The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 11.06.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Apparently they called Nevada sometime today, Kamala made a (plagiarized) concession speech, and Sam Brown is still hanging on to a slim lead in our Senate race. I did this already, but in case you hadn’t noticed, I’ve dropped The Volokh Conspiracy from the list of blogs I’m linking to here. […]

In The Mailbox: 11.06.24 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Had the day off yesterday from the Balancing Board since the clerk’s office was busy doing Election Day stuff, and they called me this morning to tell me that I didn’t need to come in since they were out until 0400 wrapping up their Election Day work. So I get to […]

Election Results 2024: Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Will Be 47th U.S. President

UPDATE 1:30 a.m. ET Wednesday: TRUMP JUST WON IT! BREAKING NEWS: The Fox News Decision Desk projects that former President Trump will win Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/assv0ANYj6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 6, 2024 Per NYT Trump is likely to win the popular vote. We did it! — Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) November 6, 2024 .@DecisionDeskHQ Calls it […]

Georgia: How’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Working?

Despite the fact that early voting has set historic records in Georgia, a certain Democrat remains permanently disgruntled: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is claiming that “voter suppression” is occurring in Georgia despite record turnout in the Peach State. During Friday’s installment of “CNN News Central,” co-anchor Kate Bolduan asked Abrams what she believes […]

In The Mailbox: 11.04.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Plans for New 3D Printed 9mm Firearm Released EBL: Strong Women for Trump, The Joy Is Gone, and RFK and Nicole Shanahan encourage you to vote for Trump Twitchy: Joe Rogan Drops Surprise Podcast With Elon Musk On Eve Of Election, […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Pre-Coffee Lounging

— compiled by Wombat-socho Or maybe just not awake yet. This week’s appetizer is courtesy of Rule 5 Texan on Twitter. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five And Under The Bus She Goes Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: Strong Women For Trump, Saturday Night Girls With Guns, […]

FMJRA 2.0: No Expansion This Year

— compiled by Wombat-socho Pete posted on the league Slack that nobody stepped up to take any of the four possible expansion teams, but a couple of the existing teams may get new owners since the existing owners have been excessively quiet lately. There’s also an AL team that wants to move to the NL, […]

Election 2024: Be Prepared for Anything

The old Scout motto has always been wise advice, and as we brace ourselves for Election Day — to be followed by Election Night, and then perhaps Election Week or even Election Month — we ought to psychologically prepare ourselves for all possible contingencies. We have now entered that phase of the campaign where there […]

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