The Other McCain

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

News From Zimbabwe, U.S.A.

Nearly 15 years ago, I began comparing California to the kleptocratic regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. No matter how prosperous any place might ever have been, once its government is taken over by thievish, corrupt parasites, its future will become a tale of misery, chaos and despair. Such is the sadly predictable fate of […]

Crazy Furries Are Dangerous

Have we reached the bottom of the slippy slope yet? As someone who has spent years staring into the abyss, I’m rarely surprised by the depths of depravity in our increasingly insane culture, but the case of Aaron Zeman is a whole ’nother level of dangerous craziness. Zeman, 26, was arrested in December after police […]

In The Mailbox: 04.25.23 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: But She’s Friends With The Mayor So She Stays EBL: Maine Stein Song, The Odd Couple, and Aaron Rogers is a Jet Twitchy: Don Lemon-Pepper Wings – Coming To A Wingstop Near You? also, Zaid Jilani Weighs In On Don Lemon’s 1619 […]

In The Mailbox: 04.25.23 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Apologies for the late posting. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: They Just Wanted To Kill Someone EBL: How are things going in Sudan? ?, also, The Diplomat Twitchy: Horror Show – @Billboard Chris Reveals Ghastly Death During “Transitioning” Surgery, also, Dr. Fauci Admits Masks Didn’t Do Very […]

How to Translate Bidenese

Yesterday, Joe Biden emerged from his basement for a White House ceremony honoring Rebecka Peterson of Oklahoma as National Teacher of the Year, during the course of which event he said: Rebecka put a teacher’s creed into words when she said, “There’s no such thing as someone else’s child.” No such thing as someone else’s […]

Major (and Also Minor) Media News

Today I was watching CNN (so you don’t have to) when, just after noon, they reported that Tucker Carlson and Fox News have “parted ways.” Then they brought on the despicable Oliver Darcy to engage in unsubstantiated speculation as to why Carlson — the top-rated host in cable news for the past six years — […]

Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: Double-Dip Extra Scoop Donna D’Errico Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho So there I was, sitting in the bar at Tonopah Station, nursing a Diet Coke while watching Rocky V and thinking about this post. For a while I was resigned to going with Talia Shire, who was cute back in the day, but then I realized I had a better option, […]

The Rontavious Factor

Earlier this week, we shared the story of a burglary at a gun store in Macon, Georgia, in which two suspects stole more than 60 firearms. Police arrested 32-year-old Rontavious Jackson who, because he was charged with 31 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon — each of which counts could be […]

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