u/CaptainCrash86

What's that? A set of sticky glasses from lunch? A quick one second rinse under the tap and on the drying rack will do.

Relevance to the pod: Recent episode on Arday on the pod

I don't know if this is making news outside of the UK, but there is currently a scandal involving a recent report released by Amnesty International UK. The report, entitled "A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK" listed a large number of organisations as anti-rights hate groups, most of which are gender critical organisations. Perhaps the most prominent is Beiria's Place - a single-sex rape crisis centre in Edinburgh that is funded by J K Rowling.

There was an immediate public backlash which has led Amnesty International taking the report down, amide a flurry [edit - typo correction] of letters (https://x.com/i/status/2076045840552984953) from the various organisations, and the international office has distanced itself from the report.

Most notably (but 48h after the report was taken down) J K Rowling sent a letter (https://x.com/i/status/2077366128620323213) threatening to sue if certain conditions around retracting the report were not met.

I haven't found a story that details the full timeline, but this piece gives background along with the latest developement of Amnesty International self-reporting itself to the UK Charity Commission for breach of charity terms and conditions - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/amnesty-uk-self-reports-to-watchdog-calling-women-centre-anti-rights

R1: Institutional capture of prominent international organisations on this issue is something that Jesse has frequently talked avout.

Inspired by another post, I wanted to ask opinions of how hard a third child is over two?

I (39m) have two children (6f and 2f) and my wife is wanting to have a third. I love my kids, but since the second came along it has been exhausting, with things letting up as they are both getting older. I can't imagine throwing a third into the mix. Just things like having to coordinate three sets of play dates, swimming lessons, after school clubs etc. fill me with dread. Or needing a new car just fit everyone in and luggage if we go away. Grandparents are currently very happy to help look after two if we need to be away for e.g. a weekend, but I can't imagine three would be so easy for them.

(Financially, it will obviously be a hit, but we can take that)

But on the other hand, my wife acknowledges all this, but doesn't want to be old and regret not having more children when she could have, and that all the things I'm worrying about are temporary, whereas a third child would be lifelong.