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Category: Political Crack

Cassandra, Elections, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment

Yes Virginia, There Are New Districts

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 cassandraisright

Democrats fought back, and it’s like Christmas in April. Continue reading Yes Virginia, There Are New Districts

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Quote Of The Day: Mar-a-Lago Mafia Edition

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Senator Jon Ossoff on Trump administration corruption. The MAGA greed, it burns. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Mar-a-Lago Mafia Edition

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Money Really Is The Root Of All Evil

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 JCO

Especially in politics… Continue reading Money Really Is The Root Of All Evil

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Party On, Kash

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The curious case of the drunkard FBI director. Continue reading Party On, Kash

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Proposal: Better Men In Our Politics

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 JCO

Democrats are not immune from horrible men in our midst, but we deal with them much better than Republicans do. Continue reading Proposal: Better Men In Our Politics

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Indefinitely Definitely Voter Suppression

April 16, 2026April 22, 2026 cassandraisright

Why is deep red state implementing voter suppression measures? Because WV isn’t extremist enough for the out-of-state interests who own our carpetbagging governor. Continue reading Indefinitely Definitely Voter Suppression

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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

Cassandra, Political Crack, Television1 Comment

Unlovable Nachos

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 cassandraisright

It’s not just the Tates. Fieri really doesn’t care who he can use to make a buck. Continue reading Unlovable Nachos

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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.

Continue reading Hungary’s Now Or Never Election

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A Fake Hillbilly’s Elegy: JD Vance’s Terrible Weekend

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 JCO

The Failed Vice President’s run of bad fortune is sinking his presidential ambitions. Continue reading A Fake Hillbilly’s Elegy: JD Vance’s Terrible Weekend

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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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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 Upcoming El Niño Looks Like A Hell Niño

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 JCO

We could be dealing with a Super El Niño, which in the time of climate change would not be good. Continue reading The Upcoming El Niño Looks Like A Hell Niño

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That’s A Nice Vatican Ya Got There

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 cassandraisright

JD Vance is lying when he says he knows nothing about any of this. The fact is has an ongoing personal feud with the Vatican because he has been called out by both Pope Francis and Pope Leo. Continue reading That’s A Nice Vatican Ya Got There

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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.

Continue reading The Madman Theory

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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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The Worst Day In American History

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 cassandraisright

It doesn’t matter what happened or happens after he made that post. Continue reading The Worst Day In American History

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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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It’s The Racism, Stupid

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 JCO

Everyone can stop pretending Trumpism isn’t white nationalism. Continue reading It’s The Racism, Stupid

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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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So Much Losing, You’re Going To Get Tired Of The Losing

April 3, 2026 JCO

The Trump Administration is heading into the rocks. Continue reading So Much Losing, You’re Going To Get Tired Of The Losing

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Justice Jackson Is Right

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 cassandraisright

She usefully frames the issues in Chiles v. Salazar and uses her dissent as a public teaching tool. Continue reading Justice Jackson Is Right

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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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The Pope And The Dopes 2:  Iran

April 1, 2026April 16, 2026 cassandraisright

This time the dopes are mad because the Pope won’t give them permission to cheer on more death. Continue reading The Pope And The Dopes 2:  Iran

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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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Don’t Be Scared To Keep It Simple

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 rcb30

With two decisions that only he could make, Trump has made survival more expensive for Americans since the week he took office. Continue reading Don’t Be Scared To Keep It Simple

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MAGA Is Being Defeated By Its Own Narcissism

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 JCO

They believe in a world where they are always right, and it’s not working out for them. Continue reading MAGA Is Being Defeated By Its Own Narcissism

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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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