The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lawsuit over its policy barring transgender people from the military, a policy for which the high court handed the administration an interim win last year. The Department of Justice filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the justices late last […]
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Trump threatens mass attack on Iran, asks Supreme Court to ban transgender troops
In one corner, the president issues a new threat of mass attack against Iran, warning of the 'biggest attack of them all.' In another, the administration asks the Supreme Court to uphold a ban on transgender troops serving in the military. The receipts carry power as spectacle: the threat projected outward, the exclusion enforced inward. The rhetoric is toughness, the policy is restriction. Nothing here is subtle—war is floated as leverage, service is set as privilege. The fold joins the two: the military as a stage for anger, and the gate kept by policy. The stakes are literal; the codes sit beside the ban. The rest runs on Page 2.
“They tell you the military needs to be tough, so they threaten the biggest attack they’ve got—and when it comes to who can serve, they’re asking the Supreme Court to keep people out. Power for the powerful, threats for the rest.”
“Strong leadership means decisive action. The president’s warning is a deterrent, not a promise, and troop policies are about readiness, not discrimination. Did I say ban? I meant review. We’re just ensuring military effectiveness. Wait, that sounds defensive. I think I’ll stick with deterrence.”
The receipts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued yet another unhinged threat to commit mass murder as the US military restarted its illegal bombing campaign against Iran. In a Truth Social post , the president warned Iran against striking back at the US shortly after American forces began bombing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets…
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