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Richard Jasper

@arpeejaay1958.bsky.social
1.5K followers 2.2K following 3.2K posts

68 y.o. gay granddaddy with a Japanese immigrant husband. Completely opposed to the MAGA agenda. What are you doing to support the Resistance?

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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
😥😥😥 Van slams into people gathered for Berlin's LGBTQ+ event, killing 1 and injuring 16 | AP News share.google/ZHLXSE63L12X...
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Van slams into crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect
A van has slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ event, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German ca...
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Yup.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The 10th anniversary of the Pulse massacre is by definition a very sad day. And I can't help feeling sadder knowing what the Orange Pustule and MAGA would do with it if it happened in 2026 instead of 2016.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
😂😂😂
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This one hits hard.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
BOOM!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
All I can say is that if I survive quadruple bypass surgery only to be done in by hantavirus or Ebola I am going to be seriously pissed off!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sad to hear that Barney Frank has died. He was an inspiration. Per Wikipedia: In 1987, Frank publicly came out as gay, becoming the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily. [...] 1/
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Oh, and: Happy Beltane, everyone!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! Fifty-six years after 20 million Americans showed up for the First Earth Day it's worth remembering that there is no Planet B! 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So you're surprised to find that the KKK wing of MAGA is virulently anti-Catholic? What rock have you been living under all your life?
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Let's be clear about something: The people of Iran do not deserve to be subjected to nuclear weapons (or whatever heinousness is coming their way) just so fucking New York Times will continue to ignore the Epstein Files.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Meanwhile, it's Trans Day of Visibility. A good time to remember that Trans Rights are Human Rights and that Trans people -- not just their rights, but their very identity and existence -- are under attack in this country. Read more about March 31st here: glaad.org/tdov/
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Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) | GLAAD
Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Going forward the suicide of any LGBTQ+ youth is on the heads of the motherfucking miserable members of the Supreme Court who decided today that torture is free speech. Now more than ever please support: www.thetrevorproject.org
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Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Oh, great! Even Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan are OK with the idea of torturing gay kids to make them straight. Because that's what conversion therapy is, full stop. It has ZERO medical or psychological legitimacy and it has wreaked death and destruction on generations of LGBTQ+ people.
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Supreme Court strikes down conversion therapy ban
The justices ruled, 8-1, that the First Amendment prohibits states from using their licensing power to prevent therapists and other professionals from sharing particular views with patients.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It's currently 10:08 a.m. Saturday in Chicago. When we left Tokyo ~ 13 hours ago it was 10:50 a.m. Saturday. I never thought I would say it but that's too much Saturday! 😮😮😮
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Bananas.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Except if they were on the street EACH of them would be yelling conflicting instructions so you would have no way of obeying them.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Yup!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A friend on Threads wrote: I do feel like those of us who have seen right through him from the very beginning and have hated him nonstop for all these years should get some kind of a prize when all this shit is over! 🤷‍♀️ My reply: 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
To the tune of "Oh, USY..." 🎶 Oh, DST, Oh, DST, I don't love you, You're killing me! 🎶 I know, I know, everyone complains. My recollection is that I managed the transition much more easily when the interval between the fall and spring changes was longer. But maybe it's an age thing?
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
On International Women's Day I give thanks for all the outstanding women in my life: my daughter, my daughter-in-law, my granddaughters, my children's mom, the Hubby's mom and his sister, the late husband's mom and HIS sisters, and so many more! I am a much better human being thanks to them!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I don't know football and know nothing about Lou Holtz but I always loved this quip: "I did not want to go to Minnesota intitally. All the people I had ever met from Minnesota had blond hair and blue ears. You have to be wary of anyplace where the state bird is the mosquito."
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
BOOM!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
For my fellow Americans: It's worth remembering that we will have to spend the rest of our lives (and our children's and THEIR children's) making amends to the rest of the world once we are finally rid of this abomination of a regime. 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Yup!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I pray daily that the religious nutjobs running this country will be whisked away to Heaven or Xanadu or whatever Rapturous fantasy destination suits their fancy. That way the rest of us can get on with the work of building a just society. 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hang on a minnit! Pedro Pascal has a boyfriend and I am not he?!?! WAAAAUGH!! Definitely living in the wrong timeline!!!!! (And the fact that I already have a husband is totally irrelevant! I know how to share!) 😍😍😍
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I don't know who needs to see this one today. It's something I have understood for more than 25 years now.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Washington Post: "Democracy dies in darkness." Jeff Bezos: "I am the darkness." RIP, Washington Post.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
You need to watch this one +it's about two minutes.) And if you still talk to family and friends who support Trump you need to share it with them. youtube.com/shorts/DekIP...
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It’s Too Late to Say You Didn’t Know
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
😡😡😡
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
With apologies to Niemöller... They came for the Black journalists And I said nothing because I am white They came for the Gay journalists And I said nothing because I am straight They came for all the other journalists And I said nothing because I'm not one 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
😥😥😥 Brilliant (as usual) and heart-breaking. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Let's be clear about something: (1) Yes, I am SURE there are any number of closeted gay men among the ranks of MAGA in Congress. There are always people who are going to do the work of their oppressors, especially if they're trying to pass. 👇
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
😡😡😡
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
If your job requires you to use a 5 y.o. as bait don't be surprised when you wind up burning in Hell after your ass is Nuremberged.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Tear it down and Nuremberg the people who work for it.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Your daily reminder: ICE as currently constituted has nothing to do with immigration. It's a domestic terrorist organization. It must be dismantled.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Per the AP's "Today in History" feature: In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed by guillotine. MOI: As usual, France sets a sterling example for what to do with a ruler who leads their nation to ruin! Read the rest: apnews.com/today-in-his...
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Today in History: January 21, first US case of COVID-19 confirmed
1793: King Louis XVI executed by guillotine 2010: Supreme Court issues Citizens United decision 2017: Millions participate in "Women's Marches" across US
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I'll say it again: I'm not ashamed. I'm furious. And not just at the Fat Orange Bastard. I'm furious at the GOP assholes who sold our foreign policy (and future) to Putin in exchange for tax cuts and judges. Fire ant hills, stakes, and Nutella are too good for them.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Your Daily Reminder: To Melt ICE Apply HEAT!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Today is a good day to remind you that our national parks no longer offer free admission on the MLK and Juneteenth holidays -- but they do for the Orange Pustule's birthday. Yes, he's that petty. National Parks Are No Longer Free on MLK Day share.google/BTXnQNLMjhqV...
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MLK Day Was Removed from the National Parks’ Fee Free Days. Here’s Why That Hurts.
When we deny even symbolic gestures of inclusion, we risk minimizing and ultimately erasing their significance, writes contributor James Edward Mills
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Your daily reminder: It's NOT about immigration! It never has been!
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Please read this one and pass it along: open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The fact that ICE is holding three Oglala Sioux men hostage tells you everything you need to know. This insanity isn't about immigration. It's about White Nationalism.
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Richard Jasper @arpeejaay1958.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
If you have access to Instagram, check out this clip from Heather Cox Richardson. As usual, she nails it. www.instagram.com/reel/DTjlTzY...
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Heather Cox Richardson on Instagram: "From today’s Politics Chat. Watch now on YouTube."
61K likes, 842 comments - heathercoxrichardson on January 15, 2026: "From today’s Politics Chat. Watch now on YouTube.".
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