Post No. 2,892 - Some interesting reading/viewing

Here are some llinks that might of interest or value:

• “Marvel Defenders of The Status Quo”   https://youtu.be/LpitmEnaYeU   YES!!! (See also the critique of Superman’s actions at https://80000hours.org/career-guide/high-impact-jobs/   )      

• “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” - according to https://quoteinvestigator.com/2024/03/04/past-repeat/ , most likely George Santayana in 1905. The work by that website was exemplary, showing how the wording varied slightly through ten usages, and how lack of attribution and wrong attributions occurred over time; 

• I wrote a poem this week called “Connections”, about the struggle to find the right sort of connection for our varying state of being. One answer to that is psychic connection (e.g., to BPM  Guides), but , in addition to that, while we are in physical incarnation we have physical needs - food, water, shelter, etc, but also physical companionship.
  And that can be a challenge in today’s world, where variance of values is not given a first, let alone a second thought (except in the toxic pit of right wing hate), and yet that is so often crucial in determining whether or not a connection will last, let alone be of comfort, on any particular day ... 

• “We need to stop talking about ‘resilience’. I’m not here to inspire you with all the trauma I’ve endured | Natasha Sholl | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/04/we-need-to-stop-talking-about-resilience-im-not-here-to-inspire-you-with-all-the-trauma-ive-endured      

• a fungus grows better when exposed to “good vibes” (actually, white noise);  

• [CW: discussion of self harm]   “When you're having THOSE hard thoughts ... ”   https://youtu.be/vBJy0dt3J9w   The comment about this providing a sense of agency resonates with me.     
  

• “The Good, The Bad and the Autistic (a “Teatime” film)”   https://youtu.be/31LewGm7UpA   This is an excellent consideration and discussion     
  

• ““What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief”   https://www.juancole.com/2024/10/bereaved-palestinians-reconciliation.html       

• this week’s “afterlife report” by the  Zammits:  
     https://www.victorzammit.com/October4th2024/  
  

• my   candle magick for the world  and   candles in the service of life incl human rights & democracy & caring for the world; 

• my recent posts on my political blog:  
• “Australia’s moral conscience has grown a spine ... ”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/09/australias-moral-conscience-has-grown.html      “As we approach the anniversary of 7th October, 2023 ... [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on oppression/bigotry/hate, violence/abuse/war. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/09/as-we-approach-anniversary-of-7th.html      “On current, ongoing events in Lebanon (and related events elsewhere)   [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on oppression/bigotry/hate, violence/abuse/war. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-current-ongoing-events-in-lebanon.html      “On climate change, the US Presidential election/democracy, and the legacy of human rights abuses”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-climate-change-and-us-presidential.html      “Update regarding activism email calling for anti-trans provocateur to be denied a visa [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on, and discussion of, bigotry/hate. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/update-regarding-activism-email-calling.html      “A first reaction to Timothy Snyder’s new book “On Freedom””   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-first-reaction-to-timothy-snyders-new.html      “Will be cutting back shortly on posts about West Asia”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/will-be-cutting-back-shortly-on-posts.html     
  
  
• also from YouTube:
  

• from YouTube and elsewhere on neurodivergence: 
• “Did you know that autism and eye contact is a skill that a lot of autistic people develop”   https://youtube.com/shorts/Ourprw0SsoU      
  
  
• “5 Misconceptions About Autism”   https://youtube.com/shorts/04JgxAzAKMQ    
  

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Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

 

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