{"id":583,"date":"2026-06-08T10:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlybirdstories.pics\/?p=583"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:46:22","slug":"federal-appeals-court-sacks-trumps-trans-service-member-ban-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlybirdstories.pics\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"Federal Appeals Court Sacks Trump\u2019s Trans Service Member Ban \u2013 Sort Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">Another day, another federal court stuffed with activist judges who believe their rulings should be based on hurting President Donald Trump.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<article id=\"post-50110\" class=\"hitmag-single post-50110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news visible-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that portions of the Trump administration\u2019s policy of not admitting trans people into military service were unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and contained \u201canimus\u201d or something.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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The military has been working endlessly for years to stamp out sexual harrassment and assault. Now some bozo judges with TDS want to allowed gender confused people into the military?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s more justification. Serving in the military is not a right, it\u2019s a privilege that not everyone enjoys or should enjoy. What\u2019s next \u2013 a court ruling that people with diabetes and heart disease should be allowed to serve? Or one that says the military\u2019s physical standards \u2018discriminate against overweight people\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s absurd.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, the appeals panel left Trump\u2019s ban on enlisting new transgendered troops stand for now, so there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another federal court stuffed with activist judges who believe their rulings should be based on hurting President Donald Trump. 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