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Saturday, 11 July 2026

Post No. 3,485 - Some (hopefully) interesting reading / viewing / listening - Saturday 11th July, 2026

I recently found the following interestingoand/orouseful, and amoposting themohere in case anyone else does as well.  

  • “In Conversation with Courtney Buterbaugh”   https://youtu.be/vGqnPwFrW0A   “We discovered Courtney Buterbaugh on SubStack a while ago. One morning Mary read me one of her articles and it was outstanding and important.   First one was her reflection on "Disclosure Day." It hit every point perfectly. I could have never expressed it so well.   The other amazing article was about Patriarchy and how woman experiencers have been treated by the media and men in general. We talk about these things but we also explore her experiences with the greys.   In our conversation she brought up something that triggered a forgotten memory of my own that relates directly to Disclosure Day directly. It was a very emotional moment for us both.   Experiencers are finding each other and coming together. This is a moment in the history of this subject like no other. Something is about to happen. Something wonderful.”   
  • “Bizarre Rhythm of 2hz That Seems to Be Universal to Life”   https://youtu.be/_65bAl9JsIE   “Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange 2hz rhythm that seems to be common in animals”   Chapter headings are:   “Universal pulse of life?   Other rhythms known to us: Schumann's resonance,   Pulse of life seems to be a bit different - fireflies and crickets,   Other animals - the Taylor Swift constant,   Why 2 Hz? Biophysical explanation,   Testing the hypothesis,   Potential explanation and relations to human language, Conclusions and implications”   This was interesting, I thought - particularly in light ofopastoscepticism on this topic   AND   “Shocking Confirmation That Liquid Water Is Two Separate Substances”   https://youtu.be/U-hsN9VIgEY   “Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the bizarre states of liquid water.”   Chapter headings are:   “Water is more bizarre than we thought,   Why is liquid water so strange?,   Strange phase transition,   Most recent discovery of 2 states, Why this matters,   Conclusions”   
  • from   https://substack.com/@ashelycrouch/note/c-289092295 :   “English is such a possessive language, which I only realized after studying Scottish Gaelic in university.   ...   In Gaelic the sense of ownership over things and people that we see in many Western European languages/cultures does not exist. The land is seen as a living being and words have gender because the world is animate, imbued with spirits and life forces in rivers and mountains.   In Gaelic you don’t say “Mary has a child,” you say “There is a child at Mary,” and this connotation implies that Mary does not possess or own the child, but that they are related.   In much the same way, you wouldn’t say that you “own” land. There is a beautiful concept called Dùthchas, which stresses the interconnectedness of people, land, culture, including an ecological balance among humans and more than human. We “steward” the land that nourishes us.”   
  • “Alien UFO Podcast: UFOS: Not For Disclosure”   https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast/id1602263087?i=1000775624807   “This week I'm talking to Jonathan Caplan about his book 'Not For Disclosure UFOS: The World's Best Kept Secret'. When former US intelligence officer David Grusch testified under oath to Congress in 2023 that the United States possessed crashed non-human craft, global attention shifted overnight. But the full story has been kept from the public. Until now. For over fifty years, Jonathan Caplan KC has gathered extraordinary testimony from scientists, intelligence officers, politicians and military insiders across the world – assembling what may be the most comprehensive body of evidence yet on the existence of UAPs (previously known as UFOs). Now in Not For Disclosure, Caplan reveals the truth behind a reality long denied, uncovering a pattern of secrecy stretching from covert Cold War programmes to alleged presidential briefings and clandestine recovery operations. He also presents significant material relating to President John F. Kennedy, secret meetings involving President Truman and Secretary Forrestal, and previously unpublished documents connected to the mysterious 'Majestic 12' group.  https://www.amazon.com/Not-Disclosure-UFOS-Worlds-Secret-ebook/dp/B0FKYD1YDW”     

 

On neurodivergence and associated matters:    

  • “Why autistic burnout is so oftenomistaken for depression, and why that confusion keeps people from getting the right understanding and support”   https://neurotribe.substack.com/p/why-autistic-burnout-is-so-often   “Autistic burnout is one of those experiences that can go unnamed for years, even while it is quietly reshaping a person’s life.”     

 

On society, governance, human rights, etc:    

  • “From the Caribbean tooHormuz: The GlobaloConflict No One is Seeing”   https://youtu.be/3P0SdlyEjck   “The world’s oceans are witnessing a level of conflict not seen in decades. In this episode of What’s Going on With Shipping?, we analyse the rapid escalation of maritime warfare across three key regions: the Caribbean, the Black Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz. From the U.S. Southern Command’s strikes on [alleged] narco-vessels to Ukraine’s massive drone offensive against the Russian fleet, and the latest Iranian attacks on commercial tankers, we break down why these “out of sight” events have a habit of triggering global crises.”   

 

My recent article(s) on SubStack:   

  • Two posts on my blog and a longer than usual article on Patreon left not time or energy fpor contributing to Substack this week.    

 

My recent article(s) on Patreon (basic membership is free):   

  • “How to fulfil multiple role requirements in a small company”   https://www.patreon.com/KayWhiteCoachingServices/posts/how-to-fulfil-in-163360950   “A 2024 article titled "How many people to implement an intersectional gender equity plan – at least five people," presented significant insights about the importance of adequate resourcing for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices - it is necessary to have  multiple skilled individuals, which is a challenge for small businesses.   PART A   A comparable concern for small businesses is how professionals, such as engineers, can ensure independent checking of their work when lacking adequate resources (the potential dangers of self-checking include inadequate expertise, susceptibility to groupthink, the perpetuation of errors, and potential inability to devise necessary solutions). Finding solutions for that may require: (1) addressing expertise by maintaining CPD, hiring specialists when necessary, work within the scope of defined expertise, and seek a mentor. (2) The issue of “one person groupthink” needs to be addressed by studying and refining the ability to think, and addressing emotions in thinking processes (particularly in workplaces), and mentoring. (3) Mitigating the problem of self-perpetuating error loops requires:  diverse checking methods;  facilitating good thinking by adequate rest and stress management;  if possible, hiring an expert;  and  effective communication with clients and stakeholders. (4) if you cannot provide the type of solution your client wants, do NOT take the project on. (5) To manage things that are unknown, work carefully with the client to define and agree the scope, comply with professional expectations, and carry adequate insurance as a back up. More importantly, the aspect of uncertainty is one that should be thought about from time to time.   PART B  In a small company with limited turnover, crucial roles like DEI may only be fulfilled by one overworked individual, complicating the ability to switch between tasks. This person must effectively transition focus from administrative duties to addressing essential topics, such as gendered violence strategies, while managing other business goals. Techniques like "pointing and calling" from Japanese rail systems can enhance focus and reduce errors. Staying updated through professional newsletters, joining relevant organizations, and utilizing expert help for major system updates are also recommended to improve communication and efficiency in a constrained environment.”    

The article title and details are shown over a photo with the following alt text: a man is leaning against the corner walls of a room, and he and the walls about him are covered in sticky notes listing many business and personal tasks

 

 

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlightopossible flaws / issues youoshouldoconsider: 

  • there mayobe flawedologicaloarguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ freeoonline course “Clear and Present Thinking”;  
  • I could be wrong - so keep your thinkingocaps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.

 

 

Gnwmythr 

teaching the "good" (balancedopositive and spirituallyomature) 
safe ways to counter the "bad" (outoofobalance, spirituallyoimmature) 

 

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Remember: we generallyoneed to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgenderingois an act of activeotransphobia/transmisiaothat 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 descriptoroto prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

#PsychicABetterWorld   and   may all that I do be ofovalue and actively BPM used for and byothe nonphysical  BPM  because   #KindnessIsThePoint   


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Note that I am cutting back on aspects of my posts - see here, and Gnwmythr is pronounced new-MYTH-ear   

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Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Post No. 3,368 - Some interesting reading/viewing

I found these interesting and/or useful, so I am posting them in case anyone else also does: 


And also: 

  • “Renee Good was murdered and that needs to be acknowledged”   by Richard J Murphy   https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01/09/renee-good-was-murdered-and-that-needs-to-be-acknowledged/   and   “What Was Jonathan Ross Thinking When He Killed Renee Good? [Psychiatrist's Shocking Insight]”   by Dr Russell Razzaque   https://youtu.be/3tR3jPRYEsQ   “In this video, I take a close look at Jonathan Ross's mind at the moment he killed Renee Good. A psychiatrist explains what may have been going through his mind during this tragic event. The media missed some important details, but this video gives you a deeper understanding of Jonathan Ross's thoughts at the time of the crime.”   
  • “Octavia Butler on N_z_ Germany and Resistance Today”   by Tad Stoermer, Resistance Historian   https://youtu.be/Le-DiO4CwXg   “When Octavia Butler was writing “Parable of the Talents” — a novel set in 2032 about a far-right regime intent on making America great again — she needed to understand how fascism takes hold in a democratic society. So she went back to N_oz_ Germany.   But she didn’t study the N_oz_s. She studied the Germans.   As she wrote in 2000: “I was less interested in the fighting of World War II than in the prewar story of how Germany changed as it suffered social and economic problems, as H_tol_r and others bludgeoned and seduced, as the Germans responded to the bludgeoning and the seduction and to their own history, and as H_tol_r used that history to manipulate them.”   What she found was that resistance failed in Germany not because Germans were uniquely evil, but because they were trapped inside stories about themselves that made H_tol_r’s rise seem legitimate — even inevitable. The lies they already believed about their identity and their history made it almost impossible to see what was happening until it was too late.   “I wanted to understand the lies that people have to tell themselves when they either quietly or joyfully watch their neighbours maimed, spirited away, killed.”   Butler called her Parable books “cautionary tales”. When a student asked her what the answer was, she said: “There’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers — at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”   And on studying history: “The past is filled with repeating cycles of strength and weakness, wisdom and stupidity, empire and ashes. To study history is to study humanity. And to try to foretell the future without studying history is like trying to learn to read without bothering to learn the alphabet.”   We are trying today to read fascism, authoritarianism, defiance, and resistance. So we need to learn the alphabet.”   Read her full essay:   “A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler”   https://commongood.cc/reader/a-few-rules-for-predicting-the-future-by-octavia-e-butler/   
  • “Where Are the Slave Ships? Exposing the Dangerous Lies of Pseudohistory”   by Tad Stoermer, Resistance Historian   https://youtu.be/BjVUSbwA-i8   “The question “Where are the ships?” is making rounds, and it’s not as innocent as it sounds. It’s a calculated tactic used by denialists like Dane Calloway to distort the history of the transatlantic slave trade, erase its victims, and sow chaos for clicks.   In this video, we take the pseudohistory head-on:   (1) Highlighting the overwhelming evidence, from SlaveVoyages.org to archaeological finds like the Clotilda;   (2) Explaining why no one should fall for the dangerous grift of “just asking questions”;   (3) Showing why honest history, grounded in rigorous research and evidence, is a shield against misinformation in this post-truth era.   We owe it to the tens of millions of enslaved people and their descendants to protect and preserve the truth. Let’s stop the noise and focus on what matters.”   
  • “The Difference Between a Loyal Opposition and Resistance | A Dispatch from the High Castle”   by Tad Stoermer, Resistance Historian   https://youtu.be/eTZW-kSCV0s   “What’s the difference between a loyal opposition and resistance? And why does it matter right now?   A loyal opposition accepts the legitimacy of the system it works within. More than that - it reinforces it. Every time it plays by the rules, it signals that the rules are legitimate. Every time it treats its opponents as normal political adversaries, it confirms that normal politics is still happening. Every time it channels your energy into approved outlets - vote, donate, call your representative, wait for the next election - it tells you and everyone watching that those outlets still work.   That’s not a criticism. That’s what loyal oppositions do. They’re how normal politics functions. They provide accountability, they offer alternatives, they keep the system honest. When the system is basically sound, a loyal opposition is exactly what you want.   But resistance is something different. Resistance is what happens when the rules stop working - when legal channels fail, when institutions get captured, when the system itself becomes the source of abuse. Resistance doesn’t reinforce the structure. It operates against it.   In this video, I refer to the resistance dynamics at play in American history - from the New England patriots who spent a decade petitioning before Lexington, to the antislavery movement that worked within legal channels for seventy years before building the Underground Railroad.   The Democratic Party is a loyal opposition. That’s not cynicism - that's what the institution is designed to be. If you think the system is still basically sound and just needs better people running it, that might be enough for you.   But if you’re looking to them for resistance, you might be waiting a long time. And worse - you're going to be learning the wrong lessons about what resistance actually requires.   Confusing a loyal opposition with resistance isn’t just a mistake. It's fatal to any meaningful opposition.”   and    “Democrats say they can’t do anything because Republicans control Congress. Is that true?”   by Tad Stoermer, Resistance Historian   https://youtu.be/1PwmiG7ABl0   
  • “Who's Afraid of Thomas Paine? Almost everyone, it turns out”   by Tad Stoermer, Resistance Historian   https://youtu.be/zfwsSZG1mw0   “Common Sense turned 250 this month. Everyone’s claiming him — John Roberts in his year-end judiciary report, Jamie Raskin pushing for a memorial on the Mall, Heritage Foundation posting about his “libertarian” vision.   None of them are giving you the real Paine. No one in power ever has.   Ten years ago I found a letter in an archive that changed how I came to understand how this worked. John Page, head of Virginia’s Committee of Safety and Jefferson’s best friend, described getting handed Common Sense on a Williamsburg street in January 1776. He took it (probably to the Raleigh Tavern) and edited it for Virginia readers. Cut the opening sections where Paine attacks inherited authority itself — where monarchy is sin, heredity is absurd, and legitimacy flows from reason and character rather than birth or accumulation. Kept the parts that made Britain look dangerous and expensive.   Why cut that? Because Paine’s logic didn’t stop at kings. If inherited advantage doesn’t confer the right to rule, the questions keep going. Virginia's enslaver patriots had built an entire ideological architecture to make bondage fit inside a philosophy of liberty. Paine’s reasoning threatened to unravel it. So Page made sure ordinary Virginians got the argument for secession without the reasoning that might make them ask what else it applied to.   They’ve been filtering him ever since. Used him when useful — Washington had The American Crisis read to troops before Trenton. Discarded him when not — he died a pariah in 1809, six people at his funeral.   Roberts quotes Paine while building legal architecture for executive immunity. Raskin wants a statue, which turns Paine into a destination, a closed question. Both are doing what Page did: picking which parts serve their purposes.   Franklin reportedly said, “Where liberty is, there is my country.” Paine answered: “Where liberty is not, there is mine.”   That’s not a quotation for a plaque. It’s a test.”   

 


Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider: 

  • there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;  
  • I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.

 

If you appreciated this post, please share it. I am now on SubStack, Patreon, 
and you can support me at PayPal (or PayPal Repeating Support Options) or Ko-Fi 
Any and all support will be greatly appreciated, and will aid me in continuing this work 

 

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).

#PsychicABetterWorld   and   may all that I do be of value and actively BPM used for and by the nonphysical  BPM  because   #KindnessIsThePoint   

Note that I am cutting back on aspects of my posts - see here, and Gnwmythr is pronounced new-MYTH-ear   

Copyright © Kayleen White 2007-2026     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-ShareAlike basis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/  




 

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