Dick Caverly
@dickcaverly.bsky.social
Jeweler, craftsman, fellow captive on the carousel ...
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There has never been a clearer signal that America is not a country, it's just a business. And that there are no red lines when there is enough money on the line.
End-stage capitalism knows no bounds in its pursuit and sycophantic courting of power and wealth.
End-stage capitalism knows no bounds in its pursuit and sycophantic courting of power and wealth.
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
There has never been a clearer signal that America is not a country, it's just a business. And that there are no red lines when there is enough money on the line.
End-stage capitalism knows no bounds in its pursuit and sycophantic courting of power and wealth.
End-stage capitalism knows no bounds in its pursuit and sycophantic courting of power and wealth.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Why I want to ban the Presidential pardon.
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Why I want to ban the Presidential pardon.
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NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about.
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
www.lawdork.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about.
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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This is even TOO NICE about Musk. He doesn’t just let Nazis run around his site; I’d argue that one of his goals in how he’s run the is normalizing Nazism. Or maybe he’s the biggest popularizer of Nazism since Hitler accidentally.
WATCH: After Zohran's election, some asked us why the ADL — founded to keep Jews safe — is trying to keep Jews afraid with a “Mamdani Monitor.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is even TOO NICE about Musk. He doesn’t just let Nazis run around his site; I’d argue that one of his goals in how he’s run the is normalizing Nazism. Or maybe he’s the biggest popularizer of Nazism since Hitler accidentally.
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Thank you to ABC Radio National in Australia for a very thoughtful interview. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A warning from Nobel Laureate economist, Joseph Stiglitz. - ABC listen
In 1966, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz wrote his PhD thesis on inequality. Almost sixty years later, after decades of research, numerous books, and international acclaim, he has led a new report for ...
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Thank you to ABC Radio National in Australia for a very thoughtful interview. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns
As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the bombings.
newrepublic.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
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Fun to see @davidklion.bsky.social for the first time. Didn't know he went to college with Bari Weiss. Unsure which one is the other's Wario.
Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media Empire
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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October 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Fun to see @davidklion.bsky.social for the first time. Didn't know he went to college with Bari Weiss. Unsure which one is the other's Wario.
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Here's what Schumer and Jeffries included in their alt-CR to try to rein in Trump's rescissions. These efforts aren't getting enough attention, which helps the right wingers win the shut down.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here's what Schumer and Jeffries included in their alt-CR to try to rein in Trump's rescissions. These efforts aren't getting enough attention, which helps the right wingers win the shut down.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Where's Norm?
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July 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Where's Norm?
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Read it before the NYT lawyers sue it out of existence: mamdanitimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Read it before the NYT lawyers sue it out of existence: mamdanitimes.com
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You want to know what the actual Resistance looks like?
Ex feds at State Dept & USAID who fostered democracy abroad coming home to do it here — hooking up with organizers, running quiet workshops, and sharing an old CIA manual.
@notusreports.bsky.social
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
Ex feds at State Dept & USAID who fostered democracy abroad coming home to do it here — hooking up with organizers, running quiet workshops, and sharing an old CIA manual.
@notusreports.bsky.social
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
Trump Fired Them. Now They’re Plotting to Stop Him.
Former USAID and State Department officials worried about the future of democracy in America say they’re actively organizing to resist Trump, inside and outside of government.
www.notus.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You want to know what the actual Resistance looks like?
Ex feds at State Dept & USAID who fostered democracy abroad coming home to do it here — hooking up with organizers, running quiet workshops, and sharing an old CIA manual.
@notusreports.bsky.social
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
Ex feds at State Dept & USAID who fostered democracy abroad coming home to do it here — hooking up with organizers, running quiet workshops, and sharing an old CIA manual.
@notusreports.bsky.social
www.notus.org/donald-trump...
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Fox: It’s Just A Flu, Get Over It Wokes
NYT: The Mortality Could Equal the Black Death, but Left-Wing Fearmongering Will Destroy America
Forbes: Here is Why 170,000,000 Deaths Might be Good for Business
NYT: The Mortality Could Equal the Black Death, but Left-Wing Fearmongering Will Destroy America
Forbes: Here is Why 170,000,000 Deaths Might be Good for Business
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, and Brooke Rollins, secretary of Agriculture, have suggested that bird flu virus should be left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S. — but experts warn that this approach could hasten the beginning of a new pandemic
RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it co...
www.livescience.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fox: It’s Just A Flu, Get Over It Wokes
NYT: The Mortality Could Equal the Black Death, but Left-Wing Fearmongering Will Destroy America
Forbes: Here is Why 170,000,000 Deaths Might be Good for Business
NYT: The Mortality Could Equal the Black Death, but Left-Wing Fearmongering Will Destroy America
Forbes: Here is Why 170,000,000 Deaths Might be Good for Business
That divergence has been the cause of so much grief in this country. In the comments mikkeljylland.bsky.social posted the same graph for Denmark, where labor compensation keeps up with productivity. Unsurprisingly, Denmark also always seems to rank high on the World Happiness Index.
The Powell Memo was written in 1971 — which may have been the most important turning-point year in American history.
Take a look at this link and prepare to have your mind blown.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
Take a look at this link and prepare to have your mind blown.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
WTF Happened In 1971?
Visit the post for more.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
That divergence has been the cause of so much grief in this country. In the comments mikkeljylland.bsky.social posted the same graph for Denmark, where labor compensation keeps up with productivity. Unsurprisingly, Denmark also always seems to rank high on the World Happiness Index.
I wonder if I ever knew that.
Once you’ve seen the arrow between the E and the x, you can never unsee it.
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I wonder if I ever knew that.
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🔴Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown 'Radically Understates' the Scale of the Threat
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues Eliot Higgins
bylinetimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🔴Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
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The violent detention of Sen. Alex Padilla was terrible. But what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said right before it might be even more frightening—and it's just one of several authoritarian messages coming from Trump and his comrades.
June 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The violent detention of Sen. Alex Padilla was terrible. But what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said right before it might be even more frightening—and it's just one of several authoritarian messages coming from Trump and his comrades.
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What's happening in Los Angeles right now and what happened at the Capitol on Jan 6 share something: They both resulted directly from Donald J. Trump's lies.
June 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What's happening in Los Angeles right now and what happened at the Capitol on Jan 6 share something: They both resulted directly from Donald J. Trump's lies.
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The people at @smartelections.bsky.social are moving forward with a major lawsuit in NY over this obvious instance of fraud that took place in the 2024 Election...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The people at @smartelections.bsky.social are moving forward with a major lawsuit in NY over this obvious instance of fraud that took place in the 2024 Election...
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Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there.
What an unbelievable asshole.
What an unbelievable asshole.
June 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there.
What an unbelievable asshole.
What an unbelievable asshole.