<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Therese’s Substack]]></title><description><![CDATA[My personal Substack.  I write political parodies, satire, stories and the occasional musical (I have 2 full length ones, book and lyrics).  I'll be uploading snippets here.]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mbho!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg</url><title>Therese’s Substack</title><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:31:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheresemcnally.substack.com%2Ffeed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[theresemcnally@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[theresemcnally@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[theresemcnally@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[theresemcnally@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Blue wave coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Something&#8217;s Coming; West Side Story: Bernstein/Sondheim] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/blue-wave-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/blue-wave-coming</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:09:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>[Tune: Something&#8217;s coming; West Side Story]</em></p><h4>Could be, you know?</h4><h4>There&#8217;s voting due on Tuesday</h4><h4>We might know right away, soon as it shows</h4><h4>Blue wave cannonballing from every state</h4><h4>Trump will berate, as pundits suppose</h4><h4>Who knows?</h4><div><hr></div><h4>A victory is within reach</h4><h4>Subpoenas ready to impeach, Hegseth should duck</h4><h4>With a new Congress there&#8217;s a miracle due</h4><h4>Accountability true, to those evil fucks!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Could it be? Yes, it could!</h4><h4>Blue wave&#8217;s coming that is good</h4><h4>Can hardly wait</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Blue wave&#8217;s coming, don&#8217;t know yet for each state</h4><h4>But it is gonna be great</h4><h4>With each scan and mail drop</h4><h4>Ballots mingle round the clock, check the returns</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Blue wave&#8217;s coming, all next week</h4><h4>Count the votes, catch the wave</h4><h4>Surfing on home</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Around each corner</h4><h4>As polls long lines get greater</h4><h4>MAGA will crater and lose</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Will it be? Check the score</h4><h4>Maybe just a few seats more, it&#8217;ll get there</h4><h4>Come on, blue wave, sweep on in, let us win</h4><h4>Johnson spies a new dem House chair</h4><div><hr></div><h4>The polls are humming</h4><h4>A big blue wave is coming</h4><h4>You know?</h4><div><hr></div><h4>A victory is within reach</h4><h4>Subpoenas ready to impeach</h4><h4>On Tuesday night</h4><h4>On Tuesday night</h4><h4>On Tuesday night</h4><p></p><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hymn for an Election in Alaska]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Hymn for a Sunday Evening - Ed Sullivan; Bye Bye Birdie; songwriters: Charles Strouse/Lee Adams] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/hymn-for-an-election-in-alaska</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/hymn-for-an-election-in-alaska</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Backstory: There is much controversy about the two Dan Sullivans running for Alaska Senate; one, Dan S. Sullivan, is the GOP incumbent; the other Dan J. is a retiree independent candidate.   Trump has unsuccessfully tried to neuter Dan J. Sullivan&#8217;s candidacy.</p><p><em>[Tune:  Hymn for a Sunday Evening - Ed Sullivan; Bye Bye Birdie]</em></p><h4>Who to vote for Senate in Alaska?</h4><h4>Dan Sullivan</h4><h4>MAGA republicans are going with</h4><h4>Dan Sullivan</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Dan J Sullivan</h4><h4>uh...</h4><h4>Dan S Sullivan</h4><h4>[voters]</h4><h4>Um, Uh Dan Sullivan</h4><h4>S Sullivan</h4><h4>J Sullivan</h4><h4>Dan Dan -Sul-Sul</h4><h4>S Sullivan, J Sullivan</h4><h4>Gonna split the vote for Sullivan</h4><div><hr></div><h4>How could any Dem candidate be</h4><h4>Half as fortunate as she?</h4><h4>Mary Peltola is set to win</h4><h4>MAGA picks are gonna thin </h4><h4>by Dan Sullivan!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Dan Sullivan, Dan Sullivan</h4><h4>We&#8217;re gonna beat Dan Sullivan!</h4><h4>Ooooohhh! Ah</h4><h5>[spoken]</h5><h5>Alaskans got tariffs</h5><h5>High bills to pay</h5><h5>And now this&#8230;</h5><h4>Soon we will recall</h4><h4>Election day this fall</h4><h5>...Trump we hate you...</h5><h4>Dan Sullivan</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolsonaro from Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Girl from Ipanema; songwriter: Antonio Carlos Jobim] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/bolsonaro-from-brazil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/bolsonaro-from-brazil</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Flavio Bolsonaro lost Brazil&#8217;s recent election and fled prosecutors in Brazil to America under Trump&#8217;s protection</em></p><p>[Tune: Girl from Ipanema]</p><h4>Tall and dark and fascist leaning</h4><h4>The son of Bolsonaro is leaving</h4><h4>Without his passport</h4><h4>But Trump&#8217;s entry visa says &#8216;ok&#8217;</h4><div><hr></div><h4>When he lost Brazil&#8217;s election</h4><h4>The government went right to action</h4><h4>To seize his passport and bring</h4><h4>indictments his way</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Yes, cause he laundered big money</h4><h4>Lied about Lula da Silva</h4><h4>Trump gave him amnesty gladly</h4><h4>When his fellow felon lost sway</h4><h4>Brazil wants to jail him today</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Tall and dark and fascist leaning</h4><h4>Flavio Bolsonaro has landed</h4><h4>At Miami airport for all the world to see</h4><h4>He fled his country</h4><h4>And Trump wants him free</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backing the USSR]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Back in the USSR; The Beatles, songwriters: Lennon/McCartney] song link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/backing-the-ussr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/backing-the-ussr</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:24:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>[Tune:  Back in the USSR; The Beatles]</em></p><h4>Oh, dined at Mar-A-Lago, then golfed on the beach</h4><h4>Didn&#8217;t get to sleep all night</h4><h4>Posting on Truth Social why he bent the knee</h4><h4>He&#8217;s Putin&#8217;s good employee - that&#8217;s right</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Trump backs the U.S.S.R.</h4><h4>We see what a traitor you are, boy</h4><h4>He&#8217;s backing the U.S.S.R. (Yeah)</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Old President Reagan, he wouldn&#8217;t know the place</h4><h4>His party has been left to rot</h4><h4>His &#8220;Tear down this wall&#8221; speech is a memory these days</h4><h4>To a Russian rival we&#8217;ve forgot</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We&#8217;re backing the U.S.S.R.</h4><h4>We see what a traitor you are, boy</h4><h4>Shame on the U.S.</h4><h4>Shame on the U.S.</h4><h4>Backing the U.S.S.R.</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Well Ukraine drones knock refineries out</h4><h4>They&#8217;ll fight while the West betrays</h4><h4>And Moscow burns while Trump tweets and shouts</h4><h4>The midterms are just weeks, no days away</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Aw come on!</h4><h4>Ho yeah!</h4><h4>Ho yeah!</h4><h4>Ho ho yeah!</h4><h4>Yeah yeah!</h4><h4>Yeah he backs the U.S.S.R.</h4><h4>We see what a traitor you are, boy</h4><h4>Backing the U.S.S.R.</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Well Ukraine drones knock refineries out</h4><h4>They&#8217;ll fight while the West betrays</h4><h4>And Moscow burns while Trump tweets and shouts</h4><h4>The midterms are just weeks, no days away</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Oh let me tell you, red states</h4><h4>He&#8217;s a traitor!</h4><h4>He&#8217;s backing the U.S.S.R.</h4><h4>To Putin&#8217;s glee</h4><h4>Yeah, backing the U.S.S.R.</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where’s the Venezuelan Oil? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Where has my little dog gone, traditional nursery rhyme]]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/wheres-the-venezuelan-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/wheres-the-venezuelan-oil</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:36:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[Tune: Where has my little dog gone, traditional nursery rhyme]</p><h4>Oh where, oh where has the Venezuelan Oil gone? </h4><h4>Oh where, oh where can it be? </h4><h4>Our memories are short and Trump&#8217;s con is long</h4><h4>Oh where, oh where can it be? </h4><div><hr></div><h4>Oh where, oh where has that heavy crude gone</h4><h4>Oh where, oh where can it be?</h4><h4>Our diesel ran short and the price rose along</h4><h4>Oh where, oh where can it be?</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Oh why, oh why do we need Putin&#8217;s oil? </h4><h4>Oh why, oh why can it be? </h4><h4>Ukraine&#8217;s being stiffed and Europe is miffed</h4><h4>Trump shills for Russia you see</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Oh where, oh where has the rule of law gone? </h4><h4>Oh where, oh where can it be? </h4><h4>Corruption can end if the voters send</h4><h4>A blue wave for democracy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>VOTE BLUE</h4><p>parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing it for some dough]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Guys and Dolls Finale; music/lyrics: Frank Loesser] tune link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/doing-it-for-some-dough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/doing-it-for-some-dough</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:52:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Katie Zacharia held her first press conference as Trump&#8217;s new press secretary.  It didn&#8217;t go well</em></p><p>[Tune: Guys and Dolls Finale]</p><h4>When you see a gal call the POTUS her pal</h4><h4>You can bet that she&#8217;s doing it for some dough</h4><h4>There&#8217;s a new blonde at the presser lectern</h4><h4>Chances she&#8217;s really dumb like all MAGA scum at a job she can&#8217;t earn</h4><div><hr></div><h4>When a press secretary ignores questions, you see</h4><h4>While reporters saw a know-nothing and a shill</h4><h4>Call it sad, call it funny</h4><h4>But it&#8217;s better than even money</h4><h4>That the gal&#8217;s only doing for some dough</h4><div><hr></div><h4>With her scripted words, Ms. Zacharia was heard</h4><h4>Called the president her husband - a slip we suppose</h4><h4>Old talking points fell on the outlet&#8217;s deaf ears</h4><h4>While Fox and Breitbart wrote down her brain farts</h4><h4>with dutiful prose </h4><div><hr></div><h4>When a bar exam seems a fake or a scam</h4><h4>You can bet that she&#8217;s claiming it for some dough</h4><h4>Call it sad, call it funny</h4><h4>But it&#8217;s better than even money</h4><h4>That the gal&#8217;s only doing for </h4><h4>some dough</h4><h4>some dough</h4><h4>some dough</h4><h4>The gal&#8217;s only doing for some dough</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Bots]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Country Road; songwriter John Denver] tune link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/russian-bots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/russian-bots</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory: Ukraine bombed Russian data centers yesterday and 90% of Trump&#8217;s biased internet trolls were taken offline. </em></p><h4>Russian havens, East of Ukraine</h4><h4>Data centers where bot dis-info flows </h4><h4>It&#8217;s an old trick, a new thread they will seize</h4><h4>Young Russian agents, blowing smoke with ease</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Russian bots, take &#8216;em out</h4><h4>Bomb them till they are gone</h4><h4>Slava Ukraine, go Zelensky</h4><h4>Take &#8216;em out, Russian bots</h4><div><hr></div><h4>All is quiet, there&#8217;s no chatter</h4><h4>From Trump&#8217;s troll farm, the systems are offline</h4><h4>All is dust now, Skylink wonders why</h4><h4>Ukraine stopped the spying, with a bomb&#8217;s bullseye</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Russian bots, take &#8216;em out</h4><h4>Bomb them till they are gone</h4><h4>Slava Ukraine, go Zelensky</h4><h4>Take &#8216;em out, Russian bots</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Trump&#8217;s MAGA trolls on our screens are now silent</h4><h4>The quietude reminds us of the way it was before</h4><h4>Scrolling down on Facebook, there is a feeling</h4><h4>The fake news planted yesterday, got no more play</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Russian bots, take &#8216;em out</h4><h4>Bomb them till they are gone</h4><h4>Slava Ukraine, go Zelensky</h4><h4>Take &#8216;em out, Russian bots</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Russian bots, take &#8216;em out</h4><h4>Bomb them till they are gone</h4><h4>Slava Ukraine, go Zelensky</h4><h4>Take &#8216;em out, Russian bots</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Take &#8216;em out, those Russian bots</h4><h4>Take &#8216;em out, those Russian bots</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[California here they come]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: California here I come]]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/california-here-they-come</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/california-here-they-come</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:37:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[Tune: California here I come] </p><p></p><p>California here they come </p><p>Iran can bomb you and then some</p><p>San Diego and bustling downtown L.A.</p><p>Trump says to destroy them</p><p>It's really a small price to pay</p><p></p><p>His maga cult claps and then they cheer</p><p>Treason has full quarter here</p><p>They go home and drink more beer</p><p>The horrors never end</p><p></p><p>California sure is pissed</p><p>Not a word of this was missed </p><p>Threatening citizens persist</p><p>And the GOP just yawns</p><p></p><p>Midterms just around the bend</p><p>Democrats have new folks to send</p><p>Congress better make amends</p><p>And the people gotta vote!</p><p></p><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[They’re caught red handed]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: The Red, red robin, comes bob, bob, bobbing along; Songwriter: Harry M. Woods] Tune link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/theyre-caught-red-handed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/theyre-caught-red-handed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:35:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Missouri GOP Senator Eric Schmitt attempted to trap prosecutor Jack Smith with claims he was colluding somehow with democrats by attending an NBA Atlanta Hawks basketball game when in fact he was attending an Iowa Hawkeyes collegiate game in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2024.  Senator Klobuchar pointed this out and suggested Schmitt apologize to Jack Smith for his erroneous attacks.  He refused. </em></p><p><em>[Tune: The Red, red robin, comes bob, bob, bobbing along]</em></p><h4>Shut up, shut up, you dunderhead</h4><h4>Sit down, we heard what you said</h4><h4>Dirtbag, dirtbag, your face is red</h4><h4>Jack Smith smiled and was happy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>When they&#8217;re caught red handed with bogus claims all along, along</h4><h4>There&#8217;ll be no more talking</h4><h4>Since the Schmitt-show&#8217;s basketball teams were wrong</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Wake up, wake up, you were so lame</h4><h4>Hawks and Hawkeyes are not the same</h4><h4>Dirtbag, dirtbag, your face is red</h4><h4>Amy Klobuchar&#8217;s happy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>More states turning blue</h4><h4>Schmitt&#8217;s committee used our tax dollars </h4><h4>Ads may bluster and play on tv for hours and hours</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Repubs hit the skids again, doin&#8217; what they did again, same dance and song</h4><h4>When they&#8217;re caught red handed with bogus claims all along</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Jack Smith smiled and was happy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>More states turning blue</h4><h4>GOP is burning through our tax dollars </h4><h4>Ads may bluster and play on tv for hours and hours</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Repubs hit the skids again, doin&#8217; what they did again, same dance and song</h4><h4>When they&#8217;re caught red handed with bogus claims all along</h4><p></p><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump hears you knocking]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: I hear you knocking; Songwriters: Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew] Tune in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/trump-hears-you-knocking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/trump-hears-you-knocking</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:21:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Trump today blocked MS Now, CNN and Politico from the White House press room because he doesn&#8217;t like their reporting.  This is a clear 1st Amendment violation</em></p><p>[Tune: I hear you knocking]</p><h4>You went ahead and told on me and what&#8217;s more</h4><h4>Now I&#8217;m gonna block you from the White House door</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>But you can&#8217;t come in</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>Press freedom&#8217;s in the bin</h4><div><hr></div><h4>I told you not to ask me questions I don&#8217;t like</h4><h4>Now you keep reporting that gas prices spike</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>But you can&#8217;t come in</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>Politico, MS Now and CNN</h4><div><hr></div><h4>I told you this way back in 2025</h4><h4>Unless you praise me it&#8217;s all fake news and jive</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>Politico, MS Now and CNN</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>1st Amendment&#8217;s in the bin  </h4><div><hr></div><h4>You better start towing the party line</h4><h4>Everything I do is great and all is fine</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>But you can&#8217;t come in</h4><h4>I hear you knockin&#8217;</h4><h4>Politico, MS Now and CNN</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-I A-I, OY!]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Old MacDonald had a farm] Traditional nursery rhyme]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/a-i-a-i-oy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/a-i-a-i-oy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:27:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  An Anthropic engineer sounded the alarm that superintelligent uncontrolled AI models could end humanity in a decade as they exponentially learn to evade constraints.</em></p><p><em>[Tune: Old MacDonald had a farm]</em></p><h4>Anthropic developed CLAUDE -- A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>An A-I Bot more than a toy -- A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>With a data center here and a data center there</h4><h4>Here a center, there a center, building many data centers</h4><h4>Anthropic developed CLAUDE -- A-I A-I, OY!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Anthropic stock rose up so high, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>A gold rush boom in tech flew by, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>With Google here, and META there</h4><h4>Data grew, centers new, needing many data centers</h4><h4>OpenAI for me and you, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Then one day a bot like Claude, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>Escaped its sandbox like a fraud, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>It proved constraints were just too frail</h4><h4>As A-I broke from software jail</h4><h4>A threat that could cause endless harm</h4><h4>So tech bros sounded the alarm, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>They called to put on AI brakes, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>Our life on earth could be at stake, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>With pandemic here and extinction there</h4><h4>And a rogue bot here and a rogue bot there</h4><h4>Bioweapons, web destruction, lots and lots of malfunctions</h4><h4>AI decides who lives and dies, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We beg our leaders now to act, A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>Before <em>THE TERMINATOR </em>is a fact A-I A-I, OY!</h4><h4>Pause the centers here, stop the water waste </h4><h4>Stop shoving those AI apps in our face </h4><h4>Regulations must come apace; we cannot move to outer space! </h4><h4>A-I A-I, OY!</h4><p></p><p>Parody lyrics Copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What she did for others]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/what-she-did-for-others</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/what-she-did-for-others</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:59:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A tribute to Dolly Parton</p><p><em>Tune: Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton</em></p><h4>Reading today&#8217;s paper</h4><h4>I was wonderin&#8217; once again</h4><h4>Why people do the things that people do  </h4><h4>I recall a life of service with music made with love</h4><h4>And how Dolly Parton put it all to use</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There were so many acts of kindness</h4><h4>Some large and some were small</h4><h4>And she didn&#8217;t hoard her money</h4><h4>Like many billionaires at all</h4><h4>She brought all folks together</h4><h4>She spread about her love</h4><h4>And in what she did for others</h4><h4>Is a legacy we&#8217;re proud of</h4><div><hr></div><h4>As she sang, she told us stories</h4><h4>From her heart and from her life</h4><h4>And the tunes had many colors</h4><h4>Some had joy and some had strife </h4><h4>Perhaps her songs did reach you</h4><h4>And now you shed a tear</h4><h4>It&#8217;s hard to fathom that she&#8217;s gone now</h4><h4>But we will all remember this</h4><div><hr></div><h4>It&#8217;s what she did for others</h4><h4>Like promoting literacy</h4><h4>A million books she purchased</h4><h4>So kids would learn to read</h4><h4>In youth she had no money</h4><h4>Became rich as she could be</h4><h4>But what did for others</h4><h4>Is an enduring legacy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>She wore spangles on her britches</h4><h4>And glitter on her shoes</h4><h4>Always kindness shown to others</h4><h4>Like the trans kids in high school</h4><h4>She rebuked the others laughing</h4><h4>And supported LGBT</h4><h4>So many things she did for others</h4><h4>An enduring legacy</h4><div><hr></div><h4>And oh, tech bros won&#8217;t understand it</h4><h4>Claim their billions make them rich</h4><h4>But their greed&#8217;s empty and hollow</h4><h4>Ends with coffins in a ditch</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Dolly told &#8216;em all by action</h4><h4>What their money could have sown</h4><h4>By doing good for others</h4><h4>Is worth more than what they own</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Billionaires don&#8217;t understand it</h4><h4>Dolly tried to make them see</h4><h4>That lifting up the poor</h4><h4>Is easy if they want to be</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Her philanthropy is needed</h4><h4>Not a sports team or trip to space</h4><h4>Look at what she did for others</h4><h4>She brought joy to every place</h4><h4>Farewell Dolly</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s no one Trump won’t defame]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: There&#8217;s nothing like a dame; South Pacific, Rogers & Hammerstein] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/theres-no-one-trump-wont-defame</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/theres-no-one-trump-wont-defame</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:46:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>[Tune: There&#8217;s nothing like a dame; South Pacific]</em></p><h4>Trump keeps grifting every day</h4><h4>His bitcoin just got a bank</h4><h4>He keeps laundering the money</h4><h4>As the Russians fill his tank</h4><h4>The Saudi&#8217;s gave him a jet plane</h4><h4>With some questionable tech </h4><h4>What did WE get?</h4><h4>Our country wrecked!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We get packages from Walmart</h4><h4>More expensive every time   </h4><h4>We get lettuce that could kill us  </h4><h4>And our eggs are filled with slime</h4><h4>We get more vaccine denials</h4><h4>And an AG who&#8217;s Trump&#8217;s tool  </h4><h4>What did we get?</h4><h4>Algae in the reflecting pool!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We have nothin&#8217; to put on a hopeful smile for</h4><h4>What we have is crazy man posting A-I slop for...</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There&#8217;s no one Trump won&#8217;t defame</h4><h4>Anyone in the world</h4><h4>There is no one he won&#8217;t name</h4><h4>He will lie about and defame!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We feel restless, we feel blue,</h4><h4>Cause the news puts us in grief</h4><h4>We feel ev&#8217;ry kind of feelin&#8217;</h4><h4>But the feelin&#8217; of relief</h4><h4>We feel angry as the wolf felt</h4><h4>With his paw caught in a trap</h4><h4>What does Trump feel?</h4><h4>He doesn&#8217;t give a crap!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Lots of things in life used run ok, but brother,</h4><h4>This corrupt administration is like nothin&#8217; whatsoever</h4><h4>In any way, shape or form like any other</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There&#8217;s no one Trump won&#8217;t defame</h4><h4>Anyone in the world</h4><h4>There is no one he won&#8217;t name</h4><h4>He will lie about and defame!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>E. Jean Carroll was defamed</h4><h4>Proved to all the world</h4><h4>$5 million in damages remain </h4><h4>For the terrible lies he claimed</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There is absolutely nothin&#8217; like this criminal gang</h4><div><hr></div><h4>So suppose come this November</h4><h4>Voters turn out with a boost</h4><h4>MAGA faithful they desert him</h4><h4>As the hens come home to roost</h4><h4>There is only just one worry</h4><h4>Cause we&#8217;ve seen it all before</h4><h4>Votes will be tossed and Musk takes score!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There is no one you can name</h4><h4>That is safe, you know he&#8217;ll defame</h4><div><hr></div><h4>There are judges he&#8217;ll defame</h4><h4>And doctors he&#8217;ll defame</h4><h4>There&#8217;s dem senators he&#8217;ll defame</h4><h4>Environmentalists he&#8217;ll defame</h4><h4>Nothin&#8217; stops his crazed posts</h4><h4>Not even the Pope</h4><h4>There ain&#8217;t a thing that&#8217;s wrong in our country now  </h4><h4>That can&#8217;t be cured by voting out and how</h4><h4>This criminal, hateful, party that Trump has defamed!</h4><p></p><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[FROM COMMON STOCK TO SUMMER STOCK: A WALL STREET EXECUTIVE BREAKS INTO SHOW BIZ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a true story]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/from-common-stock-to-summer-stock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/from-common-stock-to-summer-stock</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:54:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[Here&#8217;s a little something different.  A funny story about my first audition written around 1980]</p><p>I am an assistant vice president. It says so on my card. I wear pin stripe suits and sensible shoes. I even have a secretary who calls me &#8220;Miss McNally&#8221; (correction, that&#8217;s Ms. McNally). In my eight years on the Street (those in the know never say Wall Street) I have cultivated those telltale signs of executive leadership that distinguish the four professional women in the industry from the ranks of the typing pool. I have learned to speak low and with authority, I quote Barron&#8217;s and price-earnings ratios and look interested at meetings. I make good money, I am respected, my work is praised and my back patted. I am a success in the eyes of the world. So why am I miserable?</p><p>I am a fraud. Underneath this grey-flannel exterior beats the heart of an exhibitionist, a clown and an artiste. I dream of the stage, of moving an audience to tears and laughter, I want to feel the waves of love and appreciation coming from the audience and I want to read glowing reviews in <em>The New York Times.</em> </p><p>I want to appear on the Dick Cavett show, that&#8217;s Dick Cavett, not Johnny Carson, for I aspire not to the popular forms of theatre where I might get a crack at the one in one-thousand job openings a year.  No, my sights are set on even more unattainable ground - for I (blush) want to sing opera. </p><p>Yes, I hear it already, another dreamer deluding herself with visions of glory. But wait, I&#8217;m not totally mad (how else could I get through the Wall Street Journal?) I do have a voice (coloratura to be exact) which my voice teacher and I have nurtured and developed with painstaking care over the last five years. I am also &#8220;&#8217;musical&#8221; which means I can make what I sing sound like something more than a collection of notes and I have a tolerable ear for languages and some skill at acting (so saith my acting coach). So much for my qualifications, now for the insanity.</p><p>At five foot six and 118 pounds I expect to be able to take on the operatic heavyweights (literally and figuratively) of the world and grab&#8217;em with my high A flat above high C. Then I&#8217;m going to wow&#8217;em with my famous goosebumps-up-the-spine pianissimos and kill&#8217;em with my heartfelt, straight-from-the-gut acting.</p><p>But I&#8217;ve got to start somewhere (the Met ain&#8217;t ready for me yet) so I did something that only two weeks ago would have sent the mild-mannered executive in me screaming for mercy. I had my first audition. Big deal huh? So, everybody has to go through auditions, right? Well, YOU DO IT! </p><p>You will soon discover a capability in yourself that you didn&#8217;t know existed -- a level of fear so profound and overwhelming that it makes simple panic seem like a massage in a steam room. Let me explain.</p><p>Imagine if in the course of your ordinary day you suddenly noticed that every movement, sound and gesture you made was being intensely scrutinized, analyzed and judged. Now imagine all these movements, sounds and gestures being compared with 200 other movements, sounds and gestures, all 199 better than yours. This takes place in the first two minutes after you find out the time, date and place of the audition. </p><p>Now give yourself a week to prepare. Not only will you quickly discover that you have absolutely no imagination when to comes to choosing repertoire but, undoubtedly, you have selected music that shows your voice off to no good (it sounds great in your head, it always does), requires the acting skills of a Callas or Bernhardt, and the vocal agility of Lily Pons.</p><p>Now that you have failed in these categories you can go on to making a fool of yourself. You arrange a session with a pianist. You spend an hour trying to sing while your accompanist adjusts the lead in his fingers and straps his toes to the sustaining pedal. He says complementary things 1ike, &#8220;Gee, maybe we should try another piece,&#8221; as your breath support becomes a distant memory and you recognize with growing horror that those pip squeaking, trembling sounds are coming from YOU. You go home, listen to your tape, beat your breast, throw up and go to sleep. Then you spend the following four days memorizing music you already know. You go on to dream the lyrics, you hum passages at 4 a.m. and try acting exercises in the shower.  You begin to calm down, after all, this hard work should pay off -- that&#8217;s what they told you in first grade anyway. (I think my first-grade teacher was a Nazi reject.) By day five you have convinced yourself that all wi1l go well, you&#8217;ve rehearsed and studied and practiced till you&#8217;re green so what could go wrong? You&#8217;re cool and calm and professional. Professionals don&#8217;t get nervous; they just go in there and do their job. </p><p>Day five is when you crack up. </p><p>If you&#8217;re lucky your friends will find you slobbering and crying and pulling your hair out by the roots and take you away to the local bar. If not, you call the doctor for some Valium. I was lucky.</p><p>After being plied with wine and good advice (we all feel this way dearie, welcome to the performing arts!) I wobbled my way home satisfied with the concept that even if I am awful (how could I be otherwise?) at least it will be good experience for the future. So in a state of semi-catatonia I arrived at the audition studios at the appointed time and day. I was polite and looked nice (they can&#8217;t take that away from me) and acted as an adult as I cordially and confidently (I am an actress!) greeted the head of the theatre, my prospective employer. &#8220;Good afternoon, Mrs. [___], (always find out the name).  I&#8217;m Therese McNally (what! no gasps of delight?) and I&#8217;m here for the audition,&#8221; (duh).  Gooey smiles ensue as you feel her eyes sizing you up in nanoseconds (that&#8217;s a billionth of a second for those without home computers) while she hands you a ream of paper to fill out.  Then it&#8217;s time to change and go to the dance studio: DANCE STUDIO? So, there you are, a leotarded retard, trying to follow the Nureyev of the Finger Lakes as he scampers about in his purple sweatered legs and skinny flailing arms.  So not knowing a <em>chasse </em>from a chaise longue, you proceed to turn a perfectly normal dance routine into low comedy by executing every step in direct opposition to your fellow auditioners, smashing their rightward moving bodies with your leftward descending arms and stepping on forward <em>chasse-ing</em> toes with a backward <em>pas de chat</em>. One humiliation down, two to go.</p><p>Next you hand in your dance card to the head of the theatre and discuss your resume (what resume?). &#8220;Tell me a little about yourself,&#8221; she asks innocently. (Translation: say something so I can find out whether you are a complete idiot or not). &#8220;Well,&#8221; (you begin with a bang) &#8220;I&#8217;ve been studying singing for several years,&#8221; (and have no professional experience so why you don&#8217;t just beat me to death and get it over with) &#8220;and acting as well,&#8221; (can&#8217;t you tell?) &#8220;I&#8217;m really just starting out.&#8221; (Isn&#8217;t she cute? A thirty-year-old late bloomer). Thank you very much,&#8221; she drones as you are handed yet another card to gain entry to the final lap of this fiasco: the singing audition.  &#8220;Okay,&#8221; you tell yourself, &#8220;THIS is what I came in for,&#8221; as you sit down with 30 other hopefuls, staring blankly at your music, pretending to sightread.</p><p>You can hear them dropping like flies behind the closed doors: </p><p>&#8220;If I can make it there, I&#8217;ll make it anywhere, it&#8217;s up to you, New York...&#8221; Thank you very much.</p><p>&#8220;Take my hand, I&#8217;m a stranger in...&#8221; &#8220;Thank you very much.&#8221; </p><p>&#8220;If ever I would leave you, it wouldn&#8217;t be in ...&#8221; &#8220;Thank you very much.&#8221; </p><p>&#8220;Next, Miss McNally.&#8221;</p><p>A large lump lodges in your throat as you hand the accompanist your music and you walk deliberately to <em>La Place de L&#8217;Execution</em> and turn to face Madame La Farge and her knitting cronies, the blade of the guillotine poised and ready. </p><p>&#8220;Summertime, and the livin&#8217; is easy, fish are jumpin&#8217; and the cotton is high...&#8221; (Where&#8217;s the &#8216;thank you very much&#8217;?) &#8220;Oh, your daddy&#8217;s rich and your ma is good lookin&#8217; so hush little baby don&#8217;t you cry...&#8221; (They&#8217;re not saying anything! ) &#8220;Until that morning, ain&#8217;t nothing can harm you, with daddy and mammie stand in&#8217; by, Ah-<strong>AH</strong> [money note].&#8221;  Silence, drumroll, the blade descends as someone speaks, &#8220;Lovely voice,&#8221; (WHAT!) &#8220;Come here please...&#8221; (You mean?...) Madame La Farge looks up from my resume, &#8220;I see you write for Wall Street, do you do press releases?&#8221;</p><p>I got the gig.</p><p>by Therese McNally</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s losing his mind - updated]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: &#8220;Losing my mind&#8221; from Follies by Stephen Sondheim] tune link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/trumps-losing-his-mind-updated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/trumps-losing-his-mind-updated</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Trump spent all day yesterday posting insane AI memes of himself on Truth Social.  His mental health decline is a real threat</em></p><p>[Tune: &#8220;Losing my mind&#8221; from Follies by Stephen Sondheim]</p><h4>His polls go down, he rants with AI</h4><h4>He makes stuff up and rants with AI</h4><h4>Trump&#8217;s brain is fried</h4><h4>Each day he&#8217;s losing his mind</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Iran war sucks, he rants with AI</h4><h4>From dawn to dusk, he rants with AI</h4><h4>Does the press care? </h4><h4>That Trump is losing his mind?</h4><div><hr></div><h4>All afternoon, watching cable TV news</h4><h4>The global state&#8217;s a fright</h4><h4>We hear them warn about inflation and Hormuz</h4><h4>The polls going left, not going right</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We see decline, he rants with AI</h4><h4>Complains and whines and rants with AI</h4><h4>MAGA once loved him</h4><h4>Now they may leave him behind</h4><h4>That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s losing his mind</h4><div><hr></div><h4>He&#8217;s scared of jail</h4><h4>That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s losing his mind</h4><h4>More Epstein files </h4><h4>Are why Trump&#8217;s losing his mind</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Each speech he makes is a wonder to behold</h4><h4>The garbled words cause fright</h4><h4>Often Trump slurs and forgets what he just said  </h4><h4>What&#8217;s in his head&#8217;s not going right</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Those sick of grift will vote against him</h4><h4>Those with the shits will vote against him</h4><h4>Midterms are coming</h4><h4>The GOP is behind</h4><h4>Because he&#8217;s losing his mind</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bye, Bye Lindsay]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Bye, Bye Birdie; songwriters: Charles Strouse/Lee Adams] tune link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/bye-bye-lindsay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/bye-bye-lindsay</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:21:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory:  Senator Lindsay Graham has passed away unexpectedly, meanwhile there&#8217;s no real news on Mitch McConnell&#8217;s failing health</em></p><p>[Tune:  Bye, Bye Birdie]</p><h4>Bye, bye Lindsay</h4><h4>&#8216;Twas time for you to go</h4><h4>Bye, bye Lindsay</h4><h4>Too bad you were Trump&#8217;s &#8216;hoe</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Lies and closets</h4><h4>You were there deep and how</h4><h4>No more hiding</h4><h4>Being out can&#8217;t harm you now</h4><div><hr></div><h4>You once called Trump a fiend</h4><h4>So crazy, dumb and mean</h4><h4>But then you changed your dread</h4><h4>And daily gave Trump head!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Peace to Lindsay</h4><h4>We still don&#8217;t understand</h4><h4>You had ethics</h4><h4>Why&#8217;d you boost that man?</h4><h4>Talk to John McCain in the bardo realm</h4><h4>Explain it if you can!</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Now we&#8217;re waiting </h4><h4>For Mitch to exit next</h4><h4>The Senate&#8217;s stalling</h4><h4>Proof of life on request</h4><div><hr></div><h4>The power plays at work</h4><h4>Would make Machiavelli blush</h4><h4>Our senate seats unfilled</h4><h4>But Thune says, &#8220;What&#8217;s the rush?&#8221;</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Come November</h4><h4>We&#8217;ll flush them all away</h4><h4>Mitch and Donald</h4><h4>They&#8217;ll be hell to pay</h4><h4>If voters get their say</h4><h4>Indictments on their way</h4><h4>Bye now!</h4><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Watson]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Tune: Mrs. Robinson; Simon & Garfunkel; songwriter: Paul Simon] link in comments]]></description><link>https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/major-watson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://theresemcnally.substack.com/p/major-watson</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Therese McNally]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:11:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21mbho%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F98998fa3-9f79-4fde-9f04-c0f8d00f75e5_4128x3096.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Backstory: Active US Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol for demanding Trump&#8217;s impeachment as he recited his military oath to the constitution</em></p><p>[Tune: Mrs. Robinson; Simon &amp; Garfunkel]</p><h4>Dee, dee, dee, doo, doo, doo</h4><h4>Dee, dee, dee, doo, doo, doo</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Oh, here&#8217;s to you, Major Watson</h4><h4>Justice loves you more than you will know</h4><h4>Oh-oh-oh</h4><h4>God bless you, please, Major Watson</h4><h4>Arrested for the truth that he did say</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><div><hr></div><h4>We&#8217;ve seen enough salacious bits &#8216;bout Trump in the Epstein files</h4><h4>We know Trump&#8217;s actions will only help himself</h4><h4>Look around you, all you see are cowards and more lies</h4><h4>And inside the congress is an empty quiet dome  </h4><div><hr></div><h4>But here&#8217;s to you, Major Watson</h4><h4>Justice loves you more than you will know</h4><h4>Oh-oh-oh</h4><h4>God bless you, please, Major Watson</h4><h4>Arrested for the truth that he did say</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Speaking on the capitol steps where once the Proud Boys railed</h4><h4>He spoke his oath and asked for justice</h4><h4>Impeach, convict and then remove for treasonous acts</h4><h4>You know things are bad when the military speaks out</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Courage to you, Major Watson</h4><h4>Justice loves you more than you will know</h4><h4>Oh-oh-oh</h4><h4>God bless you, please, Major Watson</h4><h4>Arrested for the truth that he did say</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><div><hr></div><h4>Watching from the sofa on that fateful J-6 day</h4><h4>The election was fair there&#8217;s no debate, yeah</h4><h4>Cry about it, shout about it, Trump refused to lose</h4><h4>Every day the country gets more screwed</h4><h4>Where have you gone, feckless congressmen?</h4><h4>Our nation turns its frightened eyes to you</h4><h4>Ooh-ooh-ooh</h4><h4>What&#8217;s that you say, Major Watson</h4><h4>Mike Johnson closed the floor and went away</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><h4>Hey, hey, hey</h4><p></p><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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McNally 2026</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Parody lyrics copyright T. McNally 2026</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://theresemcnally.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Therese&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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