Saturday, October 31, 2020

October 31, 2020 Tidbits


This vlog focuses on the worst side of Deaf Community and the election thing.

Cheers,

R-

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Fuck The Police

 Yes, you saw this from me. I'm OK with it. 

For more than 100 years, the LGBTs has been the target of Police Departments in everything from entrapments to humiliations. They were the ones who lured men at the parks, they were the ones who raided the gay bars, they were the ones who went after transgender prostitutes on the streets, they were the ones who turned their cheeks when straight people attacked us outright.

When we fought for our rights to live our lives and host our businesses, events and all that stuff - the society started to accept us for who we are. Suddenly, we have these police departments wanting to sign up for our events, festivals, parades and all that shit. 

How do you truly think we are going to react like that?

They have yet to apologize for what they did to thousands of gay men in the last 100 years. They have no remorse nor empathy for what they did in the past.  Why do you think the Stonewall Inn riots started?  It started when the NYPD staged a fucking raid on the gay bar!

So today, the LGBT organizations decided to reject the police departments from being part of their festivals/parades in solidarity with the BLM and others, I'm all for it.

Police Officers are not heroes, they are just ... public servants. And they have yet to apologize for their sins.

Cheers,

R-

I Support France


 If I want to draw or post a cartoon of Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammad, it is none of your business. 

For your information, I'm Deist. Do some research.  People who got offended by the cartoons need to perish from this planet because we have better things than to deal with them. People in filthy countries has been protesting over the people who drew the cartoons in France.  

They kept on ignoring the fact that France is a secular state.  Muslims need to get the fuck out of France or Western Civilization if they can't handle the free speech.

Cheers,

R-

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

A Great Darkness Is Coming

 


For a long time, I had been reading and talking with many Deaf individuals throughout the country. Many are not able to have a critical thinking about various things in life and beyond. Because their language was deprived or delayed when they were kids, it may not be their fault. But nevertheless it does not look good for our community at large. 

After seeing the comments left by many others at Facebook Live's The Mavrick Fisher Murder Trial hosted by The Daily Moth and DPAN.TV, I'm disheartened at how horrible the comments were made by Deaf people from all walks of life - from teens to elders. It tells me of a bad omen for our community in the next 50 years. 

As far as I am concerned, Deaf Community is going to face a great darkness and it will mean one thing:  The eradication of Deaf Community, Deaf Culture and yes, sign languages is going to happen no matter how hard you fight. 

Why is that?  It is important to evaluate how Deaf people deals with each other - we simply don't have many great Deaf teachers out there. And it hurts. Many Deaf schools pushed Deaf teachers out and hire these appalling hearing teachers who thinks they're all that shit when they are not. Many Deaf schools will hire Deaf teachers who will not speak their minds to address the issues that may plague the system and so on. 

So yeah, you guys are finished. You won't win this war. 

Cheers,

R-

Monday, October 26, 2020

Just A Friendly Reminder


 On Wednesday evening, Jay Matheson will be the emcee and pitch 20 questions for Halloween Trivia at Thyst Bar Zoom.  

Each question is valued at $3.75. 

Last week, Delanne Woodall Hamlow won $25.

Cheers,

R-

Allegations about VMI's Conduct May Be True

 The Washington Post had an article that focused on Virginia Military Institute's institutional racism especially on African Americans. It was reported that some filed complaints only to see lack of action to discipline or expel the students or staff who had done the acts of racism. This prompted the Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to issue an order to open the investigation on VMI. The President of VMI"s Board of Visitors denied that there is systemic racism.

VMI basically glorified Confederate Stonewall Jackson claiming that they honored him because he's "staunch Christian" and "military genius" - if he was military genius, then how come did he die during the battlefield and his Confederate Army was routed by the Union Army?

For a long time, I always regard VMI as high class school. In fact, dozens of my close friends knew that if I was hearing, I would end up going to VMI. 

Which was the reason on why I was thrilled to learn of my good, Deaf friend who announced on Facebook that her CODA daughter was accepted at VMI last spring and her CODA daughter went to VMI last August.  

After staying for six days at VMI during the Hell Week, her CODA daughter left VMI and declined to talk about her experiences at VMI. She has decided to attend James Madison University (JMU) instead. I was surprised and bit confused. I thought VMI has opened its doors to female students. 

For about two weeks after she abruptly left VMI, she started to talk about what's going on. She was quite humiliated and terrified of several incidents that happened during the Hell Week.  She went on to tell one incident with her Deaf mother who was stunned and furious about it enough for her to tell me the story.

Each female freshman is required to take a shower for only one minute (60 seconds) in a hurry. But it was never 60 seconds, it was always 35-40 seconds before a female upperclassman opened the door with half-dozen of male upperclassmen standing behind her looking at women taking showers and yelling insults and obscenities at her and other female freshmen in the shower area. That is sexual harassment, folks. 

Her CODA daughter said that it was pretty much acceptable behavior at VMI, even the staff knew about it. She can't handle it so she left after six days. 

Oh, VMI claims to be a staunch Christian military school?  Really?

Cheers,

R-

Saturday, October 24, 2020

About Steve Florio, Kappa Gamma and CSDR ...

Someone asked me about the incident with Steve Florio's dismissal of his job as Commissioner for Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing after he was placed on administrative leave after I posted the image of him doing the nazi salute with his Kappa Gamma brothers back in 1989 on my blog.

My response?  It was a long overdue. It was necessary and justified. Many people do lost their jobs after they did do the racial things so why treat Deaf people differently?  

Patrick Costello, Bill Millios and now Steve Florio were dismissed from their jobs. Many are still holding their jobs.  One asked me if I felt bad for them, my answer was simply ... no, not at all. I had been trying to get jobs at many deaf-run functions and these people managed to keep me jobless for a long time. Now I'm doing well on my own, do I really feel bad for them? Fuck, no.

The worst and biggest joke is in Riverside where the California School for the Deaf-Riverside (CSDR) Superintendent Nancy Hlibok-Amann (herself Phi Kappa Zeta, her brothers, husband and children are members of Kappa Gamma) announced that an investigation on the image where one of her staff members, Timothy Hile, showed him doing the Nazi salute back in 2006, has concluded and that there was no wrongdoing on Tim Hilo's part and that he is to resume his job at CSDR. 

This is coming from the person who has surrounded herself with the connections of Phi Kappa Zeta/Kappa Gamma and she handled the investigation without a touch of bias?  Really? 

I have to break this news to you all - many Deaf people considered CSDR, CSD, TSD, ISD, MSSD and MSD as one of the best Deaf schools in the nation.  Except that it is not exactly true.  If you check CDE's website and do the comparisons, you would realize that the worst public (elementary) school in Los Angeles County has fared better than CSDR and CSD altogether. 

So each time they roll out the graduates of CSDR/CSD, I always smirk to myself.  Little did they realize that they thought they were all that smart when they were taught by incompetent staff members at these schools as evidenced by CDE's website.

Cheers,

R-

Austin Adamson?

 This kid was one of these Adamsons who nearly injured my Mother on her scooter at Maryland School for the Deaf's Benson Gym in Frederick, Maryland when she was like 68 years old ... one of the retards at MSD pushed Austin off the bleachers - and landed in front of my Mother.  What if my Mother rolled ahead ... ?  Adamsons are from Philadelphia, Frederick and Austin - they're what you would call ... "trash elites". Austin's father is Johnny Adamson, a well known con artist who stole his father's social security number and was eventually arrested in Frederick for that shit.

And Austin Adamson created this website?  Really?

Cheers,


R-

Friday, October 23, 2020

Each Time Gallaudet Begs Me for $, I send it to VAF

 This is kinda cool.  But I want you folks to know something ... After 14 years, I have come to the conclusion that Dr. Jane K. Fernandes would make a great President at Gallaudet University.  

Yes, Virginia, people do change over the years.  And from what I observed, JKF has done a tremendous job of doing many great things at two schools in comparison with what Ms. Cordano has done at Gallaudet - which is why I refused to make any donation to GUAA or Gallaudet University - each time, that school asked me for $, I send $25 to VAF.  

All I can say is ... good riddance.

Cheers,

R-


10-23-2020 Tidbits

I look forward to the day when Karma exacts its ugly head towards Laura Egbert. When it happens, I'll be there to smirk at her. She deserved it. And more.

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Thyst Bar will feature Jarom Matheson as the Emcee for Halloween Trivia on October 28, 2020.  


You're more than welcome to dress up for Halloween as well. 

Last Wednesday, the winner of Thyst Bar's Books Trivia was Delanne Woodall Hamlow, she received $25 via cash app.

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HandSync, run by Lil Lou Covarrios, will host its second livestream focusing on deaf drag queens & kings this coming Saturday.  Admission?  $10.  Check this link for further information to purchase and attend the event.  

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Commissioner Steve Florio has been relieved of his duty at MCDHHH and is now without a job as MCDHH announced the new search to replace him.

Cheers,

R-



Dion Needs Our Help

 A well known Deaf blogger, activist and MASLED student at Gallaudet, Dion Williams has requested the public for help in getting donations to cover his grandmother's funeral expenses.  His grandmother, Delores Lois Biscoe, has passed away due to the complications with COVID19.  I made a donation right away as quickly as I learned of his grandmother's passing.

Long story short, I was in touch with Dion on the first days when his grandmother was admitted into the hospital. We talked a lot and his frustrations were valid when he noticed the disparities in medical service between the whites and the blacks. He repeatedly told me his fears about what would happen to him or his family members. And in end, he was right. 

Little did Dion and his family learned that his grandmother's insurance policy has lapsed and because of that, they are unable to have a decent and proper burial for her.  And they are in urge need of $8,000 to help out with the funeral expenses. For many years that I have come to know Dion, he is quite protective of his grandmother and mother.  He frequently talked about how much they made an impact on his wellbeing.  

There is another Deaf person who has terminal liver cancer and is dying - his family made a plea for donations and was able to raise more than $35,000 in less than a month. Never mind the fact that he has a great job, has stocks and homeowner in his right and plus, he's white. And he was able to raise $35,000. 

And Dion only asked for $8,000.  He has a long way to reach the goal. Time is of essence.

I plead you to do the right thing and help out with this. If you have the sense of decency, you will do the right thing. 

Cheers,

R-

Monday, October 19, 2020

Deaf Postal Worker Arrested


In Pittsburgh, two letter carriers were arrested for dumping mails.  Sean Troesch and James McLenigan worked at two different post offices and were caught for dumping mails.  Sean is into QAnon shit, according to New York Daily News.

Here is interesting tidbit about James McLenigan of Pittsburgh.  He is 29 years old and is himself Deaf. He is a graduate of Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf's Class of 2009.

  • James may face maximum of 5 years in prison, $250,000 fine or both.

Cheers,

R-

Sunday, October 18, 2020

More on Dana Flores

 After talking with several individuals including the ones that were close to Dana & Jordan Flores, I have the information that clearly showed the pattern of Dana Flores' destructive behavior which led her CODA son, Jordan to murder her.

Jordan is 17 years old CODA, son of Dana Flores and the hearing military father who is married to another woman. The "another" woman is obviously Jordan's stepmother.  

Jordan was diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder as well as mild (Aspergers) of Spectrum Autism Disorder. Jordan was usually living with his father until his father married his stepmother who refused to let Jordan come out of his bedroom until his father comes home from work. That led Jordan to seek another housing. Where does that leads him to?  Of course, his mother, Dana Flores.

Dana Flores has been well known for her obsession in getting oxycodeine pills as much as can, several of her close friends and roommates told me that she averaged 18-25 times visits per month to her primary & specialist doctors, ER and urgent cares which triggered her to have red flag in three states (California, Utah and Illinois) before she quickly relocated to Seattle.

Jordan's elder sister was taken away by CPS and was raised by her grandmother. And as of today, she is now nurse studying to be RN and refused to do anything with her own mother.  

Dana and her ex husband was hooked to these pills which led her to lose all of her teeth.  After she was red flagged in Illinois, she turned to her husband, John Dee to score the pills, he obliged until John's father discovered that he was trying to score for her and rescued him and helped him to annul the marriage immediately. 

Thanks to the help of ADWAS of Seattle, Dana was able to get the funding and the place to live by relocating to Seattle from Louisiana which she stayed for a brief time.

Jordan was practically ignored by his parents, especially by Dana who spent more time at hospitals and doctors' offices seeking the pills.  To make things worse, ADWAS was enabling her habits.  At one point, one witness said, Dana roughed Jordan up for not doing homework assignment that led him to push her lightly - Dana used that opportunity to throw herself and broke her arm so she can get the pills. 

Because of that, Jordan was placed in a group home - that bore his permanent hatred and obsession of putting his mother out of her misery.  

And the rest is history.

As far as I am concerned, Jordan does not belong to the prison system.  The system failed him, his father failed him, his mother failed him and he needs treatment, not the prison. And much to my disappointment, ADWAS enabled Dana's narco activities. 

Cheers,

R-

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Shooting and Killings

 There was a shooting right outside of Rhode Island School for the Deaf (RISD) in Providence, killing 1 and injuring two.  The local police chief mentioned that no student were harmed. Apparently it was a shootout of some kind, targeting some SUV. Not sure if these people that were killed and injured has any kind of connection to RISD.

On the west coast out of Seattle, Washington, the press has indicated that CODA killed his Deaf mother in an apparent domestic dispute. I have identified the individuals:  The mother was Dana Flores and her son is Jordan. Jordan was arrested afterwards.  Not much information out of Seattle at this point.  

Cheers,

R-

Monday, October 12, 2020

Another Trivia on Thyst Bar

 This Wednesday, the DQMO Chair, Darren Holst of Ontario will pitch the questions for O Canada Trivia at Thyst Bar on Zoom.  

Feel free to join us and see how smart you are when it comes to deal with ... CANADA!

Cheers,

R-



Sunday, October 11, 2020

Once a trash, always a trash.

One interesting tidbit about Eve Wood-Jacobowitz. Someone told me that several years ago, at Gallaudet's LLRH6, apparently she lost the bet with someone else and she jumped inside the trash chute down into the dumpster. She had to be rescued and needless to say, she was fined for doing that.
Trash coming down the trash chute. Typical.
Cheers,
R-

Friday, October 09, 2020

Another Arrest out of Austin, Texas

 I have the sources that confirmed the arrest of David Tomlinson in Austin, Texas as of today.  He violated the protective order (RPO) by trespassing Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) which led someone to report him and in the process, he was arrested on the spot. 

To be clear about this, TSD did not get the RPO on David. The victim who successfully got the RPO on David, one of its terms is that he cannot get on the campus because the victim has children at TSD. David ignored the RPO and was subsequently arrested just like that.

Someone videotaped his arrest and sent it to me which confirmed it all.

Cheers,

R-


Wednesday, October 07, 2020

The Golden Girls Trivia on Thyst Bar

 It is open to the public.  Tonight, Thyst Bar will host The Golden Girls Trivia, emceed by Howie Corwin-Kent.  Come and play to win.

Cheers,

R-



Kyle Stein Killed In St. Augustine

It was reported in the local press that Kyle Stein and his girlfriend were killed after being shot by Anfernee Wilson in a parking lot in St. Augustine, Florida. Some speculated that the shooting was preceded by a dispute over the drugs. 

St. Augustine is home to Florida Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.  

Kyle Stein is the son of Chrissy Caouette Stein, a Deaf woman who is one of the biggest frantic Trump supporters who often spewed racist attacks on Black Lives Matter and anti-Trump supporters.  

Karma bites, sweetheart.

Cheers,

R-

Ozzy Wiesblatt Drafted By NHL's San Jose Sharks

 I'm not a fan of inspirational porn but this incident is absolutely awesome.  A Deaf single mother raised 5 kids, 4 of them in high elite hockey in Canada.  One of them just got drafted by San Jose Sharks.  The Director of Scouting for San Jose Sharks decided to draft Ozzy Wiesblatt not by voice but by fingerspelling.  It was a tribute to Ozzy's mother, Kimmy White of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  

Everyone knows it is friggin' expensive to send a child to play hockey. Kimmy had 4 sons who wanted to play professional hockey.  Insanity.  But they made it. 

Congratulations to Ozzy and his mother for making it to NHL. 

Now I know for sure Jason Lamberton, a huge fan of San Jose Sharks, is going to be thrilled.

Cheers,

R-

Sunday, October 04, 2020

Deaf Basketball Star Faces New Charges

Last May, Jamel Bradley, the former basketball player at the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and played on USA Deaf Basketball at 2005 Deaflympics Melbourne, was upgraded with new charges for having sex with minors where he worked as a school resource officer for Richland County Sheriff's Department. 

For further information on this, check this link.

Cheers,

R-

Saturday, October 03, 2020

Last Night Was Strange

 Last night, I went to the local gay bar.  My first time since March. That is 9 months ago. The local gay bar was closed due to two things:  COVID19 and renovation. Some people still engage with safety protocols which is good. I try to keep my distance from everyone else in particular. All was good. 

Then I met this charming fellow. We chatted for a while. He asked if he can kiss and hug me. I was bemused and said OK. And again. Again. Again. 

So yeah, there were plenty of kisses and hugs for me until the closing of the bar. He asked me if I want to go to a local nightclub just a block away. Huh? There is a nightclub?  Sure. I'd like to check it out. It was mixed crowd mostly from the local university. Nice crowd. But this dude kept on giving me plenty of kisses and hugs. It was around 4 when I said I was getting tired. Time for me to go. 

So we went to our cars - which we parked not far from each other. We talked a little. He asked for numbers so I gave him that. He then dropped the bombshell that he's straight. 

Huh? Then what was the kisses & hugs for?

His response was: "Well, I like to kiss and hug men, but that's all."

Ok. Whatever suits him well. Good thing I did not expect anything out of this but it was bit unexpected for me to make out with a guy only to learn that he's straight who just enjoys kissing men.

Cheers,

R-

Friday, October 02, 2020

Another Deaf Austinite Arrested


This time, it is Aaron Trotter.  He was arrested last Sunday by Austin Police Department and was charged for inflicting the bodily injury on family member. That charge is a misdemeanor.  This was not his first arrest.  

Aaron has a long history of belittling women - sources said that he had 9 kids with different women and he is generally well known in Austin for being abusive towards women.

His current wife, Becca Trotter, once harassed me on Facebook up to a point where I had to block her permanently. After exposing the Deaf men's identities whose engaged in nazi salute for Kappa Gamma fraternity, Becca accused me that the reason on why I exposed them is because I could not get in - which is not even true at all. That was her mojo as she waged the attacks on me. 

Aaron Trotter was also seen on another picture along with Jay Levine pulling the Nazi salute at some wedding function.  Aaron, like Jay, belongs to Kappa Gamma.  

Now he's in jail.  

Enjoy your time, Aaron.  Except for one thing, this was not your first brush with the law - you will never learn anything from this.  

Cheers,

R-