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Month: September 2025

Adrastos, Bigotry, Congress, Film, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

I’m A Piece Of Shit

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

We’re all Spartacus now. Continue reading I’m A Piece Of Shit

Congress, Parenthetical, Political Crack1 Comment

Shutdown Primer, 2025 Edition

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 rcb30

Bad news for the GOP: When a majority can’t just rule, it has to lead (or pay the price). This crew isn’t really into that sort of thing. Continue reading Shutdown Primer, 2025 Edition

Jamie O, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

From Beer Summit To Beer Hall Putsch

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 JCO

This is what made the right go crazy and authoritarian? Continue reading From Beer Summit To Beer Hall Putsch

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

The Comey Indictment

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA’S trumped up case against James Comey fails both the smell and laugh tests. Continue reading The Comey Indictment

Adrastos, Music, The Sunday Dozen2 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: Unofficial State Songs

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Vermont, Alabama, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Indiana. Tennessee, Montana, Louisiana, North Dakota, Iowa, Texas, California, and Georgia. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Unofficial State Songs

Cassandra, Caturday

Caturday: Do Not Adjust Your TV Set

September 27, 2025September 26, 2025 cassandraisright

Meow from Finn. Continue reading Caturday: Do Not Adjust Your TV Set

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods

Saturday Odds & Sods: Tight Rope

September 27, 2025September 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Big Boss Man

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Luther Dixon and Al Smith. Continue reading Big Boss Man

Do Something, Jamie O, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

The Polarization Is Simply Democracy Vs. Autocracy

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 JCO

America is divided right now and it should be. Continue reading The Polarization Is Simply Democracy Vs. Autocracy

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Objection Sustained

September 26, 2025September 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Objection Sustained

Cassandra, Political Crack1 Comment

The President And The Escalator

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 cassandraisright

A tale as old as time. Continue reading The President And The Escalator

Adrastos, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack3 Comments

Tom Homan: Old School Bag Man

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The MAGA corruption, it burns. Continue reading Tom Homan: Old School Bag Man

Abortion Rights, Cassandra, Political Crack, Sexism1 Comment

The Tylenol Nonsense Is More Pregnancy Policing

September 24, 2025September 23, 2025 cassandraisright

It’s part of the forced birth movement. Continue reading The Tylenol Nonsense Is More Pregnancy Policing

Adrastos, Language, MAGA, Political Crack

Stephen Miller: MAGA Cerberus

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

There’s a MAGA hell hound on America’s trail. Continue reading Stephen Miller: MAGA Cerberus

MAGA, Parenthetical, Political Crack1 Comment

Identity Politics 1.0

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 rcb30

Just how much are White Dude Politics the O.G. of identity politics? For over 300 years, the mainstream term for White Dude Politics was “politics.” Continue reading Identity Politics 1.0

Jamie O, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

We Can Do Better Than Ezra

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 JCO

Probaby can’t do much worse as far as “left-leaning” pundits. Continue reading We Can Do Better Than Ezra

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

Quote Of The Day: Free Speech Edition

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

On MAGA free speech hypocrisy. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Free Speech Edition

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Pulp Fiction, Television2 Comments

Quiz Show (1994)

September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Robert Redford’s great film about a scandal ripped from the 1950’s headlines. Starring John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, and Mia Sorvino. Directed by Robert Redford. Screenplay by Paul Attanasio. Continue reading Quiz Show (1994)

Cassandra, Caturday

Caturday: Just Being My Magnificent Self

September 20, 2025August 29, 2025 cassandraisright

Meow from Finn. Continue reading Caturday: Just Being My Magnificent Self

Adrastos, Art, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, R.I.P., Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Sway

September 20, 2025September 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music3 Comments

I Started A Joke

September 19, 2025September 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Continue reading I Started A Joke

Film, Fog Of Scandal, Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media1 Comment

Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 JCO

Robert Redford inspired a generation of journalists to take up the pen. How far mainstream journalism has fallen since. Continue reading Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Box Spoiled

September 19, 2025September 18, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Box Spoiled

Cassandra, Political Crack1 Comment

Off With His Head

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 cassandraisright

Buffoons deserve only mockery. Continue reading Off With His Head

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Bluster & Bullshit Edition

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of Robert Redford, Crazy Eyes Kash Patel, the Insult Comedian, the Emirati grift, JB Pritzker, American Peron, and Bozo. Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Bluster & Bullshit Edition

Cassandra, Musical Interlude, Political Crack4 Comments

Musical Interlude: Sing Out

September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 cassandraisright

Singing is a refusal to be silenced. Continue reading Musical Interlude: Sing Out

Adrastos, British Politics, Fog Of Scandal, The Darnold

Madman Across The Water

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Epstein-Maxwell scandal follows Trump to the UK. Continue reading Madman Across The Water

Parenthetical, Political Crack, Race

A Heads-Up For Your GOP Friends About January 19

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 rcb30

In which we double-dog dare your Kirk-loving acquaintances to distinguish between whitewashing and coming clean. Continue reading A Heads-Up For Your GOP Friends About January 19

Jamie O, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold1 Comment

When You Are A Star They Let You Do It

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 JCO

Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, and their rich enablers… Continue reading When You Are A Star They Let You Do It

Adrastos, Congress, Political Crack2 Comments

Shut It Down

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s time for Congressional Democrats to stand firm against the MAGA march of folly. Continue reading Shut It Down

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