The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 04.07.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho mood Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Stand and Deliver – A Movie You Probably Haven’t Seen, also Another Wrong-House SWAT Raid Director Blue: When Lisa Met Pete EBL: MAGA : Markets Continue To React To Trump Tariffs, Winsome Sears for Governor of Virginia, Bohemian Roberts with Norm […]

In The Mailbox: 04.06.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Going to try and get a jump on things to avoid the Monday pileup. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Stock Markets React To Trump Tariffs, The Doors, Judge Paula Xinis Finds Out She Has No Authority, and A Complete Unknown Twitchy: J.K. Rowling […]

FMJRA 2.0: The Royals, With Cheese

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Epic Indie Sale is on! We took two out of three from the Pirates on Monday (our only loss was to Gaylord Perry, who served up greaseballs to everybody), and got home from Las Vegas Friday just in time to get wiped out in a two-game set by Kansas City, […]

In The Mailbox: 04.04.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Last night’s linkagery came to naught since Boulder Station’s wifi network took offense to something about my laptop. Next time I’ll just stay at the Cannery or the Stratosphere. Meanwhile, the usual weekly deadlines are in effect for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. […]

In The Mailbox: 04.03.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Long drive to Las Vegas this afternoon. We’ll see if I have the energy to crank out the evening edition after I get there. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Twitchy: IT’S ALL A PLOT!, Former Anti-Trumper Shocks Lefties With Straight Fire Pro-Tariff Rant, and Angry Staffer Calls […]

In The Mailbox: 04.02.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Today was eaten by snakes. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Plane, also, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare Twitchy: Anthony Fauci’s Wife Fired From NIH, Troon Inducted Into National Womens Hall Of Fame, and Here Are The Number Of Illegals Released Into The US During Biden’s First […]

In The Mailbox: 04.01.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho So I was going to do a joke about the site being sold to Huffington Post, but I’m still fighting this infection, plus :effort: More seriously, I’m getting a flood of links and Substackery every weekend, to the point where Monday’s linkagery gets to be a real slog. How do people […]

In The Mailbox: 03.28.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Anyone else having problems with their Windows Anti-Virus identifying this site as malware? Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Born Lucky: History, Identity, & Patriotism 357 Magnum: Don’t Bring a Baseball Bat to a Gunfight EBL: Elon Musk, DOGE […]

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