Dave Cavell
@davidcavell.bsky.social
Was head speechwriter for @kamalaharris. Ran for Congress, fmr @JohnKerry @MichelleObama @maura_healey @DevalPatrick. @RedSox fan. Eats candy corn. He/Him. Personal account, views own.
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Dave Cavell
@davidcavell.bsky.social
· Nov 20
My first post here should be hopeful. So: I’m in a sad photo in a great book by @petesouza.Bsky.social: after the ‘16 Trump election. (center)
He talked about agonizing setbacks and ultimately deciding to stay hopeful. He challenged us to do the same.
So I’m planning to follow his advice again. 🇺🇸
He talked about agonizing setbacks and ultimately deciding to stay hopeful. He challenged us to do the same.
So I’m planning to follow his advice again. 🇺🇸
Here’s the thing: #NoKings might as well be America’s motto. So let’s get out there and celebrate what patriotism is really about. Share pictures and videos!
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here’s the thing: #NoKings might as well be America’s motto. So let’s get out there and celebrate what patriotism is really about. Share pictures and videos!
Pulling @jimmykimmel.com off the air because the FCC chair threatened to revoke ABC & Disney’s licenses is state censorship.
Playbook straight out of Russia or North Korea. Dissent is unacceptable and the government is weaponized against political opponents.
Playbook straight out of Russia or North Korea. Dissent is unacceptable and the government is weaponized against political opponents.
BREAKING: ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Trump’s FCC chair earlier appeared on MAGA propagandist Benny Johnson’s show and threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcast license if they didn’t take action against him.
Trump’s FCC chair earlier appeared on MAGA propagandist Benny Johnson’s show and threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcast license if they didn’t take action against him.
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Pulling @jimmykimmel.com off the air because the FCC chair threatened to revoke ABC & Disney’s licenses is state censorship.
Playbook straight out of Russia or North Korea. Dissent is unacceptable and the government is weaponized against political opponents.
Playbook straight out of Russia or North Korea. Dissent is unacceptable and the government is weaponized against political opponents.
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This shooting is nothing short of horrific. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk and thinking of the students at the event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country — it's never ok.
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This shooting is nothing short of horrific. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk and thinking of the students at the event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country — it's never ok.
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Dave Cavell (@davidcavell.bsky.social), a U.S.-Japan Leadership Program Delegate (2025, 2026), reflects on his recent visit to Hiroshima in TIME magazine, tracing his journey from helping draft President Obama’s 2016 Hiroshima speech to meeting survivor Koko Kondo.
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USJLP Delegate Dave Cavell (2025, 2026) Reflects on Hiroshima in TIME Magazine
USJLP Delegate Dave Cavell reflects on his emotional visit to Hiroshima and meeting survivor Koko Kondo, highlighting the importance of US-Japan relations in TIME magazine.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Dave Cavell (@davidcavell.bsky.social), a U.S.-Japan Leadership Program Delegate (2025, 2026), reflects on his recent visit to Hiroshima in TIME magazine, tracing his journey from helping draft President Obama’s 2016 Hiroshima speech to meeting survivor Koko Kondo.
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I helped research President Obama’s 2016 speech in #Hiroshima. Last week, I met the survivor whose story we told and got to tell her that it was hers. Eighty years after the bomb, we hugged. And history felt very close.
My essay for @time.com on the 80th anniverary time.com/7307598/us-j...
My essay for @time.com on the 80th anniverary time.com/7307598/us-j...
How Meeting a Hiroshima Survivor Gave Me Hope
Koko Kondo's story is one of choosing forgiveness over hate—and is a lesson for humanity, writes David Cavell.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I helped research President Obama’s 2016 speech in #Hiroshima. Last week, I met the survivor whose story we told and got to tell her that it was hers. Eighty years after the bomb, we hugged. And history felt very close.
My essay for @time.com on the 80th anniverary time.com/7307598/us-j...
My essay for @time.com on the 80th anniverary time.com/7307598/us-j...
One year ago today, my former boss @kamalaharris.com began her inspiring campaign for president. She may not have won, but our fight and this work continues. Thank you to everyone who still believes in what can be.
July 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
One year ago today, my former boss @kamalaharris.com began her inspiring campaign for president. She may not have won, but our fight and this work continues. Thank you to everyone who still believes in what can be.
You know my friend @davidlitt.bsky.social? No, not the comedy writing former Obama speechwriter. No, the SURFER. 🏄 <- that’s him.
He’s this week’s guest on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social about sharks & his new book "It's Only Drowning."
🔗 Full convo with Gevin & me here: youtu.be/UtnmUXxEtWA
He’s this week’s guest on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social about sharks & his new book "It's Only Drowning."
🔗 Full convo with Gevin & me here: youtu.be/UtnmUXxEtWA
Surfing w/ a Joe Rogan superfan? Fmr Obama Speechwriter David Litt tells all in new book | Lowlights
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
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July 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You know my friend @davidlitt.bsky.social? No, not the comedy writing former Obama speechwriter. No, the SURFER. 🏄 <- that’s him.
He’s this week’s guest on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social about sharks & his new book "It's Only Drowning."
🔗 Full convo with Gevin & me here: youtu.be/UtnmUXxEtWA
He’s this week’s guest on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social about sharks & his new book "It's Only Drowning."
🔗 Full convo with Gevin & me here: youtu.be/UtnmUXxEtWA
Sickening to see dedicated public servants I’ve had the honor to work with shown the door because of some pathetic wannabe authoritarians like Trump and Rubio. This is bad for America, bad for the world, bad for our companies, and bad for our troops.
I had to join the public servants at the State Department today to pay tribute to their work to advance our nation and keep this country safe.
To my fellow State Department friends, I see you and will continue to fight for you. You deserve better.
To my fellow State Department friends, I see you and will continue to fight for you. You deserve better.
July 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sickening to see dedicated public servants I’ve had the honor to work with shown the door because of some pathetic wannabe authoritarians like Trump and Rubio. This is bad for America, bad for the world, bad for our companies, and bad for our troops.
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It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.
KEEP CALLING! ☎️. There’s still time to stop the #BigBeautifulBill AKA the Big Ugly Tax Scam and Medicaid Murder — phone numbers and a funny script below.
To all Americans that want to do SOMETHING about the “Big Beautiful Bill”
Image 1 = List of phone numbers
Image 2 = Tutorial and script
Image 1 = List of phone numbers
Image 2 = Tutorial and script
![HOW TO CALL CONGRESS
1. Call one of the #s on the previous slide.
2. When you get connected to your rep's office, all you have to do is read the script below. There's no scary conversation. We swear! The staffer on the other end will jot down what you have to say.
3. Hang up, crack a cold one. Rinse. Repeat.
SCRIPT
Hi. My name is [FIRST/LAST NAME], I live in [WHERE YOU LIVE], and I am a constituent of [Representative's Name]. I'm calling to demand that [Representative's Name] vote NO on the GOP budget bill.
[Representative's Name] needs to grow a (add personal flavor) backbone, stop bending over for their billionaire buddies, and protect safety net programs that people count on.
votesaveamerica.com
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July 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
KEEP CALLING! ☎️. There’s still time to stop the #BigBeautifulBill AKA the Big Ugly Tax Scam and Medicaid Murder — phone numbers and a funny script below.
I helped sue the 1st Trump admin 50+ times at @massago.bsky.social. Today’s #SCOTUS ruling ending national injunctions makes my blood run cold.
We just lost one of our last guardrails against authoritarianism and illegal policies. This is a disaster. 🧵
We just lost one of our last guardrails against authoritarianism and illegal policies. This is a disaster. 🧵
🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court limited the ability of federal judges to block executive actions throughout the country through nationwide injunctions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS Limits Federal Judges’ Ability to Block Executive Actions Nationwide
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I helped sue the 1st Trump admin 50+ times at @massago.bsky.social. Today’s #SCOTUS ruling ending national injunctions makes my blood run cold.
We just lost one of our last guardrails against authoritarianism and illegal policies. This is a disaster. 🧵
We just lost one of our last guardrails against authoritarianism and illegal policies. This is a disaster. 🧵
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Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
June 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
Disgusting antisemitism in my hometown of Brookline.
In recent weeks Jewish people have been murdered in DC & attacked with Molotov cocktails. We need policy changes (incl reforming social media’s Section 230 protections) & for others to take this seriously and stand with us against hate.
In recent weeks Jewish people have been murdered in DC & attacked with Molotov cocktails. We need policy changes (incl reforming social media’s Section 230 protections) & for others to take this seriously and stand with us against hate.
Brookline Butcherie vandalized overnight, with a brick through the window. If you saw something, say something!
June 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Disgusting antisemitism in my hometown of Brookline.
In recent weeks Jewish people have been murdered in DC & attacked with Molotov cocktails. We need policy changes (incl reforming social media’s Section 230 protections) & for others to take this seriously and stand with us against hate.
In recent weeks Jewish people have been murdered in DC & attacked with Molotov cocktails. We need policy changes (incl reforming social media’s Section 230 protections) & for others to take this seriously and stand with us against hate.
No matter how alone you feel, know: you’re not. This is San Diego, Illinois, Minnesota (despite the tragedy and warnings), and Philadelphia today.
Across the country there are so, so many who also say NO to fascism, NO to kings, NO to corruption, and NO to shredding the Constitution. #NoKings
Across the country there are so, so many who also say NO to fascism, NO to kings, NO to corruption, and NO to shredding the Constitution. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No matter how alone you feel, know: you’re not. This is San Diego, Illinois, Minnesota (despite the tragedy and warnings), and Philadelphia today.
Across the country there are so, so many who also say NO to fascism, NO to kings, NO to corruption, and NO to shredding the Constitution. #NoKings
Across the country there are so, so many who also say NO to fascism, NO to kings, NO to corruption, and NO to shredding the Constitution. #NoKings
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A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
June 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
Absolutely terrible. This is one reason why it is so dangerous that ICE & other federal agents are wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.
Horrifying news out of Minnesota: two state legislators were shot at their homes last night by a gunman impersonating law enforcement. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Absolutely terrible. This is one reason why it is so dangerous that ICE & other federal agents are wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves.
This is it. If you have ever wondered how you would have reacted if you lived in Italy or Germany in the 1930s, or in Soviet Russia, or in any fascist dictatorship throughout history, now is the time to answer the question.
BREAKING: US Senator Alex Padilla attacked by Kristi Noem’s Goons
BREAKING: US Senator Alex Padilla attacked by Kristi Noem’s Goons
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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June 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is it. If you have ever wondered how you would have reacted if you lived in Italy or Germany in the 1930s, or in Soviet Russia, or in any fascist dictatorship throughout history, now is the time to answer the question.
🚨 New episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social dropped today! Jerrell Pippens (NFL alum, actor) gets real about post-football identity, mental health & why reinvention matters.
📺 Full convo with me and Gevin
🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/q4itdkm8X6Y
📺 Full convo with me and Gevin
🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/q4itdkm8X6Y
Former NFL DB Jerrell Pippens on Making an Impact On-Field and On-Screen | Lowlights
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
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June 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🚨 New episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social dropped today! Jerrell Pippens (NFL alum, actor) gets real about post-football identity, mental health & why reinvention matters.
📺 Full convo with me and Gevin
🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/q4itdkm8X6Y
📺 Full convo with me and Gevin
🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/q4itdkm8X6Y
🚨 Reporting LIVE from the very real #losangeles #riots that are definitely not a pretext for authoritarians to deploy the military to a major American city! I’M CLEARLY RISKING MY LIFE!!
#trump #nationalguard
#trump #nationalguard
June 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨 Reporting LIVE from the very real #losangeles #riots that are definitely not a pretext for authoritarians to deploy the military to a major American city! I’M CLEARLY RISKING MY LIFE!!
#trump #nationalguard
#trump #nationalguard
From Evans, GA to @northeasternu.bsky.social and now to @lsubasketball.bsky.social , Rashad King is ascending—and making his Air Force parents proud. In honor of Memorial Day, he talks about life in a military family.
Plus NBA/NHL playoffs, every NFL team GOAT, and more!
🎧 youtu.be/bhmSpxyevSc
Plus NBA/NHL playoffs, every NFL team GOAT, and more!
🎧 youtu.be/bhmSpxyevSc
LSU Star Rashad King on Sacrifice and Slam Dunks | Lowlights
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
youtu.be
May 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From Evans, GA to @northeasternu.bsky.social and now to @lsubasketball.bsky.social , Rashad King is ascending—and making his Air Force parents proud. In honor of Memorial Day, he talks about life in a military family.
Plus NBA/NHL playoffs, every NFL team GOAT, and more!
🎧 youtu.be/bhmSpxyevSc
Plus NBA/NHL playoffs, every NFL team GOAT, and more!
🎧 youtu.be/bhmSpxyevSc
This is such a special episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social. Please give us a listen / a watch!
Leland Melvin’s life is a masterclass in second chances.
He played in the NFL. He flew with NASA.
Now he joins us for a raw and real convo about grit, purpose, and what it takes to defy gravity—literally and figuratively.
🎧 Live now.
youtu.be/4Wj5uiiy8JE
He played in the NFL. He flew with NASA.
Now he joins us for a raw and real convo about grit, purpose, and what it takes to defy gravity—literally and figuratively.
🎧 Live now.
youtu.be/4Wj5uiiy8JE
May 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is such a special episode of @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social. Please give us a listen / a watch!
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On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.
May 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.
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NFL vet. NASA astronaut. Dog lover.
Leland Melvin has lived one of the wildest lives we’ve ever heard—and he tells it all to @davidcavell.bsky.social and Gevin Reynolds on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social
New episode drops tomorrow at 9AM ET.
Leland Melvin has lived one of the wildest lives we’ve ever heard—and he tells it all to @davidcavell.bsky.social and Gevin Reynolds on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social
New episode drops tomorrow at 9AM ET.
May 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
NFL vet. NASA astronaut. Dog lover.
Leland Melvin has lived one of the wildest lives we’ve ever heard—and he tells it all to @davidcavell.bsky.social and Gevin Reynolds on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social
New episode drops tomorrow at 9AM ET.
Leland Melvin has lived one of the wildest lives we’ve ever heard—and he tells it all to @davidcavell.bsky.social and Gevin Reynolds on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social
New episode drops tomorrow at 9AM ET.
My thoughts on the devastating Tatum injury, Gevin talks about visiting NFL HQ, & former NFL safety John Booty talks East Texas, @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social , the Jets, the Eagles, and overcoming tragedy on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social :
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Retired NFL Safety John Booty on his CRAZY journey from the B TEAM to the BIG LEAGUES | Lowlights
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
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May 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My thoughts on the devastating Tatum injury, Gevin talks about visiting NFL HQ, & former NFL safety John Booty talks East Texas, @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social , the Jets, the Eagles, and overcoming tragedy on @lowlightspodcast.bsky.social :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yB1...
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