The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

A #GamerGate Oddity

The troll @MMashItMatt popped up in my Twitter timeline Tuesday to call me a “piece of sh*t doxxer.” Now, there are two kinds of trolls: The worthless pests I block, and the potentially dangerous creeps I don’t block because I want to keep an eye on them. See, I figured out that not every Twitter […]

In The Mailbox: 10.21.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Powers: Crowd So Shocked Democrat Candidate Allowed Obama To Campaign For Him, Some Had To Walk Out Twitchy: “Your Tax Dollars Not At Work” $775 Million For Federal Bureaucrats On Administrative Leave RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES American Power: Hispanics Sour On Obama, May Sit Out Elections American […]

The Externalization of Responsibility: Monica Lewinsky’s Personal Shame

Today’s headlines via Drudge: Monica Lewinsky: I was ‘in love’ with President Clinton — New York Post Monica Lewinsky: Drudge Ruined My Life — Truth Revolt This raises a subject long overdue for discussion. The Internet is merely a tool — a very powerful tool, but still just a tool. For Monica Lewinsky to depict […]

Essential Feminist Quotes: ‘Access to a Sexuality Autonomous from the Male’

Left to right: Andrea Dworkin, Teresa de Lauretis, Diane Richardson “We want to destroy sexism, that is, polar role definitions of male and female, man and woman. We want to destroy patriarchal power at its source, the family; in its most hideous form, the nation-state. We want to destroy the structure of culture as we […]

#WendyDavisWontSay If She Reads TheOtherMcCain, But The Pelosi-Esque Visage Is A Probable ‘No’

by Smitty #WendyDavisWontSay how she got over Macho Grande, when all others are stymied. — 'Teahadist' h/t@DMat (@smitty_one_each) October 20, 2014 #WendyDavisWontSay whether or not it's true that she went noodling, and a catfish bit her and died. — 'Teahadist' h/t@DMat (@smitty_one_each) October 20, 2014 #WendyDavisWontSay whether or not she'd give Al Gore a massage, […]

Store Clerk Shoots Robber

Rome, Georgia: An attempted armed robbery suspect who was shot by a Maple Street store clerk remained hospitalized at a Chattanooga hospital late Sunday, according to Rome police officials. Micah Wood, 24, of Rome — listed as a suspect in the early morning robbery attempt at the One Stop Shop, 2107A Maple St. — was […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 10.20.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho Better late than never… TOP NEWS New Pivot In Ebola Protocol Also, SecDef Hagel orders formation of multiservice team to assist civilian medics Did CDC laxity on one infection help spread another? Ebola contacts in US may number up to 300 US Finally Airdrops Weapons, Ammo To Kurds Defending Kobani Turks […]

The Insufficient Man-Hating of ‘Frozen’

Dani Colman (@DirectorDaniC) is both a feminist and a good writer, a rare combination in an age when the repetition of gender-theory jargon and a hatred of Republicans are considered sufficient qualifications for any woman to be hailed as the Next Great Feminist Intellectual. While I was attempting to find another article, I instead stumbled […]

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