Saturday 28 January 2023

Post No. 2,364 - Reading and other links [Note: Content Warning for news links - reader discretion is advised]

Im going to begin this with a reminder that the work of this blog is:

and

  • BPM  strengthening of BPM units - some nonphysical, some incarnated people . . . and one of, if not the, best ways that is done is strengthening people's connection with their own Higher Self (which is possibly not what they interpret as their conscience).

Also:

Black Lives Matter! Be Anti-Racist, Anti-Sexist, and Actively Inclusive in ALL Areas.
The Climate Crisis is real, urgent and
existential!

The Pandemic is Real, and Vaccinations save lives. Stay safe - wash your hands, wear a face mask in public if prudent to do so, and follow informed medical advice.

We also need to be more human being rather than human doing. 

Having made those points, here are some links that you, Dear Reader, may find of interest or value (articles by others unless stated otherwise):

In preparation for tomorrows psychic weather report, I do a weekly summary of news links - every one of which is an opportunity to do the work of this blog, which I outlined at the start of this post. That can be accessed at: 

One part of the post covers natural and other disasters, which are always an excellent opportunity to do the work of this blog, so I will copy that section here: 

  • on NATURAL and OTHER DISASTERS (noting Article 1(3) of the UN Charter)
    • “an innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities in southern Madagascar, could offer a game-changing template for future humanitarian work” (UN);   a building collapse in Syria (ABC);   freezing weather in Afghanistan (ABC);   heatwave in South Africa (NA);   two thirds of Yemenis still need aid (UN);   cholera in Malawi (AJ);   floods in New Zealand (TG);   a humanitarian crisis is likely being experienced in North Korea (DW);  

Another part lists a few key points from the news, which are also an excellent opportunity to do the work of this blog, so I will also copy that section here: 

  • the Doomsday Clock has advanced to 90 seconds to midnight (BAS);   following Jacinda Arderns recent resignation, a thoughtful reflection on the unrealistic expectations of and inexcusable, increasingly abusive, violent, sexist and misogynistic commentary on leaders - especially those showing strong, compassionate leadership (TC);   a social media platform has, against all responsibility, decency and common sense, reinstated former POTUS45 (Alternet) - see also this (TG);   “Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize-winning Keynesian economist, has called for the super-rich to be subjected to [special worldwide] taxes as high as 70% to help tackle widening inequality. ... “People at the top might work a little bit less if you tax them more. But on the other hand, our society gains in having a more egalitarian, cohesive society”” (TG);   “imperialist appropriation in the world economy: Drain from the global South through unequal exchange, 1990–2015” (Science Direct);   as the world experiences an ageing population, a call to end the five day working week (TG) - which would make working longer more sustainable;   the ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities” (TG);   a powerful criticism of layoffs as potentially killing people - and ineffective (Stanford);   “gender indoctrination begins at birth ... children are exposed to norms and stereotypes right from the beginning” (I have observed and commented this often, and for a long time - it is something most strenuously denied by those who wish to indulge in such stereotypes, people who often falsely claim to be unbiased) (M);   recommendations on how to talk to conspiracy fantasists with a view to encouraging change (TC);   DEI is “now broadly endorsed in Australian organisations. But ... while programs for women and some racial minorities are being embraced, ... social class is ignored, and people with invisible, subtle or complex diversities are seldom considered” (TC);   egregiously vicious and extremist transphobic laws in the USA constitute an attempt to wipe out TGD people (TG);   more openly committed right wing offences in my home state (I trust the photo has been passed along to the police) (Star);   the misogyny of the cult known as the military (TC);   thoughts on looking after mental health (JW);   a psychologists view that procrastination does not exist (M);   a view that being vulnerable is not possible for members of minorities and others who do not have safe spaces (M);   in a statement of the bleedin obvious, personality traits could predict those prone to prejudice (Oregon University);  
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