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A right-wing family moved to Russia to escape ‘LGBTQ, trans,’ but now they’re ‘ready’ to ‘get out’

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/18/2224293/–Christian-family-moves-to-Russia-to-escape-LGBTQ-and-now-can-t-get-out-of-their-living-hell

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Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 11:46:51p EST
 
FILE - Members of the Wagner Group private military company load a tank onto a truck in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ended a brief rebellion by his forces earlier that day. (AP Photo, File)
 

The patriarch of a right-wing Canadian family of 11 had had just about enough of gay people in his country. “We didn’t feel safe for our children there in the future anymore,” father Arend Feenstra told Russian media. “There’s a lot of left-wing ideology, LGBTQ, trans, just a lot of things that we don’t agree with that they teach there now, and we wanted to get away from that for our children.”

Yeah, if there’s one place that’s just not safe for kids, it’s Canada. Russia would be soooo much safer. 

So Arend (and wife Anneesa) sold everything they had to move to sunny Russia and raise eight of their nine kids with “orthodox” values. They also gladly took donations on their social media platform from fellow right-wingers, all so they could live in Vladimir Putin’s wonderland. Russian officials assured them that they would work with them to get them established, and even help them get a farm. They did all of this just three weeks ago; long story short, they lived happily ever after. 

Except they didn’t. 

 

First, according to the family, the Russian bank where they moved the proceeds from selling their farm and belongings? It immediately froze their assets. The amount of money seemed suspicious, Arend states in a Feb. 9 video. I guess it would, since so many Russians outside of Putin’s circle are dirt poor. As a result, the family didn’t have money to live on—apparently those nice Russian officials offering to help them had disappeared.

Since no one in the family speaks Russian, they’ve also had a bear of a time trying to argue for their money—because Russia doesn’t require any bank, or any business, to hire English translators. In the meantime, they discovered that Russia is a pretty damn miserable place to be right now.

TikTok user Ukrainian.Networking translated a Russian Federation Reported Media story in a snarky post. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@ukrainian.networking/video/7335412173105073413
 
 
 

The Russian reporter noted that Anneesa spoke her mind in a since-deleted video on the family’s “Countryside Acres” YouTube channel.

“I’m very disappointed in this country at this point. I’m ready to jump on a plane and get out of here. We’ve hit the first snag where you have to engage logic in this country and it’s very, very frustrating.”

Hoooo boy. They just arrived and already she’s insulted Russia. Now, I’m not saying Russia doesn’t have freedom of the press, but it’s really just freedom to praise Putin and the country he controls. Anything that resembles criticism in Russia is NOT taken as kindly as it is in our godless Western dystopias. I’m also not suggesting that Russian officials paid the family a visit to remind them of where they are, but I will point out that Arend quickly posted an apology video to the Countryside Acres channel, saying that his wife misspoke and they’d deleted the video. 

In that video, he reiterated that no, Russia is really, really great (subtext: “Please don’t push me out of a window”) and he spoke of his hope to resolve the issue with the bank. Commenters weren’t so sure, or kind. They pointed out that the bank will likely never release their funds and it is more likely that he will be recognized as a foreign agent.

At this point, I’m not sure the Countryside Acres farming gig is going to work out. Patriarch Arend should have agreed to be used as a tool for Russian state media. I mean, if you are going to be a Russian Asset, might as well go all-in. 

I’m willing to bet that living in a country that grants gay people basic civil rights might not be looking so bad now. I was wondering if the family is desperately trying to split, so I looked up how difficult it is to leave Russia. According to the BBC, you can leave “as long as you have money and have not been called up to the army.” 

Even if only for his kids’ sakes, let’s hope Arend’s only lost his money. 

And I’ll end with this charming reprise of a German eurodisco tribute to their new home, originally released in 1979. (English lyrics here)

“Welcome to Moscow!” At least the song is catchy.

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Comment Award goes to Laughing Gravy: “I’ll bet back home they used to whine about immigrants who don’t know the language, who have no money, who expect the government to hand them a house and a job, and who complain when they don’t get everything they want.”

 

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Feenstra family has six children; they have nine. That version also said that Anneesa voiced discontent with Russia in an interview with a Russian reporter. Her statements were made in a since-deleted Countryside Acres YouTube video, which was cited by the Russian reporter.

Canada Christian Family Emigrates To Russia To Escape “Woke LGBTQ Ideology” And Learns Things Suck There

 

dcurlee 4 days ago

Love they are learning the hard way. My only pity is for the kids

Dramphooey  dcurlee4 days ago

They were screwed the moment they were born into this family.

Guido Miller  Dramphooey4 days ago

If there are any smart kids they’ll realize their parents aren’t role model but rather cautionary tales. Whatever dad would do, I need to do the opposite.

another_steve  dcurlee4 days ago edited

I see Trump’s young supporters — 20 year olds — and think to myself, “What total and utter child-abuse those poor things must have suffered growing up — for them to harbor so much hate and bigotry in their young hearts.”

Darreth  another_steve4 days ago

You’re witnessing it. Christians in this nation are hostage takers. Those kids will then become just like their parents or they risk their lives trying to become who they should be.

Randy503  another_steve4 days ago

OH yes. It wasn’t just child abuse, but an upbringing of loneliness, an unloving family, material wealth valued over real values, and so much more.
The root of Trumpism is sad state of childhood in America the past several decades.

DoctorDJ  dcurlee4 days ago

11 kids? You know 2 of ’em are gay.

ECarpenter  DoctorDJ4 days ago

Being gay or bi runs in families. The polygenic influence on basic traits like that is strong, so maybe most of the kids are gay or bi, maybe none are, depending on what genetic gifts they get from their parents.

But – given the dad’s paranoia about gay people, it’s likely he’s fighting his own sexuality. So, yeah, maybe 10 of them are bi.

(((GC))) – End the filibuster!  ECarpenter 3 days ago

There’s also the birth order effect that zhera and olandp mentioned. Boys who were preceded by other boys in the womb are more likely to be gay.

Wayne  DoctorDJ4 days ago

That was my first thought. And it reminds me of nitwit Mel Gibson’s homophobic rants in the ’90s; considering his huge number of siblings, you know they ain’t all str8!

Jay P  DoctorDJ4 days ago

To these people you are turned gay by being exposed to gay media and people.

Karma Chases Dogma  Jay P 4 days ago

It’s almost like they really believe it’s a choice, and they’re worried as shit their kids will choose being gay.

Randy503  Karma Chases Dogma 4 days ago

That, and the fear that if our society violates ‘god’s laws’ he will get really really angry and smite everyone, even the righteous who failed to stop it.

Paul  dcurlee4 days ago

That’s what I was going to say. Fuck the parents, they made their straw bed, let them lie on it. But the kids are innocent victims of their patents’ bigotry and stupidity.

another_steve  Paul4 days ago

I think that, Paul, whenever I read stories about anti-vaxers who refuse to have their kids vaccinated against childhood diseases.

Those parents can drop dead and go to hell… but those poor poor children.

Those innocent kids whose health has been placed at risk.

zhera  dcurlee4 days ago

Yeah, poor kids. 😦 What’s that thing they say about the more sons in one family the more likely one or more will be gay?

Imagine being sent to frikking Russia because Canada is too woke. They couldn’t go to Alabama?

olandp  zhera4 days ago

Sons later in birth order are more likely to be gay. The further in birth order the higher the chances.

Nic Peterson  dcurlee4 days ago

But there is bread in the stores! Also, what are the chances that out of 9 kids a couple of them will fall somewhere under our rainbow. 2S, they call it in Canada, which is how I have felt my entire life.

MargaretPOA  dcurlee4 days ago

With 9 kids, I guarantee that at least one of them is gay or trans.

Ninja0980  MargaretPOA4 days ago

And that child would be disowned more likely then not.
Way too many people out there who think bigots stop being them if someone in their family comes out.
Not the case.

MargaretPOA  Ninja0980 4 days ago

Just ask my parents….

K Elmquist  dcurlee4 days ago

Guess they’re not going to get to shop at that great Russian supermarket Phucker Carlson went on about last week. Pity.

StarGmom 4 days ago

The way he spouts “left wing ideology, LGBTQ, trans,” they’re just boogyman words.
What harm does he think will come to his kids? Compassion?

(((GC))) – End the filibuster!  StarGmom4 days ago

A study some years ago, finding that children of same-sex parents were as healthy and well-adjusted as children of mixed-gender couples, also found that they were indeed more empathetic, less tied to traditional gender roles, and more likely to come out if they were LGBTQ+ themselves.

B Snow  (((GC))) – End the filibuster! 4 days ago

To be fair, conservatives view those last three as negatives.

But seriously, the study I remember is that children of same-sex parents actually had *better* upbringings than children of same-sex parents. Did better in school, etc.

omi-palone4 days ago

Having their bank accounts frozen is just the beginning of their nightmare. These toxic parents deserve what is coming for them. Their kids do not.

Guido Miller4 days ago

A preview of what will happen in America if T***p is elected in November. The rule of law protects us from disappearing assets.

Longpole  Guido Miller4 days ago edited

Wishing for a recession so he can get elected. Trump doesn’t care about his blue class working supporters.

cfa  ArgieBargie4 days ago

I don’t think he needs to worry about staying away from windows. But any day now he will be drafted and headed to Ukraine as cannon fodder.

Dramphooey 4 days ago edited

Quick, suppress this evidence and start posting videos about how wonderful things are there for anti-wokies! This is an emigrant pipeline we need to encourage.

 

West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail

https://newrepublic.com/post/179132/west-virginia-republicans-house-bill-librarians-jail

 

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West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail

State Republicans are taking the war on books to the next level.

JOSHUA LOTT/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES
 

The Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that could see librarians facing jail time.

House Bill 4654 passed the chamber Friday by a vote of 85–12, along party lines. The bill would remove criminal exemptions for schools, public libraries, and museums that distribute or display “obscene matter” to a minor, even if the minor’s parent or guardian is present. Any employees of those institutions found guilty of giving minors obscene matter can face fines of up to $25,000, up to five years in prison, or both.

The incredibly short piece of legislation gives no indication of how the new rules would affect paintings or sculptures that feature nude figures, or books that include descriptions or definitions of sexual conduct. Obscenity laws are incredibly hard to enforce, because definitions of obscenity still largely come down to individual interpretation.

As a result, there will likely be more reports of obscenity, made by people who are either more conservative or just nervous about accidentally breaking the law. And since libraries and public schools often operate on very tight budgets, they are unlikely to have the budget to fight a surge in lawsuits.

“It is going to cost our counties and our librarians when these matters go to the court system,” House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle told The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. “Because this is still vague, I’m scared.”

“This is a very dangerous bill.”

House Minority Whip Shawn Fluharty warned that the legislation could inspire many lawsuits over books that staff members don’t even realize are problematic. “The librarians on staff might not know if a book has obscene matter in it or may or may not have shown it to someone, but because it was in the facility and it was sitting on a shelf, it could still be prosecuted,” he said.

The bill has now been sent to the state Senate, which the GOP also controls (along with the governor’s office).

Republicans across the country have increasingly sought to ban books, claiming they are protecting minors from seeing inappropriately sexual content. But most of the books being pulled from shelves tend to discuss race, gender, and sexuality.

Seemingly innocuous texts have also gotten caught up in the fray. School districts in Florida have pulled the dictionary from library shelves for including definitions of sexual conduct and have drawn over children’s picture books.

WV House Approves Bill That Could Jail Librarians

 

jugomono 3 days ago edited

JFC!!! The main reason I’m alive today is that I figured out I was gay and OK from library books! I was 14 so I guess I was a minor. 50 years ago!

Elagabalus  jugomono3 days ago edited

Me too. The book that saved me was entitled “Society and the healthy homosexual” by George Weinberg. That book was my lifeline to sanity.

Ninja0980  jugomono3 days ago

That’s why the bigots want those books outlawed.
They want LGBT kids to hate themselves.

Darreth  Ninja09803 days ago

Apparently, they’re not getting enough of that outward and inward hate in church.

Todd20036 3 days ago

Obscene = LBGTs exist

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kal61678  William3 days ago

“They tried to make me learn stuff!”

Makoto  William3 days ago

Death by a thousand papercuts and/or learning. Definitely something some worry about more than the proliferation of overpowered guns.

Tor 3 days ago

This is war. Librarians, traditionally, have been among the most trusted people in the US. It’s another move to undermine American institutions.

Elagabalus3 days ago edited

Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder and they all know that; they just can’t help themselves from pushing the envelope as far as possible.

Darreth3 days ago

As soon as a society erodes enough to jail librarians for books that have been on their shelves for decades that society will not last.

Swamp Yankee  Darreth3 days ago edited

Exactly, but since there has been precious little resistance, they’re gonna keep on doing what they do.

coram nobis 3 days ago

There’s also the inclusion of museums in there, and “obscene matter” could encompass, say, the entire Italian Renaissance in paintings and statuary — never mind Mapplethorpe. Even the religious stuff has full nudal frontity, and that includes the madonna-and-child school.

AyJayDee2 3 days ago

Good lord, what’s next, book burnings? Oh wait, they already had those too.

 

Tennessee Gov Signs Bill Allowing State Officials To Refuse To Perform Same-Sex Marriages Because Jesus

Tennessee Gov Signs Bill Allowing State Officials To Refuse To Perform Same-Sex Marriages Because Jesus
Read the full article. My first report on the bill is here.

The bill’s author, state Sen. Mark Pody, has appeared here many times for his attacks on same-sex marriage. In 2016, he sought to “nullify” the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling.

In 2017, he sponsored a bill calling for Tennessee to defy Obergefell entirely, and literally fled protesters at his press conference.

In 2019, he filed the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Bill” that would void same-sex marriages, something he says God told him to do.

In 2020, he filed a fourth attempt to make the bible the official book of Tennessee. In 2021, he filed a bill that would allow fathers to block abortions by their partners.

 

Let’s talk about West Virginia and books….

Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik Threatens to Sue Critics Blaming Her for Partial Role in Teen’s Death

A 16-year-old non-binary student in Oklahoma named Nex Benedict died following a physical altercation they had in a school bathroom with three students that bullied them since 2023. Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik is now being accused of sharing indirect responsibility for the hate crime for the fact that she helped cultivate a toxic climate of anti-LGBTQ+ hate at the school by targeting one of the school’s pro-LGBTQ+ teachers that lead to a “scandal” that rocked the small town. We’ll break down the details in this video.

Oklahoma LGBTQ teen did not die from trauma, police say

Let’s talk about Oklahoma vaguely….

What Beau is referring to is an N.B or transgender teen who was brutally assaulted in a girls’ bathroom.    Notice that the attacks on trans and non-binary people in bathrooms got much worse at the urging of right wing hate preachers / politicians.  Notice it is the rhetoric is always that trans people will hurt your daughters, but the facts show that is wrong.  It is the trans people being hurt by cis people.  For needing to use a toilet.   I did not post the quote but in the first article it mentions Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction, is facing intense scrutiny over his ties to Chaya Raichik, the figure behind the far-right Libs of TikTok hate account, and for their outspoken stance against transgender rights.   Hugs.  Scottie

The grandmother, Sue Benedict, told The Independent that her child had been the subject of months of intensifying bullying that began earlier in 2023 after Oklahoma’s Republican-led government banned transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity.Benedict told their grandmother that they and another trans student had fought the other students in the bathroom, according to the Independent. The teen told her they’d hit their head on the floor.  “Nex did not see themselves as male or female,” Sue Benedict said. “Nex saw themselves right down the middle. I was still learning about it, Nex was teaching me that.”  https://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-transgender-student-dies-allegedly-125629309.html

Nex Dagny Benedict killed Oklahoma non binary student beaten classmates bathroom Owasso High School
Nex Dagny Benedict killed Oklahoma non binary student beaten classmates bathroom Owasso High School
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What is nonbinary?

A nonbinary person experiences their gender identity and/or gender expression outside of the binary categories of “man” and “woman.” Other words may be used by nonbinary people to describe their gender more specifically, including agender, bigender, demigender and pangender.

Some nonbinary people call themselves transgender and consider themselves part of the transgender community, while others do not.

“Nonbinary is an umbrella term that encompasses many different ways to understand one’s gender,” according to GLAAD.

What is transgender?

Transgender describes a person whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

A person can be transgender without having gone through a transition — the process in which a person brings their gender expression and/or their body into alignment with their gender identity. A transition can include a social transition, legal transition and medical transition.

What is cisgender?

Cisgender refers to a person who is not transgender, and whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/02/20/what-is-nonbinary-transgender-cisgender-gender-term-etiquette/72669303007/

 

Evangelicals Sneak Film Crew Into Texas High School

Evangelicals Sneak Film Crew Into Texas High School

Evangelical trump loving Jesus touting Christians who need to lie and sneak around the rules protecting children to get what they want.  Because protecting kids only matters when they can use to deny LGBTQIA people exist and that kids are born that way.  That it is OK to be LGBTQIA.  No when it comes to pushing their version of Jesus they believe the laws / rules don’t apply to them.   Every thing should be allowed them to push their Jesus on your kids, on all kids.  So they lie, cheat, pretend they are not doing what they are or that they just did not know the rules.  All in the name of Jesus.   Hugs.  Scottie.

February 18, 2024 Christianists, Education

 

Dallas’s ABC affiliate reports:

As they stood together near Keller ISD’s Central High School on Friday, a group of parents shared their anger and frustration. “I’m livid,” said Laney Hawes, a parent whose child attends Central HS. “Our rights and our kids rights have been violated.” Their anger stems from what the district confirmed happened last Friday, February 9.

Sandi Walker, a school board trustee brought an Evangelical-based film crew into the high school to conduct interviews with her. Multiple students and parents told WFAA children were filmed and interviewed by the production crew without their consent. Trustee Micah Young was also involved in the filming.

Evangelische Omroep (EO), a Netherlands-based Evangelical broadcast television network previously produced the documentary: ‘God, Jesus, Trump.’ Elliot Mullaney, a freshman at Central High School said he witnessed the filming take place during his lunch hour.

Read the full article. The tweets below tell a fuller story so give them a minute to fully load. According to the video report, the film crew took advantage of the school’s principal being absent that day.

 

liondon#traitortrash19 hours ago

Grooming for Jesus.

Cait Sidhe  liondon#traitortrash7 hours ago

I think their version, at least in the US, is spelled “Jeebus”.

Reality.Bites 19 hours ago

I have seen prisons that looked more welcoming

Bungee  Reality.Bites19 hours ago

This was mine.

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Ščŏŧŧ Ċ – 🇺🇦 🕊  Bungee19 hours ago

All it’s missing is the razor wire topped chain link fences.

coozledad 19 hours ago

Could just as easily have let gunmen into the school. Heads need to roll and careers need to be ended.

Highmore  coozledad19 hours ago

Ugh, side doors, right?

robindaybird  coozledad19 hours ago

or a kidnapping – I can see an abusive POS who lost custody of their kid trying this stunt now

TnCTampa  coozledad19 hours ago

it wont… some bullshit explanation will be given. Jesus thoughts and prayers and all that

You Again?  coozledad17 hours ago

You can tell the Evangelicals are lying (how surprising!) because if they had no intention filming staff and students, why even bring a film crew to the school?

What else would they be filming?

GrandmascienCe  coozledad12 hours ago

I hope that mom stays as pissed off as she is now until something gets done.

Paula 19 hours ago

So much for school security.

Joe in NM  Paula19 hours ago

“the calls were coming from inside the house” or something.

Stuart 19 hours ago

It’s amazing how readily “Christian” evangelists practice deceit and outright lying when it suits them. It’s almost like they aren’t really religious at all.

ECarpenter  Stuart18 hours ago edited

Christianity, like all religions, was based on deceit and lies – they call them “revelations” and “gospels” – and of course they’ve always lied and manipulated people to maintain their hold, once they were in control. So no change, business as usual.

 

Lewisville educator on leave after Libs of TikTok post shows him in dress for spirit day

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/02/16/lewisville-educator-on-leave-after-libs-of-tiktok-post-shows-him-in-dress-for-spirit-day

I have first seen this on Joe My God.  But it is on other news sites.  This shows not only the bigotry and hate of these right wing hate groups, but how they use their influence to hurt and harm anyone they target, anyone they think doesn’t push their bigotry, hate, and regressive views.  It is terrifying because they know what they are doing, and they know the result.  They really want to push society to be regressive, to be 1950 along with wiping the people they hate from society, from public view.  And they are clearly willing to use violence and threats of great harm to accomplish this.   Total intolerance to other views than what they accept.  They are a very dangerous threat to democracy and the idea of live and let live, to the idea of tolerance and acceptance.  To them, they need to dictate, their way only, even as we have seen in Florida they do not practice what they demand as one of their leaders got caught enjoying having sex with others of the same sex and having relations out of marriage.  Things they claim should be stopped and not be allowed to be talked about in public or in books in schools.   As Joe mentions below, this woman and her group ignore the abuse of children by clergy to only attack public schools.  The goal is to inspire hate, abuse, threats, and also gain attention for herself.   All because of returning to a time when no one but straight cis mostly white people were allowed to be promoted in society and the rest were hidden along with vilified.   It literally is terrorism via the internet to get her supporter thugs to attack the targets she selects.  There are many more important comments at the Joe My God site, but I am far too tired to keep posting.    Hugs.  Scottie

Students have rallied behind the staff member after viral video from anti-LGBTQ account with vast following.

A Lewisville ISD staff member has been placed on administrative leave after a prominent...
A Lewisville ISD staff member has been placed on administrative leave after a prominent right-wing social media account posted a video of him at school wearing a pink dress with matching boots and hat.(KXAS-TV )

By Valeria Olivares

4:29 PM on Feb 16, 2024 CST — Updated at 5:31 PM on Feb 16, 2024 CST

A Lewisville ISD staff member has been placed on administrative leave after a prominent right-wing social media account posted a video of him at school wearing a pink dress with matching boots and hat.

“This is an actual teacher in @LewisvilleISD,” the post reads. “How is this acceptable?!”

Students have defended the Hebron High School educator with a petition noting he was dressed up for spirit day.

District officials placed the man on leave Thursday after catching wind of the video, which had more than 4.3 million views by Friday afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter.

 
“It would be natural for our families to have questions about this situation, but because this is a personnel matter currently under review, there is no additional information the district can share,” principal Amy Boughton said in a campus-wide email.

The staff member could not be reached for comment.

The district received complaints after Libs of TikTok, which has more than 2.8 million followers and is known for spreading anti-LGBTQ sentiment, posted the video on Valentine’s Day.

The post questioned whether it is acceptable for an educator to be “cosplaying as a woman and dress in drag at school.”

“It is our standard procedure to place a staff member on leave when we review concerns shared with the campus,” Lewisville spokesperson Amanda Brim said.

The video was also widely shared across other platforms.

Libs of TikTok posted images in replies to the initial video that appeared to be several years old. Other X users flooded Lewisville ISD’s account with the video and other photos.

More than 1,500 people have signed an online petition to bring the teacher off of administrative leave, adding that he was dressed up for spirit day.

“He does not deserve to be defamed and lose his job,” the petition reads. “He has been an inspiration to many students, and has created a space where everyone can feel valued and safe.”

 

The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues critical to the future of North Texas.

The DMN Education Lab is a community-funded journalism initiative, with support from Bobby and Lottye Lyle, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Regional Chamber, Deedie Rose, Garrett and Cecilia Boone, The Meadows Foundation, The Murrell Foundation, Solutions Journalism Network, Southern Methodist University, Sydney Smith Hicks and the University of Texas at Dallas. The Dallas Morning News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism.

Teacher Placed On Leave After Attack By Libs Of TikTok
Read the full article. Chaya Raichik and her army of cultists are harassing the school district superintendent and the school’s principal.

As most of you know, in 2022 and 2023, I tagged Raichik in literally hundreds of news items about pedophile pastors, priests, and Christian school officials.
She never once responded, but as you can see below, she spends a lot of time responding to others.

Of note, Spirit Day is an annual event launched in 2010 in response to a rash of student suicides related to anti-LGBTQ bullying.

 

ArgieBargiea day ago

People in Texas should be more concerned about Youth Pastors than men in dresses.

Jim  ArgieBargie9 hours ago

Mind, *pastors* USUALLY wear dresses – their uniform .

Kruhn a day ago edited

I love how that hag uses innuendo in attacking this poor teacher. “I heard he loved dressing in women’s clothing…” That is truly the digital lynch mob.

MarkOH  JTa day ago

Ugh. Don’t these losers have ANY THING better to do? Get a real job lady, or a hobby. STOP harassing people!

NPSTL  MarkOHa day ago

This is her profitable grift.

TK-Fla  JTa day ago

She and her cult following need to be sued out of existence. This crazy uptight bitch needs to be destroyed.

Jonathan  TK-Fla21 hours ago

Her father was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi in LA.

She’ s vile trash. Reminds me of an uglier version of Ben Shapiro in drag.

Lefty a day ago edited

What a bunch of hateful MFers. Kids love it when teachers get involved in things like this.

My 3rd graders loved it when I dressed in a ballgown for spirit day, or as Glinda for Halloween.

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NorthBayBrian  Leftya day ago edited

You look fabulous and so fun, Lefty! And indeed, kids understand and appreciate play, and adults who can gleefully partake in it, unless of course those poor kids have already been brainwashed and mentally abused into being righty little monsters.

Lefty  NorthBayBriana day ago

Thanks! Fortunately I taught in a “woke” district, and the parents did not care if I was gay. They just wanted their children to learn and have some fun.

NorthBayBrian  Leftya day ago

Still, good for you for showing those kiddos you can be a sane, responsible adult and still be fun…and gay. Man, what I’d have given to have a Lefty teacher when I was in 3rd grade!

Lefty  NorthBayBriana day ago

I did have several students visit when they were juniors/seniors in high school. They were out and proud, and they cited me as one of the reasons they felt comfortable living their authentic lives. Got a bit misty eyed…

NorthBayBrian  Leftya day ago

You’re a good man, sir. And those are some lucky kids.

perversatile  NorthBayBrian a day ago

Ditto- Just like this guy

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This is how to Uncle

Duh-David  Leftya day ago

Transvestites do it for sexual gratification. Teachers do it to entertain and encourage their students. Those without empathy can’t separate the two.

Flora DeMann a day ago

Looks like those kids are not bothered at all.

NorthBayBrian  Paulaa day ago

I spent my years 6-8ish living in Plano. It was a bucolic place back then. Small, largely underdeveloped, easy. I have no idea what the politix were, cuz 6 years old. All I know is my best friend, Tommy, and I could leave on our bikes at 8 am (with peanut butter and bacon sammiches in our backpacks) and not come home until dinner and no one worried or had any reason to do so. Damn, how things have changed in (cough) 48 years.

 

Let’s talk about the X-men changing….