Monthly Archives: September 2010

Heroes for Today: All hail Ruza Pavlovic!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you were as sickened as I was to hear that some brain-damaged bastard had made a video of an unnamed girl throwing a bucketful of puppies into a river, you can now take a deep breath and relax. The … Continue reading →

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River crossing, Pakistani style

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Srsly, even without monsoon floodwaters raging beneath you, this is crazy dangerous. Do NOT try this anywhere, kiddies.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito waxes poetic

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Did you know that Chavecito’s not just a president, he’s also a slam poet? Okay, that’s not his own poem he’s reciting there (with guitar accompaniment by the great Cuban folk singer, Silvio Rodríguez). It’s a poem by Alberto Arvelo … Continue reading →

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Canada, Incorporated?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Some prog-blogging friends got up to no good recently, and this is what they brewed:Suddenly it all makes sense. THAT’s why the cops charged the G-20 demonstrators for singing what we thought was our national anthem–IT’S NOT OUR CORPORATE JINGLE!!!(And, … Continue reading →

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Why so afraid of a “Ground Zero mosque” that isn’t?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen neatly illustrates the phantom nature of the “victory mosque at Ground Zero”. It’s not a “victory” mosque, it’s not even an actual mosque, and it’s not actually at Ground Zero. I’m pretty sure, though, given his … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx takes aim for gun control

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ms. Manx is, of course, all in favor of gun control; she remembers the Montréal Massacre only too well. She wants to see the long-gun registry stay; it may have something to do with the fact that long guns are … Continue reading →

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