The Other McCain

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

Rule 5 Sunday: Mrs. Santa

— compiled by Wombat-socho Cosplay by u/MarieWithDDs on Reddit. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY MILES FROM TYRANNY: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1932, Morning Mistress, and Girls With Guns.  ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule 5 Climate Cult Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: MAGA – Trading Trump, […]

Secondhand ‘Stolen Valor’? Lying Joe Invents Purple Heart Story About Uncle

Very early in the 2020 presidential campaign season, I called attention to Joe Biden’s habit of saying that he gave “my word as a Biden” in vouching for the truth of whatever he was saying. It seems Joe believes (or at least wishes his audience to believe) that not only is he trustworthy, but that […]

Crime Is Not Just a Statistic

A friend sent me the video of a robbery in Chicago this week in which the victim was his mother-in-law. The robbers stole her $50,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and police tell CWB Chicago that this gang of robbers is believed to be responsible for many other such recent crimes. Finding data about crime in the […]

FMJRA 2.0: Rogers Hornsby Was Right About That, Anyway

— compiled by Wombat-socho People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby Well, it’s all over for this year. My Senators finished 61-101, nine games worse than the historical team, but then Ted’s […]

Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas

Click the link to order your T-shirt now, commemorating one of the worst terrorist attacks in American history. We all remember that fateful Christmas Eve in 1988, when the nation was gripped by fear as notorious international terrorist Hans Gruber (who was German, you know, despite speaking with a distinctly British accent) and his gang […]

Propaganda, ‘Misinformation’ and Other Lessons From Communist History

“Marxism criticizes the achievements of all those who think otherwise by representing them as the venal servants of the bourgeoisie. Marx and Engels never tried to refute their opponents with argument. They insulted, ridiculed, derided, slandered, and traduced them, and in the use of these methods their followers are not less expert. Their polemic is […]

Late Night With In The Mailbox: 12.16.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts, also, maybe, a book post. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Ronna McDaniels Squandering Money at the RNC, Giant Berlin Aquarium Bursts, and Don’t Cry For Me John Boehner Twitchy: Elon Musk Trolls The Press On Freedom Of […]

Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning

Aaron Rupar was among several left-wing journalists whose Twitter accounts got suspended Thursday for promoting the “doxxing” of Elon Musk’s private jet. Having been permanently suspended myself — for nothing — all I can say is, “Gosh, it’s terrible what’s happening to you.” When I say I was suspended “for nothing,” what I mean is […]

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