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Author: Peter Adrastos Athas

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July

July 4, 2026July 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Red and white, blue suede shoes. I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do?” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July

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Everybody Oughta Make A Change

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Sleepy John Estes. Continue reading Everybody Oughta Make A Change

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Friday Catblogging: Stand Up Diva

July 3, 2026July 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Stand Up Diva

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The Crackpot Court

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship 5-3-1. Kavanaugh provides a loophole for future challenges. Thanks for nothing, Justice Bro. Continue reading The Crackpot Court

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America Is: One Time, One Night

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“In a dream I had last night in America.” Continue reading America Is: One Time, One Night

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Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: Richard Nixon was a crook. So is Donald Trump. Continue reading Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism

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Bill Cassidy: YOLO No Mo

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Bill Cassidy is a weakling. Continue reading Bill Cassidy: YOLO No Mo

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The Sunday Dozen: Road Songs

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Hit the road with Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, The Nashville Teens, Howlin’ Wolf, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Pretenders, Talking Heads, John Fogerty, Lucinda Williams, and Rodney Crowell. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Road Songs

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Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily

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It Hurts Me Too

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Tampa Red. Continue reading It Hurts Me Too

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Friday Catblogging: Goofball On A Rug

June 26, 2026June 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Goofball On A Rug

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Italian Iced

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on Trump’s shit list. You say shit list; I say honor roll. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Italian Iced

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The Sunday Dozen: The Kinks 2.0

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy 81st birthday to Ray Davies. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: The Kinks 2.0

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Confidential

June 20, 2026June 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Hold On, I’m Coming

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Continue reading Hold On, I’m Coming

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Friday Catblogging: Small Cat In A Large Box Redux

June 19, 2026June 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Small Cat In A Large Box Redux

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The Big Brag

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say Big Lie; I say Big Brag. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading The Big Brag

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Deliver The Body

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Suspend Stephen Miller and JD Vance, not the writ of habeas corpus. Continue reading Deliver The Body

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It’s Not The Cage Fight, It’s The Corruption, Stupid

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Insult Comedian turns 80 and brings what John McCain called “human cockfighting” to the White House. Continue reading It’s Not The Cage Fight, It’s The Corruption, Stupid

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New York Confidential (1955)

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tagline: The lowdown on the big town. Starring Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, and J Carol Naish. Directed by Russell Rouse. Screenplay by Rouse and Clarence Greene.

Continue reading New York Confidential (1955)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Badge

June 13, 2026June 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Hard To Handle

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Otis Redding, Al Bell, and Alan Jones. Continue reading Hard To Handle

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: June Swoon Edition

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Taking a jab at Spencer Pratfall, the 60 Minutes mishigas, the Broadview Six, Todd Blanche & the Epstein cover up, JD Vance’s distancing act, and the Nixon Revival. Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: June Swoon Edition

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It’s The Incompetence, Stupid

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA is a fucked up movement led by dipshits and dunces. Continue reading It’s The Incompetence, Stupid

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Greg Bovino Goes Full Metal Fascist

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Nothing is normal, everything is political, nothing is sacred. Continue reading Greg Bovino Goes Full Metal Fascist

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House Of Numbers (1957)

June 7, 2026June 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A prison break-in movie starring Jack Palance as identical twins. Continue reading House Of Numbers (1957)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Roundabout

June 6, 2026June 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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After Midnight

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to J.J. Cale. Continue reading After Midnight

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Friday Catblogging: Cushion Cat

June 5, 2026June 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Cushion Cat

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Malaka Of The Week: Tom Kean Jr.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Curious Case Of The Missing Congressman. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Tom Kean Jr.

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