The Other McCain

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

The Schadenfreude Smorgasbord

The resignation of Robert Kagan, in response to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos ordering the paper not to endorse Kamala Harris, is a preview of the open intermural warfare we’ll see among Democrats if Kamala Harris loses next month. Failure in politics requires scapegoats, and Harris herself is exempt from blame because (according to […]

In The Mailbox: 10.25.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Happy Friday! Pete’s Dynasty League will be drafting soon for the 1973 season, and there’s four teams available if you want an expansion team.  Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: He Was Going to Speak Harshly […]

Armageddon Update: IDF Strikes Iran

Peace through superior firepower: Israel on Friday launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes against Iran after the Islamic Republic fired a barrage of missiles toward Israelis earlier this month. Explosions were heard near Iran’s capital of Tehran and nearby Karaj, Reuters reported, citing local media. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime […]

In The Mailbox: 10.25.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Happy Nevada Day! October 2024 Based Book Projects Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Subtle Art of Shutting The F*ck Up EBL: Kamala Harris Is Biden 2.0, Kamala’s Blue Collar Blues, and The Atlantic and Jeffrey Goldberg: Serial Liars and Fabulists? Twitchy: Brian Stelter Having A […]

In The Mailbox: 10.24.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho This business of working on the county election board is kicking my ass. Every day this week when I’ve gotten out at 5 PM, I’m tired enough to go home and go to bed, but I’ve had stuff to do that kept me up. Well, tomorrow’s Nevada Day, and the county […]

DOA on the Road to Social Justice

In 2019, faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville held a workshop entitled, “Let’s Talk About Privilege.” Among the attendees was Samantha Hamer, a school social worker who graduated from UW-Platteville in 2016. After the workshop, Hamer said: “Racism and white supremacy need to be dismantled everywhere, including Platteville. White people built these systems and still […]

In The Mailbox: 10.22.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Turns Out There Is No Risk From Second Hand Smoke EBL: Eraserhead, Donald Trump Visits Bronx Barbershop, Vote Harder: DaTechGuy Warning, No Joy In Kamalaville – Gwen Walz is alienating voters, and Did the Pentagon’s Ariane Tabatabai leak secret document to […]

Charlie Martin Needs Your Help

Old-school blogging story: At the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, I was blogging from Jim Hoft’s hotel room while Jim, Michelle Malkin and Charlie Martin went down to investigate a protest at the Denver Mint organized by Alex Jones who was, then as always, a deranged conspiracy theorist. Upon spotting Malkin, Jones pointed her […]

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