(6/5/21) Racism in professional sports; Texas Dems face down GOP's assault on voting rights

<p>Ep 257: We're BACK, baby! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show for the first in-person ep since lockdown began. Allison (@allisonkilkenny) celebrates the history of Dunkaroos and recs: The Vast Of Night, Rutherford Falls, and Saint Maud and reads some Patreon stories about Pride and a few recs, while Erek recs: Manhunt and The Practice</p> <p><strong>In bad news</strong>: Racism in sports from <a href= "https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2021-06-02/the-times-podcast-naomi-osaka-mental-health"> Naomi Osaka</a> being fined by the French Open for protecting her mental health to the NFL and "<a href= "https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2021-06-02/the-times-podcast-naomi-osaka-mental-health">race-norming</a>" to Simone Biles being <a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/10/04/gymnastics-simon-biles-penalized-championships-being-too-good/3866255002/"> penalized</a> for being too good</p> <p><strong>In good news: </strong>Texas Dems <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/02/texas-democrats-republican-voting-rights-assault-example"> face down</a> Republicans' assault on voting rights and Trump's <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/02/donald-trump-blog-fail-491667"> little blog</a> is no more</p> <p><strong>Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news</strong></p>