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Trump Just Wants To Help

September 3, 2026 cassandraisright

Trump just wants to help…himself. If that destroys the GOP’s chances in the midterms, so be it. Continue reading Trump Just Wants To Help

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Irked In September

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Our monthly exercise in vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In September

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All American Data Center Lies

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 cassandraisright

The people pushing data centers are painting the growing opposition as Chinese puppets. They’re lying about everything. Continue reading All American Data Center Lies

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State Of Play

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s 63 days until election day; tick tock, motherfuckers. Continue reading State Of Play

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The Gret Stet Of NDAs

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The tech overlords cometh to Louisiana. The Nerd Reich is nigh. Continue reading The Gret Stet Of NDAs

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Man Hunt (1941)

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Fritz Lang’s anti-Nazi film noir classic. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine, and Roddy McDowell. Directed by Fritz Lang. Screenplay by Dudley Nichols.

Continue reading Man Hunt (1941)

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The Federal Flood Files 2.0

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A compilation of post-K posts. Dedicated to my fellow New Orleanians, past and present. Continue reading The Federal Flood Files 2.0

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The Double Whammy Anniversary

August 29, 2026August 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s that day again. Continue reading The Double Whammy Anniversary

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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter. Continue reading Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

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Comfortably Dumb: Darline, Diamonds, and Drones

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 rcb30

Corruption arm-wrestles ineptitude. ‘Murica! Continue reading Comfortably Dumb: Darline, Diamonds, and Drones

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Friday Catblogging: Boxed Diva

August 28, 2026August 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Boxed Diva

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Rash Decisions

August 27, 2026August 28, 2026 cassandraisright

Everything’s coming up measles in Pennsylvania. Continue reading Rash Decisions

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The Beef Beef

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

1984: Where’s the beef?
2026: Where’s the beef from?
Continue reading The Beef Beef

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No MAGAts, Dolly Parton Was Not Apolitical

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 cassandraisright

MAGA is desperate for one pop culture hero who isn’t a human garbage fire. They can’t have Dolly. Continue reading No MAGAts, Dolly Parton Was Not Apolitical

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Mais Oui, Canada

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Canada stands up to Trumpist extortion. Fuck yeah, Mark Carney. Continue reading Mais Oui, Canada

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: The Pretender

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Punching through the chaos of MAGA madness. This time: The Pretender, Theatre Kid In Chief, The Ballroom Bungle, The Curious Case Of The Perky Stalker, Peace Is Not At Hand, and Not Everything Sucks.

Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: The Pretender

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Compulsion (1959)

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Ripped from the 1920s headlines: A fictionalized take on the Leopold and Loeb case. Starring Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman, EG Marshall, and Martin Milner. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Continue reading Compulsion (1959)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: American Roulette

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: American Roulette

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Spinning Wheel

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to David Clayton-Thomas. Continue reading Spinning Wheel

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Scott Bessent Gives Me The Heebie-Jeebies

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 rcb30

I have my reasons, and you should, too. Continue reading Scott Bessent Gives Me The Heebie-Jeebies

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Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“And the master of disaster, gets tangled in his Telecaster. He can’t play it any faster, when he plays the blues.” Continue reading Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

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Days Of Thunder

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 cassandraisright

The Trump-backed Freedom 250 group is bringing an Indycar race to the streets of DC. It’s already a disaster. Continue reading Days Of Thunder

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The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Now playing in Louisiana classrooms: Jeff Landry and Liz Murrill’s propaganda posterpalooza. Continue reading The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

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Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

August 19, 2026August 21, 2026 cassandraisright

An update about West Virginia University’s new right wing propaganda arm, the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship. Continue reading Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

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Fatal Attraction

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 cassandraisright

Who is Natalie Harp and why is she so relentlessly weird? Continue reading Fatal Attraction

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MAGA’s Performative Patriotism

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA hypocrisy on land and sea. Trump praises the communist dictator of North Korea and accuses Navy families of lying about conditions on the USS Lincoln. Continue reading MAGA’s Performative Patriotism