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Jamie O, Political Crack, Race1 Comment

MLK And The White Moderate

January 15, 2024January 16, 2024 JCO

If you are against DEI and BLM, there’s a very strong chance you’d also be against MLK. Continue reading MLK And The White Moderate

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Race2 Comments

MLK Day 2024

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. King on the Other America. Continue reading MLK Day 2024

Adrastos, Bigotry, Dipshit Insurrection, Florida Man, Malakatude, Political Crack, Race, Sexism

Cassidy’s Clown & Other Schmucks

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cassidy Hutchinson on Rudy, Elon Musk’s racist grandfather, Carl Hiaasen on Ron DeSantis, and Joe Hagan on Jann Wenner. Continue reading Cassidy’s Clown & Other Schmucks

Do Something, Elections, Environment, Immoral Values, Jamie O, LBGTQ Rights, Marriage Equality, Political Crack, Race, Sexism

It’s Not Just Politics

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 JCO

Be thankful for the privilege of downplaying other people fears Continue reading It’s Not Just Politics

Economy, Jamie O, Music, Political Crack, Propaganda, Race1 Comment

The Unity Feared By The Rich Men North Of Richmond

September 4, 2023September 6, 2023 JCO

True unity leaves no one behind, and does not punch down. Continue reading The Unity Feared By The Rich Men North Of Richmond

Adrastos, Bigotry, Film, Pulp Fiction, Race

Odds Against Tomorrow

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, and Gloria Grahame. Directed by Robert Wise. Continue reading Odds Against Tomorrow

Bigotry, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race1 Comment

A Long Way To Go

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 JCO

60 years after the I Have a Dream speech, there is much work to do. Continue reading A Long Way To Go

Adrastos, Bigotry, Fog Of Scandal, Language, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Race, The Darnold

The Rigger Trigger

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

That’s how they roll in Trumpistan. Continue reading The Rigger Trigger

Adrastos, Bigotry, Books, Diary, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Race, Television, Vintage First Draft1 Comment

Vintage First Draft: There Is No Such Thing As White Culture

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

White nationalism is the ultimate granfalloon. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: There Is No Such Thing As White Culture

Adrastos, Congress, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Race, Supreme Court1 Comment

21st Century Massive Resistance

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Alabama defies the Supreme Court. Continue reading 21st Century Massive Resistance

Adrastos, Bigotry, Malakatude, Music, Political Crack, Race3 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Jason Aldean

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Owning the libs country music style with Jason Aldean. The malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Jason Aldean

Bigotry, Books, COVID-19, Economy, Education, Guns, Jamie O, Medicine, Political Crack, Race

The Quiet Crisis: America’s Life Expectancy Decline

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 JCO

And no, it’s not all because of COVID. It started before the pandemic. Continue reading The Quiet Crisis: America’s Life Expectancy Decline

Adrastos, Bigotry, Books, Film, Fog Of History, Race

To Kill A Mockingbird

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Harper Lee, Aaron Sorkin, and Richard Thomas. Continue reading To Kill A Mockingbird

Adrastos, Bigotry, Film, Fog Of History, Guns, Law/Justice, Race2 Comments

Don’t Knock On Just Any Door

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Nobody should be shot because they knocked on the wrong door. Continue reading Don’t Knock On Just Any Door

Adrastos, Bigotry, Diary, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Music, Political Crack, Race, Supreme Court, Television2 Comments

Around The Dial

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Are you ready? Are you listening? Are you tuned in? Are you searching? Continue reading Around The Dial

Abortion Rights, Cassandra, Current Affairs, Elections, Kids Today, On Wisconsin, Race1 Comment

The Kids Are Alright

April 12, 2023April 11, 2023 cassandraisright

There is good political news. Continue reading The Kids Are Alright

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Race, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Bird On The Wire

April 8, 2023April 7, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Bird On The Wire

Adrastos, Bigotry, Fog Of History, Lost Cause, Political Crack, Race2 Comments

The Birthplace Of The Klan Strikes Again

April 6, 2023April 8, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Decorum, my ass. Continue reading The Birthplace Of The Klan Strikes Again

Adrastos, Gret Stet Politics, New Orleans, Political Crack, Race, Sexism2 Comments

Letter From New Orleans: Teedy’s Not So Total Recall

March 23, 2023March 25, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The failed Cantrell recall campaign was a shitshow run by clowns. Continue reading Letter From New Orleans: Teedy’s Not So Total Recall

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Malakatude, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Race, Sports, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Mysterious Traveller

March 11, 2023March 10, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Bigotry, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race, So Called Liberal Media

Remove The Guardrails, Bigots Feel Comfortable

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 JCO

Each day, it becomes clearer and clearer that the “war on woke” is about making America safe again for racists. Continue reading Remove The Guardrails, Bigots Feel Comfortable

Adrastos, Bigotry, Malakatude, Political Crack, Race3 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Scott Adams

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dilbert creator gets lost in the Forbidden Zone. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Scott Adams

Jamie O, Music, Political Crack, Race

The Politics Of Hip-Hop

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 JCO

On its 50th anniversary, a look at the politics of hip-hop and the unfair, um, rap that the genre has received during its decades-long history. Continue reading The Politics Of Hip-Hop

Adrastos, Carnival, Guns, New Orleans, Political Crack, Race2 Comments

Carnival Notes: Flipping Out and Off

February 20, 2023February 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

More Carnival weirdness. Continue reading Carnival Notes: Flipping Out and Off

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Race, Sports, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: West L.A. Fadeaway

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Looking for a chateau, twenty-one rooms when one will do.” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: West L.A. Fadeaway

Bigotry, Education, Fog Of History, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race

The Cowardice Of Hiding Black History

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 JCO

Censoring The 1619 Project and other Black history content is nothing more than not owning up. Continue reading The Cowardice Of Hiding Black History

Adrastos, Bigotry, Carnival, Diary, Krewe du Vieux, Race

Spank 2023: That’s Not How We Bowl

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Dude’s Krewe du Vieux wrap up post. Continue reading Spank 2023: That’s Not How We Bowl

Jamie O, Political Crack, Race

MLK Was Woke

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 JCO

Know that the people hysterical over “woke” today would feel the same about Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. Continue reading MLK Was Woke

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Race

MLK Day 2023

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. King on the Other America. Continue reading MLK Day 2023

Bigotry, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race1 Comment

Nostalgia At War With Reality

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 JCO

The good old days weren’t always good, and that’s okay. Honest memories are the best memories. Continue reading Nostalgia At War With Reality

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