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Perry Anderson

@perryanderson1.bsky.social
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Retired engineer in Houston. Husband. Father. Twitter refugee. Blue team. Exvangelical. Never Trumper until one of us is gone. 🇺🇸▪️🎸▪️🌮 ▪️📽️▪️🌊

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whoever makes tv ads for Republicans candidates in Texas thinks we are really dumb. Scary that they just might be right.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When historians look back on Trump's foreign policy in a century, I bet these are their verdict on his most famous policies: The support of Russia--the most evil. The pillaging of Venezuela--the most corrupt. The decision to go to war with Iran--the most incompetent.
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NBABeau @nbabeau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You can read this long passage of words from the NYT today about Trump voters realizing he was lying to them. I recommend you do. I simply read them as “I apologize, Beau. You were right and I was wrong.”😎✌️
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If only it had been this way. Justice denied 👇 👇 👇 👇
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bluesky is certainly better than Elon's hellsite but I do get this sort of engagement too often where some rando parachutes in from liberal heaven to insult me for failing their secret purity test.
Screen capture of pointless bluesky interaction.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mike Johnson also has a "persona online"—and a persona on television. That persona is of a good Christian who never knows anything inconvenient. In reality, he is a very bad Christian who lies about the evils being perpetrated by his handler, Donald Trump, and about his own awareness of those evils.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds
A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues.
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Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I get so much Democrat candidate spam on my phone I'm thinking about voting for the end times.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New Zealand are home to millions of these creatures, transforming underground rivers into what feels like a real-life journey through a galaxy. Bioluminescence: The blue light comes from Arachnocampa luminosa, a unique glowworm species found only in New Zealand.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
worth tying this into the political economy of the slave south as well. from roughly the 1820s onwards, slavery became enormously lucrative in ways that had never been seen before. slave traders became millionaires. large planters had tremendous purchasing power. just huge amounts of wealth.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…
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ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations
The doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On Aug. 19, 1942, the Dieppe Raid was conducted. The raid only lasted nine hours but 907 Canadians were killed, 2,460 were wounded and 1,946 were taken prisoner. Among the Canadians, there were many heroes. These are some of their stories. 📸 LAC 🧵 1/7
A black-and-white photo of soldiers wearing helmets, disembarking from a large ship onto a smaller landing craft on a choppy sea. The soldiers are equipped with military gear and are moving down a ramp, while others are already on the landing craft.
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Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A new life awaits you in the offworld colonies. That's good right?
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/08/2026
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 30, the number is 98.5%.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As someone who has studied strongmen throughout history, I can’t stress enough that we should not see authoritarians as infallible.
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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026
This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New, from me: It is fine to disagree with aspects of the pandemic response. But what we saw at Fauci's hearing was something different: a show trial where cranks tried to threaten and shift blame to an public servant. Here is why this is bad for all of us.🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/watching-t...
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Watching the show trials
Anthony Fauci and the politics of retribution
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 31/07/2026
I questioned Anthony Fauci under oath during COVID. I asked questions. He answered them. That's what congressional oversight is supposed to look like. What Republicans did to him this week wasn't oversight. It was a humiliation ritual. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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I Questioned Anthony Fauci during COVID. What Rand Paul Did To Him This Week Was A Disgrace.
In 2020, I wanted answers. This week, Senate Republicans tried to destroy him for a viral clip.
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Dan Miller @danmiller999.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Sunday 7/26 at 10am PT on Climate Chat: The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with climate scientist Robert Kopp @bobkopp.net. Don't miss it! @leonsimons.com @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social @radsci.bsky.social #ClimateChange #SLR youtu.be/0kcC_VwXVp8
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The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with Robert Kopp
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Jooli-AHH! Boolia 👻🍂🎃 @jooliaghoulia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is the future liberals want
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Bartek Ogryczak @vartec.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Have you noticed that some of the most effective ads for the Dems are written by the GOP? I love when they say the quiet part out loud! #AccountabilityIsComingNovember3rd
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Kyiv tonight 🇺🇲🇺🇦
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/07/2026
No previous president has ever manipulated American foreign and domestic policy in order to make himself a billionaire. Unprecedented www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures
Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president’s earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Crime and Punishment Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
In a nutshell.
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#ObamaAppreciationDay
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Jon Favreau: Iran cost tens of billions of dollars and thousands of lives, including 13 Americans. For what? What was the point of that war? A more radical Iranian regime that now controls the Strait of Hormuz?

Dumbest war yet.
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Senate Democrats are accusing Republicans of siding with Trump’s corruption instead of the American people. Chuck Schumer says GOP leaders are actively enabling it—not stopping it. At some point, it stops being politics and starts being complicity. www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Republicans Siding With Trump And His Corrupt Slush Fund Over The American People | Senate Democratic Leadership
Washington D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Republicans’ decision to affirm their...
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Gonna get a lot of use out of this one unfortunately
Same meme as the previous post. The GOP is still excited about stabbing effective government
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In the latest play from Project 2025, the Trump Administration has announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments that continuously monitor the ocean. This is a deliberate destruction of critical scientific infrastructure.
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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The Statesman ran a guest column I wrote about the forgotten history of Oak Springs in East Austin and the homeless sweeps targeting the encampment there. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
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Homeless sweeps at Oak Springs ignore history and fail the present | Opinion
Beneath Austin's homeless sweeps lies a history of who is allowed to stay, who is pushed out and how public land is managed, Scott Henson writes.
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dr. hazel 🕸️ @hazelmonforton.com · 27/03/2025
WHO'S HUNGRY NOW, BITCH?
Cookies in a display cabinet shaped like the protagonist in The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969).
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/05/2026
I live in a county that went 81% for Trump, in a representative district that hasn't gone blue in nine decades, in a state with a gerrymandered GOP supermajority, in a country run by a kleptocrat and his compliant Republican cronies, but sure, I live in a bubble because I'm on fucking Bluesky
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I just didn't want to be part of a Nazi/bot/porn machine. Run by a person who was feeding crucial US institutions "into the woodchipper," and gloating about it. YMMV
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
REMINDER: This is still the way Donald Trump is most likely to kill you. (Taking your health insurance.)
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Here's the way Donald Trump is most likely to kill you
It’s the mass uninsuring.
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