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Category: Adrastos

Adrastos, Congress, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

Quote Of The Day: Shutdown Edition

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Josh Marshall on authoritarianism and the shutdown. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Shutdown Edition

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

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

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

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Objection Sustained

September 26, 2025September 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Objection Sustained

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

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

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)

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

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Box Spoiled

September 19, 2025September 18, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Box Spoiled

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

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

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

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Notorious (1946)

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman go Nazi hunting in Brazil. Also starring Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, and Madame Konstantin. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Ben Hecht. Continue reading Notorious (1946)

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

Saturday Odds & Sods: Mirror Image

September 13, 2025September 12, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Mirror Image

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Maybe I’m Amazed

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Paul McCartney. Continue reading Maybe I’m Amazed

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: A Box Is A Box

September 12, 2025September 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: A Box Is A Box

Adrastos, Diary, Medicine, Music5 Comments

Psychedelic Surgery

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The eyes have it. Continue reading Psychedelic Surgery

Adrastos, Irksome Things, Political Crack3 Comments

Irked In September

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In September

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction

Cornered (1945)

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A veteran goes Nazi hunting in this film noir starring Dick Powell and Walter Slezak. Produced by Adrian Scott. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Screenplay by John Paxton. Continue reading Cornered (1945)

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

Saturday Odds & Sods: Lonely Days

September 6, 2025September 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music2 Comments

You’ve Got A Friend

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Carole King. Continue reading You’ve Got A Friend

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Claire Bear

September 5, 2025September 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire Trevor. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Claire Bear

Adrastos, Books, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Ashli Babbittry 3.0

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Sinclair Lewis meets Donald Trump. Continue reading Ashli Babbittry 3.0

Adrastos, New Orleans, Political Crack, The Clownfish, The Darnold

Proposal Or Trial Balloon?

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump muses about sending troops to a blue city in a red state: New Orleans, Louisiana. Is it just bluster and bullshit? Stay tuned. Continue reading Proposal Or Trial Balloon?

Adrastos, Florida Man, Malakatude, Political Crack

Malaka Of The Week: Byron Donalds

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

It all started in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. The Florida Man malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Byron Donalds

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