The Other McCain

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

Nothing Is ‘Secret’ Anymore

The Glenn Greenwald scandal is an important reminder about the reality of life in the Information Age. This was the subject of a lecture I gave my then-14-year-old son Jefferson in 2013. The day the second Anthony Weiner scandal broke — while the disgraced ex-congressman was a candidate for mayor of New York City — […]

In The Mailbox: 05.30.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Saint Joan of Arc, also, 1956 DeSoto – Delightful, De Lovely! Twitchy: Julie Hamill Schools CNN’s Brianna Keilar Over Cali Trans Track “Star”, What A Horrible Day To Have Eyes, […]

In The Mailbox: 05.29.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho M.C.A. Hogarth has a new Kickstarter that may interest you. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Democrat Wants to Limit Your Freedom to Move Around, also Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gunfight EBL: Slap Happy Macron, “?? ‘????? ??? ???????” : The Fall of Constantinople, Patrick Henry […]

In The Mailbox: 05.28.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Censorship Industrial Complex EBL: Speaker Johnson Says Congress Needs To Back DOGE Cuts, also, Eat More Chicken Twitchy: Scott Jennings Laughs At Dems Trying To Reach Young Men With Tim Walz, Jazz Hands, & Troons, Democrat Activist Claims Young Men […]

George Floyd and the ‘Backlash’ Narrative

Amid a nationwide carnival of destructive violence following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, few episodes of the “most peaceful protests” were more idiotic than burning down an affordable housing project under construction in Minneapolis. The six-story building was to have had 189 apartments, including 38 “affordable” units, as well as ground-floor retail […]

In The Mailbox: 05.27.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD – RIP, All American Boy Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Ship Happens EBL: Florida Man Shot Dead By Police After Gator Attack, “Social Justice” Professor Zaid Mashhour Haddad Arrested For Child Porn Possession, Pee-wee as Himself, “The Phony King of England”, and Memorial Day Twitchy: […]

In The Mailbox: 05.27.25 (Leftover Linkagery)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Took Memorial Day off because why not. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Buffalo Public Schools, Angry Cops, and More, also Even More on the Buffalo School System EBL: Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery 2025, The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home, Marisa Tomei, Climate Chode […]

May 27: A Date That Will Live in Hilarity

Big hat-tip to Ace of Spades for reminding us that it was on this date — May 27, 2011 — that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) used his official Twitter account to send a photo of his . . . pelvic bulge, and then claimed that his account had been hacked. Wikipedia: On May 27, 2011, […]

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