Ted Perlmutter
@tedperl.bsky.social
Working on the nexuses between human rights, social media, peacebuilding and migration at Columbia University
Is the tide starting to flow back out?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy
The number has skyrocketed in recent weeks and includes at least 20 judges appointed by Trump himself.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Is the tide starting to flow back out?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Remnants of a brutal war explode on an American street.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Remnants of a brutal war explode on an American street.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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RT @davidaxelrod: "I’m having serious concerns that my order is not being followed."
-U.S. District Judge Sarah Eliis, after numerous cases of wanton assaults on members of the public and media by armed, masked DHS agents during their current blitz of the Chicago area.
-U.S. District Judge Sarah Eliis, after numerous cases of wanton assaults on members of the public and media by armed, masked DHS agents during their current blitz of the Chicago area.
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
RT @davidaxelrod: "I’m having serious concerns that my order is not being followed."
-U.S. District Judge Sarah Eliis, after numerous cases of wanton assaults on members of the public and media by armed, masked DHS agents during their current blitz of the Chicago area.
-U.S. District Judge Sarah Eliis, after numerous cases of wanton assaults on members of the public and media by armed, masked DHS agents during their current blitz of the Chicago area.
RT @TheAtlanticPR: The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
RT @TheAtlanticPR: The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
RT @BillKristol: ICE is provoking violence, and rhetoric coming from Trumpists about their desire for an authoritarian strongman is alarming. But some governors and judges are trying to defend the republic. And Dems should consider broadening their aims in the shutdown.
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
RT @BillKristol: ICE is provoking violence, and rhetoric coming from Trumpists about their desire for an authoritarian strongman is alarming. But some governors and judges are trying to defend the republic. And Dems should consider broadening their aims in the shutdown.
Questions After Quantico
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster. www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster. www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
Questions After Quantico
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.
www.thebulwark.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Questions After Quantico
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster. www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster. www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
Questions After Quantico www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
Questions After Quantico
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.
www.thebulwark.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Questions After Quantico www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...
Public blowback works.....
RT @yashar: BREAKING
Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.
RT @yashar: BREAKING
Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Public blowback works.....
RT @yashar: BREAKING
Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.
RT @yashar: BREAKING
Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.
A new form og government -- corrupto capitalism www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It’s Down to Two.
The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration’s attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.
www.notus.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A new form og government -- corrupto capitalism www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
Reposted by Ted Perlmutter
The goal of these ads is to drive a deeper wedge between local law enforcement and local politicians.
September 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The goal of these ads is to drive a deeper wedge between local law enforcement and local politicians.
War on data escalates
The Trump administration has cancelled the annual report on food insecurity in the US.
Do Trump supporters think if we don’t talk about it and pretend it’s not happening, it goes away?
Do Trump supporters think if we don’t talk about it and pretend it’s not happening, it goes away?
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
War on data escalates
RT @ianbremmer: if you think us-india relations are deteriorating, just wait on us-brazil…when former president (and trump friend) jair bolsonaro gets a multi-year jail term (in the coming weeks).
September 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
RT @ianbremmer: if you think us-india relations are deteriorating, just wait on us-brazil…when former president (and trump friend) jair bolsonaro gets a multi-year jail term (in the coming weeks).
How many working class votes did that net the Democratic Party in the last election? theconversation.com/bidens-labor...
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
Biden is arguably the most pro-union occupant of the White House since the New Deal.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
How many working class votes did that net the Democratic Party in the last election? theconversation.com/bidens-labor...
Reposted by Ted Perlmutter
Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in.
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in.
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Words of Wisdom for the Day
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...
How ‘Clanker’ Became an Anti-A.I. Rallying Cry
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Words of Wisdom for the Day
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...
Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea? responsiblestatecraft.org/nationalizat...
Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea?
Removing the profit motive that has allowed private interests to abuse, corrupt, and metastasize the system might be a way forward — if done right.
responsiblestatecraft.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea? responsiblestatecraft.org/nationalizat...
RT @ReichlinMelnick: Ironically, the below sentence is deeply anti-American, showing a total disregard for the First Amendment and an unamerican claim that the government should get to decide what kind of views are appropriate.
August 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
RT @ReichlinMelnick: Ironically, the below sentence is deeply anti-American, showing a total disregard for the First Amendment and an unamerican claim that the government should get to decide what kind of views are appropriate.
RT @philbak1: On the basis that their presence was confirmed by the hospital, and confirmed by GHF.
August 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
RT @philbak1: On the basis that their presence was confirmed by the hospital, and confirmed by GHF.
RT @RonBrownstein: Coupled with the attack on BLS, this is rapidly advancing deeper into the territory of insisting that all data that doesn't conform to Trump preferences is inherently invalid & that only the leader can tell you the truth. A hallmark of authoritarians across world & thru history
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
RT @RonBrownstein: Coupled with the attack on BLS, this is rapidly advancing deeper into the territory of insisting that all data that doesn't conform to Trump preferences is inherently invalid & that only the leader can tell you the truth. A hallmark of authoritarians across world & thru history
Mass atrocity prevention clearly low on the fed's agenda, but even so, this is surprising malfeasance.
NEW: Every year, the Elie Wiesel Act requires the president to report to Congress on how the government is preventing mass atrocities. This year, that report never came.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
July 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Mass atrocity prevention clearly low on the fed's agenda, but even so, this is surprising malfeasance.
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"Epstein clearly had access to enormous financing to operate his sex trafficking network, and the details on how he got the cash to pay for it are sitting in a Treasury Department filing cabinet." https://trib.al/ZTn3IyO
July 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Epstein clearly had access to enormous financing to operate his sex trafficking network, and the details on how he got the cash to pay for it are sitting in a Treasury Department filing cabinet." https://trib.al/ZTn3IyO
Why would anyone be surprised, except for those who voted for Trump expecting something better?
Something many do not know: The Biden administration engaged in a public and private pressure campaign to compel Netanyahu to reject the ethnic cleansing calls of his far-right allies. It worked. Then Biden lost, the pressure stopped and Trump reversed everything.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
July 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why would anyone be surprised, except for those who voted for Trump expecting something better?
Recall this was the case where the administration sent a letter to Harvard saying essentially that we will take over your university, & later said the letter was sent in error-- and let's just forget we ever sent it. Harvard did not go along with forgive and forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Recall this was the case where the administration sent a letter to Harvard saying essentially that we will take over your university, & later said the letter was sent in error-- and let's just forget we ever sent it. Harvard did not go along with forgive and forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
