The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 01.03.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Too tired after the drive in to Vegas last night to blog. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Twitchy: Accuweather Forecasts A Big Chill, Suspect In Vegas Cybertruck Bombing Was Happily Texting Ex-GF Days Before Explosion, and Ted Cruz Thinks Liz Cheney Deserves Something Other Than A Medal […]

‘There Was Never Any Evidence’: FBI Lied About White Supremacist Terrorism

One of the hallmarks of any totalitarian regime is that the leaders proclaim obvious falsehoods — kulaks and saboteurs are to blame for the famine! — and compel everyone to repeat these lies, with punishment aimed at dissenting truth-tellers. The purpose is “not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate,” and once […]

In The Mailbox: 01.02.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho A personal look back at 2024. Plus, Son of Silvercon news! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Trading Places, At least 10 killed after vehicle hits crowd of people in New Orleans, and ISIS Terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar Twitchy: In One Fell Swoop Biden Proves J6 Committee […]

Terrorism on Bourbon Street

It was nearly 4 in the morning on New Year’s Day, but crowds of people were still celebrating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, because celebrating until dawn is what you do when you’re in New Orleans, unless the reason you’re in New Orleans is to kill people: The suspect accused of plowing a pickup […]

In The Mailbox: 01.01.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who bought stuff through my Amazon links last month. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Democrats Lied About Biden’s Decline, It’s Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Winter, and Invasive Russian King Crabs In Norway? Twitchy: Asparagus Fortune Teller Says Vegetable […]

In The Mailbox: 12.31.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Happy New Year, y’all. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: ATF Resorts to Raid to Stifle First Amendment Rights of 2A Advocate EBL: Speak No Evil, Jimmy Carter RIP, Biden blames his failures on Merrick Garland, Dayle Haddon RIP, and Why wasn’t Portugal Conquered by Spain? Twitchy: […]