Post No. 1,424 - 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:

• this sort of exaggeration, lies and extremist hate manufactured and spread on social media be BPM contained, reversed, the harm undone, and such things BPM prevented from happening; 
• this long-delayed condemnation of the Armenian genocide by Turkey/the Ottoman Empire be passed - and for the BPM right reasons!; 
• the disaster Turkey is causing in Syrian Kurdistan be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone;
• as the protests in Hong Kong have become extremely violent on both sides, may they BPM wind down and cease before further escalation occurs, and BPM calm stay until non-violent action is again feasible, but may constructive efforts to achieve democracy continue; 
• BPM actions including Australian agriculture, potable reuse of wastewater, UK police case, Thailand, Egyptian farmers, US court case (accusation oil company engaged in deceit), against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: Somalia (harming peace-building efforts), PNG, developing nations (need for funding), coral reefs, be BPM successful; 
• the occurrence and risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Africa from Russian influence, the West  Bank, shift to carbon productivity, Israel / Lebanon, Israel / Iran, Ethiopia, Africa's Great Lakes Region, be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this, including in be only BPM and be BPM successful;  
• this more objective assessment of statistics and war be given proper consideration; 
• development / recovery aid in / by: Africa (poverty has been mapped), be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: Europe (deaths of smuggled humans), Thailand (suppression of free speech), a social media platform (promotion of far right extremism), al Assad regime (torture), internet (online transphobia), Australia (attempts at misdirection on press freedom), Burkina Faso, Pakistan, Hungary (anti-Semitism), Australia (inadequate staffing of resource application department), Australia (exposure of and attack on whistleblowers), police (ineptness around sexual assault), Australia (need for better consideration of animal welfare), IS surgeries, China (detention of journalist), Ethiopia, India-Pakistan, Russia-Africa, Syria, and others, Uganda, UK (police use of facial recognition), USA, Libya, Burundi (arrest of journalists),  be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in my home state (proposal for improved management of past criminal disclosures), Australia (improved multiculturalism), USA (recognition of Ginsberg), USA (ex-prisoners), USA (helping homeless), comic, India (land reform), Argentina (seeking extradition over sexual exploitation), Somalia (reduction in sexism), USA, improved use of sanctions, Australia (fightback against misogyny), IS awareness, Sudan, and actions against human rights / environmental defenders in  be BPM exposed, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this be BPM successful; 
• BPM freedom, democracy and governance, be better realised and strengthened in Ethiopia, USA, USA (key testimony in impeachment investigation was blocked), Spain, by leadership training, Australia (abuse of political power to mislead journalist), USA (attempts to reform US criminal system), Colombia, Honduras, Libya, Guinea, including BPM support for actions against problems; 
• all people be BPM immune to "incremental shocks", and key political institutions immune from being trashed;
• BPM world peace be better realised and strengthened in South Sudan, the peace corridor between India and Pakistan for Sikhs, including actions against threats, including  and the existential threat of nuclear weapons, and BPM support for positive measures / actions;
• there be more respect of this type; 
• this protection of a human by a whale be BPM appreciated; 
• the problems associated with Chinese loans in Africa be BPM identified and managed, so that any impacts - to all parties - are only BPM beneficial; 
• property scams be BPM prevented, and where that is too late, those responsible be BPM found, charged, and subjected to justice, and those affected be given BPM restitution; 
• shipping containers BPM  continue to be repurposed for various forms of accommodation; 
• the disaster Turkey is causing in Syrian Kurdistan - and elsewhere - be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone;
• as the protests in Hong Kong have become extremely violent on both sides, may they BPM wind down and cease before further escalation occurs, and BPM calm stay until non-violent action is again feasible, but may constructive efforts to achieve democracy continue; 
• BPM actions including Australia (protection of giant earthworm), India (cancellation of coal fired power stations), Switzerland, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: the Amazon, China, Zimbabwe, be BPM successful; 
• the occurrence and risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Afghanistan, Syria, Mexico, Turkey (femicides), Burundi, 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 in / by: Afghanistan (need for housing for returning refugees), cooking problems, be BPM  timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: burma and Bangladesh (suppression of Internet access for the Rohingya), Bangladesh (abuse of workers including beatings), Qatar (worker abuse), Kashmir, Australia (misogyny), Australia (macho culture harming workers), Australia (animal cruelty), Australia (management intrusion into workers' lives), Australia (attempts to damage workers' superannuation), Greece (discrimination against Turkish minority), USA (anti-Semitism), Gaza, Israel (obstructed extradition), Israel (racist assault by IDF soldiers), Israel, PNG (press freedom problems), UK / Afghanistan, gig economy, Canada, Uganda (violent homophobia), Botswana, be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, including in Sudan (start of investigation of murders of protestors), Cambodia (mine clearing), Lebanon (against sexism), Egypt, USA (mini-pantries), Nigeria, USA (return of land), Liberia, 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, be better realised and strengthened in Hong  Kong, Mexico, Sudan, Iraq, Australia (attempted deflection of problems onto anti-gambling activists), Australia (allegations of forged document), cyber matters (lack of basic cyber literacy), Antarctica, China, the Solomons, Mozambique, Cameroon, including BPM support for actions against problems;
• BPM world peace be better realised and strengthened in South Sudan, including actions against threats, including  the existential threat of nuclear weapons, and BPM support for positive measures / actions;
• international relations be BPM improved between Australia and the world;
• Australia's poverty problem be BPM acknowledged and addressed; 
• POTUS45's latest attempt to subvert democracy be utterly BPM rejected, neutralised and reversed; 
• the deaths of refugees in a truck be properly BPM investigated, charges BPM laid where appropriate, and all harmed by this given proper help; 
• the staggering possibility that workers at a safe injecting room are also drug dealers BPM never happen again; 
• the appalling use of strip searches by police, including of disabled people who have been falsely reported and of protestors, - who are showing themselves to be, and inferring others also are, unempathetic, unprofessional, and incompetent - be BPM stopped immediately, and all the many victims of these sexual assaults given BPM aid - and use of minor powers as excuses to perform searches;
• China's use of Australian citizens (including a toddler) as hostages be BPM neutralised and undone; 
• China's influence in the Pacific be only BPM, and where it isn't, be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone;
• factors influencing education outcomes be better BPM understood; 
• the problems on the Nile River be BPM resolved; 
• the risks from Rwanda's nuclear deal with Russia be BPM contained and managed; 
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• the disaster Turkey is causing in Syrian Kurdistan be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone - with Russia's power  not becoming excessive, and due BPM attention be given to this statement by a US soldier against abandoning the Kurds;
• as the protests in Hong Kong have become extremely violent on both sides, may they BPM wind down and cease before further escalation occurs, and BPM calm stay until non-violent action is again feasible, but may constructive efforts to achieve democracy continue; 
• BPM actions including Australian engineers declaration movement, this trial, fair transition, improved management of waste, my home city (congestion tax), against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: Australia's apparently idiotic public service, Somalia and other multilateral peacekeeping missions, insurance blocks, Australia (coal mine application),  be BPM successful; 
• the occurrence and risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Chile, Queensland,  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 in / by: BPM   principled use of private industry, BPM resolution of tensions between donor and receiving nations,  be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: Australia (illegal strip search of girl), Australia (unlawful detention by Border Farce), Australia (sexist behaviour by students), Australia (animal cruelty), Australia (call to protect  whistleblowers), Australia (need for protection of press freedom), the Internet, UK (need for support for gay farmers),  Australia (social security discrimination against the disabled), aged pensions (rentals especially), Australia (abuse of refugees), Africa (internally displaced people), be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, 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, be better realised and strengthened in Lebanon (agreement to make changes), Chile, Australia (unsupported proposal to privatise visa system), Australia (political advertising), Australia (possible nepotism), fragile states, Australia (obstruction of access to information), Israel, elections (cutting out interference), my home state (decentralisation), the Pacific (management of Chinese imposed debt), including BPM support for actions against problems;
• BPM world peace be better realised and strengthened in South Korea (may there be fewer and no Russian intrusions into air space), including actions against threats, including the existential threat of nuclear weapons, and BPM support for positive measures / actions;
• international relations be BPM improved between Iraq and the USA, China and USA,;
• the reality of people on social security (Newstart) be BPM admitted and properly responded to; 
• the growing military ties between mainland China and Singapore be BPM measured and respectful of democracy, freedom and liberalism; 
• this warning against POTS45 be BPM given due credence; 
• hoarders be BPM treated with respect; 
• Brexit be only BPM; 
• this community project be BPM successful; 
• lessons be BPM learned from this - including how to accept responsibility for errors; 
• those with power be equally BPM  accountable; 
• drought affected farmers BPM receive aid; 
• Iran and Russia's hacking be BPM exposed and then curtailed; 
• future jobs for graduates be BPM decent and available; 
• the opportunity to BPM use economic pressure against the slavery in Xinjiang be taken; 
• the disaster Turkey is causing in Syrian Kurdistan - which includes the use of white phosphorus on children - be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and the internal political gain to Putin be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone;
• as the protests in Hong Kong have become extremely violent on both sides, may they BPM wind down and cease before further escalation occurs, and BPM calm stay until non-violent action is again feasible, but may constructive efforts to achieve democracy continue;  
• violence in Kashmir be BPM contained, reversed, and the harm undone before any escalation can occur; 
• BPM actions including the ability to manufacture - rather than mine - minerals, against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: Australia (PFAS contamination), be BPM successful; 
• the occurrence and risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Qld. police (allowing far right extremist activity), the West Bank, the West Bank, 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 ibe BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: USA (worker abuse), USA (racist impact of gig economy), Australia (underpayment of workers), science (sexism), be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, justice and actions to promote, support, or realise human rights BPM realised and strengthened, 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, be better realised and strengthened in Australia (misleading influence of a lobbying campaign), Australia (questions over possible unethical police actions), Lebanon (protests over corruption), including BPM support for actions against problems;
• international relations be BPM improved between Israel & Jordan;
• as the Attorney-General backs away from his previous inferences, press freedom in Australia be truly BPM protected; 
• the protests in Chile triggered by public transport price increases be BPM calm and effective; 
• the horse racing industry in Australia BPM   face up to why it hasn't taken action before now; 
• housing and rental price rip offs be BPM made known, contained, reversed, the harm undone;
• the imminent (possible) demise of the arrogant, unfair and unethical WTO lead to the world having enough intelligence, common sense, and ethics to come up with something better; 
• sleepwalking and cheap voters seeking entertainment - everywhere, not only in the USA - awake; 
• the disaster Turkey is causing in Syrian Kurdistan, including the disputed "collapse" of the nominal ceasefire and yet more blatant lies by POTUS45, be BPM contained, reversed, the harm undone;
• as the protests in Hong Kong have become extremely violent on both sides, may they wind down and cease before further escalation occurs, and calm stay until non-violent action is again feasible, but may constructive efforts to achieve democracy continue; 
• actions including this rethinking of images a paper uses with climate crisis stories (may others do likewise), against the climate crisis and other environmental problems, including in / by: flying, be BPM successful; 
• the occurrence and risks of atrocities / violent extremism / violence in / from: Lebanon, Palestine  and  Gaza, France, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, be BPM made known, contained, reversed, and the harm undone, and actions to achieve this, including in Germany, be only BPM and be BPM successful; 
• development / recovery aid i be BPM timely, adequate, and effective; 
• human rights abuses in / against / by: USA (lunch shaming by a school), Australia (animal cruelty), 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 USA, 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, be better realised and strengthened in Indonesia (concerning reduction of opposition), Canada, including BPM support for actions against problems;
• BPM world peace be better realised and strengthened, including actions against threats, including the existential threat of nuclear weapons, and BPM support for positive measures / actions;
• this reconnection with culture be BPM successful; 
• extreme work and sexist pressure, particularly in South Korea, be BPM contained, reversed, the harm undone.  

So mote it be.