The Other McCain

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

TRIAL BEGINS TODAY

Today in Rockville, Maryland, in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Aaron Walker, John Hoge, Ali Akbar and myself stand trial for defamation and false light invasion of privacy in the case of Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. This case originally included other claims (stalking, harassment, etc.) that were through out in the preliminaries, and […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.11.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US Airstrikes Bring Early Gains In Iraq Two towns retaken by peshmerga; Barzani asks for heavy weapons Iraqi special forces loyal to PM Maliki seal off Green Zone in Baghdad ISIS recruiting on the rise among Sunnis in Iraq Maliki accuses President of breaching constitution Israel, Hamas Agree To […]

‘Hi, We’re Lesbian Feminists and We’re Here to Talk to Your Daughter About Sex’

Carmen Rios (@c_rios) is a “raging lesbian feminist” who is (a) communications coordinator for the Feminist Majority Foundation, and (b) a columnist for the lesbian blog Autostraddle. On her Twitter account, Rios calls herself the “Tweeter-in-Chief” for the Feminist Majority Foundation’s account @Majority Speaks, which means Rios was responsible for this message: That message linked […]

Shrew Culture Update

This week, First Lady Michelle Obama said something weird: “We can’t waste the spotlight. Time is short. Change is needed. And women are smarter than men,” Obama said during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to a laughing audience, according to White House press pool reports. She continued, “And the men can’t complain because they are outnumbered […]

FMJRA 2.0: My TV And You

— compiled by Wombat-socho Rule 5 Monday Batshit Crazy News That Mr. G Guy Ninety Miles from Tyranny A View from the Beach Proof Positive EBL The Pro-Hamas Mob in L.A. The DaleyGator The Pirate’s Cove That Mr. G Guy Batshit Crazy News EBL LIVE AT FIVE: 08.05.14 Regular Right Guy Batshit Crazy News That […]

Alabama Teacher, 39, Gets Five-Year Sentence for Sex With Boy, 14

Summer is the slow season for teacher sex scandals. For obvious reasons, there are fewer teachers arrested for having sex with students during vacation months when kids aren’t in school. Yet the courts are still in session, and the trials and hearings continue: A former Alabama high school teacher and cheerleading coach accused of having an […]

What To Think Of Kevin Drum

by Smitty He ends his Mother Jones piece on abortion with: So don’t tell me that all the conservative Christians in DesJarlais’ district believe that abortion is murder. They may say they believe it. They may even sincerely think they believe it. But they don’t. I wouldn’t want to get all arrogant and presume to […]

Jay Cost, At Least, Agrees With Me

by Smitty Emphasis mine: What, then, is the best response for the GOP? It is simply this: The party must wrap itself unabashedly in the garb of reform. If Hillary Clinton offers herself as the wise and learned hand who will rely upon her decades of experience to guide the ship of state, Republicans have […]

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