Jon Perr

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." 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: 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. perrspectives.com/trump-ignore...

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...

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...

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...

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. www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...

Things President Trump has “completely and totally obliterated”: ✅ 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...

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…

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...

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.

Two stories, same day. Perhaps "50 eyes for an eye" is not how #Israel will win friends and influence people.

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.

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. 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. www.cbo.gov/publication/...

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. 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.” www.c-span.org/clip/campaig...

President Trump doesn’t just have vascular issues. He’s also suffering from a severe case of premature obliteration. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Fatter than a spreading buffet, more flatulent than a laxative, able to lease tall buildings in a single term. Look up on the screen! It’s a turd! It’s a shame! It’s…

For those of you keeping score at home, Donald Trump’s nuclear disarmament record is now 0 for 2. #Iran #NorthKorea

Donald Trump is apparently suffering from Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome: www.timesofisrael.com/trump-demand...

It is worth remembering that the Southern Baptist Convention was founded in 1845 for the express purpose of defending slavery. The Southern Baptists apologized for their original sin 150 years later in 1995. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

As #CBO warns once again, for the GOP the only certainties in life are debt and tax cuts.

More government-mandated medical malpractice from the Trump administration: www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/h...

Trump’s #GoldenDome is sounding like golden showers (so to speak) for the defense industry. Those who lived through Reagan’s “Star Wars” speech know how this story goes: hundreds of billions spent, no impenetrable defense achieved. www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/p...

The NWS office in Jackson, Kentucky, has been without staffing overnight because of DOGE cuts. Last night, a tornado tore through southern Kentucky and killed more than a dozen. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...

How do you say “cracker-ass cracker” in Afrikaans? www.npr.org/2025/05/12/g...

Here's how the Trump administration is telling you that American consumers will pay the cost of its tariffs without literally telling you that American consumers will pay the cost of its tariffs. These two stories from today give the game away.

In 2022, MS Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill which forbids schools from teaching “that any sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.” Now he has once again issued a “Confederate Heritage Month” proclamation. www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

As Pro Publica reports, America’s “Great Unlearning” has a growing body count. The lesson: You can’t count on herd immunity if the herd isn’t immune. #Measles #WhoopingCough www.propublica.org/article/whoo...

Congratulations, boss, you've done it: You're bigger than covid.

The most ardent supporters of the Face-Eating Leopard Party discover their candidate is in fact eating their faces and asks him to stop. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Two small requests for the Vice President: #FollowTheLaw #TellTheTruth www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Apparently, Snooki was unavailable. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Elbows up, Canada.

What #tariff rate will Trump put on these eggs? www.bbc.com/news/article...

If the White House was a college, the Trump administration would withhold its funding due to rampant #antisemitism. perrspectives.com/will-antisem...

For those of us worried that Trump will withdraw from #NATO, news that the U.S. might relinquish the role of Supreme Allied Commander of Europe (SACEUR) is very bad news. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

If #RFKJr succeeds in “letting bird flu rip” through America’s chicken farms, Chick-fil-A will have to be renamed “Chick-empty-AF.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...