Adrastos, Books, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Fog Of History, Political Crack, The Darnold2 Comments

Ashli Babbittry 3.0

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Sinclair Lewis meets Donald Trump. Continue reading Ashli Babbittry 3.0

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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)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Reason To Believe

May 10, 2025May 9, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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The Big Clock (1948)

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A stylish film noir starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, and Elsa Lanchester. Directed by John Farrow. Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Continue reading The Big Clock (1948)

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Rip Van Winkle On The Dipshit Insurrection

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Van Winkle lets it rip. Continue reading Rip Van Winkle On The Dipshit Insurrection

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Vintage First Draft: Mark Twain On The First Gilded Age

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Sam Clemens meets Donald Trump. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: Mark Twain On The First Gilded Age

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Barbara Kingsolver On JD Vance

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Hillbilly smackdown on Copperhead Road. Continue reading Barbara Kingsolver On JD Vance

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Never Been To Spain

September 7, 2024September 6, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Never Been To Spain

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Saturday Odds & Sods: I Am A Patriot

August 24, 2024August 23, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: I Am A Patriot

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Glamour Profession

July 13, 2024July 12, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Dark Passage

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, and Agnes Moorehead. Written and directed by Delmer Daves. Continue reading Dark Passage

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Crawling From The Wreckage

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A look at the other criminal cases against Defendant Trump. Continue reading Crawling From The Wreckage

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Noem That Dictator

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

What if Kristi Noem told the truth? Continue reading Noem That Dictator

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Saturday Odds & Sods: The Nightfly

January 13, 2024January 12, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Rip Van Winkle On The Dipshit Insurrection

January 8, 2024November 30, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Van Winkle lets it rip. Continue reading Rip Van Winkle On The Dipshit Insurrection

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House Of Usher (1960)

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Vincent Price. Directed by Roger Corman. Script by Richard Matheson. Music by Les Baxter. Continue reading House Of Usher (1960)

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Mitt Burns His GOP Bridges

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 JCO

In a new book, Mitt Romney decides hell with it, I’m gonna trash my party. Continue reading Mitt Burns His GOP Bridges

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Wrestling With Gym Jordan

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

In praise of David Maraniss. Continue reading Wrestling With Gym Jordan

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Ill Met By Moonlight AKA Night Ambush

September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, and David Oxley. Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Continue reading Ill Met By Moonlight AKA Night Ambush

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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

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Gym Jordan: Honorary Kennedy?

July 21, 2023November 17, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

More fakakta nonsense from Bobby Junior and his new BFF, Gym Jordan. Continue reading Gym Jordan: Honorary Kennedy?

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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

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Enough With The Trump-Capone Analogy

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of Donald Trump, Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and Logan Roy. The purloined papers case is some serious shit. Continue reading Enough With The Trump-Capone Analogy

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