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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 7h

Interesting framing; The Supreme Court cherry picking cases to extend Trump's crime spree cuts into the Justices' private island time. Doesn't even really seem true, btw. They have been able to put their thumb on the scale of Justice remotely. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

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The Supreme Court’s Summer Break Vanishes, Erased by Emergencies

“Our summers used to actually be summers,” one justice lamented.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 7h

Why not let companies pay cash for the oil while prices are high and oil companies are flushed with cash?

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 7h

Giving the oil away now when prices are high & letting companies repay the oil later when prices are low. The opposite of the profitable management of the strategic petroleum reserve where we saw Biden and Obama raking profits buying low and selling high. boereport.com/2026/09/29/u...

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US to release 40 million barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Department says | BOE Report

The US Government said on Tuesday it is offering to loan energy companies up to 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the last US batch of crude from a global deal to unleash...

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 9h

The only place Trump should be allowed to carve his name is the inside of his jail cell.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 9h

Put them in the sawmill, yeah yeah yeah, but the saw couldn't cut them, yeah yeah yeah Throw them in the hog pen Yeah yeah yeah But the hogs couldn't eat them Yeah yeah yeah Last time I saw them Yeah yeah yeah Was flying across the ocean. Yeah yeah yeah And they were all going quack quack

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 9h

If they're digging underground in Finland, it's below sea level, the entire country will be below sea level during the next ice age. At which time, the world's nuclear waste will begin to leak into the ocean. What could go wrong?

At worst, there may be barely detectable leaks during the next glacial. Estimated to begin at approximately 60,000 years said on me me ticking in of finland's nuclear regulator.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 21h

It's always hot in October down there. Some of my hottest memories growing up down there were going to raider games at the coliseum and having it be in the 90s.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Astros of Soccer. That should probably be comforting since the Astros never really had any consequences for cheating in a World series.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think "Super fun, friendly, helpful intelligence" really pops.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They have endless water underground in New Mexico. The Southwest used to be an ocean. They are trying to learn how to tap it, and trillions of dollars infrastructure spending by these tech companies could be what pays for it all. sourcenm.com/2026/05/18/n...

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New Mexico awards $13 million to map, test and treat brackish water • Source New Mexico

New Mexico water and environment officials announced the award of three contracts totaling $13 million to map, test and treat brackish water.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's a parable. You're never going to prove it's real. www.newsweek.com/noahs-ark-hu...

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Probably making secret plans with Newsom and Pelosi.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most people don't know that before Australia, The British government used Africa as a place to send criminals. They might also be surprised to learn that during the Transportation era, more criminals were sent to America than to Australia. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US

Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy

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Joseph In THEE OC 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈 @ocjoseph424.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Where are all the “Queers for Palestine” who refused to vote for VP Harris in 2024? This is a blatant attack on the entire LGBT community, one that could’ve been avoided.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is that part in the campaign season when you pull out all the big legislation and important reforms, bragging about the improvements for the economy that you've made over the past 2 years. ie "Homer see all those wires inside its head, that's why your robot didn't work."

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How long until Republicans just run with the Atlanta Hawks gate conspiracy despite being so easily disproven.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The funny thing he could have sent a letter to Jack Smith's office inquiring about this.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Me; the charges on this medical bill are wrong. Them; we can offer you a monthly payment plan Me; I don't want a monthly payment plan. I want to be charged the correct amount of money

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh man that's just embarrassing. What a piece of shit. He resign over this. American conservativism has run aground. There's nothing of any value remaining.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You telling me Karl Rove has his finger on the pulse of American public opinion as well as maybe any other person, and he didn't know that Republican voters are bigots?

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The GOP aren't even professionals at this. They are really incompetent. I'm the old days. the GOP was evil but probably more competent than Democrats. That is not true anymore.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

El-Sayed appears to be running close with the Democratic governor. It seems he has mended hours relations with most Democratic voters (or IMHO, they don't know/care about his controversies). He seems like a very talented politician to me.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A lot of the problems with Obamacare these days is the high deductibles. That was undoubtedly increased by the Republicans getting rid of the penalty for not having insurance. I'm not sure why Democrats don't make more hay out of this.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How much did country music fans assume that Dolly Parton was conservative? Same goes for Willie, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson. The gods of country music are all liberals. That's gotta hurt.

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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Congress, I am proud to say that I have passed four bills through the House. Not because I compromise my values, not because the legislation is a “gimme,” But because I show up every day and work hard for our community.

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reading about the era of Charles II, they would just bribe people openly. Want a job in government? $100k. If you get hired, be sure to thank your boss with expensive jewelry. They just state it be as commonplace. This is how things were done, probably for centuries.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have a five spot for homeless guy on the corner of Portland avenue and East 28th to hold up a sign that says "You don't have to stop here. It's not a yield sign, you have your own lane"

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can someone please explain to me why the Democrat doesn't jump out of this race and make a deal for the independence of caucus with us?

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

He's going to talk about stone and concrete.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is a good example of how Trumpism is not conservative. It is more combative and anti-collaboration. Trail sharing has been developed over many decades, a delicate balance of interests and hobbyists. A policy founded on custom, tradition, and compromise. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

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US Forest Service proposes opening most national forest trails to ATVs, dirt bikes, and 4x4s

Opponents argue that broader motorized access would affect both the land itself and the people who use it.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sweet potatoes go well with black beans, but they can just sit next to each other on the plate. You don't have to make mess of it.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

All this talk about Trump having nothing substantive to talk about with Xi, Has it occurred to anyone that he had corrupt schemes to talk about? We're not going to find out what they were until later..

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's not true that Trump runs foreign policy on personal relationships. Just like it's not true that his beefs with the press are personal. He has a ideological agenda, reinforced by how staff. He uses these tabloid reality star cat fights to mask his otherwise indefensible governing decisions.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is why I went so deep into the history before WWII. I heard the Nazi talking points and looked into it. I think it's a mistake that we don't disprove anti-semitic talking points and audience them more clearly & publicly. Also a mistake that we don't read Jewish enlightenment thinkers.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

7/ An expert explained that losers like me are the bettors that sports betting companies are most interested in. A small group accounts for a large portion of revenue. And what keeps losers loyal? VIP programs. The more you bet, the more you get: free bets/swag/fancy dinners.

Screenshot of article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Headline reads: FanDuel sent a personal message from Phillies star Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling addiction.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The whites arrive at the end of summer in my garden.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Confucius' actual name was Kung Fú. Badass

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why is @politicalwire.com boosting sex pest Mark Halperin? Who was ran out of the media industry and is now working for Megyn Kelly. The guys a creep and he doesn't deserve a 2nd chance.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is happening right after Trump's executive order allowing ranchers butcher their own beef. All of a sudden 170k lbs of counterfeit USDA beef. Probably more out there we don't know about.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trump alluded to his DC makeover pet projects in the first sentence of his speech with Xi today. He'd already shown him the construction site. He claims Xi is a expert on stones. From now on, he will say every speeches that Xi was wowed by the helipad.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When we were shopping for a house, I kept thinking, if I pay 125% of the value rates are going to go up and we're going to be locked in. And the value of the house might not even go up in the next 5 years. I wasn't totally right, values have gone up a little. But people are stuck.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Democrats appeal to moderate voters is working, but their support in the already blue States is still lagging. This is probably the result of an intentional strategy. If there's a Blue Wave this year, it will be in spite of leftists rather than with their help. www.natesilver.net/p/the-blue-w...

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The blue wave is mostly in red states. That's a little weird.

Still Counting EP3. Plus some quick thoughts on that NYT poll in Maine.

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