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Month: January 2026

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Bootleg

January 31, 2026January 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Bruce Springsteen. Continue reading Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

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

If Only FDR Tried To Understand The Nazis

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 JCO

Are we really doing the “we must understand where the right is coming from” stuff – still? Continue reading If Only FDR Tried To Understand The Nazis

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Diva In Winter

January 30, 2026January 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Diva In Winter

Cassandra, Political Crack2 Comments

The Instagram Influencers Have Gone Woke

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 cassandraisright

And female Christian Nationalist leaders are losing their shit. Continue reading The Instagram Influencers Have Gone Woke

Adrastos, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack

Fuck Yeah, Minnesotans

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The whole world is watching: People power works. Continue reading Fuck Yeah, Minnesotans

Adrastos, Bigotry, Immigration, Immoral Values, Language, MAGA, Music, Political Crack, Race, The Darnold

Stephen Miller’s Song 2.0

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

All across the nation, it’s civilisation. Continue reading Stephen Miller’s Song 2.0

Big Damn Heroes, Cassandra, Immoral Values, Political Crack1 Comment

The Feds Deliberately Targeted Alex Pretti?

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 cassandraisright

The feds are making a list and checking it twice. Continue reading The Feds Deliberately Targeted Alex Pretti?

Adrastos, Language, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold

Magic Words

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Some unsolicited advice for the media. PLEASE say CLAIM, CLAIMS, and CLAIMED. THANKS. Continue reading Magic Words

Current Affairs, Elections, Immigration, Immoral Values, MAGA, Parenthetical

Bovino and Bondi Overplay Their Hand

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 rcb30

With cameos from Peter Gabriel, John Donne, and A Fish Called Wanda. Continue reading Bovino and Bondi Overplay Their Hand

Fog Of War, Immigration, Immoral Values, Jamie O, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Lies, Damn Lies, And Trump

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 JCO

Just when you think the Trump administration could be any more dishonest, Minnesota happens. Continue reading Lies, Damn Lies, And Trump

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack

MAGA’S Hypocritical Oath

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Yes men never say no. Continue reading MAGA’S Hypocritical Oath

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction1 Comment

The Talk Of The Town (1942)

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, and Edgar Buchanan. Directed by George Stevens. Screenplay by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman. Continue reading The Talk Of The Town (1942)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, MAGA, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, The Darnold

Saturday Odds & Sods: Stand

January 24, 2026January 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, Political Crack1 Comment

I Shall Be Released

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Bob Dylan. Continue reading I Shall Be Released

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

The Cost of “I Ain’t Reading All That”

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 JCO

Take a bow, underinformed Americans who get all their “information” from Tiktok videos. Trump couldn’t do it without you. Continue reading The Cost of “I Ain’t Reading All That”

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack

The Village Smithy Testifies

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Instant analysis of Jack Smith’s Congressional testimony. Continue reading The Village Smithy Testifies

Cassandra, Immoral Values, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

ICE Is Using Kids As Bait

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 cassandraisright

ICE is taking children and deliberately mistreating them while in custody. Continue reading ICE Is Using Kids As Bait

Adrastos, Bobby Junior, Congress, Gret Stet Politics, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack

Malaka Of The Week: Bill Cassidy

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Gret Stet malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Bill Cassidy

Cassandra, Political Crack, Religion

Cities Church Wasn’t Chosen By Accident

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 cassandraisright

It is an obvious example of the Christian Nationalism that is poisoning our government and conservative Christianity Continue reading Cities Church Wasn’t Chosen By Accident

Adrastos, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

The Greenland Gambit

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on Trump’s Greenlandic tantrum. Continue reading The Greenland Gambit

Current Affairs, Immoral Values, Malakatude, Parenthetical, The Darnold

Grabbing A ‘Peace’ Of The Action

January 20, 2026January 19, 2026 rcb30

In which DJT tries to globalize the swamp in perpetuity, Beyond the billion-dollar buy-in, you won’t believe the terms he’d like to enforce. Continue reading Grabbing A ‘Peace’ Of The Action

Do Something, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race

Martin Luther King Day And Minnesota

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 JCO

The kind of resistance that Martin Luther King Jr. called for has not been squelched, Continue reading Martin Luther King Day And Minnesota

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Race

MLK Day 2026

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. King on the Other America. Continue reading MLK Day 2026

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Crime Of Passion (1957)

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, and Royal Dano. Screenplay by Jo Eisinger. Directed by Gerd Oswald.

Continue reading Crime Of Passion (1957)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Food and Drink, Language, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Alone

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, Political Crack

A Change Is Gonna Come

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Sam Cooke. Continue reading A Change Is Gonna Come

Immigration, Jamie O, Political Crack

Chuck Schumer, Today’s George McClellan

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 JCO

Sometimes, a leader is not the right one for the moment. Continue reading Chuck Schumer, Today’s George McClellan

Cassandra, Political Crack, Religion

While The Religious Right Argues

January 15, 2026 cassandraisright

A religious right luminary speaking out against the Christian Nationalist justification of the Trump administration’s fascist crackdown has sent the group into disarray. Continue reading While The Religious Right Argues

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack

The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Legal backlash to MAGA murder most foul in Minnesota. Continue reading The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

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