The Other McCain

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

Rule Five Monday: Blue Monday

— compiled by Wombat-socho Today’a appetizer is a last minute grab from @rulefivetweets on X. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. EBL: Masters Weekend, Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Rock & Roll, Rovers on the Moon, “I’m A Believer”, Make American Immigration Great Again, MAGA Airman Rescue & Iran Deadline, The Predator That Almost Wiped […]

Natives vs. Newcomers in Virginia: What ‘Spanberger’s Lobster’ Is Really About

When I was a young newspaper staffer in Rome, Georgia, my boss was Pierre-Rene Noth. He was half-Jewish and half-Catholic. His father had been a left-wing journalist in France before the family fled the Nazis. Pierre was very liberal, but when it came to journalism, his motto was “local, local, local.” Realizing that news consumers […]

FMJRA 2.0: Grinding Forward

— compiled by Wombat-socho Another good week to be a Senators fan! The week began badly as we lost two out of three at Cleveland, but tonight we swept Pete’s Brewers to finish the week 73-74, still in second place behind the Twins but now 15.5 games ahead of the Brewers – and more importantly, […]

Memo From the National Desk: Tales of Fear and Loathing in the Commonwealth

LOUISA, Virginia — It was a lovely 150-mile drive to get here for today’s “VOTE NO” rally at the Louisa County Courthouse. A sunny spring day, with the trees turning green, and the picturesque scenery of central Virginia, adorned with signs that the Old Dominion ain’t dead yet. “VOTE NO” signs are all over rural […]

Stop the Gerrymander, Virginia!

If the election of Abigail Spanberger as governor of Virginia has proven anything, it’s that there are no more “moderate” Democrats. Since taking office in January, Spanberger has been ramming through a left-wing agenda that might be more suitable to Berkeley, California, than to the Old Dominion, and the very worst of it is the […]

The Big Yellow Button Is Back Again!

We are now less than three months away from the 250th anniversary of American independence, which means that the “Early Bird Special” at my favorite fireworks wholesaler will soon be ending. That’s the shortest explanation for why I’ve once again super-sized the PayPal “donate” button for the benefit of near-sighted readers who otherwise may have […]

The Christine Blasey Ford Standard and the Sudden Destruction of Eric Swalwell

Far be it from me to defend Eric Swalwell, now accused of rape and other “inappropriate” behavior by at least four women. If CNN is willing to vouch for the credibility of Swalwell’s accusers, then certainly I will not cast doubt on their veracity. However, I have never supported Swalwell, and have not voted for […]

In The Mailbox: 04.10.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Today is Friday in California. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: A Day With Bonnie & Clyde (1933)  357 Magnum: Professional Journalism at the NY Times and CNN EBL: Artemis II Re-Entry, Friday Fish Fry, “The […]

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