Dave McC
@mccdave.bsky.social
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Dave McC
@mccdave.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Whenever I see doom-posts on here lamenting how all is lost before Trump is even sworn in, I think of this image, taken in February 2022 right after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Russia thought they’d take the country in 3 days. It’s been nearly 3 years and they’re no closer. Buck up people.
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Red China’s very real conspiracy to cancel the Stanley Cup www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/red-...
Red China's very real conspiracy to cancel the Stanley Cup - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I’m not sure how Canada can proceed with a trade deal given these circumstances: Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Red China’s very real conspiracy to cancel the Stanley Cup www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/red-...
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It would be nice if the paper of record knew the difference between the CDC and CMS.
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
It would be nice if the paper of record knew the difference between the CDC and CMS.
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"China will eliminate Canadian ice hockey and take away the Stanley Cup" I mean, come on, it's dementia mad libs except it's straight from the President of the United States
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"China will eliminate Canadian ice hockey and take away the Stanley Cup" I mean, come on, it's dementia mad libs except it's straight from the President of the United States
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Pretty wild to me how many students were willing to occupy university buildings to protest something happening halfway around the world, but not in response to those very same universities caving to an authoritarian administration setting up concentration camps in our own borders
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Pretty wild to me how many students were willing to occupy university buildings to protest something happening halfway around the world, but not in response to those very same universities caving to an authoritarian administration setting up concentration camps in our own borders
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What the fuck is this man even talking about?!
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
What the fuck is this man even talking about?!
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This is part of a pattern that is impeachable: Trump cuts previously appropriated Congressional funds, but only to states led by Democrats (California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota).
The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYT
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This is part of a pattern that is impeachable: Trump cuts previously appropriated Congressional funds, but only to states led by Democrats (California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota).
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Lindsey Vonn is a warrior and wanted to keep doing warrior shit. How is that bad? She skis because she's a skier and this was her comment to that dude who wrote a piece making wild assumptions.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Lindsey Vonn is a warrior and wanted to keep doing warrior shit. How is that bad? She skis because she's a skier and this was her comment to that dude who wrote a piece making wild assumptions.
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Yeah, I said it. This is RFK Jr's plan.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Yeah, I said it. This is RFK Jr's plan.
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The far-right hates liberalism in part because liberalism empowered women socially, politically, and economically, and so made them less dependent on settling for a mediocre man to provide for them. So they want to destroy liberalism to return women to a state of powerlessness and dependence.
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The far-right hates liberalism in part because liberalism empowered women socially, politically, and economically, and so made them less dependent on settling for a mediocre man to provide for them. So they want to destroy liberalism to return women to a state of powerlessness and dependence.
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Maxwell pled the 5th about Epstein to Congress
She’s already convicted & the statutes of limitations have run
What possible basis could she have?
The only one I can think of: she lied to Todd Blanche - TN
She’s already convicted & the statutes of limitations have run
What possible basis could she have?
The only one I can think of: she lied to Todd Blanche - TN
BREAKING:
“Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendement virtually before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.”
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
“Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendement virtually before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.”
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
Ghislaine Maxwell invokes Fifth Amendment in closed deposition
The convicted sex trafficker was not expected to answer questions at a virtual closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Maxwell pled the 5th about Epstein to Congress
She’s already convicted & the statutes of limitations have run
What possible basis could she have?
The only one I can think of: she lied to Todd Blanche - TN
She’s already convicted & the statutes of limitations have run
What possible basis could she have?
The only one I can think of: she lied to Todd Blanche - TN
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My apologies, I had to delete & redo my post that you responded to here— here's the new version: bsky.app/profile/tani...
NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
My apologies, I had to delete & redo my post that you responded to here— here's the new version: bsky.app/profile/tani...
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The republican faction that has most opposed Trump is neocons. Other factions like business execs or religious conservatives have reasons for, and examples of, opposition to Trump, but Libertarians had the easiest case and the weakest examples. Total frauds, still preoccupied with campus left.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The republican faction that has most opposed Trump is neocons. Other factions like business execs or religious conservatives have reasons for, and examples of, opposition to Trump, but Libertarians had the easiest case and the weakest examples. Total frauds, still preoccupied with campus left.
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“any attempts to actively regulate speeding would be pro-ICE” is possibly THE bluesky post of all time
No it wouldn't lol
I feel obligated to point out that if cars worked this way, the same tech would also enable Cops/ICE/etc. to stop any car they wanted remotely, to say nothing of a potentially malicious hacker.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“any attempts to actively regulate speeding would be pro-ICE” is possibly THE bluesky post of all time
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National Prop 187, you're hearing it more and more
"50 percent of rural Americans disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while 50 percent approve
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
75 percent of men aged 18 to 29 disapprove of ICE’s handling of enforcement, while only 25 percent approve"
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
National Prop 187, you're hearing it more and more
This is unacceptable from Maura Healy and Massachusetts, and voters there should raise hell about it.
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This is unacceptable from Maura Healy and Massachusetts, and voters there should raise hell about it.
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Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
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If they actually push for YIMBY housing policies, it'll be fine. If they act as a smokescreen for protecting big tech bullshit, it'll be a problem.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
If they actually push for YIMBY housing policies, it'll be fine. If they act as a smokescreen for protecting big tech bullshit, it'll be a problem.
Yeah, that’s the problem.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: Trump lets me do stuff that I don't think anyone else would let me do
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Yeah, that’s the problem.
Maybe my biggest “old man yells at cloud” opinion is that while I have no issue with legal cannabis, if you’re in public, please stick to edibles. Smoke/vape smell is intense, spreads rapidly, and kills fresh air vibes. More an issue of basic consideration/nuisance reduction than being anti-pot.
February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Maybe my biggest “old man yells at cloud” opinion is that while I have no issue with legal cannabis, if you’re in public, please stick to edibles. Smoke/vape smell is intense, spreads rapidly, and kills fresh air vibes. More an issue of basic consideration/nuisance reduction than being anti-pot.
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You don’t actually have to quit caffeine. It’s not bad for you!
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You don’t actually have to quit caffeine. It’s not bad for you!
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Lmao
Local union politics > national politics
Local union politics > national politics
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Lmao
Local union politics > national politics
Local union politics > national politics
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An underrated good the next Democratic administration could do with virtually zero actual political blowback from voters would be to come in with anti-trust laws like a wrecking ball and break up media and tech companies. It would fuck up The Other Side, too.
Brendan Carr is also very excited for more local broadcast TV consolidation at the hands of the right wing!
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
An underrated good the next Democratic administration could do with virtually zero actual political blowback from voters would be to come in with anti-trust laws like a wrecking ball and break up media and tech companies. It would fuck up The Other Side, too.
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every single "principled libertarian" put on the red hat in 2016 and i don't think we should let them take it off and pretend like they're real intellectuals again now that he's unpopular
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
every single "principled libertarian" put on the red hat in 2016 and i don't think we should let them take it off and pretend like they're real intellectuals again now that he's unpopular
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one thing the Democrats are kind of sleeping on is the subpoena power of state legislatures combined with the fact that virtually all of the conduct described by the Epstein files occurred in blue states
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
one thing the Democrats are kind of sleeping on is the subpoena power of state legislatures combined with the fact that virtually all of the conduct described by the Epstein files occurred in blue states
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While this is true, the problem is that any system is only as good as the people who execute it. The plain text of the Constitution should be curtailing Trump right now, but the humans on the Supreme Court have decided to ignore it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
While this is true, the problem is that any system is only as good as the people who execute it. The plain text of the Constitution should be curtailing Trump right now, but the humans on the Supreme Court have decided to ignore it.