Rick Perlstein

Rick Perlstein

@rickperlstein.bsky.social

"O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet..."

30,089 Followers 24 Following 3,890 Posts Joined Jul 2023
13 hours ago

Fun fact: Tim Walz has not gone along with sports betting. Sports betting is illegal in Minnesota, even at tribal casinos.

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Call from White House situation room interrupts interview YouTube video by Sky News

You have to see this. "Er, er, er, er, er--everthing's fine!! FINE, I SAY!!!!"

www.youtube.com/shorts/d1RUg...

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What money??

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State’s Attorney Turned ‘Blind Eye’ To ICE Abuses, Petition Calling For Special Prosecutor Says Nearly 250 people back a petition they say is needed because Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has failed to act. O'Neill Burke called demands for a special prosecutor "frivolous" and ...

I absolutely trust my alder, Andre Vasquez (@andrefor40th.bsky.social) not to bullshit or pose: if it's his judgements that the Chicago state's attorney has abdicated her duties, take it to the proverbial bank. Read the petition! blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/12/s...

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I'll as him on X.

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I'm entering this guy in the Whitney Biennial.

www.youtube.com/shorts/R0NZf...

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Thanks. Re-doing.

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“We Don’t Want To Be Studied Like Guinea Pigs. We Want To Be Helped.” Three years after the East Palestine derailment, residents are still suffering.

"I'm pissed at the fact that everybody thinks we're doing fine, and that everything in East Palestine is good. It's not. We are still fighting the same battle we were fighting three years ago."

@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reports on anger in Ohio.

inthesetimes.com/article/east...

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Screen grab of Washington Post article on Pentagon banning photographers because of unflattering Hegseth pics, illustrated by unflattering Hegseth pic.

Streisand Effect. Nice job, guys.

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Most 70s event ever.

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In These Times Investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, analysis of national and world affairs, and cultural criticism that matters.

Fantastic Iran content up here now.

inthesetimes.com

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3 days ago

That doesn't contradict what he says.

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Skylab - Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation - 1979 YouTube video by AbortionOnToast

It was the moon landing, in reverse. 1979: An American Icharus.

youtu.be/qLoNQNK376E?...

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OH wait that's in Reaganland. Lost track.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRxn...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRxn...

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Too many acopyses to keep track of. Back in 1979, Skylab falling to earth ("Win a chunk of Skylab!" ran a radio station promotion I indelibly recall) seemed like the biggest news of my youth.

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Skylab - Wikipedia

Hit "The Invisible Bridge" to learn about this!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab#...

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That's a good thing. We shouldn't look away.

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I got mad.

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Possibly so.

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4 days ago

How about number of recalls?

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Post-War Prosperity to "Lifeboat Economics"? An interview with acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein

Did a very rewarding interview with a University of Wisconsin undergrad who asked really smart, historically informed questions about the political consequences of changing economic expectations of young people.

open.substack.com/pub/fourthfl...

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Random crowdsourcing request: anyone know of any experts to consult about whether the rate of food-borne illness has gone up with Trump-era deregulation?

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Pleikus are like streetcars.

Look it up.

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Mozart's Sister | Full Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS YouTube video by PBS

This little doc is remarkable.

youtu.be/6uaB5Tt6ilc?...

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Many people hated him very much.

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No book yet! Will hopefully be out by the end of the year. Called "The Infernal Triangle."

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Don't know, I'm looking for a new publisher.

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