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Shareblue is an online platform that grew out of Blue Nation Review (BNR), a pro-Democrat website promoting left-wing agendas by means of news articles, personal essays, investigative reports, videos, and graphics. Founded in 2014, BNR was particularly effusive in its praise of Hillary Clinton, as evidenced by an August 2016 piece titled “Hillary Clinton Is One of the Most Ethical (and Most Lied About) Political Leaders in America.” In 2015 David Brock, a former-conservative-turned-leftist, purchased BNR for the purpose of developing it into a progressive media outlet that spoke directly to grass roots Americans, who were, in Brock's estimation, “avidly and unabashedly pro-Hillary.” Toward that end, in September 2016 Brock rebranded BNR as Shareblue, and he positioned it to supplement the pro-Democrat efforts of his other major enterprises, namely American Bridge 21st Century, Media Matters for America, and Correct The Record. To achieve this goal, Brock decided to bring his own people aboard; thus he terminated most of BNR's existing staff by December 1, 2016.

Shareblue first outlined its leading objectives in a 44-page confidential memo that set the agenda for a January 2017 conference at the luxurious Turnberry Isle resort in Aventura, Florida, where David Brock addressed some 120 wealthy Democratic donors and tried to map out a course of action by which leftists could effectively “kick [the new Republican President] Donald Trump's ass” during the ensuing four years. Specifically, the memo indicated that Brock's plan was to use Shareblue as the “dynamic nucleus of a multi-platform media company that informs, engages, and arms Americans” so that they may “engage in partisan combat” designed to “delegitimize Donald Trump's presidency.” Toward that end, Shareblue resolved to “frame opposition research from American Bridge and other progressive groups, as well as leaks and intel from Democrats on House and Senate committees,” and “disseminate it” – in a “punchy, emotive style” – “directly to our followers in a daily inline persuasion campaign.”

David Brock http:// www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2039