NOT ANTI-WAR, JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE: Trans rights better in Iran than Britain, say Green activists.

Transgender people have better rights in Iran than Britain, Green Party activists have claimed.

One member of the Greens for Palestine group, a Left-wing faction in the party, argued in a leaked WhatsApp message seen by The Telegraph that transphobia was “far worse” in Britain than in many Islamic countries.

The claim came ahead of the Green Party autumn conference in Brighton which began on Friday.

Animah Kosai, the membership officer of the Global Majority Greens pressure group, wrote: “You’d be quite surprised at how Iran, following Islamic teachings, is far more liberal when it comes to trans identity and abortions, compared to Texas, or, even culturally, the UK.”

The Iranian government recognised transgender individuals who had changed sex in the 1980s but trans people regularly face harassment and are regarded by officials as having a “disorder”.

In Britain, the Equality Act 2010 protects people from being fired from work, turned down for housing or harassed because they are gay, lesbian or transgender. Gender recognition certificates can be obtained by trans people who have changed their biological sex.

Homosexuality is a capital offence in Iran and gay and lesbian Iranians who are not put to death can face penalties including flogging and jail time. Many gay men in Iran have undergone forced sexual reassignment surgery.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have chosen a side in the midterms: ‘From Death to America’ to ‘Vote Democrat:’ Iran’s IRGC Issues Midterms Endorsement. “As George Washington School of Law scholar and Fox News analyst Jonathan Turley noted, ‘It’s not a good sign when the IRGC shifts from ‘Death to America’ to ‘Vote Democratic.’”

To be fair, it’s tough to fault the IRGC for supporting the side that gave them their big break back in the day. Flashback: RIP Jimmy Carter, the American Chamberlain whose naïve foreign policy led Iran to become the world’s biggest sponsor of terror.

ICYMI: MARK JUDGE: NBC’s Kate Snow Has a New Website. She Should Never Live Down Her Kavanaugh Crimes.

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SPRINGTIME FOR TUCKER:

Tucker's revisionism is that World War II's costs (human & monetary) helped end the British Empire… however the initial worst damage was inflicted by the US imposing "Cash & Carry" on us from 1939-1941. There was no peace with the Nazis & so we stood alone. Our finest hour. https://t.co/L1phBgpe6G

— Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) October 3, 2026

A FRIEND WHO LIVES IN BELGIUM AND TRAVELS TO PARIS FREQUENTLY SAYS THE SAME THING.

I'm French 🇫🇷.
I was born in Paris.
I spent 25 years there.

But now: I don't even want to know what happens in that hellhole 💀⚰️.

Not “troubled.” Not “declining.” Not “going through a difficult period.”

No. A HELLHOLE.

A country where everything is dirty, expensive,…

— Daniel Foubert (@d_foubert) October 1, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE:

Ever since the Dear Colleague letter in 2011 and the crackdowns on Greek life after Duke Lacrosse, fraternities have been training chapter presidents on how to protect their chapters from these situations.

The Chi Phi president (who is not one of the 7 accused men) messed up,… https://t.co/9zUbPQip5w

— Daniel Friedman (@DanFriedman81) October 2, 2026

CUTE THAT THEY EXPECT TO MATTER BY THEN: Russia Plans to Freeze Ukraine Into Submission This Winter.

DON SURBER: Best midterm strategy? Finish the job: What is the use of being president if you don’t do the job as you see fit?

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

NECESSARY:

It is necessary for you to believe this young woman did not lustily agree to be gangbanged. By white males (also a brown one and an Asian one but never mind that.)

Through the first Tuesday in November, anyway.

After that, never mind.

The fun part will be the slander suits,… https://t.co/qFMPkL5BuI

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) October 3, 2026

SPACE JUNK, BETTER PUT UP MY UMBRELLA: The risk of space debris falling to Earth and causing deaths and is growing, experts say.

MAKES LINDSAY CLANCY LOOK LIKE A GOOD MOM: 911 call reveals concerns about well-being of 2 children found dead from starvation at home. “Authorities said May told detectives that she believed her children were dead because they did not eat. She reportedly told deputies that she knew that not feeding her children was neglectful and confirmed she had been the only one present at home and was the sole caregiver for the girls over the last few weeks.”

I BELIEVE THIS: Just 7 Days of Strength Training Triggered Fat-Burning Changes in Mice.

IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Just 7 Days of Strength Training Triggered Fat-Burning Changes in Mice.

SAME PLAYBOOK. HEY, IT WORKED BACK THEN. Remembering the False Gloom and Doom of the 1992 Elections – and the Upcoming Midterms.

Related thoughts here.

Counterexample — reality:

Message from a buddy of mine pic.twitter.com/AXDVo7mhsh

— Daniel Frank (@boisechampion) September 30, 2026

YES:

Robert Nozick explains socialism's attraction to intellectuals: they don't care about the "working class". Rather, they resent capitalists for earning more money than them, despite their apparently inferior merit. They're disappointed meritocrats, not suffering laborers. pic.twitter.com/b12rl8cA0h

— Russ Greene (@GreenPlusAnE) October 2, 2026

IT’S PROBABLY FASTER THAN A LOT OF ’70S SUPERCARS: 2027 Honda Civic Type R Adds Performance, Enhances Interior.

BUCKLE UP: 9,000 More US Troops Head To Middle East As Trump Mulls Resuming Iran Strikes.

CAPITALISM’S CRITICS HAVE NO IDEA HOW CAPITALISM WORKS…:

Abdul you're not going to believe this but SpaceX alone made 4,400 millionaires, including welders and cafeteria workers https://t.co/DecgXetKSW pic.twitter.com/JE48UJL2lB

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 2, 2026

…which, come to think of it, is at least partly why they became critics.

MERDE: Rioting at French Schools Explodes Nationwide as the Government Is Running Scared.

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FIGHT THE POWER: This November, Few States Have As Much At Stake in Terms of Gun Rights as Wisconsin.

WELL, GOOD: Ken Paxton Takes On The Bar Association. “For the majority of America’s history, lawyers didn’t need either American Bar Association imprimatur (or even a law degree) to practice law. Abraham Lincoln and Clarence Darrow never went to law school. Parallel to the New Deal, the ABA and the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) sought to cartelize the legal profession to restrict access and raise rates. Previously, self-study and apprenticeship was the path to a legal career.”

TO BE FAIR, SHE’S BEEN MAD FOR A LOT LONGER THAN THAT:

Never fails. https://t.co/J0gXZjtUyu

— The🎃FOO (@PolitiBunny) October 2, 2026

FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: He Tried to Hide the Evidence, but His iPhone Ratted Him Out. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn where not to hide the gun you aren’t allowed to have, when the smartphone isn’t your friend, and what not to drink to avoid a DUI in Virginia.”