Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Confederate human-hunter doesn’t want you to see how racist he is

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Oh he doesn’t, does he? Well, too bad, because I’m gonna show you anyway: Yeah, I should think that belongs in there. After all, he’s accused of lynching a black man. Hunting him down like he was jacklighting a deer … Continue reading →

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WTF happened to Alex Jones?

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Sabina Becker

HooWEE! The Rational National has found an old clip of him in action, and it’s absolutely stunning: Amazing, innit? Once, he was a trim, fairly lucid, good-looking guy with a full head of hair, and he even did something oddly … Continue reading →

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9-11: The Afghan connection

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Sabina Becker

A French documentary on the unheeded warnings of Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Northern Alliance leader assassinated by the Taliban two days before 9-11. You cannot understand the current situation of Afghanistan, much less its connection to the events of 20+ … Continue reading →

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Fahrenheit 9/11: A full screening (and some random thoughts 20 years later)

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Sabina Becker

This was actually broadcast yesterday, but in case you missed it, here it is in full (with Michael Moore doing a podcast beforehand, and a Q & A after): (If you just want to see the movie, fast-forward to minute … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Martin Luther on surviving the bubonic plague in the 1500s

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Even half a millennium ago, some Christians understood how NOT to be a plague rat. Are you listening today, evangelicals?

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Music for a Sunday: More fodder for a new lost generation

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Sabina Becker

They gave us TV dinners, now it’s TV rock ‘n’ roll.

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The assassination of Haiti’s “president”, explained

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Sam and Emma interview Brian Concannon, an expert with over 20 years’ experience in Haiti, and what he says is highly interesting: And if you wonder why I put “president” in quotes, there’s a reason for that. Namely, the salient … Continue reading →

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Couple who worked in a residential school denounce horrors they witnessed

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Sabina Becker

From CBC’s YouTube channel: Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein worked at St. Michael’s Indian Residential School on Vancouver Island in 1970 as child-care workers. They say after speaking out about neglect and abuse at the school to federal authorities they … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Here, have my earworm.

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Sabina Becker

It all started out so simple. First, there was a cat from Turkey, an Exotic Shorthair named Leo, who jealously guarded his spoonful of milk, growling while he drank up. Then there was this guy, who set Leo to music, … Continue reading →

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Crappy, CRAPPY Canada Day.

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Yes, I know. This is a bit belated. But better now than never, eh? So. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t celebrate this year. Partly because of COVID, partly the shitty weather in my neck of the boonies. … Continue reading →

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