The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.18.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS IDF Hits Over 100 Terror Targets During Gaza Incursion Hamas claims credit for death, but friendly fire more likely Israel Seeks To Box Qatar Out Of Cease-Fire Negotiations Gaza Incursion Focusing On Tunnels Gaza Death Toll Reaches 260 Malaysian Airlines Jet’s Flight Recorder Found As Anger At Russia Mounts […]

Demons of Left-Wing Paranoia

The top item at Memeorandum this morning was an MSNBC article attempting to inspire fear that last week’s Hobby Lobby court decision could End Democracy As We Know It, or something. Small children and fools may be frightened by such stuff, but if you’re old enough to have followed politics for two or three decades, you […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.17.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Israel, Hamas Agree To Five-Hour Truce “Humanitarian” pause agreed to so Gazans can restock food, water Tunnel terrorist attack thwarted Gaza truce goes into effect just hours after tunnel clash Operation Protective Edge, Day 9 Fed Kicks Off Global Dollar Squeeze As Janet Yellen Turns Hawkish “Blistering dollar rally” […]

Books…And A Smittypalooza?

— by Wombat-socho I didn’t get much reading done last week, what with a lack of money for new books, a lack of time to stop by the library, and a lack of spare time to actually read what I did pick up last week thanks to the truck breaking down for a day – […]

They Found Peggy Joseph!

Everybody remembers the Florida woman who, during the 2008 campaign, gleefully declared in a TV news interview after an Obama campaign rally that if Obama was elected, she wouldn’t have to worry about putting gas in her car or paying her mortgage. Over the years, whenever the headlines told of bad economic news I’d wonder […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.16.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Israel Resumes Air Strikes On Gaza As Truce Deal Collapses Hamas attempt to play good cop/bad cop fails miserably Gaza residents call for peace as conflict roars on Top Hamas leader targeted as ceasefire collapses BRICs Set Up Bank To Counter Western Hold On Global Finances Branches to open […]

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Son Describes Abuse by Feminist Pagan Fiction Author

Marion Zimmer Bradley was famous for her Avalon novel series. “Wicca refers to the practice of European paganism popular throughout Europe and North America. . . . Dianic Wicca refers to a more radical women-only practice, named for the Goddess Diana. The novels of Marion Zimmer Bradley have been influential for Dianic Wiccans . . […]

Planned Perversion

“Planned Parenthood’s Sex Ed Pushes BDSM, ‘Asphyxiation’ On Teens” is the headline at Breitbart.com, highlighting a new video from Live Action that demonstrates how America’s leading abortion provider is teaching kids about kinky sex. Planned Parenthood’s advocacy of perversion and promiscuity — under the aegis of “Comprehensive Sexuality Education” — isn’t really anything new. They’ve been […]

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