Author Archives: Sabina Becker

So, what was really in those leaked Podesta e-mails?

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Sabina Becker

According to these guys, something kind of surprising…and no, nothing to do with pizza parlors and secret back rooms. Something much more mundane, and most likely the real reason the US election went up Shit Creek: Here’s the meat of … Continue reading →

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“Veteran Rockette” is out of step with modern Rockettes (and reality)

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Es wird nicht aus der Reihe getanzt! Oder doch? Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the New York Post. The right-wing tabloid has finally dug up a lone voice of good old-fashioned conformity — masquerading, as conformity so often … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: POTUS vs. Drumpf

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Sabina Becker

How do you wish your country a happy new year? Well, here’s how Barack Obama does it: And here’s how Der Drumpf, er, tries to do it: Gonna be a long next four years, folks. Hope you’re well stocked with … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Hope you’re sleeping too

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sabina Becker

I hope you’re… I’ll bury you good and straight and right, 2016. Happy New Year…

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Wankers of the Week: The Year That Couldn’t End Soon Enough

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a very crappy New Year to one and all. Looks like 2017 is, indeed, going to be at least as crappy as 2016 has been. Let’s hope it’s not as full of death, at least not … Continue reading →

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White guy defends other white guy against evil natives. Film at 11!

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Meet Konrad Yakabuski. Konrad has an awful beef against all the pesky non-white people ganging up on white people who claim non-white ancestry and make big bank and get critical acclaim by writing books about non-white people, from the viewpoint … Continue reading →

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“Deploraball” turns into DeploraBRAWL

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Is there anything funnier than a bunch of ugly “alt-right” hatemongers turning on each other? Cenk doesn’t seem to think so. And I don’t think so, either. You can read all about the DeploraBRAWL at the Little Hitler Pageant here. … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: Gone to the Meadowlands

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

The Red Army Chorus performing “Polyushko Polye” at Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, in 1992. This choir has been active in Russia since Soviet days, and its current ensemble was on their way to Syria yesterday when their TU-154 crashed. The plane … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas…