The Other McCain

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

Number 10 for the Win

Is Mac Jones ready for the NFL? Oh, hell, yes. Everybody was impressed with Mac’s first appearance Thursday night as the New England Patriots opened their preseason at home against the Washington Football Team (pronouns: they/them). My brother Kirby is convinced that Mac is going to be an NFL star, but years of covering politics […]

In The Mailbox: 08.10.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Going down to the VA in Vegas tomorrow, not sure yet if I’ll be lugging the laptop. So there my not be a link dump tomorrow; if there isn’t, I will of course double up on Thursday. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: If You Make Something Cheaper, […]

CUOMO ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION

Wow! This just happened on live TV without any forewarning. First, the lawyer for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did a long defense presentation criticizing the investigation of him, and then the governor came on with a statement that began with him sounding like he was preparing to dig in and hold onto office. So […]

In The Mailbox: 08.09.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: A Typical Saturday Night In Chicago Red Pilled Jew: The Jab – Criminal-Scale Negligence EBL: Atlantic Crossing Review Twitchy: Drew Holden Names & Shames Media Who Sicced The Mob On An Innocent Rockies Fan, also, Rockies Seem To Have Left Something Out […]

The Magic ‘D’

The other day, browsing headlines at RCP, I noticed this one: Ohio special election: A good day for Democrats So I clicked on it and started reading then noticed the byline. Al Hunt? Is he still alive? The guy’s been around since I was in grade school. When I came to Washington 25 years ago, […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Crossing The Streams

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the cool things about SF fandom is the tradition of fan art, where amateur artists took the characters from Sf stories and drew/painted pictures of them, sometimes in the original context, and sometimes…not. There is a passage in the documentary Trekkies where Denise Crosby shows Brent Spiner a garage […]

Mass Murder in Texas: Can You Guess Why National Media Have Ignored This?

Jeffrey Jack “Jeff” Gerla was a 47-year-old psychologist who had taught at Kilgore College and more recently worked as a mental health specialist at Rusk State Hospital, which is about 15 miles from where Jeff lived in a trailer behind his mother’s house in New Summerfield: He was highly creative in everything he did. He […]

FMJRA 2.0: Will You Stay Down On Your Knees?

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Rule 5 Sunday: Jodie Comer Animal Magnetism Ninety Miles From Tyranny A View From The Beach EBL Proof Positive PUT CRIMINALS IN PRISON! Bacon Time EBL 357 Magnum Proof Positive The Big Yellow Button Returns Dark Brightness A View From The Beach EBL […]

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