Post No. 2,708 - Some interesting reading/viewing [Note: Content Warning - links to distressing reports on some topics. Reader discretion is advised]

Note: CONTENT WARNING - some of this content is about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. 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/. 

Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:

• “The Blue Dot Effect”   https://m.youtube.com/shorts/kBz5EdBhaYk   This covers an interesting aspect of bias   

• “No ‘easy’ weight loss: don’t overlook the social cost of anti-obesity drugs”   https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00329-9   “Ideas of diet and exercise as the ‘best’ way to lose weight could stigmatise people taking ... drugs that affect appetite. Lessons from weight-loss surgery reveal ways to help”   As the article points out, weight is a social issue - discrimination is a major problem   

• “6 Ways To Experience Genuine Gratitude”   https://youtu.be/38L52lO7-3o?si=_oNCMhDG2H4RcRNn   This is an outstanding video, with very good suggestions   

• “Peace”   https://youtube.com/shorts/0hUf-iBbh6U?si=AmByLtt7Vc2LtWkQ   This is the of a series of shorts about a problem that the narrator resolved without any problem animals being killed by sticking to his principle - despite others urging otherwise - of wanting a peaceful resolution   

•  “Debunking the #1 myth about enlightenment | Robert Waldinger”   https://youtu.be/LTaPtQMHBxQ?si=rqyXMRam1xsdcH04   Very insightful - excellent points to consider  
  

• “5 Steps To Re-enchant The World | John Beckett”   https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2024/02/5-steps-to-re-enchant-the-world.html    

• in the USA, obfuscation by covert anti-democratic infiltrators   “‘More of the Same’: Closed-Door Congressional Briefing on UAP Frustrates Representatives – WHITLEY STRIEBER'S UNKNOWN COUNTRY”   https://www.unknowncountry.com/headline-news/more-of-the-same-closed-door-congressional-briefing-on-uap-frustrates-representatives/   and continued militaristic thuggishness/imperialistic urges   “The DoD Lacks a ‘Comprehensive, Coordinated Approach’ to UAP, According to a New DoD Report – WHITLEY STRIEBER'S UNKNOWN COUNTRY”   https://www.unknowncountry.com/headline-news/the-dod-lacks-a-comprehensive-coordinated-approach-to-uap-according-to-a-new-dod-report/    

• this week’s “afterlife report” by the  Zammits (see here for zoom meeting opportunities):  
  https://www.victorzammit.com/February9th2024/  
  

• my recent posts on my political blog:  
• From the news on:   society generally, and broader issues,   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;
  
  
• “More on relief duty for police”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/02/more-on-relief-duty-for-police.html  
  
  
• “On homelessness [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on distressing matters. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/02/on-homelessness-note-content-warning.html  
  
  
• “On public pressure affecting responses to active mass atrocity events   [Note: Content Warning - mention of and links to articles violence and atrocities against victims of a wide range of ages. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/02/on-public-pressure-affecting-responses.html  
  

• from YouTube:

• “Spirituality in Ancient Britain & Ireland | Druidry, [mention here of something I do NOT recommend - and actually advise AGAINST], Animism”   https://youtube.com/shorts/00Rpa1HQ7fE?si=dpHpfgsj0Muy9ddh   The map of different tribes in the UK is interesting, as is the proposition that the UK, whilst guilty of colonising and in need of decolonising its mindset, also had distinct multiple identities - which, to some extent, still exist today (e.g., the differences between north and south Cymru (Wales), Kernow (Cornwall), and the Scottish highlands and lowlands, and various islands/island groups)  
  
  
• “Top 5 Things Depression Makes You Want To Hide”   https://m.youtube.com/shorts/OENfJUXt90s 
  
  
• on neurodivergence: 
• “on regretting my autism diagnosis 4 years later”   https://codingiswhyicry.medium.com/on-regretting-my-autism-diagnosis-4-years-later-d6a7cb4fc565   This was mainly because of lack of acceptance from others  
   
• from I’m Autistic, Now What?:
  - an excellent push back on some toxic, judgemental ignorance   “You're Not Autistic, You're just Privileged”   https://youtu.be/YpSHH8vmsSA?si=3XiBS1uVj56YqHn4   The included links are well worth a look - particularly   “‘Special Snowflake’ My Ass: Why Identity Labels Matter”   https://theestablishment.co/special-snowflake-my-ass-why-identity-labels-matter-3b976b1899a4/#.9azvrf2k6   “The Reach and Accuracy of Information on Autism on TikTok”   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37544970/   Spoiler alert: it’s mostly not accurate - but there, from the YouTube compilations I’ve seen, some very good and accurate sources, such as ADHD_love and Catieosaurus   and   “The narrative around autism is being twisted to excuse cruelty and white male violence. We cannot let that happen”   https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/autism-anti-vax-conspiracy-greta-thunberg-parents-james-damore-a9083541.html   “Whether it’s the media justifying prejudice, parents dismissing our experiences or entitled autistic men using their diagnosis to defend discriminatory acts, dangerous stereotypes we’ve fought so hard against are being reinforced”  
  
  
• from Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy:
  - “Infantilizing & Exploitation - Unmasked, Unedited Autistic Person (Part 7)”   https://youtu.be/PTf5yHIP3Uw?si=OK60Stt3uamm08Vj   This is excellent! It raises some points that others have covered, at least one very notable point that I consider new, and some useful background on the connection between the Australian and US shows.   One thing I would add is that the glossary   https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/glossary.html   of online journalism resource “The News Manual”   https://www.thenewsmanual.net/   has the following definition:   “documentary: Sometimes shortened to ‘doco’. A longer radio or television report of half-an-hour or longer, usually explaining and analysing a single issue using multiple elements, multiple interviews and other audio and images.”   From a journalistic POV, it is hard to see how something that is so actively interventionist, lacking in extensive expert explanation, and, as Orion points out, infantilising of autistic adults, could possibly be considered a documentary   
  

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