This week, on a shorter-than-usual episode, Ashleigh and Flint take their collective feet off the accelerator and approach things in a more thoughtful way. But there is still some news talk! Including:
- CW: This episode contains a discussion around the actions of ICE, in the USA. There’s no easy way of going over this.
- Closer to home, the Council of Europe has voted to ban conversion therapy, despite the best efforts of a certain anti-trans group…
- In fact that particular group had a double-whammy of deserved disappointment and we’ll tell you all about it in Loser’s Corner.
- Followed by a considered conversation about how, in these difficult times, are we to rest. Maybe there’s ways of passing time that are in and of themselves radical. From the immortal Terry Pratchett: “It’s not worth doing unless someone, somewhere would much rather you weren’t doing it.”
References:
ICE
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
Alex Pretti’s killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says
Council of Europe
Documents held on the CoE website: https://pace.coe.int/en/files/35742/
PACE calls for ban on conversion practices
Council of Europe votes for ban on conversion practices | Good Law Project
Loser’s Corner
Archive copy of a BBC article (using dog-whistle phrasing instead of just saying “trans women”)
