A.J. Perez
@byajperez.com
Documentary producer, investigative reporter and personal trainer. Proud dyslexic w ADHD. He/Him/His.
Signal: 571-418-1964
Signal: 571-418-1964
Back in 2009, I profiled Mike Rutenberg when he was a New Mexico State assistant coach making $30k a year—tied for the lowest-paid assistant in FBS that year.
"If you have to coach on the moon, you better find a way to survive on the moon."
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"If you have to coach on the moon, you better find a way to survive on the moon."
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February 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Back in 2009, I profiled Mike Rutenberg when he was a New Mexico State assistant coach making $30k a year—tied for the lowest-paid assistant in FBS that year.
"If you have to coach on the moon, you better find a way to survive on the moon."
web.archive.org/web/20100718...
"If you have to coach on the moon, you better find a way to survive on the moon."
web.archive.org/web/20100718...
A guy proposed to his girlfriend at the wine bar/restaurant we went to tonight. After she said “yes,” and he got off his knee, he said, “Fuck, that’s embarrassing.” Bruh, you didn’t do it on a scoreboard proposal like 🙋🏽
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
A guy proposed to his girlfriend at the wine bar/restaurant we went to tonight. After she said “yes,” and he got off his knee, he said, “Fuck, that’s embarrassing.” Bruh, you didn’t do it on a scoreboard proposal like 🙋🏽
Federal Judge Valerie E. Caproni sided with Brian Flores and other plaintiffs in the long-running racial discrimination case against the NFL in an order this morning.
"All of the claims of Plaintiffs Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton against the NFL and various member teams may now proceed."
"All of the claims of Plaintiffs Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton against the NFL and various member teams may now proceed."
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Federal Judge Valerie E. Caproni sided with Brian Flores and other plaintiffs in the long-running racial discrimination case against the NFL in an order this morning.
"All of the claims of Plaintiffs Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton against the NFL and various member teams may now proceed."
"All of the claims of Plaintiffs Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton against the NFL and various member teams may now proceed."
After changing our name from the Bezos Literary Club to the Balloon Lasers, we broke our trivia drought tonight by getting this final question correct: What consumable brand put out these flavors over the last 30 years: Typhoon, Supernova and Purple Thunder.
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
After changing our name from the Bezos Literary Club to the Balloon Lasers, we broke our trivia drought tonight by getting this final question correct: What consumable brand put out these flavors over the last 30 years: Typhoon, Supernova and Purple Thunder.
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How hard is it to link to other outlets’ work—that told fuller story of what Superintendent Graham told our reporters?
Putting out a call for people to say they didn’t hear enough doesn’t fill the reporting holes here to date.
Our team wants to be sure local woman isn’t being thrown under a bus.
Putting out a call for people to say they didn’t hear enough doesn’t fill the reporting holes here to date.
Our team wants to be sure local woman isn’t being thrown under a bus.
And @mississippitoday.org still insists their initial report was correct. (Narrator: Tripling down on an inaccurate story isn't a good look.) mississippitoday.org/2026/02/12/m...
Medgar Evers home visitors question omissions to his story - Mississippi Today
Medgar Evers home visitors said park rangers told them they can no longer discuss bloodstains on the driveway or refer to his assassin as a racist.
mississippitoday.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
How hard is it to link to other outlets’ work—that told fuller story of what Superintendent Graham told our reporters?
Putting out a call for people to say they didn’t hear enough doesn’t fill the reporting holes here to date.
Our team wants to be sure local woman isn’t being thrown under a bus.
Putting out a call for people to say they didn’t hear enough doesn’t fill the reporting holes here to date.
Our team wants to be sure local woman isn’t being thrown under a bus.
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Screenshotted the tweet.
Cropped out the author of the originating tweet
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Removed the reference to the publication that published the article ( @frontofficesports.bsky.social)
This is how we internet in 2026 I guess!
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Removed the reference to the publication that published the article ( @frontofficesports.bsky.social)
This is how we internet in 2026 I guess!
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Screenshotted the tweet.
Cropped out the author of the originating tweet
Cropped out the link to the article
Removed the reference to the publication that published the article ( @frontofficesports.bsky.social)
This is how we internet in 2026 I guess!
Cropped out the author of the originating tweet
Cropped out the link to the article
Removed the reference to the publication that published the article ( @frontofficesports.bsky.social)
This is how we internet in 2026 I guess!
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
Pam Bondi whenever a Dem member of the committee asks a question
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Pam Bondi whenever a Dem member of the committee asks a question
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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I think maybe the remarkable part is that the US Attorney tried to indict six Democratic elected officials (and veterans) who made a video saying that everyone should follow the law.
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video
The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I think maybe the remarkable part is that the US Attorney tried to indict six Democratic elected officials (and veterans) who made a video saying that everyone should follow the law.
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NEWS: A federal grand jury has rejected the Trump regime’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress for posting a video reminding service members of their oath and their duty to refuse illegal orders.
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
NEWS: A federal grand jury has rejected the Trump regime’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress for posting a video reminding service members of their oath and their duty to refuse illegal orders.
Commanders co-owner (and City Paper owner) Mark Ein approached WaPo’s then-CEO Will Lewis with a pitch to “spin sports and local into a separate entity that the City Paper would then invest in and host on its platform.”
Bezos and Co. really screwed over the DMV. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Bezos and Co. really screwed over the DMV. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
February 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Commanders co-owner (and City Paper owner) Mark Ein approached WaPo’s then-CEO Will Lewis with a pitch to “spin sports and local into a separate entity that the City Paper would then invest in and host on its platform.”
Bezos and Co. really screwed over the DMV. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Bezos and Co. really screwed over the DMV. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
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(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive.
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Bezos could have saved WaPo’s sports and local journalists. He laid them off instead.
“The equation isn’t adding up.”
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February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive.
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
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This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
It was reported that Nancy Guthrie's Ring subscription wasn't live and, therefore, the images and video were unretrievable. Now the question is, how did the FBI (or private sector partners) get these? Does Amazon's Ring store footage even without a subscription? Were theyretrieved from hardware?
NEW: Surveillance photo released in connection with Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Nancy Guthrie update: Photo of suspect released
This is the first time law enforcement has provided public details on a person of interest.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It was reported that Nancy Guthrie's Ring subscription wasn't live and, therefore, the images and video were unretrievable. Now the question is, how did the FBI (or private sector partners) get these? Does Amazon's Ring store footage even without a subscription? Were theyretrieved from hardware?
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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
Evers Monument Never Removed Brochures ‘Not One Second,’ Superintendent Says, Disputing Reports
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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elle no longer has to worry about keeping it cute for disney and is letting the choppa sing!
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
elle no longer has to worry about keeping it cute for disney and is letting the choppa sing!
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Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
There's one Fanatics mention in the Epstein files—and of course it contains a needless redaction.
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
There's one Fanatics mention in the Epstein files—and of course it contains a needless redaction.
China and other parts of Asia make nearly all the hockey gear. Like, close to 90%. Just adding more context so you know how totally preposterous this Trump post is.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
China and other parts of Asia make nearly all the hockey gear. Like, close to 90%. Just adding more context so you know how totally preposterous this Trump post is.
Props to @tatianatenreyro.bsky.social for amazingly laying out the real message(s) behind Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance in this @latimes.com feature. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Decoding Bad Bunny's triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rican journalist Tatiana Tenreyro unpacks the most Puerto Rican moments of Bad Bunny's monumental Super Bowl halftime show — and his urgent calls for Pan-American unity in the face of oppressio...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Props to @tatianatenreyro.bsky.social for amazingly laying out the real message(s) behind Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance in this @latimes.com feature. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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I'm trying to be concise but here's the long version: whatever bullshit gets brought up by agitators that you think requires you to participate means they are still in charge. you're being a mark if you continue their cycle. instead participate in what *you* want and with the people you like
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I'm trying to be concise but here's the long version: whatever bullshit gets brought up by agitators that you think requires you to participate means they are still in charge. you're being a mark if you continue their cycle. instead participate in what *you* want and with the people you like
Our first job as journalists is to get the facts right, something the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today failed to do when "reporting" brochures were removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that called his murderer a “racist.”
That myth soon spread.
That myth soon spread.
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Our first job as journalists is to get the facts right, something the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today failed to do when "reporting" brochures were removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that called his murderer a “racist.”
That myth soon spread.
That myth soon spread.
I don’t drink soda anymore, but was always a Pepsi guy
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I don’t drink soda anymore, but was always a Pepsi guy