The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 02.16.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Spring 2026 Based Book Sale Top Ten…So Far Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Day of Pickett’s Charge (1863), Rubio’s Munich Speech – The Graphic Novel, and A Day On Moonbase Alpha (2034) 357 Magnum: California Hydroelectric Failure on Friday the 13th, also Self-Defense in Washington, DC? […]

Warning: Stay Away From St. Louis

The headline probably seems like common sense to anyone who knows anything about St. Louis. If you’re from Missouri or the part of western Illinois near St. Louis, you probably don’t need any warnings, because the city is notorious dangerous, and folks in the immediate vicinity know to avoid it. “Well, Stacy, how dangerous is […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Snow Bunnies

— compiled by Wombat-socho From the files. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. A VIEW FROM THE BEACH: Jamie Lee Kendall, Arizona Willy Wonka Ferry Ride of Terror Continues, Fish Pic Friday – Nicky’s Addicted to Fishing, Bay Salmon Farm Seeks Tighter Pollution Controls, Thursday Tanlines, Bay Foundation Throws its Weight Behind MD Rockfish Regs, The Wednesday Wetness, Watermen […]

FMJRA 2.0: Harvey Dent Week

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Senators went 3-3 this week, sweeping the hapless A’s before going to Minneapolis and getting swept by the division-leading Twins, who we are now trailing by 9.5 games. We’re facing the Daytraders tonight and the Tribe on Friday, so I’m not too optimistic about this week. We’ll see what happens. […]

The Canadian ‘Gunperson’ and the Syllogism of the Liberal Narrative

The phrase “deranged transgender teenager” may be somewhat redundant, and especially when you add “Canadian” to the phrase. Is there any such thing as a normal transgender teenager? And isn’t everybody in Canada more or less deranged? Nevertheless, perhaps we can all agree that 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar was not even normal by Canadian standards. […]

In The Mailbox: 02.13.26 (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: The Day They Killed JFK (1963), also, Ring, Nest, & The Invisible Surveillance State 357 Magnum: How Do You Run a City Without a Tax Base? also You didn’t think Windows 11 […]

In The Mailbox: 02.13.26 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho The 2026 Spring Based Books Sale is underway! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Day Mount Vesuvius Erupted (79), also, How The West’s Censorship Infrastructure Was Built  357 Magnum: More Improvised Weapons, also Florida Is a Bad Place for Bad Guys EBL: The Scream, The Women of […]

A Heinous Crime and a Mystery Motive

This is Nafiah Ikram or, rather, I should say this was Nafiah Ikram. Not that she’s dead, but she doesn’t look like that any more. On the evening of March 17, Nafiah was 21 years old and had just gotten home from working a shift at CVS as a pharmacy technician. She was helping her […]

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