The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 02.11.26 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho The 2026 Based Books Spring Sale Is On! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: SimCity Moonbase Edition  EBL: Japan’s Recent Election Explained, also, The Wrecking Crew Twitchy: Attorney Freezes When Asked How His Client Returned To $2.3 Million Mansion She’s Been Squatting In, Scott Jennings & […]

In The Mailbox: 02.10.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho I was hoping I’d feel better today, but nope. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: A Day At The Fort Parker Massacre (1836), The Day The Sea Swallowed Galveston (1900), TDS Today, and Top 20 New Epstein Insights From Mike Benz,  357 Magnum: Ham Radio Fox […]

Rule 5 Monday: Boots & Bikinis

— compiled by Wombat-socho Another fine posting by @kbdabear on X. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, MAGA ICE ICE Baby, Tom Jones & Mirielle Mathieu, Solo Mio, Pretzel Time, “Windy”, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Riefenstahl, “Vincent”, Dusty Springfield, The Smashing Machine, “I Get Around”, and Amelia […]

FMJRA 2.0: Better Late Than Never

— compiled by Wombat-socho Pretty sick this weekend but I slept for about 12 hours last night and now I only feel half as miserable. The Senators took two out of three from Pittsburgh and Boston last week, so now we’re 44-52, tied with Pete’s Brewers for second in the division, 5.5 games behind the […]

‘A Perfectly Good White Boy’

Citrus County, Florida, is a scenic place if you like trees draped with Spanish moss. Although it sits on the west coast of Florida, about 75 miles north of Tampa, Citrus County isn’t a place with hotels lining beaches, because there are no beaches to speak of. The coastline of Citrus County is defined by […]

In The Mailbox: 02.06.26

— 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: Maria Grazia Cucinotta, “All Those Years Ago”, “Windy”, Amberjack Sandwiches, and Pretzel Time  Twitchy: Dems Go For Gold In BS, Max Tani Cries Fowl At Critics To Point Out WaPo’s […]

In The Mailbox: 02.05.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Electric Buses Versus Winter Weather Director Blue: A Day Discovering Tutankhamen’s Tomb (1922), Benz Warns The EU Censorplex Could Impact 2028 Elections,  EBL: Sicilian Seafood, also, Riefenstahl Twitchy: Scott Jennings Tries To Teach Econ 101 To CNN Panel After SecTreas Bessent’s […]

In The Mailbox: 02.04.26 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Discombobulator 357 Magnum: The FGC-9 is a Proven Firearm EBL: THE SOPRANOS Ending – The Reveal No One Explains, Dry Aged Tilefish, Minnesota update from Border Czar Tom Homan, and The Neanderthal Problem That Scientists Don’t Want To Discuss Twitchy: […]

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