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
#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.
🔗Read the article for more information: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#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 #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers.
Read my tribute here: change.hopp.to/SamRivers
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#Concerts
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers.
Read my tribute here: change.hopp.to/SamRivers
difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Concerts
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers.
Read my tribute here: change.hopp.to/SamRivers
difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Concerts
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers.
Read my tribute here: change.hopp.to/SamRivers
difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Concerts
In 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. He is gone too soon.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#NuMetal
In 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit at Woodstock 99 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit at Woodstock 99 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit at Woodstock 99 was the most intense I've ever experienced.
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
Holding down the low end of the performance was bassist Sam Rivers. #RIPSamRivers
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
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...
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by #LimpBizkit 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In my 43 years of attending concerts, this performance by Limp Bizkit 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.
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.
Read my tribute here: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
“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
Sam Rivers was the backbone of Limp Bizkit’s chaos and catharsis. The death of this bassist took me back to Woodstock 99, where I saw firsthand how music could ignite, release, and transform.
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Music #Tribute
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Music #Tribute
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sam Rivers was the backbone of Limp Bizkit’s chaos and catharsis. The death of this bassist took me back to Woodstock 99, where I saw firsthand how music could ignite, release, and transform.
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Music #Tribute
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Music #Tribute
Sam Rivers was the backbone of #LimpBizkit’s chaos and catharsis. The death of this bassist took me back to Woodstock 99, where I saw firsthand how music could ignite, release, and transform. #NuMetal
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sam Rivers was the backbone of #LimpBizkit’s chaos and catharsis. The death of this bassist took me back to Woodstock 99, where I saw firsthand how music could ignite, release, and transform. #NuMetal
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
👉 This is my tribute: difrntdrmr.medium.com/basslines-an...
#Trump shut down the government to protect his cuts to #HealthCare. 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
I break 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
I break it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#Trump shut down the government to protect his cuts to #HealthCare. 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
I break 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
I break it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#Trump shut down the government for 43 Days to protect his cuts to #Healthcare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states 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 have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#Trump shut down the government for 43 Days to protect his cuts to #Healthcare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states 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 have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
#Trump shut down the government for 43 Days to protect his cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states 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 have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#Trump shut down the government for 43 Days to protect his cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability at 66%
❌ 8.2 million losing coverage under Trump’s bill
📉 Red states 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 have the lowest life expectancy
My article breaks it down: medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
The #TrumpShutdown is meant to protect the GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability: 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: 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 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The #TrumpShutdown is meant to protect the GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
✅ Obamacare favorability: 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: 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/...
The bill protects the GOP's 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/...
#MedicareForAll
✅ 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/...
#MedicareForAll
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The bill protects the GOP's 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/...
#MedicareForAll
✅ 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/...
#MedicareForAll
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/...
#Trump’s shutdown enters the record books as GOP seeks to protect its cuts to Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/... #snap
❌ 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/... #snap
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#Trump’s shutdown enters the record books as GOP seeks to protect its cuts to Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/... #snap
❌ 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/... #snap
The record-breaking #TrumpShutDown seeks to protect GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/...
❌ 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 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The record-breaking #TrumpShutDown seeks to protect GOP cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/...
❌ 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/...
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?
#Trump’s shutdown enters the record books as he seeks to protect his cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/...
❌ 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 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#Trump’s shutdown enters the record books as he seeks to protect his cuts to #Obamacare. What do the numbers say?
❌ 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/...
❌ 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/...
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...
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/...
My new article examines how free speech is weaponized when it challenges power—especially when that power is wielded by #Trump. For those who speak #TruthToPower:
👉 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
👉 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My new article examines how free speech is weaponized when it challenges power—especially when that power is wielded by #Trump. For those who speak #TruthToPower:
👉 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...
👉 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...