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Month: June 2022

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, Television

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, and Gus Kahn. Continue reading Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Bigotry, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Elections, Law/Justice, Shapiro, Stupid Republican Tricks3 Comments

Amateur Hour

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 shapiroout

I just hate it when amateurs try to be tour guides. They always screw it up. And this might be the prime example of it. Continue reading Amateur Hour

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Life with Claire & Perry

June 17, 2022June 16, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Life with Claire & Perry

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, January 6 Committee, Legal Docket, Political Crack1 Comment

“Rubber Room Stuff”

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Mike Pence day was substantive but dry. Continue reading “Rubber Room Stuff”

Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Increasingly Hostile Media Environment Should Have Democrats On Alert

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 JCO

CNN’s “respectable” lurch to the right. Continue reading Increasingly Hostile Media Environment Should Have Democrats On Alert

Adrastos, Books, Pulp Fiction Thursday

Pulp Fiction Thursday: Escape To Nowhere/One

June 16, 2022June 15, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Karpe diem. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Escape To Nowhere/One

Adrastos, Congress, Diary, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Guns, Irksome Things, Music, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Irksome Things: June Swoon Edition

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Hot unfun in the summertime. Continue reading Irksome Things: June Swoon Edition

Bigotry, Cassandra, Political Crack, Terrorism

Everything’s Coming Up Nazis

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 cassandraisright

Another post from me about domestic terrorism in the United States. Continue reading Everything’s Coming Up Nazis

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Music3 Comments

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Space Escapade

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Get spacy with Les Baxter. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Space Escapade

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of History, January 6 Committee, Political Crack

Why Liz Cheney Matters

June 14, 2022June 16, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Without democracy, nothing else matters. Continue reading Why Liz Cheney Matters

Business, Donald Trump Is, Law/Justice, Propaganda, Shapiro, Sports

Sportwashing In The USA

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022 shapiroout

A country can polish its image in numerous ways. Colorful festivals, cheap air fare to come visit, unselfish acts of humanitarianism. Paying men obscene amounts of money to hit a little ball into a just slightly larger hole 500 yards away ain’t one of them. Continue reading Sportwashing In The USA

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Elections, January 6 Committee, Political Crack, The Darnold4 Comments

Big Lie, Big Ripoff

June 13, 2022June 16, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

The 1/6 Committee refutes Trump’s stuff and nonsense. Continue reading Big Lie, Big Ripoff

Dipshit Insurrection, Elections, Jamie O, Political Crack

Scott Perry Fits His District Well

June 13, 2022 JCO

I share a home county with a key target in the January 6 investigation, and know the political environment that elected him. Continue reading Scott Perry Fits His District Well

Elections, Free Republic, Guns, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, Tommy T2 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Putrid potpourri edition

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Tommy T

Reading the Freepers for 14 years so you don’t have to. Continue reading Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Putrid potpourri edition

Adrastos, Diary, Music, New Orleans

Story Time: Magazine Bus Story

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Weird bus tales. Continue reading Story Time: Magazine Bus Story

Adrastos, Diary, Music, The Sunday Dozen3 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: John Hiatt

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 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 The Sunday Dozen: John Hiatt

Adrastos, Comedy, Diary, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Fog Of History, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Going For The One

June 11, 2022June 10, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Going For The One

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music2 Comments

Lost In The Stars

June 10, 2022June 14, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson. Continue reading Lost In The Stars

Campaign Notes, Congress, Elections, Law/Justice, Shapiro, Uncategorized

Meanwhile in Old California

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 shapiroout

Some thoughts on last Tuesday’s primary election here in the Golden State of mind. Continue reading Meanwhile in Old California

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, January 6 Committee, Political Crack, Television, Terrorism, The Darnold

“Make No Mistake, We Did This”

June 10, 2022June 16, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Primetime live with the 1/6 Committee. Continue reading “Make No Mistake, We Did This”

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Ponchatoula Boy

June 10, 2022June 9, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry in the berry box. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Ponchatoula Boy

Dipshit Insurrection, Do Something, Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Stupid Republican Tricks, Uncategorized

Must-See TV For Citizenry

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 JCO

Watching the January 6 hearings that kick off tonight is a civic duty, given the dire stakes. Continue reading Must-See TV For Citizenry

Adrastos, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold1 Comment

Reputation Laundering

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Peter Baker cleans up Jared Kushner’s mess. Continue reading Reputation Laundering

Adrastos, Books, Film, Pulp Fiction Thursday, Television

Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Woman In Red

June 9, 2022June 8, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Anthony Gilbert meets Lucy Malleson. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Woman In Red

Adrastos, Congress, Film, Guns, Political Crack

Mr. McConaughey Goes To Washington

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Matthew McConaughey is alright, alright, alright. Continue reading Mr. McConaughey Goes To Washington

Cassandra, Dipshit Insurrection, Immoral Values, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

When Equality Feels Like Oppression

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 cassandraisright

I think what we see in Navarro is the inchoate fury of a white man who has just realized that he is no longer protected by his economic stature or by the economic and political stature of his friends. Continue reading When Equality Feels Like Oppression

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Music

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Goo

June 8, 2022June 7, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Goo to you. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Goo

Adrastos, British Politics, COVID-19

The Jubilee Coup

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Boris Johnson’s record is even worse than his hair. Hence the coup attempt. Continue reading The Jubilee Coup

Business, Law/Justice, Medicine, Shapiro

The American Hall of Mirrors

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 shapiroout

The hall of mirrors the American medical system has become is perhaps the most elaborate, contorted, and ultimately fraudulent scheme in the history of man.  Continue reading The American Hall of Mirrors

Jamie O, LBGTQ Rights, Political Crack

The strange, disturbing rise of transgender hate

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 JCO

Transgender and non-binary people find themselves in the crosshairs, too often literally. Continue reading The strange, disturbing rise of transgender hate

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