The Other McCain

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

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 […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Fresh From The Shower

— compiled by Wombat-socho No deluge of Substackery this weekend so no Sunday linkagery. This week’s appetizer courtesy of Rule5Texan, I think. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Self-Deporting Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Julie Andrews, Noone Is Shocked By Lauren Boebert […]

‘Clearly a Fanatic of Some Type’

Flagler County, Florida, is a wonderful place with many wonderful people, including Sheriff Rick Staly, who is one of the most experienced law-enforcement officers in the entire United States. Sheriff Staly first became a cop in 1975 in Oviedo right out of high school, then spent a year with the Altamonte Springs Police Department before […]

FMJRA 2.0: An Almost Perfect Week

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, at least if you were a Senators fan. We began the week with two wins against Pete’s Brewers in Milwaukee, and then came home to sweep the New York Giants at RFK, with Spaceman Lee racking up his 10th win, Bob Johnson his 9th save, Carl Morton picking up his […]

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