You Know Darn Well...

... That the courts will strike it down, but there is always a chance that the Supreme Court will, so they go for.

WV Senate passes bills targeting transgender people, drag performances

West Virginia Watch

By: Lori Kersey

March 4, 2026

Hours before the crossover day deadline, West Virginia senators passed two bills that target LGBTQ+ people on Wednesday.

Senate Bill 590 would prohibit drag shows and other “adult cabaret performance” on public property or where they could be viewed by a minor. 

Under Senate Bill 1083, transgender people who change in a locker room aligning with their gender identity would be guilty of indecent exposure and made to register as a sex offender.

Regarding the second bill; I’m waiting for someone from a state that allows changes to birth certificates to be arrested, leading to a battle before the Supreme Court. Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution requires that state courts respect the laws and judgments of courts from other states. My official state birth certificate says I am female. So who wins?

The bill prohibits “adult cabaret performance” on public property. It defines “adult cabaret performance” as those that feature “topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to the prurient interest.”

What I find especially interesting is that the bill even includes go-go dancers—like the ones from Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and I wonder if they will also be challenging the bill?

I Have A Dream!

One short, glorious little war—that was their dream.

Trump’s poll results would soar!

Hegseth would ride off on a white stallion, waving the banner of white nationalism toward Armageddon.

Everyone would clap and cheer, hailing Trump as the greatest president ever, while he basked in the glory.

Pop! Reality sets in.

But everyone else is asking, “What the F***?”

Mark my words:

The Iranians will launch a drone attack on U.S. soil.

Trump pulled a “Putin” and didn’t learn from him, so we’re headed for the same outcome, a long, drawn-out war.

Listen to their rhetoric! They talk about how the war will end in four weeks, eight weeks… that the enemy will cave to all of Trump’s demands, just like Venezuela.

But this time, they’ve struck a hornets’ nest.

No, this war won’t be over in weeks, or in months... but in years.

The Little Twerp

[Editorial]

You know, he reminds me of Beavis and Butt-Head! It’s the way he slicks back his hair; he thinks it makes him look cool, but instead, he looks sinister—even evil. Who? Hegseth!

He wrote a book titled American Crusade (2020), where he explicitly argues that the United States is in a "holy war" for its survival. He has claimed the enemy is not just foreign terrorists, but also domestic "leftists," "globalists," and "Islamists" who threaten Western Judeo-Christian values. The most frightening part is that he fantasizes about being a crusader "much like the 11th century," helping to bring about the "End Times."

Even the naming of military actions under this mindset feels apocalyptic—like the strike on Iran, ominously dubbed "Operation Epic Fury." Hegseth didn’t just stumble into the job; he has exactly what Trump wants to appeal to his Christian Nationalist base. Hegseth’s warped worldview is that of a deeply-held theological and political fanatic who views conflict as a moral and religious necessity. To his supporters, he’s a "defender of the faith"; to his critics, he is someone looking for a "battle" that feels like a holy war.

Hegseth isn't just someone who stumbled into the job; he has a very specific, deeply-held theological and political worldview that views conflict as a moral and religious necessity. That's exactly what Trump wanted, to his supporters, he's a "defender of the faith"; to his critics, he’s exactly what you described—someone looking for a "battle" that feels like a holy war.

However, what is getting people's attention is what he said about the rules of combat... The Guardian reported that in his book he said,

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, told soldiers under his command in Iraq to ignore legal advice about when they were permitted to kill enemy combatants under their rules of engagement.

The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year in which he also repeatedly railed against the constraints placed on “American warfighters” by the laws of war and the Geneva conventions.

Hegseth is currently under scrutiny for a 2 September attack on a boat purportedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean, where survivors of a first strike on the vessel were reportedly killed in a second strike following a verbal order from Hegseth to “kill everybody”.

Hegseth has denied giving the order and retained the support of Donald Trump. The US president said Hegseth told him “he did not say that, and I believe him, 100%”. But some US senators have raised the possibility that the US war secretary committed a war crime.

[...]

At one point, Hegseth writes: “We send men to fight on our behalf, and then second-guess the manner in which they fight. I saw it every day.”

Hegseth adds: “In some cases, our units were so boxed in by rules and regulations and political correctness, we even second-guess ourselves. That needs to end. Count me out on the Monday-morning quarterbacking – I’m with the American warfighter, all the way.”

Elsewhere, Hegseth appears to argue that American soldiers should proceed without any constraints whatsoever.

And now in beginning of this war what was said has raised eyebrow, Military.com writes,

A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to independent journalist Jonathan Larsen as published on Substack.

You have to wonder... who those generals owe their allegiance to? The Constitution or the Bible!

“He urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ,” the NCO wrote in the email. “He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.’"

The NCO added that the commander supposedly “had a big grin on his face when he said all of this, which made his message seem even more crazy.”

This whole invasion mission stinks to high heaven! It almost seems like they want to bring on WWIII for the glory of god!

{/Editorial]

In The Continuing Saga Of...

Have you notice that the war in Iran has mission creep?

Did anyone really expect Iran to roll over and die other that Trump and his cronies? Politico reports that,

Trump vows to hit ‘very hard’ after Iran’s president says he won’t surrender

“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death,” he says.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

03/07/2026

President Donald Trump announced plans to launch yet more strikes against Iran on Saturday, escalating his threats as the conflict with Iran enters its second week.

“Today Iran will be hit very hard!” he wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning. “Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time.”

Trump’s threat came after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian labeled the president’s earlier call for Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” a “dream that they should take to their grave” in a speech broadcast on state television Saturday.

But wait there's more!

Trump in a phone call to NBC News was reported that, there could be more U.S. military casualties in an offhanded comment. Kind of like an "Oh By The Way"

So now Trump & company are talking about "Boots on the ground!" The NBC article goes on to say...

In Sunday’s phone call, the president said that the U.S. military operation was “ahead of schedule” and that “when we get 48 leaders, that’s a big event.”

Does Trump know that what we say doesn't matter, it is what they do that matter, I do not think that they are going to roll over.

When Congress returns to Washington this week, lawmakers are expected to vote on a war powers resolution that would compel the president to seek approval from Congress to conduct more military operations in Iran.

War, huh, yeah

What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing distracting the voters from Epstein, uhh

War, huh, yeah

What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing  distracting the voters from the economy!

Say it again, y'all

War, huh (good God)

What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing distracting the voters, listen to me, oh

Saturday 9: Linger

Saturday 9: Linger (1993)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 

 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries sings that her lover has her wrapped around his finger. Do you feel that anyone has you wrapped around their finger?

Nope.

2) This was one of the first songs Delores and Noel Hogan wrote together. They performed it often live and perfected it before going into the studio to record it approximately two years later. Because they had polished the performance and arrangement, it's not a surprise that it was the biggest hit off their debut album. Tell us about a time when your preparation paid off.  

I'm a worrier, so I prepare all the time. Will this happen? What about this?

3) The Cranberries believed the moody black-and-white video (linked above) playing on MTV contributed to the song's popularity. MTV and VH1 were highly influential when they showed music videos and interviews 24/7 during the 1980s and 1990s. Do you recall watching music videos on MTV and/or VH1?

Yes, back then, but I didn’t watch it that much, music is for listening. My cousin was an intern for MTV in London back in the '80s.

4) The Cranberries were founded by brothers Noel and Mike Hogan in their hometown in Limerick, Ireland. The River Shannon runs through Limerick. Do you live near a river? 

Well… that is debatable! It is a the headwaters of a river, so here it is nothing more than a brook but the sign says "River".

5) Fergal Lawler soon joined the brothers and became the Cranberries drummer. Today he says he enjoys listening to his early work with the group because, "Songs are like a snapshot in time." Do you often flip through photo albums and look at snapshots?

No, not in books anymore… online.

6) Dolores O'Riordan showed up for her Cranberries audition dressed casually in a black tracksuit with her own Casio electronic keyboard tucked under her arm. The Hogans were impressed not only by her vocals but her no-nonsense, "let's get to work" attitude. Share a memory from one of your job interviews.

Whoa! My last job interview was way back in 1978!

One time back in the mid-seventies I went for an interview and a friend had an interview with them a couple of days earlier and he told me what th
e were looking for, so I studied up on the devices before the interview. It turned I was the only one who aced their questions.

Oh and I got the job.

7) In 1993, when "Linger" was released, The Nanny premiered on CBS. It's remembered today for it's catchy theme song, which tells the story of "the nanny named Fran." Can you recall the lyrics to theme of one of your favorite shows?

Right now I’ve been watching Barney Miller episodes, so…

8) In 1993, gas was $1.11/gallon. Could your vehicle use a fill-up right now?

No, actually I haven’t bought gas since January! I have a hybrid plug-in and I get around 25 miles on a charge. Most of my trip now are just running local errands, so it is all on electric now. When I go to either my brother’s or Cape Cod that is when I burn gas.

9) Random question: How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Well I have no idea how many that are hidden in the back of the closet, but if you want to know how many different shoes I wear mainly now, it is just sneakers. Hard sole shoes kill my back now.

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

We Are New, There Has Never Been A Trans People...

If you listen to modern conservative rhetoric, you would think trans people didn't exist until political parties "created" us. Opponents use clinical-sounding terms like "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" to make it seem like our existence is a recent phenomenon or a social fad. But we have been here since the beginning of history; the proof is written in our languages and buried in our earth.

Our ancestors didn't just tolerate us; they named us. In the Americas, we are the Two-Spirit, the Nádleehí (Navajo), the Winkté (Lakota), the Muxe (Zapotec), and the Machi (Mapuche). In Asia and the Pacific, we are known as the Hijra of India, the Māhū of Hawaii, the Fa'afafine of Samoa, and the Bissu of Indonesia. Across Africa and Europe, history remembers the Sekrata of Madagascar, the Ashtime of Ethiopia, and the Burrnesha of the Balkans. These aren't new labels; they are ancient titles of respect. Then the religious fanatics came!

Science is finally catching up to our stories. From the Code of Hammurabi in Babylon to 7,000-year-old graves where individuals were buried according to their lived identity rather than their biological sex, the "clues" are everywhere. As recent studies of Neolithic cemeteries show, ancient societies were already experiencing the complexity of identities long before the modern world tried to simplify them. 

Medium writes that,

Somewhere along the way, we forgot that queer identities were never foreign to us. They were woven into our culture long before anyone imagined the modern world. The Hijra were being written out of history...

[...]

The rewriting of this acceptance did not originate within India.

It arrived with colonialism.

In my view, the British brought a strict, Victorian sense of morality to India, uncomfortable with sexuality. I feel some colonial translators let this shape their interpretations of Sanskrit texts, turning nuanced ideas into rigid binaries.

This colonial filter turned indigenous acceptance into taboo. It replaced thousands of years of cultural complexity with shame.

This colonial "cleansing" continues today. It is not just conservative Christians in the U.S. using religious rhetoric to target us; we see the same patterns globally, such as the persecution of the Bissu by religious extremists in Indonesia. The draconian laws being passed across the United States today are part of a long, dark history of attempting to eradicate us from public life. But you cannot eradicate a people who have been a part of the human fabric for 7,000 years.

Trump & Company!

Trump has contaminated the government with so many cronies that I fear for our future. We are sliding back toward the era of the "Lavender Scare," back to a time when we were forced into the shadows, sleazy bars, and one-night stands.

Advocates Fear Supreme Court Is ‘Going After the Transgender Community Deliberately’

KQED

Katie DeBenedetti

Mar 3, 2026

An emergency Supreme Court ruling to temporarily bar California from enforcing a state law that prevents public schools from outing transgender students has advocates raising concerns about its potential to further roll back protections for transgender youth.

The court’s conservative majority on Monday sided with a group of Christian parents who alleged that the law violates their religious and due process rights.

The decision comes as the court also considers this spring whether to bar transgender girls from participating in public school sports and strike down a law banning conversion therapy for minors in Colorado. Last year, the court upheld a law barring some gender-affirming care for minors.

It gets worst;

“This is the fifth anti-trans decision that the Supreme Court has done,” said Jorge Reyes Salinas, the communications director for Equality California. “It is disappointing, and it is alarming that the Supreme Court has chosen to do this and once again disregard the safety and well-being and privacy of transgender people, specifically transgender youth.

“It is very clear to the American people that the Supreme Court is going after the transgender community deliberately,” he continued.

I am not as worried about Trump as I am about the Supreme Court. While a President can eventually be voted out of office, Trump has packed the judicial system with far-right ideologues who seem to harbor a deep-seated animosity toward trans existence.

What about our rights? Do the Supreme Court and the administration even understand FERPA?

The absurdity of this ruling cannot be overstated. The Court suggests a teacher’s "religious freedom" is under attack if they cannot use a student's sex assigned at birth. However, this creates a direct conflict with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). By intentionally using the wrong pronouns, a teacher effectively "outs" a student to the entire class, violating their privacy.

It is bad enough that the courts believe parents have a right to forcibly out their children, but now they are suggesting that a teacher's "religious freedom" justifies violating federal privacy laws and more important than a child's life!