The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Whip it good!

— compiled by Wombat-socho The greatest DEVO song ever recorded Finally picked up Volume 13 of Klaus Schulze’s La Vie Electronique, but things have been busy enough this week with the beginning of tax season that I haven’t had a chance to rip it to Winamp and enjoy the tunes. Maybe next week after I […]

The End of Two Football Dynasties

In the span of 24 hours this week, we learned that Nick Saban would retire as head football coach at the University of Alabama, and that Bill Belichick would “part ways” with the New England Patriots. Can we take just a moment — before discussing anything else about this news — to extend our condolences […]

In The Mailbox: 01.12.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Good Guys 1 Bad Guys 0 EBL: Batman, also, Jason Jones and the Catskill Police Department Twitchy: Harvard Prof Who Insulted Harvard Extension School To Own Chris Rufo Forced […]

In The Mailbox: 01.11.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Average Bubba: The End of an Era 357 Magnum: The System™ Won’t Lock People Up Until Someone Dies, also, AR-15 Self-Defense In Mississippi EBL: Nick Saban and Pete Carroll Out, Chris Christie Craps Out, and Muzzel Twitchy: “Go Off, Queens”, Army Sees […]

Priorities: Plastic Straws or Fentanyl?

Did you know that the idea of banning plastic straws was inspired by a nine-year-old boy’s science project? After reading that startling fact, I found myself going down a research rabbit-hole, during which I discovered that in 2018, Seattle became “the first major U.S. city to ban single-use plastic straws and utensils in food service.” […]

In The Mailbox: 01.10.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: MAGA Fat Fani  Twitchy: “We’re Keeping Our Trucks”, Chris Matthews Warns Americans About The Rural Cult Trying To Take Over The Country, and “Journalist” Killed In Gaza Was Rocket Engineer For Islamic Jihad Louder With Crowder: Aaron Rodgers returns fire on […]

Big Trouble for Fulton County D.A.

If anyone in the Atlanta area saw a mushroom cloud Monday, don’t be alarmed. It was just the RICO case against Trump exploding: District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump and financially benefited from their relationship, according to a court motion filed Monday which argued the criminal charges […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

In 2019, Adam Garcia was arrested in Minnesota: In October 2019 at the University of Minnesota, a student was studying in the medical library at Diehl Hall when he grew uneasy by Garcia watching him. After speaking with security, the student was stabbed in the leg from behind by a hypodermic needle. The criminal complaint […]

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