Monks end Peace Walk, return to TX by bus

(PBS NewsHour) Millions of Americans inspired by Buddhist monks' Walk for Peace

‘We show respect': Police officer goes viral for greeting Theravada monks | NBC4 Washington

Time to return to Texas on a bus

Behind the scenes of Peace Walk

(WSLS 10) Behind the scenes: Inside the Buddhist monks' 15-week

Walk for Peace as it reached state of Virginia in the snow

Zohran sticks it to Trump, Cuomo, Musk

Desi Lydic Foxsplains Zohran Mamdani, NYC's radical new commie mayor | The Daily Show

Older generation of Bibi/Trump-worshipping Zionist Jews in agony: "But WE own this city!"

Now that The WQ Oracle is officially psychic and able to successfully predict wins, we have to extend a special thank you to hated Dictator Trump and Madman Musk for backing corrupt sexual harasser Andy Cuomo. New Yorkers hate Trump and Cuomo, and most love breath-of-fresh-air Mamdani, who is for all the people, including Brooklyn's massive Jewish population, the largest in US.

Reason 'Mike Johnson Grindr' is trending

(Keith Edwards) Mike Johnson Grindr Johnson gets heckled live in post-disaster press conference, lying about who closed down the government, trying to blame Democrats when everyone knows it was the Trump administration. Gerrymandering, California's Prop. 50 (temporary redistricting will hurt Trump's third re-election dream), Muslim Mayor Mamdani, and a member of Congress (Arizona's Adelita Grijalva) is still being kept from her office and official swearing in so she can vote for what the people want and demand: Release the Epstein Files!

• (Democracy Now!) Top World Headlines — Nov. 5, 2025

(The Jimmy Dore Show at jimmydore.com)

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(Kim Iversen) Trump's Biden moment: You ain't a Jew if you vote Mamdani

(Katie Halper) Inside ZM's election night party w/Hasan Piker, Rania Khalek

(Adam Mockler) We swept it and won everything

The Dodgers' hopes rest on Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Los Angeles is on edge and ready to riot if their team the beloved Dodgers fail to win Game 6. It's Devils' Night in WeHo (West Hollywood), home of the Halloween Carnivale, a night of LGBTQI+ revelry and possible debauchery, although this year they have shortened it by an hour so that it ends long before midnight, the Witching Hour. The keiki (children) are dodging cars on the suburban streets of the megalopolis as they run their culturally-approved shakedown for dopamine hits via sugary candies all across LA's 88 cities and countless neighborhoods.

The great Japanese pitcher will start Game 6, and with so much at stake, Dodger fans have to wonder if the stars are aligned. Avoid gambling. It's rigged. The fix is in. It's an emotional rollercoaster ride.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto's lifestyle IS NOT what you think!

(MLB Lifestyle) Oct. 25, 2025: From the bright lights of Tokyo to the star-studded streets of Hollywood, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s story goes far beyond the mound. This video uncovers how one of Japan’s greatest pitchers rose to global fame, conquered Major League Baseball expectations, and built a life worthy of the spotlight. Learn where his journey began, how he made history in Japan, and what makes his transition to the Dodgers so remarkable — all without giving away the twists that make his story unforgettable. 🎬 Watch until the end for a deeper look into the man behind the legend.

👇 Subscribe for more exclusive MLB lifestyle stories every week. #YoshinobuYamamoto #Dodgers #MLBLifestyle #BaseballJapan

• Dodgers Nation, Oct. 31, 2025; MLB Lifestyle; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Future of Hope: Dr. Jane Goodall (3/30)

Meet the next Dr. Jane Goodall, junior environmentalist and mesmerized fangirl

Dr. Jane Goodall's address and presentation begins at Minute 34:37 with a highlight at 1:13:31

We say we 'love' animals but pay to kill them?

What happened? More than 1,500 people showed up from in and around Pasadena to welcome the great, albeit softspoken, doctor and environmental icon. She told the story of her life, gave reasons for hope that our planet can be saved, then took questions submitted by students. What can we all do to save animals, save humans, and save the forests? Go vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, or intermittently veggie. Join a local chapter of Jane Goodall's Root & Shoots, and consider that every decision we make individually about a clean environment adds up (forming collective action) until, one day, it's clean and restored.

• Dr. Jane Goodall: Why I went plant-based (and why we should ALL eat less meat)
• BOOK: Jane Goodall has a vegan cookbook, and we’re beyond excited to use it
• Dr. Goodall educates and avoids extremism in choosing any diet (but is still attacked)
• The Jane Goodall Institute (official store USA)
• What is your reason for hope? Hopecast Archives - Jane Goodall's Good for All News

The Plant Based Treaty | Eat Plants, Plant Trees (plantbasedtreaty.org)

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Future of Hope: An Afternoon with Dr. Goodall

We must save the animals (janegoodall.org)

Conservation icon Dr. Jane Goodall will speak in Pasadena on March 30, 2025. This inspiring afternoon with Dr. Goodall will focus on hope, resilience, and the power of collective action. [Watch this event FREE and LIVE on KLRN Pasadena YouTube channel.]

Dr. Goodall, known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Tanzania, has spent her life advocating for protecting all species and the environment. Nowadays, she inspires action through the work of the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. FREE TO RSVP:

• Disclosure Project: Hope for the Environment: Afternoon with Dr. Jane Goodall LIVE (Pasadena), Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 3:00 PM | Meetup
• Nature Center: Hope for the Environment: Afternoon with Dr. Jane Goodall LIVE (Pasadena), Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 3 PM
• PasaDharma: Hope for the Environment: Afternoon with Dr. Jane Goodall LIVE (Pasadena), Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 3 PM

Jane Goodall on why we should be HOPEFUL for the future

Dr. Goodall  TED Talk, 2007

Hosted by the Pasadena Education Foundation, Pasadena Unified School District, and the Roots & Shoots LA Basecamp, this special event will take place at Pasadena High School, where Dr. Goodall will share personal stories from her remarkable life, reflecting on the resilience of people and wildlife alike and the importance of community in creating lasting change.

She will discuss how the lessons she’s learned from her decades of conservation work can inspire the next generation to take meaningful action for the planet, animals, and local communities.

Dr. Jane Goodall gets Barbie doll

Mattel Barbie Signature Dr. Jane Goodall Inspiring Women Series (eBay)

(Jimmy Kimmel) Dr. Jane on living with chimps, their language, and Bigfoot

Dr. Jane Goodall on living with chimps, their language, and the possibility of Bigfoot

Of course, lots of cryptids exist worldwide.

(Jimmy Kimmel Live) April 13, 2023: Dr. Goodall talks about her love of animals, dreaming of growing up to study wildlife, her mother’s encouragement, women not being scientists when she started out, bonding with one chimp in particular named David Greybeard, chimp “language,” the mourning and grief around a chimp when they die, being open to the idea that Bigfoot [Yeti, Almas, Orang Pendek, and Sasquatch-like cryptids] might exist, and her new Apple TV+ series “Jane” about the adventures of a little girl and her imaginary chimp.

Pasadena event, Sunday, March 30

Pasadena's world-famous Rose Bowl

This event is designed for young people and families, providing insights into how we can all contribute to a more sustainable, compassionate world. Before the lecture, local Roots & Shoots groups and community partners will display information about their projects and offer opportunities to connect and learn how everyone can get involved in efforts that benefit the environment, animals, and communities.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson likes chimps and ETs

• Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00-5:00 pm
• Pasadena High School
• 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.
• Pasadena, LA County, CA 91107

Live broadcast

Can’t make it or interested in tuning in remotely? This event is being broadcast live! Tune in at 3:00 pm on the KLRN Pasadena YouTube Channel.

• Future of Hope: An Afternoon with Dr. Jane Goodall - Jane Goodall Institute USA
• Pasadena High School - Jane Goodall Institute USA

Dr. Jane Goodall talks about conservation efforts worldwide

 

Jane Goodall on why we should be HOPEFUL for the future

(The Project) June 3, 2024: Dr. Jane Goodall has been on a lifelong mission to reconnect humans with the natural world and take on urgent climate action and she tells us why we all should have hope for the future. #JaneGoodall #Chimpanzees #ClimateAction

Event details

Dr. Goodall with kids in wetlands

Tickets are available by invitation only. Advanced reservation is required to attend. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early to access the best seats in the house (general seating). Fifteen minutes before the program begins (2:45 p.m.), reserved seats will be released to guests waiting in a standby line. American Sign Language interpretation is available. PARKING: Ample parking is available on campus at Pasadena High School. Extra parking is available down the street at Victory Park, where electric vehicle charging stations are also available. Street parking is also available. Guests are encouraged to carpool, use public transportation, or ride-sharing apps.

ALERT: Photography and videography: This event is being captured. Please note the photography and videography disclaimer: By registering for and attending this event, attendees acknowledge and consent to the audiovisual recording of likeness and voice during the event activities. Jane Goodall Institute may capture still and moving images and audio recordings for promotional materials, publications, and other media related to the organization’s mission and activities. These materials may be used on print, digital, and online platforms by Jane Goodall Institute and its affiliates. By participating, attendees grant Jane Goodall Institute the right to use, reproduce, and distribute such recordings without further approval or compensation. This consent includes using and disclosing images and voices in the public domain.

• Jane Goodall (janegoodall.org); Sam Lau (plantbasedtreaty.org), John, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Massive crowds for Bernie Sanders?

Take that, Trump. Feel the Bern! Keep it up and I'm calling Hillary and Doug. Or can I join you?

Massive crowds show for Bernie Sanders in Trump states

(The Rational National) Feb. 24, 2025: #5 on Trending. Vermont Senator and sell-out Bernie Sanders (Independent who aligned with the Democrats every chance he got) is helping to organize massive crowds in Republican-controlled districts. Here's why he's doing it. [Where's Dennis Kucinich when we need him?]

• What does comedian-analyst Jimmy Dore have to say?

Where is the Western Pure Land?

Self-power versus other-power

Amitabha: Infinite Light (Alamy)

"Amida Manifesting in the Dharma-body of Expedient Means," Japanese painting, at The Met.

"Self-power" (Chinese zìlì 自力, Japanese jiriki) and "other-power" (Chinese tālì 他力, Japanese tariki) are key terms used to explain and define Pure Land practice in East Asian Buddhism [179].

• Main article: Other-power

It was Shandao who first argued that Amitabha's power helped take people to the Pure Land after death (previous authors having held that Amitabha created the Pure Land and it was up to an individual's own effort to make it there).

This other-power relationship was compared to how a lowly man who is accompanied by a king can enter previously inaccessible places [180].

Did Christianity just steal this idea of tariki in whole, or is it a natural devolution of religion?

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Whose power, my own or a magic Cosmic Buddha?

Chinese Pure Land Buddhism never denied the importance of self-power. Instead, according to Jones, Chinese Pure Land generally holds that "Rebirth in the Pure Land results when the two powers work together, an idea that the modern Taiwan Pure Land master Zhiyu (Zhìyù 智諭, 1924–2000) captured with the phrase "the two powers of self and other" (zì-tā èr lì 自他二力)" [179].

Thus, in Chinese Pure Land, rebirth in the Pure Land arises from a cooperation of the practitioner and the Buddha [179].

方便法身尊影: Amida's Dharma-
body of Expedient Means (The Met)

Yúnqī Zhūhóng argues that the practitioner's efforts connect with the Buddha's power through "sympathetic resonance" (gǎnyìng 感應) which links them with the Buddha, attuning their mind with that of the Buddha, much like one plucked string in a lute can make another string nearby resonate in sympathy [181, 178].

According to this view, the more that one practiced nianfo, the stronger and more enduring this bond with Amitabha became [182].

However, Chinese Pure Land masters also argued that one certainly cannot rely on self-power alone, which they denigrated as a futile effort [183]. More

Daily Show covers the RNC (gun control)

Jon Stewart, Jordan Klepper, and Ronny Chieng cover the RNC | The Daily Show

(The Daily Show) July 20, 2024: Jon Stewart covers night one of the Republican National Convention and the Trump assassination attempt. Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper handle nights two and three of the RNC, including Vivek Ramaswamy's appeal to Gen Z, Sarah Huckabee Sanders's minor tragedies, Hulk Hogan's guest appearance, and a speech from Trump's newly named VP pick, J.D. Vance. #DailyShow #JonStewart #Trump

Gun control abroad vs. the USA

(The Daily Show) June 29, 2023: The Daily Show correspondents John Oliver, Michael Kosta, and Roy Wood Jr. travel the world to find out why Americans are obsessed with guns and what Australia, Switzerland, and the U.K. are doing right in the fight against gun violence. #dailyshow #comedy

Trump: The Cult of Personality

Trump the billionaire, but this is how he really dresses and lives -- like a pudgy Benny Hill?

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(Late Night with Seth Meyers) Republicans lie on behalf of liar Trump

Trump, Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock wrap up a weird, wild RNC | The Daily Show

(The Daily Show) July 18, 2024: Jordan Klepper goes live after the final night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) to unpack Trump’s big boring 92-minute speech, and appearances from clownish Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock. Plus, an update on the status of Joe Biden's dying candidacy as he contracts Covid, which makes him weaker, foggier, and more useless than usual. #DailyShow #Trump #RNC

Is the Trump presidency a religious cult? | Reza Aslan

(Big Think) Is there a cult of personality around Trump, and is his presidency a religious cult? Are fundamentalist Christians a dangerous religious cult? Possibly. The controversial author and religious scholar Prof. Reza Aslan posits that Pres. Trump has much of his evangelical fan-base believing that he's somehow been anointed by God to become president. Never mind the Russian election scandal, his affairs with porn stars, and unwarranted sexual acts towards women, or his inability to remember even a single Bible verse when asked. Evangelical Christians are abandoning their core moral beliefs to follow, as Dr. Reza suggests, someone who exhibits every trademark of a cult leader. That should terrify anyone on either side of the political spectrum. Reza Aslan's book is God: A Human History. New videos DAILY: bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: bigth.ink/Edge.

• How religion turned American politics against science | Kurt Andersen
• VIDEO: Pharmacist Ben Fuchs on nutrients for vegans and vegetarians (criticalhealthnews.com)

Hey, comedian Kyle Gass, you can't make a joke about St. Trump.

• Jordan Klepper at RNC 2024, The Daily Show at past RNCs; Late Night with Seth MeyersLate Night with Seth Meyers; Dr. Reza Aslan, Big Think, 4/15/18; The Jimmy Dore Show (jimmydore.com) on Jack Black's comedy-music partner

Meanwhile in Ireland: Science Fest 2024

Let your mind wonder | NI Science Festival (nisciencefestival.com)

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MEANWHILE IN IRELAND

Today on NPR (scpr.org and other stations like kcrw.org in Los Angeles), a scientific report on hope from Belfast's Northern Ireland Science Festival.

The annual Northern Ireland Science Festival features a wide range of interactive workshops, talks, and exciting hands-on activities.

From biochemistry to physics, ecology to geology, discover how we, the universe, and everything in between behaves as NI Science Festival returns with an interstellar programme of over 180 events across 50+ venues from Feb. 15-25, 2024!

Irish American Soshin Zen saint

Northern Ireland Science Festival features a wide range of interactive workshops, inspirational talks, and exciting hands-on activities. The packed programme includes daytime shows and workshops for children and young people, while the evenings come alive with an inspiring programme to entertain the adults.

Sponsored by the Belfast City Council, the Department for Employment and Learning, Queen's University, and Ulster University, NI Science Festival events take place across Belfast and beyond.

Irishman in US becomes first Western monk

With events hosted throughout the city in venues such as W5, the Black Box, and the Ulster Museum, the breath of activity is sure to captivate, educate, and inspire all.

For the programme of events visit nisciencefestival.com, follow the festival on Facebook or X (twitter.com).

O, or contact info@nisciencefestival.com for further info. More: Northern Ireland Science Festival | Arts and Entertainment | Visit Belfast

• A Decade of Wonder, NI Science Festival is Celebrating 10 Years (ulster.ac.uk)
• )FFICIAL WEBSITE: nisciencefestival.com
• LAist.com (KPCC 90.7 FM, scpr.org); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Daily Show: How to convict Trump; vote RFK?

Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Jordan Klepper (The Daily Show, 3/5/24); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Aisle git tha gize hoo didd thiz two mee. - Hey, shut the F up, Celly, or I'll cut you!

Jon Stewart and Desi Lydic brainstorm how Dems might convict Trump | The Daily Show

John Stuart is a dedman, supreme white powder!

(The Daily Show) As SCOTUS unanimously rules in favor of ex-POTUS Donald J. T., preventing states from kicking him off their ballots this election, P/T Host Jon Stewart and Correspondent Desi Lydic help Democrats get creative to prevent another Trump term.

Marjorie Taylor Greene F-word at BBC asking about ‘Jewish space lasers’

(NewsNation) RFK ‘aligned with Libertarian Party’ but unclear on switch

Correspondent Jordan Klepper visits Never Trumper Nikki Haley fans

#DailyShow #JonStewart #Trump Subscribe to The Daily Show: @thedailyshow

• Who's controlling him? Biden says he'll 'get in trouble' for answering reporters' questions (nypost.com)

I want to be the new JFK but, you know, alive

We're getting desperate. We need an alternative. What about this guy, a Kennedy? Or Jill Stein? Where's Andrew D. Basiago? We can't have the same two [numnuts] Tweedledee vs. Tweedledum

• Ivanka Trump and daughter Arabella glitter in traditional Indian outfits at billionaire's wedding (pagesix.com)
• Minnesota Democratic 'uncommitted' vote nears 20% in latest Biden rebuke (nypost.com)
• EVs release more toxic emissions, are worse for the environment: study (nypost.com)
• Silent meditation retreats under scrutiny after ‘free spirit’ artist, 22, killed herself during 10-day stay (msn.com)
• Nikki Haley campaign suffers big hit as Koch network stops spending (USA Today)
• DJ Trump disparages 'Black president' B.S. Obama, says voters want a 'white guy'

Putin kills Alexei Navalny, arrests mourners

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, 2/19/24; Pfc. Sandoval, Ash Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Alexei Navalny dared to oppose Russian dictator Pres. Vlad Putin

Anti-Putin trans dissident Masha Gessen wrote piece on Alexey Navalny for The New Yorker

• Experts on why Putin likely chose now to kill Navalny now

Top U.S. and World Headlines — Presidents' Day, Feb. 19, 2024

Did you kill Navalny, Vlad? - I support Biden.

(Democracy Now!) Feb. 19, 2024: Masha Gessen talks about the assassination of imprisoned opposition candidate Alexey Navalny.

Navalny was a political prisoner sent to Russia's new Siberian Gulag in the Arctic to serve a 19-year sentence for daring to oppose Dictator Putin in a sham democracy almost as bad as the charade carried out in the U.S., which Bush and Cheney exposed as completely corrupt and manipulated in line with the wishes of our one-party system, with two wings but one goal: money.

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• Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin
• Navalny’s death [or killing] crowns a long-running campaign against Kremlin critics
• Israel keeps its genocide going, sets deadline for Rafah ground offensive within weeks (WSJ)

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