The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 03.16.26

— 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 […]

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”, […]

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 […]

In The Mailbox: 03.10.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: Spying On Ben Franklin In Paris (1778), also, Iranian Defense Analysis – “Toast” 357 Magnum: The Once Great British Navy Is a Joke EBL: Cobia, A French Perspective on America, “Jezebel”, Brown Butter Cod, and MAGA Iranian Women’s Soccer Team Twitchy: […]

In The Mailbox: 03.09.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Day Columbus Discovered America (1492), The Democrats’ War On Operation Epic Fury, The Math of Defeat – Inside Iran’s Vanishing Firepower, and The Day Washington Crossed The Delaware (1776),  357 Magnum: Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gunfight EBL: It’s […]

In The Mailbox: 03.06.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho I missed a few days at the beginning of the week thanks to Confinement and never really caught up. Sorry about that. SOTD.  Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Award for Stupid Police Officer of […]

In The Mailbox: 03.05.26 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho We’re dropping American Conservative from the roster effective tonight. I grow weary of their Reich-wing bullshit. Also, Amazon is acting wonky today, so if you could toss a buck or two at the tip jar, it would be very much appreciated.  Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director […]

In The Mailbox: 03.04.26

— compiled by Wombat-socho Thanks to everyone who bought stuff through my Amazon links last month! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Day World War I Began (1914), The Day Sam Houston Broke An Empire (1836), Iran’s Top 20 Attacks On The West, and A Day With Stonewall Jackson […]

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