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Rule 5 Sunday: The Almost Perfect Picture

— compiled by Wombat-socho What keeps it from perfection is an exercise left to the reader. h/t kbdabear on X. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Don’t Mess With The Bull Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Friday the 13th, MAGA Karoline Leavitt […]

FMJRA 2.0: September in Washington

— compiled by Wombat-socho Ah, September…the month when the rosters expand, the kids go back to school, the miserable sweaty heat lingers over the Anacostia, and the crowds at RFK dwindle as the Senators get beaten like a rented mule. We were hoping for a .500 week, but we got swept by the Hated Yankees […]

‘Politically Motivated Assassination’ Targets Two Minnesota Democrats UPDATE: Suspect Identified, Had ‘Manifesto’ — ‘No Kings’ Motive? UPDATE: ‘False Flag’? It’s So Confusing!

“A manhunt is now underway for the gunman”: A Minnesota state representative and her husband were shot and killed, and a state senator and his wife were shot and wounded in an “act of targeted political violence” at their homes early Saturday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said. A manhunt is now underway for the gunman […]

In The Mailbox: 06.13.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho You know what today is. Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Lafayette: France’s forgotten hero, America’s beloved patriot, Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Program, Friday the 13th, and The Mullahs Strike Back Twitchy: Woman Causes Nuclear Meltdown […]

One Standard Deviation: How Israel Targeted Iran’s Top Air Force Leaders

Say hello to Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye because, as Clemenza said of Paulie, you won’t see him no more: The commander of the IRGC [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] air force, Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran overnight, […]

In The Mailbox: 06.13.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Bumped due to last night’s decapitation strike, or rather, Stacy’s post on same. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Car-ma in Ohio EBL: Brian Wilson RIP, Stockholm Bloodbath, MAGA Karoline Leavitt and the Los Angeles riots, Democrats Dump Hogg, and So How Is The Harvey Weinstein Trial […]

‘An Earth-Shattering Kaboom’: Israel Wipes Out Top Iranian Military Leaders UPDATE: ‘Decapitation Strike’ — List

Wednesday I spoke to a colleague who said to me in a very matter-of-fact way that Iran was going to get hit soon. He isn’t some kind of security-clearance type, but he does have a few “sources close to the Trump administration,” as an Objective Journalist would say, and I don’t know how he knew […]

In The Mailbox: 06.12.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Reminder that pre-registration for Son of Silvercon closes Saturday, so if you want your military/N3F/veteran discount, get to the website and either hit the PayPal button or send us a check. I guess Sabrina Carpenter has a new album out and it’s reminding a lot of people of a Spinal Tap […]

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