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That’s not a bike….well technically it has two wheels, etc…but 49cc & less than $700 CAD…that’s not a bike & they’re dangerous as all Hell!! I know a couple of adults that have gotten messed up on these things hard-core. One guy was in the hospital for a couple months, & the other one bust up his ankle trying to do a big loopy turn (they are too small to lean over) and caught a curb.
Damn... I didn't look at it too much, thought they were some kind of kids bike, or a niche thing.
Annie Lennox or are you talking about Wendy O"Williams.
I dont know about Annie but Wendy blew her brains out with a .45 magnum.
I dont know about Annie but Wendy blew her brains out with a .45 magnum.
Local community's politicians brace for fallout of citizen's anti-LGBTQ rant
Author of the article:Calvi Leon • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date:Jul 11, 2022 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
A Progress Pride banner hangs outside a Home Hardware on Stover Street in Norwich, a rural community east of London. A small sign mounted to the pole includes a Bible reference that reads: "The Rainbow God’s Promise. Genesis 9 v 16." The banner is one of two that were reinstalled after several were stolen last month. Calvi Leon/The London Free Press
A Progress Pride banner hangs outside a Home Hardware on Stover Street in Norwich, a rural community east of London. A small sign mounted to the pole includes a Bible reference that reads: "The Rainbow God’s Promise. Genesis 9 v 16." The banner is one of two that were reinstalled after several were stolen last month. Calvi Leon/The London Free Press
A rural township east of London is moving its next council meeting to a larger location as it braces for a crowd in the fallout of an anti-LGBTQ rant that has many angry at local government.
After more than 100 people showed up last month, Norwich Township is changing the venue for this week’s council meeting to Oxford Centre Hall “out of an abundance of caution,” its top administrator said in an email. The hall can accommodate up to 175 people.
“We were concerned about the capacity in our council chambers,” said Mayor Larry Martin, who doubles as warden of Oxford County.
Six people are registered to provide citizen delegations at the Tuesday meeting, he said, adding that number is “quite unusual.”
The time also has been pushed back 30 minutes, from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., to ensure everyone can reach the venue.
Council, particularly Martin, has come under fire for not curtailing a 30-minute citizen delegation at the June 21 meeting from a man charged with stealing local rainbow banners, symbols of LGBTQ rights. Jake Dey, of Tillsonburg, who is charged with theft valued at less than $5,000, was given 10 minutes to address the meeting but spoke for nearly half an hour, at one point comparing Pride to Nazis.
Members of a grassroots citizen group calling for Martin’s resignation also plan to address council Tuesday.
“The expectation (at the meeting) is based on our letters to the mayor and council that a public apology and action be taken by all of the council to circumvent this from happening again,” Brian Kennedy, president of Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance, wrote in an email.
“And although unlikely,” he added, “the mayor’s resignation for his part in what occurred at the last council meeting.”
Martin previously has said he won’t step down, though he has considered such calls. The next municipal election is slated for October.
Asked on Thursday if he plans to comment on what transpired at the last council debate, Martin did not provide a direct answer, saying his focus is on the upcoming meeting. “As far as I am concerned,” he said, “the last meeting was the last meeting, and this is the next meeting. We will have to deal with things as they come forward.”
And if someone were to make offensive comments again? “Hopefully, that won’t happen. If similar comments were made (that person) would be asked to stop.”
In addition to the three Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance group members, council will hear from three other people, including a youth member of the LGBTQ community and a resident, about the “impact of the removal of the pride banners on family and community,” a letter to council reads.
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Author of the article:Calvi Leon • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date:Jul 11, 2022 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
A Progress Pride banner hangs outside a Home Hardware on Stover Street in Norwich, a rural community east of London. A small sign mounted to the pole includes a Bible reference that reads: "The Rainbow God’s Promise. Genesis 9 v 16." The banner is one of two that were reinstalled after several were stolen last month. Calvi Leon/The London Free Press
A Progress Pride banner hangs outside a Home Hardware on Stover Street in Norwich, a rural community east of London. A small sign mounted to the pole includes a Bible reference that reads: "The Rainbow God’s Promise. Genesis 9 v 16." The banner is one of two that were reinstalled after several were stolen last month. Calvi Leon/The London Free Press
A rural township east of London is moving its next council meeting to a larger location as it braces for a crowd in the fallout of an anti-LGBTQ rant that has many angry at local government.
After more than 100 people showed up last month, Norwich Township is changing the venue for this week’s council meeting to Oxford Centre Hall “out of an abundance of caution,” its top administrator said in an email. The hall can accommodate up to 175 people.
“We were concerned about the capacity in our council chambers,” said Mayor Larry Martin, who doubles as warden of Oxford County.
Six people are registered to provide citizen delegations at the Tuesday meeting, he said, adding that number is “quite unusual.”
The time also has been pushed back 30 minutes, from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., to ensure everyone can reach the venue.
Council, particularly Martin, has come under fire for not curtailing a 30-minute citizen delegation at the June 21 meeting from a man charged with stealing local rainbow banners, symbols of LGBTQ rights. Jake Dey, of Tillsonburg, who is charged with theft valued at less than $5,000, was given 10 minutes to address the meeting but spoke for nearly half an hour, at one point comparing Pride to Nazis.
Members of a grassroots citizen group calling for Martin’s resignation also plan to address council Tuesday.
“The expectation (at the meeting) is based on our letters to the mayor and council that a public apology and action be taken by all of the council to circumvent this from happening again,” Brian Kennedy, president of Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance, wrote in an email.
“And although unlikely,” he added, “the mayor’s resignation for his part in what occurred at the last council meeting.”
Martin previously has said he won’t step down, though he has considered such calls. The next municipal election is slated for October.
Asked on Thursday if he plans to comment on what transpired at the last council debate, Martin did not provide a direct answer, saying his focus is on the upcoming meeting. “As far as I am concerned,” he said, “the last meeting was the last meeting, and this is the next meeting. We will have to deal with things as they come forward.”
And if someone were to make offensive comments again? “Hopefully, that won’t happen. If similar comments were made (that person) would be asked to stop.”
In addition to the three Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance group members, council will hear from three other people, including a youth member of the LGBTQ community and a resident, about the “impact of the removal of the pride banners on family and community,” a letter to council reads.
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Rural Ontario mayor resists resignation call as citizens blast politicians over anti-LGBTQ rant
A man charged with stealing Pride flags spoke for nearly 30 minutes at a recent meeting, including comparing the Pride movement to Nazi Germany.
Author of the article:Heather Rivers
Publishing date:Jul 12, 2022 • 9 hours ago • 2 minute read • 10 Comments
Norwich Township Mayor Larry Martin addresses citizens who attended a special meeting of the local council and blasted him and his fellow politicians for allowing a man to give a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. Photograph taken on Tuesday July 12, 2022. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
Norwich Township Mayor Larry Martin addresses citizens who attended a special meeting of the local council and blasted him and his fellow politicians for allowing a man to give a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. Photograph taken on Tuesday July 12, 2022. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
NORWICH – An embattled rural mayor resisted calls for his resignation on Tuesday as citizens blasted local politicians for letting a man charged with stealing Pride flags speak for nearly 30 minutes at a recent meeting, including comparing the Pride movement to Nazis.
Tuesday’s Norwich Township council meeting was moved to a bigger venue to accommodate the expected crowd of residents angered council gave the floor at a recent meeting for a half-hour to the accused flag thief, Jake Dey. About 100 citizens turned out, and one person demanded Mayor Larry Martin’s resignation.
“Each and every (politician) in front of me today holds blame for allowing this putrid hate to be shared at a council meeting,” said Brian Kennedy, president of Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance. He had submitted to council a 400-signature petition demanding Martin’s exit. “You failed to do your job. Your responsibility is to safeguard what is best for everyone in the community.
“Any one of you could have intervened as elected officials and said that this was unacceptable and stopped it.”
Martin is mayor of Norwich Township, a rural community southeast of London, and also Oxford County’s warden. On Tuesday he resisted the resignation call, but said he “accepted” citizens’ concerns over the offending remarks, noting he and council “didn’t think it was a good idea” to let Dey speak, but were advised that, legally, they had to allow it.
Susan Kalles addresses Norwich Township politicians at a public meeting held Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to allow citizens to speak out about the local council’s decision to allow a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
Susan Kalles addresses Norwich Township politicians at a public meeting held Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to allow citizens to speak out about the local council’s decision to allow a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
It was, he added, a “very volatile meeting” that day. “I didn’t want to do anything to make the situation worse. My fear and concern was for the security and well-being of the people gathered at that time.”
A council colleague, Lynne DePlancke, conceded at Tuesday’s meeting that “any of us could have stopped” the anti-LGBQT rant but said: “Honestly, I was in shock.”
She added: “Moving forward as a council we need to take steps so it doesn’t happen again. Please give us some time with a special meeting to deal with this. And we will figure out the best way to move forward.”
Dey, 47, of Tillsonburg, is charged with theft valued at less than $5,000 after several Pride flags were stolen or vandalized during several days in late May in Norwich, a community in Norwich Township. A 16-year-old from Norwich also faces theft charges
Tuesday, more than 100 people showed up to listen to three delegations, whose speakers included 19-year-old Norwich resident Sydney van den Hoek. She spoke about her struggles with coming out in a religious community. “We need ally-ship in the community and we need support,” she said.
Resident Lester Shelly also addressed council, saying “misunderstanding and miseducation” on key issues “is dividing everyone” in communities like theirs.
Norwich Township, south of Woodstock, has a population of about 11,000. Politicians there and in all Ontario municipalities will face re-election in civic elections this fall.
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A man charged with stealing Pride flags spoke for nearly 30 minutes at a recent meeting, including comparing the Pride movement to Nazi Germany.
Author of the article:Heather Rivers
Publishing date:Jul 12, 2022 • 9 hours ago • 2 minute read • 10 Comments
Norwich Township Mayor Larry Martin addresses citizens who attended a special meeting of the local council and blasted him and his fellow politicians for allowing a man to give a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. Photograph taken on Tuesday July 12, 2022. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
Norwich Township Mayor Larry Martin addresses citizens who attended a special meeting of the local council and blasted him and his fellow politicians for allowing a man to give a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. Photograph taken on Tuesday July 12, 2022. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press
NORWICH – An embattled rural mayor resisted calls for his resignation on Tuesday as citizens blasted local politicians for letting a man charged with stealing Pride flags speak for nearly 30 minutes at a recent meeting, including comparing the Pride movement to Nazis.
Tuesday’s Norwich Township council meeting was moved to a bigger venue to accommodate the expected crowd of residents angered council gave the floor at a recent meeting for a half-hour to the accused flag thief, Jake Dey. About 100 citizens turned out, and one person demanded Mayor Larry Martin’s resignation.
“Each and every (politician) in front of me today holds blame for allowing this putrid hate to be shared at a council meeting,” said Brian Kennedy, president of Norwich Residents for Love and Acceptance. He had submitted to council a 400-signature petition demanding Martin’s exit. “You failed to do your job. Your responsibility is to safeguard what is best for everyone in the community.
“Any one of you could have intervened as elected officials and said that this was unacceptable and stopped it.”
Martin is mayor of Norwich Township, a rural community southeast of London, and also Oxford County’s warden. On Tuesday he resisted the resignation call, but said he “accepted” citizens’ concerns over the offending remarks, noting he and council “didn’t think it was a good idea” to let Dey speak, but were advised that, legally, they had to allow it.
Susan Kalles addresses Norwich Township politicians at a public meeting held Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to allow citizens to speak out about the local council’s decision to allow a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
Susan Kalles addresses Norwich Township politicians at a public meeting held Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to allow citizens to speak out about the local council’s decision to allow a lengthy anti-LGBTQ rant at a recent meeting. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
It was, he added, a “very volatile meeting” that day. “I didn’t want to do anything to make the situation worse. My fear and concern was for the security and well-being of the people gathered at that time.”
A council colleague, Lynne DePlancke, conceded at Tuesday’s meeting that “any of us could have stopped” the anti-LGBQT rant but said: “Honestly, I was in shock.”
She added: “Moving forward as a council we need to take steps so it doesn’t happen again. Please give us some time with a special meeting to deal with this. And we will figure out the best way to move forward.”
Dey, 47, of Tillsonburg, is charged with theft valued at less than $5,000 after several Pride flags were stolen or vandalized during several days in late May in Norwich, a community in Norwich Township. A 16-year-old from Norwich also faces theft charges
Tuesday, more than 100 people showed up to listen to three delegations, whose speakers included 19-year-old Norwich resident Sydney van den Hoek. She spoke about her struggles with coming out in a religious community. “We need ally-ship in the community and we need support,” she said.
Resident Lester Shelly also addressed council, saying “misunderstanding and miseducation” on key issues “is dividing everyone” in communities like theirs.
Norwich Township, south of Woodstock, has a population of about 11,000. Politicians there and in all Ontario municipalities will face re-election in civic elections this fall.
hrivers@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/HeatheratLFP
Local community's politicians brace for fallout of citizen's anti-LGBTQ rant
A rural township east of London is moving its next council meeting to a larger location as it braces for a crowd in the fallout of an anti-LGBTQ rant that has many …
Rural Ontario mayor resists resignation call as citizens blast politicians over anti-LGBTQ rant
A man charged with stealing Pride flags spoke for nearly 30 minutes at a recent meeting, including comparing the Pride movement to Nazi Germany.
Let’s put it to a national vote —
Everyone who thinks women get pregnant vote Republican.
Everyone who thinks men get pregnant vote Democrat.
Everyone who thinks women get pregnant vote Republican.
Everyone who thinks men get pregnant vote Democrat.
Jeepers. The digital humans sure are fucked up. Hopefully a solar EMP fixes this problem.
Homophobic 'manosphere' crusader Jesse Lee Peterson in gay sex scandal
Anthony Dream Johnson — the self-proclaimed "First President of the Manosphere" — said members were "outraged" and devastated by the allegations.
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Publishing date:Jul 14, 2022 • 20 hours ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
The right-wing homophobic pied piper of the so-called “manosphere,” Jesse Lee Peterson, has been lambasted by former associates who claim he engaged in gay sex on numerous occasions.
Peterson — a pastor based in Los Angeles and host of an online radio show — had been an ascendant superstar in the world of conservative punditry.
But now the bloom is off the rose with the bombshell gay sex revelations first reported by the Daily Beast.
Among the Bible-punching preacher’s controversial views:
— A woman who orgasms during sex is “becoming a man.” He frowns on this.
— Members of the LGBT community who march in Pride parades are the “children of Satan” and “radical homosexuals are evil.”
— Once told a bisexual debating partner he didn’t understand why she’d make her orientation public.
Now, two of his former associates and friends are claiming the preacher is a hypocrite who has engaged in numerous same-sex relationships. Others told the Daily Beast that Peterson propositioned them.
“I’m very sorry to have Jesse’s situation damage the conservative movement,” Patrick Rooney, one alleged former lover, told The Daily Beast, adding they were unable to substantiate the gay sex allegations.
Peterson did not respond to requests for comment.
It’s just the latest blow to the so-called manosphere. Another influencer in the milieu was caught in a series of porn videos, another murdered five people in Denver, and a British figure was busted for his role in a human trafficking ring.
According to the Daily Beast, the allegations against Peterson kicked off in June when Church Militant, a radical right-wing Catholic website, released a nearly 30-minute investigation into Peterson called “Amazing Disgrace.”
Two men claimed they had sexual contact with the preacher. Rooney claims his relationship with Peterson turned sexual in 2005.
“Next thing you know, he’s ripping his clothes off,” Rooney said, adding the two had a 10-year sexual relationship.
He eventually broke it off and confessed the affair to his wife. He told the Beast he doesn’t have evidence of the alleged affair.
“Jesse Lee Peterson is a very smart person, he’s a sly person,” Rooney said. “He’s not going to leave a lot of extraneous evidence out about what he does.”
Another man claimed Peterson rubbed his thighs and genitals.
And another Peterson insider noted the manosphere big wheel appeared physically affectionate towards men in a way that seemed over the top.
So far, Peterson has not addressed the controversy. But Anthony Dream Johnson — the self-proclaimed “First President of the Manosphere” — said members were “outraged” and devastated by the allegations.
“I’ve never witnessed this level of extreme hypocrisy and fraud before in my professional career,” Johnson wrote, before closing the newsletter with the message “May Jesse burn in hell.”
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Anthony Dream Johnson — the self-proclaimed "First President of the Manosphere" — said members were "outraged" and devastated by the allegations.
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Publishing date:Jul 14, 2022 • 20 hours ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
The right-wing homophobic pied piper of the so-called “manosphere,” Jesse Lee Peterson, has been lambasted by former associates who claim he engaged in gay sex on numerous occasions.
Peterson — a pastor based in Los Angeles and host of an online radio show — had been an ascendant superstar in the world of conservative punditry.
But now the bloom is off the rose with the bombshell gay sex revelations first reported by the Daily Beast.
Among the Bible-punching preacher’s controversial views:
— A woman who orgasms during sex is “becoming a man.” He frowns on this.
— Members of the LGBT community who march in Pride parades are the “children of Satan” and “radical homosexuals are evil.”
— Once told a bisexual debating partner he didn’t understand why she’d make her orientation public.
Now, two of his former associates and friends are claiming the preacher is a hypocrite who has engaged in numerous same-sex relationships. Others told the Daily Beast that Peterson propositioned them.
“I’m very sorry to have Jesse’s situation damage the conservative movement,” Patrick Rooney, one alleged former lover, told The Daily Beast, adding they were unable to substantiate the gay sex allegations.
Peterson did not respond to requests for comment.
It’s just the latest blow to the so-called manosphere. Another influencer in the milieu was caught in a series of porn videos, another murdered five people in Denver, and a British figure was busted for his role in a human trafficking ring.
According to the Daily Beast, the allegations against Peterson kicked off in June when Church Militant, a radical right-wing Catholic website, released a nearly 30-minute investigation into Peterson called “Amazing Disgrace.”
Two men claimed they had sexual contact with the preacher. Rooney claims his relationship with Peterson turned sexual in 2005.
“Next thing you know, he’s ripping his clothes off,” Rooney said, adding the two had a 10-year sexual relationship.
He eventually broke it off and confessed the affair to his wife. He told the Beast he doesn’t have evidence of the alleged affair.
“Jesse Lee Peterson is a very smart person, he’s a sly person,” Rooney said. “He’s not going to leave a lot of extraneous evidence out about what he does.”
Another man claimed Peterson rubbed his thighs and genitals.
And another Peterson insider noted the manosphere big wheel appeared physically affectionate towards men in a way that seemed over the top.
So far, Peterson has not addressed the controversy. But Anthony Dream Johnson — the self-proclaimed “First President of the Manosphere” — said members were “outraged” and devastated by the allegations.
“I’ve never witnessed this level of extreme hypocrisy and fraud before in my professional career,” Johnson wrote, before closing the newsletter with the message “May Jesse burn in hell.”
bhunter@postmedia.com
@HunterTOSun
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Homophobic 'manosphere' crusader Jesse Lee Peterson in gay sex scandal
The right wing homophobic pied piper of the so-called "manosphere" Jesse Lee Peterson has been lambasted by former associates who claim he engaged in gay sex on numerous occasions.