This former U.S.-ruined Asian colony known as the Khmer Republic was illegally bombed by the U.S. in a massive genocidal campaign during the U.S. War on Vietnam in Operation Menu and Operation Freedom Deal. Neighboring Buddhist Laos was also bombed along with Vietnam as it suffered CIA subterfuge in Laos as The Company (the CIA) destabilized the impoverished the poor post-colonial nation with the Laotian Civil War.
Why the imperial Americans saw fit to follow on France's colonialism with a genocide during the U.S. War on Vietnam only the U.S. government and CIA know. Three innocent Buddhist countries had to be ethnically cleansed and horrifically abused to make the world safe for American disaster capitalism and the threat of equitable improvements in the name of socialism or the dreaded C-word communism.
(The Daily Show) Jon Stewart says Trump throws Gatsby Halloween Party in Trump's Palace as SNAP funding is left to expire to increase food insecurity in America, Trump makes it rain on Argentina, bombs Venezuela, and threatens Nigeria, Africa.
CIA/Trump's War Plans for the Americas
(The Sun) Inside Trump's secret blueprint for full invasion [of an uncooperative nation state, being blamed for running a "gangster's paradise" when he's really a democratic ruler of Venezuela] | Battle Plans
Trump and his Department of War have launched wars on the poor using ICE as his stormfront and Nigeria (a country in Africa with a lot of oil and the largest population on the continent), Venezuela and its fishing and contraband boats, the White House and its former East Wing, and the US of A.
(Democracy Now!) Trump throws "Great Gatsby" party at his Mar-a-Lago Florida mansion as he cuts SNAP food aid to millions of Americans, threatens war on Nigeria, Africa (if Muslims keep mistreating Christians), and Venezuela (if they don't make way for the CIA to run and deal drugs instead of the cartels and start giving U.S. their oil), and Afghanistan (if they don't give back things the U.S. military left them). And Iran (if they don't stop getting in the way of Dictator Netanyahu's Zionist plans for a "Greater Israel" in the region, includes large parts of Iran and all the Middle East states it finds convenient). And and and, is any part of the world safe from American imperialism unless they are aligned with the other two super-powers, Russia and China, which will soon split the world into three super-states just like George Orwell describes in Nineteen Eighty-Four?
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 tragedy novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire obsessed with reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan, just like Leo DiCaprio portrayed it in that cheap, over-the-top sequel.
(Armchair Analysis) Corrupt Attorney General and Brownnoser Pam Bondi, Zionist Racist Jewish Ghoul Stephen Miller, Palantir CIA Billionaire, Israeli Genocide Enabler and Orwellian Menace Peter Theil, politics, South Park sucks now that politics got into the mix, and current affairs galore
(Real Life TV) Oct. 23, 2025: California has young homeless females who are surviving by any means necessary, including prostitution, trafficking, and dealing in drugs. Abbreviated Homeless Interviews. See the full interviews @dredre9947
Prison prostitution as female guards exploit male prisoners
(KING 5 Seattle) Oct. 20, 2025: KING 5 Investigators reveal at least two employees engaged in sexual relationships with inmates, recording their encounters on video. More: king5.com/article/news/in...
(Oriental Pearl) Premiered Oct. 9, 2025: TOKYO. Is Japan cooked? I (Oriental Pearl) have seen a lot of changes here in the last few years. And things seem to be getting worse.
(Broke But Rich) Feb. 22, 2025: Dive into the dark side of Japan with us as we explore the world of "standing girls" ("sign girls")—infantilized females who wait in public streets to sell themselves. This isn't the typical nightlife scene. Buddhist Japan’s unique culture -- and attitude towards sex (as with the ancient geisha courtesans) -- has created an unexpected environment where this underground trade operates in plain sight. But why does it happen? And what’s the real story behind these women?
Hundreds dead as huge Afghanistan earthquake flattens homes
(Reuters) Sept. 1, 2025: One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes has killed hundreds of people and injured thousands as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospitals after they were plucked from the rubble of homes being combed for survivors. Read the story: reut.rs/4n2y1xq. #Afghanistan #Earthquake
Polish archaeologists have found two megalithic tombs over 5,500 years old that teach us more about the burial practices and engineering abilities of one of Europe’s earliest agricultural societies.
The structures—sometimes called “Polish pyramids” or “giants’ graves” due to their triangular, monumental shape—were uncovered in the village of Wyskoć, in General Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park in the Wielkopolska province.
The discovery was made by archaeologists from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań during a field survey regularly conducted using remote sensing technology.
The tombs, whose existence was confirmed through excavations, were constructed by the Funnelbeaker Culture, a Neolithic society characterized by pottery and monumental burials.
The new findings are the second of their kind to be identified in the Wielkopolska region, the first being in 2019. More: archaeologymag.com
International Workers' Day observed on May 1st and is also called "May Day" but the two have different histories: May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox and midsummer solstice [1, 2]
Festivities are also held the night before, known as May Eve. Traditions include:
gathering green branches and wildflowers ("bringing in the May") [3], which are used to decorate buildings and made into wreaths;
crowning a May Queen, sometimes with a male companion (to Jack in the Green) decked in greenery;
setting up a Maypole, May Tree, or May Bush, around which people dance and sing;
as well as parades and processions involving these [4].
Bonfires are also a major part of the festival in some regions.
(Sunny Beaches) Discover the pulsating energy of Leblon Beach with a captivating LIVE 4K walking tour. 🌴🚶♂️ Immerse in the warm paradise of Rio de Janeiro (when it's not swamped by Catholic Carnival revelers) as the camera takes a leisurely stroll along the golden sands, soaking up the vibrant atmosphere and basking in the tropical sunshine.
From the rhythmic waves gently caressing the shore to the swaying palm trees casting their shadows, experience the quintessence of coastal beauty from the comfort of the screen.
Catch this opportunity and join in an unforgettable adventure through Rio's most iconic beach destination.
Be captivated by the enchanting beauty of Rio de Janeiro in this must-see video, a breathtaking glimpse into the lives of 2,000 stunning women from a vibrant city. Iconic beaches and bustling streets, soak in the allure and charm of Rio and explore its unique culture, sizzling nightlife, and the undeniable magnetism of its people. This visual feast that will leave viewers yearning for an adventure to Rio.
Christians may imagine their Devil at war, killing, harming, maiming, and sending humans to the hells. But it isn't that way in Buddhism. Mara (the Destroyer) is sexy, a gentleman (shapeshifter), Mara Devaputra, more of a deluded Lucifer figure, imagining himself the Ruler of the Sensual Sphere.
In Buddhist cosmology, the universe is divided into three spheres or lokas (worlds), sections of the 31 Planes of Existence. The highest is the Immaterial Sphere (arupa loka), all mind, no form. The middle is the Fine Material Sphere (rupa loka). And the lowest is the Sensual Sphere (kama loka). Where would you, dear reader, imagine the Human World (manussa loka) is located?
We are, of course, smack dab in the middle of the lowest section, the Sensual Sphere, characterized by sense craving manifesting mostly as lust (accompanied by aversion/hate and rooted in delusion).
Mara is not interested in harming anyone. His goal is seduction and keeping everyone within his sphere, reborn in worlds below his plane at the top of the Sense Sphere heavens (superior physical worlds in space). It displeases him greatly if anyone escapes to be reborn in the superior heavens of the Fine Material Sphere.
It is probably unimaginable to him that there are even worlds beyond that, more subtle and sublime than the highest and most rarefied of the Fine Material planes.
While most of depicted as a "demon" (chief of the yakkhas or ogres), Mara has three very alluring daughters, Craving, Ennui, and Lust (aka Tanha, Arati, and Raga).
Three daughters
The Buddha-to-be was not swayed by deceptive lures.
In some accounts of the wander ascetic Siddhartha's enlightenment, it is said that the "demon" Māra did not send his three daughters to tempt. Instead, they came willingly after Māra's setback in his endeavor to eliminate the Bodhisatta's quest for enlightenment and liberation [16].
Mara's three daughters are identified as Taṇhā ("Craving" or "Thirst"), Arati ("Discontentment," a kind of "Aversion"), and Rāga ("Attachment" or "Passion") [15, 17].
For example, in the Samyutta Nikaya's section on Mara (the Māra Saṃyutta), Mara's three daughters are undressing in front of the Bodhisatta, but they fail to entice him.
They had come to him glittering with beauty
– Taṇhā, Arati, and Rāga –
But the Teacher swept them away then and there
As the wind, a fallen cotton tuft [18].
The three daughters of Māra were inspired by Aratis ("Avarice"), a type of feminine goblin associated with sensual craving [19]. More
Sunny Beaches, April 16, 2025; Mara image (jendhamuni.com); Dr. Doug Smith (Doug's Dharma, April 28, 2025); Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
(Eli from Russia) REPUBLIC OF KALMYKIA. Four hundred years ago the descendants of Mongolian Oirats (Kalmyks) migrated to Europe. They created the Kalmyk Khanate, which lasted from 1635 to 1779, in the south of the European portion of Russia's massive territory. Today they form the majority in Kalmykia, located on the Kalmyk Steppe, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. They are the only traditionally Buddhist people located in Europe, and they herd and ride Bactrian camels. This place, cold as it feels with the windchill, has burning watersprings.
Southernmost republic of Russia | Makhachkala, abandoned villages, Khabib's, Machu Picchu
(Eli from Russia) Redheaded correspondent travels the length of a nation so big, it might as well be many countries called Europe 2.0. Dagestan is named the "hidden gem of the Caucasus in Russia." It is also the most multinational republic in the country. Let's discover its beautiful mountain villages, canyons (deeper than the Grand Canyon, USA), and get to know the local traditions.
Time codes
Russian redheads blend in well in Soviet Union
0:00 Welcome to Dagestan!
1:36 Local cuisine and payment for breaking the dishes
- Real life in Grozny. Is the Chechen Republic of Russia safe for traveling?
• The Chechen wedding isn't what you'd...- Visiting the Chechen wedding | Code of honor, traditions, and life of the Chechens
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