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Category: Political Crack

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack1 Comment

The Smoking Bottle?

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The bottle let Kash Patel down. Continue reading The Smoking Bottle?

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Those Motherfuckers Came For Louise Lucas

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 cassandraisright

As it turns out, the Trump administration has made a huge mistake. Continue reading Those Motherfuckers Came For Louise Lucas

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Irked In May

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Gret Stet Of Confusion

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Chaos in Louisiana as The Clownfish cancels Congressional primaries in search of partisan advantage. Continue reading Gret Stet Of Confusion

Parenthetical, Political Crack, The Darnold

The Grift Goes On Forever

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 rcb30

Give us $100. Borrow somebody’s phone to call someone who cares. Cameos by Billy Joel and Robert Earl Keen. Continue reading The Grift Goes On Forever

Economy, Iran, Jamie O, Political Crack

Who You Gonna Believe, Us Or Those Lying Gas Station Signs

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 JCO

As the White House’s gaslighting about gas prices goes into overdrive, those signs along America’s roads are a real problem for Trump. Continue reading Who You Gonna Believe, Us Or Those Lying Gas Station Signs

Adrastos, Congress, Gret Stet Politics, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Race, Supreme Court

The Justice In The Shadows

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Gutting the Voting Rights Act with Sam the Sham Alito and John Roberts. Don’t call them judicial conservatives. Continue reading The Justice In The Shadows

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Bluebird

May 2, 2026May 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Immoral Values, Jamie O, Law/Justice, Lost Cause, Political Crack, Race, Supreme Court, The Darnold1 Comment

What Kind Of Country Do You Want?

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026 JCO

The never-ending struggle that makes up a lot of our history. Continue reading What Kind Of Country Do You Want?

Cassandra, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks2 Comments

Holy Fake Mustard Stains, Batman

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 cassandraisright

It was funny when the DOJ embellished the charges around the sandwich guy and he was set free. It’s not funny this time if their lies let Cole Allen walk. Continue reading Holy Fake Mustard Stains, Batman

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack1 Comment

Revenge Is Stupid: DOJ Edition

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

In one of the silliest criminal cases ever, the Despicable Mr. Blanche tries to 86 James Comey for posting seashells by the seashore. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Revenge Is Stupid: DOJ Edition

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Evict Cosplay Kristi

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say Cosplay Kristi; I say Squatter Kristi. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Evict Cosplay Kristi

Cassandra, MAGA, Political Crack

They Can’t Make Us Love Him

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 cassandraisright

The courtiers to the president got a wake-up call over the weekend. It wasn’t what happened near the ballroom on Saturday night. It was what happened after the ballroom. Continue reading They Can’t Make Us Love Him

Adrastos, Gret Stet Politics, Guns, MAGA, Political Crack

It’s The Guns, Stupid

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Guns are the devil’s right hand. Continue reading It’s The Guns, Stupid

Congress, Legal Docket, Parenthetical, Political Crack

Virginia: Sitting In Limbo

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 rcb30

The state’s crucial redistricting vote could get overturned by its Supreme Court. But the dope is that there’s still hope, and here’s why. Continue reading Virginia: Sitting In Limbo

Guns, Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Not Everything Is A Conspiracy, Seriously

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 JCO

That so many instantly jumped to the idea that Saturday night’s incident at the WHCA Dinner was a false flag isn’t really a good look for a society. Continue reading Not Everything Is A Conspiracy, Seriously

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold

Ballroom Blitz

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

After the nerd prom was interrupted by gunfire, Trump bragged about his place in history and his fakakata ballroom. Continue reading Ballroom Blitz

Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Breaking Bread With Someone Who Wants To Kill You

April 24, 2026 JCO

The WHCA needs to end the stupid charade that is the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Trump tomorrow night might do just that. Continue reading Breaking Bread With Someone Who Wants To Kill You

Cassandra, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

Meet Patricia Rucker, My Wingnut State Senator

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 cassandraisright

I found the source of that extremely weird WV law which requires that anyone registering to vote prove they intend to stay here “indefinitely”. Spoiler alert: it’s utterly fictional. Continue reading Meet Patricia Rucker, My Wingnut State Senator

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

MAGA’S Magical Thinking

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say psychotic state; I say magical thinking. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading MAGA’S Magical Thinking

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 Darnold2 Comments

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

Immoral Values, Jamie O, Political Crack

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

Adrastos, Law/Justice, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

Party On, Kash

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Elections, Fog Of Scandal, Jamie O, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Sexism

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

Cassandra, Political Crack

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

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold, The Pope And The Dopes

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

Adrastos, Fog Of History, MAGA, Political Crack

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

Elections, Fog Of War, Jamie O, Political Crack, Religion

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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