The Other McCain

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

You Can’t Say ‘Rigged’

One of the things you learn, if you spend as many years in the news business as I have, is that the news is not random. That is to say, the question of what stories will appear on the front page of the New York Times is not merely a matter of what happened the […]

In The Mailbox: 02.04.21 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box, Episode #1252 357 Magnum: He Was Told To Leave. He Didn’t Leave EBL: The North American Man Boy Lincoln Association (a/k/a The Lincoln Project) Twitchy: “We Are In Receipt Of Your Latest Public Relations Stunt” […]

AOC’s Fake Victimhood Narrative

Why would anyone believe anything she says? “Alexandria Ocasio Smollett” and “AOC Lied” trended on Twitter amidst backlash over Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tale of her experiences during the Capitol Riot. The New York Democrat has repeatedly described fearing for her life during the Jan. 6 riot. In a Monday evening Instagram Live video, she said […]

In The Mailbox: 02.03.21 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho New frontiers in enhanced interrogation. (h/t Ace) Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Chronicles Of A Falling Civilization EBL: Punxsutawney Joe Twitchy: Biden DoJ Drops Suit Against Yale Alleging Discrimination Against White & Asian Applicants Louder With Crowder: Ron DeSantis Proposes Actual Legislation To Combat Big Tech  […]

In The Mailbox: 02.01.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Thanks to everyone who bought stuff through my Amazon links in January. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: This Was Not One Cop Having A Bad Day EBL: Joe Biden Protects Only Certain Jobs, also, Cuomo Doesn’t Care Twitchy: “As Ignorant As My Out-Of-Order Toaster” Louder With Crowder: […]

The ‘Nationalist’ Kafkatrap

Earlier today, I took note of how the “extremist” label is being used by the media to smear all opposition to the Biden administration, as a pretext for silencing all criticism of the Biden administration. And as I noted, this accusation of “extremism” is a Kafkatrap — a sort of circular argument, whereby denying guilt […]

Who Is an ‘Extremist’?

A few recent headlines: Republican extremists could doom party to endless defeats — CNN, Jan. 26 Rachel Maddow: GOP has become party of a ‘fringe, violent, extremist criminal movement’ — The Hill, Jan. 27 “This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans — Pro Publica, Jan. 28 Extremists Emboldened […]

Lincoln Project: ‘Sunk in a Swamp of Complete Moral and Personal Cowardice’

Did you know that, during a three-week period last month, MSNBC had 17 guest appearances by people from the anti-Trump “Lincoln Project”? That’s an awful lot of free publicity for a single PAC run by disgraced former Republican consultants. Oh, did I say “disgraced”? MSNBC hosts did not ask Lincoln Project co-founders about sexual harassment […]

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