Paul McCurdie

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.

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Using ICE logic, he’d be within his rights to shoot them.

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

ICE said Antonio Moreida jumped onto the hood of their vehicle. Now a local police investigation concludes that an ICE agent struck him with his SUV. The routine lying by ICE is the result of the example set by leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

Typical performative religion from the right. My guess is most of the people in the photo lead lives antithetical to the teachings of the martyr that is the basis for their non-evidentiary origination mythology.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

FUN FACT: Making a big, showy spectacle of praying in public is one of American Evangelicals' "Top 10 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus." See, e.g., Matthew 6:5-6.

Wow! What a great, polite, honest take down of Tommy. I wish we had more politicians with this ability for logic and debate - regardless of party. We’d be so much better off.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

I hope that the Democrats take the House and that the Speaker keeps them in session every day of the week for the next two years. The whining would be music to my ears.

They pissed because she didn't cut them in on the corruption. What a bunch of losers.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

AP: "A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are 'extremely pissed off' by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday."

This is wrong. Threatening their families? Really, have we become that barbaric? I don't like Trump but I don't want him assassinated. In theory, we show politicians the door through elections, not violence. Leave that to the Russians.

nytimes.comThreats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear (Gift Article)A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.

I think it's a win for religious liberty. Namely, those of us who don't believe in a non-evidentiary origination mythology are liberated from your 14th century thinking. Besides, according to the novel you believe is true, God made everything. Even the gays. Why do you hate God, Sammy?

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

It should come as no surprise that a mean, angry man married to an unpleasant kook is not in favor of allowing other people to be in happy marriages. But Christian Nationalists are notorious busybodies.

I wonder if Boeing management are looking at the loads the FlyDubai 737MAX was subjected to and thinking that the aircraft structure is too robust. Overdesigning the airframe does shareholders a disservice.

Powerful child raping Republican dies. @wsj.com, I fixed the headline for you. Tell Uncle Satan to pay me.

Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, who in the span of less than a decade went from being one of the nation’s most powerful politicians to serving a federal prison sentence, has died.

A republican pedophile. What are the odds?

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House and a serial child molester who sexually abused teenage boys, has checked into hell at 84. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...

Matters to me too. Make sure you don't support MAGA businesses. They are anti-American, anti-Constitution, and fly in the face of what truly makes America great!

One Bison@onebison.bsky.social

Can AI reliably find American-made products? On Sept. 17, two senators asked the FTC to investigate Amazon and Walmart’s shopping tools. Allegations, not a ruling. Knowing where your money goes matters. Explore onebison.us. Source: Sen. Baldwin’s office.

This is a relatively small snapshot but the trend is concerning. Almost all of the economic growth is in AI. That's masking an overall weakness in the economy. I'm an engineer, not an economist, but the data have me concerned. This looks like another dotcom bubble.

Filled up at Costco today. Regular unleaded was $4.45, premium $5.10, and diesel $6.40. Fuckin’ Biden, Obama, Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Kennedy and Truman.