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Rule 5 Monday: Rule 5 Blues

— compiled by Wombat-socho It was a very long weekend at Son of Silvercon, but we all had fun, and everyone wants to come back next year, so I guess we will. This week’s appetizer is courtesy of Rule 5 Texan on the Twitters. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five […]

In The Mailbox: 10.11.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Concealed Carry In Chicago EBL: Paige Spiranac, Steve Scalise likely going to be next Speaker of the House, and The Devil Conspiracy Twitchy: Straight Talk To Queers For Palestine, Harvard Student Group “Retracts Its Signature” From Pro-Hamas Statement, and Retired Admiral Concerned […]

In The Mailbox: 10.10.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: How’s That Bail Reform Working Out? EBL: Happy Che Guevara Day, Israel at War With Hamas and Iran, Frankie Biden Goes To Hollywood…I mean Washington, D.C. , 10 October 732 AD: Charles Martel defeats Islamic Invasion of Europe, and Israel’s Most Wanted: Mohammed […]

The Annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea Appreciation Post

— compiled by Wombat-socho This is the day when we remember the brave Genoese navigator who talked Queen Isabella of Spain into financing an expedition intended to sail west across the Atlantic to the Indies and their fabulous spices, avoiding obstreperous Moors and well-armed Portuguese. As we all know now, there were some sizable continents […]

Rule 5 Sunday: I’m In Love With Shouko’s Mom

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the more endearing characters in the manga Komi Can’t Communicate is the tongue-tied title character’s mom, Shuuko, who is (almost) everything her daughter isn’t: chatty, flirtatious, and a rebellious teen who somehow gets her heart captured by Shouko’s strong (but very silent) dad Masayoshi. On the other hand, like […]

FMJRA 2.0: Lepanto

— compiled by Wombat-socho Today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, originally known as Our Lady of Victory. On this day in 1571, an alliance of Catholic states including Spain and Venice faced off against the Turkish fleet led by Ali Pasha. Under the command of Don John of Austria, the […]

In The Mailbox: 10.06.23 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Concealed Carry In LA EBL: Joe Biden Beats His Dogs (what a bastard), Dick Butkus RIP, MAGA Speaker of the House, and BIDENOMICS Twitchy: Twitter Tries To Figure Out What’s Wrong […]

In The Mailbox: 10.06.23 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho So much for getting caught up this week. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Cops Don’t Believe The Law Applies To Them,  EBL: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Very Bad Tuesday, Everybody Shimmies Now, Your phone will make your head explode if you don’t turn it off in time, […]

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