Most future indicators rose this month from already elevated readings

Most future indicators rose this month from already elevated readings, per the May 2026 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reports manufacturing activity in the region weakened overall, according to firms responding to the survey. The survey’s indicators for general activity, new orders, and shipments, all fell sharply this month. The firms continue to expect overall growth over the next six months.

US raw steel production up from previous week   

In the week ending May 16, 2026, US raw steel production was 1,898,000 net tons at an ACUR of  82.2 percent, up 1.0 percent from the previous week ending May 9, 2026.
adjusted YTD production through May 16, 2026, was 35, 183,000 net tons at an ACUR of 78.3 percent.

US drill rigs running up from previous week

There were 558 drill rigs running in the US on May 22, in the most recent count, up seven rigs from the previous week, down eight rigs from one year ago. Canadian drillers added fourteen rigs, to 138, up 24 rigs from one year ago.

HAVE A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, ENJOY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, REMEMBER THE MANY FALLEN HEROES WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT WE MAY ENJOY THE MANY FREEDOMS WE DO.     


News Headlines

Amazing: In a speech last week, elected congresswoman Ilhan Omar chose to reveal her knowledge of US and world history by referring to World War II as World War Eleven! Can you even believe this idiot? How does she continue to be voted into office? She hates our country. Frankly, I am sure she is somehow involved in the Minneapolis corruption and theft of billions of taxpayer dollars by the Somali community. How do you think she went from a net worth of $90,000 to a net worth of $30,000,000? Come on people. Open your eyes. They are stealing from YOU.         

Champagne Socialists:
Bernie Sanders has three-houses, flies private jets. He once told Bret Baier about his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour: “Think I’m going to be sitting on a waiting line at United?” and added, “No apologies.” Joseph Stalin had 20 dachas while the proletariat went hungry. This is socialism and nearly 70% of our youth are drawn to it because of idiots like Sanders and Cortez. They do not understand that the so-called elites will promise you everything, but will take everything you have once they are in power. Wasted days and wasted nights.

Wednesday was Armed Forces Day. Thank you to all the men and women who serve, or have served, our great country.

I am in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, outside of Cleveland. We enjoyed a nice warm weekend and Monday and Tuesday were in the upper 80’s. Today, Wednesday, it is cloudy with a little rain and 50 degrees. Back to the hoodie.

On Thursday, 15 people were charged in Minnesota for defrauding the government out of more than $90 million, much of it from Medicaid, via autism and home health clinics. These are rotten scum of the earth people blatantly stealing from fellow citizens in need of care. These arrests go hand in hand with indictments of more than 100 more people in ongoing investigations into Somali and other fraudsters, now focused on Minnesota, but we have 50 states and government that is bloated, inefficient and easily fooled. A leviathan so large, it cannot be monitored for such huge fraud. Fortunately, Donald Trump launched an immigration enforcement operation this year and has frozen $10B in funding to Minnesota and four other Democrat-led states. Republicans aren’t free of fraud, they will be found out as well. It’s about time this thievery was stopped. My goodness, what are We the People paying for?

Tulsi Gabbard has tendered her resignation from the Trump Administration, her husband has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. We wish she and her husband well. Tulsi was an asset to the administration, to the military she served and to the country she continues to serve until June 30.

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

“KEEP AMERICA GREAT”

Have a great weekend…. God bless America!

Buy American made products whenever you can, it’s good for you, good for your friends and neighbors and good for our country.

If you are hiring…try to hire a veteran…. they are loyal, disciplined, hardworking…and they deserve our support.

By the way, if you wish to comment on my rants or offer any other insights you may have, you are encouraged to email me.

TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA…1907

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American and nothing but an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag…We have room for but one language here and that is the English language…and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”