Trans inclusion = all-male finals, the hands-off hypocrite left and other commentary

An “all-male final” in a “women’s pool championship”? That’s just “what the endgame of trans ideology looks like,” scoffs Lauren Smith at Spiked.“The UK’s Ultimate Pool Women’s Pro Series” saw its final match fall to Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith, both biological men.Yes, “in pool, the difference between men and women might not be as pronounced” as in, say, swimming.But “men do still have some biological advantages,” “obvious to anyone with eyes” (like much longer arms).Which means top female players “are expected to throw away all their training and hard work to spare men’s egos.”No: Those women “deserve to see two actual women fighting it out for a women’s championship.

The only balls involved here should be on the table.”“Hands off?” The protesters gathering against Donald Trump and Elon Musk want “the government to keep its hands on — on our throats choking out our freedoms and in our pockets stealing our money,” thunders the Issues & Insights Editorial Board.“Waste, fraud, heavy-handed regulations, politicized law enforcement are all the hands-on weapons of autocrats and dictators.”“How is Donald Trump amassing power by cutting the size of government, squeezing out waste, and deregulating the economy?”And despite protester claims, he “isn’t attacking immigrants.He’s trying to stop illegal immigration and deporting those who are here illegally.”No shock that “many of the protestors had no idea what they were protesting.”Indeed, “these protests are just another sign that the left has nothing to offer.

Nothing but fear itself.”“President Trump proclaims his tariffs will” boost manufacturing jobs, but “good luck finding workers to fill them,” snarks The Wall Street Journal’s Allysia Finley.Employers say “they can’t find reliable, conscientious workers who can pass a drug test.”Federal data show “America’s worker shortage is the worst in 50 years.” “Blame ...