The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 05.30.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 347 Magnum: The Reality Of Calling 911 In Chicago – You’re On Your Own EBL: Verdict In Trump Case: GUILTY  Twitchy: “Tim McGraw Is About To Find Out What #BudLighted Means”, Reactions Come In To Trump Guilty Verdict, and Chief Justice Roberts […]

Rigged Jury in Show Trial Delivers Guilty Verdict Demanded by Corrupt Judge

Was there ever any doubt about this predetermined outcome? The way that Judge Juan Merchan instructed the jury made anything but a guilty verdict impossible, if there was ever any doubt to begin with (which there wasn’t). As I explained 10 days ago: The evidence and testimony don’t matter, because the outcome was predetermined before […]

The Craziest True Crime Story, Ever?

Two women are dead and five suspects from Cimarron County, Oklahoma, are behind bars, charged in a murder conspiracy so bizarre that, when my brother first told me about the story, he said, “You’re going to need some stick pins and a lot of yarn to explain this one.” The first article about it I […]

In The Mailbox: 05.29.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: The Iron Claw, also, Al Ruddy RIP Twitchy: Boston Mayor Has A List Of Crimes She Wouldn’t Want Prosecuted, View Hosts Assure Us John Grisham Thinking Of Assassinating SCOTUS Judges Is Just Fiction, and City Leaders Cry Over “Desecration” Of Pride […]

In The Mailbox: 05.29.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Been having problems staying up late enough to do the evening half of these posts. Tonight for sure! Today’s pic is left over from the days when Starbucks inflicted stupid activist hashtags on people’s cups of go-juice. The Dunkin’ crew thought it was hilarious. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER […]

In The Mailbox: 05.28.24 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: He Literally Shot Himself In The Foot EBL: Invasion of the Star Creatures, also, Taking Chance: A Memorial Day Tribute Twitchy: What Judge Merchan Told Parties About “Not Going Into The Law” Before Trump Jury Sounds Shady AF, Robert De […]

Why Memory Matters

“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” — Edmund Burke Our Army son posted the photo above, showing his baby girl manning the machine gun, with the caption, “These gun teams get younger every day,” and I thought it was an appropriate illustration for this Memorial Day. As […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Pool’s Open

— compiled by Wombat-socho When I was a young spud growing up in the suburbs of DC, my father used to haul me along on his weekend trips to the Knights of Columbus; in addition to the usual council hall with bar, this council had a swimming pool, which always opened on Memorial Day weekend […]

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