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three. She also offered sanctuary to many children lost in the blizzard of drugs and divorce known as The Eighties. There was always a warm meal at her table. At that time, men were packing their bags and walking out the door and women were left to go out to earn the bread. Naturally, children ran wild—including her own. On more than one occasion, Mother presented herself in an old fur coat at the threshold of a disreputable door demanding her child be returned to her. “There is a word for that,” her sister Joann said at the hour of her death. “Flair. Your mother had flair.” Weeks earlier, Mother asked: “Why does God keep me around? What does he want from me? I’m ready.” “One last great lesson, Ma,” I supposed. “I think He wants you to teach us how to die with dignity. How not to be afraid.” She nodded. And then she asked for a cigarette. And then she asked for a chocolate. And then she asked for a spritz of Oscar de la Renta. At the foot of her bed, a great-grandchild clutched at the post attempting to right herself. Mother knew the baby by the sound of her gurglings. The baby carries her name. Evangeline. The bringer of good news. The scent of lilac and sage wafted in from the garden along with the dang-dong of the wind chime. Mother had been floating in the morphine clouds for sometime. As the day grew nearer, and the dosage grew higher, I expected strange things to bubble from her haze. I did not know what exactly. Rantings perhaps. Bitterness maybe. Medicine is a truth serum, and cancer is a monster. But strange words never came. She was the same woman in death’s shadow as she was in life’s light. She was more handsome than I had ever known. One evening, in the darkened room, she asked, “Why me, Lord? “What’s that, Ma?” “Kris Kristofferson,” she said. “Why me, Lord?” It wasn’t a question. It was a request. “Why Me?” is Kristofferson’s gospel song of humility and grace; of feeling unworthy of God’s blessings. I remembered it from boyhood. I played it for her. Try me, Lord If you think there's a way I can try to repay All I've taken from you Maybe, Lord I can show someone else What I've been through myself On my way back to you She sang along in a rasping, labored voice. And then she went to sleep. Mother died today, or yesterday. But not really. It is said that a woman dies twice. Once when her heart stops. And once when her name is spoken for the last time. Considering the people she touched, the kindness she freely gave, the strength she offered, I am quite sure Mother will live 100 years more. At least.

My Mother Will Live 100 Years More People will continue to speak the name of a woman who gave kindness freely and inspired their strength By Charlie LeDuff Charlie LeDuff Mother's life was not one of accolades or prizes or financial riches. Mother was a handsome woman who lived a normal life. But when cancer came to claim her face, it exposed a beauty previously unseen by me. “That’s the thing about growing old,” she said of the affliction that had stolen her eyes and taken the bridge of her nose and left her in darkness. “Eventually God punishes every woman for her vanity.” Even so, Mother continued to wear a wristwatch so she might document the hour when her eyesight would return. Of course, it never did. She was 81. Evangeline Baldis (née Steele) was born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the daughter of a truck driver and waitress. In her life, Mother was many things. A factory girl, a florist, a painter, a gourmet, a theologian. She was a wife to three men. Mother to five children. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three. She also offered sanctuary to many children lost in the blizzard of drugs and divorce known as The Eighties. There was always a warm meal at her table. At that time, men were packing their bags and walking out the door and women were left to go out to earn the bread. Naturally, children ran wild—including her own. On more than one occasion, Mother presented herself in an old fur coat at the threshold of a disreputable door demanding her child be returned to her. “There is a word for that,” her sister Joann said at the hour of her death. “Flair. Your mother had flair.” Weeks earlier, Mother asked: “Why does God keep me around? What does he want from me? I’m ready.” “One last great lesson, Ma,” I supposed. “I think He wants you to teach us how to die with dignity. How not to be afraid.” She nodded. And then she asked for a cigarette. And then she asked for a chocolate. And then she asked for a spritz of Oscar de la Renta. At the foot of her bed, a great-grandchild clutched at the post attempting to right herself. Mother knew the baby by the sound of her gurglings. The baby carries her name. Evangeline. The bringer of good news. The scent of lilac and sage wafted in from the garden along with the dang-dong of the wind chime. Mother had been floating in the morphine clouds for sometime. As the day grew nearer, and the dosage grew higher, I expected strange things to bubble from her haze. I did not know what exactly. Rantings perhaps. Bitterness maybe. Medicine is a truth serum, and cancer is a monster. But strange words never came. She was the same woman in death’s shadow as she was in life’s light. She was more handsome than I had ever known. One evening, in the darkened room, she asked, “Why me, Lord? “What’s that, Ma?” “Kris Kristofferson,” she said. “Why me, Lord?” It wasn’t a question. It was a request. “Why Me?” is Kristofferson’s gospel song of humility and grace; of feeling unworthy of God’s blessings. I remembered it from boyhood. I played it for her. Try me, Lord If you think there's a way I can try to repay All I've taken from you Maybe, Lord I can show someone else What I've been through myself On my way back to you She sang along in a rasping, labored voice. And then she went to sleep. Mother died today, or yesterday. But not really. It is said that a woman dies twice. Once when her heart stops. And once when her name is spoken for the last time. Considering the people she touched, the kindness she freely gave, the strength she offered, I am quite sure Mother will live 100 years more. At least.

Michigan Enjoyer

12,746 次观看 • 28 天前

The Story Of Malaika Agba – The Woman Who Claimed To Be God Almighty in Alaafia Street Mushin Malaika Agba is known as a sheer terror and resides on Alafia Street by Isolo Road Junction in Mushin, Lagos State in south western part of Nigeria where she holds what I will call an absolute control over her followers and worshippers while simultaneously casting a shadow of gloom and doom upon the neighborhood. As at the time I watched her clip then, she had about 800 -1,000 worshippers but as it stands today, I do not know how many worshippers are still under her overpowering influence. Malaika Agba whose real name is Olayinka Oladipupo was based at Oke Moni at Isiwo-Ijebu in Ogun State. She was born in the same house in Mushin where she declared herself to be a God. As a young lady, she got married and had four kids, three of her kids have all di..ed and she is left with only one daughter. Her church has been described to look like the Cherubim and Seraphim. Her own church is named New Jerusalem Church and located around Alaafia Junction in Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. Its services are laced with fast-paced songs, members wearing colourful robes all singing the praises of the almighty and all-knowing Malaika Agba. Infact her church congregation where literary worshiping her after she proclaim herself as God. Malaika Agba is still very much alive and is running her church with a strong grip on her followers and worshippers. She is also accused of sleeping with her church members especially the male. She commands them to sleep with her and they always obey her command. She has no doubt in her mind as she makes the shocking claim that she is God and this same statement she made very clear in her interview with Kola Olawuyi. Actually, what really brought Malaika Agba to limelight was a criminal case filed against her. A 21-year-old girl named Bosede Olaniyi had died in Malaika’s home under very questionable circumstances. The girl was adopted by Malaika Agba when she was around 12 years old. Malaika Agba claimed she knew the mother of the child on a mountain where they prayed but did not really know of the father. She adopted the girl in 1997 and the girl was with her until around 2005 when she died all of a sudden and swiftly buried at the Matori Cemetery on the orders of Malaika Agba who said she was in a service when they called her and told her of Bose’s deth. Malaika Agba later confess that she used to do what she called ‘spiritual surgeries’ for her followers to ‘evacuate the dirtiness in their stomachs’. She had initially claimed that Bose ded after complaining of malaria. Following the outcry from the public, the corpse of the late Bose was exhu..med few weeks after her burial and taken to the Military Hospital at Awolowo Road in Ikoyi, Lagos where forensic pathologists said they notice an accumulation of bacteria around her heart and that under her elbow was a gaping hole of an injection. Malaika Agba later stated that it is true that means that she use to inject her followers when it was time for the ‘spiritual surgery’ What she injected them with cannot be ascertained as at the time of filling this report. Malaika Agba was arrested and detained at the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in Panti, Lagos State where she made all her confessions. But at that moment, the case died out and she was freed due to her influence and clout. Kola Olawuyi himself said he had to turn down the heat on the matter because if he pressed on with it, she would have been charged with murder and would most likely go to jail or even worse and that he did not want Nigerians to accuse him of being the one to orchestrate the ja.iling or exe.cution of another person. So he let the case d.|e a natural d.e.a.t.h and many people never heard of Malaika Agba again. Kola Olawuyi later dai and his very resourceful investigative journalism platform faded away. But my interest in the case never waned at any point as I always

The Story Of Malaika Agba – The Woman Who Claimed To Be God Almighty in Alaafia Street Mushin Malaika Agba is known as a sheer terror and resides on Alafia Street by Isolo Road Junction in Mushin, Lagos State in south western part of Nigeria where she holds what I will call an absolute control over her followers and worshippers while simultaneously casting a shadow of gloom and doom upon the neighborhood. As at the time I watched her clip then, she had about 800 -1,000 worshippers but as it stands today, I do not know how many worshippers are still under her overpowering influence. Malaika Agba whose real name is Olayinka Oladipupo was based at Oke Moni at Isiwo-Ijebu in Ogun State. She was born in the same house in Mushin where she declared herself to be a God. As a young lady, she got married and had four kids, three of her kids have all di..ed and she is left with only one daughter. Her church has been described to look like the Cherubim and Seraphim. Her own church is named New Jerusalem Church and located around Alaafia Junction in Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. Its services are laced with fast-paced songs, members wearing colourful robes all singing the praises of the almighty and all-knowing Malaika Agba. Infact her church congregation where literary worshiping her after she proclaim herself as God. Malaika Agba is still very much alive and is running her church with a strong grip on her followers and worshippers. She is also accused of sleeping with her church members especially the male. She commands them to sleep with her and they always obey her command. She has no doubt in her mind as she makes the shocking claim that she is God and this same statement she made very clear in her interview with Kola Olawuyi. Actually, what really brought Malaika Agba to limelight was a criminal case filed against her. A 21-year-old girl named Bosede Olaniyi had died in Malaika’s home under very questionable circumstances. The girl was adopted by Malaika Agba when she was around 12 years old. Malaika Agba claimed she knew the mother of the child on a mountain where they prayed but did not really know of the father. She adopted the girl in 1997 and the girl was with her until around 2005 when she died all of a sudden and swiftly buried at the Matori Cemetery on the orders of Malaika Agba who said she was in a service when they called her and told her of Bose’s deth. Malaika Agba later confess that she used to do what she called ‘spiritual surgeries’ for her followers to ‘evacuate the dirtiness in their stomachs’. She had initially claimed that Bose ded after complaining of malaria. Following the outcry from the public, the corpse of the late Bose was exhu..med few weeks after her burial and taken to the Military Hospital at Awolowo Road in Ikoyi, Lagos where forensic pathologists said they notice an accumulation of bacteria around her heart and that under her elbow was a gaping hole of an injection. Malaika Agba later stated that it is true that means that she use to inject her followers when it was time for the ‘spiritual surgery’ What she injected them with cannot be ascertained as at the time of filling this report. Malaika Agba was arrested and detained at the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in Panti, Lagos State where she made all her confessions. But at that moment, the case died out and she was freed due to her influence and clout. Kola Olawuyi himself said he had to turn down the heat on the matter because if he pressed on with it, she would have been charged with murder and would most likely go to jail or even worse and that he did not want Nigerians to accuse him of being the one to orchestrate the ja.iling or exe.cution of another person. So he let the case d.|e a natural d.e.a.t.h and many people never heard of Malaika Agba again. Kola Olawuyi later dai and his very resourceful investigative journalism platform faded away. But my interest in the case never waned at any point as I always

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This woman walked into this ice cream shop and ordered an ice cream cone. When they handed it to her she told them she couldn’t pay for it. 😳 The employees said she had to pay for it. She didn’t have any money. She asks them if they are going to call the cops. This male customer sitting there chimes in and says if they call the cops he will be a witness. The woman said she told them she wanted it for free but the man said that’s not true. He said he watched her the whole time. She tries to put it down on the countertop but the employee tells her don’t leave it there. So she walks over and throws it in the trash. The witness tells her “this is what entitlement looks like” as she walks out the door. Some people said why not just buy the ice cream for her, to have a heart, because you never know what someone is going through. Others said if she had asked the right way and told them up front she didn’t have any money then maybe they would have purchased it for her but to come in and order and THEN tell them you don’t have any money is just wrong. This wasn’t a steak or a burger or a meal, I could see buying her those things to help someone out that is hungry but an ice cream is not a necessity. No one owes anyone anything. What do you think? Should one of them have bought the ice cream for her, given it to her for free? Or do you think she was trying to get something for free and trying to take advantage of them?

This woman walked into this ice cream shop and ordered an ice cream cone. When they handed it to her she told them she couldn’t pay for it. 😳 The employees said she had to pay for it. She didn’t have any money. She asks them if they are going to call the cops. This male customer sitting there chimes in and says if they call the cops he will be a witness. The woman said she told them she wanted it for free but the man said that’s not true. He said he watched her the whole time. She tries to put it down on the countertop but the employee tells her don’t leave it there. So she walks over and throws it in the trash. The witness tells her “this is what entitlement looks like” as she walks out the door. Some people said why not just buy the ice cream for her, to have a heart, because you never know what someone is going through. Others said if she had asked the right way and told them up front she didn’t have any money then maybe they would have purchased it for her but to come in and order and THEN tell them you don’t have any money is just wrong. This wasn’t a steak or a burger or a meal, I could see buying her those things to help someone out that is hungry but an ice cream is not a necessity. No one owes anyone anything. What do you think? Should one of them have bought the ice cream for her, given it to her for free? Or do you think she was trying to get something for free and trying to take advantage of them?

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A Waffle House waitress in Alabama was tipped a lottery ticket instead of cash. Six days later she found out she had won $10 MILLION. Then her life fell apart. – Tonda Dickerson was a divorced single mother in her late 20s working five shifts a week at the Waffle House in Grand Bay, Alabama in 1999. – On March 6, 1999, a regular customer named Edward Seward came in for breakfast. – He was a long-time truck driver who tipped the waitresses with Florida lottery tickets the same way other people left dollar bills. – He handed out five envelopes that morning. One to each waitress. Tonda's had a lottery ticket inside. – Six days later the numbers were drawn. Tonda had won $10 MILLION. – She chose 30 annual payments of $375,000 instead of a lump sum. Then she quit her job. – The next day, before she had even collected a single payment, her four coworkers sued her. – They claimed all five waitresses had a standing agreement if any of them ever won from a tipped ticket, they would split it. – A couple who regularly ate at the Waffle House testified that they had personally heard Tonda agree to the arrangement. – A jury ruled against Tonda in 45 minutes. – She appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court. – The Court reversed the ruling, the agreement couldn't be enforced under state law because it was "founded on gambling consideration," which is illegal in Alabama. – Then Edward Seward, the man who gave her the ticket, sued her. – He claimed she had promised him a new truck if she ever won. The case was dismissed. – Then the IRS came. They argued she owed over $1 MILLION in gift taxes on top of income tax because she had transferred most of her winnings to family through a corporation she set up. – She fought it for years. She lost, but the amount was reduced. – Then her ex-husband found her. He forced her into a car at gunpoint and drove her toward a remote stretch of rural Alabama, telling her he was going to kill her. – While he was distracted by a phone call, Tonda grabbed his gun and shot him in the chest. He survived. She was never charged. He served a brief prison sentence. – The last anyone checked, Tonda Dickerson was working as a poker dealer at a casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. A regular customer left a lottery ticket instead of cash. The waitress won $10 MILLION then she had to fight her coworkers, her customer, the IRS, and her ex-husband just to keep it.

A Waffle House waitress in Alabama was tipped a lottery ticket instead of cash. Six days later she found out she had won $10 MILLION. Then her life fell apart. – Tonda Dickerson was a divorced single mother in her late 20s working five shifts a week at the Waffle House in Grand Bay, Alabama in 1999. – On March 6, 1999, a regular customer named Edward Seward came in for breakfast. – He was a long-time truck driver who tipped the waitresses with Florida lottery tickets the same way other people left dollar bills. – He handed out five envelopes that morning. One to each waitress. Tonda's had a lottery ticket inside. – Six days later the numbers were drawn. Tonda had won $10 MILLION. – She chose 30 annual payments of $375,000 instead of a lump sum. Then she quit her job. – The next day, before she had even collected a single payment, her four coworkers sued her. – They claimed all five waitresses had a standing agreement if any of them ever won from a tipped ticket, they would split it. – A couple who regularly ate at the Waffle House testified that they had personally heard Tonda agree to the arrangement. – A jury ruled against Tonda in 45 minutes. – She appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court. – The Court reversed the ruling, the agreement couldn't be enforced under state law because it was "founded on gambling consideration," which is illegal in Alabama. – Then Edward Seward, the man who gave her the ticket, sued her. – He claimed she had promised him a new truck if she ever won. The case was dismissed. – Then the IRS came. They argued she owed over $1 MILLION in gift taxes on top of income tax because she had transferred most of her winnings to family through a corporation she set up. – She fought it for years. She lost, but the amount was reduced. – Then her ex-husband found her. He forced her into a car at gunpoint and drove her toward a remote stretch of rural Alabama, telling her he was going to kill her. – While he was distracted by a phone call, Tonda grabbed his gun and shot him in the chest. He survived. She was never charged. He served a brief prison sentence. – The last anyone checked, Tonda Dickerson was working as a poker dealer at a casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. A regular customer left a lottery ticket instead of cash. The waitress won $10 MILLION then she had to fight her coworkers, her customer, the IRS, and her ex-husband just to keep it.

Aisar

35,334 次观看 • 18 天前

A 65 year old Welshwoman lied about her age to get INTO a war. 👵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⚔️ She told the enrolment office she was 55. The truth meant instant rejection, and she was going to that war. 🇬🇧 Her name was Betsi Cadwaladr, a farmer preacher's daughter from Bala, 1 of 16 children. At 14 she ran away. By 31 she was a maid aboard a merchant ship, nursing the sick and delivering babies at sea, from the West Indies to Australia. In her 60s, nursing at Guy's Hospital, she read the reports from the Alma. Wounded men, and no one to nurse them. So she wrote 55 in the register and sailed. Britain had already sent its most famous nurse. Florence Nightingale. Betsi had never met her and already did not like the name. Kept waiting at Scutari with nothing to do, she stood before the most famous woman in Britain and asked for Balaclava, the rough harbour hospital at the edge of the war. Nightingale warned her that beyond Scutari she could not protect her. She went. She dressed wounds that had waited days for a hand, then ran the kitchen for men too weak to stomach army rations. Almost alone. 5 in the morning to midnight. 7 days a week. For more than 7 months. The men were fed. She was spent. Dysentery broke her, and Britain shipped her home. The 2 women never warmed to each other, but Nightingale acknowledged what she had done. She died in 1860 in a shared pauper's grave. No stone. No name. Then in 2009 Wales formed its largest health organisation and gave it her name. Betsi Cadwaladr. It stands over the care of the whole north of Wales. In 2012 her grave finally got its stone: the faithfullest of Her Majesty's Nurses. She never asked to be remembered. She only asked for the front. That is a Welshwoman worth being proud of, and putting names like hers back is the work we do. Be part of us. ☝️🇬🇧 Be Proud Of Us. 🙏🇬🇧

A 65 year old Welshwoman lied about her age to get INTO a war. 👵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⚔️ She told the enrolment office she was 55. The truth meant instant rejection, and she was going to that war. 🇬🇧 Her name was Betsi Cadwaladr, a farmer preacher's daughter from Bala, 1 of 16 children. At 14 she ran away. By 31 she was a maid aboard a merchant ship, nursing the sick and delivering babies at sea, from the West Indies to Australia. In her 60s, nursing at Guy's Hospital, she read the reports from the Alma. Wounded men, and no one to nurse them. So she wrote 55 in the register and sailed. Britain had already sent its most famous nurse. Florence Nightingale. Betsi had never met her and already did not like the name. Kept waiting at Scutari with nothing to do, she stood before the most famous woman in Britain and asked for Balaclava, the rough harbour hospital at the edge of the war. Nightingale warned her that beyond Scutari she could not protect her. She went. She dressed wounds that had waited days for a hand, then ran the kitchen for men too weak to stomach army rations. Almost alone. 5 in the morning to midnight. 7 days a week. For more than 7 months. The men were fed. She was spent. Dysentery broke her, and Britain shipped her home. The 2 women never warmed to each other, but Nightingale acknowledged what she had done. She died in 1860 in a shared pauper's grave. No stone. No name. Then in 2009 Wales formed its largest health organisation and gave it her name. Betsi Cadwaladr. It stands over the care of the whole north of Wales. In 2012 her grave finally got its stone: the faithfullest of Her Majesty's Nurses. She never asked to be remembered. She only asked for the front. That is a Welshwoman worth being proud of, and putting names like hers back is the work we do. Be part of us. ☝️🇬🇧 Be Proud Of Us. 🙏🇬🇧

Proudofus.uk

41,159 次观看 • 7 天前

The United States had never won Olympic gold in women's gymnastics. Not once in history. And in Atlanta in 1996, with Russia breathing down their necks in the closest team final in years, they were about to lose it again. Then their star athlete fell on her vault. Twice. The lead evaporated. Eighteen year old Kerri Strug was last to go. She ran, vaulted, landed wrong, and heard her ankle snap. Her coach told her they needed one more jump. So she stood back up, ran the full runway on torn ligaments, stuck the landing on one foot long enough to salute the judges, and collapsed. Her coach carried her to the podium in his arms as 32,000 people chanted her name. The United States won gold for the first time ever, beating Russia by less than one point. Then came the detail that changed everything. The scores were already there before she jumped. Her coach had miscalculated. The vault was never needed. She tore two ligaments and never competed again. When asked years later if she regretted it, she said it was one of the proudest moments of her life. She graduated from Stanford University, worked in the US government, and raised a family.

The United States had never won Olympic gold in women's gymnastics. Not once in history. And in Atlanta in 1996, with Russia breathing down their necks in the closest team final in years, they were about to lose it again. Then their star athlete fell on her vault. Twice. The lead evaporated. Eighteen year old Kerri Strug was last to go. She ran, vaulted, landed wrong, and heard her ankle snap. Her coach told her they needed one more jump. So she stood back up, ran the full runway on torn ligaments, stuck the landing on one foot long enough to salute the judges, and collapsed. Her coach carried her to the podium in his arms as 32,000 people chanted her name. The United States won gold for the first time ever, beating Russia by less than one point. Then came the detail that changed everything. The scores were already there before she jumped. Her coach had miscalculated. The vault was never needed. She tore two ligaments and never competed again. When asked years later if she regretted it, she said it was one of the proudest moments of her life. She graduated from Stanford University, worked in the US government, and raised a family.

Lemma the Optimist

214,101 次观看 • 3 个月前

Gia Carangi gave one of her last known interviews in 1986. She was 26 years old. She died the following year. Watch closely and you almost miss it. She's sitting at a bar, a little loose, a little electric. She talks about going to school for cinematography. She name-drops Vittorio Storaro, the Italian cinematographer behind Reds, the man who painted with light for Coppola and Bertolucci. She can't quite get his name out, but she knows exactly who he is. "I'm going to make a Big Splash in film someday with my films as a cinematographer." Then she catches herself. She knows why the camera is there. "I know you want to get down to business." But she keeps going anyway. She deflects with humor. She laughs about her nerves, blames it on not having finished her "Growing Pains." She acknowledges her skin doesn't look good. She cracks a joke about the model discount at the hotel bar. "That's life in the big city." And then, just before she wraps it up, something quietly defiant slips through: "I'm still in shape everybody. I'm still..." The sentence trails off. But the insistence behind it doesn't. By 1986, the fashion industry had largely discarded Gia Carangi. She had been the first supermodel, the face that launched a thousand covers, the girl from Philadelphia who walked into New York at 17 and made the whole city stop. Helmut Newton photographed her. Francesco Scavullo called her a natural. She had graced the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour at a time when those covers meant everything. But heroin had taken most of that away, and AIDS would take the rest. "Soon as I do, I'll be fine." She died on November 18, 1987. She was 26.

Gia Carangi gave one of her last known interviews in 1986. She was 26 years old. She died the following year. Watch closely and you almost miss it. She's sitting at a bar, a little loose, a little electric. She talks about going to school for cinematography. She name-drops Vittorio Storaro, the Italian cinematographer behind Reds, the man who painted with light for Coppola and Bertolucci. She can't quite get his name out, but she knows exactly who he is. "I'm going to make a Big Splash in film someday with my films as a cinematographer." Then she catches herself. She knows why the camera is there. "I know you want to get down to business." But she keeps going anyway. She deflects with humor. She laughs about her nerves, blames it on not having finished her "Growing Pains." She acknowledges her skin doesn't look good. She cracks a joke about the model discount at the hotel bar. "That's life in the big city." And then, just before she wraps it up, something quietly defiant slips through: "I'm still in shape everybody. I'm still..." The sentence trails off. But the insistence behind it doesn't. By 1986, the fashion industry had largely discarded Gia Carangi. She had been the first supermodel, the face that launched a thousand covers, the girl from Philadelphia who walked into New York at 17 and made the whole city stop. Helmut Newton photographed her. Francesco Scavullo called her a natural. She had graced the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour at a time when those covers meant everything. But heroin had taken most of that away, and AIDS would take the rest. "Soon as I do, I'll be fine." She died on November 18, 1987. She was 26.

History Nerd

175,312 次观看 • 17 天前

Diana DeGette just stood up at a Denver Dems meeting and lied about the Congressional Black Caucus & how she tried to undermine them in 2018: She claimed she never challenged Jim Clyburn in 2018 and that the late John Lewis asked her to run. She also said Clyburn told her to run because he was retiring. Straight up lies. She ran on her own ego. Then she stayed in the race until it was clear she didn't have the votes and dropped under pressure. This is how CBC members described her challenge at the time: Rep. Cedric Richmond, CBC Chairman: "I just find it offensive and insulting." Jim Clyburn accused DeGette's allies of using racially-charged "dog whistles" to thwart his leadership bid. The consequences were real. Clyburn stripped her of the chief deputy whip position she had held for 14 years. She lost her seniority. She has been a backbencher ever since. She will likely never chair a committee as a result. 30 years in Congress. Fewer than 10 bills passed. Lost her seniority. Now lying to Denver Democrats about her own record and how she damaged relationships with colleagues. Colorado's 1st District is D+55. We deserve a fighter, not a backbencher who rewrites history when it gets uncomfortable. We need to hold her accountable. The clip is attached and receipts are below.

Diana DeGette just stood up at a Denver Dems meeting and lied about the Congressional Black Caucus & how she tried to undermine them in 2018: She claimed she never challenged Jim Clyburn in 2018 and that the late John Lewis asked her to run. She also said Clyburn told her to run because he was retiring. Straight up lies. She ran on her own ego. Then she stayed in the race until it was clear she didn't have the votes and dropped under pressure. This is how CBC members described her challenge at the time: Rep. Cedric Richmond, CBC Chairman: "I just find it offensive and insulting." Jim Clyburn accused DeGette's allies of using racially-charged "dog whistles" to thwart his leadership bid. The consequences were real. Clyburn stripped her of the chief deputy whip position she had held for 14 years. She lost her seniority. She has been a backbencher ever since. She will likely never chair a committee as a result. 30 years in Congress. Fewer than 10 bills passed. Lost her seniority. Now lying to Denver Democrats about her own record and how she damaged relationships with colleagues. Colorado's 1st District is D+55. We deserve a fighter, not a backbencher who rewrites history when it gets uncomfortable. We need to hold her accountable. The clip is attached and receipts are below.

Deep Singh Badhesha

28,703 次观看 • 3 个月前

"My daughter was 17 years old. She was picked for a school trip from July 9 to July 22, and it was mandatory that she be vaccinated. She was the only one vaccinated in our household, although we begged her not to do it. She received vaccinations on June 7 and June 28, 2022. She left for her trip on July 9 and fell sick on July 18. She texted me that she was sick. We drove from Michigan to New York to pick her up at the border of Niagara Falls in Toronto. We drove home on July 19, which was my three-year-old's birthday. We celebrated with cake and ice cream. Auburn and I had soup, then she went to bed. On July 20, I took her to urgent care, where we sat in the waiting room for four hours. She then sat up and asked, 'Did they call me back yet?' before collapsing and going into cardiac arrest. They worked on her, airlifted her to Children’s Hospital, where she was put on the ECMO machine and treated with Remdesivir. She was in jeopardy of having all her limbs amputated due to lack of blood flow, so her limbs turned black. We couldn't amputate due to the blood thinners,. We had to shut down the machine on August 6, my daughter passed away." She spent 17 days suffering. What happened her? Why didn’t the vaccine help boost her already perfect immune system? Why doesn’t 17 go in to 3 cardiac arrest? Yes 3 1 in the waiting room and 2 more in flight?!?!? STOP THE SHOT. My life has been torn apart!

"My daughter was 17 years old. She was picked for a school trip from July 9 to July 22, and it was mandatory that she be vaccinated. She was the only one vaccinated in our household, although we begged her not to do it. She received vaccinations on June 7 and June 28, 2022. She left for her trip on July 9 and fell sick on July 18. She texted me that she was sick. We drove from Michigan to New York to pick her up at the border of Niagara Falls in Toronto. We drove home on July 19, which was my three-year-old's birthday. We celebrated with cake and ice cream. Auburn and I had soup, then she went to bed. On July 20, I took her to urgent care, where we sat in the waiting room for four hours. She then sat up and asked, 'Did they call me back yet?' before collapsing and going into cardiac arrest. They worked on her, airlifted her to Children’s Hospital, where she was put on the ECMO machine and treated with Remdesivir. She was in jeopardy of having all her limbs amputated due to lack of blood flow, so her limbs turned black. We couldn't amputate due to the blood thinners,. We had to shut down the machine on August 6, my daughter passed away." She spent 17 days suffering. What happened her? Why didn’t the vaccine help boost her already perfect immune system? Why doesn’t 17 go in to 3 cardiac arrest? Yes 3 1 in the waiting room and 2 more in flight?!?!? STOP THE SHOT. My life has been torn apart!

Shanna Carroll

118,282 次观看 • 1 年前

When Sigourney Weaver was sent the script of "Aliens" (1986), she had no idea that a sequel was being made for "Alien" (1979) as the studio didn't inform her. After reading the script, Weaver thought it was "Magnificent" and "The Greatest script" she had ever read. She was blown away by the humour, humanity and action. Cameron was initially afraid to meet Weaver as he feared she would be as stern and intimidating as her Ripley character. After their meeting he was relieved. He said, “She was just this wonderful person, and I was so relieved that she saw some value in the script and where I was proposing to take the character.” Cameron was open to some of the changes to the script mentioned by Weaver. However, on the first day of the shoot, there was one hiccup. The shoot was in England and the sets were built. When Weaver arrived, she told Cameron that she was Anti-Gun advocate and she wasn't touching a gun. Cameron asked her, "Did you read the script?". She replied, "I read it. I understood there were guns in it, I just didn’t think Ripley had to pick up a gun except for a flamethrower.” Realizing that the script would require a major rewrite if he couldn’t convince Weaver to use the machine gun, Cameron took Weaver behind the studio and had her fire off the weapon a few times. Cameron said, “I’ll never forget her blasting away with this thing. And then there was this kind of sly look over to me, like ‘This is fun.'”. Weaver said, “It just shows how addictive guns are." while noting that she felt ashamed of the pleasure she took in shooting the rounds. ("James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver on Their 40-Year Collaboration", Jim Hemphill, Indiewire, 2025) P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Aliens" (1986) premiered at Westwood, California, USA.

When Sigourney Weaver was sent the script of "Aliens" (1986), she had no idea that a sequel was being made for "Alien" (1979) as the studio didn't inform her. After reading the script, Weaver thought it was "Magnificent" and "The Greatest script" she had ever read. She was blown away by the humour, humanity and action. Cameron was initially afraid to meet Weaver as he feared she would be as stern and intimidating as her Ripley character. After their meeting he was relieved. He said, “She was just this wonderful person, and I was so relieved that she saw some value in the script and where I was proposing to take the character.” Cameron was open to some of the changes to the script mentioned by Weaver. However, on the first day of the shoot, there was one hiccup. The shoot was in England and the sets were built. When Weaver arrived, she told Cameron that she was Anti-Gun advocate and she wasn't touching a gun. Cameron asked her, "Did you read the script?". She replied, "I read it. I understood there were guns in it, I just didn’t think Ripley had to pick up a gun except for a flamethrower.” Realizing that the script would require a major rewrite if he couldn’t convince Weaver to use the machine gun, Cameron took Weaver behind the studio and had her fire off the weapon a few times. Cameron said, “I’ll never forget her blasting away with this thing. And then there was this kind of sly look over to me, like ‘This is fun.'”. Weaver said, “It just shows how addictive guns are." while noting that she felt ashamed of the pleasure she took in shooting the rounds. ("James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver on Their 40-Year Collaboration", Jim Hemphill, Indiewire, 2025) P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Aliens" (1986) premiered at Westwood, California, USA.

DepressedBergman

2,704,364 次观看 • 1 天前

The wedding drums had barely quieted in a village in #Haryana's #Panipat when panic swept through the home where relatives had gathered. A day of celebration unravelled into a nightmare after a six-year-old girl, dressed for the festivities, suddenly disappeared. Within hours, the joyous atmosphere turned into a frantic search and soon after, a crime scene. By the end of the day, police uncovered a chilling murder case with the main suspect reminiscent of the Evil Queen from the German fairy tale Snow White. A woman, accused of killing four children, has been arrested for murdering her niece in Panipat, police said on Wednesday. The reason: she did not want anyone to look "more beautiful" in the family than her. The accused, Poonam, drowned her 6-year-old niece in a water tub on Monday when the entire family had gathered for a wedding function in Sonipat. According to the police, Poonam had earlier killed three children, including her 3-year-old son in 2023, whom she had murdered the same way as her niece -- by drowning. The victim, Vidhi, lived in Sonipat and had come to Naultha village in Panipat's Israna area to attend a relative's wedding with her family. She was accompanied by her grandfather Pal Singh, grandmother Omwati, father Sandeep, mother, and 10-month-old younger brother. The incident occurred when the wedding procession arrived in Naultha at 1.30 pm on Monday, and all the guests gathered outside the relative's house. During this time, Poonam noticed Vidhi climbing the stairs to the roof. She followed her onto the rooftop of the house and struck up a conversation with the girl. Once she had gained Vidhi's trust, Poonam asked her to step into a plastic tub filled with water that was kept in the storeroom. As soon as Vidhi did so, she drowned her by forcing her head and neck under the water, latched the door from the outside, and went back downstairs. Soon after, Vidhi's father, who had left with the procession, received a phone call informing him that she was missing. The family began searching for her. About an hour later, her grandmother Omwati went to the storeroom of their relative's house. The storeroom door was bolted from the outside. When she opened it, she found Vidhi with her head submerged in a water tub and feet on the ground. The child was rushed to the NC Medical College, where the doctors declared her dead. Vidhi's grandfather, Pal Singh, later registered a First Information Report (FIR), alleging that she was murdered. Police investigation revealed that the accused, Poonam, was Vidhi's paternal aunt. According to the police, Poonam had a disturbing pattern of drowning her nieces, driven by jealousy and resentment, because she did not want anyone to look "more beautiful" than her. She specifically targeted young, pretty girls, police said. In total, Poonam has confessed to killing four children -- three nieces and her own son -- all by drowning under similar circumstances. In 2023, Poonam had killed her sister-in-law's 9-year-old daughter, Ishika, drowning her in a water tank. Fearing that her in-laws might suspect her of her niece's murder, she also drowned her 3-year-old son, Shubham. In August this year, she murdered her cousin brother's 6-year-old daughter, Jia, in Siwah village because the girl looked 'prettier' than her. The deaths of these children had been presumed accidental until Poonam confessed the truth during questioning in the Vidhi murder case.

The wedding drums had barely quieted in a village in #Haryana's #Panipat when panic swept through the home where relatives had gathered. A day of celebration unravelled into a nightmare after a six-year-old girl, dressed for the festivities, suddenly disappeared. Within hours, the joyous atmosphere turned into a frantic search and soon after, a crime scene. By the end of the day, police uncovered a chilling murder case with the main suspect reminiscent of the Evil Queen from the German fairy tale Snow White. A woman, accused of killing four children, has been arrested for murdering her niece in Panipat, police said on Wednesday. The reason: she did not want anyone to look "more beautiful" in the family than her. The accused, Poonam, drowned her 6-year-old niece in a water tub on Monday when the entire family had gathered for a wedding function in Sonipat. According to the police, Poonam had earlier killed three children, including her 3-year-old son in 2023, whom she had murdered the same way as her niece -- by drowning. The victim, Vidhi, lived in Sonipat and had come to Naultha village in Panipat's Israna area to attend a relative's wedding with her family. She was accompanied by her grandfather Pal Singh, grandmother Omwati, father Sandeep, mother, and 10-month-old younger brother. The incident occurred when the wedding procession arrived in Naultha at 1.30 pm on Monday, and all the guests gathered outside the relative's house. During this time, Poonam noticed Vidhi climbing the stairs to the roof. She followed her onto the rooftop of the house and struck up a conversation with the girl. Once she had gained Vidhi's trust, Poonam asked her to step into a plastic tub filled with water that was kept in the storeroom. As soon as Vidhi did so, she drowned her by forcing her head and neck under the water, latched the door from the outside, and went back downstairs. Soon after, Vidhi's father, who had left with the procession, received a phone call informing him that she was missing. The family began searching for her. About an hour later, her grandmother Omwati went to the storeroom of their relative's house. The storeroom door was bolted from the outside. When she opened it, she found Vidhi with her head submerged in a water tub and feet on the ground. The child was rushed to the NC Medical College, where the doctors declared her dead. Vidhi's grandfather, Pal Singh, later registered a First Information Report (FIR), alleging that she was murdered. Police investigation revealed that the accused, Poonam, was Vidhi's paternal aunt. According to the police, Poonam had a disturbing pattern of drowning her nieces, driven by jealousy and resentment, because she did not want anyone to look "more beautiful" than her. She specifically targeted young, pretty girls, police said. In total, Poonam has confessed to killing four children -- three nieces and her own son -- all by drowning under similar circumstances. In 2023, Poonam had killed her sister-in-law's 9-year-old daughter, Ishika, drowning her in a water tank. Fearing that her in-laws might suspect her of her niece's murder, she also drowned her 3-year-old son, Shubham. In August this year, she murdered her cousin brother's 6-year-old daughter, Jia, in Siwah village because the girl looked 'prettier' than her. The deaths of these children had been presumed accidental until Poonam confessed the truth during questioning in the Vidhi murder case.

Hate Detector 🔍

17,798 次观看 • 7 个月前

In a dreadful event a Hindu girl has been missing since 2019 in Pune, Maharashtra. Keep in mind that the girl was in 10th standard back then, only 16 years old! She was returning from her final SSC exams when she was abducted by an 'unidentified person' as stated by her father in a missing person complaint. Years passed and despite the continuous pleading of the girl's family, Police failed in finding the girl, after a while the family discovered that their daughter was abducted by Javed Sheikh. The family in fear of shame did not tell anyone about the abduction but were actively trying to search for the girl, In this quest the girl's brother with the help of his friend discovered that Javed was a resident of their town Manchar, after which they located his house and observed it for weeks. Later, after inquiring the neighbors, they found out there was a new girl that had joined Javed's home recently and that she was a newly added 'family member'. The family figured that their girl had been forcefully married against their will, so they decided to barge into the house on 16 May. They spotted their girl in a Hijab in one of the rooms, the girl was scared of her core!The family's earlier speculation was that the girl is scared of them and their fury of her marrying against their will. But the truth will baffle you. The girl was not scared of her family, she was scared of people, each and every person around her, because she was in trauma, in depression, after the family rescued her she revealed that- After she was abducted by Javed, she was brutally tortured and assaulted by Javed and his family members. She also said that she was raped and kept hostage for months in the apartment. She has been diagnosed with severe depression and, as said earlier, is even scared of everyone around her, including her own family members, due to trauma. She was married forcefully against her will, was raped, forced to go through conversion, marks of cigarettes were all over her body, allegation is also that she was thrown into a racket of prostitution for 6 months! Now tell me, how can a human being do this? What possible hate could they have against Hindus to fall to such a level?

In a dreadful event a Hindu girl has been missing since 2019 in Pune, Maharashtra. Keep in mind that the girl was in 10th standard back then, only 16 years old! She was returning from her final SSC exams when she was abducted by an 'unidentified person' as stated by her father in a missing person complaint. Years passed and despite the continuous pleading of the girl's family, Police failed in finding the girl, after a while the family discovered that their daughter was abducted by Javed Sheikh. The family in fear of shame did not tell anyone about the abduction but were actively trying to search for the girl, In this quest the girl's brother with the help of his friend discovered that Javed was a resident of their town Manchar, after which they located his house and observed it for weeks. Later, after inquiring the neighbors, they found out there was a new girl that had joined Javed's home recently and that she was a newly added 'family member'. The family figured that their girl had been forcefully married against their will, so they decided to barge into the house on 16 May. They spotted their girl in a Hijab in one of the rooms, the girl was scared of her core!The family's earlier speculation was that the girl is scared of them and their fury of her marrying against their will. But the truth will baffle you. The girl was not scared of her family, she was scared of people, each and every person around her, because she was in trauma, in depression, after the family rescued her she revealed that- After she was abducted by Javed, she was brutally tortured and assaulted by Javed and his family members. She also said that she was raped and kept hostage for months in the apartment. She has been diagnosed with severe depression and, as said earlier, is even scared of everyone around her, including her own family members, due to trauma. She was married forcefully against her will, was raped, forced to go through conversion, marks of cigarettes were all over her body, allegation is also that she was thrown into a racket of prostitution for 6 months! Now tell me, how can a human being do this? What possible hate could they have against Hindus to fall to such a level?

BALA

2,702,449 次观看 • 3 年前

Over the years, many of you have joined me in celebrating this truly special girl turned young woman, Maddie. I am heartbroken to share with you that Maddie has passed away at the age of 21. I’m sharing a glimpse into my friendship with Maddie because I want people to know how truly special she was. I met Maddie when Kevin and I were filming Kevin Can Wait. Make-A-Wish America reached out and told us that a young girl’s wish was to meet us. I was so touched. This beautiful little girl was a fan of King of Queens? And we of course said yes. Maddie and her family came to visit us on set, and what started as a meet-and-greet turned into a real, almost decade-long, lasting friendship. Maddie would text me almost every day. She sent me funny videos, shared stories about her life, and came out to LA with her family, where I attempted to get her to expand her palate (though she always circled back to her favorite, a Caesar salad). We shared many beautiful moments that have kept me positive in moments of difficulty and darkness, and she was about to come to LA again, where I planned on celebrating her for her birthday and her recent accomplishments. Maddie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy type two (SMA), but she never let it define her. She was excited to begin advocacy work and had recently told me she was officially going to start speaking publicly about her experiences, not even for herself, but to help others. She had big dreams, and I was so proud watching her grow into the leader I always knew she was. Maddie loved her family and friends fiercely. For her young age, she would prefer to be with friends and family, playing games and our favorite, Phase 10. She loved all things girly: nails, hair, makeup, the Timberwolves. And she hated snow (though she lived in Minnesota), and more importantly, she loved helping people. She wrote me love notes daily, and I only hope I had let her know how much joy she brought me. It is me who hopes that she knew how much I loved her. I received this text from her friend Emma, whom I knew from the many funny videos Maddie sent me of the two of them. I’ve included it below. After flying to Minnesota to say goodbye (although she had already passed while I was in the air), I wanted her to know what she meant to me. That she was thinking of me in this way and wanted me to have the things she mentioned, that she cared so much, is also truly touching and heartbreaking. Maddie had so much life ahead of her. Her disease didn’t stop her spirit or dim her light. She was hopeful, brilliant, and genuinely excited for her future. I will miss her texts, her videos, and hearing from her every day. They always made me smile. I will miss her humor and the light she brought into this world every single day. Maddie had just turned 21. Her little body just couldn’t contain the big, beautiful life she was living. She was a force, taken too soon. If you feel moved, it would mean the world to her to support the cause she believed in so passionately: finding a cure for spinal muscular atrophy. Link to support Cure SMA is in my bio.

Over the years, many of you have joined me in celebrating this truly special girl turned young woman, Maddie. I am heartbroken to share with you that Maddie has passed away at the age of 21. I’m sharing a glimpse into my friendship with Maddie because I want people to know how truly special she was. I met Maddie when Kevin and I were filming Kevin Can Wait. Make-A-Wish America reached out and told us that a young girl’s wish was to meet us. I was so touched. This beautiful little girl was a fan of King of Queens? And we of course said yes. Maddie and her family came to visit us on set, and what started as a meet-and-greet turned into a real, almost decade-long, lasting friendship. Maddie would text me almost every day. She sent me funny videos, shared stories about her life, and came out to LA with her family, where I attempted to get her to expand her palate (though she always circled back to her favorite, a Caesar salad). We shared many beautiful moments that have kept me positive in moments of difficulty and darkness, and she was about to come to LA again, where I planned on celebrating her for her birthday and her recent accomplishments. Maddie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy type two (SMA), but she never let it define her. She was excited to begin advocacy work and had recently told me she was officially going to start speaking publicly about her experiences, not even for herself, but to help others. She had big dreams, and I was so proud watching her grow into the leader I always knew she was. Maddie loved her family and friends fiercely. For her young age, she would prefer to be with friends and family, playing games and our favorite, Phase 10. She loved all things girly: nails, hair, makeup, the Timberwolves. And she hated snow (though she lived in Minnesota), and more importantly, she loved helping people. She wrote me love notes daily, and I only hope I had let her know how much joy she brought me. It is me who hopes that she knew how much I loved her. I received this text from her friend Emma, whom I knew from the many funny videos Maddie sent me of the two of them. I’ve included it below. After flying to Minnesota to say goodbye (although she had already passed while I was in the air), I wanted her to know what she meant to me. That she was thinking of me in this way and wanted me to have the things she mentioned, that she cared so much, is also truly touching and heartbreaking. Maddie had so much life ahead of her. Her disease didn’t stop her spirit or dim her light. She was hopeful, brilliant, and genuinely excited for her future. I will miss her texts, her videos, and hearing from her every day. They always made me smile. I will miss her humor and the light she brought into this world every single day. Maddie had just turned 21. Her little body just couldn’t contain the big, beautiful life she was living. She was a force, taken too soon. If you feel moved, it would mean the world to her to support the cause she believed in so passionately: finding a cure for spinal muscular atrophy. Link to support Cure SMA is in my bio.

Leah Remini

257,852 次观看 • 1 年前