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Month: June 2025

Immigration, Jamie O, Political Crack, Propaganda, The Darnold1 Comment
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The Big Bullshit Bill Is Awfully ICE-y

June 30, 2025 JCO

Massive increases in ICE’s budget in Trump’s bills should alarm all of us Continue reading The Big Bullshit Bill Is Awfully ICE-y

Adrastos, Bobby Junior, Congress, Language, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold
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Last Day Of June

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Who calls the tune? Last day of June. Who speaks the truth? Last day of June. Who breaks the news?
Last day of June.”
Continue reading Last Day Of June

Adrastos, Books, Film, Pulp Fiction2 Comments
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Lady In The Lake (1947)

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, and Leon Ames. Directed by Robert Montgomery. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. Continue reading Lady In The Lake (1947)

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Television
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Saturday Odds & Sods: The Outsider

June 28, 2025June 28, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music
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Rainy Night In Georgia

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Tony Joe White. Continue reading Rainy Night In Georgia

Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold
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It’s Not Distractions, It’s Trumpism

June 27, 2025August 25, 2025 JCO

It’s all authoritarianism. It’s what they do. Continue reading It’s Not Distractions, It’s Trumpism

Adrastos, Catblogging
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Friday Catblogging: The World’s Oldest Kitten

June 27, 2025June 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: The World’s Oldest Kitten

Cassandra, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment
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Rural GOP Voters Are About To Find Out

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 cassandraisright

They are going to lose their Medicaid coverage. And they voted for it. Continue reading Rural GOP Voters Are About To Find Out

Adrastos, Bigotry, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, Political Crack
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The Strange Comeback Of Jim Crow

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Political Jim Crow is back, and legal Jim Crow beckons to MAGA maggots like a racist siren. Continue reading The Strange Comeback Of Jim Crow

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Malakatude, Political Crack, Sexism, The Darnold1 Comment
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Assholery Is Not Strength 2.0

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

John Wayne meets Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump. Continue reading Assholery Is Not Strength 2.0

Cassandra, Political Crack1 Comment
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Riley Moore and the DC Five (Fetuses)

June 25, 2025June 24, 2025 cassandraisright

Why is Riley Moore such a weirdo? Continue reading Riley Moore and the DC Five (Fetuses)

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Music
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Album Cover Art: Dreams

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Artwork by David Wilcox and Gahan Wilson. Continue reading Album Cover Art: Dreams

Bigotry, LBGTQ Rights, Parenthetical
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Consider The Bigot (Pride Edition)

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 rcb30

Inconvenient truths regarding anti-trans asshats. Continue reading Consider The Bigot (Pride Edition)

Jamie O, Medicine, Political Crack, Propaganda2 Comments
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Asbestos Is Back, Baby

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 JCO

The weird, wild world of Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). Continue reading Asbestos Is Back, Baby

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold1 Comment
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Trump’s March Of Folly

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Who thinks bombing Iran is a good idea? The Kaiser of Chaos, that’s who. Continue reading Trump’s March Of Folly

Adrastos, Music, The Sunday Dozen4 Comments
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The Sunday Dozen: Rain Songs

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A soundtrack for the wet summer of 2025. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Rain Songs

Adrastos, Diary, Music, Odds & Sods, R.I.P., Television1 Comment
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Saturday Odds & Sods: Beware Of Darkness

June 21, 2025June 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

Adrastos, Diary, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, Political Crack
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Who’ll Stop The Rain

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to John Fogerty. Continue reading Who’ll Stop The Rain

Congress, Immigration, Jamie O, Political Crack1 Comment
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Unpragmatic Pragmatism

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 JCO

Fear of being seen as too radical has led to things that are radical. Continue reading Unpragmatic Pragmatism

Adrastos, Catblogging
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Friday Catblogging: Tongue Twister

June 20, 2025June 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Tongue Twister

Cassandra, Political Crack2 Comments
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Up, Up, And, Uh No

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 cassandraisright

Elon fails again. Continue reading Up, Up, And, Uh No

Adrastos, Malakatude, Political Crack1 Comment
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Malaka Of The Week: Senator Mike Lee

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Beehive State is buzzing over Mike Lee’s malakatude. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Senator Mike Lee

Cassandra, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment
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We’re Looking For The Guy Who Did This

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 cassandraisright

This is a rant about the flooding in Dollar Store Gilead. Continue reading We’re Looking For The Guy Who Did This

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Political Crack
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A Nation Founded On Protest

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The MAGA way is Un-American. Continue reading A Nation Founded On Protest

Parenthetical, Political Crack, Propaganda
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Their Aim Ain’t True

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 rcb30

Zealot shoots to kill with mixed success, then FNC targets the eagerly duped. Continue reading Their Aim Ain’t True

Jamie O, Political Crack, Propaganda, So Called Liberal Media, The Darnold
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No Kings In A Red Land

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 JCO

Even in crimson-red Blair County, PA, lots of people gathered across America to thumb their nose at Trump while his birthday party flopped. Continue reading No Kings In A Red Land

Adrastos, Film, Music, R.I.P., Vintage First Draft
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Vintage First Draft: Love & Mercy

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

The life and times of Brian Wilson. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: Love & Mercy

Adrastos, Music, Sunday Morning Video
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Al Green North Sea Jazz Festival Live

June 15, 2025June 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Al Green. Continue reading Al Green North Sea Jazz Festival Live

Adrastos, Diary, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, R.I.P.
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Saturday Odds & Sods: Sail On, Sailor

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Sail On, Sailor

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music
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Funny How Time Slips Away

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Willie Nelson. Continue reading Funny How Time Slips Away

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