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Saturday Odds & Sods: Alone

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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A Change Is Gonna Come

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Sam Cooke. Continue reading A Change Is Gonna Come

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Chuck Schumer, Today’s George McClellan

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 JCO

Sometimes, a leader is not the right one for the moment. Continue reading Chuck Schumer, Today’s George McClellan

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While The Religious Right Argues

January 15, 2026 cassandraisright

A religious right luminary speaking out against the Christian Nationalist justification of the Trump administration’s fascist crackdown has sent the group into disarray. Continue reading While The Religious Right Argues

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The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Legal backlash to MAGA murder most foul in Minnesota. Continue reading The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

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Malaka Of The Week: CBS News

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The legacy media malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: CBS News

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The Religious Left Acts

January 14, 2026January 13, 2026 cassandraisright

The coverage of the ICE brutality across the country has mostly omitted stories of faith leaders confronting this serious government overreach. Continue reading The Religious Left Acts

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Tuesday Trio: High-Profile Pushback

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 rcb30

Here, take some comfort from Mssrs. Powell, Smith, and Kelly. Guest starring an unidentified woman from Minnesota. Continue reading Tuesday Trio: High-Profile Pushback

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The Bumper Stickers Were Warnings

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 JCO

The right’s bumper stickers often are about violence against liberals, and one should have pause about ICE’s recruitment of such people. Continue reading The Bumper Stickers Were Warnings

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Irked In January

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In January

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The Sunday Dozen: Moon Songs

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Music by Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, George Benson, Sarah Vaughan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Kinks, Talking Heads, REM, Neil Young, and Los Lobos. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Moon Songs

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Caturday: Epiphany Edition

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 cassandraisright

Meow from Rey. Continue reading Caturday: Epiphany Edition

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Islands

January 10, 2026January 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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Street Fighting Man

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Continue reading Street Fighting Man

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Bill Kristol Is Right: Abolish ICE

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 JCO

Given the influx of Trumpian recruits, there is no rehabilitating this agency. Continue reading Bill Kristol Is Right: Abolish ICE

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Friday Catblogging: Perry Meets His Waterloo

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Perry Meets His Waterloo

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It Could Have Been Any One Of Us

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 cassandraisright

Renee Good could have been any of us. Continue reading It Could Have Been Any One Of Us

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Lost In A Fog

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Punching through the chaos. Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Lost In A Fog

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Quote Of The Day: Caracas Caper Edition

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The ego has landed. Oy, just oy. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Caracas Caper Edition

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WV: With Friends Like This

January 7, 2026January 6, 2026 cassandraisright

Who needs enemies? Continue reading WV: With Friends Like This

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Remember January 6, 2021

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Never forget. Continue reading Remember January 6, 2021

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There Is No GOP, There Is Only Zuul

January 6, 2026January 5, 2026 rcb30

A rogue state on a psychotic break. We’re all Sigourney Weaver now. Continue reading There Is No GOP, There Is Only Zuul

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Venezuela Follows The U.S. Fascist Pattern

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 JCO

Go after the easy meat first. Continue reading Venezuela Follows The U.S. Fascist Pattern

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Illegal, Incoherent & Idiotic

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA’S Caracas caper. Continue reading Illegal, Incoherent & Idiotic

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Cry Of The City (1948)

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, and Hope Emerson. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Screenplay by Richard Murphy. Continue reading Cry Of The City (1948)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Passenger

January 3, 2026January 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

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

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(Just Like) Starting Over

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to John Lennon. Continue reading (Just Like) Starting Over

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The American Mayor, Zohran Mamdani

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 JCO

The new mayor of New York City has a message that resonates beyond The Big Apple. Continue reading The American Mayor, Zohran Mamdani

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The Right Hand Of Darkness

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 cassandraisright

The Wall Street Journal has a story about the president’s health today. Continue reading The Right Hand Of Darkness

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Adrastos At Twenty

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

What a long, strange trip it’s been. Continue reading Adrastos At Twenty

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