Month: August 2025

The Murder of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo

By Bob Small

For some unknown reason, the murder of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo at the Salt Lake City segment of the “No Kings” rally has been “media silent”.

Mr Loo was a well-known fashion designer, was on “Project Runway” and co-founder of Creative Pacific Foundation. He leaves behind a wife, Laura, and two children.

My knowledge of this came from “an interested observer of political events” in the The Utah Vanguard The gist of this article is that the 50501 organizers, who parachuted into Salt Lake City, refused the input of the experienced organizers “on the ground”. It did not work out well.

The 50501 Organizers were warned ahead of time that “ it was a bad idea to have these ‘peacekeepers’ to be a part of what they were … attempting to do, and that it could lead to something tragic like this — and sadly it did.”

They were using ex-military, most of whom have vast weaponry experience rather than, say, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT)

My years as a Quaker meeting attendee and member gave me great respect for their capabilities.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the group  “were warned months and months and months ago that it was a bad idea to have these ‘peacekeepers’ to be a part of what they were … attempting to do, and that it could lead to something tragic like this — and sadly it did.”

According to this article, one of the event’s security team fired three shots from a handgun, one of which killed Mr. Loo.

Originally, according to the Salt Lake City Police an Arthur Gamboa was arrested but, since he never fired his gun, he was released. Since then, nothing much has happened that is web listed.

The national group has done everything possible to disassociate themselves from this violence. They’ve been aided by

the minimal coverage the murder of Mr. Loo has received.

Now just imagine if this had happened at a MAGA rally!

Did Swarthmore College betray a student ?​

By Bob Small

Once Swarthmore College Transgender Student Evelyn “Evie” Parts was accepted as a member in the Swarthmore College Track team, and subsequently elected captain, she assumed she would be running right up until this year’s graduation.

However, she was removed on Feb.6 , which was the day the NCAA issued a new “Transgender” policy. She, however, was “fully reinstated” as of April 11.

Parts’ lawyer, Susie Cirilli, argues “the NCAA is a private organization that issued a bigoted policy and that “Swarthmore College chose to follow that policy and disregard federal and state law.”

Parts is a 2025 graduate with a degree in Biology and Environmental Studies. The suit was filed Aug. 14 in Eastern District Court. Parts joined the track team, returning in 2023 after gender-affirming surgery.

She was named track captain for the 2024-25 season.

In response to the suit, Swarthmore College issued a statement that begins “We deeply value our transgender community members “

This was even reported by the British Newspaper, The Sun choose to focus on Parts” depression and suicidal thoughts after being removed. They quoted Cirilli as saying  “the NCAA is a private organization that issued a bigoted policy.”

Pink News chimed in to say that the PA Senate had passed a law banning transgender athletes but Senate Bill 9 remains stuck in the State House House. More than likely, it would not be signed by current Gov. Josh Shapiro

It should also be mentioned that “The board of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) reportedly didn’t consult with its own medical consultants before voting to ban all transgender women from women’s sports earlier this year.”

The alternative she was given when she was removed from the women’s team, according to the lawsuit , was that “that she could only compete with the men’s team or as an unattached athlete, and would only receive medical treatment if she competed on the men’s team. ““”

Swarthmore College, and other institutions, seem to regulate based on who’s in office and which way the wind is blowing.