Episode 104: How Wokeness, Toxic Masculinity, White Privilege, And TERFs Forced Vladimir Putin To Invade Ukraine

Episode description

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.texasstandard.org/stories/criminal-case-against-texas-attorney-general-hits-six-year-mark/

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/02/21/whistleblowers-who-reported-texas-ag-ken-paxton-to-fbi-say-hes-lying-about-them-and-investigation/

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/poll-paxton-at-risk-of-runoff-in-race-for-texas-attorney-general-bush-leads-challengers/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/attorney-general-race-texas-democrats-best-statewide-pickup-opportunity/

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://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/23/greg-abbott-gender-affirming-care-child-abuse-directive/

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)