The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 03.17.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Hope everyone’s being moderate on Amateur Night. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Day Paul Revere Rode To Lexington (1775),  EBL: Oldest Italian Fish and Chips in Dublin, Maureen O’Hara, Dublin Food, and Saint Patrick  Twitchy: Gov. Hairgel’s Press Office Gets Ratioed Into the Sun […]

In The Mailbox: 03.16.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho On this day in 1984, Gary Plauche cured a pedophile (who had been abusing Gary’s son) with a single dose of leadicillin. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: Micro-Targeting Iran’s Secret Police, The Day The Sky Exploded Over Tunguska (1908), Iran Defense Analysis – “The Math […]

Rule Five Sunday: Ersatz Gingermageddon

— compiled by Wombat-socho Actually the best way to do this would be to have everyone supply links to toothsome redheads, but we have to work with what we’ve got. Thanks to @Rule5Texan for this one. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Sweet Potato Piper, Project […]

FMJRA 2.0: Holding Our Own

— compiled by Wombat-socho Another 3-2 week for the Senators as we cling to second place in the Beta Division. We took two out of three at Fenway, losing only to Don Gullett as the Sox pounded poor Steve Renko for seven runs on their way to a 10-1 blowout win. Then it was off […]

In The Mailbox: 03.13.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. EBL has been posting about seafood for a while so here’s an appropriate SOTD Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: All This “Clean Energy” Is Causing Environmental Harm, The Bride! – “All the subtly of a sledgehammer”, […]

The Terrorist and the 12th District

Two decades ago, the phrase “Dearbornistan” became common among conservative bloggers during the Global War on Terror, because of the notorious cluster of Islamic radicals in the Detroit surburb of Dearborn. As soon as I heard about Thursday’s attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield — before anything had been reported about the suspect’s identity […]

In The Mailbox: 03.12.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Call for Authors – Short Stories! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: An Illustrated Guide to Drone Warfare EBL: Abalone, Saint Matthew’s Passion, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Why were Americans slim in the 1970s? Twitchy: Reporter Makes A Funny Out of Mamdani’s Wife Liking […]

‘Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour’ (Exodus 12:16)

Not every day I quote the King James Bible in a headline, but it seems that some people don’t understand why the Ninth Commandment is so important that God felt the need to include it in the Top Ten. Making false accusations is both a sin and a crime, and it can also be a […]

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