abolition feminism, abuse apologism, & best books of 2025

A very belated 2025 wrap up episode (we recorded for over four hours back in December LOL so this is part one....) in which we discuss:Lesbian Feminist Book Club: https://www.instagram.com/lesbianfeministbookclub/mindfulness meditation and letting ourselves be boredbeing anti-overconsumption and anti-internet and social mediaPHYSICAL MEDIA!!!!!Scorched Earth: Beyond the Digital Age to a Post-Capitalist World by Jonathan CraryAll Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence by Emily L. ThumaA Brick and Bible: Black Women's Radical Activism in the Midwest During the Great Depression by Melissa FordWhen Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Letitia ZivartsWhy Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy BancroftImperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism by Leigh GoodmarkPerfect Victims: and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed el-KurdKwaneta Harris: https://www.instagram.com/kwanetaharris/Ra'jiva Tha Rulaa: https://www.youtube.com/@rajiva_tharulaaThe Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der KolkThanks for joining us for this episode! Send your hot takes to [email protected] and support us on Patreon or Substack for bonus content and early access: https://www.patreon.com/TheLavenderMenace https://www.patreon.com/TheLavenderMenaceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheLavenderMenacePod