Marjorie Taylor Greene drags the LGBTQ community into Trump's Madison Square Garden debacle

Marjorie Taylor Greene

 I recently made a comment regarding Trump's Madison Square Garden debacle that the only group the comedian in the center of it didn't slur was the LGBTQ community. Well like it or not, we have now been dragged in the middle of it anyway, thanks to very far right Republican Congressional Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and her obsession with trans people and thinking that gay men are exposing our naughty bits to kids.

From LGBTQ Nation:

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spewed anti-LGBTQ+ talking points to defend a comedian who made numerous racist comments at the New York City rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, held last Sunday.

 During his speech, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” said Black people carve watermelons for Halloween, suggested Jews don’t like spending money, and that Latinos “love making babies” and do not “pull out.” Hinchcliffe said his critics “have no sense of humor,” and the Trump campaign said his comments about Puerto Rico “[do] not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” 

 Following condemnation from Democrats and Republicans, Greene defended Hinchcliffe on X, writing, “The Democrats choose their outrage. They aren’t outraged over naked men exposing their genitals to children at Pride parades or biological men literally beating women in women’s sports or 325,000+ missing migrant children in America under Kamala Harris or Tim Walz putting tampons in boys bathrooms, actually Democrats support all of these vile things.”

“They don’t care about Puerto Rico and neither do Democrat activists in the media,” Greene added. “It took a comedian to force these issues to the forefront. Instead, Democrats and the complicit media are trying to cancel Tony Hinchcliffe as they continue on their communist agenda to destroy free speech instead of fixing anything. We must always fight against cancel culture and constantly defend free speech!

At this juncture in American politics, saying Marjorie Taylor Greene is full of shit is like saying that the sun is hot.

BUT, for those who have been missing out on this enormous scandal, below are the comments Hincliffe made (and apparently, he was one of many offensive speakers, including Trump himself.) Also, he was going to actually call Kamala Harris a "c-nt," but the Trump campaign made him take that part out.  It should spook folks to know what the Trump campaign did allow him to say.

One more thing before you view the video - in response the controversy, Trump's VP pick, J.D. Vance said that people need to stop getting offended.

CNN plays montage of Trump rally speakers going on vile racist and anti-American rants last night pic.twitter.com/jrmiHdowD6

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 28, 2024

Donald Trump becoming worn down by his own transphobic gaslighting

Donald Trump and the Republican Party is leaning heavily into transphobia in order to scare people the polls. Reports have said that the GOP is spending over $21 million on anti-trans ads which are running heavily in battleground states.

One of the top ads pushed by the Trump campaign this month attacked (Kamala) Harris for supporting "taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners," the ad stated. 

The goal seems to be turning election into a referendum on trans rights and backing Harris into some sort of corner over her support of the trans community. However, Harris and her campaign hasn't taken the bait. One thing probably helping her is that voters aren't really that interested in the issue. 

In fact, according to The Hill, voters may feel the opposite: 

 More than half of voters surveyed this month by Data For Progress said political attack ads targeting the trans community have gotten “out of hand” — including nearly a third of Republicans, whose candidates are largely responsible for the ads. Just more than 60 percent of surveyed voters, including a majority of independents and 41 percent of Republicans, said it is “sad and shameful” for GOP candidates to make anti-LGBTQ rhetoric a part of their campaigns, according to the poll, which was released Thursday. 

 Nevertheless, Trump continues to beat the drum of transphobia. One claim he has repeatedly made on the campaign trail and in interviews is that schools are actually performing surgeries on trans kids:

 “I want one person and a secretary to just make sure they’re teaching English,” he said of his intentions for the Department of Education. “Reading, writing and arithmetic. No transgender, no operations. You know, they take your kid. There are some places, your boy leaves for school, comes back a girl. Without parental consent. What’s that about?” 

This claim of course has been debunked and laughed at continuously, but Trump seems to have a psychological inability to admit when he's wrong. He repeats the lie because perhaps he thinks he can gaslight people into believing something, no matter how ludicrous it sounds or how many times it's been disproven. 

 But if you ask me, I think Trump's attempt is becoming comically undone. He's gaslighting so hard that he's tripping himself up. This clip from an interview he did with Joe Rogan on Friday illustrates just how much the repetition of the lie is breaking him down:

Trump: The transgender operations where they are allowed to take your child when he goes to school and turn him into a male… pic.twitter.com/s6G23QhH7U

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 26, 2024

Transcript: 

The transgender operations where they are allowed to take your child when he goes to school and turn him into a male…into a female without parental consent. 

This right here is the bullshit we're up against and to paraphrase a very wise former president - "Don't boo. Don't laugh. VOTE." 

Gay Republicans recently held a Trump rally. And it was a d@mn embarrassment.

There was some type of "Gays for Trump" rally Tuesday in Charlotte, NC. It went about as you would think. 

From NBC Out:

A gathering of roughly 100 Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday evening was intended to woo LGBTQ voters. But among the few gay men in attendance, LGBTQ issues were not a top priority. “I’m not voting because of marriage equality, LGBTQ rights,” said Gage West, 23. “I’m voting because I want more money in my wallet. I want my community safe, and I want to be able to raise a family and know that they’re going to be safe in the future.” 

 In the half-empty hotel ballroom where the event took place, there were no rainbow flags, preferred pronouns were mocked and gay men were vastly outnumbered by their straight counterparts. The event was one of several similar gatherings held in swing states this month by LGBTQ conservative group the Log Cabin Republicans, dubbed the “Trump UNITY” tour.

 . . . Several LGBTQ attendees at the event, nearly all of whom were white gay men, told NBC News they were unbothered by LGBTQ issues being mentioned only briefly or not acknowledged at all by the evening’s speakers. Trump UNITY events have been held in the last two weeks in major cities of battleground states, including Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan. 

The article goes on to say that while Lara Trump showed up at this rally and spun more lies about the 2020 election being rigged, Trump himself didn't show up. The article also said that Trump hasn't shown up at any of these rallies nor has plans to.

 But hey, there was dancing: 

 Trump fundraiser Bill White, who also spoke at the Charlotte event and is openly gay, pushed back on naysayers who question the former president’s commitment to the LGBTQ community. He challenged critics to attend one of Trump’s rallies, where Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” frequently blasts out of the speakers.

 “What does the guy do at every rally?” White said at the Charlotte event. “He puts his hands in the air and does his dance moves to the unofficial gay national anthem for crying out loud.” 

 White then recorded the Charlotte audience dancing to the song, which he said he would later share with the former president. When asked what they hoped a second Trump presidency might accomplish for LGBTQ Americans, gay Trump supporters said they believed society and the government were already free of prejudice against the LGBTQ community.

 Lastly, and in a wonderful move, after the article quoted various attendees saying things as ridiculous as White did, it added the following: 

 As president, Trump banned transgender Americans from enlisting in the U.S. military. His administration also ended some discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in school and in health care settings. Both policies were reversed during the Biden administration. 

 If elected again, Trump has vowed to reinstate his former policy barring trans people from enlisting in the military, to abolish gender-affirming care for transgender minors — which he equated to “child abuse” and “child sexual mutilation” — and to roll back Title IX protections for transgender students “on Day One.” 

In recent weeks, he has also repeated false claims that students are undergoing transition-related surgeries during the school day. His campaign has aired ads in recent weeks slamming Vice President Kamala Harris’ prior support for inmates receiving transition-related medical care in federal prisons.

For those who have a strong stomach or a taste for events reminiscent of slow moving train crashes, feel free to read the entire article here. 

'Election choices divides family members of late Rev Billy Graham' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

Franklin Graham's hypocrisy has been a hallmark of his supporting Donald Trump.

I'm Billy Graham's Granddaughter and I'm Voting for Kamala Harris - Good for her because her uncle has been bending over backwards to kiss Trump's ass. 

Case in point - 'Evangelicals for Harris' Goes to War With Franklin Graham

21 transgender and nonbinary politicians making history in state legislatures - History makers.

Republicans' unprecedented anti-LGBTQ+ attacks highlighted in new HRC Congressional Scorecard - Ugh, but unfortunately not a surprise. 

Worried by fall of Roe v. Wade, organizers get same-sex marriage on the ballot in three states - Good idea.

20 queer horror TV shows to watch this Halloween 2024 - Happy Halloween, folks.

PICTURES: Famously Hot South Carolina Pride 2024 is latest success for Palmetto LGBTQ community

 For 34 years, Famously Hot South Carolina Pride has never failed to excite. Saturday was no exception in its streak of successful and wonderful Pride celebrations in Columbia, SC. I'm not a photographer, but still took the liberty of taking the following pictures. No commentary (okay maybe a little) is necessary to remind folks how empowering and necessary Pride events for all of us.

Maybe a word or two about these guys. No one knows where they came from, but as you can see, they didn't disrupt anything. I think it was the first Pride protestors I've seen in years. Folks laughed at them, music drowned them out, and basically very few people engaged with them. They were gone within the hour. No harm, no foul. Apparently, a multitude of LGBTQ people throwing shade in one place is a mutant power.

What The Ricki Lake Show did for the LGBTQ community

The Ricki Lake Show was a popular talk show in the 90s. It was fresh and vibrant, but also dealt with serious issues. Issues involving the LGBTQ community were popular when featured on the show. However, unlike other talk shows like Donahue and Oprah, The Ricki Lake Show was less stodgy in the way it amplified the community. Instead of longwinded discussions with experts and activists, Lake's show featured ordinary people who talked about contemporary day-to-day or contemporary cultural issues instead of political ones.

Some folks may accuse the show of exploiting and stereotyping LGBTQ people. In all honesty, I can see that. BUT it was more relatable to me and a lot of other younger folks whether they were LGBTQ or heterosexual. And it was wonderful to watch us being presented in a way which did not feel like an Inquisition.

Below are just a few clips:

    

'Televangelist Kenneth Copeland: Homosexual lesbian spirits must be defeated in the election' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

Kenneth Copeland

Kenneth Copeland: Homosexual Lesbian Spirits Must be Defeated in Election​ - Far right hypocritical pastor Kenneth Copeland threatening us with a good time. Homosexual lesbian spirits taking over sounds like another very good reason to vote FOR Kamala Harris to me. 

 For those asking who Kenneth Copeland is, it's this jackass: 

 Copeland, the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church, is the wealthiest pastor in the US with an estimated net worth of $760 million. He lives in a tax free 18,000 square foot mansion. He has a fleet of private jets. He heads a huge congregation and had his sermons and services broadcast on Victory Channel and other religious channels for years. Whenever it is time to add to his fleet of aircraft, he explains to his congregation that it was God's will for them to private the money for it. 

 More about that here:

Wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: 'It's a biblical thing' 

In other news:

Queer bar devastated by Hurricane Helene raises more than $191,000 to rebuild - Good for them! 

Fox News guest: Trans athletes are not “a pivotal issue” in 2024 - Conservatives are bending over backwards in their attempt to make it one. 

North Haven Pride calls for support of LGBTQ community after officials say substitute was fired - A ridiculous action against a substitute teacher fires up LGBTQ folks.

'Trump, Republicans making $60 million transphobic gambit to distract from the economic issues during election' & other Wed/Thur news briefs

We all knew it was a lie when Trump pretended to support the LGBTQ community in 2016.

Republicans are betting on transphobia to win the 2024 election for Donald Trump​ - Since Trump has no issues to run on, Republicans are spending more than $60 million on spreading lies about transgender Americans for this election. Apparently scaring folks about trans people are 'kitchen table issues' now instead of the economy, healthcare, and immigration. 

The GOP is spending millions on transphobic ads. Polls suggest it may backfire.- More on this issue. I hope it does backfire. 

Melania Trump's Fundraiser With Gay Organization: Everything We Know - Log Cabin Republicans? Of course. Talk about your ironies. These fools think Trump won't treat them the same way he's treating the trans community. In some states, he already is. 

Nico Lang’s American Teenager humanizes the children who bear the brunt of anti-trans legislation. - Shout out to my friend, Nico Lang. Buy his book. I've got a copy and it is excellent.

''In Living Color' star Tommy Davidson admits he's had to 'adjust' while supporting his trans son' & other Mon/Tue news briefs

 

‘In Living Color’ star Tommy Davidson admits he’s had to “adjust” while supporting his trans son - Good for Mr. Davidson. I know that in our jaded world, the idea that people don't really care about an issue until they are personally affected is frowned upon, but it's also realistic. Like it or not, we are not angels or saints. We generally don't pay attention to things like we should until they cross our front door. And why is this? Because there is so much going on in life as it is. So when an issue does make someone sit up and pay attention, how about acting less holier than though and instead be happy when that person is reacting in a good way.

Credibility of state’s expert witnesses questioned in Missouri transgender health care trial​ - It's about time, too.

This Supreme Court case could change gender-affirming care in the U.S. forever - Keep your fingers crossed and don't be so quick to be negative. 

Fact Check: Hurricane Disaster Leads to Misleading LGBTQ Social Media Posts - Of course will all of the lies going around about Hurricane Helene, you just know we would be yanked in it.

MAGA senate candidate says drag queens and people who support drag queens aren't tough enough to serve in the military

 

The clip above proves yet again how bigotry makes one absolutely stupid.

From The Huffington Post: 

Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged drag queens and people who are tolerant of them by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military. 

 Cao made the remarks in a televised debate against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine when one of the moderators asked him about his previous comments tying what he called the White House's "growing obsession" with diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, to military recruitment issues. Cao, a Navy veteran, was asked to explain how he believes DEI could affect military recruitment. 

 "When you’re using a, you know, drag queen to recruit for the Navy, that’s not the people we want," Cao said after he was pressed about the issue following his initial response. "What we need is alpha males and alpha females who are going to rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds. Those are young men and women that are going to win wars." 

Cao is not only bigoted, but it's obvious that he's never been to a drag competition. A drag competition is the real definition of "going to war."

The fact that Donald Trump supports him should surprise no one. That being the case, it should also surprise no one that his performance at the debate in general was panned as "crashing and burning."

'Trump sounds bored with repeating his lie that schools are performing sex-change surgeries on children' & other Tue/Wed news briefs

Trump is sounding bored with his own lie that schools are performing sex-change surgeries on children

Editor's note - I know I haven't been blogging like I'm supposed to, particularly seeing that the presidential election is coming up. I ask that you bear with me and continue to support me like you've done these past 18 years. It's nothing big or momentous which has gripped me. It's me getting older and going through some changes. I'm a long way from 35 when I began this blog and I still got a lot to accomplish for the LGBTQ community. It's simply taking a bit longer to get me revved up.

Trump in Milwaukee suggests public school teachers are conducting sex change surgeries on students without parental consent pic.twitter.com/tN7YIBLt0b

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2024

It's bad enough that Trump is repeating this ridiculous lie, but based upon his sleepy delivery, he acts as if he's tired of repeating it as much as we are tired of hearing it. 

In other news:

LGBTQ+ History Month is celebrated around the world. It all started with one man & a dream. - Happy LGBTQ History Month! 

Denver parent's request to put 'straight pride' flags in classrooms denied - Aww darn. Poor baby. 

Study establishes first causal link between anti-trans laws and suicide attempts - Study merely proves what we've all known about these awful laws and the effects they have on the trans community. 

GLAAD 20 Under 20 2024: Meet the Changemakers Who Prove LGBTQ Youth are Thriving - Wonderful article which shows that our youth are fighting for what's theirs.

Wisconsin voter and mother speaks poignantly about why she's more concerned about guns than drag queens

This right here made my day. Danielle, a Wisconsin voter speaks plainly about children, drag queens, the right-wing media, and what she fears most as a mother when it comes to her kids. No talking points, no rhetorical tricks. She broke it down and went viral. Trust me when I say this is good.

This is a remarkable comment from a mom in the Milwaukee area. pic.twitter.com/FyjVkSreWx

— Dan Shafer (@DanRShafer) September 26, 2024

Mark Robinson turns down offer to exonerate himself while his campaign spirals down to the bottom

Somehow, I don't think Mark Robinson (right) and Donald Trump (left) are as chummy as they used to be.

Far-right conservative NC Lt Gov, state gubernatorial nominee, and (if the allegations are true) super sex extraordinaire Mark Robinson is defiant in the face of his latest scandal. He insists that this one, involving him being on a *porno message board years ago allegedly calling himself a 'Black Nazi', expressing pro-slavery enthusiasm and a love of transgender pornography, and bragging about graphically vulgar sex acts - some involving urination and analingus - he allegedly took part in, is a setup by his opponents.

However, he just turned down a chance to prove it.

From WRAL:

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson rejected multiple offers from supporters to connect him with information technology specialists to help the Republican gubernatorial nominee investigate racist and lewd comments on a pornographic website made by someone with a username that CNN tied to Robinson, people directly familiar with the matter told WRAL on Monday. 

 Robinson’s alleged rejection of the offers sowed doubt among some staff members, the people said. His response in the wake of the report likely played a role in the exodus of some staff members, they said. At least eight campaign staff members quit the campaign on Sunday, including Robinson's campaign manager and finance director. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared professional retribution.

 . . . CNN reported Thursday that an account tied to Robinson made posts praising Nazis, calling for the reinstatement of slavery and describing pornographic preferences, among other things. Robinson referred to himself in posts as a "Black Nazi" and said he liked "[transgender]-on-girl porn," using a slur for transgender people, CNN reported. The posts appeared on the website “Nude Africa.” CNN connected the posts to Robinson through user names, profile pictures and email accounts, and the network explained those connections in its investigative piece.

To say that Robinson's campaign is hemorrhaging is an understatement. While Robinson has defiantly insisted that he will not drop out, he's freefalling.

Hard. 

From The Huff Post:

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson lashed out Monday against “the false lies” about him in a CNN investigative report Thursday that uncovered years of disturbing comments he made in a forum on a porn website. Except then, in the same breath, he suggested maybe those comments were really by him. During a campaign event, his first since the CNN report triggered a mass exodus of staff on his campaign, Robinson, the state’s lieutenant governor, vowed to take legal action against CNN over its story. 

 . . .“You’d better understand I am coming after CNN full-throttle,” a visibly angry Robinson told reporters about taking legal action against the news network. “We’re not here to talk about 15- or 20-year-old salacious, false lies,” he continued in a rant. But then, amid his shouting, he suggested those past comments may be real after all: “They want to talk about what possibly happened 15 years ago.

”

 I was never a fan of Robinson, and I won't go into detail about what he allegedly wrote (except for the fact that he definitely has a future in the porn novel industry) but it's all a little sad. Robinson reminds me of a Werner Herzog movie in which the main character pushes stubbornly onward until he winds up twisting aimlessly on a raft in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by very dead soldiers and a bunch of very alive Capuchin monkeys which he now says he will lead because he is the "wrath of God."

I don't think Robinson would appreciate any of that. Especially the "wrath of God "part

*post inaccurately said "porno chat room" before correction

Project 2025 explained in Schoolhouse Rock style.

 

We've heard a lot about Project 2025 during this election and all of the talk about it is necessary. It's an ugly plan which would become reality should Donald Trump get back in office. 

Still though, as far as I'm concerned, more people need to hear about it. More folks need to understand that this isn't a game. Trump has said he hasn't heard about it, but we all know how much he lies. 

 This video done in Schoolhouse Rock style breaks down the disaster Project 2025 would be on America.

CNN report claims anti-LGBTQ GOP candidate Mark Robinson once referred to himself as a 'Black Nazi', 'perv' and said he enjoyed trans pornography

NC GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson 

North Carolina Lt Governor and present GOP state gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has made a career out of making homophobic, transphobic and all-around bigoted comments. I guess we can consider the following as karma knocking at his door. 

From CNN on Thursday:

Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, a CNN KFile investigation found. 

 Despite a recent history of anti-transgender rhetoric, Robinson said he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, a review of archived messages found in which he also referred to himself as a “perv.” 

The comments, which Robinson denies making, predate his entry into politics and current stint as North Carolina’s lieutenant governor. They were made under a username that CNN was able to identify as Robinson by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two. Many of Robinson’s comments were gratuitously sexual and lewd in nature. 

They were made between 2008 and 2012 on “Nude Africa,” a pornographic website that includes a message board. The comments were made under the username minisoldr, a moniker Robinson used frequently online. 

CNN won't publish some of the comments, but I've seen them circulating on Twitter. Needless to say, I won't be publishing them either. They are vulgar, including a very graphic story of him allegedly having sex (complete with urination) with his wife's sister. It is not known whether or not this encounter happened, but let's just say Robinson can tell a story.

What makes this story even more ironic is the rhetoric Robinson has used in the past against the LGBTQ community. According to GLAAD, Robinson has:

 —Called for transgender women to be arrested for using public bathrooms and should instead, “find a corner outside somewhere.”

 —Said gender identity issues are bringing the country to “hell’s gates.”

 —Misgendered Michelle Obama saying, “Michelle Obama is an anti-American, abortion and gay marriage supporting, liberal leftist elitist and I’ll be glad when he takes his boyfriend and leaves the White House.”

 —Wrote that people “who support this mass delusion called transgenderism” are trying “to turn God’s creation backwards, and make it into a sickening image of rebellion to glorify Satan.” 

—Described the LGBTQ community as “filth.” Then repeated the insult saying, “Yes, I called it filth.”

The above comments highlight the crux of the controversy for many. Prominent trans activist Charlotte Clymer said the following on X (formerly known as Twitter):

Look, I don't give a damn what any consenting adult is or isn't into. It's none of my business, nor anyone else's. If these are the allegations about to drop, the issue is that Mark Robinson enjoys trans porn while publicly calling for us to be arrested for existing.

And believe it or not, it gets worse for Robinson. 

From Politico also on Thursday:

An email address belonging to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was registered on Ashley Madison, a website designed for married people seeking affairs. An adviser to Robinson, granted anonymity to speak freely, confirmed to POLITICO that the email address in question belongs to Robinson. 

 The discovery of Robinson’s personal email address on Ashley Madison comes as Republicans in North Carolina on Thursday braced for more potentially damaging news about the scandal-prone nominee for governor, whose chances of winning the seat appear increasingly grim. Robinson has recorded an interview with CNN set to air Thursday evening, denying various allegations against him of other online activities, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

 On Thursday afternoon, CNN reported that Robinson, whom Donald Trump endorsed, had made “inflammatory comments” on the message board of a pornography website, including that he “enjoyed watching transgender pornography.” 

 Robinson had already foreshadowed the nature of the allegations CNN would highlight, calling them “salacious tabloid trash” in a video his campaign released Thursday insisting he is remaining in the race and issuing a blanket denial of allegations being brought against him. The campaign published the video as political operatives in North Carolina and around the country were in a frenzy over the forthcoming CNN story.

Robinson has denied it all and say he will stay in the   race. However, this scandal has been seen as a blow to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Trump not only endorsed Robinson, but effusively praised him in the past. On one occasion, he publicly referred to Robinson as Martin Luther King Jr on steroids and better than Martin Luther King, Jr.  Kamala Harris' campaign has not commented on this except to highlight all of the times Trump has praised Robinson in the past.

North Carolina has been seen as a crucial state for both campaigns in the upcoming election. Robinson was already down in the polls by double digits to the Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Stein. The question now becomes if Robinson does not drop out the race, how much damage would it do to Trump's campaign. Or how much damage will be done even if he does drop out.

Libs of TikTok supporting Pennsylvania legislator shocked when her city becomes its target

Camera Bartolotta, GOP state senator from Pennsylvania and self-described Libs of TikTok supporter, is shocked to find out that the site and its founder, Chaya Raichik, unashamedly spins lies. 

That, as you can tell, is sarcasm coming from me. The crux of the story, however, is true. Bartolotta isn't happy that the site is helping Trump to spread lies about Haitian immigrants. Not the specific lie that they kidnap and eat pets, mind you. Raichik is spreading a general lie the Trump campaign is trying to weave, i.e. that Kamala Harris is supposedly bussing immigrants in where they are supposedly stealing jobs from people in the area, while putting a drain on resources.

Libs of TikTok:

Incredible footage revealing an operation in Charleroi, PA where Haitians are being bussed in and from food factories operated by Fourth Street Foods.

It is estimated that 90% of workers are made up of Haitians.

Kamala imported 2,000 Haitians in this town of 4,000

Bartolotta:

This is not true. The business owner provides transportation for workers to get to & from his facility. These are not immigrants being bussed in by Kamala.I follow you & repost but you are playing into the hands of people who are jeopardizing the safety of innocent children in our local school. These Haitians are working hard, sending their children to school and opening businesses. They are here legally. They did not cross our border. 

Many are professionals who escaped horrific conditions in their home country. There was no workforce in Charleroi a few years ago when a business owner desperately needed them. He advertised and looked for workers for a long time. Before shutting down completely, he hired an agency that connected immigrants who were vetted and LEGAL to work in his facility. Instead of closing, he now has three shifts working around the clock. He also renovated multiple dilapidated apartment buildings and put them back on the tax roll for the town. He’s been vilified wrongly. Please, check the facts before posting information the jeopardizes the safety of good, hard-working people. Thank you.

The last part of Bartolotta's tweet is hilarious:

Please, check the facts before posting information the jeopardizes the safety of good, hard-working people.

Girlfriend, where the hell have you been? 

I supposed I should give Bartolotta props for defending the Haitian community and calling out Raichik's lies, but I'm not going to. It's a matter of principle to call her out instead. Bartolotta admits that she supports and has retweeted Libs of TikTok. That means she has helped to amplify countless lies spread about schools, libraries, hospitals, teachers, and any other parties Raichik has chosen to vilify as pedophiles, groomers, and "child mutilators."

That pretty much makes Bartolotta partly responsible - no matter how small - for the personal attacks, bomb threats, unfair firings, and the rest of the terroristic havoc unleashed by Libs of TikTok through its campaign of demonization. Apparently, it was a blast for Bartolotta when she took part in the attacks and the scapegoating when it was others, but now that her city is targeted, folks are supposed to what? Applaud her for calling the attacks out? Hardly. It's like watching someone talk about pest control while ignoring the fact that they were the one who let in the rats and cockroaches in the first place.

I would sincerely hope that Bartolotta learns a lesson from this about how being targeted hurts, but somehow, I doubt it.  All I can tell her to enjoy the fleas she got when she laid down with the dogs known as Libs of TikTok and Chaya Raichik.

The rest of us will enjoy watching you scratch.

Trump's debate disaster - wrecked by Kamala Harris, humiliated on Twitter after telling lie that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating pets

Democratic presidential nominee (and present VP) Kamala Harris (right) enjoys watching Republican presidential nominee (and former president) Donald Trump (left) thoroughly humiliate himself during Tuesday night's debate.

In case you've been living in a cave and haven't heard about Tuesday night's presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris made a lot of people's dream come true. She completely eviscerated Donald Trump. In hindsight, it should have been expected. Harris is a very accomplished woman in spite of all of the lies told about her competence. In contrast, Trump's an idiot, a moron who got into the White House by a combination of a fluke and him being a useful idiot to folks seeing him as a gateway to power.

How good was she? Check out the links:

The debate between Harris and Trump wasn’t close — and 4 other takeaways 

  The Most Satisfying Moment of the Harris-Trump Debate 

Republicans fret Trump debate performance could haunt him at polls in November 

Panicking Trump Has Desperate New Excuse Not to Debate Harris Again 

What will most likely be remembered as the standout moment of the debate was when Trump attempted to slam Harris on immigration by repeating a debunked claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are stealing and eating pets. Days before the debate, far right conservatives on social media spread this awful smear. By the time of the debate, it was already thoroughly debunked. However, no one seems to have told Trump (it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway if they had). 

Not only was Trump factchecked by David Muir, one of the moderators, but then Harris proceeded to figuratively pick his bones simply through her facial expression.

   

And check out just two examples of how folks on Twitter are simply dragging The Donald:

I better go superviral for this... pic.twitter.com/00Laf5QUrx

— Fearghas Kelly (@FearghasKelly) September 11, 2024

A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song. pic.twitter.com/6icWLe1sPN

— Noah Garfinkel (@NoahGarfinkel) September 11, 2024

South Carolina teacher sues state lawmaker and four others for defamation after being labeled as a 'groomer'

From my state of South Carolina comes possibly more payback for those who like to brand folks as "groomers.

From The Island Packet:

Mardy Burleson, a multimedia design and engineering teacher, accused several parents and community members of labeling her as a “groomer” — defined as a predator who builds a relationship with a child to abuse them — on social media and podcasts last year, according to court filings. This followed her distribution of a student survey in her class that included a question about preferred pronouns. Burleson claims the defamation has damaged her reputation and put her safety in jeopardy. 

 The harassment occurred after the movement to ban books in Beaufort County schools, which garnered national media attention including from CBS News’ 60 Minutes. Many of the defendants supported the ban, claiming the 97 books pulled from school libraries were inappropriate and pornographic. Ultimately, only five books were banned. 

 Attorney Meg Phelan of the Equality Legal Action Fund, a group consisting of volunteer attorneys and advocates who represents educators, public officials, elected officials and members of the LGBTQ+ community against defamation, took on the case pro-bono.

 According to The Island Packet, five people were named in the lawsuit including a state lawmaker, SC Representative for District 10 Thomas Beach. It also said that the lawsuit charges that these individuals of using social media to claim that Burleson sexually grooming kids:

 In addition to defamation, Burleson argues that the defendants’ accusations of grooming were particularly damaging because they falsely implied criminal conduct involving sexual abuse of minors. The defendants portrayed Burleson as someone unfit to be around children, which could lead to serious consequences, including the loss of her teaching position, damage to her professional standing and even legal ramifications. 

The court filings details how the defendants continued their public campaign against Burleson across social media platforms, podcasts and even school board meetings, calling for her removal as a teacher. Burleson claims that these actions have not only harmed her professional reputation but also caused her personal anguish, fearing for her safety and that of her family, especially after her child was mentioned in these defamatory attacks.

 

 One person named in the lawsuit, David Cook, was banned from Beaufort County school properties last year after he not only harassed teachers but threw chicken feed at board members. According to an August 2, 2023 edition of The Island Packet, Cook had already made a name for himself by stalking and threatening teachers including one in particular, Kathleen Harper: 

 During the week of May 29, he hand-delivered a “thank you” note to the school accusing Harper of indoctrinating students. It was the last week of school and Cook also posted on Facebook “If you’re in support of giving sexually explicit material to children, it’s important to remember......Dead Pedophiles Don’t Re-Offend.” “I was scared,” Harper said. “I was frightened.” 

The Island Packet said Burleson is suing for libel and slander and actual, special, and punitive damages. If Burleson succeeds in her lawsuit, she will be the third person this year who successfully struck back after falsely being accused of sexually grooming children.

In August, a New Hampshire legislator, David Love, paid $200,000 to settle with two drag queens after he falsely labeled one as a sex offender and accused the other of dancing with kids in a sexual manner.

In May, drag performer Eric Posey was awarded a $1.1 million judgement against a far-right blogger who falsely accused him of exposing himself to children during a performance. 

Moms for Liberty founder admits that Trump lied about schools performing surgeries on trans kids but still defends the lie.

Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice (left) dances with Donald Trump after a town hall conversation in which Trump said that schools are performing surgeries on trans children. Justice later admitted that Trump was lying but also said she was happy for the lie.

CNN just called out Trump's lie that schools are performing surgeries on trans kids. It's a very good write up. And in the midst of it was something interesting pointed out to me by Joe Jervis (JoeMyGod).:

CNN reached out to four conservative organizations that monitor how schools handle gender issues to check if they had any evidence that might corroborate Trump’s claim. None of these organizations said they had – though the two that responded in detail defended Trump’s remarks nonetheless. 

 Tiffany Justice, the Moms for Liberty co-founder who conducted the public conversation with Trump, said in a Tuesday interview: “Are kids getting surgery in school? No they’re not.” But she continued that she was still “thankful to President Trump” for making the claim – since, she said, his remark has drawn attention to the important issue of schools facilitating children’s social transitions without parental consent. Justice said of Trump’s claim: “It grabbed your attention, and we’re talking about it now, and that makes me very happy.” 

These conservative groups and personalities - Justice in particular - are aware that Trump told a lie, but they don't care because the lie gets people talking. And while they are busy basking in the attention, Justice and the rest also don't seem to care that Trump has wrecked their entire premise They claim that gender-affirming healthcare is harmful to children and that schools are attempting to usurp the right of parents to raise their children by pushing this healthcare and various other nefarious endeavors. But if this were true, then why are they defending an obvious - and absolutely pathetic - lie which damages the credibility of their narrative. Probably because their claims were full of sh!t from the start. 

That's the common thread in all anti-LGBTQ propaganda. By design, its intent is to shock and exploit people's fears and prejudices.  In the early 1980s, a discredited researcher named Paul Cameron (google him on this site. I've talked about him a lot) told a lie about gay man mutilating a young boy in public restroom. That story garnered enough attention to kill a pro-gay ordinance even though it was proven to be false.

Decades later, we see how this hasn't changed via the various lies told about drag queens supposedly exposing themselves to kids or encouraging kids to fondle them. These stories were proven to be lies, but they were still effective in creating anti-drag laws.

To people like Justice, it's never been about protecting kids. It's always been about garnering power through prejudice and fears. The only good thing I can say about Donald Trump is that he encourages people like Justice to dispense with all of the proper talking points and show their true faces of bigotry.

No, Donald Trump. Schools are not performing surgeries on transgender children.

With the following claim, Donald Trump's desperation to gain ground on Kamala Harris is so blatant.

From The Advocate:

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, continued to push his transphobic rhetoric during an appearance at the annual Moms for Liberty Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday. 

Speaking with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice, Trump criticized the growing acceptance of transgender Americans in society and opposed transgender inclusion in sports and health care. 

 During the hour-long discussion, Trump reiterated his belief that transgender women should be barred from participating in women’s sports. He also lied about access to gender-affirming care for minors. 

 “Think of it, your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation,” Trump falsely claimed, misrepresenting the complex and highly regulated process of gender-affirming health care for minors in the United States. 

 “The school decides what’s going to happen with your child. And many of these childs, 15 years later say, what the hell happened? Who did this to me? They say, who did this to me? It’s incredible,” Trump said. 

No children are going to school and receiving surgery there for gender dysphoria. 

 . . .Major medical associations in the U.S. support gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adults. Trump’s appearance comes after significant setbacks for Moms for Liberty. In November 2023, voters across the United States largely rejected candidates endorsed by the group in school board elections. The group saw major defeats in states like Pennsylvania and Iowa. 

 We all know Trump's propensity for lying but this particular one underscores yet again his lack of style. On this site, I routinely spotlight anti-LGBTQ claims in order to expose them for the lies they are. In this case, I think exposure isn't necessary.

Granted, there are probably some folks out there who actually believe this. But there are times in which belief in the inane isn't power. It's simply a sad form of exhibitionism.

 Regardless though, it's going to be a long two months before the election and based upon the "throwing mud at the wall and hoping that it sticks" campaigning he's doing, Trump's fear of losing is palpable. 

 Good.

Drag queens will get $200,000 settlement and apology from lawmaker who falsely accused them of obscene behavior with children

From Raw Story

 A state Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire must cut checks for a combined $200,000 to two drag queens to settle accusations that he defamed them for falsely calling one a sex offender and claiming the other danced with children in a sexual manner. 

State Rep. David Love must pay $100,000 each to Robert Champion, who uses the stage name Monique Toosoon, and Michael McMahon, who uses the stage name Clara Divine. Love must also apologize under the terms of the deal, which was agreed to Thursday. (Editor's note - Thursday of last week)

 Love, who represents the Rockingham 13 district. made the comments in 2022 as he introduced legislation to require public libraries to conduct background checks on every staffer and volunteer, according to The Boston Globe. His reasoning: concerns over library events that included drag queens. The lawmaker told a state house committee that one drag queen was a "convicted sex offender" and another was seen "rubbing butts" with children.

 Love said in a statement to media outlets under the deal that he failed to vet inaccurate information that he'd received.

 This the second time a drag queen has received recompensed after being falsely accused of obscene acts in front of children. In May of this year, drag performer Eric Posey was awarded a $1.1 million judgement against a far-right blogger who falsely accused him of exposing himself to children during a performance.

These lawsuits should be happening more often. However, unlike conservatives, the LGBTQ community doesn't have access to folks with a lot of money and the enormous ego to match to fund them.

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'JD, JD . . . (Married Lady)' - Randy Rainbow has a lot to say about J.D. Vance' (and it's viciously funny)

I haven't posted anything from Randy Rainbow in a while and with this election coming up, his talent is needed. I love the way he skewers Republican VP nominee JD Vance, but in a especially shady way.