The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 06.07.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Institutions Of Woke Will Eventually Go…Well, You Know EBL: Biden Hated Worse Than Trump & Carter Twitchy: Obama Campaign Manager Calls Out Occasional Cortex Over Primary Endorsement, also, Senator Stabenow (D-MI) Drove Her Electric Car From Michigan To DC And Didn’t […]

WaPo Suspends Dave Weigel WITHOUT PAY for a Month, in Effort to Appease Supreme Commissar Felicia Sonmez

“Felicia is sure doing a great job of dispelling that old sexist stereotype of feminists as vindictive, humorless bitches, eh?” That was my text message to Dave Weigel after I found out the Washington Post gave him a month’s suspension without pay for retweeting a joke. They did this, of course, in a desperate (and […]

In The Mailbox: 06.06.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Fishersville Mike: I’m Still Standing EBL: Happy Pride Month, also, 6 June 1944 Twitchy: Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) Declares Victory Against Right-Wing Hispanic Radio Disinformation, also, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Claims The J6 Committee Has Found More Evidence On Donald Trump Louder With Crowder: […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Penelope Cruz

— compiled by Wombat-socho It seemed appropriate after the Amber Turd trial to pick one of Johnny Depp’s leading ladies from the film series he is most famous for, and that would be Penelope Cruz from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Here we see her in a poster advertising On Stranger Tides, which is […]

Clown World in ‘Killadelphia’: DA Krasner Blames NRA for South Street Massacre

Three people were killed and 11 wounded when a shootout erupted in Philadelphia’s South Street entertainment district Saturday night: Officers patrolling the South Street area heard gunfire shortly before midnight and observed “several active shooters shooting into the crowd,” [Police Inspector D.F.] Pace said. One officer was “within about 10 to 15 yards” of one […]

Felicia Sonmez Strikes Again

You may recognize the name Felicia Sonmez because she is the Washington Post reporter who got suspended two years ago after deciding that the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant was an excellent occasion to remind the world that Bryant was accused of rape in 2003. Sonmez was quickly reinstated because, well, facts are facts, […]

Cleanup On Aisle Blogroll

— by Wombat-socho Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. One of the things that happened while I was out east in the suburbs of Mordor-On-The-Potomac* was that I got to consult with Smitty. John Hoge, and Loyal Reader Brian E., all of whom Know Stuff about computers & software in general and WordPress specifically. […]

FMJRA 2.0: Opening Day

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, that was a fun week in the DC area. Got to see a lot of my friends, eat delicious food I can’t find out here, do The Other Podcast, and in general avoid all the drama & COVID stupidity at Balticon this year. In other news, the time zone changes […]

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