Author: Scottie
I am an older gay guy in a long-term wonderful relationship. My spouse and I are in our 36th year together. I love politics and news. I enjoy civil discussions and have no taboo subjects. My pronouns are he / him / his and my email is Scottiestoybox@gmail.com
‘Ghostbusters’-playing clarinetist detained at ICE facility protest
There is a brutal video at the link that shows her detainment / arrest. She was peacefully protesting. At one point ICE agents rushed out of the gates, jumped the woman who was just playing her clarinet. She was not doing anything wrong. She was in a public space exercising her 1st amendment rights. Then ICE took her across state lines and put her in a jail with no charges and no bail. She is being held incommunicado not allowed to talk to anyone which means no lawyer. The video reporter says that the peaceful protestors were hit with pepper balls. The US is being run by a mob boss wannabee racist white nationalist authoritarian who doesn’t want any rights for anyone not white and wealthy. The people of this country have lost all civil rights. One of the people arrested was white so it doesn’t matter race. Please watch the video. We are at a point where any protest against the government can get you disappeared Russia style. Hugs
‘Ghostbusters’-playing clarinetist detained at ICE facility protest
https://thehill.com/video/clarinetist-playing-ghostbusters-arrested-at-ice-facility/11165553
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From Joe My God.
ICE Agents Slam Clarinetist Playing “Ghostbusters” Face Down Into Mud And Hold Her Without Bail Or Charges
Portland’s CBS affiliate reports:
A clarinet player is apparently being held without bail on no specific charges at the Clark County Jail in Vancouver after her husband said she was arrested Sunday during a protest across the street from the ICE facility in South Portland. The woman’s husband — who asked KOIN 6 News not to identify either of them for safety reasons — said his wife was tackled by federal agents while she was playing her clarinet around 5 p.m.
“It is a beautiful party atmosphere. Everybody’s really excited. Then the band hits into ‘Ghostbusters’, and then at ‘Ghostbusters’, that’s when ICE start storming in,” the husband said. “Why are they targeting a clarinet player? A clarinet player standing on the sidewalk far away from the street, following instructions.” Video of the arrest obtained by KOIN 6 News shows the woman face down in the mud with her clarinet on the ground next to her.
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Let’s talk about how the Trump shutdown should’ve been completely expected….
Secret Police Ramp Up Trump’s Vile Deportation Campaign
More to the story, more cartoons about trans issues from Sophie Labelle
LGBTQ NATION: Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it.
Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it.
Almost no parents in Maryland have asked to remove their kids from class when “controversial” topics like the history of racism come up. Monday, October 13, 2025 The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Maryland school district must allow parents to opt their children out of instruction relating to LGBTQ+ identities, but only a minuscule number of families have actually done so. Data from the Montgomery County School District, the largest in the state, shows that only 58 opt-out requests from 43
Read in LGBTQ Nation: https://apple.news/AQWV-EHzuRCe56bFp0xSxZg
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CNN: ‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden
‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden
If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.
Read in CNN: https://apple.news/AfsUYx1OLS8C9pXZECHJPqA
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POLITICO: Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.
Read in POLITICO: https://apple.news/AZAmU5yqPQ7eqDkjsq9KIiw
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THE GUARDIAN: The Secret of Me review – documentary tells tragic story of childhood intersex reassig nment surgery
The Secret of Me review – documentary tells tragic story of childhood intersex reassignment surgery
Grace Hughes-Hallett’s film focuses on the story of Jim Ambrose, who was raised female after he was born with atypical genitals
Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/ACtqari3tThaUrzRNrCas-Q
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Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
This is the same Bari Weiss that is rabidly anti-trans and a religious racist bigot. She is often used as a warrior to get the crimes against trans kids out, and Teldeb that used to come here and spew Weiss’s lies. No matter who many times I debunked and showed that everything Weiss had reported was lies and misinformation rabid trans haters like Teldeb kept pushing her lies. Because the truth doesn’t matter to them, making sure no child can be who they really are or fit the mold they demand children fit in. Now it is trans kids but as we have seen in the US they are coming for every not straight cis kid demanding they fit into the regressive world they demand everyone live in. Weiss is also a Jewish person who is an Islamophobe. She supports the genocide in Gaza. Hugs
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