The hosts break the news that Vladimir Putin has invaded Russia. Then they talk about race drama in the DSA and a terrible new policy Texas is attempting to enact that would rip trans kids from their parents. It’s a light and carefree episode. If you’d like to discuss it with other premium listeners, click here.
Show notes/Links:
“This current event is actually about the thing I’m obsessed by”:
Real or naw?:
It’s exhausting: https://imgur.com/ehbZCov
Declaration of Intent from Greater Baltimore Afrosocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqas0fvCIwuRSG9KpBfMZLABkS6_WXottn32Xz8Cx0w/edit
Ruh roh:
The site: https://www.uppmaryland.org/
Statement:
Ken Paxton background:
https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Attorney_General_election,_2022
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/attorney-general-opinions
Paxton’s opinion and Abbott’s important/menacing cover letter:
https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf
The tweetstorm:
Too much genitals-talk for a single day on Twitter:
Some mainstream coverage:
https://19thnews.org/2022/02/ken-paxton-texas-trans-kids-families/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/science/texas-abbott-transgender-child-abuse.html
Sweden:
The Economist notes some shifting tides in Europe on this issue: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/05/13/doubts-are-growing-about-therapy-for-gender-dysphoric-children
Swedish documentary with English subtitles: https://www.svtplay.se/video/33358590/uppdrag-granskning/mission-investigate-trans-children-avsnitt-1
Jesse’s paywalled interview with the lead presenter:
Image: WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: People participate in a pro-Ukrainian demonstration in front of the White House to protest the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Episode 104: How Wokeness, Toxic Masculinity, White Privilege, And TERFs Forced Vladimir Putin To Invade Ukraine