Post No. 1,403 - This week

As I indicated previously, I am no longer doing the Gnwmythr's News, but I am doing some ad hoc work on news events on my online candles blog. Below are some of the matters I have lit online candles for this past week.

May:

• people never get drunk and assault others, and the integrity, safety and wellbeing of all people be absolutely BPM respected, and may they BPM find justice where that does not happen; 
• people give up their obsession with finding a physical cause for being LGBTIQ+, as THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING LGBTI+; 
• those sick people who create deepfake videos be BPM identified, found, charged, and given the psychological help they need; 
• ScoMo's and Uhlman's transphobia be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• Indonesia's military be prevented from further abuses and violence in West Papua, and BPM actions taken to address the problems; 
• violent gangs be BPM identified, found, charged, and given the psychological help they need; 
• counter insurgency continue to BPM include countering ideas; 
• jail authorities always act with BPM responsibility and fairness, and without prejudice, bigotry or bias - or stupidity; 
• China's increased, now active garrison inside Hong Kong not be used; 
• Vietnam's duplicity be made BPM known and effectively challenged; 
• China's claims to parts of Kashmir, which is based on its invasion and occupation of Tibet, where it has and is committing a genocide, be actively BPM denied; 
• the Great Barrier Reef crisis be BPM acknowledged and properly responded to; 
• the horrors of working for neoliberals be BPM made known and countered; 
• Australia's evil conduct against East Timor be BPM acknowledged and reversed; 
• injustices in the USA continue to be BPM reversed; 
• the wrongs committed by women in colonisation be BPM acknowledged and reversed; 
• the attacks on democracy by the UK's bully boy PM be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• companies put the planet before profit; 
• the deaths of civilians in conflict zones be BPM prevented - or at the very least minimised, and those missing be found, preferably safe and well; 
• sanctions against those blocking peace in Mali be BPM effective; 
• the autonomy referendum for a part of Ethiopia be BPM safe, proper and genuine; 
• violence and anti-democratic actions in Uganda be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• problems such as PTSD, survival, etc amongst refugees and host communities be BPM resolved; 
• the evil of Zimbabwe's current regime be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• slavery in Thailand be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• indigenous water rights be BPM respected, and the rights of the indigenous people in and near Indonesia's new capital also be BPM respected; 
• existing forests everywhere be BPM kept safe, and reforestation undertaken to the extent that is needed; 
• Amnesty's efforts to free a Uighur woman be BPM successful; 
• my home state's hearing into tightening gun legislation be BPM successful, and the enquiry into the effects of animal rights activism be BPM fair and reasonable; 
• the needs of Rohingya and other refugees be BPM met, not forgotten; 
• the so-called religious discrimination bill NOT be a licence to hate; 
• Zambia BPM respect democracy; 
• Nigeria find a lasting BPM solution to the conflict between farmers and herders over grazing lands; 
• improved understanding BPM guide our response to the various environmental crises we are facing; 
• the support of scientists for abortion be BPM effective; 
• actions to achieve the SDGs be BPM implemented; 
• political analysis on autocracy vs. democracy be BPM duly noted; 
• the extension of history teaching in the USA to include LGBTIQ+ rights be BPM effective and more widely adopted - including in sport; 
• Brazil's anti-indigenous moves be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• violence in Cameron be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed;  
• Nepal BPM take proper action against slavery; 
• Australia BPM prepare properly for the coming fire season; 
• actions to implement the SDGs be BPM adopted; 
• Hong Kong's CEO be BPM honest, transparent, and independent; 
• the ALP BPM stand up to China over Hong Kong; 
• gun laws be  BPM   enforced; 
• corruption in management of the Murray-Darling be BPM identified, contained, neutralised and reversed, and charges laid where laws have been broken, and dismissals made where ethics/morals have been broken;
• "inclusive", rather than "extractive", governments, predominate; 
• a valid, viable and popular candidate to oppose pOTUS45 be BPM agreed and actively and widely supported; 
• simpleminded thinking around work be BPM rebutted and utterly reversed; 
• the denial of the Reef's vulnerability be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed, and aIl the causes properly BPM addressed; 
• transphobia in Lebanon be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• the AMA's belated recognition of climate change as a health problem be BPM effective - and the support of companies for action against climate change as well; 
• the mapping of disease hotspots be BPM effective and successful at leading to change; 
• action against misleading and deceptive conduct be BPM successful and effective; 
• media owners ensure their media are BPM independent and are able to be perceived as such; 
• child rights be BPM recognised in all decision making; 
• any moves towards a BPM peace in Afghanistan be only true, genuine, and inclusive - particularly of women and the legal government; 
• homophobia in Nigeria - and Hong Kong - be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed, and taken into consideration in refugee applications, and Nigeria's insecurity effectively addressed; 
• xenophobia in South Africa be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• standover abuses by VEs in Somalia be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• violence in Libya be BPM contained, neutralised and reversed; 
• the DR Congo BPM move towards a genuine democracy, Algeria's presidential elections be BPM   held, Guinea BPM   respect democracy, and Botswana's next elections be BPM successful; 
• the stupidity of Brexit be BPM exposed; 
• BPM actions against the fires in the Amazon include ensuring children do not have - or are treated for -  breathing problems; 
• tourism be BPM   sustainable; 
• Ukraine's attempts at change be BPM successful; 
• the belated withdrawal of the bill that started the protests in Hong Kong be the BPM end of that matter, and may other matters also have a BPM outcome; 
• the current "democracy recession" be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• Australia's thuggish Border Farce guards - and especially their authoritarian, anti-democracy, anti-rule of law, über-conservativism stances - be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed;  
• domestic violence be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed - not only in Australia, but elsewhere, including South Africa; 
• foreign interference be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• biosecurity measure be BPM respected -and enforced; 
• the problem of excessive choice choice be BPM acknowledged, and managed; 
• public safety be properly BPM realised; 
• the lies of anti-abortionists and anti-progressives continue to be BPM exposed and rebutted; 
• the integrity of organic farms always be BPM respected, and decision makers BPM educated on the value, need, and methods of that respect; 
• the protests in West Papua, which, unlike previous protests, have originated from within that occupied nation and have some support from inside Indonesia, be BPM successful; 
•  Australians realise the importance of BPM engagement with politics - and BPM know how to do so; 
• those responsible for the war crime of starving civilians be BPM prosecuted in accordance with the law, and to the extent of their culpability; 
• the warnings of civil war in response to the USA-violent extremist negotiations be BPM acknowledged and responded to; 
• attempts to resolve Italy's political crisis be BPM successful; 
• justice and democracy be BPM respected and realised in Tunisia; 
• attempts to stop the xenophobia in South Africa be BPM successful; 
• Mozambique's attempts to find peace be BPM successful; 
• attempts to bring democracy to Zimbabwe use only BPM methods, and be BPM successful; 
• freedom of the press in the DR Congo be BPM respected; 
• freedom of expression be BPM respected in Eritrea; 
• measures to protect the rainforest in Congo-Brazzaville be BPM successful; 
• homophobia in the entertainment world be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• India's misogynistic or inept police BPM learn how to BPM successfully enforce existing anti-slavery laws; 
• Asia find sustainable sources for her power needs; 
• commercial/business/mercantile interests NOT outweigh, reduce, or invalidate human rights;
• the deaths and other suffering in Kashmir be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• Australia's economy be BPM transformed without suffering for the non-elite into a BPM sustainable and equitable model;
• all dealings with indigenous groups be BPM ethical, and with the correct representatives; 
• huon pines BPM   adapt to climate change; 
• voters in the USA BPM take due note of pOTUS45's latest blatant lies; 
• France BPM get rid of the misogynistic attitudes in their police that allows them to aid and abet domestic violence, and also learn to protect children; 
• South Africa's "femicide epidemic"  be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed;
• the active misogyny, nastiness and viciousness of Brazil's president be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed, and the Amazon's indigenous people protected (petition here); 
• misogyny elsewhere be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed;
• the harms of the UK's evil austerity programme be recognised and the programme BPM reversed;
• unethical behaviour - including intimidation - be BPM stamped out, especially from all political parties; 
• problems such as the previous explosion at a fireworks factory, BPM lead to proper remedial action, including closure where that is necessary; 
• the violence (by Venezuelan "security" forces) and tensions on the Brazil-Venezuela border be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• may travel restrictions between Georgia and Abkhazia be reviewed, and tensions be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• slavery in Thailand  be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• the knowledge of indigenous tribes in the Amazon be BPM respected and accepted in the fight against fires, and may they be BPM aided in the recovery after the fires; 
• Burundi's planned elections for 2020 be safe and and and effective BPM step towards true democracy; 
• the fighting in Libya be BPM brought to a close, and a true and lasting peace found; 
• ceasefire breaches in South Sudan be BPM identified, contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• the use of foster / adoptive parenting in the Central African Republic be BPM successful; 
• child trafficking in Malawi be BPM stopped; 
• East Guinea BPM respect freedom of the press; 
• imprisonment of young people be only BPM   rehabilitative; 
• the coral researcher who was defamed be BPM successful in any action they take; 
• abuse of power never be contemplated or supported, nor  corrupt or ethically questionable behaviour; 
• the request of the family of a woman whose relative died in custody for the CCTV footage to be released be BPM respected; 
• Zimbabwe BPM find a way to democracy, justice and equity; 
• identify theft be BPM prevented and the harm minimised, and those responsible BPM charged and face due BPM process; 
• bystanders always provide BPM help
• political processes never subvert justice; 
• the young aboriginal achievers be celebrated; 
• managers ongoing attempts to attack workers, their families, and their rights (successful in the case of engineers in my state) be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• Australia stop discriminating against differently abled people; 
• recovery and rescue for those affected by Hurricane Dorian be BPM successful; 
• Australia's economy becoming genuinely healthy - for all, not only the elites; 
• the revitalising effects of solar and other renewable energy plants be recognised and capitalised on; 
• biased algorithms that entrench discrimination be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• the grave concerns around justice for refugees associated with one judge be BPM resolved; 
• the lack of credibility of those covering up child abuse be BPM exposed and appropriately BPM responded to, whether that is by ignoring people, having them charged, other, or a combination of options; 
• my nation learn from China and teach more Pacific island languages; 
• campaigns like the covert social media campaign by military abusers in Sudan be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• South Africa's promise to stop violence against women be BPM successful; 
• Ethiopia's new transparency on justice lead to BPM improvements, and be properly acknowledged; 
• drug shipments be stopped, and those responsible be BPM subject to due process of law; 
• Cameroon's peace enforcing mission to the CAR be BPM successful; 
• mining damage in Cameroon be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• Nigerian communities be BPM aided to prepare for more flooding; 
• electric cars continue to be popular in Asia; 
• Sierra Leone develop an appropriate, 21st century BPM response to teen pregnancies; 
• Chile's measures to address water problems be BPM successful - and such measures also be developed for Java; 
• indigenous rights be BPM respected - including their role in water conservation - in Kenya; 
• the conversion therapy nutters in the USA be BPM stopped; 
• contributions to relief be based on cash; 
• homophobia against LGBTIQ+ parents be BPM contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• the views of Rohingya refugees ALWAYS be properly BPM included in deliberations; 
• China's cyber warfare against pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong be BPM made known, contained, neutralised, and reversed; 
• a more systematic approach to managing all environmental issues be adopted; 
• the European Commission develop appropriate  BPM policies; 
• funding for infrastructure in poor nations be BPM improved and made sustainable; 
• measures for economic empowerment of women be BPM well chosen; 
• the benefit of small-scale everyday measures for peace be BPM recognised and valued; 
• may the lessons from the world of science to not be reticent be recognised by Muller and other experts in the fields of justice and politics; 
• Australia and Bangladesh develop a constructive BPM relationship; 
• Australia BPM develop a better way of responding to China;
• measures to BPM address hybrid / grey warfare be developed; 
• the ongoing catastrophe in Kashmir be BPM resolved; 
• Canada BPM take up the humanitarian provisions of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

I also lit candles for:

• for those affected by Dorian and several other disasters and violent extremist events (here, here, here, here, and here); 
• the International Day of Charity.

So mote it be.