Andrew ShieldsSep 17
My first “favorite movie”: George Roy Hill’s “The Sting” (1973), with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. #111Words #TheSting #RobertRedford #PaulNewman #GeorgeRoyHill #Movies #ConGames #Acting #Oscars #BestPicture https://111-words.ghost.io/my-first-favorite-movie-george-roy-hills-the-sting-1973-with-robert-redford-and-paul-newman/
My first “favorite movie”: George Roy Hill’s “The Sting” (1973), with Robert Redford and Paul Newman

Yesterday, the death of Robert Redford (1936-2025) reminded me of the 1973 movie "The Sting", directed by George Roy Hill (1921-2002) and starring Redford and Paul Newman (1925-2008), which won seven Oscars in 1974, including Best Picture. It came out in December 1973 when I was nine years old and

111 Words
penpencilbrush🇨🇦Jun 16, 2024

This con game that retailers run on customers, that they are doing ANYTHING for the customer, is one of the biggest con games.
Their goal is to make as much money from you/me the customer as they can, in any way possible and they don't care who they hurt.
And, they spend billions$$$ trying to separate us from our money.

Buyer beware has never been more important.

#Ripoff #BuyerBeware #ConGames #Boycott #ReduceReuseRecycle

Mary Ann HornFeb 14, 2024

Children's cancer charity fraudster
Still proudly stealing
#fraud #congames

#trumpianfraud

JamesLundbladNov 3, 2023
#ConGames #CriterionChannel https://www.criterionchannel.com/con-games
Con Games - The Criterion Channel

Con artists build elaborate webs of deception, preying on human psychology to turn their marks’ own trust, vanity, and greed against them. These tales of manipulation center on some of cinema’s craftiest tricksters: from the charming Depression-era scoundrels played by Paul Newman and Robert Redf...

The Criterion Channel
Wolf_BaginskiJul 28, 2023

I am always #Wary when I see #Adverts from people claiming to be a #Doctor and selling a #MiracleCure from the #USA.

I am seeing claims about #VitaminB12

You do have to be careful if you are #Vegan though #Marmite is a good source. Tablets are cheap but a very high dose. It is so much not a problem that the adverts reek of #Privatised #Health #ConGames with their claims of #Undiagnosed #Deficiency

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamin-b12-or-folate-deficiency-anaemia/

Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia

Read about vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia, which occurs when a lack of vitamin B12 or folate causes the body to produce abnormally large red blood cells.

nhs.uk
SilkesterDec 6, 2022

The Myth of the Secret Genius | by Brian Klaas on Substack
https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-secret-genius

"From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes and Donald Trump, many very rich people are effective at convincing us of a myth: they're secretly a genius, and you're just too dumb to understand. Are they right?"

#ConGames #Billionaires #psychpaths #sociopaths #power #myths #money #privilege

The Myth of the Secret Genius

From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes and Donald Trump, many very rich people are effective at convincing us of a myth: they're secretly a genius, and you're just too dumb to understand. Are they right?

The Garden of Forking Paths