The Other McCain

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

Rule 5 Sunday: Annalisa Greco

— compiled by Wombat-socho Seen on Reddit; an Italian actress & model since 2012. Also, greetings to Flappr, “a fledging right of center website that publishes blogs, video essays and makes entertaining historical documentaries on revolutions (from a conservative perspective).” Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Beam-Down Power Friday, and […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Happy New Year!

— compiled by Wombat-socho You probably don’t know who Robert McGinnis is, but you almost certainly recognize his art: in addition to drawing the covers for hundreds of action & romance paperbacks for over fifty years, he also created the extremely memorable movie posters for Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Barbarella as well as several James […]

Rule 5 Monday: St. Stephen’s Day Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho For a minute I considered having Ingrid Pitt as an appetizer again, since St. Stephen is the patron of casketmakers and Ms. Pitt spent a lot of Hammer movies in caskets, but I thought it was a bit of a stretch…so you get Cikita Pechova, a Czech model I spotted on […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Mrs. Santa

— compiled by Wombat-socho Cosplay by u/MarieWithDDs on Reddit. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY MILES FROM TYRANNY: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1932, Morning Mistress, and Girls With Guns.  ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule 5 Climate Cult Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: MAGA – Trading Trump, […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Mrs. Verlander Goes To New York

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the things that happened after the World Series was that a bunch of free agents moved to different teams, and one of them was 2022 Cy Young Winner Justin Verlander., who signed a two-year $86 million deal with the Mets. This will give his lovely wife Kate more opportunities […]

Rule 5 Monday: HMS Foxhound/HMCS Qu’Appelle

— compiled by Wombat-socho HMS Foxhound was one of the interwar F-class destroyers built under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, and was later modified to become an escort destroyer (not to be confused with destroyer escort) before being transferred o the Royal Canadian Navy as the Qu’Appelle. Despite spending much of her time […]

Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: World Cup Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho Because I am a merciful wombat, I interrupt the punitive procession of shipgirls with this timely pic of Shuuko and Shouko Komi cheering for Brazil. Why Brazil? Maybe the Komi family has relatives in Brazil. Maybe the artist is a Brazilian Komi fan.* Who cares? Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse […]

Rule 5 Sunday: USS McCall

— compiled by Wombat-socho Named for War of 1812 naval hero Edward McCall, this destroyer was part of the Gridley class, laid down in 1936, launched in 1937, and heavily involved in the Pacific War at Guadalcanal, Eniwetok, Yap, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, finishing the […]

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