The Other McCain

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

In The Mailbox: 01.04.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Gun Controllers Were Wrong Again EBL: The Menu, also, Who’s The Bigger Dummy? Twitchy: Surprise! Adam Kinzinger Already Commentator For CNN, also, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) Calls Republicans Opposed to McCarthy “Clowns” & “Terrorists” Louder With Crowder: ESPN shocks audiences by leading […]

In The Mailbox: 10.12.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1868 EBL: When will Russian Troops revolt against Uncle Vlad and his Officers?, also, Alex Jones Is Having A Bad Day Twitchy: AP Reports That NBC Interview With Fetterman “Draws Criticism”, also, Doctor Shamefully […]

Sarah Palin’s Setback Can Be Not A Bug, But A Feature

by Smitty There’s been little for me to add to the blog the last couple of years, but Ranked Choice Voting is the Devil’s ballot. I hope that Sarah Palin both: recovers in November, and we nip this evil in the bud. “The Devil’s ballot” sounds pejorative. It is meant in the diabolical sense of […]

Ode to Dobbs

by Smitty Among the sadder things one sees Are those invested in the wrong Who claim their prison makes them free And gladly sing an evil song They say that “Two and two make four” Is some kind of fascist means Of enslaving random poor And furthering oppresion schemes And snuffing kids is “Women’s health” […]

In The Mailbox: 04.22.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Back to the usual routine on Monday. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Media Vs. Humor EBL: The Birth Of The Baked Potato, also, It’s Earth Day – Holly Maddux, RIP Twitchy: Glorious Glenn Beck Thread Flashes Back To When Brian Stelter Asked About His […]

Policy Goal: Avoid World War III

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, I keep thinking of Barbara Tuchman’s Pulitzer-winning history The Guns of August, which chronicled the miscalculations that led to World War I. Probably few of the people blabbing about the need for NATO to defend Ukraine have read Tuchman’s book, and certainly they seem heedless of its lessons. While I’m […]

Killer Lesbians: British Couple Sentenced to Prison in Death of Toddler Daughter

In October, we told you about New York City cop Yvonne Wu, accused of shooting to death her ex-girlfriend and wounding the ex’s new girlfriend. Then in November, we told you about Pennsylvania couple Marie Snyder and Echo Butler, accused of murdering Snyder’s two young daughters. The Killer Lesbian phenomenon continues this month with news […]

In The Mailbox: 10.29.21 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts, plus part II of the suggested replacements for this G*dawful list of SF, and an ongoing poll – should I keep doing catchup posts like the one I did earlier or not? Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 […]

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