Monthly Archives: July 2010

Oh HarpDaddy, how could you???

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Miss Ruby Jones, Stevielicious’s Number One Fan, does the G-20……and suffers the consequences.OH NOES, SHE FORGOT “O CANADA”!!!

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Evo targeted again, this time by a German?

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Uh oh. I’m not liking the look of these. Those are some seriously narrrrrsty weapons, and they come from the home of a seriously sinister man: Bolivian police detained a German citizen on Thursday after finding large-calibre weapons and military … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Confessions of a Bad German, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 3 Comments

“This ain’t Canada”: the trauma of the G-20

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A young woman who was arrested at the G-20 protests talks about her dehumanizing experience at the hands of the cops. She was far from alone in being grotesquely maltreated. Stories like hers are pouring out, and it’s getting awfully … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Economics for Dummies: Firewalk with YOU? No, thanks!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

On the surface of things, this is just another story of a motivational management gimmick gone wrong: Alessandro Di Priamo, a former athlete now turned motivational trainer for companies, said the nine salespeople from the Tecnocasa agency had suffered light … Continue reading →

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G-20: the New Normal

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Suddenly it’s repression, moratorium on rights–What did they think the politics of panic would invite?Person on the street shrugs–‘Security comes first!’But the trouble with normal is IT ALWAYS GETS WORSE!”–Bruce Cockburn, “The Trouble With Normal” Greetings, citizens, and welcome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 1 Comment

And now, your moment of Zen…

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…or your biggest-ever peyote trip, I’m not sure which:I think he came in his pants a little there at the end. (As for me, I nearly peed mine.)

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G-20 summit: Human rights catastrophe and legal nightmare

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, actually, now that I think of it…Yes, sometimes it really IS that obvious.Good evening! Here’s tonight’s G-20 roundup, brought to you by nobody but little old anticorporatist me. First up, let’s go to Tabatha Southey at the Globe & … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 2 Comments

Cry me a river, Pepe Lobo!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Te-goosey-goosey-galpa–Knock ‘er down and scalp ‘er!Up hers! H’ and your ass!Nobody will halp ‘er!”–from The Sheep Look Up, by John Brunner. Sung to the tune of “Goosey Goosey Gander”. Well, well, well. What have we here? Democracy NOT “restored” in … Continue reading →

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South of Teh Stoopid: or, who reviews the reviewers?

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Okay. I have a confession to make: I haven’t seen Oliver Stone’s latest film yet. Or at least, not the whole thing. I’ve only seen a few clips, presumably representative of the tone of the whole. What I have seen … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Crises of Capitalism, made easy

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A lecture by British sociologist David Harvey, accompanied by whiteboard cartoons. Suddenly, we can see why the US right-wing have been so busy trying to silence and/or expunge the voices of the left from their universities (hello, David Horowitz, we … Continue reading →