Paul McCurdie
@pmcc66.bsky.social
Reader of both good and bad science fiction, lover of dogs and elephants. Oh and whales. Birds, too. Trying to read more non-fiction. Mechanical engineer working with mineral processing equipment.
Tariffs aren't increasing manufacturing in the US? That's crazy talk.
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fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEM...
All Employees, Manufacturing
All Employees, Manufacturing
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February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Tariffs aren't increasing manufacturing in the US? That's crazy talk.
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEM...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEM...
Elob Musk is in the Epstein files. Perhaps it's time we revoke whatever his immigration status is and deport him. Preferably to Soweto.
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Elob Musk is in the Epstein files. Perhaps it's time we revoke whatever his immigration status is and deport him. Preferably to Soweto.
Anyone else notice that groups with 'patriot' in their titles are anything but? Same with people on social media.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah GOP push to repeal anti-gerrymander law falters amid fraud allegations tied to firm backed by Trump Jr.
As a result of the growing controversy, the GOP ended its partnership with Patriot Grassroots.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Anyone else notice that groups with 'patriot' in their titles are anything but? Same with people on social media.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
What? Assholes apprehending people - some of whom are here legally - are affecting housing construction? This also affects suppliers? You'd have to be pretty stupid to implement and support that sort of policy.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy
Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
What? Assholes apprehending people - some of whom are here legally - are affecting housing construction? This also affects suppliers? You'd have to be pretty stupid to implement and support that sort of policy.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
It's such a problem. The only benefit is I hope the SAVE act would make it difficult for John Bowman to vote.
Utah released the results of its investigation this year. It appears one noncitizen registered but did not vote. 1 out of ~2,000,000.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
Utah released the results of its investigation this year. It appears one noncitizen registered but did not vote. 1 out of ~2,000,000.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
States Investigated Noncitizen Voting. Big Surprise — The Results Don’t Match the Right’s Rhetoric.
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It's such a problem. The only benefit is I hope the SAVE act would make it difficult for John Bowman to vote.
Utah released the results of its investigation this year. It appears one noncitizen registered but did not vote. 1 out of ~2,000,000.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
Utah released the results of its investigation this year. It appears one noncitizen registered but did not vote. 1 out of ~2,000,000.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
They say it like it's a bad thing to hold up a bill that makes it difficult for people to vote for no valid reason. The right is great at spreading fear and undermining the electoral process. They are a bigger threat to our elections than the minuscule number of noncitizens voting.
Senate Democrats have spent nine months blocking a bill that does one thing: require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. The House passed the SAVE Act last April, and it’s been sitting in the Senate ever since, stalled by the same 60-vote hurdle that has blocked every major…
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
They say it like it's a bad thing to hold up a bill that makes it difficult for people to vote for no valid reason. The right is great at spreading fear and undermining the electoral process. They are a bigger threat to our elections than the minuscule number of noncitizens voting.
A Chinese company comes in and produces glass. The smaller US company complains and somehow makes it about national security. MAGA are always whining. They hate the free market.
www.wsj.com/business/tar...
www.wsj.com/business/tar...
The Chinese Factory That Opened in the U.S. and Clobbered Its Rivals
President Trump has pressured trading partners for investment in U.S. manufacturing plants. What if local industries can’t compete?
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A Chinese company comes in and produces glass. The smaller US company complains and somehow makes it about national security. MAGA are always whining. They hate the free market.
www.wsj.com/business/tar...
www.wsj.com/business/tar...
Fuckin’ Hunter was on the board of Burisma. Biden Crime Family and shit. They are so good at crime that they don’t appear in the Epstein files.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Fuckin’ Hunter was on the board of Burisma. Biden Crime Family and shit. They are so good at crime that they don’t appear in the Epstein files.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
MAGA are always the victims. Even when they murder someone.
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
MAGA are always the victims. Even when they murder someone.
Can the governor activate the Minnesota National Guard and deploy them to Minneapolis?
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Can the governor activate the Minnesota National Guard and deploy them to Minneapolis?
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Claude is a fuckin' liberal. Who has time for legalities when we need to preserve...uh, what are we preserving by spraying irritants into the eyes of subdued protesters, carting old US citizens out of their houses in their skivvies?
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Claude is a fuckin' liberal. Who has time for legalities when we need to preserve...uh, what are we preserving by spraying irritants into the eyes of subdued protesters, carting old US citizens out of their houses in their skivvies?
Fucker already TACO - ed.
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Fucker already TACO - ed.
These rat bastards participated in an insurrection and want their fines back. MAGA are whiny, victimized, scared little people.
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They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back
Last year, President Donald Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Now many of them might get money back from the government.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
These rat bastards participated in an insurrection and want their fines back. MAGA are whiny, victimized, scared little people.
wapo.st/4pRwifB
wapo.st/4pRwifB
Imagine that, the clown in the White House who had a casino fail was wrong about most things.
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Zero-sum economics keeps failing
The world is not a lump of "resources"
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January 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Imagine that, the clown in the White House who had a casino fail was wrong about most things.
substack.com/redirect/1b8...
substack.com/redirect/1b8...
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM