The Other McCain

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

Because You Asked: ‘What in the Actual Hell is Happening in North Carolina?’

The headline question was asked in the wake of this: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is searching for the woman who stabbed a pregnant woman outside the Harris Teeter [grocery store]. It happened on Wednesday [March 18] around 11 a.m. in the Cotswold Village Shopping Center. The 38-year-old pregnant woman told Channel 9 she was getting […]

In The Mailbox: 03.30.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: A Day at Pearl Harbor With Cornelia Fort (1941), No Kings – Except for Hamas,  and Daniel Boone & The Shawnee Encounter (1769) 357 Magnum: Chicago Cannot Afford Its Pensions, also Drugs and Alcohol Can Be Hazardous to Your Health EBL: Red […]

‘Retribution for Their Sacred Blood’: Hezbollah Inspired Synagogue Attack

Thought of headlining this post “Dearbornistan Update”: Federal investigators said Monday that the man who crashed his pickup into a Michigan synagogue earlier this month was inspired and radicalized by Iran?backed terrorist group Hezbollah and reportedly sought to kill as many Jewish people as he could. Officials noted that Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who attempted to […]

‘A Massive Problem’: Free Speech for People Who Don’t Want Open Borders

Max Wilkinson is member of the British House of Commons, one of 72 members belonging to the Liberal Democrats, currently the third-largest party behind the ruling Labour majority (which holds 404 seats) and the Conservatives (Tories, with 116 seats). In December, Wilkinson “enjoyed a lively debate at the Demos Collaborative Democracy Network event,” where he […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Out Like A Lamb

— compiled by Wombat-socho There’s still snow on some of the ski slopes and mountains. Somewhere. Pic thanks to @kbdabear on X. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Star Trek Could Be Great Again, Really, “Ain’t No Way”, Bridge On The River Kwai, “Begin the Beguine”, […]

FMJRA 2.0: August Blues

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, it could have been worse. The Senators got swept in a two-game series against the Orioles last Tuesday, thanks mostly to the O’s powerful lineup, but then the Phillies arrived, and we whipped them in two out of our three games, losing only to Steve Carlton, who almost had a […]

Thinking About Mogadishu

Last night, I was inspired to watch Black Hawk Down again, although I’ve seen it many times before, including during its original 2001 release. Perhaps you’ve forgotten this from 2022: Staff Sgt. Robert McCain wanted to be in the Army for as long as his mother can remember. But McCain remembers exactly when he knew […]

An Unjustified Arrogance

The word “diplomat” is often a synonym for spy. The functions of diplomacy and espionage are so closely intertwined that if someone’s resumé includes a stint at the State Department, you are not wrong to suspect them of also being a CIA operative. Over the past decade, Americans have learned that our “intelligence community” does […]

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