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David McBride

@lineardave.bsky.social
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Husband and father enjoying life in Seattle and the PNW. Politics, travel, hiking, camping, fly fishing, food, wine, reading, TV & film, faith. I’m pro-democracy, pro-Constitution and anti-fascist. Slava Ukraini! 💙🌈🇺🇸

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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Something that seems obv to me, but I haven’t seen anyone comment on, is that Nidal Hasan is being publicly executed because he is a Muslim. The administration is doing this to satisfy & to fuel Muslim hate among their followers. I doubt that they would bother with such a spectacle if he was white.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
@billbramhall.bsky.social
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This level of naked, open corruption is unprecedented in our history.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Spot f*cking on!
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good stuff here on how media has been using Sister Souljah gotcha moments against Dems for over 20 years as a "rite of passage" that just isn't applied equivalently to Republicans, no matter how loudly media figures deny it. Dems: Choose not to play.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lots of focus on Natalie Harp's being one of three aide shepherded out of Turkey while lesser priorities such as Marco Rubio remained on the plane. But check out who were the other two: Dan Scavino and Walt Nauta, the man who kept the secrets and lied about them in the Mar-A-Lago prosecution.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/08/2026
Jon Ossoff: "I don't think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison this man who embodies American heroism."
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/08/2026
rbreich * 2d
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data.
USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences.
The media should be opponents of Trump's police state —
not collaborators.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yet, he voted for the guy. Total coward. "Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) seemed not fully sure about how the new U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche might approach November’s midterms." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Sen. Cassidy’s ‘existential anxiety’ about whether Blanche will uphold the constitution on elections
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he'll abide by the Constitution are "not black-or-white," said Cassidy.
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Meanwhile, a year ago, Rep. Murphy said that he and Trump were “taking a hard look” at the country’s spending. The deficit was $35 trillion then. It’s now $40 trillion. Good job, guys.
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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
False equivalence from an equivocating but unequivocal coward.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Blanche statement that likely now secures his confirmation does nothing to abrogate Trump’s rights in the slush fund and perpetuates the outrageous tax amnesty for Trump and family, which the American people are paying for without getting anything in return. It’s all lip service and a travesty.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is pathologically lying, gaslighting psychopath.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As I said repeatedly during Trump 1.0, Trump sees the U.S. Treasury as his personal piggy bank. But back then, he couldn’t find a way to siphon it to himself. This time around, he has: shakedowns, crypto, and the slush fund. With the added bonus of paying off his own shadow army.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
To be fair, turning a blind eye to abuse is kind of Gym’s thing
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Trump is still pushing the lie that the thugs who stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers are victims to be paid. These criminals received due process and were convicted at trial or by guilty plea. It’s all part of the false narrativr that he won the 2020 election. Can we say enough?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My goodness. There it is. The once-venerated white-shoe New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is representing an adjudicated rapist in a case brought by the victim. I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Donald Trump still has absolutely no idea what he was trying to do, how he was going to do it, why he wasn't able to do it, or what he's going to do next to try to fix what he has no idea he broke. He's a delusional, crackbrained, and deranged moron. It's just that simple.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Donald Trump is nearly incoherent as he addresses an adoring White House press corp. This is an embarrassment for the White House and a humiliating display by the legacy media in the room. Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Take it from the $50k CAVA bagman: Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s border czar, denied Monday that mistakes had been made in deadly shootings in Minnesota, and instead blamed the victims of ICE shootings for causing their own deaths.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) approved a plan Thursday to make it significantly easier for county election officials to throw out votes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina’s Republican-led election board makes it easier to reject ballots
Democrats are sounding the alarm about the board's attacks on voting.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One more reason to reject Todd Blanche as AG—he refuses to recognize court’s statutory authority to appoint US attorneys if president tries to circumvent Senate’s advice and consent role. Reject the puppet. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Reupping this clip since I feel like it might become relevant in the next 48 hours
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Garry Kasparov: Keep in mind that Trump‘s persistent delusion and propaganda that 2020 was stolen is essential pretext to his attempting to interfere in the midterms and 2028. He’s been laying that ground since the day he was reelected. Wake up.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” Fleeing. The vehicle was driving away. That’s murder. A legal resident of the United States is now dead. The threat to public safety is ICE. It must be eliminated.
Homeland Security: On July 13, 2026, at approximately 7:00 AM ET, ICE was conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal. An illegal alien departed the residence in a vehicle. ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop. The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.

The driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries. 
 
The Biddeford Police Department and FBI responded to the scene. DHS OIG has been notified and like all discharge of firearms this will be investigated. This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information is available.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Remember, senators, the most corrupt aspect of Blanche’s “settlement” with Trump was immunity from tax audits. The slush fund for the insurrectionists seemed to be just a decoy. He has walked back the slush fund, but not the immunity! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
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Blanche Stares Down Confirmation Hurdle: Lingering G.O.P. Doubts
Key Republicans on the Judiciary Committee could push for concessions from Todd Blanche, in line to be attorney general, though they did not appear in revolt.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I keep having this vision of Mitch on an ECMO machine internally screaming because Scott Jenkins wont stop talking to him.
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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Sophia Nelson: What's so foul about this is: Donald J. Trump is president of the U.S. and is an adjudicated rapist. Not by rumor. NY Times story or victim accusation. But by an actual federal court of law. And YET, we've spent days/weeks calling for Platner to drop out. He has. NOW DO Trump!
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Amazing how DeSantis' Stop WOKE Act was the center of our political universe for a time (and we were told the right had won the argument) yet now that it's suffered a crushing defeat, everybody has moved on. Good writeup of DeSantis' loss from @victorerikray.bsky.social: www.ms.now/opinion/flor...
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Florida's so-called 'Stop WOKE Act' gets the legal rebuke it deserves
Victor Ray: Ron DeSantis' loss in court is a win for education
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sarah Longwell: To understand R’s narrative capabilities versus D’s narrative capabilities, look no further than R’s ability to make Hunter Biden into a full blown “Biden crime family” scandal vs D’s inability to focus relentlessly on Trump & Co’s mind-bending corruption. Everyone should post their favorite insane Trump grift to celebrate the 4th.
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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
He suckered a million people into losing an average of $3800 apiece buying into just one of his crypto scams, $TRUMP, on which he made $636 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
2 panel comic

Panel 1 is titled “Journalist logs into Twitter”
Image shows a Pink Guy performing a high jump. He easily sails over a tall barrier that says “Racism, Nazis, Homophobia, CSAM and Bigotry”. He smiles and waves at the reader.

Panel 2 is titled “Journalist logs into BlueSky”
The Pink Guy is doing the high jump again, however, this time, a much smaller barrier just says “Smugness”. The Pink Guy is clinging to the barrier, trying to hook his leg over it. He yells “Hnnngh I CAN’T GET OVER IT”
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United For Democracy @weareufd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
America is turning 250. And the Supreme Court is marking the occasion by doing what it does best: More power for billionaires. More protection for corporations. More money in elections. Fewer rights for the rest of us. That’s not freedom. That’s a captured Court.
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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
After Trump f’d up the reflecting pool, if he had decided to blame it on aliens from Mars, instead of former Olympic competitor vandals, then Jeanine Pirro would happily stand in front of cameras talking about the hunt for the extraterrestrials. There’s no lie too extreme for Trump’s toadies. 🤨
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Indictment against Olympian who touched the Reflecting Pool is a shameful abuse of power to deflect blame for Trump’s blunder. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at join ET. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Grand jury indicts former Olympian in Trump DOJ’s Reflecting Pool vandalism case
Securing an indictment is one thing; securing a conviction in Washington against an Olympian who touched the Reflecting Pool is something else.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Stock trades by President. The blatant corruption is just staggering
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If Barack Obama had accepted an airplane as a personal gift from a middle eastern country, retrofitted it on our dime & started using it for official presidential business, Republicans would have called for his immediate removal from office & Fox would be screaming about it 24/7.
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Sounds like communism
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today's vocabulary word is "kleptocracy."
Steve Rattner: It's not just Trump who has made a fortune off the Presidency. 

After Trump was reelected, Jared Kushner became a billionaire. 

His estimated net worth is up roughly 1,440% since 2009—compared with ~160% for the average U.S. household.
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David McBride @lineardave.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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