Andrew Perez
@andrewperez.bsky.social
Editing politics at Zeteo. Contributing writer at Rolling Stone. Living in Maine. aperez.03 on signal.
AIPAC’s Michigan Senate primary ads sound strikingly similar to centrist, pro-Israel candidate Haley Stevens’ campaign memos. Coincidence? Not at all. Mehdi breaks it down. Subscribe to zeteo.com so you never miss Mehdi’s coverage youtu.be/3_pMnsHFgAA
AIPAC Spent $30m On Michigan Senate Candidate Haley Stevens
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NEWS: Taylor Farms gave *$2 million* to Trump & Republicans as they postponed a rule that could've limited the spread of outbreaks like the ongoing Cyclospora epidemic. And, years ago, the industry *also* successfully lobbied to cut a program that handled ~80% of federal produce pathogen testing.
‘Explosive Diarrhea’: Company Tied to Outbreak Donated to Trump as He Delayed Food Safety Rule
Taylor Farms contributed $2 million to Trump and Republicans as they postponed a rule to help the government limit the spread of foodborne illnesses.
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Zeteo's Politics Editor @andrewperez.bsky.social went to Biddeford, Maine, where ICE killed Joan Sebastián Guerrero and left his blood in the street, to speak to residents and protesters about the latest state-sponsored violence. Read his account: zeteo.com/p/ice-killin...
‘My Neighbor Was Murdered by White Supremacists’: Zeteo Reports From Maine on Yet Another ICE Killing
Andrew Perez went to Biddeford, Maine, where ICE killed Joan Sebastián Guerrero and left his blood in the street, to speak to residents and protesters about the latest state-sponsored violence.
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Powerful coverage here from @andrewperez.bsky.social, one of the very best editors I’ve ever worked with
Zeteo@zeteo.com · 3w agoZeteo's Politics Editor @andrewperez.bsky.social went to Biddeford, Maine, where ICE killed Joan Sebastián Guerrero and left his blood in the street, to speak to residents and protesters about the latest state-sponsored violence. Read his account: zeteo.com/p/ice-killin...
We went to Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair for the U.S.’s 250th anniversary. But the 16-day celebration is proving to be less than successful. Watch @premthakker.bsky.social explore the disastrous fair. Subscribe to zeteo.com for more!
This from Susan Collins and her lobbyist husband is more corrupt than the typical corruption we see in Washington. Aren't they extremely rich? Why do this?
Andrew Perez@andrewperez.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEWS: Susan Collins’ husband appears to have worked last year for the lobbyist running her super PAC. Her husband, Tom Daffron, lobbied years ago for Chesapeake Enterprises, and consulted for the firm again in 2025. Chesapeake chair Scott Reed leads Pine Chair Results PAC zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
NEWS: Susan Collins’ husband appears to have worked last year for the lobbyist running her super PAC. Her husband, Tom Daffron, lobbied years ago for Chesapeake Enterprises, and consulted for the firm again in 2025. Chesapeake chair Scott Reed leads Pine Chair Results PAC zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC
The Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show.
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when we did a Rolling Stone print piece on Musk in the trump admin, @andrewperez.bsky.social crunched the numbers to give readers an idea of what the Gargantuan sum Elon spent on 2024 meant to him. Sure, richest man alive but that number was MASSIVE, wasn’t it? For your average american fam…
Ryan Mac 🙃@rmac.bsky.social · 2mo agoI've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years.
“I’ll try to be less of an idiot next week!” Newly released records show Obama rebuffing calls to more aggressively pursue a public health insurance plan, report @andrewperez.bsky.social and @davidsirota.com Read the full letter and more: zeteo.com/p/ill-try-to...
Did Trump’s Pentagon bury bad news about Iran? Pentagon officials pressured staff to soften or rewrite internal assessments to make Trump’s Iran war look more successful before reports reached the White House, @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social report. Read zeteo.com/p/trump-iran...
What’s really striking is that this amounts to an anti-Trump politician helping pro-Trump billionaires and crypto corporations sanitize their message to elect candidates that the crypto industry believes will benefit their bottom line. 🧵
Andrew Perez@andrewperez.bsky.social · 2mo agoA new wrinkle to crypto's election buying: Jasmine Crockett taped an ad for a crypto super PAC to help the industry take out her Dem colleague Al Green. “I can’t think of another instance of a sitting lawmaker appearing in an industry-funded super PAC ad," says @brendanfischer.bsky.social
Congress is prepping a new gift for the crypto industry that could turbocharge Trump's crypto corruption and help "make the Trump family Vanderbilt-level rich." The legislation keeps advancing as the crypto industry keeps buysing seats in Congress zeteo.com/p/trump-cryp...
This Bipartisan Crypto Bill Could Make Trump Family ‘Vanderbilt-Level Rich’
The U.S. Congress is working on a dangerous gift for Trump and the crypto billionaires buying elections.
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Yes, Trump Was ‘Very Involved’ in His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Deal Read here, by @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-invo...
“I’m supposed to work out a settlement with myself.” Watch what President Donald Trump said about his $1.8 billion settlement with the IRS. He claimed the money would go to charities, when it’s more likely to go to Jan. 6 rioters. Subscibe to zeteo.com
- @tessastuart.bsky.social, @andrewperez.bsky.social and I were given til Jan 2025 to conduct interviews and write an “autopsy” report on why the Dems lost, is the problem that the dnc just refused to give their author a hard deadline, or www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
How the Democrats Blew It
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign insiders talk about the 2024 campaign, voter outreach, social media, and that Las Vegas Sphere ad.
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NEW at @zeteo.com today. Please give it a read on Farewell, Colbert Day: zeteo.com/p/trump-war-...
Inside Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy – and Why It Matters
Tonight, Stephen Colbert’s show will end. Trump’s deeply corrupt and autocratic efforts to harass and censor late-night TV hosts who mock or criticize him... will not.
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Retiring Blue Dog Rep. Jared Golden cast the deciding vote today to kill the Iran war powers resolution he *cosponsored*
Preparations for an imminent new phase of Trump’s Iran war have accelerated, Trump administration sources tell Zeteo. Read ‘Trump’s War Fever Is Back’ – and His Iran War Could Escalate Again Very Soon from @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/trump-iran...
‘Trump’s War Fever Is Back’ – and His Iran War Could Escalate Again Very Soon
Preparations for an imminent new phase of Trump’s Iran war have accelerated, Trump administration sources tell Zeteo.
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“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.” Here’s what else Trump has said about gas prices since he launched his Iran war: “They’re not very high.” “I thought the oil prices would go up much more.” “Even if it went to $200, it would have been worth it.” zeteo.com/p/higher-gas...
First Draft: Higher Gas Prices? Trump Doesn’t Care
The president keeps saying he’s fine with higher gas prices as a result of his war. Plus, a US judge blocks Trump’s sanctions against the UN's Francesca Albanese for investigating Israel’s war crimes.
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First Draft: Higher Gas Prices? Trump Doesn’t Care The president keeps saying he’s fine with higher gas prices as a result of his war. Read today's 'First Draft' by @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/higher-gas...
First Draft: Higher Gas Prices? Trump Doesn’t Care
The president keeps saying he’s fine with higher gas prices as a result of his war. Plus, a US judge blocks Trump’s sanctions against the UN's Francesca Albanese for investigating Israel’s war crimes.
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I’m now told this witness’s appeal was dismissed in recent days and he was finally ordered removed.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3mo agoDonald Trump’s war on the press and leakers is on track to get much worse – and fast. Read the latest on Trump's fury against the press from @andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/more-paran...
‘More Paranoid’ Trump Pushes Officials to Raid Reporters’ Homes
Donald Trump’s war on the press and leakers is on track to get much worse – and fast.
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Top Susan Collins Donor Rakes in Millions From Maine Workers “Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman gave $2 million to Susan Collins’s super PAC. Since 2011, his firm has received an estimated $49 million in fees from Maine’s public employees.” By @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
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BREAKING: Trump Evacuated From WH Correspondents Dinner After Shots Fired
Secret Service reportedly apprehended a gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday evening.
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Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3mo agoI’m not skeeting or reskeeting anything on it yet, the story has changed like seven times
This video from @fox29philly.bsky.social has loud bangs, shows scene as Trump is rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Just as a raw politics level, Janet Mills' veto of the data center moratorium in Maine suggests that she ultimately has no interest in running for office anymore
I don’t mean to smack the anti-Platner, genocide-apologist hornets nest here but fyi
