The second Women's March took place this Saturday with celebrations and demonstrations carrying well on over to the next day too. Over 250 different rallies were held across American cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, where the March first kicked off following the inauguration of president Donald Trump this time last year. But this year, more and more cities around the world got involved too. From marches held in London and Munich, all the way to Melbourne and Osaka, people came together to make a stand against sexual harassment and abuse (a hot topic of late), gender equality and some of Trump's more... er, questionable policies and outbursts. The energy was high, celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Adele and Jennifer Lawrence took part, and a huge effort was made to encourage people to enrol to vote in the midterm elections. While the monumental participation in the march this year across America and around the world is certainly something to behold, we mustn't forget to zoom in and take a close look at the individuals who took part and see what crafty home-made signs they came up with here. Here are 19 of the best.

1. I know, right?

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2. "What Oprah said"

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3. Sing it, girl

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4. He wouldn't have made it past chapter 5

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5. The times are changing

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6. Even the little ones got involved

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7. PREACH

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8. Better get your shades out because the future is bright

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9. I mean, will you look at these girls?

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10. We know what you mean

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11. Even the impromptu vacation-made signs count

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12. Ahem

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13. LOL, but it is the effort that counts

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14. We all are

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15. Thinking of women everywhere

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16. All the clapping emojis go to this one

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17. But was it a Hemnes?

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18. So good

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19. Hehe

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20. Sums it all up really

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/DodgersAndyInPA/status/954475942289838080]] Well, with the huge turn out to the Women's Marches that happened all over the world, and with those powerful signs spreading the best kinds of messages, here's hoping not too many of these kinds of events will need to happen in the future.

Like him or loathe him, after just one year in office, President Donald Trump has already had a big impact on the lives of women across America. In January 2018, hundreds of thousands of people across the country turned out to women’s marches protesting, among other things, cuts to women’s healthcare funding and the reversal of employment laws designed to protect women in the workplace. Yet, one of the areas where he has drawn most criticism are words regarding women, as opposed to his actions. No one can forget that time he was caught bragging that he could kiss women without permission because: “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything” even going so far as to utter the now infamous words: “Grab ’em by the pussy.” You’d think it couldn’t get much worse, right? That no other country would give the time of day to a leader not only glamourising, but bragging about sexual assault? Well, allow me to introduce you to Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte, who somehow pretty much manages to make Trump look like god’s gift to women. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbacZ-Kl-rA/]] Elected into office in May 2016, Duterte might possibly be the definition of a "couldn’t care less" politician. Since assuming power, he has pursued an aggressive anti-drugs policy which has seen him urge citizens to murder drug addicts and drug pushers, and given free-reign to state-sponsored death squads. So far, over 8,000 people are believed to have been killed and the International Criminal Court is now debating whether to charge him with crimes against humanity. But while the world’s attention has been focused on this drug crackdown, his actions towards women have been slipping under the radar.

"Shoot you in the vagina"

In February 2018, Duterte gave a speech to over 200 former communist fighters, instructing them that they should tell female rebels that: "There’s a new order coming from the mayor. We won’t kill you. We will just shoot your vagina." According to local media reports, he continued: "If there is no vagina, it would be useless," - the "it" in this case being the woman. His spokesman, Harry Roque, was quick to dismiss the comments as something to be taken "seriously, but not literally", whatever that means, adding: "I mean, that’s funny. Come on. Just laugh." Yes, side-splitting.   [[instagramwidget||https://twitter.com/hrw_ph/status/962886932115046400]]

42 virgins

Just a month earlier, Duterte also caused controversy when, during a speech to Indian and Filipino businessmen in New Delhi, he appeared to offer 42 virgins to tourists willing to come to his country. Referencing the motivations of Muslim rebel fighters, the notorious womaniser explained to the audience that: "The come-on is that if you die a martyr, you go to heaven with 42 virgins waiting for you," before proclaiming: "Well, if I could just make it a come-on also for those who'd like to go to my country." If that wasn't enough, he helpfully clarified: "I'd like to have the virgins here, not in heaven." Unsurprisingly, he was heavily panned by women’s groups for the remarks.

So was this a joke, or not?

As a leader that came to power partly on the basis that during his time as mayor he cut crime dramatically, you'd probably think that Duterte would be pretty hot on criticising rapists, right? Uh, not exactly: "What I don't like are kids (being raped.) You can mess with, maybe Miss Universe. Maybe I will even congratulate you for having the balls to rape somebody when you know you are going to die," he commented. But while many were quick to criticise the 'funnyman' for making light of sexual assault, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abell later came out to set the record straight: "We need to understand what he really said. Basically it’s not a joke. It’s a very serious statement. " I think I preferred it when it was a joke.

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That time he lamented not taking part in a gang rape and murder

In 1989, Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill was gang-raped and killed during a jail seige in Davao City, where Duterte was the mayor. But while any other leader would have been quick to condemn such actions, Duterte decided during his presidential campaign that time was nigh for one of his famous ‘jokes’, commenting that: "I was angry because she was raped, that's one thing … but she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste."  In a rare show of contrition, Duterte issued an apology - but before you get too excited, you should also know that he also retracted it, saying his camp had put it out without his permission. So close.

Three strikes and you're out 

While seeking to reassure soldiers fighting against ISIS-linked rebels on the southern Filipino island of Mindanao, Duterte instructed them that while he would not tolerate abuses of power, he would take personal responsibility for actions that occurred under martial law. While this might not sound too outrageous in itself, it's the way he illustrated this point that was: "I'll imprison you myself," he said, referring to any soldiers who commit violations, before joking that: "If you had raped three [women], I will admit it, that's on me." So go ahead, but remember, three is your limit.

[caption id="attachment_12356019" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Credit: Flickr/ ilocosnorte[/caption] While advocates of Duterte will say that there have been some women's rights victories under his leadership, including the handing out of free contraceptives in Davao City and the pushing through of a reproductive health bill despite the opposition of the country’s powerful Catholic Church, these are tempered by the continuation of rape jokes, misogynistic statements and misleading statements that put women at risk. On Valentine's Day 2018, for example, he urged men not to use condoms because they reduce the pleasure of sex - apparently family planning is a woman's responsibility alone.

For his part, Donald Trump has so far repeatedly refused to speak ill of Duterte, even praising the leader - who has compared himself to Hitler - for doing an "incredible job". Whatever your opinion of either of these men, their continued presence on the world stage seems to mark some sort of shift backwards, just at a time when women seem to be pushing forward in terms of demanding equality. Because it's hard to see how women will ever be considered equal or worthy of respect in a country where the leader is willing to write women off as nothing more than walking vaginas.

Typically, Valentine's Day is a day that people dedicate to their other halves.

Of course, the day of love has since been appropriated to fit other people's own personal situation. For example, there's Galentine's Day and Palentine's Day for those of us who find ourselves single on February 14.

Others, however, might well be in a relationship but choose not to - for whatever reason - celebrate Valentine's Day.

And while we have no idea how Donald and Melania Trump chose to spend the day, we do know that Mrs. Trump chose not to give her husband a special social media shout-out on the special day.

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Instead, the former first lady took to Twitter to write: "On this Valentine's Day, I think of the brave & inspirational children at The Children's Inn and NIH where I visited the past few years. Sending them love & strength, today & every day."

She concluded the post by wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, notably excluding any mention of the former president.

Melania also didn't mention Trump in her Valentine's Day weekend tweet the day before.

Instead, she shared with her 1.6 million followers: "It was wonderful to meet all of the incredible children from all around the world. Wishing everyone a happy #ValentinesDay weekend!"

Needless to say, the absence of the 74-year-old Republican from Melania's Valentine's Day tweets didn't escape the notice of her many eagle-eyed followers.

One took to Twitter to write: "Melania Trump posts a Valentine’s Day message but makes no mention of her husband. Probably because she despises him as much as you do."

Another remarked: "No Valentine's Day tribute to your darling husband?"

A different person suggested: "You might as well wish Hank Siemers a happy Valentine's Day at this point. no mention of your husband, as usual... but I understand, he can't tweet anything to you.... because he got kicked off twitter for inciting violence [sic]."

And a fourth took to the platform to point out: "No love in that relationship, always been obvious."

First Lady Jill Biden, on the other hand, revealed on her Twitter account that she had picked up some Valentine's Day treats for President Biden:

Chrissy Teigen originally found fame as a model, and now she's one of the most popular celebrities on social media. People love her hilarious clap-backs, heartfelt messages, and candid reflections on pregnancy. Her looks are stunning, but her words are even...stunning-ier. Sorry. I'm good with words, but I'm no Chrissy Teigen.

Of course, while we love Chrissy's sassy comments, it's not so fun when she takes a shot at you. In fact, Donald Trump was so offended by one of her replies that he blocked her from Twitter. And it wasn't even one of her most savage tweets! For example, in February 2017, she joked he was "evil."

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And in June 2017, she told him to "grow the f--- up."

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But the tweet that finally made him hit 'block'? She wrote "nobody likes you." Clearly, that struck a chord. (What a snowflake!)

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In May, a federal judge ruled that it is unconstitutional for the president to block critics on Twitter because it violates the First Amendment. But since the White House is appealing the ruling, I'm guessing all those critics are still blocked. Well, Chrissy Teigen doesn't need Twitter to troll the president. Today she got him an amazing "gift" for his 72nd birthday: A large donation to the American Civil Liberties Union.

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The ACLU is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." According to critics, the Trump administration's policies have been harmful to reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, immigrants' rights, and more.

So, Chrissy announced on Instagram that their family donated $288,000 to the ACLU. Why $288,000? Because it's Donald Trump's 72nd birthday, and that's four $72,000 donations from each member of their family. (The couple has two kids, two-year-old daughter Luna and three-week-old son Miles.) They encouraged their followers to join them, and donate $7.20, $72, or whatever they like.

In the note, Chrissy explained that they were motivated by the heartbreaking stories of children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border:

"John and I are outraged to see and hear the horror stories of immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration. These actions are cruel, anti-family and go against everything we believe this country should represent.

"On this auspicious occasion, in order to Make Trump’s Birthday Great Again, each member of our family has donated $72,000 to the ACLU."

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Well, that's a thoughtful gift, but I doubt President Trump will send them a thank you card. I wonder how he's celebrating his birthday... Eating 72 Big Macs? Playing 72 rounds of golf? Having a 72 minute Skype call with his new BFF, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un? It's hard to say. But if you'd like to send him well wishes, you could follow Chrissy & John's lead.

Over the course of 2018, the Trump family certainly did their best to make most of the world despise them. Melania demonstrated her complete disconnect from real life by attempting to do some gardening in Louboutins, Ivanka attracted a lot of unwanted attention when it was revealed that she'd been using a private email while in her official position at the White House, and Donald... well, what didn't he do?

As the year came to a close, though, one of the Trumps decided he wasn't quite done with making himself a hated public figure, and slipped in one last painfully cringeworthy tweet with just a few hours to go. It was, of course, Donald Jr.

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For some ungodly reason, the Daily Caller decided to celebrate Donald Jr.'s birthday yesterday by posting an article titled, "It’s Donald Trump Jr.’s Birthday. Celebrate With His Most Bada$$ Instagram Photos To Date". And then, for an even ungodlier one, the president's son decided to share the article with the title still intact in the tweet.

No comment, no 'happy birthday to me' statement - just a reiteration of how "bada$$" he must think his Insta is:

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And, boy, did he get ripped to shreds.

"This is just sad," commented one person.

"Did he just promote his own birthday on Twitter? w/an article attachment as well? Is this a thing now?" added another. "How starved for love and attention is he? Someone, please give him a hug."

Perhaps the harshest burn of all, however, came from this comment: "Lmao ur dad forgot ur birthday."

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And at this point, you may be wondering exactly what was so "bada$$" about Donald Jr.'s account in the first place (so "bada$$", in fact, that they couldn't just say "badass"). Well, it's just a bunch of pictures of him holding various animals he's killed and trying not to look like he only learnt to smile that same morning.

Here's one of them:

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And here's another one:

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Aaaand here's a third one:

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Woahhh what a total BADA$$ you guys!! Did you see that HUGE fish he caught? And that amazing orange jacket he was wearing? And that ill-fitting camo hat? What a bro.

Anyway, Donald Jr. seemed to think that was a great way to end the year for him - and, personally speaking, it was quite an entertaining way for me to start the new one. Thanks for the laugh, Don, and no thanks for absolutely everything else.