The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Starface

— compiled by Wombat-socho Not a great week for my Senators – we split a two-game series against the Red Sox and then lost two out of three in Minneapolis. Playing baseball in 35-degree weather sucks. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Historic Thoughts on ‘Our Democracy’ Patriots’ Soapbox Citrix News The Political Hat […]

Academic Stasi Protecting Students From White Supremacist Menace of (Checks Notes) 18th-Century Scottish Philosopher

“Don’t worry,” they told us, “it’s just a few Confederate statues.” Next thing you know, the woke mob has come for . . . David Hume? The University of Edinburgh has seen its donations slump by almost £2 million after it “cancelled” the philosopher David Hume over his slavery links. The institution said that 24 […]

In The Mailbox: 07.22.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho “I went to bed too late and got up too soon…” Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Electric Vehicles Are Disposable EBL: GOP Candidate For NY Governor Lee Zeldin Attacked, Attacker Released Almost Immediately, also, Two-Tier Justice […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous, and Yes, Black Hammer Is a Dangerous Cult

Have you forgotten Augustus Claudius Romain, Jr., the Brooklyn native who styles himself “Gazi Kodzo,” supreme commander of the Black Hammer Organization? I wrote about Romain/“Kodzo” in February (“The Destructive Cult of Racial ‘Liberation’”) as the group tried and failed to build their own “community” in Colorado: For the followers of Black Hammer, their “take […]

In The Mailbox: 07.21.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Manhattan Da Wakes Up & Smells The Fail EBL: Hotel Portofino Twitchy: Blake Masters Fires Back At Lincoln Project, also, Townhall’s Investigation Into The Exploitation Of The 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Louder With Crowder: Dave Chappelle Gets The Last Word – Blasts First Avenue […]

Despite the Media’s Deranged Obsession, Not Everything Is About Trump

Wednesday, there was a glitch on the Fox News signal, so I switched the home-office TV over to CNN and wow! If you haven’t watched CNN lately, it’s basically, “January 6 now, January 6 tomorrow, January 6 forever,” to paraphrase a certain Alabama Democrat. They’re leading every hour with some kind of Trump/“insurrection” angle, as […]

In The Mailbox: 07.20.22 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1784 357 Magnum: A Good Guy With A Gun  EBL: Is Elon Musk going to get harpooned on this deal?, also, Sorry Pete Buttigieg, but electric vehicles are not going to save us Twitchy: ARGLE BARGLE […]

In The Mailbox: 07.20.22 (Early Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Anna Netrebko Cancelled Again? Twitchy: Non-binary teacher proud that her outreach helped a first-grader come out as transgender, also, Moderate San Fran liberal DESTROYS SF Public Schools AND the teacher’s union Louder With Crowder: “Whoever Did This Is a Legend” Vox Popoli: Making Millions with […]

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