The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 12.11.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The British Are Mystified by Self-Defense EBL: MAGA: Trump’s Naughty and Nice Lists, Lara Trump stepping down at RNC Chair, DANIEL PENNY NOT GULITY, and Saint Juan Diego Twitchy: “Spring Chicken” Bernie Sanders Unsure About Leaving DC Coop With So Much […]

Voodoo Blamed for Massacre in Haiti

The last time we checked in on Haiti (“Haiti’s Zombie Apocalypse: Media Skeptical of Cannibalism Reports,” March 13), the situation was very bad, but since then it has apparently gotten even worse, leading me to ask, who had “Haiti voodoo massacre” on their 2024 bingo card? The United Nations human rights chief said Monday that […]

Radicalized: Ivy League Boy Reads ‘Unabomber’ Manifesto, Becomes Killer

The headline is your “tl:dr” summary of what might otherwise seem mysterious: Why would the handsome young scion of a prominent Maryland family decide to murder the CEO of a health insurance company? Meanwhile, here’s the New York Times story: Luigi Mangione, the online version of him, was an Ivy League tech enthusiast who flaunted […]

In The Mailbox: 12.09.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Based Book Sale Wrapup Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt.   OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Social Justice = Death, also How Old Do You Need to Be to Defend Yourself? EBL: Wolfs, Notre Dame Cathedral Reopens, and Damascus Has Fallen Twitchy: Rep. Summer Lee Calls For “Accountability” For Daniel Perry, Liz […]

Rule 5 Sunday: A Girl & Her Jeep

— compiled by Wombat-socho I really ought to start taking notes as to where I find these… Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Embarrassingly Unprepared Friday and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns Pearl Harbor Edition, Saturday Night Girls With Guns Subway Edition, Snow Woke […]

FMJRA 2.0: Finally, It’s Draft Day

— compiled by Wombat-socho First of all, apologies for punting the Friday link dump; I fixed a large bowl of pasta for dinner and fell into a carbohydrate coma after finishing maybe a third of it. The draft for the 1973 season in Pete’s league started today, and since I was the best of the […]

Some Advice for NFL Losers

DRAFT OFFENSIVE LINEMEN. Three simple words, and you might think NFL coaches and general managers — career professionals, who are paid to know football — would understand the importance of drafting offensive linemen, in terms of building long-term success in the league. Yet what is so apparent to me doesn’t seem to penetrate the minds […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Say hello to Daniel Escalera and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because Escalera was shot dead by police last Sunday when he went crazy and attacked an Illinois nursing home: A chainsaw-wielding man was shot and killed by police Sunday morning in the west suburbs, officials said. The officer-involved shooting happened […]

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