Jon Perr
@perrspectives.bsky.social
Bringing light to the darkness of American politics.
This Trump Truth Social post about an agreement with NATO to send naval forces to open the Strait of Hormuz had to be an #AprilFoolsDay joke because it actually made too much sense.
April 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This Trump Truth Social post about an agreement with NATO to send naval forces to open the Strait of Hormuz had to be an #AprilFoolsDay joke because it actually made too much sense.
Don’t be distracted by Donald Trump’s increasingly gymnastic contortions over his Iran war.
Just ask yourself this: Is Trump achieving--or can he achieve at an acceptable cost--his stated political objectives for the war?
So far, the answer is "no."
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Just ask yourself this: Is Trump achieving--or can he achieve at an acceptable cost--his stated political objectives for the war?
So far, the answer is "no."
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By His Definition, Trump is Losing His War with Iran - Perrspectives
Don’t be distracted by Donald Trump’s increasingly gymnastic contortions over his Iran war which he alternately declared over just the past week “already won” yet requiring $200 billion in additional ...
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March 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Don’t be distracted by Donald Trump’s increasingly gymnastic contortions over his Iran war.
Just ask yourself this: Is Trump achieving--or can he achieve at an acceptable cost--his stated political objectives for the war?
So far, the answer is "no."
perrspectives.com/by-his-defin...
Just ask yourself this: Is Trump achieving--or can he achieve at an acceptable cost--his stated political objectives for the war?
So far, the answer is "no."
perrspectives.com/by-his-defin...
Since 2002, five different war games, simulations and analyses were conducted into how a U.S. conflict with Iran would unfold. 4 of 5 predicted closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a primary Iranian strategy and that reopening it would be slow and costly:
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March 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Since 2002, five different war games, simulations and analyses were conducted into how a U.S. conflict with Iran would unfold. 4 of 5 predicted closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a primary Iranian strategy and that reopening it would be slow and costly:
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Tym2g...
copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Tym2g...
Trump and his team ignored 25 years of war games, simulations and analyses from U.S. national security experts warning of the dangerous economic and political fallout from Tehran's asymmetric response to an American attack on #Iran.
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Trump Ignored Decades of Warnings on Iran War Economic Impact - Perrspectives
President Trump on Monday seemed shocked—shocked!—at the rapidly growing economic fallout from his war on Iran. U.S. gasoline prices spiked and markets wobbled as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the UA...
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March 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Trump and his team ignored 25 years of war games, simulations and analyses from U.S. national security experts warning of the dangerous economic and political fallout from Tehran's asymmetric response to an American attack on #Iran.
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A U.S. intelligence assessment delivered a week before the start of the American strikes against Iran concluded that regime change in Tehran was unlikely after either a short or extended military campaign.
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Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime
A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.
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March 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A U.S. intelligence assessment delivered a week before the start of the American strikes against Iran concluded that regime change in Tehran was unlikely after either a short or extended military campaign.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I joined Kirn Braich on the “Kirnel of Truth” podcast (link below) to discuss how the AI onslaught will change work, the economy, the role of government and even humanity itself.
Connecting the dots does not produce a pretty picture.
Connecting the dots does not produce a pretty picture.
February 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I joined Kirn Braich on the “Kirnel of Truth” podcast (link below) to discuss how the AI onslaught will change work, the economy, the role of government and even humanity itself.
Connecting the dots does not produce a pretty picture.
Connecting the dots does not produce a pretty picture.
I joined the “Kirnel of Truth” podcast to discuss the future of the Democratic Party. Our wide-ranging conversation included a 2024 post-mortem, thoughts on the Democrats’ path forward and assessments of the politics of AI.
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The Politics of AI: How the Democratic Party Can Revitalize Itself
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January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I joined the “Kirnel of Truth” podcast to discuss the future of the Democratic Party. Our wide-ranging conversation included a 2024 post-mortem, thoughts on the Democrats’ path forward and assessments of the politics of AI.
open.spotify.com/episode/2V1k...
open.spotify.com/episode/2V1k...
During Trump's first term, Russia offered to swap #Venezuela for #Ukraine. In international relations circles, this is known as an idiot pro quo.
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Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
During Trump's first term, Russia offered to swap #Venezuela for #Ukraine. In international relations circles, this is known as an idiot pro quo.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
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Apparently, the Trump administration has a new strategy for weeding out the gay Nazis and LGBT Klansmen in its ranks.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Apparently, the Trump administration has a new strategy for weeding out the gay Nazis and LGBT Klansmen in its ranks.
Trump: If legal U.S. residents are "extremely controversial," they may deserve an appointment with a bone saw.
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Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trump: If legal U.S. residents are "extremely controversial," they may deserve an appointment with a bone saw.
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Things President Trump has “completely and totally obliterated”:
✅ White House’s East Wing
❌ Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities
✅ White House’s East Wing
❌ Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Things President Trump has “completely and totally obliterated”:
✅ White House’s East Wing
❌ Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities
✅ White House’s East Wing
❌ Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities
Presumably, Congressional Republicans will demand a vote for an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against these drug cartels.
Right? #WarPowersAct
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Right? #WarPowersAct
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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
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October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Presumably, Congressional Republicans will demand a vote for an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against these drug cartels.
Right? #WarPowersAct
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Right? #WarPowersAct
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In 2010, a special prosecutor could not prove the Bush administration fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias for refusing to prosecute cases it wanted charged.
In 2025, President Trump confessed to doing just that to U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert. #Comey
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In 2025, President Trump confessed to doing just that to U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert. #Comey
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September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
In 2010, a special prosecutor could not prove the Bush administration fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias for refusing to prosecute cases it wanted charged.
In 2025, President Trump confessed to doing just that to U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert. #Comey
perrspectives.com/bush-probe-sho…
In 2025, President Trump confessed to doing just that to U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert. #Comey
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How lawless is Trump’s GOP?
Well, in 2008 President Bush’s AG Michael Mukasey named a special prosecutor to probe his boss’ purge of U.S. attorneys. This is what she found:
www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/u...
Well, in 2008 President Bush’s AG Michael Mukasey named a special prosecutor to probe his boss’ purge of U.S. attorneys. This is what she found:
www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/u...
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
How lawless is Trump’s GOP?
Well, in 2008 President Bush’s AG Michael Mukasey named a special prosecutor to probe his boss’ purge of U.S. attorneys. This is what she found:
www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/u...
Well, in 2008 President Bush’s AG Michael Mukasey named a special prosecutor to probe his boss’ purge of U.S. attorneys. This is what she found:
www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/u...
Sorry, Republic of Tea. But the gentlemen of "Breaking Abbey" started offering his lordship's "Earl Blue" in 2012.
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sorry, Republic of Tea. But the gentlemen of "Breaking Abbey" started offering his lordship's "Earl Blue" in 2012.
The Trump administration is using the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk as its own #ReichstagFire.
The unprecedented extortion of broadcast networks, the dangerous targeting of opposition voices and the lawless crackdown on liberal groups only requires a simple cut and paste from the original German.
The unprecedented extortion of broadcast networks, the dangerous targeting of opposition voices and the lawless crackdown on liberal groups only requires a simple cut and paste from the original German.
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Trump administration is using the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk as its own #ReichstagFire.
The unprecedented extortion of broadcast networks, the dangerous targeting of opposition voices and the lawless crackdown on liberal groups only requires a simple cut and paste from the original German.
The unprecedented extortion of broadcast networks, the dangerous targeting of opposition voices and the lawless crackdown on liberal groups only requires a simple cut and paste from the original German.
First Iran and now Qatar. For the second time in three months, Israel launched a strike to derail U.S.-led negotiations already in progress.
Not a good look for #Trump and his #NobelPeacePrize crusade.
Not a good look for #Trump and his #NobelPeacePrize crusade.
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
First Iran and now Qatar. For the second time in three months, Israel launched a strike to derail U.S.-led negotiations already in progress.
Not a good look for #Trump and his #NobelPeacePrize crusade.
Not a good look for #Trump and his #NobelPeacePrize crusade.
History is replete with dominant global powers who over time lost their position of leadership. The United States appears to be the first to unilaterally surrender.
August 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
History is replete with dominant global powers who over time lost their position of leadership. The United States appears to be the first to unilaterally surrender.
In addition to “Deportation Depot,” DeSantis is said to be planning to use land currently owned by DisneyWorld to build a new ICE detention camp he’s calling “Mouseschwitz.”
UPDATE: That rumor has not been confirmed.
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UPDATE: That rumor has not been confirmed.
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DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed 'Deportation Depot'
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In addition to “Deportation Depot,” DeSantis is said to be planning to use land currently owned by DisneyWorld to build a new ICE detention camp he’s calling “Mouseschwitz.”
UPDATE: That rumor has not been confirmed.
apnews.com/article/flor...
UPDATE: That rumor has not been confirmed.
apnews.com/article/flor...
There is no evidence that Donald Trump paid Russian hookers to urinate on him in a Moscow hotel room in 2013. But a new report from the nonpartisan CBO confirms that Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" takes from the poor to give golden showers to the rich.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
There is no evidence that Donald Trump paid Russian hookers to urinate on him in a Moscow hotel room in 2013. But a new report from the nonpartisan CBO confirms that Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" takes from the poor to give golden showers to the rich.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Fibber on the Roof.
August 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fibber on the Roof.
Play Donald Trump's "Deport the Antisemite" Game!
For each of the 10 students, professors and activists quoted, you decide whether (a) their statements are antisemitic, and; (b) he or she should be deported for having made them.
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For each of the 10 students, professors and activists quoted, you decide whether (a) their statements are antisemitic, and; (b) he or she should be deported for having made them.
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Play Donald Trump’s “Deport the Antisemite” Game - Perrspectives
From the moment he ambled back into the White House, Donald Trump and the phony philosemites of his administration have been using dubious charges of antisemitism as sword to attack people and institu...
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August 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Play Donald Trump's "Deport the Antisemite" Game!
For each of the 10 students, professors and activists quoted, you decide whether (a) their statements are antisemitic, and; (b) he or she should be deported for having made them.
perrspectives.com/play-donald-...
For each of the 10 students, professors and activists quoted, you decide whether (a) their statements are antisemitic, and; (b) he or she should be deported for having made them.
perrspectives.com/play-donald-...
Donald Trump on Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein, at CPAC 2015:
“Nice guy. Got a lot of problems coming up in my opinion with the famous island with Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of problems.”
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“Nice guy. Got a lot of problems coming up in my opinion with the famous island with Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of problems.”
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User Clip: Trump prediction at CPAC Feb 2015
Trump tells Sean Bill has problems coming involving Epstein Island.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Donald Trump on Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein, at CPAC 2015:
“Nice guy. Got a lot of problems coming up in my opinion with the famous island with Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of problems.”
www.c-span.org/clip/campaig...
“Nice guy. Got a lot of problems coming up in my opinion with the famous island with Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of problems.”
www.c-span.org/clip/campaig...