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Month: August 2025

Bigotry, Cassandra, Political Crack, Race, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment

OMG Just Say You’re Afraid Of Black People

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 cassandraisright

It’s not like it’s a secret. Continue reading OMG Just Say You’re Afraid Of Black People

Adrastos, Fog Of Scandal, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Demonstrably False

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A Federal Judge calls out DOJ’s malevolent mendacity in the Epstein-Maxwell mishigas. Continue reading Demonstrably False

Bigotry, LBGTQ Rights, Parenthetical, Political Crack

One Hashtag To Rule Them All

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025 rcb30

Secretary Hegseth, poster boy for the right wing’s existential hashtag, rates his actual suitability for his position on a scale from 1 to 10. Continue reading One Hashtag To Rule Them All

Immoral Values, Jamie O, Political Crack, The Darnold

Mary Kay, Amway, And Donald Trump

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 JCO

Turns out MLM schemes have a lot in common with our current president. Continue reading Mary Kay, Amway, And Donald Trump

Adrastos, Legal Docket, Malakatude, Political Crack2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: John Cornyn

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Malakatude as big as Texas. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: John Cornyn

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction, Sports

The Harder They Fall (1956)

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, and Mike Lane. Directed by Mark Robson. Screenplay by Philip Yordan. Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg. Continue reading The Harder They Fall (1956)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Apostrophe

August 9, 2025August 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music1 Comment

Darling Be Home Soon

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to John Sebastian. Continue reading Darling Be Home Soon

Jamie O, Political Crack, Propaganda, So Called Liberal Media, Web/Tech

Hey Look, Squirrel! (Sydney Sweeney)

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 JCO

The Syndey Sweeney jeans ad “controversy” is more right-wing bullshit. Good news is, it’s not working as well this time. Continue reading Hey Look, Squirrel! (Sydney Sweeney)

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Perry Mason Objects

August 8, 2025August 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Perry Mason Objects

Bobby Junior, Cassandra, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Propaganda, Stupid Republican Tricks

Trump Has Found His Lysenko In Bobby Junior

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 cassandraisright

Science is just too woke for its own good. Continue reading Trump Has Found His Lysenko In Bobby Junior

Adrastos, Congress, Political Crack, Television

Return Of The Bug Man

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

King Of The Hill meets the Texas Exodus. Yup. Continue reading Return Of The Bug Man

Adrastos, Diary, Music, Television

Up On The Roof 2.0

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Continue reading Up On The Roof 2.0

Cassandra, Political Crack, The Darnold3 Comments

Whitey’s On The Moon And Trump Is On The Roof

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 cassandraisright

The Epstein files are dismantling this presidency. Continue reading Whitey’s On The Moon And Trump Is On The Roof

Parenthetical, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Truth and Consequences

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 rcb30

In which the messenger gets the axe, ’cause if you want to run a respectable authoritarian regime, you can’t let agencies just go around publicizing the truth all willy-nilly. Continue reading Truth and Consequences

Education, Jamie O, Political Crack, The Darnold

What’s Shakin’ On Shakedown Street

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 JCO

A bit of good news as word of Harvard selling out to the mobsters running the White House seems to have been exaggerated. Continue reading What’s Shakin’ On Shakedown Street

Adrastos, Music, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Big Yellow Trumpy

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Continue reading Big Yellow Trumpy

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Pat O’Brien plays a shamus on the skids with a chance at a big score. Also starring Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, and Jerome Cowan. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. Screenplay by Martin Rackin. Continue reading Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

Adrastos, Diary, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Summer Wind

August 2, 2025August 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Invitation To The Blues

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Roger Miller. Continue reading Invitation To The Blues

Immigration, Jamie O, Political Crack

When Authoritarianism Gets Personal

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 JCO

My coworkers are U.S. citizens from Mexico. Will they be allowed to return from a visit to their hometown? Continue reading When Authoritarianism Gets Personal

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: The Eyes Have It

August 1, 2025July 31, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: The Eyes Have It

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