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Author: Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos, Iran, Language, Political Crack, The Darnold

The Bluster & Bullshit War

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The truth is not Trump’s middle name. Continue reading The Bluster & Bullshit War

Adrastos, Diary, Music, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: There Will Be Blood Songs

April 5, 2026April 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Huey Piano Smith & His Clowns, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Neil Sedaka, Genesis, U2, Tears For Fears, Pete Townshend, The Smithereens, The Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, and Fleetwood Mac. There will also be lagniappe. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: There Will Be Blood Songs

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Supreme Court

Saturday Odds & Sods: Jeepers Creepers

April 4, 2026April 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Mood Indigo

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, and Irving Mills Continue reading Mood Indigo

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Dynamic Duo

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason & Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Dynamic Duo

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

A Tacit Tehran TACO?

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump’s Iran War speech lays an egg as does his Solicitor General at SCOTUS. Continue reading A Tacit Tehran TACO?

Adrastos, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack1 Comment

Dumb McNamara’s Vice Signaling

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Defense secretary is at war with the truth. Continue reading Dumb McNamara’s Vice Signaling

Adrastos, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, The Darnold, Your President Speaks2 Comments

Quote Of The Day: Thousand Dollar Pen Edition

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Another day, another Trump lie. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Thousand Dollar Pen Edition

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

The United States Of Trump?

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Insult Comedian is on a rebranding bender. The Trump buck is the best reason imaginable to go cashless. Continue reading The United States Of Trump?

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction1 Comment

The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A courtroom drama starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, and George Tobias. Directed by Vincent Sherman. Continue reading The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

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

Saturday Odds & Sods: Military Madness

March 28, 2026March 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, Political Crack

King Of Pain

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Gordon Sumner DBA Sting. Continue reading King Of Pain

Adrastos, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack1 Comment

Mondo Bondi

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Since 2012 the GOP has gone from Romney’s binders full of women to Bondi’s binders full of bluster and bullshit. Continue reading Mondo Bondi

Adrastos, New Orleans, Political Crack

Elon Musk’s Boring Company?

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A tunnel in New Orleans? I is for idiotic and impractical. Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company?

Adrastos, Film, MAGA, Music, Political Crack2 Comments

The Liar Song Dozen 2.0

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Songs of deceit and mendacity. Continue reading The Liar Song Dozen 2.0

Adrastos, Comedy, Iran, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Television, The Darnold

Trump: Yeah, That’s The Ticket

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Will the pathological liar take the TACO off-ramp to escape his Persian peril? Stay tuned. Continue reading Trump: Yeah, That’s The Ticket

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Macao (1952)

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Thomas Gomez, Gloria Grahame, and Brad Dexter. Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Continue reading Macao (1952)

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Loser

March 21, 2026March 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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You Took Advantage Of Me

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart. Continue reading You Took Advantage Of Me

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Stretch Mason Gets The Chair

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Stretch Mason Gets The Chair

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Iran, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold, Your President Speaks

Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Taking jabs at the Insult Comedian’s loose lips, Pete Hegseth’s vanity, Joe Kent’s bigotry, and Markwayne Mullin’s mendacity.
Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

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The Presumption Of Irregularity

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The presumption of regularity is dead. Long live the presumption of irregularity. Continue reading The Presumption Of Irregularity

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, Supreme Court2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Judge Lawrence Van Dyke

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The judge is a troll. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Judge Lawrence Van Dyke

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Television, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: The Worst Best Picture Oscars

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dedicated to the late great Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: The Worst Best Picture Oscars

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Day In, Day Out

March 14, 2026March 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Day In, Day Out

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Superstition

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Stevie Wonder. Continue reading Superstition

Adrastos, Iran, Irksome Things, Political Crack, The Darnold

Irked In March

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In March

Adrastos, Gret Stet Politics, Iran, Political Crack2 Comments

Quote Of The Day: Neely Gets It Right

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Garrulous Gret Stet Senator stands up for simple human decency by admitting Iran school bombing was a terrible mistake. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Neely Gets It Right

Adrastos, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack

Palling Around With Seditionists: When Marco Met Enrique

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

T is for Tarrio, Traitor, and Trump. Continue reading Palling Around With Seditionists: When Marco Met Enrique

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