The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.03.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Tropical Storm Arthur To Pack Hurricane-Strength Winds By July 4 Could rain on some folks’ July 4 plans Sarkozy: Accusations “Grotesque” Charges government with political manipulation of prosecution Japan To Ease Nork Sanctions Amid Abductee Talks Do Norks still have kidnapped Japanese nationals? POLITICS Experts Say Obama Likely To […]

Their Agenda, and Hers

Kelsey Miller (@mskelseymiller) is the kind of feminist who is not a lesbian. She has a boyfriend, which indicates she is open to the possibility that not all men are part of a patriarchal conspiracy to oppress her. In other words, she’s not actually a feminist, yet. Even as she continues to cooperate with the patriarchy’s […]

What @AdamRichman Learned

Maybe you haven’t heard about this controversy, but it’s a helpful lesson in the unstated rules of 21st-century discourse. Adam Richman is a former actor and self-educated chef who, for four seasons 2008-2011, was the star of the Travel Channel series Man vs. Food and its sequel, Man vs. Food Nation. The show was a […]

If You Want Blood…

— Wombat-socho You got it. This week, we have a plethora of novels filled with (more than) a bit of the old ultra-violence, ranging from the retail death and destruction dealt by Agent Franks of the Monster Control Bureau in Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter Nemesis through the horrific carnage in Tom Kratman’s The Rods and […]

Department of Useless Advice

Among other uselessness, the August issue of Cosmopolitan includes an interview with movie star Megan Fox: “Women don’t have to be desperate and try so hard. Allow yourself to be strong and powerful and men will be crawling on their hands and knees.” This is advice that works well if you’re Megan Fox, or somebody […]

Fertilizer Hitting Air Circulator In Mississippi Senate Runoff Controversy

by Smitty TRUE THE VOTE FILES SUIT AGAINST MISSISSIPPI, STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY 1st of July 2014 REQUESTS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO ELECTION RECORDS AHEAD OF CERTIFICATION DEADLINE OXFORD, MS. — July 1, 2014: True the Vote (TTV), the nation’s leading voters’ rights and election integrity organization, today filed suit in federal court against the Mississippi Secretary […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 07.02.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS IDF Air Strikes Pound Gaza As Netanyahu Blames Hamas For Teens’ Murder UN human rights office calls on Israelis, Palestinians to exercise “maximum restraint” Over 500 Arrested After Pro-Democracy Rally In Hong Kong Tens of thousands rally Nicolas Sarkozy Questioned Over Influence Claims Former French President under investigation for […]

PSA: Words Can Hurt You

by Smitty I’m not even a customer, but this is great: “Jesse?”

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