Peter VanOosting
Public Defender, film maker, political junkie.
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- Grateful to be included in a new horror writing community. If you are so inclined, here’s my latest short film. I think you’ll like it: youtu.be/lz7XchCtKNI?...
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingWell I have not got round to watching Andor yet. I know very late to the party but this speech appeared on my feed and is very relevant today.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingWe need to keep doing this. We need to constantly remind the media and the people that these are ordinary people, not boogie men criminals. They’re human beings being grabbed by the real monsters who are ICE.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingA great start to our Horror Writers starter pack! There’s still lots of room so please let me know if you’d like to be added 🫶🏽at://did:plc:wwjss53nxnepxiv2uhdbts6k/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3los52pxvtd2v
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingThe rule of law is all or nothing and must apply equally to everyone. If there's no rule of law for some people in America, then there's no rule of law for any of us.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingMy love of reading is strongly link to this man…
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingI really encourage you to listen to this. This entire incident is chilling and crosses yet another line.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingA reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
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- #HorrorWritersChat My name is Peter VanOosting. I write short horror movies. And I am proud to have recently released a brand new one: Don’t Trust the Dead youtu.be/lz7XchCtKNI?...
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingTo everyone that said Democrats like Van Hollen were making a political mistake in defending due process, you were wrong, and we shouldn’t even need a poll to tell us that.
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- Reposted by Peter VanOosting“Remember this: The imperial need for control is so desperate because it’s so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort; it breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”
- Reposted by Peter VanOosting“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis
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- I’m very happy to share my latest short film – it’s a spooky noir tale that I’m quite proud of. Who doesn’t need a little Halloween chill in April? youtube.com/watch?v=lz7X...
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingAnyone debating or analyzing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's life or record is doing a grave disservice. He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama. It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingThis is not normal. This government gets closer and closer every day to declaring war on its own people. This post is a clear and direct statement of intention to defy the Supreme Court and end rule of law in the United States.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingI don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingI find myself getting sincerely emotional about this. That he’s, under the circumstances, okay. That his wife and kids know this after an agonizing month without him. That a Democratic politician cared enough to go and see him, even after getting told no at first. Trying matters. Fighting works.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingWOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingIf you're a reporter in a White House press briefing as the spokesperson for the government asserts flatly that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang who's guilty of human trafficking and you sit there silently without shouting out "PROVE IT!" I'd like to invite you to go fuck yourself.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingSteve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingYour regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did. - Reposted by Peter VanOostingIf the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingSTAND and DEMAND the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. BRING HIM HOME! Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador. SMART General President…
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingTomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingLaw grads, save your soul. Don't apply to these firms. Make them toxic. There are other ways to make money and do good work. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...
- We will see if it sticks the landing, but so far, #DareDevilBornAgain might be my favorite Marvel show ever. Congratulations @aaronmoorhead.bsky.social @justinhbenson.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Peter VanOosting60 Minutes“could not find criminal records” for 75% of the 238 men the Trump admin sent to a Salvadoran prison. Of the 22% that had records, the “vast majority are for non-violent offenses.” Trump admin still insists they’re “terrorists.” www.cbsnews.com/news/what-re...
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingA tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
- Reposted by Peter VanOosting@60minutes.bsky.social finds no evidence of criminal records in US or any other country for 75% of Venezuelans kidnapped and rendered to El Salvador. Of the rest, 22% had non-violent arrests for things like traffic violations.
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingAre you exercising your right to free speech and assembly today? Quote this or reply with your sign or photos of your local gathering!
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingTOMORROW April 5, we’re uniting to say HANDS OFF! Join citizens across the country to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented incompetence & blatant criminality. DO IT FOR THE PENGUINS! Go to app.sosha.ai/s/mkKNZwsa
- Amazing news! Don't Trust the Dead was just selected by Champs-Élysées Film Awards via FilmFreeway.com!
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingThe only relevant political point is that Republican members of Congress are all supporting these tariffs 100%. They could stop them at any moment. Each day is on them. Everyone with a messaging bullhorn needs to make that clear. They can pull the plug now or pay the price at the polls next year.
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- Reposted by Peter VanOostingI don’t do this often and promise not to make a habit of it, but just this once: WE TRIED TO WARN YOU!!!!!
- Reposted by Peter VanOostingSen. @corybooker has committed to filibustering the business of the Senate to bring attention to the lawlessness of the Trump Administration until he can no longer stand or speak. The least we can do is keep him company for awhile. Watching www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
- Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk. Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
