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Saturday Odds & Sods: No Expectations

April 18, 2026April 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: No Expectations

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Working In The Coal Mine

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Allen Toussaint. Continue reading Working In The Coal Mine

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The 25th Amendment As Intervention

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 25th Amendment removal of Trump may not be possible but it’s a helluva campaign issue. Continue reading The 25th Amendment As Intervention

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Hungary’s Now Or Never Election

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

What Americans can learn from the Hungarian election in which Democracy defeated fascism.

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Irked In April

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Our monthly exercise in vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In April

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In This Our Life (1942)

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

An intimate epic starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Frank Craven, Billie Burke, Hattie McDaniel, and Ernest Anderson. Screenplay by Howard Koch. Directed by John Huston and Raoul Walsh. Continue reading In This Our Life (1942)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

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21st Century Schizoid Man

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, and Peter Sinfield. Continue reading 21st Century Schizoid Man

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The Madman Theory

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Is there method to Trump’s madness? No, he’s just crazy and stupid.

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Quote Of The Day: Fullbright On Dissent

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Fullbright On Dissent

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Bondi’s Mission Impossible

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Bondi is out. The identity of her successor is irrelevant: The Insult Comedian is the real Attorney General. Continue reading Bondi’s Mission Impossible

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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

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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

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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

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Mood Indigo

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Friday Catblogging: Dynamic Duo

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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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?

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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

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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

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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?

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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)

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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

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King Of Pain

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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)