Saturday 24 April 2021

Post No. 1,837 - Interesting Reading/Viewing and Posts from my Other Blogs / YouTube Channel

A continuing question and other matters:

Dear @TheElders and @_AfricanUnion   (and @FelixUdps), in view of the widespread suffering there, what are you going to do for Uganda this year?   @amnesty   @hrw   @POTUS   @VP   @UNHumanRights   #SaveUganda   #StandwithUganda   #MissingPersonsUganda   @MarisePayne   @SenatorWong   

Save Salla 2032 https://youtu.be/sSZSrjmmSIo   #savesalla   #Salla2032   

NoBeijing22   

This week I have made the following posts on my other blogs:

Political Musings of Kayleen:

  • The stupidity of Victorians - and the lies of couriers
    We went to a local market today. Apart from us and a few others, no-one was wearing masks. They're optional at the moment, but that is conditional on physical (aka "social") distancing being practised - and NO-ONE, other than us, was even trying to practice that.
    When we re-open our borders, we're going to be utterly screwed.
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  • A UBI may (largely) pay for itself
    I was going to research this, but I ran out of time, energy, and enthusiasm to keep trying to wade through the vague, irrelevant and unhelpful information that was obfuscating the issue - and, in any case, why can't an economist do this (properly, unlike the **** I've seen done so far)?
    The premise I am examining is that a Universal Basic Income (UBI) may well pay for itself.
    Consider the massive amount that is spent on:
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  • On leadership
    This article deserves to stand out in its own post:
    "Ego Is the enemy of good leadership".
  • Blocking change
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    I’m now wondering if the problem is simple fear. If someone internal thought of it, do those flawed few managers (most - especially in recent years - would welcome and pounce on such initiatives) fear that they will be criticised or blamed for not having thought of it themselves, or not having created conditions where someone in their team could have thought of it, or not having properly understood the problem / issue?
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If I make any YouTube posts, I will embed them below:

 

 

Interesting reading / viewing / sites this week:

  • for the right wing bigots in particular, thoughts on how to become more comfortable with uncertainty;

My online candles blog: