Post No. 2,676 - Some interesting reading/viewing

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Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:

• an UFO sightings map at   https://nuforc.org/map/   as   “Eleventh Hour Opposition to Disclosure Legislation Emerges in Congress – MUFON”   https://mufon.com/2023/11/30/eleventh-hour-opposition-to-disclosure-legislation-emerges-in-congress/   The article attributes the resistance to defence contractors, which is, in my opinion, morally repugnant and an interference with democracy  
  

• this week’s “afterlife report” by the  Zammits (see here for zoom meeting opportunities):  https://www.victorzammit.com/December29th2023/  
  

• my recent posts on my political blog:  
• From the news on:   society,   the climate crisis, environmental issues, and nuclear threats/issues,   human rights and humanitarian aid,   the war in West Asia,   and   politics & democracy, and international affairs;
  
  
• “The far right’s undeclared global war   [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on bigotry/hate, violence/abuse/war. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-far-rights-undeclared-global-war.html    
  
  
• from YouTube:

• “Ancestor Work when Disconnected | Adopted, Generational Trauma”   https://youtu.be/NenJtPzlh_c?si=Y4GkxHW0Rc_8Cfha   As someone who was adopted, I can relate to a lot of this, and will be having a look at the book mentioned  
  
  
• I have found an utterly brilliant new YouTube channel, which I wrote about in this post. The details are:
  “Activist Witch 🪄 Ysha”   https://www.youtube.com/@acovenoftwo - and that channel is how I found the preceding video, and the channel and videos in the next dot point.
  Some videos from that channel which I have viewed and liked so far are:
  
• “H_gw_rts Houses and Gender Fluidity In Pre Colonial Folk Magick - Problematic Witchcraft 01”   https://youtu.be/JkrNmUY5J7U?si=AveEbb9NAulQa6JE  
  
  
• “I'm A Witch, But What Does Witchcraft Mean to Me? - Thanatophobia, Feminism”   https://youtu.be/mEpy6vLgNwc?si=gtnmG6rItZ8BSNuL  
  
  
• “My TAROT Practice - Italian Folk Magic, Daily Rituals, New Tarot Deck Consecration, Books & Spreads”   https://youtu.be/ycOMPJS1Fkg?si=38q3wna9DG6cboJP   I am exploring the concept of an interview spread  
  
  
• “Maiden Mother Crone - Breaking Down the Problematic Divine Feminine Goddess Archetype”   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FAUZngFlYeY&list=WL&index=6&pp=gAQBiAQB   another brilliant video on a range of problems with this stereotype - which is only around a century or so old (the old triple fates had a completely different structure)  
  
  
• “How to Apply CRITICAL THINKING to Witchcraft? #THINKTOBER”   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WU7p3W75T_c&list=WL&index=3&pp=gAQBiAQB  
  
  
• As I wrote in the preceding point, I have found an excellent channel, which is:  
  “Shaun”   https://www.youtube.com/@Shaun_vids/videos  
• the problems with a notorious transphobe’s magical series:   https://youtu.be/-1iaJWSwUZs?si=hTH-vP9ojk6V81Fx  
  
  This links to two excellent videos on the transphobe’s transphobia:
• “Does [transphobe]'s Transphobia Ruin H_rry P_tt_r?”   https://youtu.be/m-rh-N4eFDU?si=brwXl7KSJ_Z30VZC  
  
  
• “[transphobe] | ContraPoints”   https://youtu.be/7gDKbT_l2us?si=jlMYxo7oDFLzeNlG  
  
  
• the problems with that notorious transphobe’s friends:   https://youtu.be/Ou_xvXJJk7k?si=cb-5E3m98H7JqfkB  
  
  
• the notorious UK TERF’s visit to Melbourne a year or so ago:   https://youtu.be/JBy93QX7ysE?si=pesb2dU47xSORwzG 
  
  
• The following article from the mainstream media is also relevant to the behaviour of the initial transphobe and their co-bigots and the consequences of that behaviour:
  “The ‘ugly’, ignored history of LGBTQ+ hate crimes should not be allowed to fade | Michael Burge | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/23/the-ugly-ignored-history-of-lgbtq-hate-crimes-should-not-be-allowed-to-fade  
  
  
• “How to know what Witch you are | 20 Types of Witches - YouTube”   https://youtu.be/r_7riS3UVUY?si=TG2nx6g9Yxw-ykRs   I didn’t relate to any one of these, but did to varying extent to some types. The discussion of pros and cons was interesting, as was the description of types that - some of which I had not heard of before 
   
• on neurodivergence: 
•  Not YouTube, but worth considering:  
  - “The 4 Core Traits of ADHD, Explained | Psychology Today”   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202107/the-4-core-traits-adhd-explained   “ADHDers are not motivated by importance, rewards, and consequences as neurotypicals are”   I have never been motivated by the desire to be rich/flashy or famous - in fact, I have hated attention all my life, even though some roles have made that inevitable   
  
  
• from Autistamatic:
  - “Autism Life: Exaggeration & Hyperbole (The Verbal Spectrum Part 8)”   https://youtu.be/Ty4TjZFk714?si=Oug4YcSkYRPs75qr   Another excellent video   
   
• from Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy:
  - “Uncovering the Memory Mystery - Selective Amnesia & Autism”   https://youtu.be/71zCipyEsi4?si=N6vYrzLDypUPdVVE   Very interesting - and relatable  
  
  
• from other channels: 
  - “ADHD Marathoning vs ADHD Paralysis with Catieosaurus”   https://youtu.be/0NlK3i1mOU0?si=0Z-X2HxXWNF2rGqM   This concept (or ADHD marathoning) explained a lot to me  
  - on skin picking:   “It’s just an illusion bestie”   https://youtu.be/ihMwMxe8lkI?si=8NZYzpfKv2imaQ6y  
  - “Autistic Masking Study (why we hide autism)”   https://youtu.be/eggUZNUjhuE?si=G8737hE1Rh6s3Fjb   Which is an interesting analysis and assessment of a new report available at   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10482295/   

 

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