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Jon Perr

@Perrspectives

Bringing light to the darkness of American politics.

 Portland, OR
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Holy hell, is this ever wrong.
Department of State (@StateDept) profile pictureDepartment of State
@StateDeptOct 27
America, more than any other nation in world history, was shaped by the Christian tradition of spreading the gospel unto all nations. Join us in celebrating International Religious Freedom Day.
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It was actually our 250th anniversary. Not that you would know — you spent it with the British.
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@AcynOct 27
Paxton: On July 4th, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of our country.
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The worst AI nightmare yet: It’s a Republican: futurism.com/artificial-inte…
Grim Test Finds That AI Has No Mercy for Humans Even When It's Causing Them to Suffer

Grim Test Finds That AI Has No Mercy for Humans Even When It's Causing Them to Suffer

Anthropic's Mythos 5 model completely ignored warnings that its actions would harm humans, while claiming its actions were benign.

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After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous.
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@AcynOct 5
Trump on War/High Prices: It's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay. They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego…
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CORRECTION: I previously stated that in this photo Donald Trump was holding a stage prop from a live performance of “Stonehenge” by Spinal Tap. The object in his hand is in fact a scale model of an American military complex. I apologize for the error. politifact.com/article/2026/…
How Trump changed his DC arch into a ‘military complex’

How Trump changed his DC arch into a ‘military complex’

President Donald Trump announced his proposed 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C., will now be a “military complex,” marking the second time he has changed a controversial construction project’s scope...

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Trump’s net worth hit $7 billion in 2026. That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
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Ben Mullin@BenMullinAug 29
scoop: Reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have been barred from next week's G20 meeting in Asheville, N.C. nytimes.com/2026/08/29/busin…
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting (Gift Article)

Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting (Gift Article)

Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.

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The Wreck of the Cantor Fitzgerald Howard Lutnick is more Gordon Gekko than Gordon Lightfoot, and he's shipwrecked US-Canada relations while his boss Sundowns. If you could read my mind, you'd know I'd like the Gales of November 2026 to sink them to the bottom of "Lake America." by Maureen Dowd
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Donald Trump is way into auto neurotic asphyxiation. #Canada #Tariffs cnn.com/2026/08/24/business/…
Trump is threatening new Canadian auto tariffs. That will hurt US automakers and workers | CNN...

Trump is threatening new Canadian auto tariffs. That will hurt US automakers and workers | CNN...

President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% auto tariffs on all imports from Canada is just the latest action to rattle an industry that’s endured shifting trade rules since he returned to office.

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To borrow from the late Donald Rumsfeld: “You go to war with the Commander in Chief and Defense Secretary you have, not the leadership you might want or wish to have at a later time.” #USSAbrahamLincoln militarytimes.com/news/your-…
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families...

Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families...

Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.

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It's a healthcare economy, and the rest of us are just living in it.
Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" shows change in employment since January 2025. Healthcare and social assistance has added 952,000 jobs through July 2026 with consistent monthly growth, while the rest of the economy has lost 362,000 jobs over the same period, meaning all net job creation has come from a single sector in an unusually unbalanced labor market.

ALT Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" shows change in employment since January 2025. Healthcare and social assistance has added 952,000 jobs through July 2026 with consistent monthly growth, while the rest of the economy has lost 362,000 jobs over the same period, meaning all net job creation has come from a single sector in an unusually unbalanced labor market.

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Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
Line chart titled "The pace of job growth in Canada has outpaced job growth in the United States" showing cumulative percent change in employment since December 2024 for Canada and the United States. Canada's employment has grown 1.34% while US employment has increased just 0.34%, meaning Canadian job growth has outpaced the United States by nearly four to one. Canada's employment growth accelerated sharply from 0.98% in June 2026 to 1.34% in July 2026, the highest rate in the period shown, while US employment growth has remained relatively stable between 0.3% and 0.36% from April through July 2026.

ALT Line chart titled "The pace of job growth in Canada has outpaced job growth in the United States" showing cumulative percent change in employment since December 2024 for Canada and the United States. Canada's employment has grown 1.34% while US employment has increased just 0.34%, meaning Canadian job growth has outpaced the United States by nearly four to one. Canada's employment growth accelerated sharply from 0.98% in June 2026 to 1.34% in July 2026, the highest rate in the period shown, while US employment growth has remained relatively stable between 0.3% and 0.36% from April through July 2026.

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And now today’s installment of “Both Sides Do It is the Most Dangerous Myth in American Politics”…
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Happy 4th 🇺🇸 #notAI #ykn #historicallyaccurate
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PBS News
@NewsHourJul 2
Wednesday marked one year since the Trump administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, as an independent agency. What remained of its foreign assistance work was folded into the U.S. State Department. USAID was a central tool of American foreign policy for more than six decades, delivering humanitarian aid, fighting disease, responding to disasters and advancing U.S. interests around the world. The administration called the move a necessary overhaul. Critics called it the dismantling of one of America’s most important instruments of global influence. Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) discussed more with Samantha Power, the last confirmed administrator of USAID under former President Joe Biden.
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Things which remain true: ➡️ The sun still rises in the east ➡️ The force of gravity still applies ➡️ European right-wingers go quiet about the immigrants in their countries during the #WorldCup until such time as their team is eliminated or, if they win, a month after.
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Unfortunately for the people of #Venezuela, the American agency responsible for international disaster assistance since the 1960’s was USAID. Trump killed USAID in 2025. What remains is a skeletal staff with minimal funding and limited technical expertise.
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The good news for #Venezuela is that President Trump like his predecessors will want to mobilize USAID to provide emergency assistance in the wake of today’s devastating earthquake. The bad news…
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Middle East analysts say Trump's deal with Iran is a humiliating defeat for the United States. A guy who shits himself in public and thinks windmills cause cancer says it's an amazing foreign policy triumph. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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