(Mantraon) Superstitious Buddhist monks crossing a dangerous bridge: deep Tibetan chant of Om mani padme hum for calm and nervous system reset with help of internet slop
Trolls and a princess (John Bauer)
A bridge troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as "trolls" dwell in isolated areas of mountains, rocks, and caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.
In later Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not Christianized and brought to heel (like Zionist Hillary Clinton might like), and are considered dangerous to human beings.
A diagram of trolling, the harmful behavior of Troll Trump
Humans better not mess with us or we're going to attack them online so they can be sad.
TROLLS IN BUDDHISM: A kumbhāṇḍa (Sanskrit) or kumbhaṇḍa (Pāli) is one of a group of dwarfish, trollish, misshapen spirits among the lesser unseen beings in Buddhist cosmology and mythology [1, 2]. Kumbhāṇḍa was a dialectal form for "gourd." Due to their large scrotums or stomachs, they got their name from the resemblance. Kumbhāṇḍa may be interpreted as "pot-egg" since kumbha ("pot," like the world's largest festival, the Kumbha Mela about a pot/jar that spilled the "nectar of the gods," the amrita or ambrosia of immortality, on a few spots in India) and "egg"(anda). This was a common euphemism for "testicle." Kumbhāṇḍas had testicles "as large as pots" [1]. The terms kumbhāṇḍa (dwarf or troll) and yakṣa (ogre, Sasquatch, female yaksha = yakshi or Yeti) are sometimes used for the same creature. Yakṣa (Pali yakkha) in this case is the more general term and includes a variety of lower woodland or for the most part unseen beings inhabiting wilderness areas. More
Is Trump a troll or a childish trickster who acts like a child to bother others? Get off my bus!
WHAT KIND OF KARMA? In slang, an internet troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as on social media, forums, chat rooms, or online video games) or performs similar behaviors offline. The methods and motivations of these subhuman trolls can range from benign to sadistic. These messages can be inflammatory, insincere, digressive [2], extraneous, or off-topic, and may have the intent of provoking others into displaying emotional responses [3], or manipulating others' perceptions, thus acting as a bully or a provocateur. The behavior is typically for the troll's amusement, or to achieve a specific result such as disrupting a rival's online activities or purposefully causing confusion or harm to other people [4]. Trolling behaviors involve tactical aggression to incite emotional responses, which can adversely affect the target's well-being [5]. In this context, the noun and the verb forms of "troll" are frequently associated with internet discourse. Since at least the 2010s, media attention has equated trolling with online harassment. The Courier-Mail and The Today Show have used "troll" to mean "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families" [6, 7]. In addition, depictions of trolling have been included in popular fictional works, such as the HBO television program The Newsroom, in which a main character encounters harassing persons online and tries to infiltrate their circles by posting negative sexual comments [8]. More
Depending on the source, their appearance varies greatly; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them.
In Scandinavian folklore, trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks like bridges (sometimes said to have been formed by a troll having been exposed to sunlight).
Trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture.
Etymology (word origin)
Jotunn, dwarf, troll, in Scandinavian lore
The Old Norse nouns troll and trǫll are variously defined as "fiend, demon, werewolf, jötunn," like the Middle High German troll, trolle, "fiend."
According to philologist Vladimir Orel, the word is likely borrowed from Old Norse, possibly developed from Proto-Germanic neuter noun *trullan, meaning "to tread, step on" [tromp, stomp, stamp]. The origin of the Proto-Germanic word is unknown [1]. Additionally, the Old Norse verb trylla means "to enchant..." More
LYRICS: "I Will Kill You": Bleed from my pain/ Revenge on treacherous snakes/ They will pay/ Slicing my flesh/ Sculptured wounds my catharsis/ I will stain/ Into the heart/ Needle injects gasoline/ Convulsions/ The one that they betrayed/ Has made them this way/ Plagued by the bastards/ I will kill you/ Killed by my rage/ Scream at my face/ The grisly scars went unavenged/ Until now/ Deep in the hole/ You are gagged and scream aloud/ But unheard/ Choke on your vomit/ You watch your hands cut off/ Then your legs/ The one that you betrayed/ Will kill you this way/ Scarred by the bastards/ I will kill you/ Killed by my rage/ I must kill you/ Into the throat/ The scalpel slices/ Warm blood sprays out/ The gushing entices/ Pull out your heart/ And let you watch/ Shove in your mouth/ Then stab your crotch/ I watch your agony/ I am released from years of pain/ Your death averted my becoming insane/ You are dead, I have killed you (Genius)
Haley Bennett, in what was only her third audition [11], won the role of Jewish American popstar "Cora Corman" [Korman] for her film debut in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics[15]. She sang several songs for the film's soundtrack, including the super sexified (Hollywood vulgar but catchy) hit "Buddha's Delight," having been possessed by a devi (celestial "shining one") or earthbound asuraprincess ("demoness," "cast out shining one").. More
The Sámi (US SAH-mee, UK SAM-ee [8], also spelled Sami and Saami) are the indigenous Native Scandinavians, the Sámi-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.
Historically, the Sámi have been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders. However, these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer their own endonym, that is, the Northern Sámi Sápmi [9, 10].
Their traditional Native languages are the Sámi languages, which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family. More: Sámi people
“I spent 3 years with Tall White space aliens at Area 51," UFO whistleblower Charles Hall
(Jesse Michels) Sept. 11, 2025: American Alchemy. Our American Alchemist this week is American scientist Charles Hall.
He shares his extraordinary experiences with extraterrestrial beings at Area 51 known as the Tall Whites, detailing his time at Area 51 and interactions with various alien species.
He challenges established scientific theories, particularly Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, with his Hall Photon Theory, suggesting that advanced alien technology operates on principles beyond current human understanding.
12:15 The nature of alien craft and their abilities
20:28 The coexistence of aliens and military operations
25:21 Patterns of military bases and paranormal activity
29:21 Historical context of Area 51 and military secrecy
32:29 The role of extraterrestrials in human history
41:14 Psychological insights and alien interactions
01:09:46 The speed of gravity and electromagnetism
01:14:54 Designing UFOs: principles of propulsion
01:22:30 Deep space vs. Scout crafts: purpose and design
01:29:36 The role of subatomic particles in craft design
01:36:46 Materials and technology in UFO construction
01:41:58 Human interaction with extraterrestrial crafts
01:53:42 The Tall Whites: goals and diplomatic relations
02:02:38 Tim Taylor: NASA connections and ET encounters
Hall discusses the implications of these interactions on human evolution and the nature of UFOs (vimanas, spaceships, flying saucers, UAPs), providing insights into their design and [anti-gravity] propulsion systems.
Hall invites us to imagine a future when humanity must expand its science, its spirit, and its vision of "reality" to meet the cosmos on equal terms.
And the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize goes to indefatigable peacenik and activist...from the country Trump is killing so many people in: Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates it to Trump [so he won't have any hard feelings and will maybe stop bombing her country, extrajudicially killing its citizens, and threatening to invade so that the CIA can keep dealing cocaine unimpeded by the current administration]. Why would a leader in opposition to Venezuela's duly elected leader thank Trump? They're on the same team attempting to depose and destabilize the country until it falls under U.S. control in accordance with the regime change policies of the CIA as detailed in John Perkin's Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (3rd Edition)
He clearly wanted the Nobel Peace Prize like a hungry dog wants a biscuit, and how did the Norwegian Nobel Committee members reward his selfless self-promotion? They gave the prize to someone I’ve never heard of, Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado. I don’t think she’s even an American!
(TH) By hitting the CC (close caption) icon, English subtitles become visible for non-Finnish speakers
My Brother, Buddhist Monk | short documentary
We have an ancient Scandinavian Helgo Buddha
(Dhamma Source) This cinematic short covers a 26-year-old Finnish man who is leaving his frigid Scandinavian home country to become a Theravada Buddhist monk in the southcentral Thailand, at a Thai Forest Tradition hermitage called Wat Map Jap (aka Wat Marp Jan). This documentary was filmed by his sister, who includes the narration as she videos his departure and arrival at the faraway Asian monastery and their family's reaction to his decision to lead a pure monastic life, striving for enlightenment in this very life.
It's hard-listening (as opposed to easy-listening) music(k). "Keep it brutal," Cannibal Corpse and others like to say. Is Dimmu Borgir (pronounced \dee-moo bore-gur\) now the greatest band ever -- in the extreme rock category in general and symphonic black metal in particular?
Cradle of Filth, whom they used to be compared to all the time, can't hold a candle to this symphonic virtuosity. And limp Larstellica is just common stock rock (except calm Kirk, who's kool). The thrash element makes sense, the punk intensity, but it's the unimaginable precision, the technical proficiency, the innate talent to put all this together into a beautiful whole, and never mind the addition of the real orchestra. It is all too much, in the best way, monstrous elements and all. These hits are from Death Cult Armageddon.
See if anyone can name this classical tune.
So one day we went to a yoga class in Venice Beach, California, and the instructor told everyone to call him "Maestro." After class, next to my beautiful girlfriend he was staring at, I asked him why "Maestro"? It turns out he was a classical music buff pulling a Seinfeld, feeling himself much more of an orchestra conductor in life than a yoga teacher. He claimed he could recognize any classical song in just a few notes, not only the Beethoven stuff but obscure tunes, too. I always wanted to stymie him and prove him wrong with the following song, "Eradication Instincts Defined," because he would never guess it was a bunch of anti-church Norwegian hooligans playing extreme black metal with such sophistication in orchestration:
"Eradication Instincts Defined"
They really do make music like this, with a real-life orchestra.
(D'N'A Reacts) We Yanks are so -- but we mean well in big hearted Texas
Oh, honestly, why do you kids have to mosh and slam in pits of your own creation? Sit down!
Hard Heavy & Happy (Nico Rose)
While veterans with PTSD get all the attention, it is actually National Metal Day today, is a celebration for heavy metal fans, giving them the perfect excuse to crank up their favorite tracks and let loose.
It’s a day dedicated to the powerful music genre that broke barriers with its intense sound and rebellious spirit.
Getting its start in the late 1960s, metal music has always been a bit on the edge of the standard. And when the rockumentary (or mockumentary), This Is Spinal Tap, about a fictitious heavy metal band came out in 1984, it brought a whole new perspective to the idea of metal.
From the roaring guitar riffs of Black Sabbath to the electrifying performances of Metallica, this day unites fans across the globe. It’s time for #NationalMetalDay!
When did "hard rock" become "heavy metal"? Led Zep
The "Heavy Metal Monk" sings "the Devil's music" in Italy?
How to Celebrate National Metal Day
Surely people who are celebrating National Metal Day should take it up to 11! Consider some of these ideas for celebrating the day in a style that is filled with long hair and is super loud:
If you’ve never seen it before, or if you have seen it dozens of times and are nostalgic for it, National Metal Day is the best day to watch This is Spinal Tap. This tongue-in-cheek film was made in 1984 and stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer.
Listen to Some Metal Music
Best metal band: Baby Metal?
Of course, one of the more obvious ways to celebrate and observe National Metal Day is to listen to some metal music. Perhaps go with some classic metal bands that have been around for quite some time, with songs such as these: More
Sadly, heavy metal is viewed as a thing for boys. And that it may be. But in actuality, the best, heaviest, most listenable metal incorporates a femaletouch. Here's all the proof we need:
Why this should be so, in our opinion, is that if metal music is like very strong black coffee (or bitter dark chocolate). It sucks, but it suddenly becomes delicious for its darkness when paired with some toasty nonsense like sweet biscotti.
A little biscotti -- or sugar, or creamer, or foam -- makes coffee go a long way, like cafe latte. All dark all the time is ick, yack, hurl, a strong jolt, sure, but not exactly palatable all the time.
Add that accent and then addiction really sets in. The best example of this may be the best metal combo ever is partly Japanese Buddhist (shown above in front of GoddessKwannon/Kwan Yin): BabyMetal!
(Stacey RPG) Japanese BabyMetal "Gimme Chocolate" reaction
But there are the Iron Maidens (all-female group playing Iron Maiden covers), and there's the great Alissa White-Gluz of the Agonist and other outfits, and Nina Persons doing lounge covers of Black Sabbath inspired tunes (Heartbreaker and Iron Man) with The Cardigans. (Okay, that's too much sugar for most, but all the scarier for it). There's the singer for Sentinel Beast, and Kirsten in Eternal Conspiracy. Or how about Tori Amos covering Slayer?
From The Agonist to Arch Enemy
Then, of course, there all the female fans at live shows that make live shows worth attending, and plenty of less obscure talent like that 6-year-old kid on America's Got Talent that time.
Metal has gone infinitely diverse with subgenres, so there's something for everyone, including the darkest Norwegian death metal.
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