Evan Davis on the Radio 4 program PM had a 5 minute discussion of “trans participation” (always the generic “trans” instead of “trans women” of course – must obscure the issue whenever possible) just now. He talked to one person. A woman who is good at a sport? Nah, don’t be silly. He talked to Joanna Harper, a runner who transitioned at age 47.
In case you want to listen it starts at 48:40.
The Supreme Court v voting rights:
This time around, the state’s Republican legislature was challenging the state legislative districts that the Wisconsin supreme court picked for the state. Even though Republicans would still hold their majority under the new map, lawmakers took issue with the creation of an additional Black-majority district near Milwaukee. They said there wasn’t adequate justification for creating it, and made an emergency request to the supreme court to block the maps.
In a seven-page unsigned opinion, the supreme court accepted that request last week. But it went further, using the case as an opportunity to interpret the Voting Rights Act in a narrow way without full briefing or oral argument in the case. Even longtime court observers were baffled.
Be not baffled. They’re doing what they set out to do.
It’s no secret that the supreme court has been extremely hostile to voting rights recently. But what has changed is the “velocity” that the court is acting with, Richard Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California, Irvine, told me.
“The supermajority of the conservative justices on the supreme court has become pretty emboldened. They’ve got a narrow vision of the scope of the Voting Rights Act. And they are not being shy about enforcing that as quickly as they can,” he told me. “What’s changed is how much more aggressive they’re willing to be.”
Because there are so many of them.
But we’re told trans people are so very marginalized.
Fox News hires ‘trailblazer’ Caitlyn Jenner as contributor
How many other Olympians have commentator gigs at Fox News?
Fox News says it has hired Caitlyn Jenner as a contributor, with her first appearance set for Thursday on Sean Hannity’s program.
Jenner, the former Olympic decathlete, ran an unsuccessful campaign for California governor last year. The network said she will offer commentary and analysis across various Fox News platforms.
“Caitlyn’s story is an inspiration to us all,” said Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media chief executive. “She is a trailblazer in the LGBTQ+ community and her illustrious career spans a variety of fields that will be a tremendous asset for our audience.”
Does that variety of fields include killing a woman when he rear-ended her car on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu?
Hilarity ensued.
Bravo! No wait, not bravo, that other thing.
Unbravo? Negbravo? Debravo? Transbravo?
H/t
Hmm. Define “friendly.”
Russia has told “unfriendly” foreign countries they must start paying for gas in roubles or it will cut supplies.
See this is odd because I would say Russia is pretty much out in front on the “unfriendly” scoreboard. Bombing the bejeezus out of the country next door (the one where millions of people were deliberately starved to death by Russia in the 1930s) is on the face of it not very friendly at all.
It’s a funny thing how bullies manage to frame themselves as the bullied. We see it in disputes over gender and we see it in disputes over entire huge countries with 44 million people.
Life is so unfair. Sometimes, when you bully someone, onlookers call you a bully! Can you believe that?
It’s hilarious that he includes his own bullying in his screenshot. “Look, I tried to get Kathleen Stock dogpiled and people responded by dogpiling me!!! Did you ever?!?!”
We applaud.
Fairness to women is not less important than “inclusion” of men who identify as women. It’s a great deal more important.
Maybe now that the dam has broken women won’t be afraid to speak out any more, and the whole stupid brutal mess will stop.