The Other McCain

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

Biden Speech Signals Beginning of Media Effort to ‘Pivot’ Away Afghanistan

What comes next is predictable. The media will try to pretend that the catastrophe that just happened in Afghanistan was inevitable, that nothing Joe Biden did could have averted this disaster which (it will at least be heavily implied) was really Trump’s fault anyway. And anyone who says otherwise will be ignored, or treated as […]

Bill Belichick Bets Big on Mac Jones; Patriots Release Veteran QB Newton

Forget about Afghanistan and Hurricane Ida, this is the big news: In a stunning move, the New England Patriots released veteran quarterback Cam Newton on Tuesday, turning things over to rookie Mac Jones as the starter, ESPN has confirmed. Coach Bill Belichick had said repeatedly that Newton was the team’s starting quarterback but that he […]

All ‘Male Feminists’ Are Creeps, and This Guy Is Exhibit A for the Prosecution

You may have forgotten who Noah Berlatsky is, or perhaps you never heard of him, but he first came to my attention in 2015, when radical feminist Meghan Murphy called him out for posing as a “male feminist” while Berlatsky was writing articles for Playboy. “Noah Berlatsky perseveres in his quest to become America’s Next […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Rebecca de Mornay

— compiled by Wombat-socho Most people remember Rebecca de Mornay from Risky Business, but to me, she’ll always be the treacherous Lady de Winter from The Three Musketeers. Here she is discussing something with her eeeevil boss, Cardinal Richelieu, played to the hilt by Tim Curry. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Ninety Miles […]

FMJRA 2.0: Ricochet

— compiled by Wombat-socho Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Rule 5 Sunday: One From The Vaults Animal Magnetism Ninety Miles From Tyranny A View From The Beach EBL Proof Positive ‘Gosh, I Wonder Why Hunter Biden Is Such a Hopeless Basket Case of Failure?’ Bacon Time Dark Brightness EBL 357 Magnum FMJRA 2.0: […]

College Softball Lesbian Sex Scandal!

C.J. Browder and Katie Rietkovich were softball teammates in college, and also teammates off the field, as the two lesbian softball players got married in December 2019. C.J. had been an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, while Katie got a job as assistant coach at Ole Miss. This was not a scandal. Everybody in college […]

Atrocity Narrative in Action, or Why Is @BenMakuch Obsessed With Neo-Nazis?

Everybody was enraged Thursday when Vice published an article by Ben Makuch entitled “Why Are So Many Marines Neo-Nazis?” This on the same day 12 Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in Kabul. The outpouring of indignation from conservatives overlooked the really important issue: Why is Ben Makuch obsessed with neo-Nazis? A sampling of […]

In The Mailbox: 08.27.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: How’s That Affordable Bail Working Out? Doug Ross: Why Are They Hiding These Key COVID Stats From Us? EBL: Remember The American Heroes Killed In Kabul Yesterday Twitchy: “Time Is Not […]

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