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The Spirit Of ’06

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

26 days until the election. Tick tock, motherfuckers. Continue reading The Spirit Of ’06

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Black Cow

October 3, 2026October 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Dictator Love 2.0

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dictators are weak and cower before a stronger strongman. Continue reading Dictator Love 2.0

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The Boys From Brazil (1978)

September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Gregory Peck plays a Nazi villain, the mythic Dr. Josef Mengele. Also starring Laurence Olivier, James Mason, and Lilli Palmer. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Based on the novel by Ira Levin. Continue reading The Boys From Brazil (1978)

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The National Security Dodge

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tales of Trump’s armory arch and White House press ban. The first offends the eyes; the second, the constitution.

Continue reading The National Security Dodge

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The Laziest Congress

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

When Congress fails to do its job, it’s time for a change. It’s time for Johnson, Scalise, and Thune to go. Continue reading The Laziest Congress

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9 Is Not A Magic Number: Expand The Court

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

There are 13 judicial circuits and only 9 Supremes. Bring on the lucky 13. Continue reading 9 Is Not A Magic Number: Expand The Court

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The Insult Comedian’s Wild Irish Hair

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump stirs the pot in Ireland, making UK right-wingers stew. Continue reading The Insult Comedian’s Wild Irish Hair

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Fallen Angel

September 12, 2026September 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Crying

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Continue reading Crying

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How’s The OBL Strategy Going?

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 rcb30

Why is this very, very bad man smiling from a dark, watery grave? Continue reading How’s The OBL Strategy Going?

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Labor Day: Remembering Walter Reuther

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy Labor Day. Solidarity forever. Continue reading Labor Day: Remembering Walter Reuther

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Man Hunt (1941)

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Fritz Lang’s anti-Nazi film noir classic. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine, and Roddy McDowell. Directed by Fritz Lang. Screenplay by Dudley Nichols.

Continue reading Man Hunt (1941)

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The Beef Beef

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

1984: Where’s the beef?
2026: Where’s the beef from?
Continue reading The Beef Beef

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Compulsion (1959)

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Ripped from the 1920s headlines: A fictionalized take on the Leopold and Loeb case. Starring Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman, EG Marshall, and Martin Milner. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Continue reading Compulsion (1959)

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MAGA’s Hot Stove League

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA is power drunk on greed and gold. Continue reading MAGA’s Hot Stove League

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Exhuming Hoover

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Donald Trump meets Herbert Hoover, economic calamity ensues. Continue reading Exhuming Hoover

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Jupiter Hollow

August 8, 2026August 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Stuck On 2020

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The BIG LIE goes on and on and on. Continue reading Stuck On 2020

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Heat Wave

August 1, 2026July 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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The Third Red Scare

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA wants you to be afraid of reds under the bed. Repeat after me: There is no red menace. Continue reading The Third Red Scare

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Summertime

July 25, 2026July 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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The Outsider Obsession

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on outsider candidates, past and present in the wake of the Platner shipwreck. Continue reading The Outsider Obsession

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Angel Face (1952)

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tagline: The men she loved, she destroyed. Continue reading Angel Face (1952)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending

July 11, 2026July 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Irked In July

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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MAGA, History, and America At 250

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 cassandraisright

Under consideration: deep questions like “were the Salem witches guilty?”. Continue reading MAGA, History, and America At 250

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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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