The Other McCain

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

Remembering St. Crispin’s Day: ‘We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers …’

Today I was waiting for my pizza to come out of the oven and scrolling through Facebook on my phone when I saw my post from last year (“St. Crispin’s Day: ‘If We Are Mark’d to Die, We Are Enough to Do Our Country Loss’”), and said to myself, “Is today October 25?” Never shall […]

In The Mailbox: 10.23.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho I thought this posted last night but evidently I missed something. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Neighbors Were Shocked EBL: I lost interest in Speaker after Jim Jordan–who just pulled up in the GOP clown car? Slotherhouse, and Eiffel Twitchy: Community Notes – “Hamas Has Never Been Popular […]

Detroit Police Say Anti-Semitism Not Motive in Synagogue Leader’s Murder

Very important update on the case: Detroit police said investigators have looked into several people of interest in the killing of Samantha Woll, the president of a Detroit synagogue. Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on Saturday morning. In a press conference on Monday, Detroit Police Chief James White declined to unveil […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Best Wrench Wench And Gun Bunny Too?

— compiled by Wombat-socho When I saw this pic on Twitter, I almost passed an entire bottle of lemonade through my nose. Was this really Jewel Staite, who played the beloved engineer Kaylee Frye on Firefly and Serenity? Or had someone done a really good job of photoshopping? The correct answer, of course, is WHO […]

FMJRA 2.0: Don’t Lean On Me, Man, Because You Can’t Afford The Ticket

— compiled by Wombat-socho The last two weeks saw the Senators finally snap their losing streak against the Cubs, as Joe Coleman notched his eighth win, and then Jim Kaat his tenth in an 11-0 blowout at Wrigley. There followed more winning series against Oakland and Minnesota, but the A’s went 7-3 while we went […]

A Death in Detroit

No suspect or motive has been identified yet: Police in Detroit caution against speculation over the motive for the murder of a politically active leader of a local synagogue after she was found dead with stab wounds outside her home. Police request FBI assistance in investigating the murder of Samantha Woll, 40, who presided over […]

The Biden Crime Family

For months now, Joe Biden’s defenders have claimed there is “no evidence” of his corruption. That can no longer be claimed: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee obtained bank records revealing a $200,000 direct payment from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden in the form of […]

In The Mailbox: 10.20.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts, and since I don’t have a convention to run this weekend, I’ll actually get Rule 5 Sunday and the FMJRA done. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Victor David Hanson & Clifton Duncan On The Bigotry Of […]

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