
Rick Perlstein
@rickperlstein
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The only reason I write about politics is to attract the attention of jazz musicians. I answer every email: [email protected].
Joined February 2009
Old joke: at a protest, cop smacks liberal in the head. Calls him a "commie.". "I'm an ANTI-Communist!" . "I don't care what kind of Commie you are, you're coming down to the station house with me.". Solidarity with all my siblings in resistance. The bad guys don't distinguish.
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Sounds like we might have come within spitting distance of a broken arrow. Thanks for DPGE, @elonmusk!
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Staggeringly accessible and sensible discussion of Iran and nuclear technology. One-stop shopping for everything you need to know.
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Sometimes it’s good to back up and ask the basic questions: How do we know Iran was even developing nuclear weapons?
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RT @SethAbramson: We've now arrived at the Tiananmen Square phase of the Trump administration
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Without demented lunacy like this from Democrats over what they call "antisemitism," many of Trump's fascist tactics would not be possible.
This is the most racist, absurd, unhinged thing a democrat senator not named Fetterman has said in a long time. Absolutely revolting. In a just world she would be forced to resign.
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Hey DC kiddies! I have a gig out your way on 7/16. "The Watergate Syndrome" Tickets, Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
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The panel will discuss the aspects of President Richard Nixon’s life and the factors that may have led up to Watergate.
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How sick is it to rhetorically disappear Jews just because they don't agree with your position against human rights, as @BriannaWu does--against Mamdani's ticket-mate, at that! Why is THIS not antisemitic??.
Was talking with a Jewish friend this weekend, and she noted a historical pattern. When Jews no longer feel safe in a city and leave, it often collapses culturally and economically. Baghdad and Aleppo are strong examples.
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RT @OccupyDemocrats: TODAY @ 4:30p CST is the new Occupy Democrats Show! . We have author @rickperlstein joining @markbland @featherbangs t….
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RT @kenklippenstein: Trump's State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says America is "the greatest country on earth next to Israel" https….
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Must watch. More like this, Dems!!!.
BREAKING:. Both the White House and RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!. #MAGAKidnappers
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This is a magnificent journalistic development. NPR interviews two the greatest scholars of American Christian Talibanism, Fred Clarkson and Carol Mason, for an unflinching look at the political implications of Vance Boelter's crime.
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Federal officials say the suspect in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband had a much larger list of targets, including Democratic officeholders and abortion rights supporters.
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