# john perry (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover john perry. Page: Feed: --- ## [JOH returns to Honduras](https://perryj.substack.com/p/joh-returns-to-honduras) _2026-08-13 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ In mid-July, Donald Trump railed on primetime TV against alleged foreign interference in US presidential elections. ## [Nicaragua banned US-sponsored coup leaders from elections, sparking corporate media meltdown](https://perryj.substack.com/p/nicaragua-banned-us-sponsored-coup) _2026-08-02 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ The original version of this piece appeared in The Grayzone. ## [Four Months, Countless Experiences: Reflecting on My Research Stay at PESS](https://pess.blog/2026/07/31/four-months-countless-experiences-reflecting-on-my-research-stay-at-pess/) _2026-07-31 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ It has undoubtedly been an incredibly enriching research stay, not only professionally but also on a personal and family level. Ireland is a country of endless landscapes; its bountiful natural beauty makes its nickname, ‘the \[…\] ## [New Publication: How Dominant Digital Technologies in Schools Influence the Enactment of Curriculum Change](https://pess.blog/2026/07/27/new-publication-how-dominant-digital-technologies-in-schools-influence-the-enactment-of-curriculum-change/) _2026-07-27 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ Research Impact This paper shows how dominant, taken-for-granted digital tools in schools can influence the enactment of curriculum reforms. Drawing on a case of curriculum change at lower-secondary education in Ireland, the paper argues that \[…\] ## [PESS Internship: Metabolic and Mechanical Differences in Trained Runners and Active Controls](https://pess.blog/2026/07/24/pess-internship-rian-sloan/) _2026-07-24 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ Written by Rian Sloan This summer, I successfully applied for and completed a funded PESS research internship. Primarily, this involved conducting lab-based research examining the metabolic and mechanical responses during running and how they differ between trained runners and active controls. This study improves our understanding of the potential differences \[…\] ## [RTE Brainstorm: Dr John Perry Explores the Psychology of Performing at an All-Ireland Final](https://pess.blog/2026/07/22/rte-brainstorm-dr-john-perry-explores-the-psychology-of-performing-at-an-all-ireland-final/) _2026-07-22 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ Dr John Perry, Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick, has shared his latest insights in an RTÉ Brainstorm article exploring the psychology of performing under \[…\] ## [New Publication: Resistance Exercise Training Compared to a Low-Intensity Sham for Depressive Symptoms in Young Women with Analogue Generalised Anxiety Disorder](https://pess.blog/2026/07/17/new-publication-resistance-exercise-training-compared-to-a-low-intensity-sham-for-depressive-symptoms-in-young-women-with-analogue-generalised-anxiety-disorder/) _2026-07-17 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ New research published in the Journal of Affective Disorders explores the efficacy of resistance exercise training for depressive symptoms in anxious young women. The researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial of moderate-to-high- (~70-80% 1RM) compared \[…\] ## [From Limerick to Twickenham: My Co-op Experience with Harlequins Women](https://pess.blog/2026/07/15/from-limerick-to-twickenham-my-co-op-experience-with-harlequins-women/) _2026-07-15 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ By Cian O’Byrne, BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences My name is Cian O’Byrne, and I have just completed Year 3 of the BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences programme at the University of Limerick. During my \[…\] ## [New Publication: Crossing Borders for Transformative Professional Learning About Health and Physical Education Policy](https://pess.blog/2026/07/14/new-publication-crossing-borders-for-transformative-professional-learning-about-health-and-physical-education-policy/) _2026-07-14 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ A new publication by Jenna Lorusso and colleagues explores how health and physical education professionals can better understand complex policy processes and develop the skills needed to engage confidently with policy in practice. Summary How \[…\] ## [How My PESS Internship Launched My Career in Sport and Medicine](https://pess.blog/2026/07/13/how-my-pess-internship-launched-my-career-in-sport-and-medicine/) _2026-07-13 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ My name is Sarah Willis, and I recently graduated from the BSc Sports and Exercise Science programme at the University of Limerick. During my final year, I completed a PESS internship with the Irish Rugby \[…\] ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OzweGxqxSFK2) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Fionn Fitzgerald Shares His Third PhD Publication](https://pess.blog/2026/07/09/fionn-fitzgerald-shares-his-third-phd-publication/) _2026-07-09 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ PESS PhD researcher Fionn Fitzgerald is pleased to share his third PhD publication, which explores coaches’ perceptions of growth and maturation in player development. Key Takeaways 🧠 Coaches demonstrated awareness of how growth and maturation \[…\] ## [From Research to National Headlines: PESS and IRFU Rugby Safety Study Drives Conversation Across Ireland](https://pess.blog/2026/07/08/from-research-to-national-headlines-pess-and-irfu-rugby-safety-study-drives-conversation-across-ireland/) _2026-07-08 · PESS · PESS News & Information_ Research from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) Project, led by researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS), University of Limerick alongside the Irish Rugby Football Union, has attracted widespread national attention following the \[…\] ## [Punishing Progress: Washington Targets Social Achievements of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela](https://perryj.substack.com/p/punishing-progress-washington-targets) _2025-06-12 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ Written with Roger D. Harris ## [When Media Tell Us Who ‘Won’ a Latin American Election, Start to Ask Questions](https://perryj.substack.com/p/when-media-tell-us-who-won-a-latin) _2025-06-11 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ Elections in Latin America are often controversial. ## [Under Trump, NED to continue weaponizing “democracy” in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba](https://perryj.substack.com/p/under-trump-ned-to-continue-weaponizing) _2025-05-26 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ The National Endowment for Democracy gets its project funding reinstated by the Trump administration ## [Despite setbacks, Latin America’s long history of anti-imperialism continues](https://perryj.substack.com/p/despite-setbacks-latin-americas-long) _2025-05-26 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ A review of AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin ## [The Demise of USAID](https://perryj.substack.com/p/the-demise-of-usaid) _2025-02-11 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ Few Regrets in Latin America ## [Whether Biden or Trump, US’s Latin American Policy Will Still Be Contemptible](https://perryj.substack.com/p/whether-biden-or-trump-uss-latin) _2025-02-02 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs ## [Development banker says US knew of plot to oust him over Nicaragua loans](https://perryj.substack.com/p/development-banker-says-us-knew-of) _2025-01-23 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ Published in The Grayzone: https://thegrayzone.com/2025/01/22/development-banker-us-plot-nicaragua-loans/ ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QVKqXddiTsng) _2025-01-23 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for “Regime Change”](https://perryj.substack.com/p/how-the-human-rights-industry-manufactures) _2025-01-13 · John Perry · Two Worlds_ In the words of the United Nations, “human rights” range from “the most fundamental—the right to life—to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty.” These rights are supposed to be “inherent to us all.” But this lofty ambition has become distorted, not only by the UN itself but by the whole of what Alfred de Zayas calls