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Perry Grossman

@realperrygrossman.bsky.social

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Recovering/aspiring sociologist. Brookline, MA. Town Meeting and Advisory Committee member Interests include climate justice, clean tech, democracy, etc. Probably a Bayesian. "Ooof" is pretty much my standard reply to what is going on these days.

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · Mar 7

This is not normal

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h

In honor of Charlie Kirk, the alleged free speech champion, Trump's State Department has revoked the visas of foreign individuals who made critical, disparaging comments after his assassination.

What weak, pathetic snowflakes and hypocrites.

Fragile, porcelain tea cups.

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 5h

The GOP are sad and scary

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scary

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 6h

It is alarming that the Trump Admin & rogue ICE agents would abduct a 13-year-old child from Everett, transport him to a facility over 500 miles away & reportedly subject him to harrowing conditions.

They must stop violating our constitutional rights.

My full statement:

A graphic that reads:

“It is absolutely alarming that the Trump Administration and its rogue ICE agents would abduct a 13-year-old child, transport him to a facility over 500 miles away without his family, lawyer or a court knowing, and reportedly subject him to harrowing, inhumane conditions, including inadequate nutrition and sleeping on a concrete floor with an aluminum blanket while still healing from a broken foot.

“He is a 7th-grader who should have been met with compassion and care, not criminalized and sent to an adult prison.

“The Trump Administration must stop violating the constitutional rights of our constituents. I join the chorus of community voices demanding basic adherence to due process, preservation of this child’s constitutional rights, and his immediate return to his family.”

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Regarding the news today, all I have to say for now is... subscribe to The Onion. Thank you for believing in us and thank you for your patience.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

For the love of America, NoKings.org.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 6h

"They didn't sign up to be little toy soldiers in a political game."

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a combat veteran, sounds the alarm on the politicization of our military. She spoke with our Tristeza Ordex about Trump's illegal deployments happening in Chicago & other American cities.

Veterans on the Front Line: Sen. Tammy Duckworth

YouTube video by VoteVets

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn @deborahelizabeth.bsky.social · 6h

Dear Republicans,

Your party has become a pro-death and pro-cruelty movement.

Your policies lead to these outcomes:

-Poverty and homelessness

-Malnutrition

-Toxic food and pharmaceuticals

-Lack of medical care

-Dismantled public health systems

-No elder care or disability aid

-Toxic pollution

-Climate change

-Plenty of guns and street drugs

-No formula for babies that need it

-No abortions for people that need them

-Sectarian hatred

-Dehumanization based on race, gender, class, orientation, or national origin

-Mass incarceration

-Glorification of cruelty

Please quit the pro-death and pro-cruelty movement, and join us.

We're not perfect. We don't have all the answers. We often disagree among ourselves.

However, we value basic human decency, and we don't seek to create despair, destruction, and death.

Love,

Your Fellow Americans

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Swing Blue Alliance @swingbluealliance.org · 6h

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 6h

The cruel GOP

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 6h

the bully

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7h

In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan warned that the US was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire.

Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.

Two top scientists tackle Trump's idiocracy

In a new book, Michael Mann and Peter Hotez examine the risks posed by entrenched beliefs, corporate greed, and regressive governments.

www.motherjones.com

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 8h

Hesr Kai Ryssdal on the lack of skilled tradespeople and the inability to scale up fast enough:
youtu.be/isF96bnT6u0?...

How Long Can the American Economy Hold? — with Kai Ryssdal | Prof G Conversations

YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 8h

trump is delusional

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 9h

My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I discussed our new book #ScienceUnderSiege with the great @petedominick.bsky.social. Here's the full segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZoj...

Dr Michael Mann and Dr Peter Hotez

YouTube video by Stand Up! With Pete

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 8h

GOP dysfunction

Boston.com @boston.com · 9h

Healey: ‘Washington needs to get back to work’ trib.al/mI7Nwbx

Healey: ‘Washington needs to get back to work’

Governor Maura Healey commented on the ongoing government shutdown at a press conference on Tuesday. While the press conference was about energy costs, Healey was asked her thoughts about the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. “We’re going into two weeks. It’s absolutely unacceptable,” Healey said. “Washington needs to get back to work.” She […]

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Cub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 1d

A tip if you’re wearing a new inflatable to #NoKings — Turn it inside out and let it air out a few days. Mine has a plastic-y smell that I wouldn’t want to be breathing all day.
(Poor Frog looks pitiful inside out, but it has to be done. 🙂)

Frog inflatable suit hanging inside out to get rid of plastic smell.

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 1d

This is the GoFundMe for the 13-year-old kidnapped by ICE from Everett.

Donate to Our 13-Year-Old Son Was Taken by ICE — Help Bring Him Back, organized by Josiele Silva

English: Our 13-Year-Old Son Was Taken by ICE — Please He… Josiele Silva needs your support for Our 13-Year-Old Son Was Taken by ICE — Help Bring Him Back

gofund.me

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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 1d

ICE arrested a 13 year old Mass boy and sent him 500 miles away alone to Virginia.

13 years old.

Trump and his enablers are sadistic monsters.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Georgians, thanks for being good voters. Please vote in the 11/4 Public Service Commission election! @environmentalvoter.bsky.social

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Stupid Russians.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv cuts power to 30,000, officials say reut.rs/4nMCPYy

Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv cuts power to 30,000, officials say

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, with guided bombs on Monday, knocking out power to 30,000 customers in three districts, local officials said.

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 1d

The GOP shutdown

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Senator Lydia Edwards @senatorledwards.bsky.social · 1d

Today we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day and recognize those who first called this land home. May we celebrate the heritage, resilience, and continued contributions of Indigenous peoples across the Commonwealth.

#mapoli #bospoli

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 1d

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No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15

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Perry Grossman @realperrygrossman.bsky.social · 1d

50501: "Trump has spent weeks calling Portland a “war zone,” a “bombed-out hellscape,” “worse than a postapocalyptic movie.”" But it is trump's brain that is those things.