@rikiwilchins.bsky.social Last couple days:
1) Trinsults Zelensky & WH says it was a mistake to help Ukraine.
2) US begs Ukraine for help w/ Iranian drones.
3) Ukraine starts helping US.
4) WashPo Reports come Putin is giving Iran targeting info
5) The WH says that is fine.
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OMFG This is what T's BFF Putin is doing.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 6 PinkNews
A court has ruled the repeated delays on approval to launch for a new non-profit that will protect trans South Koreans from transphobia--caused by a conservative member on an oversight board--was illegal and the organization can go ahead as planned.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 6
The insanity of what it's like being a trans teacher under FL Don't Say Gay/Trans law where you can't use your correct name or pronouns with students or otherwise indicate that you're female at school.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social I confess I am mystified by this. We have Pres who has admittedly committed multiple sexual assaults and was even convicted of it AND is in the Epstein files. but a Member who slept with an adult staffer (admittedly one who later killed herself) has to resign?
Interesting: "No president in modern polling history has launched a major military operation with the public against him. After September 11, Gallup found 90% of Americans approved of military action. The 1991 Gulf War hit 79-80% approval. And 76% supported the 2003 invasion of
Iraq."
Both Bush I and Trump I called on Kurds to rise up against Iran. Then left them to their bloody end when Iran's huge army counter-attacked. I doubt Kurds will got for anything big again. However it's a good guess this shows there will be no boots on the ground in this war from US/Israel.
Our Story Thus Far: Obama negotiates a treaty with Iran to not enrich nuclear material. They stop doing so. Trump cancels it, bec. it's Obama's. Iran starts enriching nuclear material again. Trump declares, "Iran is enriching nuclear material again--we must go to war to stop it" Did I miss anything?
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social Another political earthquake in NC legislature as 3 Dems who vote with GOP all lost their primaries by as much as 48% and 5 Rep swept from their seats.
Actually I think it's a snapshot of who they think is the Rep base is that is pro-war -- MAGA hard cases. The same folks who the WWF event planned for the White House lawn appeals to. Sadly, it's also why I can't discuss politics with my family :-{
It would have totally made sense to me if this sentence ended with "interspersed with clips from the Keystone Cops films."
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Do they even _know_ how nuts this is?
"The White House is trying to shift the negative vibes with montage videos of successful U.S. strikes on Iranian targets set to a thumping musical soundtrack, >>> interspersed with footage from the video game 'Call of Duty.'"<<<
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 5
IN school district settles for $650k after 8 yrs w/ teacher who refused to use trans students names/pronouns, claiming it violated his religious beliefs. School had repeatedly won in fed court until a district court flipped after recent Supreme Ct decisions.
Beyond description.
A US commander quoting Revelation in a combat-readiness brief,, telling troops the Iran war was “part of God’s divine plan” to usher in Armageddon and the return of Jesus — and “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus” to light the signal fire. It read like satire: it wasn't.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 4
USA Rugby bowing to admin. pressure, announces it will ban transgender women from competing in its women’s division, upending trans-friendly eligibility policies in place since 2022.
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in YouGov poll 50% of Americans now back abolishing ICE, compared with just 39% who want to keep. That top number includes 52% of independents.
It is the motto of this administration
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social T, apparently miffed by reports that DOJ had backed off on suing big law firms, has reinstituted the lawsuits even tho they're losing in court every time.
"Trump Says Strikes Have Left Leadership Vacuum in Iran"
"Iran Says 2024 Election Left Leadership Vacuum in U.S."
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Well, _that_ didn't last long. Rubio+Johnson explained Iran war as being bec. Israel was abt to strike so Iran would strike us. Now T claims it was self-defense: Iran was trying to kill HIM.
So much for nuclear weapons, freeing Iranian ppl, and 2020 election interference
That's ridiculous! For me it was the mumps 😂
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More vaccine insanity. Spartanburg County, SC is ground zero for the largest US measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination rate of just 21%.
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So in T's continuing floundering for a war rationale he's now saying this was a pre-emptive defensive strike bec. of an imminent attack by Iran.
This is **exactly** the rationale W used to justify going after Hussein and WMDs by invading Iraq in 2003.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Polling cont]
This polling shows that attempts by Dems like Newsom to pander to right on trans issues is less important than framing the in ways that speak to views people support. Also to previous polling that Dems aren't seen as too liberal but too weak.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Polling cont]
People also hold completely contradictory beliefs.
13% said parents should be able to give GAC to kids BUT minors should not be able to get GAC.
10% wanted birth-sex bathroom laws BUT supported trans ppl using bathrooms matching gender identity.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Polling cont]
Should laws require bathrooms matching birth sex?
Net 30% support
Should trans ppl be able to use bathrooms matching their gender identity?
Net 11% support.
A swing of 19%.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 3 StrengthInNumbers
New polling on strong “framing effect” of trans issues.
Should minors be able to get GAC?
Opposed 57-28% net -29%
Should minors be be able to get doctor-recommended GAC after diagnosis.
Supported 44-28%, net +16%
That's a 45% swing.
Yeah. It means CA can't pass a law that keeps school districts from forcing the outing of trans kids. How many will do so is another question. So is if this will now be extended through the same logic to gay kids.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social In a rare retreat, Trump/DOJ give up their war on major law firms threatened with loss of govt contracts, security clearances and access to fed bldgs based on their work on election challenges. 9 struck deals, but others fought back, winning early and often in courts.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [CA schools con't]
To clarify, the Supreme Court decision does NOT mandate parental notification, but it does allow conservative CA school districts to now pass their own "Parental Notification" policies and voids the law that prevented them.
