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David Eugene Perry
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Award Winning Author of mystery thriller “Upon This Rock. Maritime Historian & World Traveler. Opinions here: my own
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David Eugene Perry @davidperryahoy.bsky.social · Nov 2
Ahoy! David Eugene Perry Novel Update: sequel to “Upon This Rock” @UponBy

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December 8: Today in “Upon This Rock”, the elderly, elfish and enigmatic priest, Don Bello, shows Adriano & Lee his pastorate: the 1000 year old church of San Giovanale, oldest in Orvieto & central to the mystery.

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December 8: Today in Upon This Rock – David Perry & Associates
December 8: Today in Upon This Rock December 8: Today in Upon This Rock, the elderly, elfish and enigmatic priest, Don Bello, shows Adriano & Lee his pastor
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December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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All hail the Sun King.

I would laugh but it’s
not at all funny: it’s dangerous and disgusting and racist and disturbing. Report below from @NPR
#nevertrump

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National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national par...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Tis the season for an award winning read! Give the gift of my bestselling mystery thriller, Upon This Rock, set during the Holidays in the magical Italian hilltop town of Orvieto. It’s now in its second printing and the screenplay is making the rounds in Hollywood!
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‘Tis the season for an award winning read: David Eugene Perry’s “Upon This Rock” – David Perry & Associates
‘Tis the season for an award winning read! This Christmas give the gift of my bestselling mystery thriller with two gay sleuths,  Upon This Rock , set duri
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December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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An incredible production. I urge everyone to see it.
#garfield #jamesgarfield

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Watch ‘Death by Lightning’ and Have Something to Talk About With Your Parents This Thanksgiving
Because no one should discuss modern-day politics while giving thanks.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Want to own a one-of-kind irreplaceable piece of Hollywood maritime history? Check out the link below and on December 9 & 10 check in at Heritage Auctions. #titanic

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November 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Ahoy! David Eugene Perry Novel Update: sequel to “Upon This Rock” @UponBy

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November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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“Of the many problems with Trump immigration policies, two themes stand out: the brutality toward immigrants who are here illegally and the unfairness toward citizens and legal immigrants.” — The New York Times Editorial Board

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Opinion | Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime
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October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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And not only because my first day in San Francisco was October 1, 1986 and my birthday is November 1 — October has always been my favorite month!

Gorgeous writing by “Native Son” Carl Nolte in the San Francisco Chronicle

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October 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Opinions | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
Opinion by George F. Will

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Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran
George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Thanks to Allie Rasmus of KTVU 2 ’s “Mornings on 2” for chatting with artist Aaron Wojack! A group of San Francisco artists from a collective called "Bat Witch Ghost" teamed up with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to build a haunted house and labyrinth from scratch.

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"The Haunt" a walk-through haunted house and DIY labyrinth opens at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A group of San Francisco artists from a collective called "Bat Witch Ghost" teamed up with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to build a haunted house and labyrinth from scratch. The walk-through exh...
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October 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A wonderful piece of writing by longtime friend and colleague Barbara Tannenbaum. It made me want to read the works of Guy Debord & now I have a new favorite quote: “Fish don’t know that they’re wet but they have premonitions.” - Norman M. Klein

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The OGQ – Omnium Gatherum Quarterly
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October 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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How DARE you @PressSec & @SpeakerJohnson. I am a US citizen. I am a Democrat. I am NOT a HAMAS supporter, quite the opposite: a proud supporter of Israel. You disgust me & you will lose. History’s dustbin is full of you.
#nevertrump #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Critics blast Trump spokeswoman remarks ahead of 'No Kings' protests
America's political rhetoric has become even more heated ahead of large-scale 'No Kings' protests against Trump's agenda.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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How DARE you @PressSec & @SpeakerJohnson. I am a US citizen. I am a Democrat. I am NOT a HAMAS supporter, quite the opposite: a proud supporter of Israel. You disgust me & you will lose. History’s dustbin is full of the likes of you.
#nevertrump #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Critics blast Trump spokeswoman remarks ahead of 'No Kings' protests
America's political rhetoric has become even more heated ahead of large-scale 'No Kings' protests against Trump's agenda.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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How DARE you @PressSec & @SpeakerJohnson. I am a citizen of the United States of America. I am a Democrat. I am NOT a supporter or HAMAS. You disgust me & ultimately you will lose. History’s dustbin is full of the likes of you.
#nevertrump #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Critics blast Trump spokeswoman remarks ahead of 'No Kings' protests
America's political rhetoric has become even more heated ahead of large-scale 'No Kings' protests against Trump's agenda.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Campaign Theme for Democrats running in the midterms:

“I’m for you, they (Trump
and the GOP) are for them…” then list all the hideous people he’s pardoned like Santos, January 6 attackers, etc

Turn their attacks on Kamala back in their faces.
#nevertrump #voteblue

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Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His Sentence
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October 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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I am sharing this heartfelt and honest commentary, as its author — Dr. Jonathan Dekel-Chen
— is someone whose integrity, compassion and commentary I have come to greatly respect. — David Perry
usnews.com U.S. News & World Report @usnews.com · Oct 13
New Commentary: My Son Was a Hostage in Gaza. Israelis Are Grateful to Trump – But Unsure About Peace. https://bit.ly/47mLVWi
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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As usual, Carl Nolte takes something as simple as a San Francisco bus ride and turns it into journalistic art. This is a “keeper”: one of Carl’s best among many “best” columns for the San Francisco Chronicle.
— David Perry (Boomer class of ‘61)

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They’re a new generation, and in San Francisco, they’re awfully sweet
OPINION: “A lot of older San Franciscans think Gen Z is ruining the city,” but that’s not true, columnist Carl Nolte writes.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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“Misusing the power to imprison people is uniquely chilling in a free society. Our country has entered a grave new period of injustice.”

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Opinion | The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period
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September 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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“President Trump is remaking the country in his image: crude, harsh, gratuitously mean.”

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Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger
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September 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Ahoy! As my friends and regular readers know, I’m working on a new novel, sequel to Upon This Rock. It’s going well, but I am determined to finish it by my birthday on November 1st. To wit: I’m erasing conscious distractions like personal social media.

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Ahoy! A Self Imposed Deadline – David Perry & Associates
Ahoy! As my friends and regular readers know, I’m working on a new novel, sequel to Upon This Rock. It’s going well, but I am determined to finish it by my birt
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July 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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A great voice for reason, respect and responsibility has passed: David Gergen. Often, I have said to myself: “how would Gergy handle this.” Sadly, his style of humble, Below: a heartfelt tribute from his longtime pulpit, the PBS NewsHour.

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Remembering presidential advisor and political analyst David Gergen
Presidential advisor and former News Hour contributor David Gergen died at 83 after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. Throughout his career, Gergen served four presidents, both Democrats and Re...
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July 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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“It strikes me as highly improbable that after nearly 600 years the power of printed words on a page is going to go away. I would put my money on literature’s comeback & that will be a great blow to the forces of dehumanization all around us.” — David Brooks

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Opinion | When Novels Mattered
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July 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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“Los Angeles has more people living on the streets than any other city in the United States, which almost certainly makes it the homelessness capital of the developed world: 75,000 people in 2023. ”

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The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America's homeless crisis
The surprising story, in words and pictures, behind the homeless crisis in Los Angeles — a tale of law enforcement, housing and economic crosswinds.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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“As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ran into bureaucratic obstacles, four officials inside the agency told CNN.”

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In Texas flood response, FEMA slowed by Noem’s cost controls | CNN Politics
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and li...
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July 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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“The cruelty of these cuts is matched only by their stupidity. Medicaid beneficiaries will lose, but so will the rest of us. The cost of care that is no longer reimbursed by Medicaid will instead be borne by hospitals and passed onto paying patients.”

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Opinion | Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country
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July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM