Andrea Perera
@andrea-perera.bsky.social
Posting about pop culture and politics. Communications leader at Harvard University. Ex- Oxfam America, LA Times, and Orlando Sentinel.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Cancelling research into preventing breast cancer is classic Trump and classic insanity.
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2.6M views · 92K reactions | Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was ...
Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My...
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January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Cancelling research into preventing breast cancer is classic Trump and classic insanity.
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I’m just really sick of reading about yet another mass shooting. We do not need to live like this. We just won’t get rid of the guns.
December 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I’m just really sick of reading about yet another mass shooting. We do not need to live like this. We just won’t get rid of the guns.
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Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
Federal workers who took Trump's buyout are getting final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
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ICE is Eating the Soul of America
Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law
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September 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
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Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.”
My latest in @thenation
My latest in @thenation
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate round-ups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.”
My latest in @thenation
My latest in @thenation
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Why don’t you pry carrot cake out of my cold, dead hands and give us back Medicaid coverage for millions instead.
Mehmet Oz on Medicaid: "We'll be there for you, the American people, when you need help, but you gotta stay healthy yourself ... don't eat carrot cake. Eat real food."
July 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why don’t you pry carrot cake out of my cold, dead hands and give us back Medicaid coverage for millions instead.
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
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I worry that escalating war with Iran will be used to whip up more fear and hate for non-white immigrants, particularly those of Arab descent, and be used for unjust deportations.
June 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I worry that escalating war with Iran will be used to whip up more fear and hate for non-white immigrants, particularly those of Arab descent, and be used for unjust deportations.
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As an indication of the upside-down we are now living in, a Ukrainian friend who lives in Kyiv under the daily threat of aerial bombardment reached out to me today:
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
June 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
As an indication of the upside-down we are now living in, a Ukrainian friend who lives in Kyiv under the daily threat of aerial bombardment reached out to me today:
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
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All I want for Christmas is one rain-free Saturday this year.
May 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
All I want for Christmas is one rain-free Saturday this year.
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Yep. I first heard this story while doing yard work.
I got a little weepy.
And a little hopeful, too.
I got a little weepy.
And a little hopeful, too.
Countless listeners have told us that this story from Bryan Stevenson made them cry and gave them hope for our country's future.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Yep. I first heard this story while doing yard work.
I got a little weepy.
And a little hopeful, too.
I got a little weepy.
And a little hopeful, too.
We’re pulling for Chito, y’all.
May 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We’re pulling for Chito, y’all.
Am I a bad spouse for watching S2 Episode2 of the Last of Us knowing what would happen (but not telling my husband)? He is not stoked to keep watching this show. 🧟♀️
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Am I a bad spouse for watching S2 Episode2 of the Last of Us knowing what would happen (but not telling my husband)? He is not stoked to keep watching this show. 🧟♀️
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This is gonna confuse the shit out of Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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April 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is gonna confuse the shit out of Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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A lot of this stuff is just racial profiling—a two-class system where one group now must show their papers and risks constant detention/deportation/trafficking while the other is free to commit unlimited crime through what remains of the government
American citizen held for ten days in lockup after being picked up near the border. He didn't have ID.
Ten days!
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Ten days!
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U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
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April 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A lot of this stuff is just racial profiling—a two-class system where one group now must show their papers and risks constant detention/deportation/trafficking while the other is free to commit unlimited crime through what remains of the government
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Steve 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.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve 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.”
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Harvard and a few other universities are leading in what will be a successful effort to protect an essential part of our democracy.
All must be prepared to resist efforts to stifle academic freedom.
All must be prepared to resist efforts to stifle academic freedom.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Harvard and a few other universities are leading in what will be a successful effort to protect an essential part of our democracy.
All must be prepared to resist efforts to stifle academic freedom.
All must be prepared to resist efforts to stifle academic freedom.
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Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
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I know times are bad because any date from the future (2034, 2078, 2026) sounds like it could be the title of a post-apocalyptic movie.
April 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I know times are bad because any date from the future (2034, 2078, 2026) sounds like it could be the title of a post-apocalyptic movie.
Deleting Facebook from my home screen to try to wean myself off. It’s just a place where people go to scream into the darkness. Even when I agree, it doesn’t actually make me feel better.
Deleting X was an instant boost to my mental health. And I don’t miss it all.
Let’s see…
Deleting X was an instant boost to my mental health. And I don’t miss it all.
Let’s see…
March 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Deleting Facebook from my home screen to try to wean myself off. It’s just a place where people go to scream into the darkness. Even when I agree, it doesn’t actually make me feel better.
Deleting X was an instant boost to my mental health. And I don’t miss it all.
Let’s see…
Deleting X was an instant boost to my mental health. And I don’t miss it all.
Let’s see…
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Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
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I have heard of Lesotho.
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I have heard of Lesotho.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
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March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org