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Spinning Wheel

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to David Clayton-Thomas. Continue reading Spinning Wheel

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Scott Bessent Gives Me The Heebie-Jeebies

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 rcb30

I have my reasons, and you should, too. Continue reading Scott Bessent Gives Me The Heebie-Jeebies

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Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“And the master of disaster, gets tangled in his Telecaster. He can’t play it any faster, when he plays the blues.” Continue reading Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

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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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The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Now playing in Louisiana classrooms: Jeff Landry and Liz Murrill’s propaganda posterpalooza. Continue reading The Ten Commandments Of Hypocrisy

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Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

August 19, 2026August 21, 2026 cassandraisright

An update about West Virginia University’s new right wing propaganda arm, the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship. Continue reading Update: WVU’s Unbearable Whiteness of Being Center

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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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The Sunday Dozen: Texas Tunes

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Lone Star state liberals. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Texas Tunes

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Rags & Bones

August 15, 2026August 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Groove Me

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to King Floyd. Continue reading Groove Me

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Trump Logic Fails To Launch (Again)

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 rcb30

Bad solutions for the wrong “problems.” It’s what we do now. Continue reading Trump Logic Fails To Launch (Again)

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Friday Catblogging: Doubleheader

August 14, 2026August 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Doubleheader

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Musical Interlude: Heroes

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 cassandraisright

Let’s measure people by their bravery and not their cowardice. Continue reading Musical Interlude: Heroes

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Malaka Of The Week: Brandon Herrera

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Brandon Herrera

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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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The Burrito Discourse

August 11, 2026August 14, 2026 cassandraisright

There’s been a shift from “I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People” to “toxic empathy”. Continue reading The Burrito Discourse

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Nobody’s Worse Than Todd Blanche

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Thanks to Doctor Senator Cassidy, the worst is yet to come. Continue reading Nobody’s Worse Than Todd Blanche

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Scarlet Street (1945)

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Edward G. Robinson can’t kick his femme fatale habit. Also starring Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. Produced and directed by Fritz Lang. Screenplay by Dudley Nichols. Continue reading Scarlet Street (1945)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Jupiter Hollow

August 8, 2026August 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Tempted

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook. Continue reading Tempted

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The Latest In Policy Profanity

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 rcb30

In which the GOP reminds us that they don’t need Trump to have terrible ideas, and in which recovering Republican Joe Walsh allllllllmost connects the dots. Musical guest: J.J. Cale. Continue reading The Latest In Policy Profanity

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Republicans Salted Their Own Fields

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 cassandraisright

Come and enjoy a smorgasbord of schadenfreude, courtesy of the GOP. Continue reading Republicans Salted Their Own Fields

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Malaka Of The Week: Victor Marx

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meet Manly Malaka Marx who resembles the Brawny Man. He lies so much that he’s Donald Trump in a flannel shirt. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Victor Marx

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Florida v. the Catholic Church

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 cassandraisright

Religious freedom is the most important thing to Christian Nationalists. But if you are a religious person who is not aligned with Christian Nationalism, then they want to use the power of the government to punish you until you force your beliefs into their little boxes. Continue reading Florida v. the Catholic Church

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