Post No. 917 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

For everyone’s convenience:   the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing are here;   a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work is here,   a list of themes I have identified here;   my changing the personality of oppressors and other world leaders post is here;   (see here for some investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work … and also here and here are interesting);   a range of information on emotions is here, and suggestions on how to work with emotions is here;   this copy of a speech to one of the Parliament of World Religions has excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of war, and ways to heal our hearts;   and   this post reminds us to be patient and persistent, like a “speeding oak” (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form of apocalyptic thinking).

Now, the purpose of posting these news links (and, incidentally, these posts are the equivalent of a re-tweeting service, or, at best, a commentary site: I am NOT a journalist, and make NO claims to objectivity or freedom from bias or trying to cover all [there are often more than two] sides of an issue – see here) is not only to inform:   it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPM units that need to be cleared and BPM units that need to be strengthened, so that you can do the clearing / strengthening that is required.   That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal! … including yourself.

Further to that, in the same way that activists used to argue that “the personal is political”, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events. If you want to, for example, improve the communication of nations, improve yours. To help stop abuses of power, be always ethical in your conduct. Want peace? Then work in an informed, understanding, intelligent and nuanced way for peace in yourself and your life.

Also, it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

Finally, remember that many others are very capably doing this type of work – for instance, the Lucis Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades),   the Correllian Tradition's 'Spiritual War for Peace' (begun in 2014, and see also here and here), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell (also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008),   the Healing Minute started by the late, great Harry Edwards (held at 10 AM and 10 PM local time each day, and has been running for decades);   the “Network of Light”  meditations;   and   also see here and here – even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here), there are online groups (e.g. here and here – which I’m not members of, and thus do not know the quality of) and even an app. No doubt there are many others, so, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be of service, there are many other opportunities for you. I also point out that more than just psychic work is required – activism in the physical world, even if it is “only” writing letters to politicians / the media will help, as will a whole range of other stuff. To stimulate some ideas on this aspect of service, see here , here and here, and, of course, here.

(Please note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be protector has a role every day :) , including – perhaps particularly - the first permanent issue I list below. At all times, on all levels and in ways, BOTH must ALWAYS be BPM in the way they perform such roles.)

If I am ever late getting my Psychic Weather Report up any week, the default plan is to build up energy in the “Shield of Hope” on Sunday, send energy to West Asia / the Middle East on Monday, and then extend that to include Europe on Tuesday, the USA on Wednesday, East and South East Asia on Thursday and Africa on Friday.

Now, the themes – short, medium and long term - that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are (and no apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the size of this task, that is to be expected):

(a)   based on my interpretation of information here and here with Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20^th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;

(b)   there is an enormous need to clear nonBPM energy – the thought forms, unattached energy and scars of the collective unconscious created by millennia of violence. This need includes rescuing those who have been trapped by that history, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage done by the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual violence committed on scales large and small in that timeframe;

(c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need more BPM Air;

(d)   change is inevitable, and, in many things, needed: one can fight it, or shape it to be better, so it doesn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, as has happened so many times in the past;

(e)   those with power are starting to be held to account – including consideration of fundamental changes to capitalism: as long as the focus is on change for the better, and not vengeance, that is a good thing. Resistance to being held to BPM account is harmful of all concerned, and should be changed in a BPM manner – by clearing nonBPM units (especially those controlling the resister) and sending BPM energy (e.g., healing). If this is not done in a BPM manner, one just sets of the vengeance from vengeance/reactionary behaviour to reactionary behaviour/vengeance and back again, through the ages. Assad in Syria and some of the so-called “leaders” in South Sudan are examples of this problem; the Catholic Pope is – arguably –an example of a figure of power who is trying to be part of and shape change for the better;

(f)   democracy is, for better or worse, to be manifested through our elected representatives: those who influence that, such as lobbies, military-industrial / prison-industrial / religious complexes and, to significant extent, political parties, risk interfering with democracy, and that is a bad thing – even if their views are (by some miracle) right;

(g)   true and genuine thinking is always good … but that doesn’t mean a deeper understanding of an ideology;

(h)   as good economists know, true and genuine inclusion is of benefit for the larger group, as it enables more resources to be accessed. This applies to race, sex, gender / sexuality diversity, religion, age, and every other manifestation of the core problem of bigotry;

(i)  the counter to fear is genuine  EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech;

(j)   peace is powerful, but it is a process requiring patient (not impatient!), persistent and nuanced nurturing, and a blend of conventional spiritual work, clearing nonBPM units, and physical world activism;

(k)   where problems exist, advocating for BPM responses (and being as BPM as one can be) and constructive solutions - as is clearing nonBPM units;

I also take this opportunity to repeat that it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

News and other matters from this week include the following (opportunities/good news are shown in green; comments are shown in purple; WARNING: some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault, discrimination, etc).

• Permanent issue: may all actual and potential BPM [1] Leaders be kept BPM safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPM and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect  psychic attack, and may they have all the BPM opportunities and assistance (so-called “good luck”) for them to be BPM effective at influencing the world’s direction, development and unfoldment, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
• Permanent issue: may all humans recognise, irrespective of the appearance of difference, the essential shared humanness of other people, the inherent resilience, the dynamic power, the strength of BPM collaboration, and the opportunities of having a diverse, inclusive and welcoming population, and may all people choose fairness, when such decisions are before them;
• Permanent issue: may all humans choose to live modestly – to forgo outdoing others, or trying to have more than they need - for the sake of an easier, more manageable life, if they cannot do it for the sake of the planet;
• With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
     -   an assessment of the loss of trust in MPs and how to restore it;   the need for employment participation top include those with less education and wealth;   for capitalism to be redeemed, some basic rules issues (“Who gets to set the rules? What values should they reflect? What’s fair? What do we owe to one another?”) need to be considered, as well as inequality;   suggestions on how to close the divide between citizens and foreign policy elites in the USA;
     -   key experts have resigned from the enquiry into the so-called “Panama Papers” tax evasion scandal after interference from the Panamanian government;   the Philippines new president has named judges and government officials who are allegedly involved in drugs – with an admission he may be wrong (he could be correct of course, but also he is silent on the fact that he has put their lives at risk and has undermine justice), and agreed to move the body of the notorious former president Marcos to a “heroes” cemetery;  in the choice between more military rulership and more military rulership, Thais have chosen more military rulership;   Turkey has charged pro-Kurdish MPs;
     -   some CEOs are now being held to account – to some extent, at any rate, and the possible benefit of introversion in CEOs is being examined;
     -   concerns that “The military and defence establishment and lobbies, both in Australia and the US are determining Australia’s foreign policy. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and her Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are being sidelined”;
• With regard to violent extremism (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (and, incidentally, I consider ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in response to violent extremism to actively be doing the work of violent extremists. This PARTICULARLY includes those cretins [including in the media, and Amnesty International] who use the acronym ISIS (see also here), which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset – and others (see also here and here) - and actively perpetuates the patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that violent extremists are trying to accomplish in this world – which will be countered, in part, by the sort of approach advocated by “Cure Violence”, and, in part, by addressing real and perceived disempowerment and acknowledging the variety in what provides genuine, BPM fulfilment as a counter to fanaticism as a source of meaning. I also am inclined, personally, to include here the last two millennia of neochristian and colonialist social engineering, which has led to suppression of women, child abuse, the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc, as violent extremism, but that would take too much explaining. As a final point, I am deliberately avoiding the use of specific names of violent extremist groups as much as possible to reduce the publicity they get – I’m not a primary news source, and thus consider I can do so: any names that are needed are in the articles I have provided links to):
     -   violent extremist attacks have occurred in Belgium, Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, India, Thailand, India(2^nd), India (3^rd), France (remember my note that those propagating hate are doing the work of violent extremists), and, according to this Wikipedia page, other attacks include 2 in Iraq, and other places including Venezuela, Pakistan (2^nd), Mali, Turkey, Yemen, Angola, DR Congo, the Philippines, Turkey (2^nd), Canada, Afghanistan (2^nd), Cameroon, Israel;   violent extremist threats are or may be developing in Pakistan-India, Nigeria;   prevention has or may have occurred in Australia, Turkey, France; and actions have occurred against violent extremists in Australia (for a fraud scheme involving child care), Afghanistan, Germany;   the Nigerian government may be caving in to violent extremists in the Niger Delta out of economic necessity;   the USA has declassified its rules for drone attacks;   US presidential candidate Trump appears to have encouraged gun violence against his rival – see also here;   Da’esh’s so-called “caliphate” is reported to be disintegrating (but it isn’t gone yet [although its demise was actually predicted by some experts right from the start], and will probably continue asymmetric warfare, so do not read too much into that just yet);
     -   the human rights breaches of counter violent extremist actions;   an examination of Germany’s response to violent extremism – see also here;
• With regard to refugees:   alleged reports of abuse on one of Australia’s refugee gulags have been leaked, leading to calls for compassion after Australia’s Minister attempted to indulge in more dehumanisation;
• With regard to human rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     -   the Philippines new president has now extended his attacks to include homophobia;   claims the Indonesian government is fuelling attacks on LGBT people;   a same sex marriage proposal at the Olympics;  a US “news” site has indulged in some cheap gay bashing – and compromising the safety of gay athletes – at the Olympics;
     -   an appallingly racist carton has been countered by stories of good parenting by indigenous people;   racism (and other forms of discrimination) does harm people’s wellbeing, and is costing 3% of Australia’s GDP;   the lingering problematic legacy of eugenics;   racism at all social levels in Brazil;   a US government report has delivered a scathing indictment of the Baltimore police department, concluding that officers had disproportionately and illegally stopped, searched and arrested African Americans for years;   an examination of some key issues/problems in the search for an end to racism in Australia;   the US city of Boston may be an example for other police forces to follow on improving relations with minorities (and reducing crime);
     -   women as tradies;   sexism in this year’s Olympic Games commentary;   Yemeni women are becoming the family breadwinners;   a senior lecturer convicted of beating a former student he was in a relationship with was allowed to continue teaching, despite the protests of his traumatised victim;   sexual abuses by the FARC in Columbia;
     -   “Pay for Success” is being advocated for homelessness services – which risks the same outcome as schools: services with an easier situation may get more money, while those that need funding lose out, although the short term result is likely to be some improvement … depending on how the outcomes are defined;   Andrew Denton has lashed out at a "subterranean Catholic force" of politicians and businessmen who he claims continue to thwart attempts to allow legally assisted voluntary euthanasia in Australia;   ageist discrimination in public service applications in India;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   the “Xtreme Turnabout” programme;   Indonesia is investigating allegations of police involvement in drugs;   in what could be perceived as an attack of sanity all round, Ecuador will allow Swedish investigators to interrogate Julian Assange inside their embassy;   from the “only in the USA file”, a woman has been accidentally shot dead while role-playing in a US police simulation designed to teach people how US police officers decide when to use lethal force;   a US government report has delivered a scathing indictment of the Baltimore police department, concluding that officers had disproportionately and illegally stopped, searched and arrested African Americans for years;  Brazil’s problems with violent crime have shown up in the Olympics;   failure to approve new judges is causing problems for India’s judicial system;   a Indian court has ordered an investigation of police handling of a rape case, including how such crimes would be prevented;   Indian police are using yoga for neighbourhood troublemakers who are on bail;   the US city of Boston may be an example for other police forces to follow on improving relations with minorities (and reducing crime);   the bias against those who are not rich in the USA’s judicial system;   unlawful killings and other police abuses in Rio;
• With regard to press aka the media, and freedom of expression (keeping in mind that claims of presenting “both sides” of a debate can be WRONG if the other side is RUBBISH –as is the case on LGBTIQ issues):   an analysis of the proposed extremist changes to anti-discrimination laws in Australia – changes which would lead to unfettered speech, not just free speech;   Turkey has charged pro-Kurdish MPs;   Islamic preachers are to be monitored for radicalisation in north eastern Nigeria;   more violence against journalists in Burundi;   more attacks on journalists in Ukraine;
• With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals and child labour? I was recently pleasantly to find IT manufacturers now making at least some effort in this regard. Do you suffer from FOMO? Are you being duped by modern mantras? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Do you understand embedded emissions?):
     -   a group of Pacific Islanders are working at relocating themselves;   the value of ecosystems could decline by as much as one third in coming decades;   the need to heal the planet was a key environmental theme at the opening ceremony for the Olympics;   highway construction rubble (from clearing) is being reused to protect riverbanks;   more gum trees are needed for sick koalas;   a woman and her two daughters have donated 2.5 acres out of seven acres of farm land, to create a natural forest in an Indian area that has suffered severe environmental distress;   the importance of people managing their usage of electricity;
     -   the security risks of so-called “smart” devices;   privacy concerns with Pokémon Go;   high speed Internet has revolutionised remote health care in Vanuatu;   Pokémon Go has been played – inappropriately – at genocide sites in Cambodia;   reactions against having so-called “smart” phones (I’m with them – yay! … although I have to have one of those things for work :( );   the dangers of internet connectivity for cars;   claims that social media's lack of intimacy is driving sexist posts by Melbourne students is, in my opinion, somewhat off the mark: previously it would be photos passed around the back of the school sheds or pornography - the sexist attitude problem has existed for so long it is possibly an outcome of the emotional immaturity – in terms of modern society - and physical maturity of teenage years, but is also an outcome of socialisation and many other influences;
     -   the connection between pay and employment/unemployment appears to be broken, but there is evidence that increasing pay at the lower end of incomes increases spending;
     -   a community project uses retired farmers to help “tree changers” who get into hobby farming;   this sort of behaviour puts genuine and credible alternative medicine at risk;   Australians spend 8 times more time looking at screens than they do with friends and family;   a surprising move in favour of “living” (probiotic) beers and ales, as done in “the old days”;   a call for “World Liveability Olympics”;
• With regard to education:   a new way of teaching maths which appears to be properly adapted for individuals – but this is an ad … ;   the current Australian government is showing it views education as having ONLY business attributes;   Victorian school principals have raised concerns – including the impossibility of complying with some of the suggestions in small towns - over legal document promising protection from child abuse;   a senior lecturer convicted of beating a former student he was in a relationship with was allowed to continue teaching, despite the protests of his traumatised victim;
• With regard to the conflict in Afghanistan (noting that Afghanistan was once a peaceful and modern society, even allowing women in miniskirts, before the Russian invasion – see here):   a violent extremist leader is reported to have been killed in Afghanistan last month;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     -   Uganda’s army will back the Congolese President if asked to, as the two nations agree to share intelligence on rebels;   the problem of Uganda’s high birth rate;
     -   the Zimbabwean army claims to be ready to counter discontent including cyber warfare;   a Zimbabwean pastor who became the figurehead of recent demonstrations against President Robert Mugabe’s government has said he will travel to the US to meet compatriots there and consider his next move;
     -   concerns over unsolved murders of politicians in South Africa before the recent election;
     more battles in Nigeria over scarce fertile land;   Islamic preachers are to be monitored for radicalisation in north eastern Nigeria;
     -   the UN has called for international observers in Ethiopia after 90 people were killed;
     -   more violence against journalists in Burundi;
     -   the United States has urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to allow the return of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher forced to leave the country, saying “The forced departure of this researcher… is incompatible with efforts to support greater transparency, accountability and democracy in the DR Congo”;
     -   the UN has boosted its response to a cholera outbreak in the Central African Republic;
     -   a boy has been shot dead at a protest in Uganda;
• With regard to China and East and South East Asia:   this week's show trials in China have been “unworthy of a great civilisation” and are not in China's long term interest;   provocation by China in the East China Sea;   former Philippines leader Fidel Ramos has said he had met with a senior Chinese official during a trip to Hong Kong aimed at improving ties between Manila and Beijing, with both sides working towards formal discussions;  Viêt Nám has moved rocket launchers into the disputed South China Sea region;   Algeria has been gifted an opera house by China;
• With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the USA / CIA backed revolution – see here):
     -   the problems facing Iraq’s youth;
     -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 322 people killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:   continuing gains against violent extremists;   according to the United Nations' envoy, support for the UN-backed unity government in Libya is "crumbling" amid increased power outages and a weakening currency that is hitting crucial imports;
• With regard to Russia:   anti-Russian sentiment is growing in Armenia;
• With regard to South and Central America:   some of Brazil’s problems are being encountered or observed by the world’s media;   sexual abuses by a rebel group in Columbia who have recently signed a peace deal;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   the problems India is facing;   the curfew in Kashmir has continued now for a month – see also here;   failure to approve new judges is causing problems for India’s judicial system;  government policies/biases and lifestyle are changing the nature of health problems in India;   improvements to mental heath care;   a court has ordered an investigation of police handling of a rape case, including how such crimes would be prevented;   the problem of the Neglected Tropical Disease - which affect the poorest populations, persist under conditions of poverty, are concentrated almost exclusively in the developing world and are marked by a lack of reliable statistics;   police are using yoga for neighbourhood troublemakers who are on bail;   a woman and her two daughters have donated 2.5 acres out of seven acres of farm land, to create a natural forest in an area that has suffered severe environmental distress;   an excellent critique of court intervention with the Indian cricket board;   ageist discrimination in public service applications in India;
     -   Pakistan plans to invite India for a dialogue on Kashmir;
     -   Pakistani workers are also (India has started a massive relief workers for its workers there) facing survival problems in Saudi Arabia;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     -   Sudan and Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understating on combating crime, illegal migration and borders issues;
     -   more warnings over the catastrophic food situation in South Sudan;   the UN has said preliminary investigations show widespread human rights abuses during the fighting in July, as East African leaders plan to meet to consider more aggressive back up of the UN / intervention and calls for the new vice president to step down to allow the former VP to be reinstated, the UN has voted for an intervention force and the USA is urged to place an embargo on arms;   the scale of the refugee problem from South Sudan is straining its neighbours;
• with regard to the conflict in Syria:   500 fighters have been killed in one week in Aleppo;   a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has seized most of a key Syrian city (Manbij) from violent extremists;   the last few doctors in Aleppo have appealed to the USA for help, as Russia proposes a grossly inadequate gap to allow humanitarian aid in;   Turkey is proposing joint operations with Russia against violent extremists (pity they didn’t do so years ago, rather than setting unrealistic conditions before they would lift a finger – they might have had far few attacks if they had);   another suspected chlorine gas attack;   continuing air strikes in Aleppo have killed dozens and hit a children’s hospital;
• with regard to Turkey:   a massive show of anti-coup unity;   US-based preacher Gulen has called for an international enquiry into last month's failed coup in Turkey, vowing his "full cooperation" with any such probe and strenuously rejecting accusations by Turkey that he ordered the coup;   an opinion piece that the recent failed coup has accelerated (softening) changes in Turkey’s foreign policy – although those appear to be on hold in the case of Israel;   Turkey has charged pro-Kurdish MPs;   a call for Europe to make sure it is not blackmailed by Turkey – also see here;
• with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:   a rebel leader has been injured;   Russia claims Ukraine has made armed incursions into Crimea (why would Ukraine do this when there is a strong imperative in the east?) - see also here, here and here;   more attacks on journalists in Ukraine;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   Israel has announced new measures against BDS activists;   the continuing problem of spreading Israeli settlements;   Arab-Israeli tensions are showing at the Olympics;   France, the US and the United Nations have raised concerns over Israeli demolitions in the occupied West Bank;   a key point has been buried by recent allegations of terrorist involvement by NGOs and the accompanying controversy: the fact that the role of aid agencies and international NGOS in the Gaza Strip is so significant because Israel continues to choke the enclave;
     -   Israel has conceded that Iran has – so far – respected the nuclear agreement;
     -   an Iranian nuclear scientists who had been detained since his return to Iraq from the USA in 2010 has been executed;
     -   Jordan’s decision to allow Syrian refugees to work has been paying off;
     -   dictatorial Egypt wants its tourist industry back … ;   an assessment of the violent unrest in Egypt’s Sinai;
     -   Pakistani workers are also (India has started a massive relief effort for its workers there) facing survival problems in Saudi Arabia;
     -   Algeria has been gifted an opera house by China;
• With regard to the war in Yemen:   there will be a one month pause in the Yemeni peace talks as the UN emphasises that a political solution is essential (“the only solution”);   Yemeni women are becoming the family breadwinners;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:   dozens have been killed by landslides in Mexico;   fires in France;   continuing despair in Nepal, which is still recovering from last year’s earthquake;   more food aid is still needed in Papua New Guinea;   the UN has boosted its response to a cholera outbreak in the Central African Republic;

and from a range of other sites:

• a statue has been unveiled to commemorate and honour the Korean women who were used as sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during World War Part Two;
• urgent changes are needed to one Australian state’s child care system;
• this year’s census will miss spiritual but not religious – for the 218 people (joke, Joyce) who managed to log on before the online version crashed … One of the major failures, of course, is of communication (and governmental ineptness), but the ABS has also showed a staggering naiveté around privacy at the user’s end;
• a suspected growth in homelessness in Australia;
• a notorious district in Colombia’s capital is being demolished (if this stops the crime problems, that is good, but where do those people go and live now?);
• Pope Francis has surprised 20 former prostitutes, trafficked from Africa and elsewhere in Europe and being given shelter and protection at an apartment run by a Catholic charity, by popping in for a visit at their safe house in Rome;

I apologise for publishing these posts twice, but Blogger keeps changing my formatting. I can either publish it and then correct the altered formatting and re-publish it, or save and close the post and correct it when I reopen it prior to publishing it, but that leaves an extra copy in my "drafts" folder which I then have to clean up ... 

Regular sources include the Daily Briefings of the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, “War on the Rocks” (a very US-focused site which also has articles I have concerns about, but also a surprising number of gems),  the Early Warning Project blog, the Justice in Conflict blog, the Political Violence at a Glance blog, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the International Crisis Group, the Middle East Eye, The Hindu, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the BBC, Spiegel International, The Conversation, John Menadue’s blog, Wikipedia’s current events portal, Wendell Williams’ blog, George Monbiot’s website, the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the “Cure Violence” blog, the Inter Press Service Agency (IPS), the Lowy “Interpreter” blog (which occasionally has good links about what is happening in the Pacific), and others.

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