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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

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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 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

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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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Epic Fury, Epic Flashback

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of victory disease, hubris, 16th Century battles, decapitation, and bad trips. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Epic Fury, Epic Flashback

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Saturday Odds & Sods: It’s A Mistake

March 7, 2026March 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: It’s A Mistake

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Malaka Of The Week: Reza Pahlavi

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Persian pretender throws in with Netanyahu and Trump. The malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Reza Pahlavi

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Water Song

February 28, 2026February 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Misunderstood

February 21, 2026February 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Thursday Morning

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Punching through the MAGA chaos and remembering Jesse Jackson. Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Thursday Morning

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Sister Cry

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Bootleg

January 31, 2026January 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Fuck Yeah, Minnesotans

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The whole world is watching: People power works. Continue reading Fuck Yeah, Minnesotans

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The Greenland Gambit

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on Trump’s Greenlandic tantrum. Continue reading The Greenland Gambit

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MLK Day 2026

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. King on the Other America. Continue reading MLK Day 2026

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Tuesday Trio: High-Profile Pushback

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 rcb30

Here, take some comfort from Mssrs. Powell, Smith, and Kelly. Guest starring an unidentified woman from Minnesota. Continue reading Tuesday Trio: High-Profile Pushback

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Horseshoe People 2.0

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A hybrid post in which Benito Mussolini meets Adrastos’ MAGA Yippie friend. Continue reading Horseshoe People 2.0

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Weird Vintage Christmas Ads

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Have yourself a weird little Christmas. Continue reading Weird Vintage Christmas Ads

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MAGA’S State Of Delusion

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Are Team Trump’s threats to invade Venezuela real or delusional? Continue reading MAGA’S State Of Delusion

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Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition

December 9, 2025December 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Call them reactionaries, wingnuts, radicals, extremists, right-wingers; call them anything but conservatives. Continue reading Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition

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Eve Of Corruption

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on the MAGA Supreme Court and its shady use of the shadow docket.
Continue reading Eve Of Corruption

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Stronger

December 6, 2025December 5, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Hannah Arendt Speaks To Us Over The Decades

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 JCO

Fifty years after her death, the German historian/philosopher’s astute observations of authoritarianism have never been more relevant. Continue reading Hannah Arendt Speaks To Us Over The Decades

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Putting The Self- Back In Service

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 rcb30

Death By Lightning leads up to the origin of the modern civil service that MAGA can’t stand. Continue reading Putting The Self- Back In Service

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The March Of Mendacity

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on the relentless barrage of bluster and bullshit from Team MAGA. Continue reading The March Of Mendacity

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Chest Fever

November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Ken Burns’ No-Bullshit History Lessons

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 JCO

The American Revolution is 12 hours of honest history about our nation that removes the sugar-coating. Continue reading Ken Burns’ No-Bullshit History Lessons