The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 01.20.26 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Ride Public Transit? Maybe When It Is Safe, also Another Failure of the Victim-Selection Process Director Blue: Greenland & Hypersonic Weapons,  EBL: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Fastest Fish You Can Buy, Goth Waifu Amelia, National Championship Cheerleaders, and Steakhouse […]

In The Mailbox: 01.20.26 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Heading down to Las Vegas today for a VA appointment in the morning. Hopefully I’ll have the energy tonight to get fully caught up on the linkmongling. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: Massive Permian Oil Discovery, also, The Day When Anne Boleyn Was Executed (1536) […]

In The Mailbox: 01.19.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho A short collection of Substackery & other delights, as the internet was down earlier and I had laundry to do. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: A Day When the Black Plague Arrived (1347), also, How The West’s Climate Crusade Built China’s Empire EBL: Gordon Ramsay […]

Ludicrous Irony: Life Advice for Young Men from the Former John Walker Flynt

It’s been nearly 12 years since #GamerGate happened, and I’ve got grandchildren nearly that old. Must we rehash the whole thing — which began with the Tattoo-Covered, Mentally Ill Ex-Stripper Whose Real Name Is Chelsea Van Valkenburg — to explain the comic role played in that saga by John Walker Flynt a/k/a “Brianna Wu”? #GamerGate […]

Rule 5 Sunday: But First, Coffee

— compiled by Wombat-socho Not from @kbdabear , but from some other public benefactor on X. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Sophie Scholl, “I, Don Quixote”, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Dusty Springfield, “Barracuda”, The Bionic Woman, Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan, MAGA Make Iran Great Again, Francoise […]

FMJRA 2.0: Suddenly, A Winning Week

— compiled by Wombat-socho It was a good week to be a Senators fan. First, we rose up and defeated the Expos in two games of our three game series, including a 4-run 10th inning rally (featuring a two-run homer by The Human Rain Delay) that won the game for Roger Nelson in relief of […]

Radical Vegan Transgender Cult Update: Three ‘Zizians’ Make Court Appearance

Let’s begin by giving full credit to Andy Ngo who, as he says, has “been reporting on the cult for over a year and broke the story that linked the homicides together a year ago.” Doing important work. When last we updated this ongoing saga (“Radical Vegan Transgender Cult Update: Ziz Claims to Be ‘Genocide’ […]

In The Mailbox: 01.16.26 (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 Director Blue: Why Most Countries Ban Mail-In Ballots EBL: 4-hour marine spectacle, Grilling Golden Tilefish, Insurrectiony Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey, Bobby Hull, and Cubera Snapper Twitchy: Seattle Jury Frees Illegal Alien […]

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