“Misusing the power to imprison people is uniquely chilling in a free society. Our country has entered a grave new period of injustice.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

“President Trump is remaking the country in his image: crude, harsh, gratuitously mean.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Ahoy! As my friends and regular readers know, I’m working on a new novel, sequel to Upon This Rock. It’s going well, but I am determined to finish it by my birthday on November 1st. To wit: I’m erasing conscious distractions like personal social media. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/aho...

A great voice for reason, respect and responsibility has passed: David Gergen. Often, I have said to myself: “how would Gergy handle this.” Sadly, his style of humble, Below: a heartfelt tribute from his longtime pulpit, the PBS NewsHour. artscanvas.org/arts-culture...

“It strikes me as highly improbable that after nearly 600 years the power of printed words on a page is going to go away. I would put my money on literature’s comeback & that will be a great blow to the forces of dehumanization all around us.” — David Brooks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...

“Los Angeles has more people living on the streets than any other city in the United States, which almost certainly makes it the homelessness capital of the developed world: 75,000 people in 2023. ” www.latimes.com/california/s...

“As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ran into bureaucratic obstacles, four officials inside the agency told CNN.” www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...

“The cruelty of these cuts is matched only by their stupidity. Medicaid beneficiaries will lose, but so will the rest of us. The cost of care that is no longer reimbursed by Medicaid will instead be borne by hospitals and passed onto paying patients.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/o...

“A recent study showed that if U.S. vaccination rates continue to decline, the nation could face millions of cases over the next 25 years.” — Lena Sun, The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The app, which is free and gives users the ability to anonymously report ICE sightings within a five-mile radius, had approximately 500,000 users as of July 5. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Fascinating and important interview tonight with Kara Swisher on Washington Week with The Atlantic, conducted by Jeffrey Goldberg. The subject: The Media in the Age of Trump. www.thirteen.org/programs/was...

Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day to all our family and friends up north! And thank you to all our Canadian visitors, businesses and especially members of the military who have bravely served in the celebration and defense of TRUE shared values. Keep on keeping on. #CanadaDay #Canada

“My guys are so frightened,” one business owner said in an email to The Post. “I am spending big money on an immigration lawyer for them and me. It’s very complicated and there are not not many solutions, or even answers.” thepalmspringspost.com/unmarked-age...

While the current national administration of the United States denies, denigrates and damages the LGBT community, our beloved little town of Grazalema in the Andalucían province of Cádiz in southern Spain celebrates its diversity. Thank you. It means a lot, always, to us — especially today.

“Emil Bove, however, would be a problem for a very long time. At 44 years old, he’s been nominated for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench.” — David French www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

Well done Salt Lake City. Well done every local leader standing up to over-reaching right wing idealogues. You will not win this. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Today in History: June 26, 1945. 80 years ago today, the United Nations Charter was signed in the Herbst Theatre at San Francisco War Memorial. Below are my observations. #un80 #un #UnitedNations #TodayInHistory www.davidperry.com/newsroom/on-...

Brilliant. “The senators, who exercised a prerogative extended to members of Congress to rent space in the center, chose this week for the event because June has long been when the gay community has celebrated Pride Month. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/a...

Thank you @flysfo.bsky.social for the love and share!

On what would have been Alan Turing’s 113th birthday, what better place for Alfredo and I to be than at the AI & Creativity Expo at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Barely 24 hours ago, the United States bombed nuclear sites in Iran: a military escalation of its type unseen in decades. What is the background? www.davidperry.com/newsroom/dec...

She had me at Raggedy Ann. :-) I love Monica Hesse’s writing. “Love America not like a Madame Alexander but a Raggedy Ann. Not like a parade but a block party.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Donald Trump’s Executive Order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” was issued on March 27th, taking aim at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service. www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/20/n...

Meanwhile in other news…. The greatest American invasion since D-Day is underway….. :-). Seriously, all kidding aside (I have a soft spot for raccoons), the history of how raccoons got to Europe is both fascinating and troubling. Nazis are involved. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good. Don’t mess with Dodgers Nation. ktla.com/news/local-n...

A federal judge on Monday declared some of the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health grants “void and illegal,” accusing the government of racial discrimination and prejudice against L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Well said @maxboot.bsky.social - summed up my feelings exactly. For once, Trump behaved himself. Supporting our military doesn’t mean necessarily supporting DJT

Thank you Green Apple Books at San Francisco International Terminal One by the Alaska Lounge for carrying my award winning mystery thriller “Upon This Rock” and for putting it on the Featured Shelf!” — David Eugene Perry @greenapplebooks.bsky.social @flysfo.bsky.social @alaskaairlines.bsky.social

“The mere sight of thousands of people filling the streets is foreign, intimidating and a little bit scary to people who spent Saturday at Little League or cutting the grass in Kansas.” — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

My thoughts on Friday the 13th — and on a Saturday, the 14th — and a warning from Star Trek. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/fri...

Things I don’t understand: troglodytes who put their shoes on seats on public transit.

“But we have to draw a firm line. Protest must never become persecution. Activism must never become hate. Because while we are being pulled apart like this, the far right is gaining power.” — Manny Yekutiel www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Court orders Trump to return National Guard control to Newsom www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

….meanwhile, while cities like San Francisco and Palm Springs celebrate diversity and compassion, our national government is asking for citizens to turn people in. This is an actual post “tweeted” out today by Secretary Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security.

In a week with so much Draconian nastiness, it’s lovely to read about some Dickensian loveliness: Victoriana for the generations including our friend Lucinda Hawksley. www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2522518...

Donald Trump commandeered 2,000 of our state’s National Guard members to deploy on our streets.  Illegally, and for no reason.

Donald Trump deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines — men and women trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement. We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.

Thank you Governor Gavin Newsom. “At this moment, we all need to stand up.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

We live in two different countries. Here is the truth of it: this is a moral and philosophical Civil War. Trump supporters see lawlessness. Anti-Trumpers see authoritarianism. Both sides agree that a crisis of historic political proportions is upon us. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/196...

Our trees are lit turquoise in honor of World Oceans Day. #worldoceansday

Below: important numbers for immigrant assistance. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/imm...

Just finished watching Kevin Rolston’s final performance in Deal With The Dragon — my second time: Extraordinary. Without exaggeration and to tip into cliche it was a truly memorable tour-de-force. Bravo Kevin for an intense, funny, frank and fierce 60 minutes.

“I think we’re going to see a whole new era of activism,” Perry says. “I think we will find our spine and our walking shoes – maybe orthopedic – and protest again. But I really hope that the younger generation helps us pick up this torch.” www.richmond-news.com/the-mix/as-a...

Last night’s performance at the Strathmore in Bethesda by the International Pride Orchestra was packed, patriotic and proud. Our special appreciation to Daniel Trotta and Alexandria C. Sarabia of Reuters for their coverage (including an upcoming video segment). www.reuters.com/world/us/unw...

My thoughts on this week’s visit to my old stomping grounds of Washington, DC for World Pride and the concert by the International Pride Orchestra at Strathmore. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/rai...

A drone attack damaged Russia’s bomber fleet — and exposed air base vulnerabilities worldwide. Opinion by Max Boot www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

25 years ago today, a true San Francisco original shuffled off the mortal coil: Joseph J. O’Donohue, IV. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/rem...

Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors. — By Jesús Rodríguez www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

A Papal Birthday, a Perfect Read: Why “Upon This Rock” Belongs on Your Reading List This Summer. www.davidperry.com/newsroom/a-p...