Carl Petersen
@changethelausd.com
Public education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Passionate about Special Education. I am a recent transplant to Washington State, where I am embracing the role of “Poppy”. More: www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com
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In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit at #Woodstock99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
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Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Soundgarden’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a reminder that silence can have tragic consequences. #ChrisCornell, you are missed.
🎶 Read more of my thoughts here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/echoes-of-mi...
🎶 Read more of my thoughts here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/echoes-of-mi...
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
#Soundgarden’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a reminder that silence can have tragic consequences. #ChrisCornell, you are missed.
🎶 Read more of my thoughts here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/echoes-of-mi...
🎶 Read more of my thoughts here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/echoes-of-mi...
When cruelty becomes a strategy, the vulnerable suffer. I wrote about how disabled students and hungry families were used as leverage during the shutdown.
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#Trump #SpecialEducation
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#Trump #SpecialEducation
December 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When cruelty becomes a strategy, the vulnerable suffer. I wrote about how disabled students and hungry families were used as leverage during the shutdown.
🔗Read the article for more information: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#Trump #SpecialEducation
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#Trump #SpecialEducation
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit at #Woodstock99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit at #Woodstock99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
With 2026 approaching, districts across LA could see uncontested races—even as the #LAUSD faces serious transparency issues. If change is going to happen, challengers need to emerge now.
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#ParentsMatter #PublicSchools
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#ParentsMatter #PublicSchools
Throw The Bums Out?
Real change in LAUSD requires replacing entrenched incumbents, but challengers are scarce. Who will step up to defend parent voices?
difrntdrmr.medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
With 2026 approaching, districts across LA could see uncontested races—even as the #LAUSD faces serious transparency issues. If change is going to happen, challengers need to emerge now.
👉 Read the article for more information: difrntdrmr.medium.com/throw-the-bu...
#ParentsMatter #PublicSchools
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#ParentsMatter #PublicSchools
Five years ago, I was reflecting on how to feel thankful as the COVID crisis was keeping our extended family apart.
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change.hopp.to/Thanks
Thanks?
Finding thankfulness when our world has been turned upside down by a global pandemic.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Five years ago, I was reflecting on how to feel thankful as the COVID crisis was keeping our extended family apart.
Read the article here: medium.com/discourse/th...
change.hopp.to/Thanks
Read the article here: medium.com/discourse/th...
change.hopp.to/Thanks
“Donald Trump is a master of branding. He took a “small loan of a million dollars”, bought some gold spray paint, and turned the #Trump name into something synonymous with how poor people think rich people live.” #WhiteHouse
👉 Read the full article here: change.hopp.to/7th
👉 Read the full article here: change.hopp.to/7th
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Donald Trump is a master of branding. He took a “small loan of a million dollars”, bought some gold spray paint, and turned the #Trump name into something synonymous with how poor people think rich people live.” #WhiteHouse
👉 Read the full article here: change.hopp.to/7th
👉 Read the full article here: change.hopp.to/7th
From a Boy Scout’s quiet smile to #ChrisCornell’s final song, silence around suicide haunts families & communities. My latest piece, The Missing Men, reflects on why we must speak openly and how breaking the silence could save lives.
#Soundgarden
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#Soundgarden
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Echoes of Missing Men
A memory from my Scouting days and Chris Cornell’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction are reminders that suicide does not occur in a…
difrntdrmr.medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
From a Boy Scout’s quiet smile to #ChrisCornell’s final song, silence around suicide haunts families & communities. My latest piece, The Missing Men, reflects on why we must speak openly and how breaking the silence could save lives.
#Soundgarden
Read it here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/echoes-of-mi...
#Soundgarden
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During the shutdown, Trump used disabled students and hungry families as leverage. In this article, I wrote about how cruelty has become a political strategy.
🧩 #DisabilityRights 📚 #SpecialEducation 🍽️ #SNAP
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🧩 #DisabilityRights 📚 #SpecialEducation 🍽️ #SNAP
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When Power Targets the Vulnerable
When cruelty becomes policy, the vulnerable suffer and loyalty to power blinds even the most compassionate. Where are we going as a county?
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November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
During the shutdown, Trump used disabled students and hungry families as leverage. In this article, I wrote about how cruelty has become a political strategy.
🧩 #DisabilityRights 📚 #SpecialEducation 🍽️ #SNAP
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🧩 #DisabilityRights 📚 #SpecialEducation 🍽️ #SNAP
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Hypocrisy Report: No One Needs To Know
Click on the map for the article
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November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The #TrumpShutdown is meant to protect the GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states dominate the uninsured and have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states dominate the uninsured and have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The #TrumpShutdown is meant to protect the GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states dominate the uninsured and have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states dominate the uninsured and have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#LAUSD’s credibility crisis just got worse. A parent-nominated watchdog was blocked from joining the district’s Bond Oversight Committee — after her husband announced he’s running against Kelly Gonez, a sitting board member.
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When Independent Oversight Becomes Optional: A Brewing LAUSD Bond Committee Scandal
LAUSD’s credibility crisis deepens: oversight appointment stalled, raising questions about ethics, transparency, and political retaliation.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#LAUSD’s credibility crisis just got worse. A parent-nominated watchdog was blocked from joining the district’s Bond Oversight Committee — after her husband announced he’s running against Kelly Gonez, a sitting board member.
👉 Read the article for the details: difrntdrmr.medium.com/when-indepen...
👉 Read the article for the details: difrntdrmr.medium.com/when-indepen...
We now live in a country where a man in a giraffe costume can be arrested for the crime of criticizing the actions of the government.
👉 More of my thoughts on the state of the First Amendment: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Can democracy survive in a country where free speech is no longer tolerated?
👉 More of my thoughts on the state of the First Amendment: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Can democracy survive in a country where free speech is no longer tolerated?
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We now live in a country where a man in a giraffe costume can be arrested for the crime of criticizing the actions of the government.
👉 More of my thoughts on the state of the First Amendment: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Can democracy survive in a country where free speech is no longer tolerated?
👉 More of my thoughts on the state of the First Amendment: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Can democracy survive in a country where free speech is no longer tolerated?
In Pierce County, Washington, Terry Wise’s mostly negative campaign ads have flooded my mailbox. But instead of swaying my vote, they’ve pushed me toward his opponent. When one ad exploited the assassination of Charlie Kirk, my decision to vote for Bryan Yambe became final.
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An Assasination Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
YouTube video by Carl J. Petersen
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November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In Pierce County, Washington, Terry Wise’s mostly negative campaign ads have flooded my mailbox. But instead of swaying my vote, they’ve pushed me toward his opponent. When one ad exploited the assassination of Charlie Kirk, my decision to vote for Bryan Yambe became final.
youtu.be/uXz3N67AhX4
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Democracy is on the line—and your vote matters. This Tuesday, Californians have a chance to stop Trump’s attempt to undermine democracy.
✅ Vote YES on PROP-50 to counteract gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise minority voters in Texas.
I break down the stakes here: medium.com/discourse/wh...
✅ Vote YES on PROP-50 to counteract gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise minority voters in Texas.
I break down the stakes here: medium.com/discourse/wh...
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Democracy is on the line—and your vote matters. This Tuesday, Californians have a chance to stop Trump’s attempt to undermine democracy.
✅ Vote YES on PROP-50 to counteract gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise minority voters in Texas.
I break down the stakes here: medium.com/discourse/wh...
✅ Vote YES on PROP-50 to counteract gerrymandered maps that disenfranchise minority voters in Texas.
I break down the stakes here: medium.com/discourse/wh...
Sam Rivers wasn’t just the bassist for #LimpBizkit, he was the pulse beneath the chaos. His death brought me back to #Woodstock99, where music, rage, and release collided. I wrote this tribute to honor #SamRivers and the moment.
👉 difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal #MusicTribute
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#NuMetal #MusicTribute
Basslines and Bedlam: Remembering Limp Bizkit’s Sam Rivers
How a performance at the ill-fated Woodstock 99 festival helped define a generation’s rage, rhythm, and release.
difrntdrmr.medium.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Sam Rivers wasn’t just the bassist for #LimpBizkit, he was the pulse beneath the chaos. His death brought me back to #Woodstock99, where music, rage, and release collided. I wrote this tribute to honor #SamRivers and the moment.
👉 difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal #MusicTribute
👉 difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal #MusicTribute
Free speech isn’t free if it comes with a loyalty test.
MAGA wants apologies. I want accountability.
Kimmel said what needed to be said. So did I.
📝 Read my article “Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King” at medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
MAGA wants apologies. I want accountability.
Kimmel said what needed to be said. So did I.
📝 Read my article “Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King” at medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Free speech isn’t free if it comes with a loyalty test.
MAGA wants apologies. I want accountability.
Kimmel said what needed to be said. So did I.
📝 Read my article “Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King” at medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
MAGA wants apologies. I want accountability.
Kimmel said what needed to be said. So did I.
📝 Read my article “Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King” at medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
TThe #FirstAmendment is dead.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
TThe #FirstAmendment is dead.
Obamacare: 66% approval, millions covered, lives saved.
GOP: “Let’s shut down the government to kill it.”
I broke down the madness. medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#ACA #ShutdownSeason #CompassionIsNotPartisan
GOP: “Let’s shut down the government to kill it.”
I broke down the madness. medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#ACA #ShutdownSeason #CompassionIsNotPartisan
A Shutdown of Compassion: The Latest Assault on Obamacare
For the second time in a generation, Obamacare has brought Washington to a standstill — not because it failed, but because it worked.
medium.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Obamacare: 66% approval, millions covered, lives saved.
GOP: “Let’s shut down the government to kill it.”
I broke down the madness. medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#ACA #ShutdownSeason #CompassionIsNotPartisan
GOP: “Let’s shut down the government to kill it.”
I broke down the madness. medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#ACA #ShutdownSeason #CompassionIsNotPartisan
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The @GOP controls all three branches of the government but blames the minority party for being unable to keep the government open. Scapegoating minorities: it is the Republican’s brand.
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The @GOP controls all three branches of the government but blames the minority party for being unable to keep the government open. Scapegoating minorities: it is the Republican’s brand.
School Board elections don’t usually get much attention—but in Los Angeles, they come with big money, big politics, and even bigger consequences for students.
John “J.P.” Perron is running in LAUSD BD6.
📚👀 If you're tired of business as usual at LAUSD, check this out: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
John “J.P.” Perron is running in LAUSD BD6.
📚👀 If you're tired of business as usual at LAUSD, check this out: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Another LAUSD Incumbent Gets An Opponent
Parent advocate J.P. Perron challenges LAUSD incumbent Kelly Gonez, bringing years of special education activism to the ballot.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
School Board elections don’t usually get much attention—but in Los Angeles, they come with big money, big politics, and even bigger consequences for students.
John “J.P.” Perron is running in LAUSD BD6.
📚👀 If you're tired of business as usual at LAUSD, check this out: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
John “J.P.” Perron is running in LAUSD BD6.
📚👀 If you're tired of business as usual at LAUSD, check this out: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
Does this flag still represent me? Or am I a stranger in my own country?
Read more about my thoughts about the flag, #Trump, and mourning #CharlieKirk:
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Read more about my thoughts about the flag, #Trump, and mourning #CharlieKirk:
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October 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Does this flag still represent me? Or am I a stranger in my own country?
Read more about my thoughts about the flag, #Trump, and mourning #CharlieKirk:
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Read more about my thoughts about the flag, #Trump, and mourning #CharlieKirk:
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#FreeSpeech is technically allowed, but the right is trying to turn public backlash and political leverage into a weaponized form of censorship — demanding apologies, retractions, and obedience to #Trump.
I break it down here 👇
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I break it down here 👇
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Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend Trump
Jimmy Kimmel said the right thing. MAGA wants an apology. This isn’t about decency; it’s about demanding submission & eliminating…
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October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#FreeSpeech is technically allowed, but the right is trying to turn public backlash and political leverage into a weaponized form of censorship — demanding apologies, retractions, and obedience to #Trump.
I break it down here 👇
🔗 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
I break it down here 👇
🔗 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
At least ten million AMERICANS will lose health insurance coverage if the Democrats fold. Republicans were willing to shut down the government rather than provide AMERICANS with access to health care.
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At least ten million AMERICANS will lose health insurance coverage if the Democrats fold. Republicans were willing to shut down the government rather than provide AMERICANS with access to health care.