Episode 52 - Happy Two Years!

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Texas appeals court sided with the parents of a transgender teenager, rejecting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to allow a child abuse investigation to proceedAppeals Court held that it did not have jurisdictionPreliminary injunction issued on FridayJussie Smollett sentenced, and assures us that he’s not suicidalEneasz was wrong, it’s pronounced Kee-vEA group’s rough attempt to profile charities which support Ukrainian war reliefFukuyama is predicting that Russia will loseRandom Russains getting canceled for no good reasonTchaikovsky. Cats. Mustard. wtfFacebook is allowing calls for violence against RussiaEU sanctioning Russia Today and SputnikZvi on the Ukraine situationRussia warned the United States that convoys with weapons sent to Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for the Russian military.Orthodox theologians declare the "Ruskyy mir - Russian world" a false teaching. They have openly called "Russian world" doctrine a heresyBiden gave a speech. No further comment. Federal COVID response money is almost gone, they asked for $30B moreThe White House hasn’t publicly detailed exactly how it’s spent the more than $4 trillion Congress authorized for Covid-19 relief SCOTUS held that government doesn’t have to turn over information on secret torture sitesNew law bans forced arbitration of sexual harassment suitsA Republican proposed an actual policy agenda, with predictable resultsMitch McConnell slapped him down immediatelyAndrew Torrez thinks Trump is going to jailIdaho house passed a law that would make it a felony to give trans kids surgeryIdaho house also passed a law removing an exemption that protects libraries, schools, museums, colleges and universities for “disseminating material that is harmful to minors.” Mary Elizabeth Coleman of the Missouri House of Representatives has introduced a provision that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident obtain an abortion out of state.Happy News!Happy Victory over Covid-19 day“Test to treat” plan for covid - Test positive at a pharmacy, they give you free PaxlovidNot paid for - Republicans (who else?!) holding up fundingCDC predictably foot-dragging on public transit rules, giving us all a chance to practice ignoring the CDCGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com