Trump's real target isn't who you think it is

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 20, 2026 · 4m

The Wedge Was Never SportsThe Point Was PowerThe immediate story is simple: the Supreme Court has let states ban transgender athletes, and the number of people affected is tiny. But that is exactly why the ruling matters. This was never about athletic fairness. It was about teaching the public which lives can be carved up first, and which institutions will bless the carving.The real power in this story sits with Donald Trump’s political project, the state officials carrying it forward, and the judges who convert hostility into law. The target is not a population with leverage. It is a…