Gary Kasparov is one of the strongest chess players who has ever lived.
The discussion still rages, but many pundits still post him as the best, better than Magnus Carlsen.
Someone should sponsor a match of the century between the two grandmasters!
I just want to share this video, in which Kasparov acknowledges that even though he's a chess genius, it doesn't mean that he's an expert on other issues.
Grandmaster status does not confirm pre-eminent wisdom on other issues, nor does it make one more qualified for any other profession.
The city of Torrance suffered under a liberal Democrat mayor for eight years: Pat Furey.
He did not have the courage to stand up to the Black Lives Matter hate group, which took over city council meetings for five years.
He pandered and caved to Reps Maxine Waters and Ted Lieu on every substantive issue.
He was rude to constituents, arguing with them from the stage, and getting into fights with other city councilmembers, in front of the cameras or behind the scenes.
Who can forget his corrupt shenanigans with the McCormick Ambulance PAC in 2014?!
Not once did we see him take any real stance to lower the crime rates in the city, either.
And now, here he is pandering yet again to the progressive agenda destroying the state of California.
The workers were illegal aliens. They should never have been in the country. It doesn't matter how loudly the business owner yelled at the agents.
The fact that any elected official would accuse federal officials of kidnapping criminals is just ludicrous. Such brazen disregard for the truth, for facts, and for the rule of law is an embarrassment for the city of Torrance.
"Balanced City" voters need to pay close attention to whom they vote for. For the time being, we can rejoice that a lawless agent like Pat Furey is no longer in our local government.
For the record, we should not support any business which openly flouts our federal immigration laws. Why would any elected official, current or retired, advocate for such a thing?
Then again, we are talking about lawless, creepy Pat Furey here, so there is no surprise.
He drafted a Constitution for the Carolina Colonies because he rendered a service to an employer, the same way that at lawyer drafts a will for a client.
He did own stock in a trading company which trafficked slaves, but he released all the stock.
- The truth and the cover-up by the Democrats about
Republicans and Democrats during and after Slavery, and the Democrat bias, fake
news lies -
Most Democrats at the time of the Civil war and to it's end
fought to keep slavery, but Republican President Lincoln fought and freed the
slaves and ended slavery. George Washington was a good friend of De Lafayette,
the French general of the French forces who allied and fought with the
colonists to win our Independence. The two corresponded regularly.
Before the end of the Revolutionary war, George Washington
wrote De Lafayette expressing the goal of showing Washington's plans to end
slavery. Before the end of the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson wrote of his disdain for slavery.
It's been said that after Abraham Lincoln lost his life to a
pro- slavery assassin in Ford Theater, the Democrat President who took office
after Lincoln set race relations back a hundred years by refusing blacks the
right to vote.
Most Republicans in Congress voted for the passage of the
1964 Civil Rights Act, while most Democrats in Congress voted against it.
In addition, President Washington banned slavery in the
Northwest territories. All of these facts are ignored in the U.S. public school
system, led by the leftwing indoctrination union led teacher's associations for
the purpose of race baiting political exploitation for the purpose of to
getting votes for race baiting, dishonest Democrat party candidates and
incumbents who for decades have led the charge of intentional, deceptive racial
division. The fake news Democrat bias media are the willing participants of the
leftwing Democrat cabal in the U.S. education system.
MassResistance rallies local groups to halt “Pride Month” resolution in Los Angeles suburb, angering LGBT activists.
Resolution passed last year – but not this June!
Activism made the difference.
June 22, 2025
MassResistance's Arthur Schaper (fourth from right) with local Muslims who came and pressured liberal Muslim councilman to vote the right way.
When a city passes a “Pride Month” resolution, and subsequently adorns public buildings and social media with LGBT symbols, it has an (intended) chilling effect on conservatives and religious believers. Their tax money is promoting a virulent anti-Christian political movement that endorses dangerous sexual perversions.
If good people don’t push back and fervently seek to stop that, the proponents become even more antagonistic and aggressive.
Los Angeles County is one of the most liberal counties in one of the most liberal states. Pride parades are commonplace, and many cities scramble to show how “LGBT friendly” they are. Some city council members are die-hard leftists who will appease the homosexual-transgender lobby at all costs. Other elected officials believe the absurd threats that if their city does not pass a “Pride Month” resolution every year and put LGBT graphics on the city’s social media, major businesses and future investment will leave. Others just go with the flow.
Arthur Schaper, our national Field Director, lives in Torrance in Los Angeles County. Although we don’t have a MassResistance chapter in Torrance, Arthur is very skilled at mobilizing local conservative groups. Here is a summary of what they accomplished.
“Pride Month” resolution passed last year in Torrance – after a battle
In 2024, the “Pride Month” resolution was brought up with a passionate speech by one of the council members. LGBT activists came and angrily demanded that the city celebrate its “inclusivity” and “recognition of the LGBTQ+ community.” It was supported by the Downtown Torrance Association of (mostly left-leaning) businesses.
Local LGBT activists angrily testified that the "Pride Month" resolution must be approved.
It could have passed easily. But Arthur had already gotten to work. He coordinated with various local conservative groups, and got them involved both directly and on social media. As a result, although the LGBT activists had an aggressive contingent at the City Council meeting, the vast majority of the residents who showed up that evening spoke against it.
One of the council members, Asam Sheikh, is a Muslim and registered Democrat who’s received support from numerous Democrat policy makers and politicians in Los Angeles County. It was evident that he was going to support the resolution. But Arthur met with the local Imam, and came to the council meeting with quite a few Muslims who were Sheikh’s constituents. Many of them had contacted Sheikh and made it clear how strongly they opposed the resolution.
Councilman Asam Sheikh wasn't looking very comfortable during that meeting.
The appearance of local conservatives gave strength to the council members who did not support the resolution. Councilman Aurelio Mattucci gave a booming speech against it, loudly saying, “Don’t shove your LGBT movement down my throat!” In particular, he said, “it’s being shoved into our youth.” He described how his 10-year-old son, who is in elementary school, was receiving questionnaires at the school asking about his sexual orientation and gender identity. It outraged him! He received broad applause and support from the public for speaking out.
VIDEO: "Don't shove your LGBT movement down my throat!" (6 min 2 sec)
But Councilman Jon Kaji, a Japanese American, gave a speech describing his longstanding support for the LGBT movement. He then compared the LGBT “civil rights” struggle to the internment of Japanese during World War II (which Kaji said included his own relatives). The comparison was shocking.
Councilman Kaji during his speech comparing the Japanese internment to the LGBT "civil rights" struggle.
When the vote came, Arthur’s efforts almost paid off. The resolution passed by a slim 4-3. Councilman Sheikh got the message – and voted “no.” But Jon Kaji’s passionate “yes” was the deciding vote.
This year – the resolution fails!
At the May 20, 2025 meeting, the leftists on the Torrance City Council and the local LGBT activists were back for another “Pride Month” resolution for June. The same council member who gave the passionate introductory speech last year, Sharon Kalani, repeated her performance.
After the 2024 City Council meeting and vote, Arthur helped inform and mobilize members of the public about Kaji’s shocking speech. A large number of people – including Japanese Americans in Torrance – blasted Councilman Kaji for equating the internment of Japanese Americans and the civil rights movement to the promotions of homosexuality and transgenderism. The backlash was considerable. And it gave momentum to the numbers of outraged conservatives who came back for this year’s meeting.
Outraged conservatives came and were very clear about how they felt.
Councilman Sheikh announced right away that he would abstain from the vote (which amounts to a “no” vote). The other two “no” votes from last year held firm. Three of the leftist City Councilmen who supported it last time announced they would support it again, which they did. And again, the tie-breaker would be Kaji.
But this time, after feeling the heat, Kaji — the vocal LGBT supporter — voted “no”!
So the “Pride Month” resolution did not pass! The LGBT activists couldn’t believe it.
Final thoughts
This year, some cities across the country are going even further with their radicalism. They are adopting the “pride” flag as an official city flag – for all government spaces.
But these local fights are winnable. A big reason why cowardly politicians support these LGBT promotions should be obvious: Most of the time there is no political downside for doing it – and there’s no strong community support for opposing it.
MassResistance helped change that in Torrance – and it will definitely have a lasting impact there. It needs to happen everywhere, and we will help you do it!
Please help us continue to do our uncompromising work!
That’s what ex-gay Ken Williams says is really behind the Christian change counseling bans.
I wrote to you earlier this week about Ken who had been sexually abused as a child. By the time Ken was 17, he was suicidal over the unwanted attractions that plagued him. Christian counseling saved his life ... but now it’s banned in 87 cities and states.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case Chiles v. Salazar, which will decide whether states can ban this lifesaving practice in favor of a politically motivated LGBTQ agenda.
Liberty Counsel was the first to challenge these harmful counseling bans going back to 2012 in California. We just filed our brief with the High Court.
“I wanted a wife and my own children,” says Ken. “I wanted friendships with other men without treating them as objects — both seemingly unattainable for me in the midst of my struggle.”
Thankfully, Christian change counseling was still legal in California at the time. It saved Ken’s life.
“If counseling bans had been law in 1989, blocking me from the therapy I was asking for, I probably would have killed myself. I would not have been satisfied with a government-mandated gay identity.”
In cities and states where Christian change counseling is banned, counseling people like Ken is FORBIDDEN — even for those desperately seeking such counsel. The only counseling available in such jurisdictions is a government mandated pro-LGBTQ agenda that is harmful and can be deadly.
In these Christian counseling ban cities and states, counselors are REQUIRED BY LAW to AFFIRM gender confusion and homosexuality, even if that is the exact opposite of what the patient desires.
The effect is just like Ken says — “government-mandated gay.”
Beginning in the Obama years, and reinforced during the Biden era, a cabal of leftist billionaires and Democratic officials began leveraging their influence to infiltrate Christian churches with LGBTQ ideals. Those Christians and pastors who did not bend on biblical principles found themselves censored ... and Christian counselors are among the most visible victims.
Counseling is a lot like a GPS map system. The client tells the counselor where they want to go, and the counselor helps them reach that destination.
But Christian change counseling bans FORBID the GPS from reaching one specific destination — freedom from gender confusion and unwanted sexual attractions, found through our savior, Jesus Christ.
Instead, the only destination these bans allow the client to reach is the destination dictated by the LGBTQ.
Not only are the Christian counseling bans an attack on the church, they are also classic viewpoint discrimination. Neither city, state, nor federal government agencies may discriminate against or ban activities just because that government entity disagrees with the religious viewpoint. Liberty Counsel has already won several cases on these grounds, including overturning the Christian change counsel bans in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
