Gar Peterson
@oakparkbear.bsky.social
63yr old gay bear in SE michigan, proud liberal, husband, and dog dad
love her! good play
April 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
love her! good play
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State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced that they will have to limit their work after not receiving the full funds they are owed by the US federal government.
Disability protection groups in two states pause services after missing federal funds
"We are fighting for our very survival."
www.motherjones.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced that they will have to limit their work after not receiving the full funds they are owed by the US federal government.
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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.
Sepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: Report
Women in Texas are forced to wait with dangerous infections due to extremist anti-choice laws
meidasnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.
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BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC.
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
February 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC.
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
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February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
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Trump is the least popular President in American history
February 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Trump is the least popular President in American history
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"Elon Musk is the undisputed champion of making money for Elon Musk. As effectively the CEO of the United States of America? Very bad. Embarrassing, honestly..."
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February 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Elon Musk is the undisputed champion of making money for Elon Musk. As effectively the CEO of the United States of America? Very bad. Embarrassing, honestly..."
www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
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So the polls are in.. Trump Elon and all his cabinet and all his big directives... are underwater!
February 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So the polls are in.. Trump Elon and all his cabinet and all his big directives... are underwater!
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Just gonna leave this here.
February 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just gonna leave this here.
oh my god.. really... we can leave those white bigots in South Africa.. sounds like Karma to me
February 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
oh my god.. really... we can leave those white bigots in South Africa.. sounds like Karma to me
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Today in LA.
I ❤️ my town.
I ❤️ my town.
February 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Today in LA.
I ❤️ my town.
I ❤️ my town.
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NBC News has learned that some of those arrested during the Trump administration's post-Inauguration Day crackdown on undocumented immigrants have already been released back into the U.S. on a monitoring program, sources familiar with the operations say.
Some migrants arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown have been released back into U.S.
Space constraints and court orders have led ICE to release migrants on monitoring programs after they’re arrested.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NBC News has learned that some of those arrested during the Trump administration's post-Inauguration Day crackdown on undocumented immigrants have already been released back into the U.S. on a monitoring program, sources familiar with the operations say.
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unfortunately for these folks the odds are that they aren’t going to go after violent criminals at all — too hard — and going to go exclusively over the easiest targets, which are law abiding workers
"No one ever thought that this would happen. I thought that the administration was going after violent criminals, but these people are innocent, honest, hardworking people. These are human beings." www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
ICE raided his family’s North Philly car wash. Here is Jeffrey Lee’s account of what happened.
"They weren’t rude or anything, but they basically just told me 'We are here to take some illegals. If you don’t hear from us then don’t worry about it,'" said the car wash owner.
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
unfortunately for these folks the odds are that they aren’t going to go after violent criminals at all — too hard — and going to go exclusively over the easiest targets, which are law abiding workers
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Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
February 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
maybe also .. dont be one...? what i see.. many have decided that it is okay to attack other non whites.... just because they think they can
If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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GOP pollster says Trump voters ‘tired’ of being accused of racism
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said on Friday that President Trump’s voters are “tired” of being accused of being sexist and racist. In a discussion about Trump’s remarks linking diversity, equity…
thehill.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
maybe also .. dont be one...? what i see.. many have decided that it is okay to attack other non whites.... just because they think they can
This is disgusting… So their way of fixing things is by starving people because the majority of what they do through this organization is supply, food, medication, etc.
Musk/Trump “shutting down” USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
(Related: USAID has a long history of helping people, including in apartheid South Africa, which Musk likely knows t.co/l7CeSNFiIP)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
(Related: USAID has a long history of helping people, including in apartheid South Africa, which Musk likely knows t.co/l7CeSNFiIP)
February 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is disgusting… So their way of fixing things is by starving people because the majority of what they do through this organization is supply, food, medication, etc.
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.
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(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...