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Adrastos, Donald Trump Is, Political Crack, The Darnold

Donald Trump Is A Fuck Up

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Failing upward with the Insult Comedian. Continue reading Donald Trump Is A Fuck Up

Adrastos, MAGA, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, The Darnold, Top Ten List4 Comments

Top Ten Things I Never Want To Hear From Republicans Again

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Enough with the bluster and bullshit. Musical commentary by 10cc, Billie Holiday, George Harrison, Randy Newman, Frank Sinatra, Don Henley, Natalie Cole, Sly & The Family Stone, Mike Post, and Jethro Tull.

Continue reading Top Ten Things I Never Want To Hear From Republicans Again

Cassandra, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, The Darnold

I Could Have Droned All Night

May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 cassandraisright

Trump’s “gift” to future presidents is also where he intends to hide out after the 2028 general election. Continue reading I Could Have Droned All Night

Adrastos, Language, Law/Justice, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

Slush Funds Are OKIYAR

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The MAGA corruption, it burns. Continue reading Slush Funds Are OKIYAR

Climate Change, Economy, Iran, Jamie O, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

A Tour Of The Stupid Lies

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 JCO

A brief look at the more notable of the many lies flying around the White House these days. Continue reading A Tour Of The Stupid Lies

Adrastos, Campaign Notes, Gret Stet Politics, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, The Clownfish, The Darnold

Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Pick Yourself Up

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

This time: Pep talk, the interior decorator in chief, reality show transportation secretary, and The Clownfish does 60 Minutes Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Pick Yourself Up

Adrastos, British Politics, Music, The Darnold1 Comment

Ratbags & Gladrags

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Rod Stewart praises King Charles for handbagging Trump. Continue reading Ratbags & Gladrags

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Fog Of War, Iran, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

The Madman Theory

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Is there method to Trump’s madness? No, he’s just crazy and stupid.

Continue reading The Madman Theory

Cassandra, Immoral Values, Iran, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, The Darnold

The Worst Day In American History

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 cassandraisright

It doesn’t matter what happened or happens after he made that post. Continue reading The Worst Day In American History

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Television, The Darnold

Bondi’s Mission Impossible

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Bondi is out. The identity of her successor is irrelevant: The Insult Comedian is the real Attorney General. Continue reading Bondi’s Mission Impossible

Jamie O, Political Crack, Race, The Darnold

It’s The Racism, Stupid

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 JCO

Everyone can stop pretending Trumpism isn’t white nationalism. Continue reading It’s The Racism, Stupid

Adrastos, Iran, Language, Political Crack, The Darnold

The Bluster & Bullshit War

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The truth is not Trump’s middle name. Continue reading The Bluster & Bullshit War

Iran, Jamie O, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold

So Much Losing, You’re Going To Get Tired Of The Losing

April 3, 2026 JCO

The Trump Administration is heading into the rocks. Continue reading So Much Losing, You’re Going To Get Tired Of The Losing

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Iran, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

A Tacit Tehran TACO?

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump’s Iran War speech lays an egg as does his Solicitor General at SCOTUS. Continue reading A Tacit Tehran TACO?

Adrastos, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, The Darnold, Your President Speaks2 Comments

Quote Of The Day: Thousand Dollar Pen Edition

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Another day, another Trump lie. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Thousand Dollar Pen Edition

Current Affairs, Economy, Iran, Parenthetical, Political Crack, The Darnold

Don’t Be Scared To Keep It Simple

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 rcb30

With two decisions that only he could make, Trump has made survival more expensive for Americans since the week he took office. Continue reading Don’t Be Scared To Keep It Simple

Adrastos, Film, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

The United States Of Trump?

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Insult Comedian is on a rebranding bender. The Trump buck is the best reason imaginable to go cashless. Continue reading The United States Of Trump?

Big Damn Heroes, Jamie O, Law/Justice, Political Crack, R.I.P., The Darnold

Robert Mueller Left A World He No Longer Understood

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 JCO

A life of service to the very institutions that Trump is destroying. Continue reading Robert Mueller Left A World He No Longer Understood

Adrastos, Comedy, Iran, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Television, The Darnold

Trump: Yeah, That’s The Ticket

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Will the pathological liar take the TACO off-ramp to escape his Persian peril? Stay tuned. Continue reading Trump: Yeah, That’s The Ticket

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Iran, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold, Your President Speaks

Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Taking jabs at the Insult Comedian’s loose lips, Pete Hegseth’s vanity, Joe Kent’s bigotry, and Markwayne Mullin’s mendacity.
Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

Adrastos, Iran, Irksome Things, Political Crack, The Darnold

Irked In March

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In March

Faith, Fog Of War, Iran, Jamie O, Political Crack, The Darnold

The Jesus War Cult

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 JCO

A significant number of Republicans believe war with Iran is necessary to spark the Second Coming of Jesus, and that’s not great! Continue reading The Jesus War Cult

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Fog Of War, Iran, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Epic Fury, Epic Flashback

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of victory disease, hubris, 16th Century battles, decapitation, and bad trips. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Epic Fury, Epic Flashback

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