The Other McCain

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

The Intersection of Rage and Ignorance

Tempted as I am to blame “misinformation” for this, the facts of the Kyle Rittenhouse case were accurately reported in dozens of major media outlets, so there is no excuse for these people who somehow got the idea that Rittenhouse “murdered . . . black kids in Michigan during a protest.” Just to reiterate: The […]

In The Mailbox: 04.18.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho …and [He] cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” This was more than the centurion could stand. He snatched the pilum from Balba’s hand and drove it with all his strength into the rabbi’s heart. Then he pulled it out, but all that came from the terrible […]

In The Mailbox: 04.17.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: “Rabbit strike” forces United Airlines plane to do an emergency landing, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Last Supper : Holy Thursday, and David Hogg: The Gift That Keeps On Giving Twitchy: Bodycam Footage Of “Community Leader” Released, Rob Schneider Nails Why […]

In The Mailbox: 04.17.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Finally back to the full set of linkagery tonight. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Australian Home Destroyed, Charging EV Suspected Cause EBL: At Last – The EBL Action Figure,  Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt, also, NY AG Letitia James […]

In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Major General Tereshkova might not be this rude to Katy Perry and the other a$$tronauts, but then she might, being a working-class girl from Maslennikov in the Yaroslavl oblast. Call for Authors! North American Fantasy Sale is impending! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: EV Production Causing […]

Cody Balmer Update: Crazy, Yes, But Also Ranting About ‘the Palestinian People’

After Tuesday’s victory lap — in which I congratulated myself for deducing that Cody Balmer was mentally ill — it is now time for me to eat some crow for dessert, as it turns out that the arsonist who lit up the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion also had a political agenda: The madman who carried out […]

In The Mailbox: 04.16.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Monday and Tuesday were eaten by tax returns. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: Capitalism vs. Socialism 357 Magnum: Math Is Racist Again (According to The Left) EBL: White Bird, The Amateur, Rory McIlroy Wins Masters, On the Death of President Abraham Lincoln, and The Amateur (1981) […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous: Pennsylvania Arsonist Edition

As soon as Pennsylvania State Police announced that Cody Balmer had been charged with setting the fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in Harrisburg, someone found Balmer’s Facebook page and a deep dive found little evidence to point to a motive. Like most other people — including Gov. Josh Shapiro himself — I immediately assumed […]

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