The Other McCain

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

J6 Videos Shatter ‘Insurrection’ Narrative

“We need a complete catalog of all of the feds who were there. Tell us who they were. Let’s watch the videos and let’s see what they did, because there’s some really strange behavior on those videos.” — Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican As Stephen Kruiser says, Tucker Carlson has begun the process of nuking […]

In The Mailbox: 03.06.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Magical Thinking In The UK EBL: MAGA CPAC, Broken City, The Death of Stalin, M3GAN, and Antifa Leftists causing mayhem and destruction in Georgia Twitchy: Tucker’s J6 Videos From The Capitol Blow Holes In The Narrative, also, Challenging Russell Brand To Give […]

It Can’t Happen Here

In a post about the new Netflix series Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies, and the Internet, Jeff Goldstein points out the essential difference between neo-Nazism and American conservatism, namely that conservatism has always emphasized individual liberty. Indeed, it might be said that the charter of conservatism can be found in the Constitution, where the […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Amberleigh West

— compiled by Wombat-socho Playboy and Instagram model, sometime actress (The Last Movie Star) Amberleigh West was born in Mount Vernon, Washington in September 1991. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Lithium Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: MAGA-CPAC, The Surfrajettes, Abba, Tradwife Rule 5, Lucky Number Slevin, 5’5″ & […]

It’s Almost as If Freddie deBoer Never Read ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’

If you don’t know who Freddie deBoer is, you should. He is one of those leftists who, a la Christopher Hitchens, refuses to follow the herd, to ignore facts and common sense, or to forgo necessary criticism of his own side of the aisle. Which means that sooner or later, by the inexorable logic of […]

FMJRA 2.0: Too Much Too Young

— compiled by Wombat-socho No link to the SOTD, which is from Jason & The Scorchers album Wildfires & Misfires, an eclectic collection of outtakes, live tracks, and odd songs that never made it onto one of their regular albums. I’m kinda hoping Britney Spears covers it someday; it’s like the song was written with […]

CPAC 2023: Trump Is Still the Big Dog

Before former President Donald Trump spoke to a capacity ballroom tonight at CPAC, they announced the results of their 2024 presidential straw poll, and it wasn’t close: Trump 62%, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 20%, and everybody else in single digits. Of course, we’re still many months away from the first televised debates among primary contenders, […]

CPAC 2023: ‘Media Logistics’ & a Strange Memo From the National Affairs Desk

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland Because I was busy doing other things, I didn’t notice this email that went out yesterday from CPAC Communications: MEDIA LOGISTICS FOR CPAC IN DC 2023 Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center . . . Saturday, March 4, 2023 2:00 AM – 5:00 AM: A security sweep will be conducted at this […]

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