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Jim Jones and The People's Temple     On this date November 18, 1978 918 People Died in a Mass Murder/Suicide at the People's Temple in Jonestown Guyana at the hands of Cult Leader James Warren Jones. In the days of Trumpism when a trump supporter says to me that I have "drank the kool-aid" I laugh hysterically because 9 times out of 10 these people have no clue what they are talking about and don't know what the origin of that phrase even means. I ask them do you know where that phrase came from and I get Crickets every time... then I usually reply I rest my case.  Jim Jones, Charles Manson, David Koresh, and Donald Trump all Charismatic Leaders. Trump supporters are the Prime example of what Kool-Aid Drinkers truly are. If you don't believe me lets draw a comparison.  2 Corinthians 11:13-15 says the following: For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disg...

Marie Prevost was born Mary Bickford Dunn in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 1898.  She broke into films when she was 18 years old in Unto Those Who Sin (1916). Finding work in films was difficult in the early days, just as it is today.  Marie found herself doing odd jobs until 1917, when she made another film, Secrets of a Beauty Parlor (1917). After filming was completed, Marie found herself unemployed again and went back to scraping around for a living. She kept going to casting calls, but it wasn't until 1919 when she landed a role in Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919). Finally, in 1921, movie moguls discovered her talent and began casting her in a number of roles.  She appeared in four films that year and an additional six in 1922. Marie seemed to be on a roll. She stayed busy through the balance of the 1920s in a number of films, mostly comedies. As a matter of fact, she would continue making films until 1933, when her appeal began to fade.  She made no f...