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Dictator Love 2.0

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dictators are weak and cower before a stronger strongman. Continue reading Dictator Love 2.0

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The Runaway Republicans

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

40 days until the election. Tick tock, motherfuckers. Continue reading The Runaway Republicans

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The National Security Dodge

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tales of Trump’s armory arch and White House press ban. The first offends the eyes; the second, the constitution.

Continue reading The National Security Dodge

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Quote Of The Day: Trump’s Risky Worldview

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on Trump’s board game foreign policy. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Trump’s Risky Worldview

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Crawling From The Wreckage

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA and the damage done. Continue reading Crawling From The Wreckage

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The Laziest Congress

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

When Congress fails to do its job, it’s time for a change. It’s time for Johnson, Scalise, and Thune to go. Continue reading The Laziest Congress

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You Made Me Do This

September 15, 2026September 16, 2026 cassandraisright

Trump’s behavior vis-à-vis the Kennedy Center is the perfect example of an abuser at work. Continue reading You Made Me Do This

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The Insult Comedian’s Wild Irish Hair

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump stirs the pot in Ireland, making UK right-wingers stew. Continue reading The Insult Comedian’s Wild Irish Hair

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Common Sense Or Crazy?

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Common sense is uncommon among MAGA Republicans. Continue reading Common Sense Or Crazy?

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Here Comes President Troll Again 2.0

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Here comes President Troll again, surrounded by all of his trolling men. Telling us who, why, where and when, President Troll wants trolling again. Continue reading Here Comes President Troll Again 2.0

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Malaka Of The Week: Michael Cohen

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Return Of The Prodigal Sycophant. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Michael Cohen

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Trump Just Wants To Help

September 3, 2026 cassandraisright

Trump just wants to help…himself. If that destroys the GOP’s chances in the midterms, so be it. Continue reading Trump Just Wants To Help

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State Of Play

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s 63 days until election day; tick tock, motherfuckers. Continue reading State Of Play

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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Malaka Of The Week: Wes Streeting

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting is a rebel without a clue. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Wes Streeting

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Why I Hate Hot Takes

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Enough with the Chicken Littling. Continue reading Why I Hate Hot Takes

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The Whiplash War

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say TACO; I say whiplash. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading The Whiplash War

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Kick ‘Em When They’re Dead

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 cassandraisright

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

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The Three Faces Of Todd Blanche

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Todd Blanche should be disbarred, not promoted. Senators should just say no to his nomination. Continue reading The Three Faces Of Todd Blanche

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All The President’s Lackeys

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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