Happy National Barbie Doll Day

Nordic German propaganda? OH MY!!!!

Throw on some Avenged Sevenfold or Aqua — because today, March 9, is National Barbie Day! In 1959, an 11-inch-tall German bombshell [adult toy Kewpie doll named Bild-Lilli*] made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

Designed by Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel Inc., Barbie was created to allow girls to imagine what their lives could be like in the [feminist] future.

German sex worker doll Bild-Lilli

Aqua "Barbie Girl" (official music video)

I was born to be the real life Barbie.

She’s had a slew of careers, from registered nurse to astronaut. And she’s done it all with a companion, usually a fembot boytoy called Ken.

Barbie was a single lady for all of two years. But in 1961, overwhelming demand caused Handler to release a boyfriend for her — a softly gendered Ken boy.

 

Jane Goodall Barbie and Bobo

(The verdict’s out if he’s ever going to put a ring on it so we can have a Matrimonial White Wedding Barbie and a dangerous Divorced Barbie with seething contempt for the patriarch who put her on the path to homemaker when she was doing so well in the world).

On National Barbie Day, pink-blooded Americans celebrate all things Barbie.

History of National Barbie Day

Hey, White Grrl, need some hairspray?

Barbie is simply iconic. There is nothing that comes close to the spectrum of emotions that are conjured by the girl doll. She is perceived uniquely, of course, by every individual who has ever played with her or owned a clone of her as a slave owner might possess a coveted piece of plastic to sell later for profit. What are we teaching kids?

Yah, I vuz made 4 German men

Barbie was inspired by Lilli, a German adult doll, which had sexy and misogynistic attributes and had a more “adult” appeal.

• Original German vintage Bild Lilli Hausser pre-Barbie

From this brutish idea, the co-founder of Mattel toy company Ruth Handler became inspired to create a doll who was a grown woman.

Mexican Conquest Barbie

It had been in 1956, while on vacation with her family, that Handler first came across the adult sex symbol Lilli doll. She noticed how enamored her 15-year-old daughter Barbara (Babs, Barb, Barbie) was.

Before the creation of capitalist bonanza Barbie, most dolls were either infantilized babies or children. Handler’s vision was to create a doll that had a grown female’s anatomy without all the naughty bits children have been searching for ever since under her and Ken's cute outfits. More

Can kids say "cultural appropriation"? No, it's just a toy, a Day of the Dead Barbie Catrina

• Avenged Sevenfold "Mattel"; Aqua "Barbie Girl"; NationalToday.com; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Ashley Wells, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Happy National Panda Day (3/16)

Don't harass me, Big Panda. I do NOT consent. No means no, not maybe, so back off.

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China loves mythological figures like pandas

Although pandas, a kind of creature like the tiny sun bear but subsisting almost exclusively on nutritious bamboo shoots (as served in good Chinese restaurants), are best known for their opposition to sexual harassment, it wasn't always that way. They were an utter myth, like Sasquatch, until someone trudged out into the woods, killed a specimen, and conclusively proved they really exist in more than just the locals' lore.

No, Panda, you're getting too excited! (Ali Ex)

Now, numerous Sasquatch have been gunned down, and it didn't "prove" anything because the U.S. government already knows without a doubt that these hominids exist in every state but are keeping the secret anyway, even if some USFS material says otherwise. Unlike the charismatic megafauna of U.S. forests, these creatures, which come in many varieties around the world, can be dangerous, monstrous, all too human, and best kept under wraps since they are entering and exiting this dimension by various means (portals, prison planet ships, and their own preternatural super abilities).

Petey the Sexual Harassment Panda debuts on South Park, mm'kay?

• China loves mythological figures who are bigger than life: Cosmic Buddhas like Amitabha and Vairocana, Indian missionary Bodhidharma, Goddess Kwan Yin, Ksitigarbha in Hell, Yeren (Wild Man in the woods), and big pandas.

National Panda Day: March 16

Baby panda boy on Pinterest

Every year on March 16th, we celebrate the fluffiest, bamboo-munching bears that are a source of national pride for China.

There are two subspecies of panda, the Giant, black-and-white panda, and the golden ‘Qinling panda’ – a much smaller, brown subspecies of panda, discovered in 1985 in the mountain ranges of the southern Shaanxi Province in China.

In the wilderness, giant pandas live only in the remote, mountainous regions of China [like some kind of hiding Smallfoot no one used to seriously believe in].

As of 2019, due to rapidly growing population numbers, the status of pandas was upgraded from “endangered” species to “vulnerable” species. Still, it is reported that there are fewer than 2,000 pandas left in the wild, due to habitat loss, farming, fur hunting, and other factors [like trying to teach them kung fu and getting them killed by Hollywood in the process, with drug and alcohol abuse for the ones who find fame ;,)].

Thrilling fight between two real Zoo Kung Fu Pandas | iPanda

The Dragon Warrior Tournament | Kung Fu Panda (2008) | Family Flicks

Pandas only live about 15 to 20 years in the wild, but those in captivity may live even longer. Panda bears play an important part in the ecosystem of China’s bamboo forests, by spreading seeds, and therefore, growing new vegetation, which serves humans, animals, and humanimals (like the Yeren), and animals.

That’s why it is important to protect the panda and its environment, aside from their intrinsic right to live and exist on the animal plane, which is shared with humans and the human plane in Buddhism.

• Animals in Buddhism
• 12 adorable and unbelievable facts about panda bears we never knew

Extinction events are possible as in the past

One factor contributing to their endangered status is the low birth rate for pandas. Considering that female pandas are only fertile two or three days of the year, it makes sense that reproduction in the wild is more difficult for this species.

There are about 27 zoos worldwide that imprison or indefinitely detain protect giant pandas and foster artificial environments to encourage reproduction.

The most important factor for preserving wild pandas is to protect their environment, especially bamboo forests, their main source of nutrition. More

• National Today, March 16, 2025; South Park (Comedy Central); CC Liu, Crystal Q., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

JFK assassination finally solved?

(Facts Verse) Feb. 18, 2025: U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy’s assassination remains one of the most pivotal and controversial moments in American history.

On November 22, 1963, Pres. Kennedy was set up and ambushed, fatally shot through the head by multiple shooters, while riding in an open-top [four-seat] limousine through Dallas, Texas [that has now become a six-seater].

(CNN) "We name names": Rob Reiner discusses his JFK podcast

Director Rob Reiner has proof four men killed JFK | NewsNation Prime

(Annie Hall) Woody Allen on conspiracy theory avoiding sex with wife

The nation was left in shock as news of the tragic event spread quickly, and questions about the circumstances surrounding Kennedy's death began to emerge immediately. The official inquiry, led by the corrupt Warren Commission, concluded that [CIA asset] Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, yet doubts about this narrative have persisted over time.

▬CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO▬

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:51 - The Legacy of an Unsolved Tragedy
• 02:03 - The Contribution of Paul Landis
• 03:46 - Controversial Claims: Gary Fannin and the LBJ Theory
• 06:32 - A Multifaceted Debate with No Final Answer
• 08:19 - Outro

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• Details We Only Learned Years After JFK's Assassination; Facts Verse, Feb. 18, 2025; Director Rob Reiner, NewsNation Prime; Woody Allen and Carol Kane (Annie Hall); Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Why does Trump keep winning in DC?

US' Ukraine Proxy War is over? See Jimmy Dore's official website, home of The Jimmy Dore Show

What's the score? One candidate got drummed out, but three others got through? The Republicans are afraid of him, the Democrats powerless to stop him. There will be peace in Ukraine whether the war profiteers want it or not, Donni will serve Bibi and relocate the capital to Jerusalem or the Dome of the Rock to infuriate sensitivities. The Gulf of Mar-a-Lago will have its name change. And all by presidential decree. Who knew signing a paper could do so much, with the threat of the military being called out for any project The Man decides on. There are no three equal branches of government, just a Decider who decides and dictates. It's the conservative dream of a strongman running things, the new Ronni Reagan. What does analyst Jimmy Dore have to say about these goings on?

Alleged P Diddy co-conspirator Ellen fawns on T

Trump offers HUGE concessions to Putin, RFK Jr. made health czar, Aunt Chippy meets Oscar the Grouch

(Jimmy Kimmel Live) A lot of schools are celebrating "Friendship Day" instead of Valentine’s Day, there is a nationwide shortage of eggs (due to the intentional killing off of millions of chickens, blaming fear of a bird flu), Trump got a little something for his Sugar Vladdy (Russian Pres. Putin) by offering two huge concessions, RFK Jr. has been named health czar and was at the White House to be sworn in, and in celebration of Sesame Street’s 55th anniversary Kimmel got together with Oscar the Grouch to introduce his Aunt Chippy. #Kimmel

Trump confused by his own tariffs and Hegseth goes diet woke on the military | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart on Trump monarchy, Klepper on Elon crashing Oval Office

(The Daily Show) Jordan Klepper on Trump's boredom over his own tariffs, blackout drinker Pete Hegseth's half-woke Fort Bragg rebrand, and Eric Adams's "get out of jail" card. Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Michael Kosta, and Troy Iwata take a lesson from Mayor Adams on how to multi-task at the salon. #DailyShow #Trump #PeteHegseth

• 0:00 - Trump seems confused by own tariffs
• 1:35 - Pete Hegseth renames Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg
• 4:15 - Trump's DOJ charges against corrupt and disgraced Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped
• 7:06 - Grace Kuhlenschmidt weighs in on Adams's re-election campaign
• 8:09 - Troy Iwata gives his takes on Mayor Eric Adams
• 9:03 - Michael Kosta on Eric Adams situation

• Jimmy Kimmel Live, Feb. 13, 2025; The Daily Show, Feb. 11, 2025; Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Biden to preserve Coachella: Chuckwalla

Local tribal leaders call on Genocide Joe Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in the Coachella Valley, Southern California (KESQ News Channel 3) Nov. 28, 2024: Read more: kesq.com.

Biden to visit California, expected to declare new national monument

(FOX 11 Los Angeles) Jan. 3, 2025: Pres. Genocide Joe Biden is coming to California today, as he's expected to announce a new national monument, the Chuckwalla National Monument, near Coachella (site of the famous festivals Stage Coach and Coachella) and Joshua Tree National Monument.

Biden to establish two new national monuments in California

(The Washington Examiner) Jan. 3, 2025: Pres. G-Joe B is expected to announce two new national monuments on tribal land in California within a few days, one of several actions meant to limit drilling taken just before Pres.-elect DJ Trump enters office. One of the national monuments will be the around 644,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park. The second monument will be the approximately 200,000-acre Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California, The Washington Post reports. #biden #drill #fracking

• Full story: washingtonexaminer.com/po...
• Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

National Day of Giving Tuesday (12/3)

Are you ready for #Stolen Amazon Package Wednesday? How about Apple is Overrated Thursday? Today is Giving Tuesday, following Cyber Monday...

NATIONAL DAY OF GIVING

If I could teach them to let go of low to get high

The National Day of Giving encourages giving back. It takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The nation has just been fleeced by Cyber Monday and Black Friday, having spent the extended weekend shopping in brick-and-mortar outlets as well as online, searching for the best (greediest) possible deals.

The Buddha on reasons to give

Mahavira agreed: It is good to give

[Why the Hades should I give? I should receive!] Reasons for Giving: "There are eight reasons for giving. What are these eight? One may give out of affection; or in an angry mood;[5] out of foolishness [6]; out of fear; or because of thinking: 'Such gifts have been given before by my relatives, and as it was done by them before, it would be unworthy of me to let lapse this family tradition'; or because of thinking: 'By giving this gift, I shall — after the body's break-up, after death — be reborn in a happy realm of existence, even in a heavenly world'; or because of thinking, 'When giving this gift, my heart will be glad, and happiness and joy will arise in me'; or one gives because it ennobles and adorns the mind (heart)." (Giving, Numerical Discourses, AN 8.33)

• Giving Tuesday is an annual event
• National Day of Giving (National Today)

Who invented this day, Hallmark?

The best giving adorns the mind/heart.

The National Day of Giving reminds us to give to those in need -- like the victims of American imperialism in Palestine, Gaza, and the West Bank. Whether we look to our favorite causes or charities, it is a great reminder to lift others up during a generous time of year.

On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity (Buddhist dana) and to give, help, and share. #GIVINGTUESDAY

The Buddha is famous for saying:

"If you knew what I know about (the karma of) giving (the results and fruits), you would never eat a morsel without sharing with another if there were another to share with."

Our favorite charitable organization

Sharing brings abundance and amity.

Of all the giving, the gift of the Dharma (Dhamma-dāna) is the highest. Why? It engenders all other forms of letting go, generosity, sharing, and giving. It also involves the greatest returns -- internal letting go to be free of all clinging and experience liberation from all suffering. So to support Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal and/or Dharma Buddhist Meditation (Meetup 2, Meetup 3), please contact us through the Comments Section for details. What is "giving" in Buddhism? Dāna

• What can I give to support Buddhist monks and nuns?
• Where do monks and nuns really practice like the Buddha did? Pa Auk Forest Monastery (en.dhammadana.org)

Gift ideas? Give a smile, offer a hug, say a kind thing, volunteer, give unselfish service (seva) with no expectation of it being reciprocated (because, as it is said, "No good deed goes unpunished").

BEST RECIPIENTS FOR GIVING?

• Pa-Auk Forest Monastery (to support 1,000+ Buddhist practitioners with real attainments so rare in the world, en.dhammadana.org)
• BethUpton.com (England, Spain, worldwide)
• Appamāda Viharī Meditation Center
• KPFA.org and KPFK.org (Berkeley and LA)
• Have a blessed season of giving!
• National Day Calendar, 12/324; Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Apache Stronghold, Oak Flat, Arizona

Naelyn Pike, member of Apache Stronghold, speaking to NWF and HECHO teams at Oak Flat

Protect Oak Flat (apache-stronghold.com)

(HECHO Online) Some experiences and places can be transformative and change our perspective. Oak Flat, or Chi'chil Biłdagoteel, is a sacred land in southeastern Arizona.

• Wisdom Quarterly: Stealing Native land for a good 4th of July
• It's National American Indian Heritage Month, November 2024

It is the kind of place that stays with one way after a visit, just like the people of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who have lived in and cared for this beautiful high desert since time immemorial.

That was the experience that members of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and HECHO teams had during a recent visit to Oak Flat, 60 miles east of Phoenix.

Articulate it to a judge; make them understand

They saw firsthand the extraordinary beauty of this area now at risk and listened to the eye-opening testimonies of members of the Apache Stronghold.

Listen to Naelyn Pike, member of the Apache Stronghold. #SaveOakFlat

• HECHO Online, Feb. 4, 2023; Apache Stronghold; Xochitl, Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Nat'l American Indian Heritage Month

Don't let your yesterdays eat too much of today

November is National American Heritage Month in the US, aka Native American Heritage Month, which began in with Bush in 1990.

"The President [of the USA] has authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State and local Governments, groups and organizations and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities."

The landmark bill tribal people represented a major step in establishing this celebration.

Kachina dolls of the Hopi tribe

That struggle began in 1976 when a Cherokee/Osage Indian named Jerry C. Elliott-High Eagle authored Native American Awareness Week legislation, the first historical week of recognition in the nation for Native peoples.

This led to Pres. Reagan in 1986 proclaiming November 23–30, 1986, as "American Indian Week" [1].

This commemorative month aims to provide a platform for Native people living in the United States of America to share their:

• culture,
• traditions,
• music,
• crafts,
• dances,
• and ways and concepts of life.

LA, what say you about the White Man's oppression?

It is meant to give Native people the opportunity to resuscitate their languages and spiritual practices, natural medicines and rituals to express to the community in cities, counties, and states so that officials become aware of their concerns. In this way solutions for building bridges of understanding and friendship in local areas can be fostered.

Indians of the Valley, Tataviam, have a center

Federal agencies are encouraged to provide educational programs for their employees regarding American Indian history, rights, culture, and contemporary issues to better assist people affiliated with surviving tribe in their jobs and for overall awareness. More

I have a vision

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Southern California, and Los Angeles in particular, has the highest concentration of Indigenous people in the country. Yet, we have no "reservation," no remainder of our land not stolen by treaty and war by the Federal government. There are, however, public lands.

What if those who wanted to revive the Old Ways, keep them alive as mixed with the modern, were to have a place to live as before? I imagine somewhere in the forest above the city, in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Angeles Forest and monument.

The invaders almost made us forget

What if Natives and allies could come together to fashion a better society within the society. Now we're all spoiled and do not want to relinquish the benefits of modernity. But we do not want to be deprived of our traditions, identities, and customs.

The knowledge, language, and culture taken from us can be restored. If everyone were given title and deed to a homestead on Catalina Island, it would soon be full, our own "Hawaiian kingdom" with a queen representing us. Soon all the Channel Islands would be full of canoes and catamarans, traversing the waters of Santa Monica Bay.

If elders guide us, we might all live in peace.

What if we could all receive secure housing within the county, no need to be placed on desolate land and isolated. What if Indians got recognition?

Los Angeles is Tongva (Kizh, Gabrieleno) land, and that could be to everyone's benefit. Even Bruce's Beach eventually got recognition. We'll have to assemble in community to find a consensus.

• Xochitl, Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit