Riki Wilchins
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Author of: "When Texas Came for Our Kids: How evangelical extremists launched a war on transgender teens" & "BAD INK: How the NYTimes sold out transgender teens."
Today's Pop Quiz: what do ALL these images from the
US Labor Department's social medica campaign have in common?
(Answer will be posted next week!)
US Labor Department's social medica campaign have in common?
(Answer will be posted next week!)
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today's Pop Quiz: what do ALL these images from the
US Labor Department's social medica campaign have in common?
(Answer will be posted next week!)
US Labor Department's social medica campaign have in common?
(Answer will be posted next week!)
All Trump's bleating about tariffs undermined in a single chart illustrating just how quickly sanctioned govt's can adapt, even to enormous shortfalls like $38b. (NYT) Basically they just sold more to the EU, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
All Trump's bleating about tariffs undermined in a single chart illustrating just how quickly sanctioned govt's can adapt, even to enormous shortfalls like $38b. (NYT) Basically they just sold more to the EU, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
A cluster of different polls have Trump deeply underwater -- like landslide territory unpopular for the coming midterms:
[From the Silver Bulletin]
[From the Silver Bulletin]
November 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A cluster of different polls have Trump deeply underwater -- like landslide territory unpopular for the coming midterms:
[From the Silver Bulletin]
[From the Silver Bulletin]
In a time of unprecedented crisis for trans people generally and especially for embattled trans kids, the Newspaper of Record is there covering the stories that matter on its front pages.
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
In a time of unprecedented crisis for trans people generally and especially for embattled trans kids, the Newspaper of Record is there covering the stories that matter on its front pages.
Trump policies now underwater on most things, including his strongest point which was supposed to be immigration.
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump policies now underwater on most things, including his strongest point which was supposed to be immigration.
Count me in there...
October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Count me in there...
The East Wing is the perfect metaphor for this whole presidency and its effect on the nation and democracy.
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The East Wing is the perfect metaphor for this whole presidency and its effect on the nation and democracy.
UN seats after mass-walkout prior to Netanyahu speech.
September 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
UN seats after mass-walkout prior to Netanyahu speech.
New polling shows Trump approval is now underwater on every issue except border security, including immigration, crime, and the economy. (Weirdly, altho he's clearly running on attacking trans people, pollsters never ask about this except in special polls devoted to the issue.) tinyurl.com/4tyeyx7a
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New polling shows Trump approval is now underwater on every issue except border security, including immigration, crime, and the economy. (Weirdly, altho he's clearly running on attacking trans people, pollsters never ask about this except in special polls devoted to the issue.) tinyurl.com/4tyeyx7a
Shapiro is interesting: prbly one of the smartest politicians in the race & certainly the most dynamic speaker & he didn't just _shade_ left, he took a hard left on one of the toughest trans rights issues. What does he know the others don't?
September 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shapiro is interesting: prbly one of the smartest politicians in the race & certainly the most dynamic speaker & he didn't just _shade_ left, he took a hard left on one of the toughest trans rights issues. What does he know the others don't?
Can you spell M-I-D--T-E-R-M-S?
August 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Can you spell M-I-D--T-E-R-M-S?
Trump approval down to 38% with much of drop coming mostly from his own base: down -10% from 95% at beginning to 85% now.
With disapproval at 60%, he's now underwater by -22%. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
With disapproval at 60%, he's now underwater by -22%. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Trump approval down to 38% with much of drop coming mostly from his own base: down -10% from 95% at beginning to 85% now.
With disapproval at 60%, he's now underwater by -22%. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
With disapproval at 60%, he's now underwater by -22%. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
3 Aug 25 - New study shows vast "over-representation of trans boys" turns out to be vast _under-representation_ of trans girls bec. they: a) come out ~10 years later; b) start puberty later; & c) delay transitioning longer because of deep social animus towards AMAB femininity.
tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws
tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws
August 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
3 Aug 25 - New study shows vast "over-representation of trans boys" turns out to be vast _under-representation_ of trans girls bec. they: a) come out ~10 years later; b) start puberty later; & c) delay transitioning longer because of deep social animus towards AMAB femininity.
tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws
tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws
Starvation deaths in Gaza because of Israeli blockade over last 11 days....
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Starvation deaths in Gaza because of Israeli blockade over last 11 days....
Scavengers collect plastic from polluted river in Indonesia. Jeez... :-{{{
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Scavengers collect plastic from polluted river in Indonesia. Jeez... :-{{{
Guardian posts an amazing visual story about the increasing deaths of Palestinians while seeking food aid from centers because of shootings by Israeli troops. tinyurl.com/vn2m7ps2
July 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Guardian posts an amazing visual story about the increasing deaths of Palestinians while seeking food aid from centers because of shootings by Israeli troops. tinyurl.com/vn2m7ps2
FEMA -- which MAGA Reps in Texas don't believe or believe in in -- has maps which clearly show Christian kids' camps in or adjacent to high flood risk zones.
July 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
FEMA -- which MAGA Reps in Texas don't believe or believe in in -- has maps which clearly show Christian kids' camps in or adjacent to high flood risk zones.
TESLA stock, recovering a bit when Musk announced May 27 he would be "super focused" on business again, nosedives again with his July 7 announcement that he is forming a new political party.
Well, that was fast.
Well, that was fast.
July 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
TESLA stock, recovering a bit when Musk announced May 27 he would be "super focused" on business again, nosedives again with his July 7 announcement that he is forming a new political party.
Well, that was fast.
Well, that was fast.
Wow. Hungarian queers defying Orban ban. What a pix!
June 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wow. Hungarian queers defying Orban ban. What a pix!
Despite many legal challenges, tele-medicine abortions with mifepristone continue to spiral thanks to state abortion-shield laws passed following the overturn of Roe v Wade. (WSJ)
June 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Despite many legal challenges, tele-medicine abortions with mifepristone continue to spiral thanks to state abortion-shield laws passed following the overturn of Roe v Wade. (WSJ)