The Other McCain

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

Math Teacher Goes Berserk

Just a typical day in a Wisconsin school: Brenda Poulos remembers working in Kenosha last Friday when she received a series of texts from her son. “I know he’s not supposed to use his phone in school, so the fact that he texted me was already, something’s up right,” Poulos said. “He said, ‘Mom, something’s […]

In The Mailbox: 05.19.23 (Punditocracy Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual deadlines for the usual weekend posts; will most likely have time for these after a couple grueling days of travel. For that matter, since time is tight today, this is a condensed version of the usual linkagery. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From […]

In The Mailbox: 05.16.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Noelle Dunphy and Rudy Giuliani, also, Schmitts Gay Twitchy: Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll’s Resurfaced Social Media Posts Shred Her Credibility, also, Jonah Goldberg Whines About Being Reminded He’d Rather Trust Comey Than Trump Louder With Crowder: Jiujitsu black belt takes down dude […]

In The Mailbox: 05.15.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Tomorrow and Thursday are travel days, Wednesday I’ll be at the National Security Site most of the day, and Friday looks to be busy as well, so blogging may be sporadic. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: What If You Called 911 And Noone Came To Help? EBL: […]

I, For One, Welcome Our New Anti-White Racist Asian Academic Overlords

Professor Reynolds called attention to this story, which puts me in something of a dilemma: Do I really want to be against racism? Having long ago earned my dot on the SPLC “hate map,” there’s a certain reputational risk if I were to complain too loudly about racism, because I’ve carefully staked out a position […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Late Night With IJN Atago

— compiled by Wombat-socho Best heavy cruiser waifu can into space! My favorite Azur Lane heavy cruiser gets a 21st century update in Japan Space Agency (JAXA) costume. Well, an adapted version. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY MILES FROM TYRANNY: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode […]

FMJRA 2.0: Toward Compliant Towers

— compiled by Wombat-socho I’ve been a fan of the British electronic musician yclept Conelrad for some time, and for a while I was downloading his Conelcast podcasts on the regular. I can’t say I was too surprised that he’s taking a break from Conelcast, but as you can see from the link to his […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

How many times must I repeat myself? A Cook County judge set bail at $800,000 for a Jefferson Park woman who’s accused of randomly attacking women, sometimes with a baseball bat, this week. Judge Maryam Ahmad said she viewed Denise Solorzano’s bail amount as “$100,000 for each victim… to protect women and children in the […]

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