The Other McCain

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

Stuff You Can’t Make Up

From Beca Grimm (@becagrimm): I fertilized some lettuce I grew with my period blood for @VICE then made/ate a salad: http://t.co/N4ZSRmXxkH — dj crumple chin (@becagrimm) July 30, 2014 Have I ever mentioned my insanely obsessive curiosity? When something catches my attention, it is my habit to research the topic within an inch of its […]

A Thank-You Note

— by Wombat-socho This has been an exciting month for me, what with the launch of The Last Falangist and all, and I would like to thank everyone who read Stacy’s excellent review and plunked down their $1.99. Forty of you did so, and another couple of folks borrowed it, some of you even posted […]

It’s a Man’s (Virtual) World, Baby

Before starting this discussion, permit me to point out that no entrepreneur in conservative online media has been more successful than Michelle Malkin, who launched two digital start-ups — HotAir.com and Twitchy.com — and subsequently sold these Internet properties to Salem Communications for sums rumored to be seven figures each. The knowledge that this woman’s phenomenal […]

Nice Reputation, Jesse

Ace of Spades calls Jesse Ventura a “conspiracy-addled asshole” and he could have added “selfish,” “dishonest” and “vindictive” to that description without fear of being sued for defamation. The reaction to Ventura’s suing a Navy SEAL’s widow for $1.8 million is ironic: Ventura claimed that his reputation was harmed by Chris Kyle’s book; yet Ventura […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.30.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS IDF Smashes Symbols Of Hamas Rule Gaza’s sole power plant knocked out Rockets found at UNRWA school for third time Hamas: No cease-fire without lifting of blockade Al-Aqsa TV, radio station destroyed by IDF strikes Top Doctor Dies From Ebola After Treating Dozens Scientists Struggle To Make Ebola Vaccines, […]

Missing Teen Found Alive; Was Kidnapped by ‘Sexual Deviant’

Police say Nathaniel Kibby (left) kidnapped Abigail Hernandez (right). Nobody who knew Nat Kibby was surprised when he was charged with kidnapping teenager Abby Hernandez. Kibby, 34, was a sadistic “sexual deviant” as a teenager. He was expelled from high school after assaulting a girl, and was suspected of phoning in bomb threats to the […]

Head ‘Sploding Tweet Of The Day

by Smitty For reasons of safety, I must put this Yglesias tweet below the fold:

Being an Atheist Is Bad. Being an Obnoxious Atheist Is Worse.

Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) is inarguably obnoxious: Prominent atheist and professional provocateur Richard Dawkins has sparked a fierce debate on Twitter after he classified certain types of rape and paedophilia as “worse” and milder than others. “Date rape is bad. Stranger rape at knifepoint is worse. If you think that’s an endorsement of date rape, go […]

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