Int'l Women's Day, March 8, 2025

Women's March takes to the streets of downtown Los Angeles

(NBCLA) March 8, 2025: Thousands of protesters, women and allies, gathered at Pershing Square in downtown before marching several blocks to LA City Hall for a march on International Women's March. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 6:00 pm on March 7, 2025.

• International Women’s Day 2025 (United Nations)
• Enola "Gay," clumsy execution turns a bad anti-DEI idea into another humiliation for Trump (Rachel Maddow, MSNBC)
• Crowds march in Brussels, Athens, and Belgrade to mark International Women's Day

White women, did we invent feminism? No, but we take the credit. We made these caps.

.

Pink pussyhat riots and disorderly marches, why not? It's also Be Nasty Day. What better way toward progress than civil disobedience?

• BE NASTY DAY - March 8, 2025

Fight the power. Buy the tee-shirt? DIY

Imagine a gender equal world: a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive, a world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Together we can forge gender equality. Collectively for #IWD2025 we can all #AccelerateAction.

International women's symbol

International Women's Day (IWD) has been around for over a century, and now it's time to pack it up because women have achieved complete equality! 

No, many issues are still impacting women, holding back more than half the world. Since 1911, this day has been for all who care about women's equality.

Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity.

Um, "all IWD activity is valid," really?

All IWD activity is valid -- burning bras, leading Law of Attraction manifestation workshops, attending pricey DEI seminars, sewing white flags and giving up, gaining weight until obese, knitting pink caps with little ears and marching for corporate sponsors, making posters, forming a Pussy Riot punk collective or skittle band and playing in a church without permission, getting doodle tats, filing lawsuits, turning into men and fighting for the other side, sitting at home depressed, watching Pearl videos, all of it (well, maybe not all, Pearl Davis must be stopped!) -- that's what makes IWD so inclusive. More

• INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - March 8, 2025 - National Today

Pearls of Wizdumb (or brilliant irony?)

Pearl believes she's helping women by being honest as she sees it, even if women hate it. She has become a rallying point for women against Pearl and her outrageous pro-male views in a patriarchal society. So if SHE believes, is that "valid"? If someone thinks s/he's helping, is that enough? Is that the standard? Men males are allies, whether all women are or not, whether females think so or not.

Pearl will not stop, so should she be stopped? - What about Whatever? There's no patriarchy?

Xingonx Fest, Los Angeles

Xingonx (Chingona) Fest, 28th anniversary, FREE, March 8, 3-6 PM (Mujeres de Maiz)

.

IWD teeshirt collection (amazon.com)

Join Mujeres de Maiz at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes for an afternoon of sisterhood, spirit, and solidarity, honoring International Women's Day and Mexica New Year among friends including poetry, performance, platica, prayer. This event is to highlight MDM's 28th anniversary, focusing on 28-day cycles of the moon and our coming into another lifecycle by bringing to one stage the writings, women, and work of 28 years of Mujeres de Maíz. Come early to see a wall in the Conexiones Exhibit at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes and connect with like-minded gente. The time is now, Latinas, Latinos, [and Latinx?]! mujeresdemaiz.com

• International Women's Day Events
• Important health warning issued to women who 'don't have sex often' | Daily Mail Online
• Women who rarely have sex are at an increased risk of dying, [male] study finds
• Mujeres de Maiz (Women of Corn)
• InternationalWomensDay.com, 2025; I. Rony, Crystal Q., CC Liu, Sheldon S., Ashley Wells, (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Who is Trump really? (video)

The REAL Story of Donald Trump

I'm a criminal, but I'm going to pardon myself.

(Johnny Harris) Oct. 24, 2024: The rise of Donald Trump, explained. Who was Donald John Trump [Herr Adolfus Yohan Trunf?] before he became the 45th president of the United States? Let's do a deep dive to find out [before a shooter fails to miss and the whole story is rewritten by the media to lionize and glorify him].

CHAPTERS

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:57 Chapter 1: Childhood
• 03:19 Chapter 2: Military Academy and College
• 07:38 Chapter 3: Career
• 14:20 Chapter 4: Manhattan
• 23:12 Chapter 5: Trump EVERYTHING
• 32:50 Chapter 6: Politics
• 39:53 Credits

• All sources for this video: docs.google.com/document...
• How to register in each state: vote.org/voter-registration

I will have my revenge on all of you!

ABOUT: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on YouTube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

• Middle East latest: Trump-Harris address Israeli revenge airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns
• Tehran Blog: 'We don't want war,' Israel, you US proxy
• Pentagon breaks silence following Israeli attack on Iran
• Voices from the Arab press: Will Lebanon defeat Israel? Yes, this is how
• Seven takeaways from Trump's interview with Joe Rogan
• Middle East: Trump-Harris address Israeli airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns
• Smoking cannabis could damage lining of smokers' brains
• Investigation finds misinformation campaign in small town Ohio funded by big industry you've betrayed people
• The Buddha in Sri Lanka (flickr.com/Yim Hafiz)
• The first rock song to top the Billboard charts made history 70 years ago plus more major moments in rock 'n roll history
• VIDEO: Amazing time-lapse of Artemis 1 spacecraft re-entering earth atmosphere (fake manipulated CGI video)
• Trust, bewilderment, and billionairedom: Understanding the backlash against Bezos
• US Navy apologizes more than a century after shelling and burning of Alaskan Tlingit village
• VIDEO: Racial bloodlust: White millennial Jake Paul vs. the Great Black Hope Mike "I Eat Ears and Talk Like a Baby" Tyson
• How international press groups are reacting to Israel's labeling six Gaza journalists as 'terrorists'
• Dodger baseball legend Shohei Ohtani injury: Dodgers' star suffers shoulder subluxation in World Series game
• Dive into the bizarre 25 animated films you won't believe are real
• Scientists build the smallest quantum computer in the world: It works at room temperature, and you can fit it on your desk
• Opinion: I'm voting Harris not because she deserves it but because I do (So sick and tired of Lying Moron Trump)
• Iranian president condoles deaths of military police personnel
• Scientists make incredible breakthrough to address critical metal shortages a pivotal advancement
• The life of Europeans will become a permanent nightmare
• Netanyahu needs an American president who will [unleash Nazi-era genocide to] let him finish the job against Iran

CIA won't shoot me in office. I have the SS.

Go to nordvpn.com/johnnyharris to get a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a huge discount. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee.

PRESS: NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/op... NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion... Vox Borders: • Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/10721... where to find me - Instagram: johnny.harris Tiktok: johnny.harris Facebook: johnnyharrisvox how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/vi...

Check out new channel with Sam Ellis, Search Party: @search-party. Listen to and license music here: linktr.ee/chromaticmusic. Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, scripts, and extended interviews over at johnnyharris. Have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... Check out the map merch here: https://store.dftba.com/collections/j... The music for this video, created by in house composer Tom Fox, is available on music channel, Chromatic. Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: • be a winner. Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris

More blonds for California (Cali Dreamin)

Beloe Zlato - "California Dreamin"

(Beloe Zlato) July 7, 2024: Подпишись на канал, поддержи девочек ❤ Telegram - t.me/beloezlatoo Ссылка на DONAT - donationalerts.com/r/beloe... Стать СПОНСОРОМ - boosty.to/beloezlato Instagram - instagram.com/beloe_zlato... VK - vk.com/beloe.zlato Заказать диски - напишите в группу vk.com/topic-52304300_49763087

Loudmouths: Pussy Riot (TED Radio/A7x)

Pussy Riot's Nadya featured on Avenged Sevenfold's punk-metal hit "We Love  You":

L O U D M O U T H S

Devastated by attempted murder of her friend - opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Punktuation!)

I tried to warn her to shut her lady mouth, and now I want her in Siberian gulag for being loud.

.

Nadya Tolokonnikova's Pussy Riot

Sometimes, the only way to make an impact is to be loud. This hour, three female performers talk about the rewards — and uncomfortable consequences — that come from speaking out and making people feel discomfited. One who knows more about that than most is Pussy Riot's Nadya, the face of a collective feminist movement and music group in Vlad Putin's Russia. Loudmouths: TED Radio Hour, Aug. 30, 2024 (NPR)

1. AUDIO: Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot's sexy resistance against Putin [sexism, fascism, and social injustice] — and the consequences
2. Lilly Singh: When 'a seat at the table' isn't enough and not what you expected it to be
3. Sarah Jones: 'Sell/Buy/Date' director on the controversy surrounding her film on the plight of U.S. sex workers and the backlash by those sex workers

Interviewed by TED Radio Hour Host MZ

Powerhouse TED Radio Hour Host Manous Zomorodi being quietly loud at NPR.

.

I'm aging gracefully (losing minerals)

HOST: Manoush Zomorodi, who is Persian/Swiss, is the host of NPR's TED Radio Hour. She is a journalist, podcaster, and media entrepreneur, whose work reflects her passion for investigating how technology and business are transforming humanity. TED Radio Hour won the 2023 Ambie Award for Best Knowledge, Science, and Tech podcast. Her book Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Creative Self (2017, St. Martin's Press) and her TED Talk (with 6 million+ views) are guides to surviving information overload and the "Attention Economy." In 2018, Zomorodi founded Stable Genius Productions, where she produced and hosted, among other shows, ZigZag: TED's business podcast about being human. More

• Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot - New Mexico Museum of Art (nmartmuseum.org)
• Pussy Riot’s Nadya forms crypto org to fund Ukrainian aid groups | Pitchfork
• Russia labels Pussy Riot members “foreign agents” (Patabook Entertainment)

You're making Russia a police state, you Cossacks and puppets for The Man! Anarchy for liberty!

Nadya is now in Los Angeles. Her Pussy Riot now plays hyper-sexualized, Satanic-themed, Die Antwoord-style (rip off) punk rock in clubs and was scheduled to open for Avenged Sevenfold

Our balaclavas (knitted caps) gave us anonymity and voices to speak up for social justice!

.

It was a great booking but seemingly fell through

• This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahoussaye and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. Facebook @TEDRadioHour and email at TEDRadioHour@npr.org
• The TED Radio Hour with Host Manoush Zomorodi; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

At the Nude Beach, Robes for Ascetics

Independence Beach: Celebrating our American freedom from swimsuits

You only live many times (Ariana Viera)

(Wonderhussy Adventures) Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #809. Date: July 2, 2024, pre-Independence Day, spending the Fourth of July at Wonderhussy's favorite clothing optional beach, celebrating our independence from bathing suits. Website: Wonderhussy.com. Support: wonderhussy. Help fuel next trip: paypal.me/wonderhussy, cash.app/$Wonderhussy.

Nude at the beach, Roaring 20s (eBaum's)

They've taken away parking to keep crowds out!

Buy her dinner: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Bitcoin link: 3H4kzyPxMEwNGNgntSpCQGDEj6xMADUUYC Merch: https://wonderhussy-merchandise.myspr... Recommended gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/wonderhus... Calendars: https://www.createphotocalendars.com/...

CREDITS: Theme song by Michael Saint-Leon switchyardstudios.com. Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Cattails - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

• 34 intriguing photos from the Roaring 20s
• 68 historical photographs that help us understand what life was like in the 1920s

Why didn't Buddhist ascetics go naked like Jains and yogis?

Jainism has two sects, white-clad and sky-clad, whereas Buddhism has saffron robes for all.

.

Ah, nudity is great. - What about white robes?

It was hot in proto-India in the Buddha's time. Pointing the way to freedom and final liberation or moksha was as free as the deer, wandering where they list in search of (alms) food. But there were obstacles. The Awakened One, the Buddha, had freed himself. Now it was time to make known the Path to Freedom, the Dharma. But how long would that knowledge last in the world? It had gone out before and was sure to dim again.

We shramanas existed long before the Buddha

He realized he needed a spiritual community of successful practitioners, a Noble Sangha, where "noble" means "enlightened" (Ayran) and Sangha means "spiritual community." There are various stages of enlightenment, from four kinds of stream entry to arhatship. They are detailed in the Path to Freedom and condensed in the Path of Purification. This Sangha would have them all.

To keep it going and to preserve the Teachings, the Buddha laid down rules in a Disciplinary Code (Vinaya Pitaka), with explanations for why each rule was instituted. The monastics recited about 227 core rules, the Patimokkha ("Path to Liberation"), each fortnight. If followed, they would ensure the long life of Buddhism (the Dharma), enlightened beings on earth (a Noble Sangha), and inspire confidence in new practitioners.

The Guru is naked (Jainism)

How was it going to look if monks and nuns went around naked? It was not unheard of. The Jains led by contemporary teacher Mahavira ("Great Hero"), the Nigantha Nattaputta, had already accepted females into the monastic community. That was a first. The Buddha always intended to, as he knew that his Sangha would not be complete until there were the four kinds of people (male and female monastics and laypersons).

• This whole business about extra rules for nuns or not wanting to accept women is very suspect and seems more a conspiracy by male monastics to keep their all-boys club or wrest control of it from any kind of actual democracy. The Buddha had set up the first democratic rules, pre-Greece for its governance. See the scholarship of Ayya Tathaloka for evidence in the Bhikkhuni Vinaya of the later appearance of the garudhammas or "eight additional rules" and their unlikely back story.

Naked Mahavira: We don't need Five Requisites

The Buddha explained exactly why he allowed Five Requisites for Buddhist wandering ascetics -- robes of stitched cast-off garments, ceramic bowl, allowable medicines, shaving razor, needle and thread -- and the kinds of accommodations they were permitted. Rather than hairy, disheveled, wild men and women wandering around the hillsides naked and covered in ashes, he foresaw a better way, the perfection of the "pure life" of blamelessness for intensive practitioners wishing to make a quick end of all suffering.

Nude is not all it's cracked up to be, but the view
at night in the Sierra Nevada, it's awe inspiring!

Nirvana was here. And now a means of enlightenment and attainment of the bliss of nirvana had arrived with the Buddha. Many made use of it and so, even today, the world has arhats and those on the path to full enlightenment. And Buddhism became the first universal missionary religion spreading far and wide, outside the subcontinent into neighboring countries and lands. The rules made that possible. Hooray for the Monastic Disciplinary Code (Vinaya). And people, if they want, they can go about naked.

• Wonderhussy Adventure #809, Summer 2024, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation); Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Barbie goes to Hell (A7x + Pussy Riot)

Avenged Sevenfold – "We Love You" Moar (Featuring Pussy Riot)

(Avenged Sevenfold) Oct. 5, 2023: A7x had a lot of fun reimagining and rerecording “We Love You” with Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova.

Nadya of Anarcho Punk Collective Pussy Riot

"We Love You Moar" is available everywhere now: A7X.lnk.to/WeLoveYouMoar. The band collaborated with Nadya to create a custom balaclava (knitted facemask to stay warm in a Siberian gulag) with proceeds going to SOS North Caucasus. Limited to 300 with each purchase helping LGBTQ+ people facing mortal danger and persecution in the North Caucasus, Russia: 

• bit.ly/a7xprtbalaclava
• #AvengedSevenfold #Mattel #LifeIsButADream
• Pussy Riot channel: @wearepussyriot

"Yoga Hosers" w/ Glam-Thrax (free movie)

We were not inspired by Kevin Smith of all people, not at all. We love yoga for yoga.

Yoga Hosers (free movie with ads PG-13)

(YouTube Movies & TV) Here's a comedy about two teenage yoga enthusiasts who team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.

Yoga Hosers is an American comedy-horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is a spin-off of Smith's 2014 horror film Tusk and stars Smith's daughter Harley Quinn Smith, Lily-Rose Depp, and her dad, world-famous Johnny Depp.

It's the second film in Smith's True North Trilogy, which world premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

PLOT: Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie are two 15-year-old girls who spend their days studying yoga with their guru, Yogi Bayer, and working an after-school job at a Manitoba, Canada, convenience store called "Eh-2-Zed."

They are also in a cover band called Glam-thrax with their tattooed 35-year-old drummer friend Ichabod. The two are invited to a party by popular senior Hunter Calloway, who is the object of Colleen M's affections.

The next day at school, the girls' history teacher informs the class that the Nazi Party once had influence in Winnipeg. Led by the self-proclaimed "Canadian Führer" Adrien Arcand and his right-hand man, Andronicus Arcane, the Canadian Nazis were once a great force of terror. Arcand was later arrested by Federal authorities, but Andronicus Arcane was never found. More

Sex, drugs, rock 'n roll SCANDAL: Rammstein

Rammstein; DW History and Culture, 6/23/23; Feli from Germany, 6/25/23; Finn Mckenty (Punk Rock MBA), 4/6/23; Sheldon S., Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

WARNING: Repeated references to sex, sexual abuse, glorification of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll!

The end of Rammstein? Serious accusations against Till Lindemann

(Feli from Germany) June 25, 2023. CINCINNATI, Ohio. Rammstein is one of the most successful German bands of all time. Now, in the middle of a European stadium tour, the band's frontman Till Lindeman is facing serious sexual abuse accusations, alleging the abuse of groupies and female fans.

WARNING: Vulgar and disgusting! Rammstein live at Madison Square

Garden 12/11/10, NYC with subtitles (if captions active). Again in 2019

CHAPTERS

• 0:00 Accusations against Till Lindemann
• 2:08 The catalyst: Shelby's story
• 7:11 More and more women come forward
• 17:42 A well-known system
• 21:09 The aftermath
• 33:34 Abuse of power?

Step by step, witnesses and journalists are bringing out a twisted system to light. So what exactly happened? What do we know as of right now? And what consequences does this have for the band? Let’s take a closer look.

ABOUT: Hallo, Servus. Welcome to the Feli [from Ohio] channel. My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 29, and I'm a German living in the USA. I was born and raised in Munich, Germany, but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my Master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the green card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019. In videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other topics I come across in my everyday life in the States. Danke. :)

▸Find more victim reports here: instagram.com/shelbys69666 (story highlights). ▸reddit.com/r/Rammstein... Controversial Rammstein/Lindemann videos: ▸ Rammstein: Pussy... ▸ LINDEMANN: Platz... Lindemann's brand (Doctor Dick). ▸ Lindemann live show clip: bityl.co/JOx6 Investigative newspaper articles: Der Spiegel ▸ Süddeutsche Zeitung ▸ Die Welt. Servus t-shirt. Check out PODCAST (with Josh) or linktr.ee/Understandingtrains... SOCIAL MEDIA: facebook.com/felifromgermany. Fundraiser. Kayla's video. Rezo's video. Support on patreon.com/felifromgermany Instagram▸@felifromgermany▸Buy me a coffee▸ko-fi.com/felifromgermany ▸Mailing address: PO Box 19521, Cincinnati, OH 45219 USA

Who or what is "Rammstein"?

How Rammstein defied the odds and conquered the world

(The Punk Rock MBA) Let's look at the history of Rammstein, from their early years to their massive success with "Heirate Mich" and "Rammstein," how singer Till Lindemann (d)evolved into Rammstein's frontman, "Du Hast," the Family Values tour with nu-metal KORN, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Cube, "Sehnsucht" and more.

How the Rammstein scandal exposes the dark side of rock

(DW History and Culture) June 23, 2023. Allegations of sexual misconduct against Rammstein singer Till Lindemann have rocked the music world.

I prefer my ceramics to anything sexual.

Lindemann is accused of "recruiting" young women (groupies) for sex at concerts -- allegedly through a system that involved coercion as well as the intoxication of young, female fans with alcohol and date rape drugs like GBH.

Lindemann has his lawyers declare that all the accusations are untrue without exception. The accusations have sparked a re-examination of the music industry, so-called "groupie culture" and the culture of "sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll."'

The first woman to go public with allegations against Till Lindemann was the Irish fan Shelby Lynn. Since then, dozens of other women have claimed to have similar experiences at Rammstein concerts.

Patriarchs are obsessed with personal power.

In June 2023, Berlin's public prosecutor's office launched an investigation against Lindemann. But aside from any potential criminal charges that may result, many are asking: What exactly is systematic abuse of power when it comes to rock stars and their fans?

DW looks at the Rammstein case and how it's affected the rock band's business, as well as the history of groupies and of sexual misconduct allegations in the music industry.

Are sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll inextricably linked? Is it time to change the treatment of women by the music industry? For more visit: dw.com/en/culture/s-1441.

Snoop Dogg gives music BUSINESS advice