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
I got stopped out of Nvidia today at $170, so I can now safely predict it will go up 100% in the next 6 months.
(Sarcasm, don't invest based on my sarcasm)
(Sarcasm, don't invest based on my sarcasm)
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I got stopped out of Nvidia today at $170, so I can now safely predict it will go up 100% in the next 6 months.
(Sarcasm, don't invest based on my sarcasm)
(Sarcasm, don't invest based on my sarcasm)
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The ozone hole over the Antarctic in 2025 was the fifth smallest since 1992 and it "remains on track to recover fully later this century," per a new report by NOAA and NASA.
Ozone layer on track for full recovery after UN treaty "success story"
The ozone hole over the Antarctic in 2025 was the fifth smallest since 1992, a new report by NASA and NOAA found.
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The ozone hole over the Antarctic in 2025 was the fifth smallest since 1992 and it "remains on track to recover fully later this century," per a new report by NOAA and NASA.
Question for the twisted logic of MAGA;
If unvaccinated babies will never get autism, when they die of whooping cough, won't that increase the autism rate?
If unvaccinated babies will never get autism, when they die of whooping cough, won't that increase the autism rate?
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Question for the twisted logic of MAGA;
If unvaccinated babies will never get autism, when they die of whooping cough, won't that increase the autism rate?
If unvaccinated babies will never get autism, when they die of whooping cough, won't that increase the autism rate?
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
The GOP chess move on Healthcare is abortion restrictions on ACA plans.
This achieves 2 goals,
- Gridlock- no progress on subsidies
- Blame Democrats for the premium increases by saying they are holding regular folks hostage for their radical abortions.
How will Democrats respond to this?
This achieves 2 goals,
- Gridlock- no progress on subsidies
- Blame Democrats for the premium increases by saying they are holding regular folks hostage for their radical abortions.
How will Democrats respond to this?
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The GOP chess move on Healthcare is abortion restrictions on ACA plans.
This achieves 2 goals,
- Gridlock- no progress on subsidies
- Blame Democrats for the premium increases by saying they are holding regular folks hostage for their radical abortions.
How will Democrats respond to this?
This achieves 2 goals,
- Gridlock- no progress on subsidies
- Blame Democrats for the premium increases by saying they are holding regular folks hostage for their radical abortions.
How will Democrats respond to this?
America is not the good guys when Trump is President.
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
America is not the good guys when Trump is President.
The social media experience rings true through this quote from the 1850s.
The most unpleasant part of this is that you will not be understood & your words will either be construed as immoderate praise or immoderate obloquy, and not as a faithful assessment of the fact of reality, as it exists, with all its good and evil, its merits and defects,
with all the contradictions
with all the contradictions
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The social media experience rings true through this quote from the 1850s.
Seattle Times has gone from RFK Jr this morning with multiple articles against Cannabis, pumping iron as a Long Covid cure, and social media as the cause of mental health issues.
What if I told you, all these problems could be solved by just one daily supplement?
What if I told you, all these problems could be solved by just one daily supplement?
Study: Resistance training can help improve long COVID symptoms
Study: Resistance training can help improve long COVID symptoms
Long COVID is defined as happening when symptoms of COVID-19 last longer than 12 weeks, and can include fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog and joint pain.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Seattle Times has gone from RFK Jr this morning with multiple articles against Cannabis, pumping iron as a Long Covid cure, and social media as the cause of mental health issues.
What if I told you, all these problems could be solved by just one daily supplement?
What if I told you, all these problems could be solved by just one daily supplement?
The fact they are using the word Marijuana is a pretty good indicator of where this is coming from.
More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say
More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say
Cannabis use among young adults has reached historic levels, with nearly 18 million Americans using marijuana daily in 2022.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The fact they are using the word Marijuana is a pretty good indicator of where this is coming from.
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?