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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow

@brienmcmullen.bsky.social
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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.

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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 10m
So where do the people park? A lot of neighborhoods already don't have much available on the street. So if we tear down these old single family homes and replace with multi, where do those additional people park?
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 46m
Just having leaders who can argue against the "How are you going to pay for this?" chorus that will inevitably come. Republican caused the boom in deficit spending, even while cutting services. There's no reason to be shy about this fact.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
I grew up in California when it was pretty red. The Republican party completely collapsed there since the 90's when Pete Wilson fed bigotry and implemented mean spirited immigration policies. There's a decent chance that is happening to Republicans in red states all over the country.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
I don't think they should do this, and I'll bet it's a pre-election stunt. But I suspect it's going to further turn off Americans from MAGA.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
When they did this in SE Portland it was a disaster. I've never heard a decent explanation of what how this is supposed to work. You build housing there needs to be parking. How are we wishing this away?
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
"War is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means." Carl von Clausewitz
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
My kid was born in 2017, the beginning of what should be known as the "Trump slump". He'll never have a hard time getting into camps because there are significantly less kids in his age group and under.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 1h
The Jerusalem of the North.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 13h
Agreed
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 15h
To me, this looks like a meth addict.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 15h
His followers aren't unhappy about the immigration policy.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 15h
He is a crusher.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 15h
We're so screwed. Remember this kind of thing when the press starts badgering Democrats with the "Why aren't you getting anything done?" questions they never ask of do nothing Republicans. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/t...
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 16h
Just remember that it works. This is how half of America feels.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 16h
Wild listening to the newly elected president of Bosnia praising Trump and Putin in the same breath during his acceptance speech. He said if it weren't for Trump dismantling the Biden system they would have had no chance of winning.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
Rubio is really showing me how a not very smart person rises in an authoritarian movement.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
Ynon should've said "I'll run Paramount but I'm not sharing the CEO role with nepo-Hitler"
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
Why would anyone want them on their team?
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
Every *teacher* death.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
No boom in 1936
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
"I'm a national treasure" (swipes toothpaste at Boots).
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
Super Dooper intelligence
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
And I do remember this woman from the Human Rights Council and I know she gets it because she was highly critical of Gaza protesters during the last election for the same reasons I'm describing here.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
I'm fine thanks. It actually serves my point that these obscure random people running in state races should not be used as a proxy to denounce "Democrats" when we are in the middle of the fight of our lives.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 18h
👀👀👀 www.washingtonsun.com/legal/nfl-ka...
washingtonsun.com
NFL to Supreme Court: States Should Regulate Prediction Markets
“This is about protecting game integrity and consumers,” an NFL spokesperson said.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
Right to drive over his brother's face.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
You invented a person to hate, didn't you.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
But I don't agree with the anti trans policies. So why are you saying that I do? That's an unfair thing to do to somebody. It's not in good faith. It's outside of the bounds of fair and open debate to smear a person with a belief that they haven't actually promoted. Or a party for that matter.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
But see that's a smear. You're saying I said something I didn't really say. That's my whole point. You're attacking Democrats with a false representation of their position.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
But that's my point. It will suppress the votes across the board. And it will teach Democrats that they are better off appealing to conservatives than to progressives who are out to get them. That will weaken all progressive causes.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
No. I don't think that. I also don't go to a church in rural Ohio. This isn't about my personal beliefs at all. Other than my firm commitment that the most important thing right now is beating Republicans.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
The kids sports part is a niche issue. I don't blame any politician for wanting to change the subject from having to defend it. Is very unpopular. Go convince the public before demanding politicians commit suicide over this.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
That's why they are making this an issue. Some candidates are finding themselves in a vice and have to back down a little. Think about how all the Supreme Court justices said they wouldn't overturn Roe. When they were chosen just for that purpose. We have to give our side space to operate.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
But I will admit I've never heard of either of those people.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
I can only imagine you're sensitivity about this issue. I would temper that with hopefulness based on the huge cultural shift that has occurred. This type of bigotry will mostly die with the older generation.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
She's not pushing a of anti-trans agenda here. She doesn't demonize trans people. She's just trying to defend against attacks that she's an extremist. This is not a big deal. This is not worth letting Republicans win
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
That's not true. Sometimes you have to use a strategy. Just always pushing One direction every time isn't always the right way to handle things. Trying to suppress the support for Democrats in the midst of an election is bad strategy. We went through this with Gaza in 2024. Same thing.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
I mean just the first glance at this article it says she walked in the pride parade and is now backing down on an issue that affects a infinitesimally small group of people. What is the big problem here? She obviously supports lgbtq rights.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
And immigrants deserve to be oppressed and black people deserve to have their voting rights destroyed? Because there's a lot of issues on the line here other than a couple edge issues around trans rights that Republicans chose to focus on.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
They are winners politically though. That's the problem. We're talking about these little niche issues around sports. If you want politicians to support something like that, you have to go convince the public first. They're just going to follow public appeal 99% of the time.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
I live in a blue state and there's no rules like that. When Democrats are in power, there's not a bunch of transphobic laws. That's because they're the better party on this issue.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 23h
That's Republicans that are doing that.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What's an example of a Democrat pushing a transphobic ideas?
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I don't hear Democrats pushing transphobia. Where are you hearing that? The only thing I hear is them trying to back away from the partys position because it's hurting them in their current election.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ok. Well you think it's no worse is Republicans to get elected. That's your right. I'm here to say that's a big mistake.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I would agree that would be dumb. My rep doesn't do it and I would never live in Texas or even visit the South. But I don't think it's true that Democrats are broadly doing it. And taking to the media during the election to claim they are will suppress votes, based on a misrepresentation.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think it's a far more urgent and dangerous problem actually.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
But the smear aspect is taking that small minority of conservative Democrats, and it is small, and painting the entire party with their most objectionable views. It's not really a fair criticism. And the primaries are over. We're in a R vs. D moment right now.
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Then why are they doing it. Don't you think they weighed the political implications and made a decision on their messaging that would maximize their ability to win this election? What is the strategy for attacking Democrats? What does that accomplish?
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Spencer’s Butte’s Shadow @brienmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Protecting the environment is a human rights issue.
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