Post No. 1,422 - 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:

• actions including by young people, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems be BPM successful; 
• the risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in Palestine / Lebanon be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this, including in Israel (arrests of suspects - may they be well treated and subject to proper justice), be only BPM and be BPM successful; 
• development / recovery aid be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against /by: Australia (nonpayment of workers), Australia (homeless veterans), Israel (torture), Poland and France (anti-Semitism), BBC (racism), Palestine/Israel, and Hong Kong (beating of protestors) be BPM made known, contained, reversed, the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in Lebanon (clearing landmines), and actions against human rights / environmental defenders be BPM exposed, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this be BPM successful; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, and world peace, be better realised and strengthened in Palestine, and Russia including actions against threats, including and the existential threat of nuclear weapons;
• international relations be improved between Taiwan and China, Indonesia and Singapore, Singapore and China, and Egypt / Israel (concerns over election non-result);
• attempts by UK Prime Minister Johnson to apparently "bypass" (ignore) another law be BPM curtailed and prevented; 
• the truth of currently unverified claims by rebels in Yemen be BPM determined and made known; 
• protests for democracy in Hong Kong be BPM nonviolent; 
• ScoMo's aping of POTUS45 be BPM curtailed; 
• the insanity of a hyper-legislative response to risks and threats be BPM curtailed and reversed back to a BPM sane and sensible level; 
• the enquiry into superannuation be BPM objective, scrupulous, and focused on the everyday or "little" (non-elite) person; 
• the political crisis in Israel be BPM resolved; 
• the truth of Iran's claims around allowing inspections be BPM determined and made known; 
• China BPM overcome her insecurity; 
• the problem of opt-out insurance in superannuation be BPM resolved; 
• the Upper Stony Ck project be BPM completed; 
• actions including fact checking claims, and changing our lifestyles, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: mangroves, be BPM successful; 
• the risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this be only BPM and be BPM successful; 
• development / recovery aid be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: AI, social media, debt collection, and Greece be BPM made known, contained, reversed, the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in Singapore (using community groups to counter and overcome racism), Nigeria, Mali, and DR Congo, and actions against human rights / environmental defenders be BPM exposed, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this be BPM successful; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, and world peace, be better realised and strengthened in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Singapore, CAR and DRC, Cameroon, Kenya, and the Sahel including actions against threats and the existential threat of nuclear weapons, and BPM taking the opportunity in Sudan, and the problems in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Central African Republic, Somalia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Haiti, Venezuela, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tunisia, and Yemen BPM reversed;
• international relations be improved between North Korea and the rest of the world, Israel and Gaza, Hong Kong and the world, ans Iraq / Iran / Syria;
• the age of criminal responsibility be BPM raised; 
• election spending be BPM   capped - or, even better, BPM publicly funded; 
• India and Japan BPM use their influence for the good of all; 
• Australia make clear that concerns about China's community party are not concerns about the loyalty of Chinese- Australians; 
• the risks of corruption in Council procurement be properly BPM managed and prevented; 
• household repair continue to BPM spread; 
• worldwide rallies in support of pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong be successful; 
• the implementation and use of surveillance be subject to due BPM consideration of possible consequences and the need to BPM have due process and BPM protect human rights;
• the Attorney-General BPM   protect media freedom; 
• payment of workers always be BPM accurate; 
• people not put themselves at risk by lying on loan applications;
• pro-democracy forces BPM win the social media wars between Hong Kong and China; 
• my nation not get entangled with POTUS45; 
• the refugee family be BPM   released from the Christmas island gulag as requested by the UN; 
• violent thugs all be found out and BPM   excluded from positions of power - before they do harm; 
• the "blue tree" project be BPM successful; 
• violence on both sides in Hong Kong be BPM prevented and/or minimised; 
• violence always be BPM prevented / curtailed and people kept BPM  safe; 
• privacy be BPM protected; 
• YouTube's moronic demonetisation of history be reversed and the harm undone; 
• journalists fight back  BPM successfully against flippant / false use of the term "fake news"; 
• China's militarisation be BPM curtailed and reversed; 
• POTUS45's ludicrous actions be seen as such;
• actions against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: Malaysia, be BPM successful; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: China (disguised homophobia), Iran (show trials), Australia (animal cruelty), Tanzania, US police (religious bias), and Kurdistan be BPM made known, contained, reversed, the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in Israel and Nigeria; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, and world peace, be better realised and strengthened in Libya (drone warfare), Israel, Somalia (counterinsurgency), Malawi, South Africa (management of crime), South Sudan (missed step towards peace), Nigeria (imminent transfer of power), and DR Congo, Cameroon, and Venezuela;
• international relations be improved between Israel / Saudi Arabia;
• the truth suppressing influence of commercial funding on research be BPM stopped, reversed, and overcome; 
• Australia BPM take the threat of far right extremism seriously - including BPM removing all in power who are influenced by that evil, but BPM  reverse our tack down the path of authoritarianism and secrecy; 
• the lessons from two decades of an open water market be BPM used constructively; 
• POTUS45's past insanities be recognised as such; 
• violence against and by police in Hong Kong both be BPM stopped and prevented; 
• India move for toilets to counter open defecation be BPM successful; 
• protests for better work conditions in Indonesia be BPM successful; 
• the campaign against cholera in Sudan be BPM successful; 
• governance lessons about the failure of tax cuts be BPM learned, the effects of lobbying by banks be BPM reversed, and governments stop abandoning responsibility for economic growth; 
• civilian casualties from air attacks be BPM prevented; 
• the experts criticism of drug testing social security recipients be given proper BPM attention; 
• the desire of Australians to be less dependent on other nations be given proper BPM attention; 
• the gutter press be BPM differentiated from good media; 
• actions including corporate net zero emissions commitments, and Tunisia, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: lack of preparation for fire bushfires, China's BRI, church goers, Indonesia, Mexico, banks, and this stupid idea, be BPM successful; 
• the risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in the Arab Israeli community, at Iran's behest, and South Sudan be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this, including in Somalia, be only BPM and be BPM successful; 
• development / recovery aid in / by: development finance institutions, “common but differentiated responsibilities” pathway to achieving 0.7% of GDP foreign aid, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Central America, be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: Australia (anti-Semitism), those authoritarian semi-humans who drive women to withdraw rape complaints, Egypt, Singapore, Hong  Kong (see also here), Iran, China/Canada, Yemen / Saudi Arabia / USA, UK (transphobia), Indonesia (sexual violence emergency), USA, Ghana (homophobia), Asia, the Mediterranean (drowning deaths of refugees), Rohingya / burma (ongoing genocide), Greece, USA, Zimbabwe (sexually violent corruption - see also here), statelessness, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Hong Kong police, agriculture (sexism), and Brazil (homophobia), be BPM made known, contained, reversed, the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in social media, Singapore, Iran, New Zealand (ending racist refugee policy), Dominican Republic, Brazil, USA, Iran, USA, Israel, Burundi, Nigeria, and Russia, and actions against human rights / environmental defenders be BPM exposed, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this, be BPM successful; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, and world peace, be better realised and strengthened in as listed here, USA and Iran, in West Asia, Mozambique, West Papua, Sri Lanka, PNG, Austria, Israel, Tunisia, Rwanda (if true), Cameroon, and Tanzania, including actions against threats, and the existential threat of nuclear weapons - particularly in Pakistan and India, and also between China and the USA's hawks;
• international relations be improved between India / Singapore, in the UN GA, the UK and sanity, POTUS45 and sanity / the USA and the world, EU / USA / WTO, and USA / Zimbabwe;
• the fuel price crisis in Ecuador be BPM resolved; 
• violence in Hong Kong be BPM contained, and China's leaders be BPM guided to realise this is not about money, and they must allow freedom; 
• North Korea's leaders become BPM peaceful, and relations with the rest of world be BPM conducted properly; 
• the benefits of positive thinking be BPM realistically appreciated; 
• the problems underlying protests in Iraq be BPM dealt with, and the violence BPM curtailed; 
• aspiration be BPM reframed to be inclusive; 
• a youth jobs guarantee be BPM adopted; 
• the problem of undeclared air strikes be BPM overcome; 
• China's influence in Argentina be only BPM;
• myths around homelessness be BPM countered; 
• actions including power company shifting isolated customers to solar, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, be BPM successful; 
• the risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Gaza, and the West Bank, be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone;
• human rights abuses in / against / by: Australia (indigenous domestic violence), Poland (fake online information), USA, USA (anti-Semitism), and USA (possible judicial bias), be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, and world peace, be better realised and strengthened in Israel;
• international relations be improved between Palestine / Israel;
• the consequences of decisions in one area of life (e.g., water) in other areas of life (e.g., dairy industry) be BPM given proper consideration BEFORE implementation; 
• documents be BPM provided by POTUS45 as ordered, or charges BPM laid; 
• Australia  stand for human rights and freedom in Papua; 
• as with the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Australia BPM   allow Hong Kong students to stay; 
• the uniqueness of people's response to grief be recognised and worked with; 
• Lebanon BPM take effective action to separate itself from the USA/Iran tangle.

So mote it be.