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.
They aren’t going to scrutinize the legality/executive overreach of the strikes, though. Craven bastards.
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Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors
The Senate and House armed services committees’ pledge followed a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that a U.S. strike leave no survivors.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
They aren’t going to scrutinize the legality/executive overreach of the strikes, though. Craven bastards.
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Every accusation is an admission of guilt for the MAGA sheep.
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Every accusation is an admission of guilt for the MAGA sheep.
This article outlines how China is able to dominate critical materials. The West needs a return on investment, the CCP is looking for control. We need to find ways to ensure the materials we need are available.
www.wsj.com/business/the...
www.wsj.com/business/the...
The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s Hands
The failure of one Western company to build a China-free rare-earths supply shows how Beijing has come to dominate the supply.
www.wsj.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This article outlines how China is able to dominate critical materials. The West needs a return on investment, the CCP is looking for control. We need to find ways to ensure the materials we need are available.
www.wsj.com/business/the...
www.wsj.com/business/the...
These MAGA people are so thin skinned. They can’t handle adversity. This is an example of MAGA is a cabal of victims.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress
The Georgia lawmaker, who has fought publicly with President Trump in recent months, said she would step down at the start of next year.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
These MAGA people are so thin skinned. They can’t handle adversity. This is an example of MAGA is a cabal of victims.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The countries pay the tariffs. Also, received this note on a quote for a buyout item:
Tariff Recovery Fee 20.00 %
No one in the US produces this product.
Yay! Winning.
Tariff Recovery Fee 20.00 %
No one in the US produces this product.
Yay! Winning.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The countries pay the tariffs. Also, received this note on a quote for a buyout item:
Tariff Recovery Fee 20.00 %
No one in the US produces this product.
Yay! Winning.
Tariff Recovery Fee 20.00 %
No one in the US produces this product.
Yay! Winning.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.
We all know about these scams. This video is interesting because it goes through the steps used by the assholes to use the credit card.
www.wsj.com/video/chines...
www.wsj.com/video/chines...
Chinese Criminals Run a $1 Billion Toll Text Scam. Here’s How It Works
You’ve likely received a text telling you that you owe a toll fee. These texts are part of an elaborate phishing scheme. We re-created the scam to show you how it works and what to look out for.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We all know about these scams. This video is interesting because it goes through the steps used by the assholes to use the credit card.
www.wsj.com/video/chines...
www.wsj.com/video/chines...
The Trump Administration increasing the cost of food for Americans. This is total horseshit. The tariffs arise out of complaints from ass-kissers who paid bribes to the administration.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that La Molisana, S.p.A. (La Molisana) and Pastificio Lucio Garofalo S.p.A (Garofalo) made sales of certain pasta (pasta) from Italy at l...
www.federalregister.gov
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Trump Administration increasing the cost of food for Americans. This is total horseshit. The tariffs arise out of complaints from ass-kissers who paid bribes to the administration.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
The Trump administration admits their tariffs were stupid - as stupid as the president and his ass kissers.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: Following Trade Deal Announcements, President Donald J. Trump Modifies the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs with Respect to Certain Agricultural Products
STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH TARIFFS AND TRADE DEALS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order modifying the
www.whitehouse.gov
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Trump administration admits their tariffs were stupid - as stupid as the president and his ass kissers.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Imagine that, the Swiss bring lucre and Trump caves. America is an embarrassment under Trump.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
Under the deal, Donald Trump's 39% tariffs will be cut and Switzerland will invest $200bn (£150bn) in the US.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Imagine that, the Swiss bring lucre and Trump caves. America is an embarrassment under Trump.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
All the more reason to avoid Meta products. They are amoral crooks. Fines should amount to 10x the revenue generated. Maybe that would make the shareholders care.
www.platformer.news/meta-scams-p...
www.platformer.news/meta-scams-p...
Meta has a scam problem
The company's own projections showed up to 10 percent of its revenue could come from scams, according to a new leak. PLUS: OpenAI's "backstop" controversy
www.platformer.news
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
All the more reason to avoid Meta products. They are amoral crooks. Fines should amount to 10x the revenue generated. Maybe that would make the shareholders care.
www.platformer.news/meta-scams-p...
www.platformer.news/meta-scams-p...
Trump-enomics for the win. From @hcrichardson.bsky.social Letter from an American.
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump-enomics for the win. From @hcrichardson.bsky.social Letter from an American.
Maine overwhelmingly voted against voter ID rules. It's a repudiation of the lies the MAGA people have been spreading. A lack of critical thinking skills makes you an easy mark for the rightwing propaganda machine.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Maine overwhelmingly voted against voter ID rules. It's a repudiation of the lies the MAGA people have been spreading. A lack of critical thinking skills makes you an easy mark for the rightwing propaganda machine.
This lie continues to be amplified. People will believe anything but the truth.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/claim-dism...
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/claim-dism...
Claim Dismissed as ‘Mountain of Garbage’ Links Vaccines to Autism
NewsGuard spoke to experts who dismissed a widely-promoted new report claiming to link vaccines to autism as based on misinterpreted data
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This lie continues to be amplified. People will believe anything but the truth.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/claim-dism...
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/claim-dism...
Trump is a socialist.
(from The Triad)
(from The Triad)
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump is a socialist.
(from The Triad)
(from The Triad)
I am reading ‘The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich’. The parallels with MAGA/Trump are striking:
1. Incompetent stupid people put in positions of power.
2. Slavish loyalty to the leader.
3. Persecution of the media.
4. Vilification of the intelligentsia.
5. Demagoguery
6. Misinformation
1. Incompetent stupid people put in positions of power.
2. Slavish loyalty to the leader.
3. Persecution of the media.
4. Vilification of the intelligentsia.
5. Demagoguery
6. Misinformation
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I am reading ‘The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich’. The parallels with MAGA/Trump are striking:
1. Incompetent stupid people put in positions of power.
2. Slavish loyalty to the leader.
3. Persecution of the media.
4. Vilification of the intelligentsia.
5. Demagoguery
6. Misinformation
1. Incompetent stupid people put in positions of power.
2. Slavish loyalty to the leader.
3. Persecution of the media.
4. Vilification of the intelligentsia.
5. Demagoguery
6. Misinformation
I read this book.
www.amazon.com/Summer-Monke...
www.amazon.com/Summer-Monke...
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I read this book.
www.amazon.com/Summer-Monke...
www.amazon.com/Summer-Monke...
The fucker couldn’t find a contractor that uses US made Caterpillar equipment to destroy our house. Vulva neck is making China great again.
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The fucker couldn’t find a contractor that uses US made Caterpillar equipment to destroy our house. Vulva neck is making China great again.
No, America Is Not Experiencing Fascism. Yes, You Should Still Worry
www.persuasion.community/p/people-are...
www.persuasion.community/p/people-are...
No, America Is Not Experiencing Fascism. Yes, You Should Still Worry
A response to Niall Ferguson.
www.persuasion.community
October 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
No, America Is Not Experiencing Fascism. Yes, You Should Still Worry
www.persuasion.community/p/people-are...
www.persuasion.community/p/people-are...
They said the same thing in 1929. Perhaps they are right this time but they don't really know.
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
The Nation’s Biggest Banks Are Saying the Economy Is Still Strong
A boom in dealmaking and higher spending point to a healthy economy, while bears are watching frothy stock prices and a weakening job market.
www.wsj.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
They said the same thing in 1929. Perhaps they are right this time but they don't really know.
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
This man is in the party that wants to do away with the Department of Education. I bet he's a pro-pedophilia Republican trying to prevent the release of the Epstein files.
Happy Columbus Day!! I have to think that Columbus would be turning over in his grave to find that after risking his life to discover America, the Super Bowl halftime show is going to be performed in Spanish.
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This man is in the party that wants to do away with the Department of Education. I bet he's a pro-pedophilia Republican trying to prevent the release of the Epstein files.
The author of this book is being threatened by MAGA. It would be sad if lots of people bought his book and, perhaps, sent them to Donald Trump.
www.amazon.com/dp/161219703...
www.amazon.com/dp/161219703...
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Activist Citizens Library)
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Activist Citizens Library) [Bray, Mark] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Activist Citizens Library)
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October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The author of this book is being threatened by MAGA. It would be sad if lots of people bought his book and, perhaps, sent them to Donald Trump.
www.amazon.com/dp/161219703...
www.amazon.com/dp/161219703...