IOKIYAR: Max Miller
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
Category: Political Crack
The Third Red Scare
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
WV’s History Rhymes In The Rain
WVians: stop voting for Republicans. They do not care about us, as the latest flooding disaster clearly shows. Continue reading WV’s History Rhymes In The Rain
Carry On, Patriots?
The Pensacola Beach flyover is a symptom of everything that’s wrong with the pretend secretary of war. Bros like Pete Hegseth belong at Fox News, not the Pentagon. Continue reading Carry On, Patriots?
Saturday Odds & Sods: Summertime
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Summertime
Blanche: Losing For A Living
The DOJ is an entirely predictable 0-17 in voter rolls cases, but for Todd Blanche, it’s too late to stop now. Continue reading Blanche: Losing For A Living
Leave McConnell’s Seat Empty
He’s coming back and it’s a pointless sacrifice of Democratic resources and reputation. Continue reading Leave McConnell’s Seat Empty
Why I Hate Hot Takes
Enough with the Chicken Littling. Continue reading Why I Hate Hot Takes
Dunkin’ MAGAts
It’s time to make fun of MAGAts. Continue reading Dunkin’ MAGAts
What Is A Man?
The GOP embraces hyper-masculinity. Continue reading What Is A Man?
Malaka Of The Week: Mike Lindell
You say My Pillow; I say MAGA Pillow. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Mike Lindell
The Outsider Obsession
Adrastos on outsider candidates, past and present in the wake of the Platner shipwreck. Continue reading The Outsider Obsession
Saturday Odds & Sods: Days
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Days
David Brouillette’s Past Is The Last Straw
There’s no chance of redemption for ICE. Or if there is, what’s left of America’s integrity doesn’t have time to wait around for it. Continue reading David Brouillette’s Past Is The Last Straw
The New WV Unicorn Law
The new WV portable benefits bill is another anti-union Koch op. Continue reading The New WV Unicorn Law
ICE’s Maximum Lethality
ICE agents are goons with guns. It’s time to melt those guns and abolish ICE. Continue reading ICE’s Maximum Lethality
The Whiplash War
You say TACO; I say whiplash. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading The Whiplash War
Kick ‘Em When They’re Dead
Fleas are to dogs as Lindsey was to Trump. It’s a warning to all Trump sycophants. Continue reading Kick ‘Em When They’re Dead
The Three Faces Of Todd Blanche
Todd Blanche should be disbarred, not promoted. Senators should just say no to his nomination. Continue reading The Three Faces Of Todd Blanche
Musical Interlude: How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?
It’s time for songs about getting rid of unwanted guests. Continue reading Musical Interlude: How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?
All The President’s Lackeys
In which Adrastos paraphrases Shakespeare: “I come to bury Lindsey, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Lindsey.” Continue reading All The President’s Lackeys
Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending
The Bigots’ Big Day Out
The Patriot Front field trip to the scary city generates a couple of chuckles. And who’s worse, racists in masks or MAGA VIPs who play dumb on mic? Asking for Mike Lee and Laura Ingraham. Continue reading The Bigots’ Big Day Out
WVU’s New Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center
The WV GOP and WVU killed a bunch of legit academic departments so they could fund a new MAGA Studies department. Continue reading WVU’s New Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center
Irked In July
Our monthly exercise in vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In July
The X-Communication Files
The Pope and The Dopes 3: This Time He Means It. Continue reading The X-Communication Files
The Platner Shipwreck
Oysterman’s campaign is in deep shit and sinking fast. Art by Winslow Homer. Music by Nick Lowe, Rodney Crowell, and Gordon Lightfoot. Continue reading The Platner Shipwreck
Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
We need a 250th birthday do-over. Continue reading Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July
“Red and white, blue suede shoes. I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do?” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July
A Tale Of Three Dollars
Paying taxes (or not), buying influence, escaping justice … these bills look identical, but their destinies are disturbingly different. Continue reading A Tale Of Three Dollars