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Category: Political Crack

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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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No MAGAts, Dolly Parton Was Not Apolitical

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 cassandraisright

MAGA is desperate for one pop culture hero who isn’t a human garbage fire. They can’t have Dolly. Continue reading No MAGAts, Dolly Parton Was Not Apolitical

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Mais Oui, Canada

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Canada stands up to Trumpist extortion. Fuck yeah, Mark Carney. Continue reading Mais Oui, Canada

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: The Pretender

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Punching through the chaos of MAGA madness. This time: The Pretender, Theatre Kid In Chief, The Ballroom Bungle, The Curious Case Of The Perky Stalker, Peace Is Not At Hand, and Not Everything Sucks.

Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: The Pretender

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Saturday Odds & Sods: American Roulette

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Days Of Thunder

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 cassandraisright

The Trump-backed Freedom 250 group is bringing an Indycar race to the streets of DC. It’s already a disaster. Continue reading Days Of Thunder

Adrastos, Gret Stet Politics, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Propaganda, Religion1 Comment

The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Now playing in Louisiana classrooms: Jeff Landry and Liz Murrill’s propaganda posterpalooza. Continue reading The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

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Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

August 19, 2026August 21, 2026 cassandraisright

An update about West Virginia University’s new right wing propaganda arm, the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship. Continue reading Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

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Fatal Attraction

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 cassandraisright

Who is Natalie Harp and why is she so relentlessly weird? Continue reading Fatal Attraction

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MAGA’s Performative Patriotism

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA hypocrisy on land and sea. Trump praises the communist dictator of North Korea and accuses Navy families of lying about conditions on the USS Lincoln. Continue reading MAGA’s Performative Patriotism

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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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The Sunday Dozen: Texas Tunes

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Lone Star state liberals. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Texas Tunes

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Trump Logic Fails To Launch (Again)

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 rcb30

Bad solutions for the wrong “problems.” It’s what we do now. Continue reading Trump Logic Fails To Launch (Again)

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Malaka Of The Week: Brandon Herrera

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Brandon Herrera

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If I Go, You Go

August 12, 2026August 11, 2026 cassandraisright

Trump doesn’t care if you die, and he’s not going to do anything to save any of us, either. Continue reading If I Go, You Go

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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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The Burrito Discourse

August 11, 2026August 14, 2026 cassandraisright

There’s been a shift from “I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People” to “toxic empathy”. Continue reading The Burrito Discourse

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Nobody’s Worse Than Todd Blanche

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Thanks to Doctor Senator Cassidy, the worst is yet to come. Continue reading Nobody’s Worse Than Todd Blanche

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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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The Latest In Policy Profanity

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 rcb30

In which the GOP reminds us that they don’t need Trump to have terrible ideas, and in which recovering Republican Joe Walsh allllllllmost connects the dots. Musical guest: J.J. Cale. Continue reading The Latest In Policy Profanity

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Republicans Salted Their Own Fields

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 cassandraisright

Come and enjoy a smorgasbord of schadenfreude, courtesy of the GOP. Continue reading Republicans Salted Their Own Fields

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Malaka Of The Week: Victor Marx

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meet Manly Malaka Marx who resembles the Brawny Man. He lies so much that he’s Donald Trump in a flannel shirt. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Victor Marx

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Florida v. the Catholic Church

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 cassandraisright

Religious freedom is the most important thing to Christian Nationalists. But if you are a religious person who is not aligned with Christian Nationalism, then they want to use the power of the government to punish you until you force your beliefs into their little boxes. Continue reading Florida v. the Catholic Church

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Irked In August

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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It’s Not Just Max Miller

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 cassandraisright

A primer on the GOP’s assault problem over the years. Continue reading It’s Not Just Max Miller

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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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Alex Jones, Broken Clock Of The Week

July 31, 2026July 30, 2026 rcb30

In which an alarmed Mr. Infowars realizes that the Iran boondoggle could affect his own family. Continue reading Alex Jones, Broken Clock Of The Week

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IOKIYAR:  Max Miller

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 cassandraisright

Most of the people who broke out the pitchforks over Graham Platner have gone silent. Oh yeah, that’s right:  it’s OK if you’re a Republican. Continue reading IOKIYAR:  Max Miller

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

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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