Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow
@brienmcmullen.bsky.social
Teaching reading skills to K-5. Dad.
History, Folklore, Jazz, Bass Player, Conjugal, Organic gardening, Hiking, Politics, Finance, Deadhead, Tree Hugging Dirt Worshipper.
Incapable of stopping before reaching the character limit.
History, Folklore, Jazz, Bass Player, Conjugal, Organic gardening, Hiking, Politics, Finance, Deadhead, Tree Hugging Dirt Worshipper.
Incapable of stopping before reaching the character limit.
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Adhere to any of these factions and it will instantly declare you to be a great man and a genius, while the other will hate you and declare you to be a nincompoop. At any rate, though having enemies you will also have friends. By maintaining an unbiased and sober view on the subject, you will incur
Their primary complaint against the establishment is that it won't support candidates that don't support the establishment.
Can't they see the flaw in that logic?
They are just fighting for more DNC money.
Tawdry affair.
Can't they see the flaw in that logic?
They are just fighting for more DNC money.
Tawdry affair.
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Their primary complaint against the establishment is that it won't support candidates that don't support the establishment.
Can't they see the flaw in that logic?
They are just fighting for more DNC money.
Tawdry affair.
Can't they see the flaw in that logic?
They are just fighting for more DNC money.
Tawdry affair.
Many's the time I would get down to the last bit of fatback and I'd ask Pa,
"should I cook it?
Or should we render it down into soap?"
And he'd always say the same;
"We better make the soap.
The Good Lord will feed us, but We gotta do our own Washin.
-Beverly Hillbillies.
"should I cook it?
Or should we render it down into soap?"
And he'd always say the same;
"We better make the soap.
The Good Lord will feed us, but We gotta do our own Washin.
-Beverly Hillbillies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Many's the time I would get down to the last bit of fatback and I'd ask Pa,
"should I cook it?
Or should we render it down into soap?"
And he'd always say the same;
"We better make the soap.
The Good Lord will feed us, but We gotta do our own Washin.
-Beverly Hillbillies.
"should I cook it?
Or should we render it down into soap?"
And he'd always say the same;
"We better make the soap.
The Good Lord will feed us, but We gotta do our own Washin.
-Beverly Hillbillies.
Remember a few years ago when people were giving their kids the "fashy", a Nazi haircut.
That was fucked up.
Nobody seems to be doing that anymore. It'll look really bad in the pictures years from now.
That was fucked up.
Nobody seems to be doing that anymore. It'll look really bad in the pictures years from now.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Remember a few years ago when people were giving their kids the "fashy", a Nazi haircut.
That was fucked up.
Nobody seems to be doing that anymore. It'll look really bad in the pictures years from now.
That was fucked up.
Nobody seems to be doing that anymore. It'll look really bad in the pictures years from now.
From here on forward, the stories about Trump are going to be this bad or worse.
The MAGA era is over.
The MAGA era is over.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
From here on forward, the stories about Trump are going to be this bad or worse.
The MAGA era is over.
The MAGA era is over.
Mother-in-law (who does not cook Thanksgiving dinner, and will be an out-of-state guest at bro's house) has announced she doesn't want dessert with our dinner this year.
The feckless ninnies in my partner's family have agreed so... no dessert for anybody.
Let the festivities begin!!!
The feckless ninnies in my partner's family have agreed so... no dessert for anybody.
Let the festivities begin!!!
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Mother-in-law (who does not cook Thanksgiving dinner, and will be an out-of-state guest at bro's house) has announced she doesn't want dessert with our dinner this year.
The feckless ninnies in my partner's family have agreed so... no dessert for anybody.
Let the festivities begin!!!
The feckless ninnies in my partner's family have agreed so... no dessert for anybody.
Let the festivities begin!!!
Lol, Republicans couldn't pass a law to save their lives.
can the media please stop pretending they have a plan or will ever come up with a plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
can the media please stop pretending they have a plan or will ever come up with a plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Republicans balk at Trump’s health care proposal before it’s even released | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump hasn’t officially unveiled his new health care plan. But plenty in his party already oppose it.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Lol, Republicans couldn't pass a law to save their lives.
can the media please stop pretending they have a plan or will ever come up with a plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
can the media please stop pretending they have a plan or will ever come up with a plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
It's that time of year where I lift heaven and earth to go visit family who have never ever made the effort to come and see us or visit my kid.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's that time of year where I lift heaven and earth to go visit family who have never ever made the effort to come and see us or visit my kid.
You know the best way to get a job. Move to a city. Democratic-run cities have far more jobs with better wages and more opportunities than stagnate Republican rural areas.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
You know the best way to get a job. Move to a city. Democratic-run cities have far more jobs with better wages and more opportunities than stagnate Republican rural areas.
Democrat are going to get their deal on health care subsidies.
What will Trump get in exchange?
No premium-free insurance for Medicaid recipients, a vague policy restricting premium hikes, and incentives for using HSA's.
It all sounds doable.
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
What will Trump get in exchange?
No premium-free insurance for Medicaid recipients, a vague policy restricting premium hikes, and incentives for using HSA's.
It all sounds doable.
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
President Trump says he wants to end "surprise premium hikes" from Obamacare
Trump is advancing a new plan to deal with health-care costs.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Democrat are going to get their deal on health care subsidies.
What will Trump get in exchange?
No premium-free insurance for Medicaid recipients, a vague policy restricting premium hikes, and incentives for using HSA's.
It all sounds doable.
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
What will Trump get in exchange?
No premium-free insurance for Medicaid recipients, a vague policy restricting premium hikes, and incentives for using HSA's.
It all sounds doable.
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
Look at this law professor bullying me all day today.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Look at this law professor bullying me all day today.
The crucial question being;
Are these assets that Nvidia is buying the best investment?
And what does that rationale sound like?
Are these assets that Nvidia is buying the best investment?
And what does that rationale sound like?
NVIDIA earnings were a mirage. The market figured it out surprisingly fast. NVIDIA bump evaporated.
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The crucial question being;
Are these assets that Nvidia is buying the best investment?
And what does that rationale sound like?
Are these assets that Nvidia is buying the best investment?
And what does that rationale sound like?
Getting ready for first frost.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Getting ready for first frost.
For those who complain that Biden wasn't progressive enough, look at who Mamdani chose to lead his transition team?
Lina Khan was Biden's appointee for Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan
Lina Khan was Biden's appointee for Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan
Lina Khan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
For those who complain that Biden wasn't progressive enough, look at who Mamdani chose to lead his transition team?
Lina Khan was Biden's appointee for Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan
Lina Khan was Biden's appointee for Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Khan
There are things I can't understand about the Nazis. But the one that sticks with me was how they handled defeat.
The story where they emptied out the concentration camp, locked the prisoners in a factory with a time bomb to kill them.
Why?
Having lost, why still be so cruel?
The story where they emptied out the concentration camp, locked the prisoners in a factory with a time bomb to kill them.
Why?
Having lost, why still be so cruel?
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There are things I can't understand about the Nazis. But the one that sticks with me was how they handled defeat.
The story where they emptied out the concentration camp, locked the prisoners in a factory with a time bomb to kill them.
Why?
Having lost, why still be so cruel?
The story where they emptied out the concentration camp, locked the prisoners in a factory with a time bomb to kill them.
Why?
Having lost, why still be so cruel?
I watched Annie last night with my kid.
I forgot how much I loved that as a kid.
The cartoonish image of FDR as a good guy version of Trump.
Carol Burnett as the abusive alcoholic orphanage lady.
I forgot how much I loved that as a kid.
The cartoonish image of FDR as a good guy version of Trump.
Carol Burnett as the abusive alcoholic orphanage lady.
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I watched Annie last night with my kid.
I forgot how much I loved that as a kid.
The cartoonish image of FDR as a good guy version of Trump.
Carol Burnett as the abusive alcoholic orphanage lady.
I forgot how much I loved that as a kid.
The cartoonish image of FDR as a good guy version of Trump.
Carol Burnett as the abusive alcoholic orphanage lady.
In "Leave the World Behind", were Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke in their 50s when they had their daughter?
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In "Leave the World Behind", were Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke in their 50s when they had their daughter?
Some people are so racist they don't like redheads.
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some people are so racist they don't like redheads.
I talked to a bunch of kids today about football and they've never heard of the Redskins.
That name is just in the past now. Soon to be forgotten.
That name is just in the past now. Soon to be forgotten.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I talked to a bunch of kids today about football and they've never heard of the Redskins.
That name is just in the past now. Soon to be forgotten.
That name is just in the past now. Soon to be forgotten.
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I knew it!
Breaking news: Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a brief pause on a lower court order blocking a new congressional map in Texas that would give Republicans an edge in winning five additional House seats.
Supreme Court justice pauses order blocking Texas map favoring GOP
The order will give the high court time to consider an appeal by Texas, which is seeking to overturn the ruling by a panel of federal judges.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I knew it!
Republicans have decided that the troops having no choice in breaking the law and violating the Constitution is the winning issue they've been looking for.
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Republicans have decided that the troops having no choice in breaking the law and violating the Constitution is the winning issue they've been looking for.
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I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
Seems like the shutdown is still hurting Republicans long after the misdirected (performatice) anger at Democrats has faded away / been discredited.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump and Republicans once more face a tough political fight over Obama-era health law
President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Seems like the shutdown is still hurting Republicans long after the misdirected (performatice) anger at Democrats has faded away / been discredited.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
People who criticized Democrats for ending the shutdown, I hope you have an appetite...
punchbowl.news/archive/1121...
punchbowl.news/archive/1121...
a man in a suit is sitting at a table with a blender and a hat that says electron on it
Alt: a man in a suit is sitting at a table with a blender eating his hat, which is a euphemism for admitting you were wrong.
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
People who criticized Democrats for ending the shutdown, I hope you have an appetite...
punchbowl.news/archive/1121...
punchbowl.news/archive/1121...
Lona Khan is a heavy hitter and very talented person.
My Transition Co-chair Lina Khan and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined Starbucks workers on the picket line today because making NYC affordable means an end to unfair labor practices and a living wage for our workers. We are their partners in the fight to live in this city with dignity.
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Lona Khan is a heavy hitter and very talented person.