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Category: Law/Justice

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Todd Blanche Is A Shyster

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche takes performative MAGA lawyering to new depths of depravity. Continue reading Todd Blanche Is A Shyster

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Immigration, Law/Justice, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

The Alligator Alcatraz Abomination

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s not just the cruelty, it’s the sadism. Continue reading The Alligator Alcatraz Abomination

Adrastos, Language, Law/Justice, Political Crack

Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Pettiness Edition

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Revenge is stupid. Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Pettiness Edition

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, The Darnold

Shell Game

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Former FBI Director’s Instagram post gets shelled by the Kaiser of Chaos and his moronic MAGA minions. Continue reading Shell Game

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Food and Drink, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, R.I.P., Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Ooh La La

May 17, 2025May 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Congress, Law/Justice, Political Crack

Todd Blanche: Shyster Librarian

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Blanche appointment makes Adrastos blanch. Continue reading Todd Blanche: Shyster Librarian

Adrastos, Dipshit Insurrection, Law/Justice, Malakatude, Political Crack

Malaka Of The Week: Ed Martin

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The neo-Nazi malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Ed Martin

Guest Post, Law/Justice, Political Crack

Guest Post: He Fought The Law & The Law Won

May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Republican concedes in the nation’s longest 2024 election. Continue reading Guest Post: He Fought The Law & The Law Won

Elections, Guest Post, Law/Justice, Political Crack

Guest Post: Grand Theft Auditor?

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

North Carolina GOP tries winning races before they’re run. Continue reading Guest Post: Grand Theft Auditor?

Elections, Guest Post, Law/Justice, Political Crack

Guest Post: Courting A Theft?

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A North Carolinian’s take on the Republican attempt to steal a state Supreme Court election. Continue reading Guest Post: Courting A Theft?

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Immigration, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Supreme Court

Giving Due Process Its Due

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The deportation freeze: Turning point or point of no return? Continue reading Giving Due Process Its Due

Jamie O, Law/Justice, Political Crack, The Darnold

Trump Unsettles Settled Things

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 JCO

Suddenly and because of Trump, we are arguing over things that were figured out long ago. Continue reading Trump Unsettles Settled Things

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Team Trump’s Extortion Racket: Big Law Edition

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Life imitates The Sopranos. Continue reading Team Trump’s Extortion Racket: Big Law Edition

Adrastos, Gret Stet Politics, Law/Justice, Political Crack, The Clownfish

Louisiana Execution Blues

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Executions resume in the Gret Stet of Louisiana. Continue reading Louisiana Execution Blues

Cassandra, Immoral Values, Law/Justice, Political Crack1 Comment

Execution By Suffocation

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 cassandraisright

Tell me it’s not cruel and unusual punishment. Continue reading Execution By Suffocation

Adrastos, Film, Guns, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Sexism

Lethal Weapon 2025: Rearming Mel Gibson?

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s the corruption, stupid. Continue reading Lethal Weapon 2025: Rearming Mel Gibson?

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Malakatude, Political Crack1 Comment

Malaka Of The Week: Dan Bongino

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Incoming Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has never run anything but his mouth. The malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Dan Bongino

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold2 Comments

Blame It On Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh & Barrett

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Don’t call the Dobbs/Immunity Six conservatives. Continue reading Blame It On Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh & Barrett

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Political Crack1 Comment

The Quitter

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Exit Christopher Wray. Enter Kash Patel? Continue reading The Quitter

Adrastos, Bigotry, Fog Of History, Immigration, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Vintage First Draft

Vintage First Draft: Pulling Up The Drawbridge

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Set the Wayback Machine to November 11. 2014. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: Pulling Up The Drawbridge

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Political Crack

The Pardon

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

The unpardonable reaction to the Hunter Biden pardon. Continue reading The Pardon

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Political Crack2 Comments

Kash Patel: The Wizard Of Odd

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Fairy tale or nightmare? Trump’s latest terrible nominee. Continue reading Kash Patel: The Wizard Of Odd

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, New Orleans, Political Crack, Vintage First Draft2 Comments

Vintage First Draft: The Oswald Enigma

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

It was 61 years ago today. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: The Oswald Enigma

Campaign Notes, Economy, Elections, Immigration, Jamie O, Law/Justice, Political Crack5 Comments

The Three Piles Of Bullshit Making The Election So Close

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 JCO

So many Americans believe crime is high, the economy is failing, and immigration is out of control. Bullshit. Continue reading The Three Piles Of Bullshit Making The Election So Close

Abortion Rights, Cassandra, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Supreme Court

OMG I Agree With Brett Kavanaugh

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 cassandraisright

WTF is going on? Continue reading OMG I Agree With Brett Kavanaugh

Elections, Jamie O, Law/Justice, The Darnold

Stormy Verdict Blows Away Dem Despair

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 JCO

The justice system delivers Democrats, and democracy itself, a shot in the arm. Continue reading Stormy Verdict Blows Away Dem Despair

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

MAGA Yippie

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Performative politics is not just a right wing MAGA thing; in the Sixties, it was a left wing Yippie thing. Continue reading MAGA Yippie

Adrastos, Fog Of Scandal, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack

Bob Menendez: Jersey Cad

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Menendez family film noir gets even more sordid. Continue reading Bob Menendez: Jersey Cad

Elections, Jamie O, Law/Justice, Political Crack, The Darnold

More Than Just About A Porn Star

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

No, this is not just a silly trial about Trump paying off a porn star. It’s about what kind of country we’ll have moving forward. Continue reading More Than Just About A Porn Star

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold4 Comments

The Trial Of The Century?

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

If it’s tax day, it must be the first day of the Trump porn star hush money trial. Continue reading The Trial Of The Century?

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