Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, 90, is the first spiritual leader to WIN a Grammy for spoken word performance. Hollywood has honored the CIA asset and spiritual leader (former temporal leader or "pope-king" of Tibet, now China). The Dalai Lama released a spoken wordMeditations album with musical accompaniment.
(PoliticsJOE) Hollywood actors absolutely destroy criminal Pres. Donald Trump at the 2026 Golden Globes, except pro-authoritarian, rich Jewish Zionist Bill Maher on the murder of Renee Good.
And by cancelled we mean "suspended indefinitely" and by Trump we mean the Powers That Be at Nexstar Media Group, who threatened to preempt JKL from here on in, with Bob Iger/Disney-owned ABC network, rushing to say they would suspend Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel's show pulled 'indefinitely' by ABC after Charlie Kirk remarks
I am the Dictator, so I get what I want!!!
(CNN) Sept. 17, 2025: Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night comedy talk show off the air immediately and indefinitely amid an exaggerated controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson said, declining to share any further details. #CNN #News
Billionaire Trump has a lot of rich friends trying to get richer. And one great way to do that is to kiss up to the Orange King.
The biting satire of Kimmel every night gets under Donald's skin worse than Stephen Colbert used to.
First they came for me. I fell.
So he had to go, and brownnosers trying to sidle up to Trump have always been looking for a way. One finally found one when, returning from summer break, Kimmel dared to comment on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, daring to suggest that the real killer was "one of them" (a right winger MAGA Trump fan) not a person on the Left. This was enough to seize on.
And the head of an owner-operator [CEO Perry Sook or COO Michael Biard] said Jimmy Kimmel Live would be preempted instead of appearing on their network (Nexstar Media Group) of affiliated stations under the control of the kisser-upper. And when the money stream is threatened, Disney pays attention.
Wow, ouch, maybe I should shush
Kimmel is now "suspended indefinitely," which with no unsuspension date really means cancelled, fired, dropped, banned, censored, terminated, destroyed... What will right wing best friend comedian Adam Corolla have to say about this, torn between friendship and his severely right-wing pro-Israel (pro-Praeger U) politics.
REASON TO KISS UP: It seems Nexstar was seeking an approval for a $6.2 billion merger, awaiting federal and/or Trump administration approval.
There has been NO public meltdown (yet).
So as to curry favor with Trump, who is currently having his English muffin kissed in England by British royalty, Nexstar thought it was advantageous to get Kimmel out of Trump's hair. Disney/ABC caught on and saved Nexstar the trouble of changing its programming. Now, currently in Hollywood near Grauman's Chinese Theater, where Kimmel filmed his show, the building is being locked down so none of the hundreds of workers on the show get in.
Hollywood loves a sequel. Anora took home five, beating everyone else. Hollywood (the mainstream media dream machine) conditions us what to want and aspire to:
I'm a man. I want to be rich and find a wh*re with a heart of gold.
I'm a wh*re. I want to get me a rich man with a trunk of gold.
I'm a they. I don't know what I want, other than all of it. Is that available?
This is Hollywood. We'll imagineer it for you all!
"How can we milk more money out of Pretty Woman if Julia Roberts isn't pulling in ticket sales like she used to?"
"I know! Let's dump Buddhist Dick Gere and Hindu Julie Roberts and replace them with like a really rich Russian, who's too young to have that much money and handsome. But here's the twist, he's nice, too!"
"How's that a twist? Richard Gere was the nicest John ever, and Roberts was a ditz."
"Yeah, a sexy ditz. We'll make the protagonist smart, a shark in this version, and -- get this -- they're the victims, like of the Mafia. The women will eat it up, eat their hearts out, and their daughters will push ticket sales like it's all new material."
"Brilliant! What do we call it?"
"Hmm, we'll ask the Numerology Department to come up with something esoteric like, 'A whore huh?'"
"'A bore huh?'"?
"No, neither nor nor bore, wait, that's it! A nor 'uh!!"
"I like it! What's her last name?"
"Like 'Cher,' just Anoruh?"
"But that's 1+5+6+9+3+8=32=5. We need a 3. Let's try 1+5+6+1=3. That checks out!"
"The department suggests Mikheeva as her surname, which adds up."
"Get the psychics in here, we got ourselves a sequel!"
Is the country very different or all the same? In rural Pennsylvania on the East Coast, all the attention was on Knob Gobblers Gobbler's Knob for a rodent named Phil and its shadow due to strange Germanic pagan traditions about the change of seasons (midway between winter and spring) on Grundsaudaag. The grund sow or "groundhog" Punxsutawney Phil is a beloved kind of beaver, predicting incorrectly 60% of the time, getting up in its hole but being bothered by local yokels eager for misleading prognostication. However, it's an important day because it is the only American holiday that even tries to commemorate a change of seasons, which was once an important thing tying an agrarian society to the land.
Way on the other side of the land, on the West Coast, eager beavers flaunt it for more fame and riches. Sadly (or schadenfreude), Taylor "Nazi Football Barbie" Swift walked away emptyhanded because The Industry noticed her big album was a big dud of self-indulgent and uber lazy arrangements. Get a legit hit, Swift. Jelly Roll, same deal. Worse, the Grammys tried to right the wrong the Illuminati goddess faced in being ignored by the country music world with her attempt to cash in on country music's moment, Cowboy Carter. That's how Swift started, after all, preening for Nashville country crowds then turning her back on them for Hollywood's limelight and reigning pop idol. If Swift's the princess at odds with the more talented Olivia Rodrigo, who's the queen? Chappell Roan? Lady Gaga? MIA Lana Del Rey? Ms. Slipknot?
Which god, Beh? The fix was in, but I'm so surprised I pulled it off
Best of Glambot: 2025 Grammys | Grammys 2025 | E! News
(E! News) Feb. 2, 2025: The Glambot is back for 2025 Grammy Awards. See Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Paris Hilton, Victoria Monet, GloRilla, Alicia Keys, Gracie Abrams, Cynthia Erivo, and other iconic chart-toppers pose on the red carpet [because it's as much about looks as it is manufactured music and industry connections]. #taylor swift #ladygaga #cardib #kendricklamar #drake #countrymusic #jay-z #pedophiles #kanyewest #willsmith #hated #stars #richcelebrities #illuminati #devil
Grammys 2025: winners, surprises, and must-see moments |⭐ OSSA
(OSSA) Feb. 3, 2025: Sean P. Diddy Combs was unable to make it but sends his love to partner Jay-Z and others. (They know who they are). The 67th Grammys were a wild ride full of shocking moments, surprise appearances, and jaw-dropping wins. From Beyoncé "Queen Bey" Carter making history to some unforgettable red carpet looks, the night had it all. Who knew narcissist Kanye West’s wife would turn more heads than Kim Kardashian with her bold, sheer outfit? Not to mention, Teddy Swims shared some huge news, while Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars brought the house down with their performance. And let's not forget the emotional tributes to Quincy Jones and those lost in the past year. Oh, and did we mention the powerful speeches? From Chappell Roan’s call for artists’ rights to Shakira’s heartfelt message about immigrant solidarity, this Grammy night was one for the books. Want to know all the juicy details? From red carpet chaos to backstage surprises, we’ve got it covered, breaking down all the surprises, wins, and more.
Buddha, what is the cause of fame and winning, riches and influence?
Karma (deeds, intentional actions of the past coming to fruition in the present) is the great arbitrator, meting out "rewards" and "punishments," which are really just the welcome and unwelcome results of deeds done under the influence of six or seven things: greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), delusion (moha), nongreed (alobha), nonhatred (adosa), nondelusion (amoha), and most often a MIX of these states producing mixed results. The first three are Three Poisons, the next are their positive counterparts better expressed in positive terms. How karma manages to do all of this, resulting in the life we see and the things that happen to us (as resultants and fruits), is explained in detail in the Abhidhamma or "Doctrine Explained in Ultimate Terms," an ancient collection of psychological Buddhist texts. This is a very general answer -- that what we do bears results that we will face soon or after a very long time. (It can't seem fair because we did them in ignorance and we will not be told that our own actions condition what we experience later; moreover, using such words as "good" or "bad" gives a moralizing tone that is not present in the impersonal playing out of these things. The Buddha revealed the significance of karma (sowing good to reap good) centuries before Christianity or Brahmanism/Hinduism exactly so that people could know and do something about it, storing up much good for the future when it is most useful and welcome. "Karma, it's everywhere we're going to be." More specificity as to what acts are skillful and unskillful is found in the "Ten Courses of Wholesome Action," with their counterparts (Ten Courses of Unwholesome Action).
Manson gang in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Crystal Q., Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly COMMENTARY
We have a 20-year archive, from the time we were a print edition to expanding worldwide by going digital, Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal has been at it to make the Dharma known in the West. The Blogisattva Awards (blogisattva.org) were often the golden ring to strive for. Wow, what if we could wrangle one of them by talking about Dharma and rock and rap music, or sex and morality, or the most subtle philosophical concepts and a good workout for a fit body for a bodhisattva to endeavor? That'd be something.
(SmartHistory) Bodhisattva at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bodhisattvas ("persons bent on enlightenment") are by definition not enlightened.
The Buddha was the original Bodhisattva; it is how he referred to himself prior to it.
Nate at Precious Metal
If readers enjoy Buddhist blogs of any variety, there are two gentlemen who did a lot of work to bring this gift to the online Dharma community, Kyle of The Reformed Buddhist (X/@ReformedBuddha) and Nate Demontigny of Precious Metal (X/@PreciousMetal). Blogisattva Award winners, when they're announced, if they're announced, are announced in December. We'll keep our fingers crossed.
Kyle at The Reformed Buddhist
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ALERT:"I had to create stories," admits Vance. Watch short videoclip where VP hopeful Sen. JD Vance admits he made up the stories about Haitian omnivores eating pets then ridiculously pretends not to be able to hear interviewer Dana Bash when she asks him about what he just admitted. He apparently had to invent stories to get the media to pay attention to the plight of impoverished Springfield, Ohio. Then he claims the story is based on constituent reports, so blame it on them because the campaign had to run with this for propaganda purposes. Stories about Haitians had to be invented to bring attention to the truth about economic hardship?
Young green eyes is hot and was a transvestite in college but hot like Taylor
Trump's Taylor Swift tantrum, UNFAIR Emmys RIGGED against JK, Guillermo drinks with Emmy winners
Trump is a Loser, such an f'n loser, and a whiner.
(Jimmy Kimmel Live) The Emmys were last night and the voting was TOTALLY unfair and rigged against me [Jimmy Kimmel], Trump was here in Los Angeles this weekend, where he doubled down on his new favorite lines of attack against Kamala, he had a rally in Las Vegas where he pretended to know a Latin musician star named Nicky Jam, mistaking him for a "hot" girl when he's a boy, Trump and Biden reportedly had a “cordial conversation” after the secret service thwarted someone killing him (again)… #Kimmel
Why does CIA keep trying to JFK me? - They hate you like most Americans. - Oh. F'em then.
Boo, you big target! - Quit spooking me, you old SOB! I'm still on edge from my ear piercing.
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Our telescreen is dead, RIP
Imagine caring so little about a politician like Trump or the one-party system that both wings (blue and red) continue to support so that no other option or party ever exists that the only response to another Trump assassination attempt is met with a *yawn.*
OMG, the Emmys are going on right now in Hollywood, celebrating our beloved stars, doling out awards and honors, red carpet gawking, paparazzi, and celebrities galore! Shogun, Reservation Dogs, Bear are big winners? We killed our TV, so who know what's what? Netflix, binging, paid service providers, bundled plans, who needs it?
In California, it cooled down and got cloudy as if water droplets were about to form magically in the sky and fall on the cars. The sudden chill forebodes a change of season, heralding the equinox, harvest festivals, Halloween, Samhain, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) akin to Buddhist Obon, and all things fall.
Another Trump assassination attempt: What just happened?
(TLDR Daily) Sept. 16, 2024: Welcome to the TLDR News Daily Briefing. In today’s episode, we run through yet another assassination attempt on Trump. Also, the first Houthi missile hit central Israel; DRC coup plotters are sentenced to death; and Storm "Boris" sweeps across central Europe. 💬 Twitter: tldrnewsuk.
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Queen Beyonce, looks like Eminem (the Unreal Slim Shady in blond wig), and Tay-Dog, Inc.
The Best, Worst, and Most Surprising Moments of the 2024 MTV VMAs
(TIME)
Sept. 12, 2024: After adjusting its air date to make room for the presidential debate on Tuesday, the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) took place tonight live from UBS Arena in New York — its first time at this venue after spending the last two years at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.
Read more: ti.me/4gqKDw7
Taylor "Nazi Barbie" Swift finally catches up to Queen Bey (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter), wife of that rapper guy from that one song from Annie, "It's a Hard Knock Life," and that one in Paris with forbidden madman about town Kanye (Ye, Yeesus, K-Dogg) West.
Hey, Everybody! I'm Kim-Dogg. Please love me
(Kanye just got Candace Owen bumped from YouTube for racist content because he's inappropriate in polite company even after he's off the meds and speaking out about what Kim Kardashian did to him (getting him medicated and attempting to declare him insane as he went off the deep end, spiraling out of control and getting everyone to hate him). TayTay now has as many awards as Mrs. Knowles-Carter.
Trump still pushes pet eating conspiracy, won't debate Kamala again, MTG vs. Laura Loomer
(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Sept. 12, 2024: LA had a 4.7 earthquake this morning near Malibu Beach and Guillermo texted Jimmy right away, Trump is still trying to convince the MAGA-verse that he didn’t lose Tuesday night’s debate to Kamala, he has now decided that he is afraid and not interested in debating her ever again, he also got a kick in the McNuggets from Taylor Swift after her endorsement of Harris, Trump’s media stock Truth Social continues to tank and plunge in value (losing $4 billion), Pres. G-Joe visited firefighters in Pennsylvania, where he met a local old man who was not a fan and they exchanged hats so Biden could have a MAGA cap, Trump spent the afternoon illegally defacing an American flag, Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) and right-wing loon Laura Loomer are at odds, Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas sounded the alarm on the house floor, Trump and JD Vance have made the fake story about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio their number one issue, and "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship." #Kimmel
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