Pete
@peterdickison.com
Artist. I like skies so this place seemed interesting. Leguminati. Paintings, drawings and their stories at www.peterdickison.com
Huh. So the whole TdAragua thing was an invention. A fear tactic. Based on no evidence.
I guess I’m mistaken; all this time I thought the FBI investigated evidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I guess I’m mistaken; all this time I thought the FBI investigated evidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats
Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files show
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Huh. So the whole TdAragua thing was an invention. A fear tactic. Based on no evidence.
I guess I’m mistaken; all this time I thought the FBI investigated evidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I guess I’m mistaken; all this time I thought the FBI investigated evidence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If you want to read about why we (USA) are going to experience decline, a quick read.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
How Trump Is Making China Great
Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If you want to read about why we (USA) are going to experience decline, a quick read.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
I got a weird phone message claiming to be from the CDC. It asked me to complete a survey about my children’s vaccine history. Time was, specifically 8 months ago, I absolutely would have completed the survey.
Now? I muttered F U and deleted the message.
Now? I muttered F U and deleted the message.
September 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I got a weird phone message claiming to be from the CDC. It asked me to complete a survey about my children’s vaccine history. Time was, specifically 8 months ago, I absolutely would have completed the survey.
Now? I muttered F U and deleted the message.
Now? I muttered F U and deleted the message.
What happened to freedom of speech?
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What happened to freedom of speech?
I guess Trump went golfing so he’s cheating at that and death, too.
August 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I guess Trump went golfing so he’s cheating at that and death, too.
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Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
So the most culpable person in the Epstein operation besides Epstein himself, infamous for perjury and lying to protect her interests, wanting out of jail, convicted felon Groomin Gislaine is the spokesperson for Donald Trump’s character.
Comical. Where is the Gavin Newsom post on this?
Comical. Where is the Gavin Newsom post on this?
August 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So the most culpable person in the Epstein operation besides Epstein himself, infamous for perjury and lying to protect her interests, wanting out of jail, convicted felon Groomin Gislaine is the spokesperson for Donald Trump’s character.
Comical. Where is the Gavin Newsom post on this?
Comical. Where is the Gavin Newsom post on this?
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I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?
900?!
900?!
July 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?
900?!
900?!
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Hard to take seriously the red-white-and-blue rhetoric of freedom on a 4th of July where the US president has cut off aid to a democracy fighting for its independence against ferocious attack by a foreign tyrant.
July 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Hard to take seriously the red-white-and-blue rhetoric of freedom on a 4th of July where the US president has cut off aid to a democracy fighting for its independence against ferocious attack by a foreign tyrant.
I don’t think trump plays cards very well.
June 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I don’t think trump plays cards very well.
David Frum.
An ominous future. And the longer the Trump insanity goes on, the heavier the price WE will pay.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
An ominous future. And the longer the Trump insanity goes on, the heavier the price WE will pay.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Coming Economic Nightmare
Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades. It may go on for a long, long time.
www.theatlantic.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
David Frum.
An ominous future. And the longer the Trump insanity goes on, the heavier the price WE will pay.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
An ominous future. And the longer the Trump insanity goes on, the heavier the price WE will pay.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Note to the Democratic Party: Senator Van Hollen has a spine. Y’all could learn something there.
April 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Note to the Democratic Party: Senator Van Hollen has a spine. Y’all could learn something there.
I just can’t get SpongeBob and Patrick out of my head with this Musk Navarro spat.
April 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I just can’t get SpongeBob and Patrick out of my head with this Musk Navarro spat.
“It’s never been easier to steal secrets from the United States government. Can you even call it stealing when it’s this simple? “
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
Opinion | Foreign Spies to Team Trump: 👊🇺🇸🔥
Help yourself. The door is open.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“It’s never been easier to steal secrets from the United States government. Can you even call it stealing when it’s this simple? “
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...
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It is horrifying that these people are in charge of our national security and military. They call Biden’s effectiveness in question , yet this cavalier, amateurish escapade firmly establishes Biden as their master in National Security.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is horrifying that these people are in charge of our national security and military. They call Biden’s effectiveness in question , yet this cavalier, amateurish escapade firmly establishes Biden as their master in National Security.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“The world is being inundated by the brazen conviction that power can do anything, justice nothing. The price of cowardice will only be evil; we shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices.”
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word of Truth Shall Outweigh the Whole World
The Russian author’s Nobel Prize lecture contains an urgent message for contemporary audiences.
www.theatlantic.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“The world is being inundated by the brazen conviction that power can do anything, justice nothing. The price of cowardice will only be evil; we shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices.”
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
@nytimes.com
This is embarrassing. Good thing there are no comments; nyt would be thoroughly hosed for this blatant boosterism by the sitting President. And should be. A new low for you!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
This is embarrassing. Good thing there are no comments; nyt would be thoroughly hosed for this blatant boosterism by the sitting President. And should be. A new low for you!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
@nytimes.com
This is embarrassing. Good thing there are no comments; nyt would be thoroughly hosed for this blatant boosterism by the sitting President. And should be. A new low for you!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
This is embarrassing. Good thing there are no comments; nyt would be thoroughly hosed for this blatant boosterism by the sitting President. And should be. A new low for you!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Hey @nytimes.com
Every major news headline this morning is about Russia’s brutal overnight attacks killing civilians in Ukraine, and US pulling intelligence sharing, blinding the Ukraine forces.
You?
Stuffed way down with a minor subheading. Why?
Every major news headline this morning is about Russia’s brutal overnight attacks killing civilians in Ukraine, and US pulling intelligence sharing, blinding the Ukraine forces.
You?
Stuffed way down with a minor subheading. Why?
March 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hey @nytimes.com
Every major news headline this morning is about Russia’s brutal overnight attacks killing civilians in Ukraine, and US pulling intelligence sharing, blinding the Ukraine forces.
You?
Stuffed way down with a minor subheading. Why?
Every major news headline this morning is about Russia’s brutal overnight attacks killing civilians in Ukraine, and US pulling intelligence sharing, blinding the Ukraine forces.
You?
Stuffed way down with a minor subheading. Why?
I’ve been waking up lately thinking, “was it just a bad dream? No - fuck- it’s really happening.”
No joke. The way you are relieved when you realize you just had a bad dream.
But reversed.
No joke. The way you are relieved when you realize you just had a bad dream.
But reversed.
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I’ve been waking up lately thinking, “was it just a bad dream? No - fuck- it’s really happening.”
No joke. The way you are relieved when you realize you just had a bad dream.
But reversed.
No joke. The way you are relieved when you realize you just had a bad dream.
But reversed.
The French Embassy in DC. Feb/2025
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The French Embassy in DC. Feb/2025
“People matter, freedom matters, peace matters. “
Vlodymyr Zelenskyy
Vlodymyr Zelenskyy
March 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“People matter, freedom matters, peace matters. “
Vlodymyr Zelenskyy
Vlodymyr Zelenskyy
“Putin controls far more money than Musk or Trump—do not underestimate how that affects their perceptions of him as the big boss”
Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Putin controls far more money than Musk or Trump—do not underestimate how that affects their perceptions of him as the big boss”
Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Garry Kasparov
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
