The Daily Blog Open Mic – 5th July 2022
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Moderation rules are more lenient for this section, but try and play nicely.
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International sporting bodies have rushed to put blanket bans in place on transgender women competing at top levels – but experts say the debate is being driven by fear and ignorance, rather than science.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018848174/competing-in-elite-sport-as-a-transgender-woman
‘My experts say something different!’
https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/how-one-swimmer-became-the-focus-of-a-debate-about-
March22 https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/127954958/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-addresses-debate-about-her-competing-on-womens-team?rm=a
“Save for a number of phone calls, coming through to the call centre, the detail of the event perhaps wasn’t as apparent as it might’ve been,” he said.
How many calls are needed to register conditions and need? One should be enough! Pathetic response from Complacent Christchurch PTB. Good sharp image showing part of the problem.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470411/we-re-still-battling-this-goughs-bay-community-feel-let-down-by-council
Mayoral election? Mauger jumped in and made changes with a tractor in one earlier case of need to get action. Meates may be able to get more cohesion in Council workings so they swing smoothly into place even when there are holidays on the go.