The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 08.11.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho I probably should have done this yesterday, but I didn’t.  Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: How We Lost The War On Poverty EBL: The Ugliest Fish I’ve Ever Filleted, Jerusalem – The Fall, Saint Lawrence, Wildlife, and Pie to Die For – A Hannah Swensen […]

Demonic Forces: The Reality of Evil

Saturday night I fell asleep watching a documentary on Prime Video (Closed for Storm, about an abandoned amusement park in New Orleans) and when I woke up about 2 a.m., another documentary was playing. That’s how it is with Prime Video — you watch one documentary, and they’ll queue up another one that plays automatically […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Doughnut Dolly

— compiled by Wombat-socho A cute young lady in a unique jumper, thanks to @kbdabear on X. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Trump Successor Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Super, “Marguerita”, State Department Official Does A Swalwell, It’s Raining Men At […]

FMJRA 2.0: World Series ’73 Week Two

— compiled by Wombat-socho As I write this the Cincinnati Reds & Baltimore Orioles are tied at two games apiece for the World Championship in Pete’s Dynasty League Baseball League. We’re still looking for managers for next season’s Cubs and Expos. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. RussiaGate: ‘But I Didn’t Know […]

Two Quarterbacks, Two Sacks

After six months of enduring the off-season — forced to subside on nothing but speculation and rumors from NFL commentators — we are finally approaching real football, as the pre-season exhibition games are now underway. Of course, the outcomes of pre-season games don’t mean anything, and you can’t even evaluate the relative strength of teams, […]

In The Mailbox: 08.08.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Alligator Has the Right of Way Director Blue: An Open Letter to Tulsi Gabbard EBL: Jim Lovell RIP, Sharing Scottish Culture – Bagpiper on train in Mumbai, Howard Stern […]

In The Mailbox: 08.08.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Good Guys 3, Bad Guys 0 EBL: Robert Mueller is now in memory care, State Department Officer Says “I Defied My Government for Love”, Macbeth, and It’s Raining…at WNBA Games Twitchy: Grand Jury Indicts Six In Racist Cincinnati Beatings, You Made […]

In The Mailbox: 08.07.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: You Are Not Protected By Your Zip Code EBL: Saved by Hiroshima, Ted F**king Williams, and World’s Best Tasting Accidental Catch? Twitchy: The Biden Years Just Got WORSE, Ghostbusters Fan Account Claims Gozer Was The First Troon Character, and Ben & […]

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