Saturday 10 June 2023

Post No. 2,460 - 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):

  • another infuriating example of both unethical religious activities and government corruption: “the Morrison government gave $4m to an organisation accused of “extreme religious practices” – including exorcisms and gay conversion – on the same day the Australian government solicitor (AGS) advised the grant would “likely be without lawful authority” ” (The Guardian);
  • in a blow to repressed religious zealots, scientists have found that m__________n* has a forty million year history, going back to primates (The Guardian; (*I am being cautious in light of this)
  • the problem of noise pollution (The Walrus); 
  • the growth of Paganism (The Conversation); 
  • in what is perhaps a statement of the blindingly obvious (although sometimes the blindingly obvious can do with a little evidentiary support) research into the effects of competition has “found it was only the losers of the number-guessing game who became more dishonest, with a larger effect (d = –0.34). The winners of the competition stage, on the other hand, showed no change in their honesty behaviour”
  • a personalised acknowledgement of country;
  • my thoughts on:   the COWARDICE of mindless authoritarian thugs;   social connection: a block to getting rid of discrimination - still?;  
  • from YouTube:   a nice meditation from David Manning on connecting with the sun;  
  • from my favourite Druid  blogger:  introducing yourself to the spirits of a new place;
  • this weeks afterlife report by the Zammits

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. Before I get in to that, a CONTENT WARNING - some of the news links are about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. Content shown in green (which may be only part of a news story) is about what is generally considered good news”, but personal history may still make such events triggering. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that linked articles may contains names and/or images of deceased people. Reader caution is recommended. For anyone distressed by anything in this post, or for any other reason considering seeking support, resources are available in Australia here, here, and here. In other nations, you will have to do an Internet search using terms such as mental health support - <your nation>” (which, for instance, may lead to this, this, and this, in the USA, or this, this, and this, in France [biased towards English-language - my apologies]).  

The news post 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) including COVID-19 AND OTHER PANDEMICS
    • conflict and the climate crisis have left 16 million people in need of aid in the Sahel (rfi);   heat wave and associated bushfires in West Asia (JC) and bushfires in Canada (TG) - see also here (TND), here (F24), and here (TG);         food aid has been suspended (F24) in Ethiopia (UN) after major thefts;         “scores dead and thousands displaced after flooding, landslides in Haiti (F24) - and an earthquake (UN);         more on the terrible train crash in India: here (DW), here (a signals failure is suspected) (TND), here (a overview of rail safety in India) (DW);      “South African president admits failure [of water treatment] in prevention of cholera outbreak” (AN);   WHO declares end to Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea” (F24);  

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: 

  • accountability continues to be a theme this week, with a notorious former despot who attempted an insurrection finally facing some serious charges and calls - and possible mechanisms - for major global changes, but cowardly local councils in my home state. Meanwhile, a despot who was unrestrained by any actions has pursued his attempts to destroy a neighbouring nation by nearing the placement of nuclear weapons in a third (sock puppet) nation;
I generally do the PWRs on Sunday in Australia, with an aim to get it online by 8pm on the Australian east coast - which, in the southern winter, is midday in Geneva, 11am in London, 6am in New York, and 3am on the US west coast.

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Finally, remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing.