Saturday 1 July 2023

Post No. 2,489 - 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. 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]), or perhaps try https://www.befrienders.org/.  

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
    • 60 million people in the Horn of Africa urgently need humanitarian (food) aid (UN);   “millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and intensifying climate change. In the face of this, the UN’s humanitarian response in the region is underfunded, humanitarians told journalists” (UN);   Haiti (UN);   Syria (UN);         long COVID in Europe (UN);   “tightly packed poultry and pig farms could be incubating the next deadly flu (MJ);         the recent tragedy where a refugee boat capsized and then sank, killing hundreds (including children), has led to accusations (DW) against the Greek Coast Guard and anger at the millions spent on attempting to rescue a deep sea submersible with a few rich people in it (TG);         the value of, and need for, early warning systems (DW);   six million people in the USA are at risk of extreme weather - and 700,000 were without power during the week (TG);   a notorious right wing governor in the US ended (MJ) water breaks for workers during a heat wave (TG) - see also this (JC);   heat waves have killed tens of thousand of people in recent years in France (LM), and caused heat stress for thousands of those on the hajj pilgrimage (TG);   the still burning bushfires in Canada (F24);   “global heating making extreme rain and catastrophic flooding more likely (TG);         floods in the Côte dIvoire may lead to food shortages (R);   heavy rain and floods in SA have left two dams at risk of collapse (ABC) and warnings of more floods - and snow in central Australian deserts (TND);         in the USA, a “freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulphur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails (ABC);   a roller coaster (TND) in Sweden has derailed (ABC), killing one and injuring several;  

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.