
Saturday Odds & Sods: The Best Of Adrastos 2016
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: The Best Of Adrastos 2016
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: The Best Of Adrastos 2016
Of all the gut-wrenching, out-of-the-blue, kick-in-the-balls moments that happened this year (and I admit there have been a lot of them), it took my kid’s school project to break me into a thousand pieces. She came home from school with a piece of cardboard, wrapped in festive Christmas wrap, a gift she had been working on for my mother-in-law. In years past, my wife and I have been the gracious recipients of cellophane ornaments, macaroni artwork and various wads of hardened clay that required long and detailed explanations. In each case, the thought was what counted, and the items went … Continue reading Sometimes, My Kid Just Wrecks Me
Feline box love week continues. Oscar and Della sat in the same priority mail box at different times. Boxes are clearly a high priority item here at Adrastos World HQ. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: It’s Always Boxing Day
Athenae wrote about this Tuesday; The Atlantic also brought it up, others reflected on the tendency towards tribal loyalty and how it shapes perception… Fake news/propaganda/spin has always been around. I could go back further, but there were the five o’clock follies in Saigon, Ron Zieglar’s ever more dadaist dismissals and denials re: Watergate (and the subsequent effort to label it a “third rate burglary”)…WMD, last throes, and the outward scorn that (probably Rove) evinced towards “the reality based community” back in the days of Mission Accomplished…so it’s not real surprising that we now have The Cult of the Donald. particularly in an … Continue reading Wingnut Beer Goggles
A lechery cult in California? I thought the Trumpers wanted to ignore those votes. They might have to reconsider their hostility to California since a lechery cult is bound to appeal to the Insult Comedian. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: High Priest Of California
If you’re like me, the only thing amusing about the prospect of a Trump inauguration is how few acts are willing to perform in “celebration” of it. They’ve even been turned down by supporters such as Kiss leader and epic … Continue reading Trumpstock Fail
A tribute to George Michael. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Make It Big
This was completely predictable, plenty of people predicted it, and now you want sympathy: Some supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump have also taken up the call. As reporters were walking out of a Trump rally this month in Orlando, Fla., a man heckled them with shouts of “Fake news!” Until now, that term had been widely understood to refer to fabricated news accounts that are meant to spread virally online. But conservative cable and radio personalities, top Republicans and even Mr. Trump himself, incredulous about suggestions that fake stories may have helped swing the election, have appropriated the term … Continue reading They’re Shooting the Wounded & You Say ‘Taking Aim’
Alfonso Cuarón on Children of Men, Trump, and climate change: Sure, he says, climate change could decimate humanity, but that’s no excuse to give in to fatalism. “There would be, still, pockets of populations that will scatter around the world,” he says. “What’s at stake is the culture as we know it.” Humans will continue to exist — and we have a responsibility to build a culture of respect and mutual assistance. It seems so dreadfully unlikely, but we are obligated to hope. Cuarón is very specific about what he means by that word. For him, it is not a … Continue reading Hope is Not Passive
Happy Holidays from Adrastos World HQ. Continue reading Happy Boxing Day
Hi, good people – hope your holidays are happy ones!
This is a quickie, since our house is about to be visited for the weekend by daughters-in-law, their husbands, and FIVE grandchildren, and this morning I expect to be sound asleep.
First up – get a room, you two!
Trump shares letter from Putin: ‘His thoughts are so correct’
thehill.com ^ | 12/23/16 | Harper NeidigPosted on 12/23/2016, 1:04:51 PM by ColdOne
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Vladimir Putin and shared a Christmas letter the Russian president sent him.
“A very nice letter from Vladimir Putin; his thoughts are so correct,” Trump said in a statement. “I hope both sides are able to live up to these thoughts, and we do not have to travel an alternate path.”
In the attached letter, Putin emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two countries.
“I hope that after you assume the position of the President of the United States of America we will be able – by acting in a constructive and pragmatic manner – to take real steps to restore the framework of bilateral cooperation in different areas as well as bring our level of collaboration on the international scene to a qualitatively new level,” the Russian leader wrote.
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So – has the cognitive dissonance dissipated yet?
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To: ColdOne
To: detectivePutin is a Christian. That is a huge improvement over what we presently have.
I do believe that Putin and Trump will have a respectful relationship and put an end to world-wide Islamic terrorism.
10 posted on 12/23/2016, 2:14:56 PM by sodpoodle (Life is prickly – carry tweezers.)
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – grate expectations edition”
All our stories this time of year are about light and that’s on purpose, because it gets dark at 3 p.m., because it’s cold and getting colder. My eyelashes froze together walking to the train the other morning, and I’ve already lost a pair of gloves. We’re burning every candle we have, we burn the fire morning noon and night, but the cold burns too. So we tell stories. A baby born in poverty, his parents very nearly at the end of their wits, desperate enough to lay him down in a stable. Burning an hour’s fuel for a week, while defeat … Continue reading ‘All your life you wait, and then it finally comes, and are you ready?’
I wrote about the art design of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse last week. Here’s their 1988 holiday extravaganza: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
Happy Holidays from Adrastos, Dr. A, Oscar, and Della Street. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: All About Christmas Eve
It seems that Rep. David Murphy, who chairs the state’s committee on colleges and universities despite never having graduated from one, came out swinging against a course titled “The Problem of Whiteness.” This class is taught at UW-Madison, is an elective and is taught by professor Damon Sajnani, who has a Ph.D. in African-American studies from Northwestern. Murphy found the class – an elective, mind you – to be so disturbing he called for the entire UW System’s funding request to be yanked unless the class was cancelled: Murphy, who is chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, … Continue reading The Problem of Whiteness meets the Problem with the Witless
It’s time for some throwback catblogging. This picture of angry and bitter cats glaring at a faux reindeer first appeared in 2013. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Faux Reindeer Days
Roy Moore is on the short list to replace Jeff Sessions. Yeah, that Roy Moore. Christ, seems like every day it’s something else piling on. I won’t lie: since the election, I’ve been letting myself get distracted by all sorts of things (including some sort of small animal that invaded my attic this week…anyone know how to get rid of a squirrel, or maybe a bat? Am open to suggestions). Anyway, beats the hell out of having to actually consider the next four — or, lord forbid, eight — years of wingnut kleptocracy and Banana Republicanism … voted in by a constituency that must … Continue reading Gary Busey Wasn’t Available?
My friend Kevin sent me pulpy holiday greetings. I’m sharing them with y’all: Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Office Party
Santa sells war bonds, helps Russian children, and socks Hitler. Continue reading The Fog Of Historical Pictures: Santa Goes To War
The fate of Western liberal democracy is primarily in the hands of a conservative German Chancellor who was born in communist East Germany. One more deep thought. Tracey Ullman’s Angela Merkel is much better than Kate McKinnon’s: Continue reading Deep Thought
Adrastos meets Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp, and, alas, Curly Joe. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Merry Stoogemas
I am not a fan of Mike Allen. Ever since he and his partner in hackery called for a “do-over” for George W. Bush for Katrina, he’s occupied a special place on my shit list. I say that up front so that we know where we’re starting when we talk about Allen. We’re starting with somebody who thinks hundreds of dead people are just some, like, signifier or rhetorical device or something. That’s where we started, Mike Allen and me. Here’s where we’re at right now: Christmas @ Mar-a-Lago: @realDonaldTrump, relaxed and chatty, hosts press for drinks — off-record but pics OK … Continue reading Donald Trump Caged Your Reporters
Adrastos on the courtier press and how to resist Trumpism. Vive les Maquis. Continue reading Tweet Of The Day: Devil-Eyed MSM Edition
People – this feature is getting harder and harder to write. Not asking for sympathy, just stating a fact. Cognitive dissonance, always a strong feature in Freeperville, has now completely taken over, and how do you parody something once it has entered Poeville?
An example:
Michelle Obama says Americans will miss having a ‘grown-up’ in the White House
CBC ^Posted on 12/16/2016, 9:28:28 PM by Sub-Driver
Michelle Obama says Americans will miss having a ‘grown-up’ in the White House
In interview with Oprah Winfrey, Obama says ‘people will come to appreciate’ her husband’s presidency
Michelle Obama said the White House needs a “grown-up” and the U.S. will come to appreciate President Barack Obama.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey set to air Monday night, Obama said the election has reinforced her view that her husband’s administration was able to inspire hope “because we feel the difference now.”
“Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like,” she said. “You know? Hope is necessary. It’s a necessary concept. And Barack didn’t just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes.
“What do you give your kids if you can’t give them hope?” she added.
To: Sub-Driver
Liberals live in their own alternate reality.
Projection’s a bitch, innit?
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These two sociopaths can take a hike.
2 posted on 12/16/2016, 9:29:52 PM by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
To: Sub-Driver
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – I got nothin’ edition”
We the undersigned beseech thee sincerely to sucketh it if you please: As employers and community leaders, we recognize the importance of higher education as an economic driver. In order for us to be successful, we need well-rounded, educated graduates in the workforce and in our communities. We write today to encourage you to make higher education a priority in your budget for the 2017–19 biennium. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks among the nation’s top public universities, providing an outstanding education to students. It has also been a hub for research, innovation, and technology, and it has a total economic impact … Continue reading UW Alums to Scott Walker: Stop Fucking Up Our School
This is an example of what I talk about when I talk about the bias toward passivity and the status quo: President-elect Donald Trump is stocking the upper echelons of his administration with more than the usual share of business titans like himself, betting the success of his presidency on the idea that a clash of cultures is needed to fix the mess in Washington and bring order to international affairs. First of all, there is no “mess” in Washington. Nobody knocked a paint pot over. No one upended a giant tub of Legos all over everything and then stepped … Continue reading ‘Fix the Mess’
The movie legend went one-on-one with the teevee talk show legend in 1971. It’s a classic as are Bette’s boots. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Bette Davis Meets Dick Cavett
We’re riding a weather roller coaster here in New Orleans. I hate roller coasters and prefer consistent weather as long as it’s vaguely wintery be it Johnny or Edgar…
I’m still fighting a cold so this will be on the short side. I know, famous last words and all that shit.
I’m not feeling apocalyptic but many people are. I cannot blame them. It’s hard to be a glass half-full person right now and this week’s theme song reflects that. End Of The World was written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes for Asia’s 2010 Omega album. The melody is a bit too gorgeous for a truly apocalyptic feel but that’s what they do.
While we’re ending the world, we might as well give a certain REM tune with a very long title a spin:
If you’re feeling apocalyptic now, you might want to be patient. It’s bound to take longer than expected. Everything does.
Don’t worry. We’ll still be waiting after the break. The world isn’t going anywhere for the time being.
Oscar & Della meet Flo & Eddie. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Happy Together
Vanity Fair grills Trump Grill. An online food fight ensues. Continue reading Tweet Of The Day: Food Fight