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Paul McCurdie
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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.
Goddamn Somalis are passing themselves off as Romanians.

You have to be a special type of asshole to steal welfare money. I hope their juries are made up of people who receive SNAP benefits.
How Romanian Crime Rings Are Draining U.S. Welfare Accounts
Thieves have exploited antiquated magnetic stripes on benefits cards to steal hundreds of millions of public dollars.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Let's trade with a close ally of an adversary because our ally to the north pissed our rapist president off. What a buffoon.
Trump Looks to Sideline Canadian Potash With Belarusian Supply Deal
President Trump is signaling a potential agreement to purchase lower-priced potash from Belarus, a move that could challenge Canadian exporters.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Dynastic wealth is a big contributor to income inequality in the US. The rich can shield millions or billions.
The IRS Is Cracking Down on a Favorite Way the Ultrawealthy Pass On Money
One family is fighting a $736 million gift tax bill on its GRATs while the popular trusts proliferate.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Good. I'd like to see a complete news blackout of the orange child molester. That would drive him nuts. Narcissists hate being ignored.
Television Networks Suspend Some Coverage of Trump After Bans
The decision came after the White House removed CNN from a rotating group of television journalists who cover the president.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
If true, this is sad. She’s so indoctrinated into the dogma of her origination mythology that she cannot live her truth. No wonder she’s such a hateful ****.
QAnon terrorist Lauren Boebert is accused of having sexual affairs with 3 of her staffers, 2 women and one man and paying a former staffer $200K to keep them quiet.

Another lifelong hateful homophobic bigot who promotes Christian family values proven to be a closeted fraudulent hypocrite.
September 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Fuck @bsky.app, stop putting this shit in my feed!
September 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Fuckin' Soros is paying for everything and keeping us the Democrats' thumbs. Other than the House, the Senate, and the President who has appointed three Supreme Court Justices.
September 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
An argument FOR a system like set out in the Old Man's War series. Fuckers like this would be off planet.
Just because this dude has the mental capacity of a handbag filled with dogshit doesn't mean other people can't figure this stuff out, the "AI" dudes aren't THAT smart, they're just horny accelerationist nerds who don't see what the problem killing off 90% of the population is, they can be stopped
Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
September 18, 2026 at 10:42 AM
September 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social's newsletter today has a great bit of American History and why the Constitution is the way it is.
September 17, 2026
In 1761, 55-year-old Benjamin Franklin attended the coronation of King George III and later wrote that he expected the young monarch’s reign would “be happy and truly glorious.” Fifteen years later, i...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The Wharton economics degree was bought. This dumbshit doesn't understand equipment. I'm an engineer and understand this better.
The President of the United States is truly an idiot. If one of my students was so utterly clueless about how trade works, I’d give them an F.
September 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Yay!
📌“He was quickly over run and the elephants trampled him into the earth and all that we found was basically a very large blood stain around the clothing he was in.”

Good news is hard to find these days, friends. Enjoy!
Poacher tried to shoot rhinos but was trampled to death by elephants instead
An armed rhino poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was trampled to death when a herd of elephants charged as he lined up a shot for the animals’ lucrative horns
www.dailystar.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I don’t fucking care. They cannot interfere with the election. We document it if they do and hold them accountable.
September 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Anyone want a chocolate vodka martini with a load of donkey cum on it?
September 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s unclear what she wants. Is it the hummus or the biltong?
September 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social’s newsletter for the day. It’s rather scary. I hope @marcelias.bsky.social is working on this. It’s bad when one of the checks on presidential power could actively undermine the electoral process.
September 12, 2026
On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Stunning that it’s only a 5 point lead. What the hell is wrong with people? Paxton is a bigger turd than Rafael.
Texans are trending Talarico. The choice is easy: clean or dirty.
September 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Officials overruled the recommendation of the people on the ground who actually know stuff. The US government is being run like a business. Arrogant managers who think they know better than people who actually work.
Park officials pushed for a Grand Canyon trail to remain closed. Then the floods came.
Months before August’s deadly flash flood, current and former officials say they warned that the fire-ravaged North Kaibab Trail posed safety risks. It reopened anyway.
wapo.st
September 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
MAGA not understanding the difference between breaking the law and not. Their lack of critical thinking is amazing.
Keep making a fuse out of this, libs. The word will spread further and further.
September 11, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Vanilla extract so you don't have to click the link.
Add more depth and complex flavor to bottled sweet tea by adding this simple cooking ingredient that you probably already have in your pantry.
Bottled Sweet Tea Tastes 10x Better With This Ingredient Mixed In - Chowhound
www.chowhound.com
September 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
MAGA, bless their black, hate-filled hearts, don’t understand how the criminal justice system works. Not surprising given how they don’t understand evidence, facts, and the truth.
Video of the Clancy Jury has leaked.
September 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is disturbing to say the least.
How One Woman Was Caught in Epstein’s ‘Cult’—and Escaped
Julia Molchanova was 22 and spoke little English when she met Jeffrey Epstein. For the first time, she tells her story.
www.wsj.com
September 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This is not a surprise to me. I read a piece about the case. I wish I could find it but it said that it's tough in Massachusetts because the state has to prove she's sane.
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
For the third time since deliberations began, jurors in Clancy’s trial reported being unable to come to a consensus.
wapo.st
September 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Makin' Murica Great
September 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM