The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 08.01.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Thanks to everyone who bought stuff through my Amazon links in July. I do appreciate you! Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Brandon Herrera on the Sig P320, also Don’t Bring a Machete to a Gunfight Director […]

In The Mailbox: 07.31.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Is Anything In Your Car Worth Your Life? EBL: Code Of Silence, Martyrs of Syria, Media Matters Delenda Est, and The Underrated Fish Locals Love Twitchy: WaPo’s Glenn Kessler Squeezes Out One Last Turd“Fact Check” And X Rapidly Responds With The […]

In The Mailbox: 07.30.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Electric Buses Catch Fire at Orlando Theme Park EBL: The Queen of The Sea, Oh to be in England, Philby, 8.7 Earthquake Rocks Russia Kamchatka Peninsula, and National Wing Day Twitchy: Dunkin’ Joins The “Gene” Ad Game – Triggers Woke Wave […]

In The Mailbox: 07.30.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Based Books for Male Readers Sale! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg HATES Self-Defense EBL: Black Cod, Lockheed claims it has something “magical” up its sleeve, Trump message to Putin – FAFO, and Kuroda Bushi Twitchy: Gov. DeSantis Tosses Miami Herald’s Alligator Alcatraz […]

In The Mailbox: 07.29.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Catching up is hard to do, and I don’t think it’s going to happen today. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: Top Five Scenarios For The Future of the EU 357 Magnum: Armed Citizen Stops Mass Stabbing EBL: Sydney Sweeney, The Biggest Shrimp I’ve Ever Seen, The […]

FMJRA 2.0: Playoff Season

— compiled by Wombat-socho As I said earlier in the week, I was kinda busy with Son of Silvercon III, and the way the pingbacks work I can’t reach back more than a week, so I apologize for not being able to double-dip the FMJRA the way I can Rule 5 Sunday. I finally figured […]

‘Forgetting Is Sin’: Some Thoughts on the Life and Career of My Friend Jeff Dunetz

Tuesday my friend Jeff Quinton sent me a message saying he heard that our blog friend Jeff Dunetz had died after suffering a fall. I quickly reached out to Warner Todd Huston, and to Jeff’s daughter Alexa, and learned that Jeff was still on life support, but he died Thursday. At Jeff’s blog, Warner Todd […]

In The Mailbox: 07.25.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Hulk Hogan RIP, King George III stomps the Magna Carta, Big Ol’ Sturgeon, Jeff Dunetz RIP, and Eighties beach time Twitchy: Pelosi Says Trump Is Crazy & Biden One Of […]

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