The Other McCain

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

Rule 5 Sunday: Dina Meyer

— compiled by Wombat-socho Lot of discussion in the comments to yesterday’s post of the wretched Starship Troopers movie,* which as we all know had little to do with the famous book by Uncle Bob. Passing over the numerous flaws of Verhoeven’s crappy adaptation, though, one of the enjoyable bits of the movie was Dizzy […]

Defense Wins Football Games

The University of Alabama survived a scare Saturday against LSU, coming away with a hard-fought 20-14 victory to keep alive the Crimson Tide’s hopes of another trip to the college football playoffs. LSU stopped Alabama’s running game — something that is cause for concern going forward — and forced the Tide to rely on quarterback […]

FMJRA 2.0: Mental Door

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Birds returned the favor from the beginning of the season and took 2 of 3 on Sunday. Supposed to play a two-game set against Montreal this weekend but we keep missing connections. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. The Accusatory Finger of Blame 357 Magnum EBL Crazy People Are […]

13 ‘Republicans’ Hand Joe Biden a Win

Raise you hand if your reaction to this was, “What the actual fuck?” Nancy Pelosi couldn’t pass the “infrastructure” bill because the left-wing fringe of her party wouldn’t vote for it. And so, despite the beating that Republicans put on Democrats last Tuesday — which should have been seen as a referendum against Biden’s agenda […]

The Mud Below

— by Wombat-socho “We’ve left blood in the dust of twenty-five worlds, and our dead on a dozen more, and all that we have at the end of our hitch, buys a night with a second-class whore. “The Senate decrees, the Grand Admiral calls, the orders come down from on high, It’s ‘On Full Kits’ […]

Aspiring Rapper Update: Mom Shocked by the Unexpected Death of ‘Lil Theze’

Say hello to Desoni “Lil Theze” Gardner, 20, and while you’re at it, you can also say good-bye, because Lil Theze was shot to death last month at a gas station in Oakland, California. According to Vibe magazine: Lil Theze was affiliated with Vallejo rap group, SOB x RBE, a group featured on the Black […]

Aspiring Rapper Update: The Promising Criminal Career of ‘JayDaYoungan’

Say hello to Javorius Tykies Scott, 23, a/k/a “JayDaYoungan,” a rapper who has more felony charges than hit records: Popular Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was arrested by federal agents Thursday, hours after posting bond in Washington Parish, where he was jailed for five days on counts of drug and weapon possession. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, […]

8 Killed as Houston Hip Hop Show Becomes ‘Mass Casualty Incident’

If you’ve never heard of Travis Scott, he’s a rapper who is also Kylie Jenner’s baby daddy. A native of Houston, his 2018 album Astroworld, which went triple platinum, was named for a Houston amusement park that closed in 2005. The title now has deadly significance: At least eight people died and scores more were […]

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