Saturday 11 February 2023

Post No. 2,372 - Reading and other links

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)
    • bushfires in Chile (DW);    international aid has failed the food crisis in South Sudan (TG);   people are still in need of aid six months after floods covered one third of Pakistan (TG);   a fatal earthquake in Papua (TND);   “continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening” (UN);   storms (ABC) in NSW (ABC);   cholera in Africa (UN);  
    • a major (BB) earthquake (TND) in Türkiye (TG) - see also (some of these are links to overview pages of articles, and will be updated over time):   this (hypothermia and other factors are worsening this) (TND) - see also this description of those conditions as a secondary disaster (TND);   this (MEE);   a baby born under the rubble has survived (TND);   this (DW);   this (TND);   the article at Wikipedia is here;  
      and
         on aid: this (international aid) (TG), this (TG), this (satellites can help) (TC), this (UN);   politics is restricting aid for Syria (DW);   social media has been shut down, hindering aid efforts and requests (TND);   some aid is starting to get into Syria (TG);  
         on cause/injuries:   this (TG), this (Nature), this (YT), this (TC), this (TC), this (DW), this (aftershocks) (DW);  
         consequences of:   divisions in Syria may deepen (CSIS);  

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: 

  • a staggering act of segregation in a US State (Mississippi Today) as another US state votes against banning children from carrying guns in public” (TG);   an artist from Türkiye blends photos to show the contrast between different parts of the world;   our civilisation is depressed (M);   the Age of Polycrisis(M);   the ongoing horror of FGM (F24) - see also this (UN);   “AI suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours” (The Verge);   “military and police abuses are a key cause of Africa’s surge of violent extremism, UN study finds” (The Globe and Mail);   “password of three random words better than complex variation, experts say” (TG);   “Penny Wong urges Britain [and Australia] to face the legacy of its empire” (NIT);   more on the Ozempic crisis caused by IPOC influencers (TND);   my thoughts on the curse of the rate race;   after a five year investigation, the OPCW has reported there are “‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Syrian Government was behind deadly chlorine gas attack on Douma” (justice cannot be delayed for reasons of fairness to the accused, and it has to be seen to be reasonable: I have no doubt that the investigators have been professional built as solid a case as was possible, but it still isn’t definitive [meaning it could be asked whether this was worth the money, time, and resources], and the first reaction of many people will be “What? What was that about? When was it? Oh - is that still a thing?” Despots will laugh - and I am aware a despot and the ongoing war caused this delay, but the reality of life is that it is too long [this is a criticism of many ICC cases, too]: what is the solution?) (UN);   “ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned” (TC) - see also this (TND);   an AI chatbot has been caught out giving a wrong answer in a live demonstration (TG) - see also this (CT) and this (TBS);   the problem of deepfakes (SBS);   “why the world isn't as bad as you think” (although I agree with the point of this article, it is a bad week for it to come out) (SubStack);   US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality (TG);   eco-ableism (TC);   “when climate change hits Senegal, far-right political parties in Europe prosper” (NPR);  
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