Monthly Archives: August 2010

Surprise! G20 “security” law is nothing of the sort!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How on Earth does an anti-German war-measures act from 1939, which effectively became null and void at war’s end, get dug out again for use against peaceful protesters–nearly 30 years after our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formally enacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

In which a persistent hasbara troll gets pwned…again.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how a few weeks ago, a wanker calling himself Jamie, and using a spoofed hotmail address, outed himself here? Well, he’s ba-ack…and seeing as he’s apparently also a masochist, I think I’ll play with him a bit before … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, The Hardcore Stupid | 3 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Leave a message with the rain

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here’s the first Jefferson Starship song I ever heard, back in the summer of ’81:I had forgotten just how gorgeous the instrumentals of this one were. It’s been too long since I last heard it!And here’s the second, in an … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx’s must-reads, a two-fer

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Before I decided to knock off for the nochy, Ms. Manx meowed at me. That’s a gentle reminder that there’s a couple of things she wants you to read, so here they are:Mi amigo Orwell’s Barstid has a thoughtful treatise … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Tea-totaled and no sympathy edition

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh, what a theme I picked for this week. Just as I’m about to put this entry to bed, wouldn’t you know, I come down with yet another summer gut bug. I get two or three of them every year. … Continue reading →

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Surveillance society tug-of-war in Berlin: a small but significant victory

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you need any evidence of how far Germany has come since the end of World War II, and how far by comparison Canada has sunk, look no further than this interesting little report in the Berliner Tagesspiegel (“Daily Mirror”): … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, Fidel!

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The venerable old barbudo turns 84 today, and is still going strong. And no wonder: with this much love from his people, how could he not? He’s gonna live to be 100, outlasting all his enemies, and when he dies, … Continue reading →

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How far would Washington go to defend torture and death squads?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Sometimes, it’s just instructive to take a good hard look at the past in order to really grasp what’s going on in the present. Take, for example, the fact that Washington has officially sanctioned torture and the use of death … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 2 Comments

A body blow for the Colombia-US military accord

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet the most odious piece of sneaky-cowardly political interference in the Americas since, well, since the US backed a bunch of putschists trying to overthrow Chavecito:It’s not dead yet, but damned if there isn’t blood in the water now: La … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

A video you simply MUST see

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It has everything: The Internet! Keyboard Cat! The Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Hasbara galore! Terrorists of every possible (fake) kind! And oh yeah, stick around till the end, and you even get a little RickRolling. How can you possibly resist?

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