The Other McCain

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

COUP IN TURKEY: MILITARY CLAIMS TAKEOVER OF GOVERNMENT

Headlines via Memeorandum: Turkish Coup Effort Under Way as Government Vows to Retain Power — Bloomberg Turkey Coup Attempt: Military Says It Has Taken Over Government — Haaretz Turkey coup attempt: military claims government takeover — Guardian What does this mean? Perhaps after last month’s deadly terrorist attack at the Istanbul airport, the Turkish military […]

TERROR IN FRANCE – Sixty Dead In Bastille Day Truck Attack

— by Wombat-socho Per the UK’s Daily Express, at least 76 people are dead after a terrorist rammed his box truck into a crowd out celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France. Police apparently found guns, grenades, and other explosives in the truck, which was abandoned by the terrorist; he fled to a nearby restaurant where […]

In The Mailbox: 07.14.16

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM Proof Positive: The “Epidemic” Of Blacks Murdered By Cops In America EBL: Why Does An All-Female Ghostbusters Suck? Twitchy: “They Lied To Me” – Eric Garner’s Daughter Rips Obama’s Race Relations Town Hall Sham RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES American Power: Theresa May Taps Boris Johnson As UK Foreign […]

MIKE PENCE IS TRUMP’S VP PICK

  CBS News is among the outlets reporting that Donald Trump has picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate, just five days before the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland. Via Memeorandum, more reports from WXIN-TV, Reuters, The Hill, The New York Times, Roll Call, The American Spectator and Hot Air. Meanwhile, […]

How to Meet Atheist Social Justice Queers (Because Online Dating Is for Losers)

OKCupid confirms every stereotype: OkCupid used data from nearly 200,000 profiles for its Words and Politics analysis, which also found that liberals looking for love are vegetarians and conservatives like steak. . . . “Like the outdoors or going to the shooting range? So do a majority of conservatives interested in love,” OkCupid said. “Liberals […]

In The Mailbox: 07.13.16

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM Louder With Crowder: #BlackLivesMatter Memes Debunked EBL: The Golden Age Of Travel On United Airlines Michelle Malkin: Congressional Black Corruption Twitchy: Ben Shapiro Unleashes Epic Takedown Of Viral Sensation “White Boy Privilege” RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES American Power: Tomi Lahren Blames Obama, “Two Black Attorneys General”, For Inciting […]

Mir Islam, Who SWATted Me in 2013, Has Been Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

  The FBI contacted me earlier this month to tell me that the guy responsible for targeting me in a March 2013 SWATting incident was scheduled for sentencing in federal court, but I couldn’t report anything about it until after the hearing. Because of last week’s Dallas attack, the hearing date Monday slipped my mind, […]

Words Mean Things: @kate_manne and the Elastic Definition of ‘Misogyny’

“I worry that the word ‘reason,’ being as heavily masculine-coded as it is, functions as a kind of buzzword.” — Kate Manne, Ph.D., January 2016 Misogyny is “the system which operates within a patriarchal social order to police and enforce women‘s subordination, and to uphold male dominance,” according to Cornell University Professor Kate Manne. Thus, […]

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