The Other McCain

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

The Worst Journalist, Ever

You probably never heard of Juan M. Thompson, because I hadn’t either until Andy Ngo called attention to his case, which has somehow been forgotten by most of the media, but in 2016 and 2017, Thompson made national news — not in a good way. A St. Louis native from a bad neighborhood, Thompson won […]

FMJRA 2.0: Keepers & Discards

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, the Senators sent their keeper list in to Pete, and now we’re waiting for the owners to get off their butts and do the same. Complicating matters is that Pete is between jobs, and four of this season’s owners have gone MIA, so if you’ve ever wanted to try out […]

In The Mailbox: 06.12.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Call for Authors: Based Romance Books Post Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: The Day The Black Ships Came To Japan (1853), Minnesota’s $9 Billion All-You-Can-Steal Explainer 357 Magnum: Two Armed Citizens Stop Kidnapping, also Nerdrotic […]

In The Mailbox: 06.11.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: The USS Liberty Explainer 357 Magnum: Pride Is Destroying Everything, also Some Predators Have 4 Legs EBL: Fish Velouté, Oystergropenführer Graham Platner, The Unbearable Weight of Scott Pelley’s Ego, Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort, and “That Kite” Twitchy: ABC News Shows […]

In The Mailbox: 06.10.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho This election board work is kicking my ass. Fortunately we’ll be done in a couple more days after the last of the mailed-in ballots dribble in. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: The Day Lady Liberty’s Torch Went Dark (1916) 357 Magnum: College Students Can’t Do Middle […]

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

Murder is still against the law in Texas: A jury in Collin County, Texas, has found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the Frisco Memorial tent at a regional track meet in Frisco, Texas. Anthony, a former student at Frisco Centennial, took […]

In The Mailbox: 06.09.26 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Primary elections today in Nevada, and I’m working on the county elections board. There may be an evening edition. There might not. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: The Day The Wickedest City On Earth Fell Into The Sea (1692), A Day Trapped At Arica (1868), […]

Rule Five Sunday: More About Agriculture

— compiled by Wombat-socho I’m not sure what she’s doing in the barn, but it looks like the good kind of mischief. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, MAGA YMCA, The Truth & Tragedy of Moriah Wilson, The Boroughs, The Cleaner, Italian Republic Day, Apex, Obsession, […]

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