In the past weeks, I've received numerous messages from readers asking for my thoughts on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Usually, I try to stay away from political issues because they're, more or less, a puppet show and this site is mainly about the puppeteers behind it. However, in the case of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, there's been some major puppeteering happening behind the scenes and, sadly, lots of people do not see it.
As soon as the conflict began, millions immediately took sides and spammed their social media accounts with things like "I stand with Palestine" or "I stand with Israel". While I understand why some might want to "stand" with their people, lots of other people need to sit down. And think. And wonder why they've been condoning atrocities because people on the other side "deserved it". They didn't. Most people who suffered and died were innocent civilians.
While it is human nature to want to pick a side (while vilifying the other), this issue is not black or white. Very far from it.
To properly analyze this conflict, one must take a deep breath, take a step back, and view the situation from above. Like the elite does. Furthermore, one must evacuate emotions and ask a very basic question: "Who is ultimately profiting from this?"
Once this is done, one might come to a debilitating conclusion: Both "sides" might actually be on the same side.
Here's a fact that people need to recognize right away: The heads of Hamas are not "freedom fighters" and Israel is not merely "defending itself". There are no "good guys" on either side, only people who are after specific goals.
If you believe this is a complete bullock, ask yourself: Did the origins of this conflict even make sense?
The War PretextOn October 7th 2023, Hamas launched a series of coordinated attacks on Israeli territories neighbouring the Gaza Strip. That date was not random. It was nearly exactly 50 years after the beginning of the Yom Kippur War on October 6th, 1973. Furthermore, October 7th was a Sabbath day and the date of several Jewish holidays. In other words, that date was purposely chosen for its religious and symbolic meaning.
As we now know, that day was simply horrific.
In a single day, 859 Israeli civilians and at least 348 Israeli soldiers and policemen were killed in nearby towns, kibbutzim, military bases and at a music festival near Re'im. Around 250 Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, of which the number of kidnapped children is about 30.
– New York Times, What We Know About the Death Toll in Israel From the Hamas-Led Attacks
Those who viewed video footage of these atrocities have witnessed moments of pure evil and horror that can cause one to lose faith in humanity. And these atrocities were exactly what Israel needed to justify an all-out invasion of Gaza, along with a prolonged war in the area.
As insane as it might sound, these atrocities were allowed. They were the perfect war pretext.
There's nothing new about this. Throughout history, nations looking to invade a territory have always faced an important problem: If they are perceived as the aggressor, public opinion will side against them.
And, throughout history, this problem was addressed using tried-and-true techniques that still work to this day: False-flags and pseudo-operations.
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.
Pseudo-operations are those in which forces of one power disguise themselves as enemy forces. For example, a state power may disguise teams of operatives as insurgents and, with the aid of defectors, infiltrate insurgent areas.
I'm not saying that these attacks were conducted by Israelis disguised as Palestinians. However, I am saying that Hamas did Israel's bidding and was "allowed" one day of atrocities to horrify the entire world. And it worked. Minutes following the attacks, revolting videos flooded social media and some victims became the "face" of the horror.
Shani Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli tattoo artist and influencer was captured by Hamas while attending the Re'im music festival. A video of her body paraded in the streets of Gaza became one of the first viral videos of the conflict.
As cynical and horrific as this will sound, Shani Louk was the perfect victim to galvanize the Western world – especially young people. While Israel suffered from negative public opinion for decades, this viral "content" was exactly what was needed to launch an all-out war without being perceived as the aggressor.
With that being said, Israel did not want people to believe that these attacks were "allowed". So a specific narrative was pushed: Israeli intelligence just "failed". That simply doesn't make sense.
It Was Allowed to HappenMerely hours after the October 7th attacks, nearly all media outlets published variations of the same story: Israel had absolutely no idea that these attacks were about to happen. Here are some headlines from major news outlets around the world.
The "excuses" used by mass media simply do not make sense. Because, for one, we're talking about Mossad – one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world. Its annual budget is nearly $3 billion, it employs over 7,000 people and it utilizes technology that most believe is still science fiction. In short, the reach and the power of Mossad simply cannot overestimated.
Throughout the years, Mossad conducted operations all around Asia, Africa, Europe, and America – with great success. Do you sincerely believe that Mossad (which is based in Israel) had no idea what was happening in its own backyard?
Some news organizations stated that Israel was "duped" by Hamas who imported weapons via boats and tunnels. Please. Here's a headline dating about six months before the attacks.
On March 30th, 2023, Israel launched the spy satellite Ofek 13.
The press release of this satellite states:
"The Ofek 13 is the most advanced of its kind, with unique radar observation capabilities, and will enable intelligence collection in any weather and conditions of visibility, thus enhancing strategic intelligence".
The surveillance capabilities of this satellite are so advanced that, if they were fully disclosed, the public would be shocked. But, somehow, despite having this thing floating around in space, Israel missed a bunch of men in Gaza planning an attack using pick-up trucks.
Here's the sad truth: Israel saw these attacks coming from a mile away. Literally and figuratively. And they let them happen. Israel had been planning this massive invasion of Gaza for years but it needed a pretext. And Hamas offered it to them on a silver platter.
With that being said, one question begs to be asked: What was Hamas thinking?
Hamas Does Not Care About GazaOne of the sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh lounges in a luxury hotel suite in Qatar. Haniyeh is worth more than $4 billion.
In 2014, I published an article titled ISIS : A CIA Creation to Justify War Abroad and Repression at Home. The article explained how groups such as ISIS group were used by the world elite to advance various agendas. There's nothing new about this, the United States funded the Taliban decades ago.
Intelligence agencies such as the CIA and Mossad know very well that the heads of such groups can easily be swayed, corrupted, and transformed into useful idiots. Did Hamas follow the same path? Here are some facts about the organization.
The group's three top leaders do not live in Gaza but in Qatar. Together, they are worth a staggering $11 billion. Yes, 11 BILLION. While people in Gaza live in abject poverty, Hamas leaders enjoy 5-star hotels, private jets, and high-profile social events.
Hamas leaders aboard a private jet.
Where do all of these funds come from? From various sources connected to the global elite.
According to a report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, the state of Qatar provides Hamas between $120 million and $480 million per year. The report states:
"These funds benefit Hamas leaders directly through payroll and kickback schemes and indirectly through social services and government operations that help Hamas maintain political control over Gaza"
– New York Post, Hamas leaders worth staggering $11B revel in luxury — while Gaza's people suffer
In 2022, Biden designated Qatar a "major non-NATO ally" of the United States. One of the most important US military bases in the Middle East is located in Qatar – the giant Al Udeid air base which is vital to Air Force operations in the Gulf. Considering the fact that the United States has been funding Israel for decades, isn't there a contradiction here?
Other than Qatar, Hamas has been receiving funds directly from NATO. Indeed, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency provided the group with over $380 million since 2021. Most of these funds come directly from the United States as the Biden administration alone sent over $1 billion to the UNRW in the past two years.
In short, the same people who have been funding Israel have also been funding Hamas. How does that make sense? It only makes sense when one realizes that Hamas is yet another tool of the elite.
Just think about it. What was Hamas' grand strategy on October 7th? They killed a bunch of people and they captured some hostages. Then what? What would such an attack objectively achieve?
Hamas leaders, sitting in Qatar, were fully aware that the attacks would provoke Israel (one of the most powerful militaries in the world) to aggressively invade Gaza. Also, they've shifted some of the public opinion in Israel's favor. There was absolutely nothing to gain from these attacks and everything to lose. But they went ahead with it anyway and they've caused great suffering in Gaza.
The Grand SchemeFollowing the October 7th attacks, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a "long and difficult" war by "air, land and sea". Needless to say, "long and difficult" wars take months to plan and prepare. While the stated goal is to neutralize Hamas and guarantee Israel's security, there is much more at stake here. Furthermore, the ultimate outcome, with all of its ramifications, has already been predicted and calculated.
Is Israel motivated by Zionism and ethnic cleansing? Biblical prophesies? Or more pragmatic geo-political and economic reasons? Let's say that the various actors behind the scenes all have their reasons. One thing is for sure, this conflict is Israel's opportunity to take control of the coveted Gaza Strip and, most likely, to replace Hamas with a puppet regime.
The benefits for Israel to fully take control of the Gaza Strip are immense.
The Gaza Strip is strategically located on the Mediterranean Sea.
While the living conditions in Gaza are currently extremely difficult, this piece of territory has immense potential. Here's a headline that sums up most of it.
A headline from the Welcome to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
The article states:
Geologists and resources economists have confirmed that the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) lies above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth, in Area C of the West Bank and the Mediterranean coast off the Gaza Strip, according to a recent UNCTAD study.
New discoveries of natural gas in the Levant Basin are in the range of 122 trillion cubic foot while recoverable oil is estimated at 1.7 billion barrels, according to the study, entitled "The Economic Cost of Occupation for the Palestinian People: The Unrealized Oil and Natural Gas Potential."
A map of the Levant Basin. Notice where most gas and oil fields are located (around Gaza).
Palestinians are currently not allowed to exploit the natural resources in their territories. Meanwhile, Israel cannot exploit these resources without causing major problems in the area. There have been talks of win-win situations where both Israel and Palestinians could profit from these resources but they've been leading nowhere. The current conflict is the perfect opportunity for Israel to just take it all.
This is just one of the many reasons why an all-out invasion of Gaza has been in the plans for years. And this reason equals trillions of cubic feet of oil and natural gas.
There are several other reasons for invading Gaza and displacing its population. But none of them need to be divulged to the public. All it needs to know is that Israel is responding to Hamas' attacks.
In ConclusionI fully realize that analyzing this conflict and all of its complexities in a single article is nearly impossible. However, some basic questions need to be asked because their answers explain everything else: Why did the October 7th attacks happen in the first place? Who ultimately benefited from them? What are the repercussions on the rest of the world?
As seen above, Hamas had absolutely no strategic reason to perpetrate these attacks. Furthermore, Israel had absolutely no reason to not see these attacks coming. The sad reality is that the heads of both parties are in cahoots. They are funded and supported by the same entities. What is happening now is a mascarade while a major geo-political shift is about to happen. As usual, those who suffer are innocent civilians. Not those behind the scenes.
On a wider scale, this conflict has been extremely divisive in the Western world. And the elite loves division and social unrest. Not only that, people have no trouble condoning outright evil because it's being perpetrated by their side. And that's music to the ears of the satanic elite.
In short, this conflict is complex but it is also simple. The elite wins and regular people lose. While being filled with hatred. As usual.
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Around this time of year, magazines love to put out "Men of the Year" or "Women of the Year" editions. However, they've also decided that the words "men" and "women" do not mean anything anymore. With that being said, here are some magazines being completely absurd in the name of the all-important gender-blurring agenda.
Glamour magazine awarded a Woman of the Year award to a man. Why? Because that's the agenda right now. Furthermore, Geena Rocero has been invited to speak at the United Nations and the World Economic Forum. That means that he was "chosen" by the elite to push an agenda, not unlike Greta Thunberg.
Maxim Magazine Australia ranked this man #92 in the "Top 100 Hottest Women in Australia". Really? REALLY? If he was an actual woman, he wouldn't even be in the top 10 million hottest women in Australia. But, nowadays, agendas prime over basic facts of life.
Eden Loweth and Tom Barratt were "British Emerging Talent Menswear" nominees at the Fashion Awards. Menswear. Look at how they're dressed. Anyways, let's look at one of their "menswear" creations.
A dude with hairy legs stands in a miniskirt with one eye hidden. He's the elite's perfect man.
Guess who is GQ's "Man of the Year"?
Kim Kardashian. Right. Sure. Why? Who cares. They just needed to make sure it wasn't an actual man because that's so 20th century.
To celebrate this prestigious award, Kim K did an entire photoshoot cosplaying as a man. If you read the comments on IG, people are fully aware of the absurdity of the situation. Some noted that her stepfather Bruce Jenner was once named Woman of the Year. This whole family is about agendas.
Sadly, this family is starting to involve its own children in the madness.
North West (the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) is being pushed into the spotlight. Of course, she has to perform the ritualistic one-eye sign to show submission to the occult elite. Also, the "crown" on her head is made of finger bones which alludes to her ruler's penchant for clothing articles made of human body parts.
Speaking of the one-eye sign, it was (as usual) all over the place this last month. Here are some examples.
When Fantasia won American Idol in 2004, she quickly became a superstar. However, since then, she kind of fell off. Now, she's attempting a comeback. And, to be in the good graces of the industry, she's making the saddest one-eye sign in history. Her face is telling you that she knows what this is about but that she has to do it.
Lionel Messi is one of the biggest stars in the world. You better believe they'll have him do the one-eye sign in a recent IG post by Ballon d'Or.
Yeat is a rapper who is quickly becoming a superstar, especially since he was featured on Drake's song IDGAF. His path to media attention has been greatly facilitated by his willingness to bow down to the elite. This is him doing a very clever one-eye sign using a creepy mask on the cover of 032c magazine.
But wait, maybe this is just a random pic and they didn't intend to do a one-eye sign. OK. Let's look at other Yeat pics.
This is his artist pic on Spotify. It's all about him making a big, fat one-eye sign to his 27.1 million monthly listeners.
In case you still have doubts, here's another pic of him.
Very obvious one-eye sign = Very obvious industry plant.
Speaking of industry plants, Doja Cat has become a SPOTM staple because everything she does is in accordance with the occult elite obsessions.
In a photoshoot appropriately captioned Tampon Girl, Doja poses in a bathroom with blood dripping on her. This pic is highly reminiscent of a series of paintings that are highly regarded by occult elite pedos.
Those are two paintings by painter Biljana Djurdjevic. She loves to depict children in underwear who appear to be abused. As seen in my Pizzagate article, Tony Podesta and his pedo friends hang these paintings inside their homes. It appears that Doja Cat is paying homage to this madness. From her position to the shape and color of the tiles, the resemblance simply cannot be a coincidence. Her pic was directly inspired by these paintings.
In another pic, Doja is completely smeared in blood, an allusion to more occult elite sickness. She couldn't be more of an industry slave.
That IG post also included a series of ugly/annoying/embarrassing pics that everybody really hates. But she has to post them because she's in that humiliation phase of her career.
Trippie Redd is in the same satanic/retarded vibe as Doja Cat (see my article on his video Topanga). He recently posted this pic of a BDSM-type mask with a crucifix on it. Mocking Christianity is a must in the industry.
In my article about Beyonce's Renaissance, I explained how the entire tour was about her turning into an industry slave. The symbolism on the promotional posters of the Renaissance movie points in the same exact direction.
Here, Beyonce is gradually turning into a shiny robot thing which symbolizes her turning into an industry slave.
This costume alludes to sexual submission – a theme that is extremely prevalent throughout her show.
This headline states that "climate change" is a threat to … gay people? How is that remotely possible? This looks like an AI-generated parody of mainstream news. But no. It is actually mainstream "news".
Special thanks to everyone who sent in pics.
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On November 16th, R&B singer Cassie filed a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs for rape and sex trafficking. The court documents are rather graphic as they describe Diddy turning Cassie into a drug-addicted sex slave who got brutally beaten on several occasions. If remotely true, these allegations could have sent Diddy to prison for a long time.
But that didn't happen. Diddy settled the lawsuit in a single day, saving him from going to trial and seeing the disturbing details of his abuse revealed to the general public.
So, once again, Diddy will not face the consequences of his actions – a pattern that has been happening for decades. Three years ago, I published an article about Diddy where I looked at the ridiculous number of artists who ran away from the music industry and turned religious after a stint with Bad Boy Records. The article also included accounts of people close to Diddy who witnessed strange things such as him forcing male artists to perform sexual acts on him. An ex-bodyguard even stated that he saw "devil sh*t".
In short, there is no smoke without fire and there have been persistent rumors involving Diddy for decades. However, everyone involved seems to believe that he is "untouchable". Is the industry protecting him?
One thing is for sure, Cassie's lawsuit was rather damning. But now it's gone. Here's a look at it.
Graphic LawsuitThe first page of the lawsuit warns of graphic details.
The court documents start by mentioning that Cassie met Diddy when she was 19 years old and he was 37. He signed her to Bad Boy Records in 2005 and, in the decade that followed, he ended up completely controlling her personal and professional life.
Diddy and Cassie in 2007.
The lawsuit states that numerous people were direct witnesses of Diddy's abuse but no one dared to speak up. Not only did they fear repercussions, but they somehow knew that he was "untouchable".
After a couple of years, the relationship turned into a slave/handler-type situation where Diddy kept Cassie in a drug-induced haze while controlling all aspects of her life. He even played bizarre mind games involving her grandfather. The lawsuit states:
59. Mr. Combs also became deeply involved in Ms. Ventura's personal life, with his personal staff attending to Ms. Ventura's day-to-day travel and other needs, including medical care. On multiple occasions, Mr. Combs had Ms. Ventura's personal medical records sent directly to his email address. For instance, when Ms. Ventura began experiencing memory loss—potentially due to excessive drug use and/or head injuries caused by Mr. Combs's beatings, as described below—her MRI results were provided directly to Mr. Combs. Mr. Combs also repeatedly arranged for his staff to drive Ms. Ventura to certain doctors' appointments.
60. In this way, Mr. Combs exerted ownership over Ms. Ventura. As another example of the ways in which he manipulated Ms. Ventura and ensured obedience, early on in their relationship, he asked Ms. Ventura what she called her grandfather. When Mr. Ventura said that she referred to her grandfather as "Pop Pop," Mr. Combs perversely insisted that Ms. Ventura refer to him with that nickname.
Later, the document explains that Diddy often beat Cassie brutally, causing bruises and black eyes. He would then force her to stay in a hotel room for days until she healed up.
66. In January 2009, after Mr. Combs learned that Ms. Ventura spoke to another music manager at a party in Los Angeles, he became enraged. She had hoped speaking to this manager would allow her to further grow her career, and that Mr. Combs would be happy for her, but instead he became extremely angry and pulled her out of the club where the party was taking place.
67. In the car leaving the club, Mr. Combs beat Ms. Ventura, pushing her into a corner of the vehicle and stomping on her face. Mr. Combs's security staff, Roger Bonds, tried to stop the beating, but was unable to deescalate the situation. When the car arrived at Mr. Combs' residence, Ms. Ventura attempted to run away, but Mr. Combs followed her and proceeded to again kick her in the face. Ms. Ventura was bleeding profusely, and was ushered into Mr. Combs' home, where she began to throw up from the violent assault.
68. Upon recognizing the damage he had done and the physical evidence of his abuse, Mr. Combs panicked, and forced his staff to bring Ms. Ventura to a hotel suite at The London Hotel in Los Angeles, where she was required to stay for a week.
69. During this stay, as her injuries from the beating healed, Ms. Ventura began to fully realize that Mr. Combs's tremendously loyal network not only knew about and witnessed his assault, but also that these witnesses were not willing to do anything meaningful to stop Mr. Combs's behavior. She recognized that she was powerless, and that reporting Mr. Combs to the authorities would not alter Mr. Combs's status or influence but would merely give Mr. Combs another excuse to hurt her.
In the section titled "Mr. Combs Forces Ms. Ventura Into Sex Trafficking", the lawsuit explains how Diddy forced Cassie to have sex with male escorts … while they were wearing mascarade masks (aka Illuminati, Eyes Wide Shut-type masks). This entire section sounds rather insane but, when one knows about Diddy's tendencies, it's completely believable.
76. Within a few months of beginning a romantic relationship with forty-year-old Mr. Combs, the twenty-two-year-old Ms. Ventura felt beholden to his whims and demands.
77. While in New York City, Mr. Combs told the Ms. Ventura that he wanted to engage in a fantasy of his called "voyeurism." Mr. Combs said that it would "turn him on" if he saw Ms. Ventura "with another dick."
78. The first time, Mr. Combs hired a man and brought the man to his home in Los Angeles. The man, Mr. Combs, and Ms. Ventura wore masquerade masks, and ingested drugs. Mr. Combs directed Ms. Ventura to perform sexual acts with this man while Mr. Combs watched them. He masturbated while he directed Ms. Ventura and the man to do specific sexual acts.
79. The entire encounter lasted multiple days.
80. Mr. Combs began to call the arrangement a "Freak Off," or "FO." He would repeatedly tell Ms. Ventura at random moments that he wanted an FO, and Ms. Ventura was eventually expected to facilitate the location and the hiring of male sex workers.
81. At certain points during Ms. Ventura and Mr. Combs's relationship, he would insist on an FO weekly. Mr. Combs would repeatedly tell Ms. Ventura that this practice was "our thing" and "our secret."
The lawsuit also states that Cassie was heavily drugged to facilitate dissociation. Diddy truly acted as an MK handler.
87. Mr. Combs always supplied Ms. Ventura (and the sex worker) with copious amounts of drugs before and during the FOs. Ms. Ventura was given ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, and alcohol in excessive amounts during FOs, which allowed her to disassociate during these horrific encounters. It became common place to get IV fluids in the days after an FO to recover from the excessive substances pushed upon her.
Another story describes how Cassie had turned into a sex slave who was coerced by Diddy (and his team) to perform sex acts on demand.
101. Around August 2015, for example, in the middle of surprise birthday dinner for Ms. Ventura's 29th birthday, Mr. Combs insisted that Ms. Ventura leave the party and go to a hotel for an FO. When she expressed that she did not want to go, Mr. Combs had Ms. Ventura cornered by his security staff in order to force her to leave with him.
102. After this FO, Mr. Combs and Ms. Ventura went back to the hotel room that Ms. Ventura was staying in, where some of Ms. Ventura's friends were already hanging out. Mr. Combs was severely intoxicated, and at one point during the night, picked up one of Ms. Ventura's friends like a child and dangled the friend over the balcony of the 17th floor hotel suite. Ms. Ventura and her friends were scared by Mr. Combs's erratic behavior, but Ms. Ventura was heavily sedated because of the drugs she took to participate in the FO, and therefore was unable to respond to Mr. Combs's terrifying behavior.
103. The FOs became work for Ms. Ventura, and despite her protestations, Mr. Combs insisted on these intricately staged and forced sexual encounters between Ms. Ventura and various male sex workers.
The lawsuit also states that Diddy blew up Kid Kudi's car when he discovered that Cassie started seeing him, proving that he could commit violent acts in total impunity.
Every time Cassie attempted to leave Diddy, a network of powerful and connected people got to work to track her down and intimidate her.
120. In or around March 2016, during an FO at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, Mr. Combs became extremely intoxicated and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving her a black eye.
121. After he fell asleep, Ms. Ventura tried to leave the hotel room, but as she exited, Mr. Combs awoke and began screaming at Ms. Ventura. He followed her into the hallway of the hotel while yelling at her. He grabbed at her, and then took glass vases in the hallway and threw them at her, causing glass to crash around them as she ran to the elevator to escape.
122. She managed to get into the elevator, and when she got to the lobby, quickly took a cab to her apartment. Upon realizing that her running away would cause Mr. Combs to be even angrier with her, and completely stuck in his vicious cycle of abuse, Ms. Ventura returned to the hotel with the intention of apologizing for running away from her abuser. When she returned, hotel security staff urged her to get back into a cab and go to her apartment, suggesting that they had seen the security footage showing Mr. Combs beating Ms. Ventura and throwing glass at her in the hotel hallway.
123. Upon information and belief, Mr. Combs paid the InterContinental Century City $50,000 for the hallway security footage from that evening.
124. After this, Ms. Ventura left her home in Comstock and went to hide away at a friend's home in Florida. James Cruz, President of Bad Boy Management, tracked Ms. Ventura down and told her that her single would not be released if she did not answer Mr. Combs's phone calls.
125. A woman who worked at Sony Music reached out to her with a similar ultimatum
concerning her record.126. Incredibly, Mr. Combs even convinced one of his attorneys to call Ms. Ventura at this time. This lawyer told Ms. Ventura that "it's in your best interest to call [Mr. Combs] back."
127. Each time Ms. Ventura tried to run away, Mr. Combs and his powerful network would force her back to him.
Finally, the lawsuit stated that Diddy raped Cassie when she tried to end things with him for good.
131. In September 2018, she joined Mr. Combs for a dinner at an Italian restaurant in Malibu, California for what she believed would be a discussion about concluding their relationship for good.
132. After dinner, Mr. Combs and Ms. Ventura returned to Ms. Ventura's home, which was paid for by Mr. Combs.
133. Mr. Combs forced himself into her apartment and tried to kiss Ms. Ventura. She told him to stop and attempted to push him away.
134. Mr. Combs then forcibly pulled off Ms. Ventura's clothing and unbuckled his belt. He proceeded to rape Ms. Ventura while she repeatedly said "no" and tried to push him away.
While some lawsuits are frivolous and desperate attempts at blackmailing a person with means, Cassie's allegations ring true as they're consistent with persistent rumors that have been surrounding Diddy for decades. Numerous people who knew him personally went on record stating that he was prone to heavy drug use, sexual debauchery (often involving men), and violence. In this case, Diddy "recruited" Cassie while she was a teenager and turned her into a drug-addled sex slave while controlling every aspect of her life for over a decade.
Quick SettlementDespite the severity of these allegations, Diddy was able to settle the lawsuit in 24 hours. This move was rather unexpected as Cassie had reportedly refused a "generous" settlement prior to the lawsuit.
Ms Ventura's lawyer – also speaking before the settlement – said Mr Combs had offered her a payment of "eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit".
"She rejected his efforts and decided to give a voice to all woman who suffer in silence," the lawyer, Doug Wigdor, said.
– BBC, Sean 'Diddy' Combs: Singer Cassie settles lawsuit accusing rap mogul of rape and abuse
So what happened? Was Cassie forced to take the settlement? Was she threatened? One thing is for sure: Diddy appears to be in the good graces of the industry's higher-ups because, once again, he gets off scot-free.
If he wasn't in good graces, that trial would have happened. All kinds of stories and evidence would have surfaced and his whole image and career would have been destroyed forever. Not to mention that he would have been sent to jail for a long time. But all of that has been nixed. Maybe some people in the industry did not want to see their sick tendencies being revealed to the public … so they made sure that this lawsuit disappeared forever.
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Sabrina Carpenter is one of the many ex-Disney child stars turned pop singers. After starring in Disney's Girl Meets World and Adventures in Babysitting, Carpenter "graduated" to pop singer status where her image changed and everything about her became about the elite's agendas. In this way, she's been following the same career path as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez where she went from a "wholesome" actress to an all-out tool of indoctrination to her young fans.
In 2019, I looked at her video In My Bed which was clearly about Monarch programming. It was so blatant that it could be referred to as "Mind Control 101" … and it was released by Disney's Hollywood Records.
In this scene from In My Bed, Carpenter is in a straitjacket and her eyes are "hypnotized" as her handlers analyze and reprogram her. The entire video is replete with MK symbolism.
Since then, Carpenter has been set up for success. She signed with Universal Music Publishing Group and joined Taylor Swift's massive Eras Tour as an opener.
Mass media has been hard a work building up Sabrina Carpenter as a major celebrity. It's all artificial.
With these pieces in place, the timing was perfect to release a profoundly toxic (and borderline satanic) music video for her fans to absorb. And, while at it, her team decided to desecrate a whole church in the process.
They Really Hate ChurchesIn past Vigilant Citizen articles, I've highlighted numerous times how actual churches are desecrated in the filming of music videos. By doing so, the people involved are, in a way, conducting satanic black masses which are all about corrupting actual Christian rituals. Not only that, they make the millions of unsuspecting viewers witness it all.
Feather is no exception. The video begins with various shots inside an actual church (The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn).
In this shot, we see that they've added a neon cross.
Neon crosses have become an important symbol in occult-elite-sponsored videos. They can be found in videos such as Kesha's Praying, The Weeknd's Starboy, and Iggy Azalea's Savior.
A screenshot from Iggy Azalea's Savior featuring a bunch of neon crosses. The message of the video is highly satanic.
What do these neon crosses symbolize? Well, neon lights are usually associated with urban sleaze and decadence: Shady businesses, gambling, strip clubs, and so forth. Interesting fact: The neon capital of the world, Las Vegas, is dubbed "sin city". In short, neon crosses are basically about ridiculing the actual cross and Christianity in general.
If neon crosses are a little too subtle for most people to get, Feather gets rather heavy-handed with its disrespect.
On the altar are several caskets including this one that says "RIP B*tch".
Does this curse word belong on a church altar? Would they dare do such a thing in the sacred temple of any other religion?
Later in the video, Carpenter dances around in a revealing outfit. She's celebrating the death of several men – including one she murdered. That's all very blasphemous and all-out insane.
When the video came out, Bishop Robert Brennan was "appalled" by what took place in the church. He was also displeased with the local parish who allowed this to happen and removed him from his position. And all of this made the news.
In a statement, the Bishop stated:
"[Brennan] is appalled at what was filmed at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn. The parish did not follow diocesan policy regarding the filming on Church property, which includes a review of the scenes and script."
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Following the announcement, Brennan and Monsignor Joseph Grimaldi conducted a Mass of Reparation, during which the bishop blessed the altar with holy water. In a statement following the Mass, the diocese said:
"Through the offering of this Mass, Bishop Brennan has restored the sanctity of this church and repaired the harm."
That is all well and good but did the Mass restore the sanctity of the millions of people who watched the video? Because this video is very foul. And for several reasons.
Celebrating PsychopathyThe reason why Sabrina Carpenter is dancing around coffins is because these guys acted somewhat inappropriately. So they HAD TO DIE. That is the reasoning behind this video.
That guy and a couple of his buddies cat called Sabrina. THEY DESERVE TO DIE.
Shortly after, a truck runs over the guys. Meanwhile, Sabrina is very unfazed (and rather pleased) by the violent death of three people. Kind of psychopathic if you ask me.
In another scene, Sabrina is in a gym with a bunch of dudes while wearing an attention-grabbing outfit.
One guy touches her arm. HE DESERVES TO DIE. And everyone else too while we're at it.
Shortly after, the guys start fighting over her (because she's just that irresistible). As this violence occurs, Sabrina takes … selfies. How self-absorbed can you be?
After the carnage, there's blood everywhere. As Sabrina tiptoes around the numerous dead bodies, she's all like "Well that's what you get for being slightly inappropriate".
In another scene, Sabrina straight-up murders a guy.
A guy takes a picture of Sabrina's butt while inside an elevator. HE DEFINITELY DESERVES TO DIE.
In response to this transgression, Sabrina sticks the guy's tie out of the elevator as the doors close. Meanwhile, he's pleading for his life.
The guy dies brutally as his blood pours out. This is pop music now.
Meanwhile, Sabrina is all like "buh-bye" while she sings "I feel so much lighter like a feather with you off my mind". Psycho.
The guy was a loser for taking the pic but did the punishment fit the crime? Of course not. However, men being murdered in music videos has become a recurring theme (as seen in numerous VC articles in the past). They want to portray the death of men because it symbolically represents an important agenda: The destruction of masculinity. The transgressions that preceded each death in Feather are merely an excuse to depict these bloody deaths and to cause people to say "Well, he deserved it".
The video ends with Sabrina dancing sexily on a church altar around four coffins.
The entertainment industry is sick.
In ConclusionSabrina Carpenter is a pop star who was built from scratch by the elite to do as she's told. And, as she's purposely placed under the spotlight, she's being used to perpetuate the same toxic agendas pushed by her industry slave "colleagues".
There is absolutely nothing new, original or distinctive about Feather. It could have been performed by any other interchangeable pop star because it is not art, it is indoctrination. Indeed, in a few short minutes, the video manages to put on screen several obsessions of the elite: The desecration of Christianity, the celebration of the elite's culture of death, and the destruction of masculinity. And, throughout the video, Sabrina Carpenter displays heavy symptoms of narcissism, self-abortion, and even psychopathy while her fans scream "Yaaass Queen!". Because all of this is deemed cool.
But none of this is cool. It's insane. Kind of like dancing around coffins that say "RIP B*tch" inside a church.
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Most of us knew Matthew Perry from Friends – a sitcom that remains highly popular to this day. As the show played in a constant loop around the world since the 1990s, Perry and his co-stars have been enjoying a form of permanent youth where they never seemed to age on our screens. Maybe for this reason, the news of Perry's death at the age of 54 was particularly upsetting.
However, as one learns about the bizarre circumstances surrounding his demise, things only get more upsetting. From the purported cause of death to its symbolic timing, not to mention the incredibly eerie Instagram posts that preceded it all – everything is highly suspect and "unnatural". It's almost as if everything was planned in advance.
When such events happen, I usually wait a few days before writing about them, hoping that new information will answer some questions and dispel some dark theories. However, over a week after Perry's death, no questions were answered and things just got weirder. And, despite the entire "what the hell just happened" aspect of this death, mass media's coverage remained extremely vague while stubbornly focusing on two words: Drug addiction.
In other words, Perry's death follows the same pattern as other celebrity deaths that were described in past articles. Here's a look at the circumstances surrounding his death.
What Really Happened?On October 28th, after spending most of the day playing pickleball, Mathew Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles. Authorities quickly determined that no illegal drugs were found on the premises and that no foul play was suspected. Most news reports stated that he died from "apparent drowning".
Over a week after the discovery of Perry's body, the actual cause of death remains a mystery.
Matthew Perry's death investigation continues to raise more questions than answers six days after his death, according to a former medical examiner.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner on Sunday told Fox News Digital, "An autopsy was completed today, and toxicology results are pending."
Following reports that a toxicology screening revealed fentanyl and meth were not found in his system at the time of his death, Dr. Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner of New York City, forensic pathologist and Fox News contributor wondered why a cause of death had not yet been released.
"If Matthew Perry had died of a heart attack, that would be immediately apparent, and they would have said so," Baden exclusively told Fox News Digital.
In his new interview with Fox News Digital, Baden said, "The two important substances to refer to is the Vicodin, which is an opioid narcotic, and alcohol, which are the two things that he, according to his biography, got into the most trouble about," Baden said. "We have to see what happens with the further release of the toxicology, because after six days now, they know if there was any natural cause of death. If he had a heart attack, that being the most common cause of death, or heart disease."
He added, "If that were the cause of death – and people can have heart attacks while swimming or in hot tubs – they would have known right away. And, that would be something they would have released because that would be kind to the family without delving into the drugs that he had previously had trouble with."
– Fox News, Matthew Perry toxicology reports provide insight into how star may have died: former medical examiner
Like other similar cases, the actual cause of death might take weeks to be revealed and, even then, it might remain extremely vague. And, while mass media has been talking about drugs and hinting at a possible suicide, people close to him say that he was sober and not suicidal. I mean, who plays pickleball before committing suicide?
Perry was pictured on a lunch date with a Venuzuelian model named Athenna Crosby one day before his death.
In an Instagram post, Athenna Crosby wrote:
"I want to emphasize that Matthew was in extremely good spirits and talked to me enthusiastically about the things he had coming up in his life. He was so happy and vibrant."
That doesn't sound like someone who was about to commit suicide. She also added that he was "100% sober". Perry himself stated that he has been sober since 2021.
So, if Perry did not die of natural causes, nor of an overdose, and did not commit suicide, what could have happened? Could he be yet another ritual sacrifice of the occult elite – right during the most "sacrificial" time of the year?
If that sounds crazy to you, I agree. It is completely crazy. But we live in a crazy world and everything about this death points directly towards this craziness. Here are some eerie facts about this sad event.
Eerie FactsFirst eerie fact: Perry is yet another celebrity who was found dead in a bathtub. Whitney Houston (who died in mysterious circumstances) was found in a bathtub. Her daughter Bobbi (who died in VERY mysterious circumstances) was also found in a bathtub.
Almost exactly one year ago, another celebrity was found dead in a bathtub: Aaron Carter. Once again, his death was highly suspicious, and, like Perry, the media solely focused on his addictions while completely ignoring other bizarre facts (his own mother believes he was murdered).
Another similarity between the deaths of Perry and Carter: They both occurred around Samhain (the occult holiday that takes place on Halloween) which happens to be the most "sacrificial" time of the year. For centuries, ancient cultures have been practicing human sacrifices during this spiritually potent period.
Here's an excerpt from my article about Aaron Carter. It 100% applies today.
Carter died on November 5th, 2022. Do you recall what happened exactly one year prior, on November 5th, 2021? Astroworld – the highly demonic concert where 10 people died as Travis Scott carried on performing. As explained in my article about Astroworld, the week of Samhain (Halloween) is, in occult circles, the most potent time for blood sacrifices. Every year, high-profile yet unexplained deaths occur during that time.
Perry died around Samhain. Even worse, he died exactly during a full moon which is said to multiply the magical potency of a sacrifice. While these facts might sound like coincidences, they've all been alluded to in Perry's final Instagram posts. You can't make this up.
Final Instagram PostsAfter months of inactivity on Instagram, Perry (or whoever handles his account) posted a series of cryptic pictures that appear to be predicting the time and place of his death.
On October 17th, Perry posted a TV screen playing the film The Batman with the caption "No need to worry, I've got the streets tonight".
Several of his last posts bizarrely refer to Batman (or Mattman). Some believe that Perry was sending out "bat signals" (which indicate that someone is in distress). One thing is for sure, Perry was clearly fascinated by Batman.
The final words of his memoirs refer to Batman. His final public words also refer to Batman.
Two days later, Perry posted another "bat signal".
Two days later, Perry posted this very bizarre picture that said "Batman plays pickleball". As stated above, Perry died shortly after playing pickleball. His first caption was "WTF". Later he posted a comment saying "Rest easy. I'm on a tall building". One of the most liked comments mentions that the words "Rest easy" ended up being premonitory.
The next day, Perry posted a video of three cranberries with the caption "This is what I've had to eat today. I'm Mattman."
People were quick to point out that the post above might be a reference to Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of the Cranberries. In 2018, she was found dead in a bathtub in bizarre circumstances. You truly can't make this up.
On the same day, Perry posted a Halloween pumpkin emitting a "bat signal" with the caption "Do you know what I mean?".
Again, on October 22nd, Perry posted this picture of the moon with the caption: "Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you? I'm Mattman".
Evidently, Perry (or whoever handled his account) was trying to say something with these three cryptic pictures posted the same day. Maybe the message was: Around Halloween and during the full moon, in a matter similar to the lead singer of The Cranberries.
And maybe Perry didn't post any of this. Maybe his handlers posted these pictures as part of a mega-ritual meant to shock and upset the entire world at this highly potent time of the year.
The next day Perry posted a final pic – one that takes the strangeness to another level.
In his very last post, Perry sits in the jacuzzi in which he'll die a few days later with the caption "Oh, so warm water swirling around you makes you feel good? I'm Mattman." Also, the picture was purposely framed to capture the moon.
Five days after this last pic, Perry was found dead in this very tub. And it was right during the full moon.
How many coincidences need to happen before they stop being coincidences?
In ConclusionThe least one can say is that there's something off about Matthew Perry's death. And, when one knows a bit about the modus operandi of the occult elite, things get very suspicious.
First, it appears that "dead in a bathtub" is becoming a calling card of the occult elite. Second, if one wanted to carry a ritual sacrifice, the timing of Matthew Perry's death could not have been more perfect. The elite loves to carry out "mega-rituals" (highly mediatized sacrifices that cause shock and sorrow on a global scale) around this time of year because it is when the veil between the material and the spirit worlds is the thinnest.
While these facts might seem easy to dismiss, all of them were alluded to in Perry's final Instagram posts. The bat signals indicated that he was in distress. The Halloween pumpkin referred to Samhain and the time of his death. Pictures of the moon referred to the upcoming full moon, the exact moment he would die. The cranberries alluded to celebrities dying in tubs. Finally, in the very last post, he's sitting in the tub in which he'll be found dead.
Some believe that these clues were left by Perry as he was planning his suicide. But maybe other people were planning his "suicide" … the same people who have been "suiciding" celebrities for decades.
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Billie Eilish was recently featured in an Allure magazine photoshoot and, as is often the case with her, everything about that shoot screams Monarch mind control. While each picture might seem innocuous in itself, combining them together makes things rather obvious … for those who understand the symbolism.
In this pic, Billie is "caught" in a spider web, the same way Monarch slaves are caught in the system. And, apparently, Billie finds this very boring. The center of the web focuses on a single eye, effectively making a one-eye sign confirming that this is all occult elite madness.
One reason it's called Monarch programming is that slaves are said to transform "from caterpillars to butterflies". For this reason, slaves of the industry are often represented with butterfly wings.
MK slaves are subjected to trauma-inducing torture such as forced contact with (or forced consumption of) spiders and tarantulas. That's a recurring theme in Billie Eilish's imagery.
This pic is a great way of representing multiple personas – the ultimate goal of Monarch Programming.
Post Malone was recently featured in an Esquire magazine photoshoot that catered to another agenda that's extremely important to the elite: The feminization of male pop stars.
Post Malone is yet another male celebrity who had to pose for a magazine in feminine clothing.
Some might say "That's a Scottish kilt, bro and it's super manly." Well, first, it is not a kilt (they're not cut to show off legs). If want to get technical, it's a kilt-inspired skirt. Second, let's just look at another pic from that photoshoot.
Post is wearing a pencil-skirt type thing. Still manly? No, still agenda.
Post Malone is definitely not the only artist subjected to this mess. Three years ago, I published an article about Lil Pump's song Illuminati which was all about being initiated in the industry. In the article, I wrote:
Lil Pump is wearing a feline-print jacket which is used by the aforementioned Illuminati to identify Beta Kitten slaves. In other words, Lil Pump might get "lil pumped" by some old disgusting Illuminati dude later.
How is Lil Pump doing now? Let's look at a recent pic of him.
In a recent post, Lil Pump looks very feminine. Also, he looks like he just got "lil pumped" by an old disgusting Illuminati dude. Remember when rappers weren't so sad and pathetic?
Speaking of sad and pathetic, here's are recent pic of Doja Cat.
In a recent Instagram post, Doja Cat is wearing devil horns with a shirt that says "& on the 7th day God made me a gatekeeper". On the 7th day, God rested and didn't have time for your satanic crap, Doja.
In another pic, Doja is painting a demonic figure (or maybe an auto-portrait) that also contains a one-eye sign. The message: She's a complete industry slave and there's no more substance to her except demonic garbage.
Meanwhile, Drake released a new album and the cover is a creepy goat. Apparently, it was drawn by Adonis – the son he ignored until he was called out by Pusha T. Here's a screenshot of Drake's video 8 a.m. in Charlotte.
In the video, Adonis holds a drawing featuring a one-eyed satanic goat which looks oddly similar to Doja Cat's "painting" above. None of these "artworks" are genuine – it is all contrived, industry-generated madness.
As usual, the one-eye sign was all over the place in the last month and was performed by some of the biggest stars on earth in music, movies, and even sports. The message: The occult elite wants to control anyone that's somewhat influential.
In the past years, I've written a couple of articles on Poppy – a famous YouTuber whose entire act revolves around trauma-based mind control. She was recently featured on the cover of Alternative Press and, of course, she's doing a one-eye sign to confirm her status as an industry slave.
Vini Jr. is a soccer star who plays for Real Madrid and the Brazilian National team. He recently posted a picture of himself doing the one-eye sign and, judging by the comments on Instagram, fans understood what it truly meant.
While one can dismiss his one-eye sign as unrelated randomness, he's been doing it for a while. Here's a pic of him from 2020. They know what they are doing.
Last year, I published an article about Anne Heche's last hours and the incredibly suspicious circumstances surrounding her death. TMZ recently released a picture of her tombstone and it's a very sad sight.
On Heche's tombstone is a picture of her making a one-eye sign. Above her name is a Monarch butterfly. The occult elite controlled her life, caused her death and now it is mocking her right on her tombstone.
This is Dan Harmon (the creator of Rick and Morty) on the cover of Hollywood Reporter. In case you didn't know, he's a creep (see this very disturbing "comedy" video where he rapes a baby). As if that wasn't enough, the co-creator of Rick and Morty Justin Roiland was recently accused of "sexual assault, grooming, and providing alcohol to minors". The eye on Dan Harmon's forehead indicates that he's "stamped" by the elite (maybe that is why he's not rotting in jail). The cover says "Dan Harmon needs to talk". I say: Dan Harmon needs to shut up.
Every passing month, examples of the gender-blurring agenda (and all of its absurdities) keep surfacing and things keep getting worse. Here are a couple of examples.
The upcoming Miss Universe contest will feature two men: Miss Netherland and Miss Portugal. The fact that these men wear sashes with the word "Miss" on them is a perfect representation of our society's complete delusion.
This is the podium of the Chicago Cyclocross Cup – a women's cycling race. The gold and silver medals were won by two transgender cyclists. The bronze was won by a poor lady who would have gotten gold if it wasn't for these frauds who are too cowardly to compete with men of similar physiques.
This headline is basically a cluster of insulting, blasphemous words that mix gay sexuality with Christianity. It's an agenda they really want to push and I dare them to do something similar with any other religion.
The promotional campaign surrounding the video game Diablo IV keeps getting more absurd, satanic, and ritualistic. Indeed, Blizzard Entertainment launched a campaign urging fans to donate blood with the goal of collecting a total of 666 quarts of blood. The main prize of the sweepstakes is a "custom liquid-cooled PC infused with real human blood". This is similar to Lil Nas X's Nike shoes which contained real human blood. The occult elite's satanic obsessions are infiltrating all aspects of society.
Ex-pornstar Mia Khalifa recently launched a fashion company named Sheytan which literally means Satan in Arabic. In this pic, Mia attempts the "possessed" look while the word "Sheytan" in Arabic letters hangs over her g-string. This girl is lost.
On September 23rd, the Telegraph published an article stating that the elite's favorite witch Marina Abramovic was asked by Ukrainian President Zelensky to become ambassador for Ukraine. Shortly after, the article was deleted (the archive can still be found here). Why was the article deleted? Too real?
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The least one can say is that watching A Certain Sacrifice in its entirety requires "a certain sacrifice" from the viewer. Although the movie's duration is under an hour, watching this thing is a painful and dizzying ordeal that seems to last an eternity. Shot on Super 8, the movie's camerawork is often shaky and out of focus while the sound is just terrible. In short, it is a typical example of guerilla filmmaking from the 1980s.
Despite being an all-around bad movie, A Certain Sacrifice has one thing going for it: It features an actress who would become, only a few years later, one of the biggest stars on the planet: Madonna. For this reason (and this reason alone), A Certain Sacrifice sold a good number of copies when it was released in 1985. Since then, it developed a cult status among Madonna fans and became a highly collectible item (it can be watched on YouTube).
A cover of the elusive tape.
The cover above says "the film she tried to ban". That's because Madonna tried to prevent the movie from being distributed by offering $5000 to buy its rights. That did not work.
According to some biographies, Madonna absolutely hated the movie and the way it turned out. But there are other reasons that might explain her not wanting the world to see it: It is a rather raw reflection of the bizarre and twisted mindset of the "art world" and the entertainment industry she would later fully embrace. Furthermore, some even speculate that A Certain Sacrifice is actually a snuff film that contains an actual sacrifice.
One thing is for sure, this movie is the perfect "initiation" to the artist who would become, some years later, the Grand Priestess of the Music Industry. Here's a look at this thing.
Sex SlaveThe movie begins by introducing the two (very unlikable) protagonists.
Madonna's character is named Bruna and is described as a "very bad girl". The male protagonist (played by Jeremy Pattnosh, a co-writer of the movie) is from the suburbs and is said to not be "suited for his original environment, his Christian faith".
He is known on the streets as Dashiell – a name that might be inspired by Dashiell Hammett, an author who was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1953 for his Marxist views. This link is reinforced by the fact that the main "bad guys" of the movie are business-minded conservative men who are portrayed as racist and corrupt.
So Dashiell leaves the suburb and goes to New York City where he meets Bruna in the weirdest way possible.
Bruna is in Washington Square Park just dancing suggestively under a water fountain … like normal people do. Funny fact: There's a bunch of people watching her in the background and they're clearly not extras – just random NY people who are wondering what is happening.
As she's dancing, Dashiell shows up and points a gun at her. Then he aggressively slams her onto the ground and kisses her. As we'll soon see, Bruna has some clear Beta Sex Kitten tendencies as she constantly seems "in heat" while also constantly getting abused.
After dancing annoyingly for some long minutes (as confused NY people watch in the background), the two kiss and "fall in love".
This new power couple faces a major problem: Bruna has to announce to her "family of lovers" that she's breaking up with them.
Bruna's "family of lovers" consists of a man, a woman, and a transgender woman.
Clearly, Bruna is not in a typical relationship. She describes it as them being "slaves to each other".
Bruna is dressed in bright red – the color of sacrifice – as she stands before her "family".
When Bruna tells the family to stop being jealous, the three grab her and throw her on the ground. The scene that ensues can only be described as a "choreographed rape".
Bruna's "lovers" forcibly undress her while a knife is pointed at her face and a giant bug dangles over her head.
It appears that a great portion of the movie is dedicated to subjecting Bruna (and Madonna) to a series of scary or downright trauma-inducing situations.
In the following scene, Dashiell sings like a psychopath about a "screaming demon lover" while Bruna looks worried and scared. I don't know why this scene exists other than subjecting Madonna to some insanity.
Things will soon get even worse for Bruna.
The SacrificeDashiell meets Raymond Hall, the man who will eventually become the ritual sacrifice. Notice that he is wearing red.
Raymond Hall is from upstate New York and he tells Dashiell that he's appalled by the crime in the city. Other than ranting about black people, Hall says that he's the owner of a hardware store and that he fought in Korea and Vietnam. Then he asks Dashiell where he could get laid. Dashiell's answer: "Get lost".
But Raymond Hall did not "get lost". In a later scene, he's sitting at the same diner as Dashiell and Bruna. Then things get ugly.
Hall follows Bruna into the diner's bathroom and rapes her.
Yes, it's the third time that Bruna has been abused in this short movie. Strange fact: Director Stephen Lewicki took the actor who played Hall aside and instructed him to rip Madonna's blouse off during the scene. Madonna was unaware of this fact and, in the scene, she seems genuinely shocked. After that scene, Bruna cries and agonizes in the diner as a breast sticks out of her ripped shirt. Knowing what happened previously, that scene becomes even more upsetting.
After this awfulness, Dashiell exacts revenge on Hall: He kidnaps him and takes him to a theatre where he'll be the "star" of a satanic ritual sacrifice.
Hall is tied up and gagged while Dashiell sings "Raymond Hall must die today". A chorus of female singers point and laugh at him in a witch-like fashion.
At one point, the actor playing Hall seems genuinely distraught. He also gets roughed up a couple of times as he clearly mouths "Aw, come on" to the people on stage.
This is where things get very bizarre: There are rumors of this scene being an actual sacrifice. According to this Reddit thread, Satanic Ritual abuse survivor Fiona Barnett, claimed that A Certain Sacrifice is actually a snuff film. Some internet sleuths even looked up the actor playing Hall (his real name is Charles Kurtz) and could not find any information about him, leading them to believe that he might have actually died in the making of this movie.
While those rumors are difficult to prove (especially due to the poor video quality), there is definitely some dark energy emanating from this scene.
After sacrificing Hall, Dashiell fills a large "chalice" with his blood and smears it across his face.
He also drenches other people with blood.
Then, as Bruna lies in bed, Dashiell shows up with his cup of blood.
Dashiell "blesses" Bruna with the blood. Then he covers her body with it and they start kissing … with blood on their faces.
At the end of the movie, the narrator says that Bruna and Dashiell live happily ever after. He also adds:
"It's all mixed up. Bad is good, black is white, love is hate".
He's got that right.
In ConclusionWhile A Certain Sacrifice is an objectively awful movie, it is quite interesting from a "historical" perspective. In less than an hour, the movie manages to put on screen several obsessions of modern pop culture such as satanic rituals, blood sacrifices, sexual slavery, and very bad music. In other words, it is a rather accurate reflection of the mindset of the entertainment world – a system in which Madonna became an important figure. Indeed, after the filming of this movie, Madonna would be known for combining shocking sexuality (for the time) and pseudo-satanic imagery – all of which were depicted in A Certain Sacrifice.
But there was clearly something about that movie that Madonna did not want people to see. Throughout the film, Madonna's character is basically a Sex Kitten slave who is assaulted and humiliated on several occasions. One might say that it was purposely written to have Maddonna live out these things. Then, the movie ends with a satanic "blessing", using the blood of a ritual sacrifice.
In a way, Madonna was the actual "sacrifice" of the movie (she was dressed in red on a few occasions). Furthermore, A Certain Sacrifice can even be seen as her "initiation" into the entertainment world and its twisted ways.
Today, Madonna is the Grand Priestess of the music industry. And this level of prestige certainly requires … a certain sacrifice.
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Watching the bodycam footage of this stripper being arrested in Ohio is a strange and harrowing experience. While, at first, it is difficult to take this woman seriously due to her being severely intoxicated (she has trouble forming coherent sentences), the raw truth nevertheless comes to the surface. As her past trauma and experiences become evident, this video stops being funny or entertaining. It is a window into the dark world of human trafficking. And its countless victims.
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