Post No. 1,040 – Gnwmythr’s News Ed. No. 167

As I indicated last week, work requirements will continue to restrict my ability to work on these posts for several months to come. The bills have to be paid, and the obligations that go with having a job met … (PS – I am experimenting with shades of the colours I use – apologies for the variations.)

Information and Summary/Analysis:

Note: I am NOT a journalist, and make NO claims to objectivity or freedom from bias:   the purpose of posting these news links 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. Also, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events, so address those as well. The reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing are here;   see also here,   here,   here,   (here and also here and here are interesting),   here, here,   here,   and   this post reminds us to be patient and persistent, like a “speeding oak”. Finally, there are some notes at the end of this post about other options for those who do not like this way of working.

The themes that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are:

(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, including spirit rescue, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage created. Also, remember that:
        1. the counter to fear is genuine  EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech,
        2. where problems exist, advocating for BPM responses, and being as BPM as one can be, are constructive solutions,
        3. peace is powerful, but it is a process requiring patient, persistent and nuanced nurturing, and a blend of conventional spiritual work, clearing nonBPM units, and physical world activism;

(c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need:
        both emotionally (astrally) and mentally, we need the integrity of more BPM Æther;
        a plot of the elemental influences on a causal/spiritual level follows, and shows a need for more BPM Fire;

(d)   I’ve created a bindrune for this week’s work, which is:

(e)   dealing with the 45^th US President, for whom I use the alias Voldemort, requires:
        1. eroding (i.e., slow, patient and persistent clearing of the little bits one can SAFELY cope with – remember, you are but one of many) the nonBPM influences feeding his arrogance and mind-set, and strengthening Voldemort’s BPM Guides and giving them whatever BPM help they need to present a BPM alternative – for which my “changing the personality of oppressors” post is useful – with a view to promoting what would seem to be a change of heart,
        2. lifting the nonBPM influences from the shoulders of Voldemort’s marginal supporters, allowing them to “come to their senses”, which may result in them feeling bewilderment/shame, and simultaneously strengthening the BPM influences around them (e.g., their BPM Guides) to counter them backsliding,
        3. to address the others, physical world activism (especially education) is required. As well as doing what one can there, help those who are doing this work (e.g., sending them “positive vibes”) and look for nonBPM blockages that can be cleared (e.g., setting up a BPM vortex above meetings to draw away external nonBPM influences/energies/units, so that the audience can listen as they are, without any obsession/possession);

(f)   the major events this week are:   as attraction to violence continues to be largely inadequately addressed, there are risks of mass atrocities in Syria and Yemen, and the humanitarian crisis in East Africa and parts of West Asia continues to grow;   US CEO Trump has got into more political trouble as he progresses his attempted hostile takeover of the US Presidency;   the quest for a new government in the UK continues, as the Euro Zone shows itself to be strong and stable, and the issue of addressing those who have been “left behind” is still a “fail”;   some abuses/misuses/inadequate uses of power have been addressed, but the quest for power and influence is largely unrestrained, and accountability can be patchy – even within one organisation;   the inherent disrespect for sovereignty that is foreign interference in democratic nations is still being used;

(g)   a critique of patriotism has included a telling Oscar Wilde quote: "patriotism is the virtue of the vicious";

(h)   the battle for inclusivity continues to be a case of a step or two forward and a step or two backwards – although there is improvement in the long term;

(i)   evidence has emerged of how divisive and damaging some debates can be;

(j)   the problem of poor communication by (environmental) scientists has been brought into the light, as “out of sight, out of mind” continues to plague all aspects of life;

(k)   the struggle to find ethical, sustainable and dignified bases for an economy continues;

(l)   fear and its various manifestations of bigotry remain very prevalent;

(m)   the curse of superficiality and lack of nuance also remains with us;

I also take this opportunity to emphasise 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 past week follows:

   news items are presented in the following sections (there is overlap, and items may appear more than once):
    - Permanent and Thematically Arranged News,

    - Location Based News,

    - From a Range of Other Sites;

   opportunities/good news are shown in green;

   comments are shown in purple; and

   WARNING: some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault, discrimination, etc.

Permanent Issues and Thematically Arranged News:

• 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;
• Matters warranting particular attention:
     -   Japan is close to admitting the truth that it wants to slaughter whales on a commercial basis;
     -   a critique of patriotism which includes the Oscar Wilde quote: "patriotism is the virtue of the vicious";
     -   this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists Syria and Yemen;
• With regard to democracy (which requires  protection of minorities and the vulnerable – and remember Gandhi’s question about whether one is fighting to change things, or to punish, and the list of 198 methods of nonviolent action), freedom and governance (e.g., here, here, here and here, and see also here):
  Note: I have a section specifically for the 45^th US President below
     -   analyses this week include:   information on the small and small-minded “Democratic Unionist Party” from Northern Ireland (NI)which may allow a conservative government in the UK to continue – at the risk of destabilising NI - but, to hang on to power, the Conservatives in the UK will also need the support of the Scottish Conservatives - who are, under their openly gay leader, socially progressive;   an assessment (on social media – sorry) that the UK election result shows the young are “reclaiming their future”;   an assessment of the state and changeability of democracy, and a phenomenon described as "democide" (the question about whether people should vote if they don’t understand “politics” is partly patronising, and opens the door to control of thinking/limitations of perspective: more importantly, such people are an indictment f our education system);   an analysis of the significance of specific words used by the 45^th US President, Presidential candidate Clinton and former FBI Director Comey - which suggests to me even more strongly that Comey interfered with the election;
     -   of concern this week:   a woman has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to rig local elections;
     -   in the grey/mixed area or neutral this week:   Puerto Rica has voted to become a US State (more hurdles to pass before it happens, though);
     -   other events in the grey or neutral area have occurred or are developing in: Russia;
     -   good news this week includes:   new French President Macron looks set to also have a Parliamentary majority;   US Senator and Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders has urged a summit of progressive activists to ramp up efforts to win elections and help remake the Democratic Party;   the UN has emphasised the importance of accountable and inclusive governance and institutions for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
     -   and other matters in my home nation this week:   Centrelink has been told to abandon its performance targets as there was no realistic chance they would be met;   the Australian opposition will ramp up the proposed CET targets if elected, although the Chief Scientist who authored them is advocating “stick to certainty” – and some neoliberal Denyosaurus dinosaurs are claiming this is “a tax on coal” … ;   grave concerns over a Chinese donor to the Australian neoliberal Party using a Minister's name without permission;   the Deputy Australian Tax Office (ATO) commissioner has resigned after being formally charged (he is accused of using his position to help his son) in connection with a $130 million fraud;   as a proposed drug test scheme gets extended beyond the original plans, accusations of "stunts", a call to extend it, and accusations – justified, in my view - of a failure to understand the complexity (and reality) of causes of unemployment are made;   the right wing extremist politician who sought to gag a major media outlet has withdrawn her case, and been ordered to pay costs;   “Federal Labor MPs are pushing the party's leadership to reject the Government's bid to introduce tough new citizenship restrictions, accusing the Coalition of "stoking xenophobia" ”;   in a discussion on radio about this incident (where Australia’s Prime Minister light-heartedly imitated the US President), the presenter pointed out that in this age it is impossible to assume "Chatham Rules" apply (and the USA has the White House Correspondents Dinner, which is conducted on a more open basis). There are questions about why a mainstream media outlet picked up the leak, but it is largely a storm in a tea cup, in my view – and a similar view here;   a Senator in a right wing extremist party has broken the mould again by helping someone gain residency;
• With regard to the 45^th US President (who I consider seriously dangerous, and NOT at all a buffoon) this week:
  I deliberately avoid using the 45^th US President’s name for valid psychic reasons: however, to both simplify my typing and remind people that he is dangerous, I will use “Voldemort” – in this section, at least - as an alias.
     -   although, as I read this, police say there is not enough information to attribute motive, I'm going to call it as an attempted political assassination - one of the many such events that DO NOT HELP with regard to changing Trump and Trump's administration … not to mention how much of a setback this is in terms of the possibility of an impeachment. This act may lead to a rethink of security for US politicians – and, sadly, it has led to an utterly insane and backwards (former President Obama was uniting – he included the people who are spat out by Republicans) comment by one moronic US Senator;
     -   “an increasingly isolationist Trump administration could accelerate Chinese power in [Asia]”;   Voldemort will start to tighten restrictions between the USA and Cuba;
     -   Voldemort has lashed out at former FBI Director Comey as claims (subsequently confirmed by Voldemort) are made that Voldemort is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice and the USA adopts more sanctions over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election;   a US prosecutor was fired for refusing to take more strange calls from Voldemort;   the USA’s Federal Attorney-General has been questioned over the firing of Comey (and denies any wrongdoing), as two State Attorneys General commence legal action “alleging that foreign payments to President Donald Trump's businesses violate the U.S. constitution”;
     -   the USA remains at odds with the rest of the G7 over climate change;
     -   more legal setbacks for Voldemort’s attempted travel ban;
    I thought the 45^th US President would make it through at least a couple of years before he was at serious risk of impeachment … It isn’t likely to happen, because the Republicans are still mostly supportive – and will be even more so after the appalling shooting this week.
• With regard to violent extremism (VE) (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in response to violent extremism are actively doing the work of violent extremists. This 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 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):
     -   violent extremist attacks/acts have occurred this week in the USA, Jerusalem, and, according to this Wikipedia page, there have been 3 attacks in Iraq, 2  attacks in Afghanistan, and 2 attacks in Syria (out of a total of 19);   prevention has or may have occurred in Australia;   US troops are helping the Philippines to end the violent extremist occupation of Malawi;   more Islamophobic protests in the USA;
     -   my nation will hold its first national gun amnesty since the Port Arthur massacre because of the increased threat of terrorism and a flood of illegal guns into the community;   temporary security measures have been fast tracked in my home city following recent violent extremist attacks – including one here;   lack of knowledge of tampons can cause security problems in Egypt;   "One of the London Bridge attackers was involved in a violent outburst that was reported to British counter-terrorism police almost a year ago, according to the head of anti-extremist think tank Quilliam" (violence is going to be the best way, I suspect, to predict – sort of - violent extremists– just as abuse of animals is a – sort of - predictor for serial killers);   “An influential conservative bloc of Republican lawmakers [has] said it opposed renewal of an internet surveillance law unless major changes were made in how the U.S. government collects and uses American data, reflecting disagreement within the majority party”;
• With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
     refugees abused in Australia's refugee gulag have won a court case for compensation  - see also here, and here, for a view that the payment is to stop Australia’s dirty laundry being aired … ;
     other refugee-related matters have also occurred in: Libya;
• With regard to human (and other) rights and discrimination:
     -   on homophobia/transphobia this week (noting that trans kids are the same as cis kids of the trans kids’ true gender) :   thousands have protested against the roll back of LGBT rights in the USA;   a US sports team is bucking the trend by supporting an LGBT event;   a regional area of my home state will host a football Pride match, and has made an effort to show how welcoming it is;
     -   on racism this week:   opposition to a major road project that would harm six trees of Aboriginal significance had recently been identified, including birthing, scar and canoe trees; a controversial work-for-the-dole program which has been blamed for driving up poverty and hunger in some remote Aboriginal communities is being independently investigated;    soccer referees have been given the power to stop matches if fans are racist;   a controversial radio presenter is receiving – deserved, in my view – criticism for racist comments in an interview. As Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner said, while it is important to discuss race, those conversations must be respectful – see also here;   controversy after a Latino police officer is cleared of murdering a black man in the USA;
     -   on sexism this week (keeping in mind the overblown influence given to testosterone):   “An increasing number of women in Japan are reporting they have been coerced into acting in pornographic photographs and films”;   Uber’s directors have “voted unanimously to adopt all recommendations from a report stemming from allegations of sexual harassment” – but is being sued by a woman raped by one of its drivers for having “improperly” obtained her medical records (and I hope she is successful, and whoever is responsible is jailed);   a novel protest against more restrictions on abortion;   appalling bigotry and ignorance from a women's news website;   an article on women who think women are oppressing men ... but a questionnaire has been developed to help men identify male privilege;   the problem of sexual assaults of women on public transport (another reason I won't use it);
     -   other sexist matters have also occurred in: India, Russia, Nigeria (good news), China;
     -   on other forms of human (and other) rights this week:   an assessment of why the recent G20 statement on labour and employment matters;   "Plans to rehabilitate a pre-war Jewish cemetery in [a] Czech town ... have run into fierce ... anti-Semitism";   poor judgement by a religious school which plans to turn an apology into a religious service;   a "major lack of sensitivity" that "confounds the most basic common sense" led to a Spanish nurse being forced to take a professional exam while in labour – she can do the exam again (I trust the idiots have been sacked);
     -   other human or other rights problems have also occurred in: the USA;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:
     disappointing news that a senior police officer is being investigated for alleged misconduct at the time of a coronial inquest into the murder of a teenager;   three Commonwealth Government Ministers were "required to appear before the Victorian Court of Appeal ... over their comments attacking the state's judiciary for being weak on sentences for terrorism offences", which is on the basis "that the comments from the ministers in that context could be seen as having eroded public confidence in the judiciary and amounted to contempt of court", following which they partly backed down (this has caused quite a bit of debate, and it appears the Ministers’ comments were premature/out of context – and ill-advised, no matter the claims that decisions should be open to robust debate [I wrote to a judge who was disparaging of a gender diverse person in the 90s: the reply about “reflecting community values” is one of the reasons I got into political activism –albeit with a strong education focus]. There are issues of public confidence to address, but I am of the view that education on criminology and perception is the best way to do that – not by metaphorically bashing the experts in the judiciary [several times trials have been undertaken giving members of the public the same information as judges, and the public have mostly been more lenient. The exception – which is significant – is women are harsher on rapists. On the other hand, “scandalous contempt” is not an offence in many other places, but the issue of attempted influence still applies);   a disturbing - despite the preponderance of collisions being driver's fault - argument for changing the presumption of innocence to a presumption of guilt in CIVIL CASES in the case of cars colliding with cyclists or pedestrians for INSURANCE REASONS;   an article on a famous enquiry a quarter of a century ago which revealed extensive police corruption in an Australian state (an uncle in my birth family apparently left after the enquiry, as it “didn’t catch all the crooked cops”);   after 17 years, an innocent prisoner has been released when his “lookalike” was found;   a government employee in my home state is being investigated by the anti-corruption commission for allegedly providing confidential information to organised crime;   violent crimes are leading some jewellers to leave the industry (and all retail, in some instances) out of fear - which is not helped by soft sentences against extremely violent youths convicted of some of the crimes (violence is, after all, one of the main attractors for violent extremists: should we not be taking the problem more seriously – at the very least, requiring counselling?);   a thug who led an Australian gang has been sentenced to 60 years jail;   a sophisticated illegal sandalwood processing plant in Western Australia has been uncovered;
     other crime, judicial and policing matters have occurred in: Brazil, the USA, the cyber world;
• 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: having an “equal say”, or a “right to respond” MUST be assessed in the context of what is happening overall in society – NOT solely in one limited incident. Also, funding is an issue … ):
     a report into a controversial mosque in a rural town has shown how divisive the debate was;   the limits of “free speech”;   “The US news network Fox News has dropped its slogan "fair and balanced"” … truth in media, now?;   in a reminder of how dangerous the profession can be, an Australian journalist in a war zone has had a near miss with death;
     other media / freedom of expression matters have occurred in: Qatar, Australia;
• With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals, environmental harm and child labour? IT manufacturers are making some effort in on those. Do you suffer from FOMO or addiction? Is your social media making you miserable or envious? Are you being duped by modern mantras? Are you “failing” at being well? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Are you afflicted by management  fads? Do you understand embedded emissions? Do you want a bigger, flashier home/car than people had 50 years ago – which means you are actively abusing the environment and society’s cohesion and contributing to the problem of financialisation?):
     -   on climate change and other environmental matters this week:   policy support for renewable energy;   the Australian opposition will ramp up the proposed CET targets if elected, although the Chief Scientist who authored them is advocating “stick to certainty” – and some neoliberal Denyosaurus dinosaurs are claiming this is “a tax on coal” … ;   another article on how battery storage helps renewables;   human help to restore the predator-prey balance in desert areas affected by climate change;   some former mines are being converted to cattle stations (is this viable in the long term?);   the UN has called on humanity to learn from the disaster of the Aral Sea/Aralkum Desert;   a traditional bird egg hunt is underway, but there are concerns about the declining bird population;   protests against shark fin soup in Hong Kong;   technology is being used to track an endangered species;   a social scientist has said that one of the biggest hurdles facing scientists in the area of invasive pest control is their own inability to explain their research to the public — and more specifically, their failure to acknowledge that when you're talking about killing animals, people get upset (yes! Yes!! YES!!!);   an industry insider has claimed "clean" coal-fired power stations are NOT viable;   world religious and indigenous leaders will meet to discuss how to protect rainforests (it’s a pity they haven’t had enough thought to include Pagans, many of whom hold protecting the environment as a sacred duty – a key part of faith);   a US judge has ordered more environmental studies on the controversial oil pipeline in the US State of Dakota;   photos of one of Australia's most epic animal rescue missions, when the Ord River was dammed 50 years ago;   illegal mice baits – used to deal with a mouse plague may have killed 'perfectly healthy' corellas(one of my sisters used to live in a house surrounded by fields, and she needed 13 cats to deal with the mice invasion when the fields were harvested – in a normal year);   “An Australian farmer's invention, which destroys weed seeds during harvest [and can be retrofitted to existing harvesters], has the potential to reduce the need for herbicides in grain farming and is gaining interest from around the world”;   concerns that “a key feeding and resting ground for critically endangered birds in [my home state] could be in danger because of development plans”;   “As koalas struggle with habitat loss, they are now facing … attacks from … livestock”;
     -   other environmental matters have occurred in: the USA, the USA (2^nd);
     -   on technology and science matters this week:   plans are underway to "back up life" in the event of a major asteroid impact, together with calls to develop a way to divert them;   daily habits and quirks/eccentricities can affect our thinking - and an article on siestas and their modern version: the cat nap (aka "power nap");   Australia has adopted a law to help protect minors from on-line predators;   women in Nigeria are creating a safe space on social media;   a woman who sent dozens of text messages urging her boyfriend to commit suicide has been found guilty of causing his death;
     -   other technology and science matters have occurred in: China;
     -   on economic and financial matters this week:   “A US woman is suing a casino that told her the slot machine displaying a $43 million jackpot was faulty and offered a steak dinner instead” (you can almost never win against a gambling organisation – particularly with some of the approval conditions in their favour [e.g., ordering people out if they are “winning too much”], conditions that I objected to when my home city approved a casino in the 90s);   the Euro zone appears to be strong and stable;
     -   on other matters in the category this week:      the invention and growth of the use of plastic;   GrowFree: a movement "whereby local communities share their excess home-grown food, often via an old painted changing table in a public area";   I have long had concerns over building standards of some of these apartment towers (as a result of media reports of similar events -fortuitously without fatalities - in my home city - I don't work in that area of engineering, so have no inside scoop), so am particularly saddened that the recent tragic fire in London was foretold by concerned residents – see also here, on changing engineering standards, and here, on the transformation of grief at this event to rage;   an Airbnb scam;   rescued food waste is being used to run a food service;   youth suicide in New Zealand;   more horror stories from rental inspections;   owing to the demands of the profession, the mental health of veterinarians is currently of concern;
• With regard to education:
     my nation has been ranked 39^th  out of 41 high- and middle-income nations on education;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
     Ethiopia is about to run out of food for almost 8 million people;   landslides caused by the monsoon have killed more than 100 people in Bangladesh;   the Australian government will partner with six prominent non-governmental organisations to reduce the impact of disasters and humanitarian crises, particularly in the Pacific;   Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are well positioned to take a leading role in achieving the 2030 global goals to eradicate hunger and poverty;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story (are you crippled by the fear of being single or asexual or off-grid or in any other way a rebel / innovator / non-conformist / true to yourself, or believe in management  fads and fashions? Do you distract yourself and fill your time to avoid finding real meaning? If so, you have a spiritual problem, and a need to constructively remedy that):
     “A central Queensland woman is spending her estate while she is living to make the dreams of young rural and remote students come true”;   the Parliament of the World’s Religions has released a newsletter on interfaith events during Ramadan;   a Rabbi visiting my home city from the USA will deliver a talk titled “Welcoming Difference: Ethics of Inclusion for an Exclusive People”, and a couple of other interfaith events will be held.

Location based News:

• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) has:
     -   Ethiopia is about to run out of food for almost 8 million people;
     -   women in Nigeria are creating a safe space on social media;
     -   violent extremist attacks remain a major obstacle to peace in Mali;
• With regard to China (may her growing middle class bring a love of peace and freedom), East and South East Asia and the Pacific (noting the risks of atrocities in North Korea and Burma):
     -   “an increasingly isolationist Trump administration could accelerate Chinese power in [Asia]”;   more on how China’s Communist Party is influencing media in my nation;   grave concerns over a Chinese donor to the Australian neoliberal Party using a Minister's name without permission;   the USA and China will hold their inaugural Diplomatic and Security Dialogue – which takes the place of the security side of the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue under the former US administration … (clearing and sending BPM energy will help this opportunity to be as constructive as is possible);   video has emerged of sexual assaults on women in China by a man using a ruse;   China has launched a spy satellite which “can provide unbreakable secret communications channels … using the laws of quantum science”;
     -   a US university student held captive in North Korea (the DPRK) for 17 months has been in a coma for a year and has now been released - in urgent need of medical care, after allegedly being brutalised;   one of the DPRK's 300 drones took 10 photos of an advanced US anti-missile battery in South Korea, but crashed as it returned to its base;
     -   drug use is rising in southern Thailand, and harming communities;
     -   and in the Pacific:   the Australian government will partner with six prominent non-governmental organisations to reduce the impact of disasters and humanitarian crises, particularly in the Pacific;   Vanuatu MPs have managed to keep the nation off an international blacklist that would have likely left it facing serious financial impacts by passing 13 key financial bills aimed at combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism;   “The push to reopen a controversial copper mine on the island of Bougainville has suffered a setback, with opposition groups stopping the region's government from going to the mine site and signing a new agreement with landowners”;
• With regard to Europe and the European Union (EU):
     -   Germany may be pushed by political events into being a reluctant military power;
     -   "Plans to rehabilitate a pre-war Jewish cemetery in [a] Czech town ... have run into fierce ... anti-Semitism";
     -   France’s new President has said that nation must “think and move like a start up”;
• With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the UK / USA / CIA backed revolution – see here, and that it needs an emphasis on a secular society and citizenship – but also here, although based in Syria and here):
     -   Iraqi forces are close to encircling the last violent extremists in Mosul – whose snipers are firing against any of the 100,000 civilians still trapped who try to flee;
     -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 321 civilians violently killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:
     the UN has said there is “no limit” to the cruelty of traffickers, as video emerges of abused refugees in Libya (this story also involved criticism of social media);
• With regard to Russia (which is currently supporting an – in my opinion, based on R2P principles - illegitimate regime in Syria), Russian influenced nations and eastern Europe, and responses:
     calls for unauthorised anti-corruption protests in Russia ... which led to hundreds of arrests;   concerns over Russia's hosting of the 2018 World (soccer) Cup including human rights abuses (of North Korean workers), racism – which might be partly managed by this - and violent hooligans;   Russia’s President Putin has shown his sense of humour by jokingly offering former FBI Director Comey asylum;
• With regard to South and Central America:
     -   “security forces” in Brazil have cleared a city area of homeless people and drug addicts;
     -   innovative techniques have been developed in Mexico to identify victims of the drug war;
     -   Venezuela’s President will write to the Pope about children taking part in violent protests;  “Venezuela's government [has] sought … to start court proceedings to dismiss the [“dissident”] chief state prosecutor”;
     -   “Colombia [has] reached a deal with public school teachers to end a 37-day strike that has kept millions of children out of classes, amid criticism the government has failed to keep its promise to improve public education after a peace deal with Marxist rebels”;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   demands from Indian farmers for relief of $60 billion in debts mean an Australia-India Free Trade Agreement is unlikely;   “The Indian Government has this week bowed to widespread pressure and promised to ease an outright ban on selling cattle for slaughter, which has jeopardised billions in exports and ruined livelihoods”;
     -   Tamils have welcomed the agreement of Sri Lanka's President to examine a request "to release a list of wartime 'disappeared' and detained persons", but have condemned the overall lack of reconciliation progress;
• With regard to the conflict in Syria, where Assad’s regime has, in my opinion, lost all claims to legitimacy, and it is time to consider partition (see here, here, here and here):
     the Assad Dictatorship has intensified its attacks on rebels;   morale is high amongst Kurdish forces advancing on Raqqa;   UN aid programmes assisting “more than nine million children in Syria and neighbouring countries are on the verge of being cut off due to a critical funding shortage”;   “As fighting in and around … Raqqa continues to take a toll on civilians and displaces thousands every day, the [UN] has called for greater and sustained access [so] that it can reach those in desperate need of humanitarian assistance”;
• With regard to Turkey:
     Turkey’s Grand Sultan Erdogan has denounced the isolation of Qatar;
• With regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:
     750,000 children are at risk of losing access to safe drinking water;
• With regard to West Asia (aka “the Middle East”) and North Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   hotlines to help families with Qatari members (what about all the foreign workers who are stranded there?);   Turkey’s Grand Sultan Erdogan has denounced the isolation of Qatar;   Qatar has just signed a $12 billion arms deal with the USA;   the four Arab states that broke ties with Qatar will soon present a list of their "grievances";
     -   lack of knowledge of tampons can cause security problems in Egypt.

Other News:

• “imposter syndrome” doesn’t necessarily end with success (apart from the valid psychological explanations, there can be past life influences on this);
• the sport of parkour doesn’t want to be part of the olympics (good on them: when I was a kid, one class of sailing dinghy made the same decision, and stayed a nice place to be).

General Comments/Information

(Dear Reader, please remember, I expect you to think when reading this blog, and I reserve the right to occasionally sneak in something to test 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' (see also here, 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 (running for decades);   the “Network of Light”  meditations;   and   also see here and here – even commercial organisations (for instance, see here), online groups (e.g. here and here – which I do not know the quality of) and even an app.    Thus, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be of service, there are many other opportunities for you – including secular opportunities: e.g., see here, here and here.   Again, activism in the physical world is also required - see here, here and here, 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 :). 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, there is a default plan.

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