Art Club Abuse, DC Comics Goes Woke, and the War on Reality

On this Friday broadcast, Kim Monson examines how trusted institutions have abandoned their traditional roles to push ideological agendas. Rick Turnquist and Erin Lee expose how public schools target vulnerable children through deceptive programs, while comic book colorist Gabe Eltaeb explains his principled decision to quit DC Comics after they made Superman bisexual and abandoned the motto “truth, justice, and the American way.”

Schools Weaponize Trust to Target Children

Start listening at 29:42 – Hour 1

Rick Turnquist breaks down his investigation into how a public school in northern Colorado used an “art club” as cover for recruiting children into LGBTQ ideology. After watching Matt Walsh’s documentary “What is a Woman?” and hearing Erin Lee’s story on the show, Turnquist felt compelled to document what happened despite the topic being outside his usual focus on economic issues and limited government.

The essay reveals how a teacher invited students to what was presented as an innocent after-school activity, only to have an outside facilitator push gender ideology on the children, telling them not to inform their parents about the discussions. Turnquist connects this local incident to a broader pattern visible in places like Portland, where public schools have launched curricula attacking the “gender binary” as a product of “white colonizers.”

“Basically it’s saying that white heterosexuals came and imposed this gender binary on the indigenous peoples of America. Well, in Matt Walsh’s documentary, he traveled to Africa and visited a society of people who are pre-industrial by choice, and they laughed at the idea that a man could be a woman or a woman could be a man.”

Rick Turnquist, Featured Author at KimMonson.com

A Mother’s Fight Against School Targeting

Start listening at 31:01 – Hour 1

Erin Lee recounts how her 12-year-old daughter was recruited into gender ideology at her northern Colorado school. What initially seemed like an isolated incident revealed itself to be part of a coordinated initiative coming from the highest levels of government, evidenced by the Biden administration’s threat to withhold $29 billion in school lunch funding from states that refuse to comply with gender identity mandates.

Lee discovered through public records requests that approximately 12 children attended the secret meeting where her daughter was targeted. The school actively worked to prevent her daughter from identifying other affected students. Two other 12-year-old girls who met with the same teacher and group also became suicidal, demonstrating the real harm these interventions cause rather than the suicide prevention advocates claim to provide.

“We’ve learned the hard way that they’ve weaponized suicide, and they’ve used that against us in our situation. What we’ve learned through our experience is that this confusion that they put onto our child and the depression that it caused is what ultimately made her suicidal.”

Erin Lee, Parental Rights Advocate

Financial Responsibility in Uncertain Times

Start listening at 63:21 – Hour 2

Mary Alpers of Three Points Financial discusses how personal responsibility serves as the antidote to the chaos created by irresponsible institutions. She commends Erin Lee for taking her parental responsibilities seriously and making a difference through her courage to speak out.

Alpers warns against adopting a victim mentality in response to economic uncertainty and government overreach. Instead, she encourages individuals to focus on what they can control: managing personal finances, reducing debt, and building independence. She notes that current low unemployment could change quickly, making it essential to prepare now by doing one’s best work and building stability.

“Be the ant, not the grasshopper. Be the one known as dependable and stable. As the world gets more chaotic and the values become murkier, having these characteristics will benefit you. And most likely they’ll benefit a lot of other people, too.”

Mary Alpers, Co-Owner of Three Points Financial

Comic Book Artist Takes a Stand for American Values

Start listening at 70:17 – Hour 2

Gabe Eltaeb explains why he walked away from his lifelong dream of working at DC Comics. Born in Greeley, Colorado, Eltaeb started drawing at age three in his grandparents’ Mexican restaurant and eventually achieved his childhood goal of coloring Superman for DC Comics. When he received the script for a story titled “Truth, Justice, and a Better World,” replacing the iconic American motto, he knew he could not participate in destroying these cultural icons.

Eltaeb’s decision carries personal weight. His father escaped socialist Libya, where his grandfather was murdered for speaking against Gaddafi. His maternal grandfather, born in Fountain, Colorado, fought in the Pacific during World War II. These sacrifices make it impossible for him to create art that attacks American values. He has since gone independent, co-creating “Truth, Justice, American Way” which raised over $105,000 on Indiegogo.

The artist reveals how DC Comics’ woke agenda serves financial purposes beyond ideology. By creating derivative characters like Superman’s bisexual son rather than using the original Superman, the company avoids paying royalties to the estates of original creators. A Marvel artist has even attempted to get Eltaeb banned from comic conventions for his outspoken criticism, demonstrating the cancel culture permeating the industry.

“There’s no way I was going to be part of destroying Superman. My father’s an immigrant from Libya. He escaped the socialist dictatorship. They murdered my grandfather. They murdered my dad’s friends just for speaking out against Gaddafi. My grandfather, born in Fountain, in Colorado, fought in the Pacific and his friends were killed in front of his eyes there. There’s no way I would stick around and do that with them.”

Gabe Eltaeb, Comic Book Artist