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Rick Perlstein

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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
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Rick Perlstein
5 months
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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Rick Perlstein
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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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Rick Perlstein
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Nixon had this. Phlebitis. Developed when it looked like he might have to testify in the Watergate criminal trials.
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Rick Perlstein
19 days
Alligator Auschwitz.
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Rick Perlstein
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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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Rick Perlstein
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Haunting and fascinating doc drops on PBS today about Nagasaki from Greg Mitchell.
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Rick Perlstein
24 days
RT @SethAbramson: We've now arrived at the Tiananmen Square phase of the Trump administration
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Rick Perlstein
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Random question for jazzbos: any Bill Carrothers fans here?.
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Rick Perlstein
1 month
The Big Beautiful Gulags Bill.
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Rick Perlstein
1 month
Without demented lunacy like this from Democrats over what they call "antisemitism," many of Trump's fascist tactics would not be possible.
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barbarism critic
1 month
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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Rick Perlstein
1 month
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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Rick Perlstein
1 month
This whole Mamdani thing is young people versus old people. Like a referendum on whether the Democrats will be a party of life or a party of death.
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Rick Perlstein
1 month
What investigative reporter is going undercover with ICE goon squads? This is, like, THE story right now. Who trains? What rules of engagement? What propaganda do they consume? How do they recruit, and weed out non-sadists? Would they follow orders to shoot regime enemies?.
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Rick Perlstein
1 month
Yeah, and "The Jews left" as the explanation for Baghdad's woes is just. .
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Rick Perlstein
1 month
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??.
@BriannaWu
Brianna Wu
1 month
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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Rick Perlstein
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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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Rick Perlstein
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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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Rick Perlstein
2 months
Must watch. More like this, Dems!!!.
@NickKnudsenUS
Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸
2 months
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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Rick Perlstein
2 months
New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate.
@bradlander
Brad Lander
2 months
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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Rick Perlstein
2 months
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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Rick Perlstein
2 months
Fun fact: Iran has opened its nuclear facilities to international inspection in the past. Israel never has.
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