Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Obama in Argentina: What’s NOT being discussed when he meets with Macri

Jorge and María Emilia Zaffaroni, of Uruguay, and their daughter, Mariana. The parents were “disappeared” and their infant daughter was illicitly “adopted” by a military family with ties to the Argentine Junta. Theirs is just one of hundreds of similar … Continue reading

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Quotable: Samantha Bee on untested rape kits

“Remember, local elections are a lot like rape kits. No one really wants to pay attention to them, but if you bother to open them up, you might just get rid of someone who’s been screwing everyone in town.”

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Photo du jour

Barack Obama, in Cuba, in front of that famous mural based on THAT famous picture of Che. A sight for sore eyes, and one that many thought we’d never see. And one which right-wing idiots, completely forgetting Nixon in China, … Continue reading

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Clip ‘n’ Save: In light of Obama’s visit to Cuba…

…here are some possible reasons he came to talk with the Brothers Castro: Frankly, if my country were lagging as far behind Cuba on all these fronts as the US is, I’d be wanting to reopen dialogue, too!

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Music for a Sunday: And just the nagging doubt remains…

Just a little something springlike and anticipatory…in case a pinball fan should show up.

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Quotable: Nina Simone on revolutionary “girl talk”

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Wankers of the Week: Drumpfed!

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a buttload of congratulations to the lovely, windy city of Chicago, whose wide-awake citizenry blew away the biggest gasbag in present-day US politics in a massive show of sense and solidarity. Good job, Chicago, and more … Continue reading

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Compare and Contrast: Harper vs. Trudeau at the UN

Spot the difference! PS: I’m sure the full house has nothing to do with this. At all.

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Calling bullshit on Birgitt Peterson

Remember this lady? The one who was misidentified as a Bernie Sanders supporter by an outright fascist who loves Der Drumpf? Well, here she is in her own words. See if you can spot what’s wrong with them: Ms. Peterson, … Continue reading

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It’s Pi Day. Here, have a piece of Pi.

You knew this was coming, right? “Great big blueberries, THAT BIG!”

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