Jamie Perez
@jamiegp.bsky.social
Digital Strategy at CAP @americanprogress.bsky.social
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Lives and believes in Baltimore.
Opinions all my own.
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Lives and believes in Baltimore.
Opinions all my own.
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Dodgers' Kiké Hernández is right—no one should be terrorized in their community.
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Dodgers' Kiké Hernández is right—no one should be terrorized in their community.
If you aren’t rooting for Toronto tonight, you ain’t North American
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you aren’t rooting for Toronto tonight, you ain’t North American
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Trump's trade deal with China isn’t a win, and Americans continue to pay the price for his trade war. CAP's Ryan Mulholland explains for @msnbc.com: https://tinyurl.com/dhdm5x4x
Opinion | Trump's latest China deal is anything but a win
No matter how rosy a picture Trump paints of this new agreement, the reality will be far bleaker.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's trade deal with China isn’t a win, and Americans continue to pay the price for his trade war. CAP's Ryan Mulholland explains for @msnbc.com: https://tinyurl.com/dhdm5x4x
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Federal judge has to tell the President he can't starve his own citizens to arm twist opposition party into gutting health care access for same citizens
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...
SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration
The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.
www.cnbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Federal judge has to tell the President he can't starve his own citizens to arm twist opposition party into gutting health care access for same citizens
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...
They make it hard because it matters... keep pushing Montana!
UPDATE: Montana's attorney general just decided to protect Citizens United by turning down The Montana Plan. CAP's Tom Moore explains what happens next. Questions? Drop them in the comments.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They make it hard because it matters... keep pushing Montana!
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The Trump administration slashed the Department of Education's workforce by nearly 50%—this is a direct attack on 50 million students. @pbshoemaker.bsky.social breaks down the numbers behind these cuts:
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Trump administration slashed the Department of Education's workforce by nearly 50%—this is a direct attack on 50 million students. @pbshoemaker.bsky.social breaks down the numbers behind these cuts:
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President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
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“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
In Letitia James Case, Some Black Women See Their Own Family Sacrifices
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
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Ok, let's play a game.
Like this post and add a comment with a number between 1-100, and I'll share the corresponding STRANGER from the zine, illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social
For example, "66" = Aza, a Miswired Zookeeper
Oh & while you're at it, back us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
Like this post and add a comment with a number between 1-100, and I'll share the corresponding STRANGER from the zine, illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social
For example, "66" = Aza, a Miswired Zookeeper
Oh & while you're at it, back us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ok, let's play a game.
Like this post and add a comment with a number between 1-100, and I'll share the corresponding STRANGER from the zine, illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social
For example, "66" = Aza, a Miswired Zookeeper
Oh & while you're at it, back us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
Like this post and add a comment with a number between 1-100, and I'll share the corresponding STRANGER from the zine, illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social
For example, "66" = Aza, a Miswired Zookeeper
Oh & while you're at it, back us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...
The next Democratic President better turn this ballroom into a museum to corruption with every donor and the amount donated memorialized. Let’s forego clutching pearls and go directly to truth-telling. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5582...
🔊 Listen Now: Skirting approval process, White House demolishes East Wing to start on Trump's ballroom project
on NPR One | 8:19
one.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The next Democratic President better turn this ballroom into a museum to corruption with every donor and the amount donated memorialized. Let’s forego clutching pearls and go directly to truth-telling. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5582...
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As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and members of his family are raking in millions of dollars—and the number is only growing. Check out our new tracker to see how Trump is using the office of the presidency to his financial benefit: https://ampr.gs/47nd5eE
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and members of his family are raking in millions of dollars—and the number is only growing. Check out our new tracker to see how Trump is using the office of the presidency to his financial benefit: https://ampr.gs/47nd5eE
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Here's a good short vid on the subject.
Introducing CAP’s Plan to Beat Citizens United
YouTube video by Center For American Progress
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October 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Here's a good short vid on the subject.
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I wrote about the Corporate Power Reset—a brilliant act of legal judo that uses Citizens United’s own reasoning to flip the table.
open.substack.com/pub/clayjak/...
open.substack.com/pub/clayjak/...
The power to define what a corporation is under state law is the power to define what democracy can be
The Corporate Power Reset is the kind of creative reclamation the country desperately needs.
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I wrote about the Corporate Power Reset—a brilliant act of legal judo that uses Citizens United’s own reasoning to flip the table.
open.substack.com/pub/clayjak/...
open.substack.com/pub/clayjak/...
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The evidence is clear: Donald Trump's politically-motivated Justice Department is LYING to federal judges. That changes the way our courts work. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/does...
October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The evidence is clear: Donald Trump's politically-motivated Justice Department is LYING to federal judges. That changes the way our courts work. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/does...
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Launching on Tuesday!
100 Strangers, misfits & outcasts for sci-fi RPGs, written by STATIONS & illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social, coming to @kickstarter.com
Early-bird special: free digital EP of far-future gigapunk band re:MAIN (aka Dave Nesmith of Sleepytime Trio)
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100 Strangers, misfits & outcasts for sci-fi RPGs, written by STATIONS & illustrated by @roqueromero.bsky.social, coming to @kickstarter.com
Early-bird special: free digital EP of far-future gigapunk band re:MAIN (aka Dave Nesmith of Sleepytime Trio)
bit.ly/make100stran...
October 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We back!
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
Here are some examples of the price increases under the Affordable Care Act -- unless Republicans act to stop the subsidies from expiring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
Here are some examples of the price increases under the Affordable Care Act -- unless Republicans act to stop the subsidies from expiring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
October 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
Here are some examples of the price increases under the Affordable Care Act -- unless Republicans act to stop the subsidies from expiring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
Here are some examples of the price increases under the Affordable Care Act -- unless Republicans act to stop the subsidies from expiring.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
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The plan to beat Citizen's United is simple—it relies on corporate law that's existed for centuries.
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The plan to beat Citizen's United is simple—it relies on corporate law that's existed for centuries.
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We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?
Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?
Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?
Wherever this Ravens game goes today, just know that we have a Vorhees playing on the offensive line in Spooky Season. You’re welcome, World.
October 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Wherever this Ravens game goes today, just know that we have a Vorhees playing on the offensive line in Spooky Season. You’re welcome, World.
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About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
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Halloween trick-or-treaters may be coming home empty-handed thanks to Trump's tariff war.
![A graphic featuring a line graph and an illustration of a carved pumpkin with Donald Trump's face. The title reads: "Thanks to Trump, Halloween candy prices are te ["e" is covered by a piece of orange tape with "a" on it] rrifying."
The line graph, titled "EVOLUTION OF FERRERO, HERSHEY, AND MARS PRODUCT PRICES, 2024–2025," shows three upward-trending lines:
Red Line (Ferrero minis, 7.2 oz. bag): Rises from approximately $27 to $30.
Blue Line (Hershey minis, 55.35 oz. bag): Rises from approximately $22 to $24.
Green Line (Mars minis, 41.79 oz. bag): Rises from $20 to $22.
The pumpkin, containing assorted Halloween candy, has an orange-highlighted text box below it that reads: "Trump's policies are haunting our economy." The source is cited at the bottom.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kkowgxq2se4x5lo4zyipch6a/bafkreigxgocsmqsd2kokw3m74kb5yetf6s5gd4lirupbiy5ofgdmhpve3a@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Halloween trick-or-treaters may be coming home empty-handed thanks to Trump's tariff war.