The Other McCain

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

Still Living Rent-Free in Their Heads

Just scrolling around and saw this headline: A lot of Americans embrace Trump’s authoritarianism What is this? “Authoritarianism”? Words have meanings, but to liberals in the throes of Trump Derangement Syndrome, definitions are distorted to such an extent that words like “authoritarianism” and “fascism” get tossed around haphazardly, reflecting the emotional trauma of people who […]

In The Mailbox: 11.10.23 (Late Night Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corps, Ronna McDaniel is a Failure as RNC Chair, and Nashville Police Chief John Drake Hid The Shooter Manifesto Twitchy: Call 911 Because Rabbi Shmuley Just […]

In The Mailbox: 11.10.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Tidal Wave Of Anti-Jewish Hatred Is Getting Worse EBL: Sadie Hawkins Day Twitchy: CNN Claims Jack-o-Lanterns Major Cause Of Climate Change, FBI Seizes NYC Mayor Adams’ Phones, and “That’s A Moose” Louder With Crowder: Author comes out as a […]

In The Mailbox: 11.09.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Euthanasia Is The New Medical Care EBL: The Last Sentinel, There is a whole genre of Neanderthal cave man erotic romance already, and  Republicans fall just short in Virginia…why? Twitchy: WaPo Reportedly Pressured To Remove “Racist” Cartoon About Hamas, “I Can’t Believe […]

In The Mailbox: 11.09.23 (Abbreviated Punditocracy Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Average Bubba: Triggered Much? 357 Magnum: How Firearm Magazine Limits Cause Problems For The Law-Abiding EBL: It Ain’t Over Twitchy: Jamaal Bowman’s Fearmongering In Response To Texas Refinery Explosion Met With Alarming Response, American College Students Shocked To Discover That Hamas Are The Actual […]

NBC ‘News’ Hosts ‘Republican’ ‘Debate’

Excuse me for overloading on the scare-quotes in the headline, but let’s not kid ourselves: None of the five “candidates” (there I go again) on the stage in Miami is likely to be the 2024 Republican nominee. According to the Real Clear Politics average, Donald Trump has 58.3%, more than 40 points ahead of his […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Well, this is a sad story: Fred “Bubba” Copeland was the mayor of Smiths Station, a town of less than 7,000 people in Lee County, Alabama. He was also a freakazoid, secretly pursuing transgender fantasies that he posted online using a persona he called “Brittini Blaire Summerlin.” Somehow (the details are not clear to me) […]

Despite Big Night for Virginia Democrats, “HotWifeExperience’ Loses Election

Susanna Gibson claimed to be the victim of “an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me and my family” when it was discovered that the Democratic candidate for a Virginia House of Delegates seat had raised money by performing sex acts on livestream internet videos under the handle “HotWifeExperience.” Tuesday’s election was a […]

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