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A.J. Perez
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Documentary producer, investigative reporter and personal trainer. Proud dyslexic w ADHD. He/Him/His.
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A.J. Perez @byajperez.com · Apr 14
🚨IT’S OFFICIAL! 🚨 @netflix.com announced The Fall of Favre, an Untold series doc that will debut on May 20. I served as executive producer on the project brilliantly directed by
Rebecca Gitlitz. Working with EverWonder Studio and Time Studios on FOS' (and my) first doc was an honor.
UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre Premieres May 20 UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre directed by Rebecca Gitlitz, executive produced by Ian Orefice, Rebecca Gitlitz, Jonna McLaughlin, Amanda Spain, Dave O’Connor, Loren Hammonds, Jon Wertheim, A.J. Perez, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Chapman Way, and Maclain Way, produced by EverWonder Studio, Front Office Sports, and Time Studios, and developed as a documentary series by Chapman Way and Maclain Way.
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inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social
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
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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
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There's one Fanatics mention in the Epstein files—and of course it contains a needless redaction.
Email with recipient's name redacted. From: Lesley Groff Subject: Alert - change bill to address on Fanatics order November 29, 2017 10:00 AM : change bill to address on Fanatics order
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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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.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
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."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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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...
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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iamhectordiaz.com
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
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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.
National headlines about the removal of brochures that didn't actually happen,
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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I don’t drink soda anymore, but was always a Pepsi guy
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Not sure why I checked my hidden requests on Instagram—and I have zero clue what made him so mad (or antisemitic). I only block when the convo gets ugly.
A troll with an antisemitic message
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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benmullin.bsky.social
“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.

Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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The use of AI for anonymous documentary interviews is intriguing. Putting aside the ethical questions, I thought this use of digital anonymization was a tad distracting in the Letby doc. (I was studying the footage very closely.) Here's me setting up the tried-and-true setup for such shoots below.
Image of producer A.J Perez silhouetted during the setup of an anonymous documentary shoot.
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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mollyknight.bsky.social
Weren’t these the same people who wanted everyone fired who said anything disparaging about Charlie Kirk?
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Yasiel Puig faces a maximum sentence for 15 years in prison with today's conviction on obstruction of justice and making false statements charges related to a federal investigation into an illegal gambling operation. Puig is out on bond until his sentencing on May 26.
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...
 
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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tusk81.bsky.social
“I’ve said from day one that this has been a White House cover-up. That cover-up continues, and the difference between the DOJ’s position and ours is that the DOJ thinks this investigation is over. We think it’s just getting started.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘The DOJ Cannot Be Trusted’: A Top Democrat Unloads on the Epstein Files Saga
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee discusses the Epstein files, accountability for the Trump administration — and what happens if Democrats take the House this fall.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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brianphillips.bsky.social
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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grantmarek.bsky.social
Jeffrey Epstein funded the household costs of a now-prominent San Francisco artificial intelligence researcher, according to a newly released tranche of the disgraced financier’s files.

via @stephcondon.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
San Francisco AI exec had kids' Menlo Park tuition paid for by Jeffrey Epstein
"Jeffrey's last donation kept us afloat until now."
www.sfgate.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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The logistics of this will rival F1's Las Vegas race. I have covered first-year races (back before the Champ Car-IndyCar split mercifully ended) in St. Pete, San Jose and Denver. These are such major undertakings and we are now only 199 days out.
monumentalsports.com/2026/02/indy...
INDYCAR and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Announce Partnership to Fuel Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. - Monumental Sports
Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2026) –INDYCAR and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have teamed up to promote this summer’s historic Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. The event will be the fir...
monumentalsports.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Fighting for a contributor tied to a pedophile and sex trafficker you just hired while knocking heads for months with CBS News' amazing journalists. Things are going well for Bari.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d
“.. Weiss insists she does not want to cut ties with Attia over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and sees it as giving in to the mob.”

@calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
February 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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latimes.com
Super Bowl host California bans sports betting, but prediction markets found a loophole
Super Bowl host California bans sports betting, but prediction markets found a loophole
The NFL, state of California and tribes are all frustrated by prediction markets legally taking unregulated sports bets, evading a state ban.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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California is among dozen states that haven't launched state-sanctioned sports betting, but prediction markets like Kalshi found a loophole.

My @latimes.com feature on the legal fight by state lawmakers and tribal leaders to police these platforms. www.latimes.com/sports/story...
Super Bowl host California bans sports betting, but prediction markets found a loophole
The NFL, state of California and tribes are all frustrated by prediction markets legally taking unregulated sports bets, evading a state ban.
www.latimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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scottspratt.bsky.social
The Vikings may have realized they just walked into a wrongful termination lawsuit @acosta32jp.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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arif.bsky.social
The details surrounding Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's firing was puzzling. I break down what I've read, what I've heard, what his track record is and why I think there's more at play than him simply being bad at drafting
www.wideleft.football/p/the-kwesi-...
The Kwesi Konundrum: Why Did It Play Out Like This?
The Minnesota Vikings, bafflingly, let go of their general manager in late January. It may have made sense to let him go at season's end, but the timing and reporting is puzzling. We break it down.
www.wideleft.football
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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donnerkay.bsky.social
Read these words. This is what leaders calling human being “animals” trying to “replace” supposedly superior white humans leads to.
vero1986.bsky.social Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 @vero1986.bsky.social · 8d
ICE Agents are Deliberately Crushing the Testicles of Boys and Men They've Detained in a Texas Torture Facility
Sworn declarations describe officers crushing detainees’ testicles, slamming heads into walls, and laughing while teens lose consciousness.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
ICE detainees ‘suffered crushed testicles and mental torture’
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM